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Minimal Disturbance

  • thirteen A South 15th st richmond, va (map)

Jack Wright- saxes, Ron Stabinsky- piano and synth.

They both have the capacity to shift from near-classical to near-jazz to nearly insane, bringing in bits of melody from virtually anywhere, along with kicking and screaming. They have performed often but will do their first full tour as duo. 

Of all the wide-ranging music groups in which Ron Stabinsky has participated, probably best known is the notorious band Mostly Other People Do The Killing (now a trio with Moppa Elliott and Kevin Shea). In 2018 he also joined the reunited rock band Meat Puppets and toured with them. He has the distinction of performing as a classical pianist, a straight-ahead jazz musician, occasionally a rock musician, and regularly as an accomplished free improviser. He was born a musician, having received his first musical lessons at the age of five from his grandfather, played concerts as a prodigy, and became a professional musician at an early age. His mentors in the art of free improvisation have included Bill Dixon, Joel Futterman, and Jack Wright. In the past few years "keyboard" includes the Nord Lead 4 Synthesizer, and free improvisation extends his range to trumpet, various objects inside the piano, including dental floss and a load of objects that seem to serve no purpose.

In 1972, Jack Wright left his academic position at Temple University in Philadelphia (European History) and soon began directing his energies into music. Now at 77 he is one of a small number of musicians in North America who have played free-form improvised music exclusively for four decades. He has deliberately eschewed the conventions of musical careerism to pursue his own vision. Although his de-professionalized approach sets him apart from most musicians at his level of accomplishment, his art has always grown and opened new paths for the saxophone. He is an original and virtuosic saxophonist, a recognized improviser who is deeply lyrical, despite his wide distance from the mainstream. The esteemed Washington Post has said " "In the rarefied, underground world of experimental free improvisation, saxophonist Jack Wright is king."

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