Rivergigs: A Celebration of The Knitting Nook with the Ryan Blotnick Trio
Schedule
Sat Apr 06 2024 at 05:30 pm to 07:00 pm
Location
Knitting Nook | South Portland, ME
We're sending off the incomparable, indomitable Lisa and her brainchild, The Knitting Nook, which will be closing in May. It'll be a night to remember! Please note there will be only 30 tickets available for this intimate evening.5:30pm Come early to mingle / eat / drink!
6:30pm Music
8:00pm End
To get psyched up for this show, check out Ryan playing at NYC's Rockwood Music Hall:
We look forward to sharing this beautiful evening with you!
The Ryan Blotnick Trio
Guitarist Ryan Blotnick, now living in Southwest Harbor, Maine, has been called “a vital contemporary voice” by Time Out New York, “engagingly pensive” by the New York Times, “an authentic, compelling player” by Cadence Magazine, and has garnered praise from fellow guitarists John Abercrombie, Steve Cardenas and Ben Monder. His music is an eclectic blend of jazz, rock and avant-garde. As part of one of the last generations to study with 1960s era masters like Gene Bertoncini, Harold Mabern, Yusef Lateef, Billy Taylor and Andrew Cyrille, Blotnick developed a deep respect for the post-bop and free-jazz traditions, while simultaneously being exposed to current directions in European and American improvisation. His interest in creative composition has led him to work with artists such as Michael Blake, Pete Robbins, Bill McHenry, Mat Maneri, and Tyshawn Sorey, who have each carved out their own niche at the forefront of modern jazz.
Bassist Adam Chilenski, coming from New York, keeps it fresh, performing with a wide variety of the talented musicians who abound in the city (Groove Collective, Frank LoCrasto, Jonah Smith and others). His recorded work includes performances, production, and writing with Luke Temple (Here We Go Magic), Mikael Jorgensen (Wilco), Emilie Simon, and others.
Musician Otto Hauser, also from New York, is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and educator best known for his work as a drummer. In addition to solo performances, Hauser directs the ensemble Expectations and co-leads the groups Etheric Currents, Half Hearts, and the Gamble/Hauser/Wood Trio. Over the past twenty years, he has performed on over one hundred studio albums and innumerable concerts across North America, South America, Europe, and Asia, working with diverse artists such as folk legends Kath Bloom, Vashti Bunyan, Mike Heron, Michael Hurley, and Bert Jansch; rockers The Black Crowes, Gary Louris, Philip Selway, Jeff Tweedy, and Tony Visconti; drum legends Steve Gadd and Bobby Previte; the unclassifiable Meshell Ndegeocello; and many contemporary indie and folk acts, including Nat Baldwin, Devendra Banhart, Richard Buckner, Espers, Josephine Foster, Fruit Bats, Cass McCombs, Juana Molina, Elvis Perkins, Luke Temple, Sharon Van Etten, Vetiver, The War on Drugs, and Jonathan Wilson.
Where is it happening?
Knitting Nook, 124 Sawyer St, South Portland, ME 04106-2128, United States,South Portland, Maine