Chris Ryan Williams Vibration Trio + Kalia Vandever

Kalia Vandever at 2220 Arts + Archives

Brooklyn-based experimental artist and trumpeter Chris Ryan Williams explores electroacoustic composition, free jazz, and sound installation. His critically acclaimed debut long-play (LP), Odu: Vibration II, is an enveloping, immersive record exploring cavernous resonance and mythic descents into darkness.

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Chris Ryan Williams - Trumpet & Electronics

Kalia Vandever - Trombone & fx

Patrick Shiroishi - Saxophone & fx

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Kalia Vandever – trombone, vocals

In this performance, trombonist and composer Kalia Vandever will perform selections from their latest album Mana, released in June on International Anthem. The heart of Mana sees Vandever shedding new light onto their personal connection to Hawaiian mythology, ancestry and how it relates to their musical expression — a meeting of their familial and professional life that represents a sort of closing of a circle. Mana, which in Hawaiian means “foundational, supernatural, or divine power and strength,” reveals more of their voice and words, drawing from yearning, loss, and bewilderment.