West coast friends convene for a night at the Firehouse. Goldberg on clarinet, Sickafoose on standup bass, and Amendola on drums and electronics. The set was a celebration of their recent release, From Here To There, a concept where Goldberg plays with the notion of the “bridge”. These three all pray at the altar of Thelonius Monk who was a master of the bridge. They played their composition “Self Evident” which pulled from Monk’s “Evidence” and “Sad Trophy” which borrowed from “Epistrophy”. I learn that Goldberg was mentored by the soprano sax legend Steve Lacy, who also spent much of his career inhabiting the compositions of Monk. Ben looked like Sherman from Underdog fame, his decidedly latitudinal mouth was perfect for clarinet play. Sickafoose is a Tony and Grammy winner for his role in the Broadway production of Hadestown, a play conceived by Anais Mitchell who fronts the excellent indie-Americana outfit Bonny Light Horseman. I have seen Amendola on numerous occasions, usually in a duo setting with the groove guitarist Charle Hunter. Scott had a tray table of shakers, bells, and small cymbals that he scraped and shook on the kit. At his left was an electronics console which enabled him to loop and stretch the sound in an almost dub-wise echo fashion. These three had excellent telepathic interplay making for an enjoyable set.
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