Ear Pollen at Atlanta Contemporary
Saturday September 7, 2024 04:00 PM EDT
Cost: Free
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CRITIC’S PICK - If you haven’t yet caught one of Klimchak’s Ear Pollen performances, which take place the first Saturday of the month at 4 p.m. in the piazza at Atlanta Contemporary, get thee to it. On Sep. 7, the experimentally inclined percussionist pursues improvisational excellence in a duet with Athens, Georgia-based guitarist Shane Parish. As a soloist, member of the Bill Orcutt Guitar Quartet and founder of the avant-rock band Ahleuchatistas, Parish is a self-taught artist who has developed a wonderfully compelling, idiosyncratic style, which draws on disparate influences from sea shanties and Robert Fripp to György Ligeti and Chet Baker. From deep space to raging chaos to swinging groove, his deft, intricate playing steers the soul toward a chosen destination in inimitable fashion. – Doug DeLoach
From the venue:
The Ear Pollen Series started at Gallery 378 in 2020. Klimchak curated the monthly performances by selecting 3-5 musicians to perform a totally improvised concert together. The series was just getting started when Covid hit and ended it. At Atlanta Contemporary, Klimchak has revived the series in a minimalist compact form, while retaining the improvised format. For the Ear Pollen Series, Pt 2, Klimchak is performing in a series of duets, each month with a different partner and featuring different instruments. In many ways, the duet is the perfect vehicle for improvisation, as it allows the performers to treat their playing as a form of conversation, introducing new ideas, batting those ideas back and forth and taking them to new places to keep the dialog flowing. Part 2 becomes a 2 part conversation for the audience to witness and enjoy.Featuring
Klimchak Composer
Klimchak is a composer known for his use of electronics & homebuilt instruments. His work has been seen in dance, theater & solo performances around the world. In 2011, he was given a grant by Idea Capital to make a series of compositions for home-built percussion instruments with lights incorporate...
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