7:30 PM doors/8 PM show, June 20 @ The Creamery (216 W. Birch in Rogers) | We’re thrilled to present a night of incredible improvisation with three solo sets from guitarist Marisa Anderson, violinist Jack Bird and banjo player Kelby Clark. They’ll be creating deep resonance in this one-of-a-kind space that was a one-time factory for making cream that’s now home to venue host Ecological Design Group.
Marisa Anderson channels the history of the guitar and stretches the boundaries of tradition. Her deeply original work applies elements of minimalism, electronic music, drone and 20th century classical music to compositions based on blues, jazz, gospel and country music, re-imagining the landscape of American music. The New Yorker calls Anderson ‘one of the most distinctive guitar players of her generation’, while NPR refers to her as among ‘this era’s most powerful players’ . Her work has been featured in Billboard, Rolling Stone, NPR, SPIN, Pitchfork, the BBC and The Wire. Festival appearances include Big Ears, Pitchfork Midwinter, Le Guess Who and the Copenhagen Jazz Festival.
Jack Bird is a violinist, improviser, and sound artist originally from the greater New York area. He has studied and worked in a variety of musical worlds including Anglican choral music, Western classical orchestral, chamber, and solo repertoire, and American traditional forms such as jazz and old-time music. He currently focuses on delivering improvised performances on the violin informed by the traditions of free jazz, noise, 20th century classical, and ambient music. After spending 7 years as a working musician in Nashville, Tennessee, he relocated to Charlotte, North Carolina, where he is currently based.
Kelby Clark is a composer, improviser, and banjo player from South Georgia. He is inspired
by the old-time music of his home state as well as drone, free improvisation and other
forms of both avant-garde and traditional music from around the world. Clark has released
on labels such as Vaagner, Working Man Lay Down, Garden Portal and Eastern Nurseries.
He has also scored several independent films such as She Drank Vinegar from the River
(2023) and Sometimes I Hear the Light Leak in Through the Corners of My Room (2023). He is currently based in Nashville, Tennessee.