[NewMusic] scott looney turns 24

[Tim Perkis]

I'm sorry I missed this set but based on the last times I've heard him 
play solo, I want to concur -- he's amazing, it's really incredible what 
he does inside/outside the piano, and I don't understand why he isn't 
actually  famous, really.

Maybe he needs to give out more comps and insult more writers, or 
whatever crazy mind-fuck shit Zorn is up to -- but more people should 
hear what Looney is doing

T



Ava Mendoza wrote:
> just wanted to pop in and mention that scott looney played a really
> terrific solo set tonight at 1510.. never seen him play solo before,
> and i imagine i am not alone in this. super fluid between keyboard and
> and piano insides.. from subtle timbral/harmonic stuff on the strings
> to really notey lines and clusters his improvising had a strong sense
> of character and continuity, which i think is pretty special with such
> a range. really cool abrupt percussive accents.. i think though that
> it was his interesting sense of harmony that kind of tied all of his
> wide vocabulary together and made each piece very personal. even the
> most abstract parts had a thoughtful attention to harmony. more and
> more i think that this is important no matter how abstract the music
> you are playing is-- you can ignore pitch completely if you want, but
> that just ends up meaning that you create shitty harmonies, or boring
> ones. happy birthday scott and congrats on such a great set!
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