Amirtha Kidambi's Elder Ones Quartet 11/11/16 Firehouse

Still reeling from the election, but made it to the second set at the Firehouse for Amirtha's quartet. Drums, standup bass, and soprano sax were the canvas for AK's harmonium and India-inflected vocal stylings. The group skronked and wailed while AK chirped and warbled over the fray. The harmonium looks like a fancy file folder that is pumped to make a sound somewhere between accordion and bagpipe. I felt bad for this female Indian American citizen who was " grateful for our attendance" , but did not want to "talk much between songs" for fear of losing it. Good set of straight ahead jazz.