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Doors 7 Music 8
The 20th installment of Clifford Allen's So What Do You Think? series, and damn if it isn't a doozy. Here are the CliffsNotes if you will. The series itself takes its name from a 1971 LP by the Spontaneous Music Ensemble, a British group founded in 1965 by drummer John Stevens, saxophonist Trevor Watts, and trombonist Paul Rutherford. 59 years later, Watts is the only surviving original member and a massive figure in UK experimental music and beyond. His other bands have included Amalgam (free jazz, jazz-rock), Moiré Music (layered, minimalist Afro jazz), the Trevor Watts String Ensemble, JaMaTre (free improvisation with guitarist Mark Hewins & conguero Jamie Harris), and many more. It’s hard to impart just how special this rare Hudson Valley appearance will be.

Trevor will be playing duo with the young British percussionist Jamie Harris (congas, cymbals, etc.), and warming up the stage will be local heroes Chris Turco (Ultraam, Throne Down, Rider/Horse) and Jeff Mercel (Mercury Rev, Ultraam), also playing duo. You will not have another chance to see a bill like this in upstate New York (or anywhere else for that matter). Really.
At the door it’ll be $20 & in advance $17.