Between 2020 and 2024, avant pianist/composer Martin Gohary released 6 duo albums with some of the finest improvisers of the Boston scene. Finally, he decided it would be best to celebrate these works with one big party! Make sure to arrive on time because it will be a ride into the unknown once the music starts!
Program:
Duo with Erik Van Dam - saxophones
Selections from “The Boxer”, “Fragments of Time”, and “MONKEY BUSINESS”
Duo with Kat Jara - violin
Selections from “El Camino a lo Incierto” and “Untitled Sketches”
Duo with John Dalton - drums and percussion
Selections from “Ruminations”
All music can be streamed on all major streaming services and is available for purchase at https://martingohary.bandcamp.com
Martin Gohary
Martin Gohary is an avant-garde pianist + composer whose uncompromising vision and relentless recording schedule have established him as a rising performer in the contemporary music scene. His music defies categorization, blending elements of 20th-century concert music, jazz, electronic, and experimental music into a unique and captivating sound. With each new release, Gohary pushes the boundaries of what is possible with the piano, exploring new techniques and textures that challenge both himself and his audience. His music is both challenging and accessible, and his performances are always thrilling and unpredictable. Whether playing solo or collaborating with other musicians, Martin Gohary's music is always fresh, exciting, and deeply satisfying.
https://martingohary.bandcamp.com
Kat Jara
Kathleen Jara is an arts educator and violinist working to use sound and artistic creation as a social activism. She sees the artistic process as a means of teaching communication that crosses barriers of race, gender, age, income and culture.
Erik Van Dam
Erik Van Dam plays flute, bari, tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones. Having studied with the highly acclaimed Joe Lovano and later Hal Crook, Erik has gone on to draw inspiration from many influences, including Lovano, Sam Rivers, and Eric Dolphy. Erik has crafted a sound of his own. He has also spent time working and performing with Bob Moses, Bill Lowe, Stan Strickland, and Fred Ho’s Monkey Orchestra. Former performance ensembles include Erik’s jazz trio TRIOSOPHY, his all-improvisational quartet SRUTI, as well as "The Sonic Construct Funk Project, and a nine-piece rock group "Strange Changes. " Erik has performed internationally in Tokyo, Paris, Jamaica, and Bulgaria. Erik currently performs at many venues in Massachusetts as well as jazz clubs in NYC. In addition to being a musician, Erik is an avid creative painter and sculptor who teaches art professionally in a local school system.
https://erikvandam.bandcamp.com/
John Dalton
John Dalton is a Boston based musician, composer, and educator. As a graduate of the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth, he received a diverse musical education, especially in his studies with Chris Poudrier and Jim Robitaille. while there, he developed fluency in a variety of styles as both an improvising musician and composer. John also leads the group Spheres of influence, which is a modular ensemble that performs original compositions, standards, as well as arrangements of well known repertoire. The group size is flexible, but it is most often operates as a trio, quartet, or quintet. The group has played at various concerts and occasions in the greater Boston area.
