Living Poets Society

Mixing material with Nick Broste by a sextet with Beth McDonald (tuba/electronics), Erez Dessel (keyboards), Josh Berman (cornet), Lily Finnegan (drums), and Nick Macri (acoustic/electric bass); with readings by poets Ed Roberson, Kai Ihns, and Ken Taylor; recorded at the Green Mill on August 1st and 2nd last year.  I met: Beth several years ago, someone rocking the scene as hard as she does now; Erez through Ben Hall; Josh back in the late 90’s, who has remained a key figure as a musician and presenter for decades; Lily through Kris Davis; Nick through Tim Daisy; Ed at a Corbett vs. Dempsey reading to celebrate the publication of “found poem(s)” a book of Ed’s work and Ken Taylor’s photographs; Kai through Ken Taylor; Ken through John Yau; Nick through Mabel Kwan who recommended that I record with him at Palisade Studios for the Edition Redux album “Broadcast Transformer”.  Everything is connected.