Next Vol of This Music/TM series:

Up-and-coming Jazz/New Music improvisers

Gabe Boyarin (leader) – guitar

Marie Carroll - koto

Diego Martinez – bass

Sit Down concert

Tuesday, August 22, 2023, 7:30PM. at The Lilypad

$15/10

https://www.facebook.com/thismusicseries/events

Contact: Alex Lemski, alexlemski@gmail.com, 617/800-7255

This Music (TM) Series is a Boston musician’s initiative to recognize the creativity of many who haven’t been given the stage as leaders, often younger than the Jazz scene veterans; those with acknowledgement who can create a new project and musical ideas; and the unsung “gems” who aren’t in the public’ eye and deserve to be. The emphasis is on the freer forms, the adventurous (to help find a “home”).

Gabe Boyarin, Marie Carroll, and Diego Martinez - a dynamic trio of up-and-coming improvisers and composers, currently making waves in the vibrant music scene of New England. Embracing influences from free jazz, 20th-century atonality, electroacoustic composition, and non-western musical practices, their performances are a harmonious fusion of tradition and innovation.

Get ready to be spellbound by their riveting compositions and improvisations, as they create an unforgettable musical experience that transcends genres and captivates the soul. Don't miss the chance to witness this rising star ensemble live in action!

Gabe Boyarin (leader) – guitar

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LHz6ADNQXA

Marie Carroll - koto

https://mariecarroll.org/about (her website)

Her work is influenced by natural phenomena and explores themes of liminality and transience. She also enjoys using analog synthesizers and effects units.

in 2019, Marie composed a live score for solo cello and electronics for a production of Sophocles’ Electra, which she performed on tour in Boston, Berlin, London, and Istanbul.

in 2020, Marie co-founded a student record label as part of New England Conservatory’s NOVA Fellowship and established NEC’s first electroacoustic festival, Plugged In.

in 2021, Marie participated in Longy’s Divergent Studio and International Contemporary Ensemble’s program Ensemble Evolution.

Marie’s work has been performed by Hub New Music, the Schallfeld Ensemble, the Parker Quartet, Transient Canvas, NEC Wind Ensemble, Philipp Stäudlin, and Rane Moore. in 2020, Marie completed her undergraduate degree at Harvard, where she studied composition under Claire Chase, Chaya Czernowin, Felipe Lara, and Hans Tutschku. she is currently a graduate student at the New England Conservatory, studying composition under John Mallia and Stratis Minakakis.

Diego Martinez – bass

https://diegomartinez.bandcamp.com/album/be-flat

https://necmusic.edu/events/recital-diego-martinez-22-double-bass-1

Originally from Memphis, double bassist Diego Martinez has utilized their extensive background as a classical performer to inform their improvisational language. Influenced by drone music, as well as American free jazz musicians such as John Coltrane, Cecil Taylor, Charlie Haden, and Pharoah Sanders; Diego seeks to expand the vocabulary of the double bass in a context of complete creative freedom that acknowledges the tradition of innovation within radical musical movements throughout history.