02/19 @ 8:00pm - Artists in Residence: Shelley Burgon, Shannon Fields, Ryan Sawyer, Matt Lavelle, Laura Ortman & Jon Natchez

AIR Collective (January-March 2010)

To launch our 4th year of providing multi-month artist residencies, ISSUE will host the first AIR Collective Residency featuring Brooklyn-based musicians:

Jon Natchez
Matt Lavelle
Laura Ortman
Shannon Fields
Ryan Sawyer
Shelley Burgon

These composer/musicians have, for the greater part of the past decade, recorded and performed consistently beguiling and volatile and genre-defying music as members of the critically acclaimed group Stars Like Fleas.  Tonight’s performances will be led by John Natchez and Matt Lavelle.

John Natchez presents “Game Night”. A pair of improvisation games for the audience’s listening (and viewing) pleasure. The first game will be a game titled “Raw Shack”, written by Shawn Feeney.  More info on that can be found here: http://www.shawnfeeney.com/rawshack.php.
The second, composed by John Natchez will be a card game, played with an original deck.

Matt Lavelle has always been interested in songs in their own right,.and what can be done when they are given to the right people.The folks in this collective really provide the opportunity to explore just that,.something that cant really be found in Matt’s usual jazz and free jazz based community.The sensitivity to what makes a great song a bright moment and the courage to reach for it regardless of genre is exactly what the group will attempt tonight. Laura Ortman will be featured primarily on vocals and also violin.

As part of this new collective, these artists will be provided with rehearsal space, curatorial guidance, opportunities to meet with members of our Artistic Advisory, technical/production support, marketing/pr support, and opportunities to create new and site-specific works.

AIR Collective Performances:  Jan 17, Feb 19, Mar 19

ISSUE’s AIR program made possible, in part, through the generous support of the Jerome Foundation.