Hofbauer, Jack, Leva, Sabatini

10 Billerica Road,Chelmsford MA 01824

05 February, 2022

Description

Creative and improvised music based on themes from the new album PERIOD PIECES. "The players — guitarist Hofbauer, drummer Jack, trumpeter Jerry Sabatini and Tony Leva on bass and electronics — weave together a polyglot flow of ideas, often working their way into tight grooves and melodies that seamlessly move in and out of free improvisation. The heady combination of sonic textures and feels — agile drumming, warped solo trumpet, scratchy acoustic guitar licks, out-of-the-blue synth eruptions, well-placed collective paroxysms — constantly delights the ear as the band travels down surprising avenues and alleys, not to mention sidewalks and backyards. A rewarding journey, indeed." - Eric Snider for JAZZIZ Magazine "There’s a looseness to these pieces, more of a hint of structure than the focused intent of attaining it. The resulting impact is one of freedom, of flight, of the beating of heavy wings. Guitarist Eric Hofbauer, drummer Dylan Jack, bassist Tony Leva, and trumpeter Jerry Sabatini add strong doses of electronics to the mix, and that goes a long way to boosting the flow from one passage to the next, where silence might’ve quelled the sense of motion. There’s nothing normal about this music, even when it sounds like there is." - Dave Sumner for Bandcamp