Guitarists take the spotlight, with historical gems by Fred Frith and James Blood Ulmer combined with new explorations from Travis Reuter, Pablo Ribot and the double-guitar arsenal of the avant-rock band Ni. Bill Frisell returns for another selection from his and Wayne Horvitz’s new Naked City-era archival album, while Wukir Suryadi sends his custom pseudo-guitar through a digital looper. Teoniki Rożynek creates a similar effect using an ensemble of acoustic musicians armed with click tracks, while another young European, Elis Hallik, explores the ancient Greek elements with a sumptuous double-violin concerto. Jessika Kenney and Eyvind Kang fashion a more austere but equally spellbinding sound world redolent of Hildegard and Hafez. And a post-Berio trumpet Sequenza by Oliver Searle, plus a fun dive into Bernhard Lang’s glitchy new treatment of Burroughs and Dürrenmatt rounds out the playlist. Creative and improvised music with host Michael Schell, originally aired July 14, 2024.
