At the Alberta Street Pub on Wednesday, November 16th @ 9 pm Ian Christensen will be celebrating the release of his debut record as a leader on the PJCE Records label. He is sharing the bill with George Colligan’s energetic chord-less quartet, Theoretical Planets. Please join the PJCE family at this event that will take you on a exploration of tone, time, and melody.
More about Ian’s debut album, Finding:
Finding, the debut album from tenor saxophonist Ian Christensen, takes its time unfolding. Without relying on gimmicks or flashy pyrotechnics, Christensen and his esteemed colleagues carve a winding yet deliberate path through a diverse set of original music. Finding brings you bare-bones jazz, free-wheeling avant-garde romps, and classical lyricism, all featuring some of Portland’s finest improvisers in pared-down, intimate formations. Finding is a journey, a constantly-evolving sonic dialogue between friends that will surely surprise, delight, and intrigue any fan of modern improvised music.
