Mars Williams Presents: An Ayler XMAS Vol.5 CD Release Tour

441 East Lincoln Avenue,Milwaukee WI 53207

12 December, 2021

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Mars Williams, Psychedelic Furs Saxophonist, along with six other musicians, brings a mash up of traditional holiday music Mars Williams, Psychedelic Furs Saxophonist and a leading figure in Chicago's Avant-Grade Jazz Scene, releases Volume 5 of his critically praised holiday music series. Featuring: Mars Williams: Sax, Suona, Toy Instruments Josh Berman: Cornet Jim Baker: Piano, Viola, Arp Synth Kent Kessler: Bass Brian Sandstrom- Bass, Guitar, Trumpet Steve Hunt; Drums Peter Maunu: Guitar, Violin "In what has become a twisted tradition, saxophonist Mars Williams puts together groups in various cities late each year to perform his unique variations on mashed up holiday music and free jazz ala Albert Ayler. Ayler's outside-oriented tunefulness can be directly applied to traditional melodies...Williams also arranges medleys of these pieces, reinterpreted with free jazz, interludes, and blowouts. This edition of the Ayler Xmas recordings is a mind-bending romp and comes very highly reccomended." -Avant Music News