OPTION TALKS: Episode 9 - Nate Wooley

Photo by Dan Mohr.

Photo by Dan Mohr.

OPTION Talks

Interviews from the OPTION concert series
Co-produced by Experimental Sound Studio & Catalytic Sound

EPISODE 9: NATE WOOLEY

In this August 2015 conversation with Ken Vandermark, Nate Wooley discusses growing up playing in a big band on the Oregon coast, developing a musical language within technical limitations, aesthetic differences between Chicago and New York music communities, and the challenges of interpreting music by Wynton Marsalis, Anthony Braxton, and Éliane Radigue. This episode is sponsored by Astral Spirits Records: “The New Wave of Heavy Free Jazz since September 2014.”

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Photo by Dan Mohr.

Photo by Dan Mohr.


SERIES DESCRIPTION

OPTION Talks showcases conversations and recordings from Experimental Sound Studio's OPTION concert series. Since 2015, OPTION has explored perspectives on improvisation and composition in a salon format, allowing artists to discuss their practice and ideas, as well as perform.

OPTION Talks is a co-production of Catalytic Sound and Experimental Sound Studio, and is produced by Sam Clapp. The OPTION concert series is curated by Andrew Clinkman, Tim Daisy, and Ken Vandermark.

Episodes are released every two weeks. Hear every episode via the weekly OPTION Talks Member Edition, available to Catalytic Sound and Experimental Sound Studio members.