Ícono incuestionable de la música experimental y miembro de agrupaciones imprescindibles como Henry Cow, Massacre y Naked City, Fred Frith pasará por esta ciudad estrenando música y banda.
El Cosa Brava Quartet reúne a músicos con una importante trayectoria en terrenos vanguardistas. Junto a Frith -composición, guitarras y bajo-, encontramos a dos expertas instrumentistas: en acordeón y teclados, Zeena Parkins (News From Babel, Skeleton Crew, Keep the Dog) y, en violín, Carla Kihlstedt (Tin Hat Trio, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, 2 Foot Yard). A ellos, se suma el baterista Mathias Botti, compañero de Kihlstedt en SGM.
En palabras de Frith, éstas son las motivaciones que lo llevaron a incursionar en este proyecto: “...Over the years I’ve done a lot of improvising, and composed a lot of music on paper. I’ve written for orchestras and string quartets, directed ensembles of improvisers of all descriptions, produced scores for dance and film. I even somehow became a Professor of Composition! But I really miss what you can do with a rock band. I miss developing material through the push and pull of cooperative rehearsals, I miss what happens when you move away from “the parts” and start formulating things with a collective ear, I miss the single-minded commitment to a group identity. The musicians in Cosa Brava can improvise, read scores, AND rock the house...”.
Cosa Brava Quartet actuará el próximo 14 de abril en BeCool.