Open Spaces improvises on the astral plane, weaving together disparate musical influences including classical music, post-rock, jazz and ambient music. The group lays the atmospheric improvisations over adventerous polyrhythms, like the No Neck Blues Band jamming with Captain Beefheart.Tumblr (3.0; @openspacesimprov)http://openspacesimprov.tumblr.com/<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F29137142&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p>From Piano Nate’s recent recital, performed with Violin Nate.  Performers make their way down various branches, pausing occasionally to regroup on tonal centers.</p>http://openspacesimprov.tumblr.com/post/13525151175http://openspacesimprov.tumblr.com/post/13525151175Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:41:15 -0500<iframe width="400" height="100" style="position: relative; display: block; width: 400px; height: 100px;" src="http://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/v=2/track=2665298799/size=venti/bgcol=FFFFFF/linkcol=4285BB/" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Peace:</p>http://openspacesimprov.tumblr.com/post/13523841314http://openspacesimprov.tumblr.com/post/13523841314Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:15:34 -0500<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/jYRw-fEG874?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/><p>People Who Do Noise - a very cool documentary:</p>http://openspacesimprov.tumblr.com/post/13522964653http://openspacesimprov.tumblr.com/post/13522964653Tue, 29 Nov 2011 19:58:08 -0500“Great improvisers are like priests. They are thinking only of their god.”<br/><br/> - <em>Stephane Grappelli</em>http://openspacesimprov.tumblr.com/post/13186872612http://openspacesimprov.tumblr.com/post/13186872612Tue, 22 Nov 2011 21:47:50 -0500<p>Bixby joined Nate Trier for Trier&#8217;s composition recital last week.  It was a good time - Bixby contributed string-ed sounds to Nate&#8217;s piece &#8220;Flowchart Jazz #3.&#8221;  Audio forthcoming, soldier!</p>http://openspacesimprov.tumblr.com/post/13096944941http://openspacesimprov.tumblr.com/post/13096944941Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:42:00 -0500<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F27750823&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p>Live at Bru Cafe:</p>http://openspacesimprov.tumblr.com/post/13096348105http://openspacesimprov.tumblr.com/post/13096348105Sun, 20 Nov 2011 22:28:53 -0500<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_luzpmx2m5J1r0ijeio1_r2_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>We have a band pic.  It overlaps my baritone.  It also looks kind of like an old record jacket, which I think is cool.</p>http://openspacesimprov.tumblr.com/post/13094972939http://openspacesimprov.tumblr.com/post/13094972939Sun, 20 Nov 2011 21:59:00 -0500<a href="http://natetrier.com/?p=376">Nate Trier's Recital this Saturday, 11/12</a>http://openspacesimprov.tumblr.com/post/12640324687http://openspacesimprov.tumblr.com/post/12640324687Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:00:00 -0500<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lpbklmQkH51r0ijeio1_250.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Strings in spaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaace</p>http://openspacesimprov.tumblr.com/post/8398300816http://openspacesimprov.tumblr.com/post/8398300816Tue, 02 Aug 2011 17:20:10 -0400<iframe src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F19838767&liking=false&sharing=false&origin=tumblr" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" class="soundcloud_audio_player" width="500" height="116"></iframe><br/><br/><p>A sweaty session from the 2010 heat wave.</p>http://openspacesimprov.tumblr.com/post/8396193741http://openspacesimprov.tumblr.com/post/8396193741Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:26:11 -0400