A Sound Life Fest 2025: 2 Day Jazz/Folk/Out Festitval
A Sound Life Festival 2025
November 14/15th, 6pm-10pm
A Sound Life Fest is a curated, 2 Day festival with 6 performances over a Friday and Saturday evening.
On Friday, legendary No Wave upsetter and Modern Harmonic Recording Artist, Otto Kentrol, leads off the festival with a bit of everything. He samples tapes, he plays the flute, he’ll play the sax, and he may have some give-aways.
Elizabeth Clark, the mind behind Earth Opera, which just ended another great run with a show at The Old Dutch Church, is a riveting harpist, pianist and singer, with a large cast of players involved in her miraculous theater. For Sound Life, she is playing with only one other, cellist Melora Creager, of the beloved Rasputina (and a frequent collaborator with Clark).
Guitarist, Lucas Brode, has been quietly wowing audiences for awhile now. Most times Brode is on the more ambient end, with deft, deconstructed covers and sparse and bold original work. This time however he is bringing his trio, for a special one-0ff performance, which may veer from the ambient.
On Saturday, starting around 6, we continue with two trios you will not want to miss. Mike Pride has invited Bobby Previte and Ben Vida for a special meeting that has this office lit up like a Christmas Tree. 2 exceptional drummers and the always on-point, Ben Vida.
We will have a short break before the MB3, featuring Michael Bisio (bass), Jason Hwang (violin), and Juan Pablo Carletti (drums). Bisio, the singular Double Bass sound behind too many to name here, including, Matthew Shipp, Karl Berger and Tani Tabbal, has brought to us 2 of the very best in Jason Hwang and Carletti.
After all the fun with the groups, we end with a simple cleanse. A set by blues guitarist, Liam Grant. Liam, I believe, is from Boston, but has all the makings of a lifelong roaddog. A student of Fahey, Basho, Jack Rose, etc…Grant fits so well in this fine tradition of non-traditonalists. Last time he came through Kingston, there was a small crowd, but he he seemed unphased. Happy to be in it, happy to play. We wanted to show him a proper good time, so make sure you don’t sleep on him this time.
Street Parking Only. $20 Donations. Everyone is welcome, sliding scale on the door.
