Electronhic 5/26/16 Best Video Hamden

Surreal to hang out in the video store of my youth and watch Bob Gorry and his band of merry improvisers ply their brand of improv jazz. The New Haven Improv Collective (NHIC) consist of Gorry and Jeff Cedrone on guitar, Chapman stick wielding bassist Brett Bottomley, sax and great bass recorder player Paul, and drummer. The songs start with a basic structure as a backdrop for the solos that telepathically careen off each other. "Scaly When Wet"  showcased Gorry on skronk solo that reminded me of Marc Ribot. In the light of the video store, I was able to get a good view of the Chapman stick. This 10 string bass rests on the sitting player's lap and shoulder, the strings are tapped to make their unique sound. If one brings their great bass recorder to a show, it behooves one to screw it together and play. A four piece wooden instrument that is combined to look like a bassoon, yields a low register sound that is nothing like the screechy plastic items that fourth graders murder Hot Cross Buns with. On this evening, the recorder was used to play an olde English Christmas carol. It was sad to be sitting near the Almadovar and Bogdanovich sections of this iconic video store that I haven't stepped foot in for years. It was like meeting an old friend at the supermarket, but instead of canned muzak, the sounds of Electronhic filled the air.