Pianist and composer Myra Melford, and her trio, Splash will perform music from their recent Intakt Records release, Splash. Their project is the latest installment of Melford’s ongoing body of work inspired by and engaging with the work of Cy Twombly, entitled, An Extravagant Joy (for Cy Twombly). Melford doesn’t attempt to directly translate Twombly’s work in sonic form; instead, she approaches her own musical language via techniques and processes using action words – “Splash” among them – to propel both compositions and improvisations, discovering means to capture the impression of spontaneity in concrete forms, and the energy and physicality of the gestures that made them.

Pianist, composer, bandleader and professor Myra Melford has spent the last four decades making original music that is equally challenging and engaging. Culling inspiration from a wide range of sources including the blues of her native Chicago, literature by Eduardo Galeano, visual art and architecture, innovative jazz artists such as Cecil Taylor and Henry Threadgill, and Eastern philosophy. She’s explored an array of formats, among them solo-piano recitals, deeply interactive combos and ambitious multidisciplinary programs.

“a stalwart of the new-jazz movement”

— the New Yorker

“Splash is one of Melford’s finest releases.”

— the Wire

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