NHIC 11/22/14 Firehouse 12

Fall installment of New Haven Improvisers Collective Firehouse 12 show. Usual suspects: Bob Gorry and Jeff Cedrone on guitars, Brett Bottomley on Chapman stick, Paul Maguire on saxes and great bass recorder, and Paul Riccio on drums. Songs have some basic instruction before moving into the improv zone. Gorry and Cedrone play off each other with eye contact. The Chapman stick looks like a dulcimer played upright while sitting. Bottomley weaves a backdrop that begs for an improv overlay. Maguire's sax work vascillates from skronk to melody. The great bass recorder looks like a cross between a bassoon a bong and a table leg that sounded native american and then asian in the same song. Song titles like "Sculpin", "Scaly when Wet", and "We Spoke of Kafka" give you an idea of the scope of improv. I was struck by the group's ability to move from beauty to abrasive.