An Audible Whisper

Tenor saxophonist Tony Barba comes to the Complex on Saturday, November 21 to explore a new electronic approach to the classic sax/bass/drums jazz trios of the past. He’ll be joined by Milton Villarrubia III on drums/elcectronics and Carlos Santistevan on vertical bass and electronic performing together for the first time and celebrating Tony’s arrival and unique electro-acoustic approach to the saxophone. Milton and Tony met and played together while in NYC while Milton and Carlos have been exploring sounds and improvisation together for over 10 years.

The Audible Whispering Half Quartet, and a trio feat. Tony Barba, Carlos Santistevan and Milton Villarrubia
Saturday, November 21, 7:30pm
Cost: 10

Audible Whispering Half Quartet contrasts electro-acoustic into a sonic agreement that could sneak up right beside you with two hands full of calming auditory disturbances giving no consideration to genre. Distressed melodic, and if necessary, aggressively atonal, their instant compositions quickly determine a structural course for Gaspar Cabanes and Alex Neville to navigate. Aural vocals meet the kinetic percussive, where they introduce various glass tones and transduced metal scraping to digitally prepared tight ropes and safety nets. Audible whispering uses instruments they created, such as two percussive tables built into a turn table case and a PVC clarinet. They also use a one-string electric cello, a seven-string electric guitar, voice (both sampled through single sequence station) and sampled Rhodes piano.