Jonah Parzen-Johnson
Bio
Jonah Parzen-Johnson makes music for baritone saxophone & flute that challenges listeners with experimental textures & forms while embracing them with warm approachable melodies. A Chicago native and longtime Brooklyn resident, Jonah has performed solo in more than a dozen countries across four continents. Jonah has brought his music to festivals in Berlin & Helsinki, concert halls in Istanbul & Bruges, rock clubs in Rotterdam & Montreal, and Jazz clubs in New York & Chicago. His solo performances are a deeply intimate experience, as he endeavors to share who he is, how he sees our world, and the temporary moments of community that we can all embrace together.
“Autechre-esque pings, burbles and boings swirl together in the backs as Parzen-Johnson takes deep, chest rattling sax solos that scale the same ecstatic heights as Mats Gustafson but in a much more disciplined and mantra-like manner.”
– The Wire Magazine
“Parzen-Johnson’s vaguely alien compositions split the difference between the organic and the synthetic with a far-reaching, expressive sound that carries an indefinable beauty.”
– LA Times
“Jonah Parzen-Johnson drifts away from his jazz background toward a less defined terrain that suggests Brian Eno, film soundtracks, and the spaces between.”
– The New Yorker
Links
Website – https://jonahpj.com
Bandcamp – https://jonahpj.bandcamp.com
Youtube – https://youtube.com/jonahpj
Substack – https://jonahpj.substack.com
Instagram – https://instagram.com/jonahbaritone
Long Drive Theatre is a performance group led by Kaitlyn Petrik (director, text) in close collaboration with Richie Greene (music). Their first work, Six Monologues, was developed with Kate Kilbourne and Andy Raybourne and had its premiere in August 2021. Since then, they have been performing as a trio (Petrik, Greene, Kilbourne) bringing experimental performance to bars, bookstores, backyards, and other non-traditional venues.
@longdrivetheatre
@katalun
@richiegreene
Pacific Ambient Collective aka PAC is an electro acoustic ensemble consisting of core members Brandon Warren, Alex Arnold, and Timmy Barnett. They seek to stop time via stream-of-conscious improvisation, creating soundscapes that invoke the expansiveness of the Pacific Ocean.
Here’s a streaming link:
