10/14/2015 Continuous Resonance Solo Improvisation (documented on Bad Luck duo US tour) Fort Collins, CO.

Neil Welch Continuous Resonance Solo Project

Date: 10/14/2015
Location: The center of a roundabout. Fort Collins, Colorado
Instrument: Tenor saxophone

Notes: (Documented while traveling in the Fall, 2015 Bad Luck duo national tour).

We had about 4 hours this morning of free time before heading back out onto the road. I took this opportunity to practice for couple hours, and found a beautiful spot in the sunshine in the middle of a roundabout in the neighborhood we were staying in. I documented this piece towards the end of my practice session.

*In the spirit of creating work within a series, in this case a collection of work drawn from experiences on the road, all improvisations I documented during the fall Bad Luck duo US/Canada tour are accompanied by images from Pierre Alechinsky paintings.*

The image accompanying today’s post by Alechinsky, Plate III from the portfolio Vulcanologies.

10/10/2015 Continuous Resonance Solo Improvisation (documented on Bad Luck duo US tour) Salt Lake City, UT

Neil Welch Continuous Resonance Solo Project

Date: 10/10/2015
Location: Parking garage in Salt Lake City, Utah
Instrument: Tenor saxophone

Notes: (Documented while traveling in the Fall, 2015 Bad Luck duo national tour)

I recorded this improvisation inside a parking garage near the Salt Lake Temple (the great Mormon Church). This piece was documented just before going on stage inside a record store with a far different social demographic than that represented just a few street over.

*In the spirit of creating work within a series, in this case a collection of work drawn from experiences on the road, all improvisations I documented during the fall Bad Luck duo US/Canada tour are accompanied by images from Pierre Alechinsky paintings.*

The image accompanying today’s post by Alechinsky, Plate II from the portfolio Vulcanologies.

10/08/2015 Continuous Resonance Solo Improvisation (documented on Bad Luck duo US tour). Twin Falls, ID

Neil Welch Continuous Resonance Solo Project

Date: 10/08/2015
Location: The loading dock at the Columbia Basin College performance theatre.
Instrument: Tenor saxophone

Notes: (Documented while traveling in the Fall, 2015 Bad Luck duo national tour).

Shortly after finishing up a performance at Columbia Basin College we began loading our gear back into my car. In the room next to the loading dock was a community college marching band practicing a medley of pop-rock hits. I recorded this improvisation in the loading dock next to the door which would have entered into this rehearsal room.

*In the spirit of creating work within a series, in this case a collection of work drawn from experiences on the road, all improvisations I documented during the fall Bad Luck duo US/Canada tour are accompanied by images from Pierre Alechinsky paintings.*

The image accompanying today’s post by Alechinsky, Plate I from the portfolio Vulcanologies.

10/06/2015 Continuous Resonance Solo Improvisation

Neil Welch Continuous Resonance Solo Project

Date: 10/06/2015
Location: Main performance hall at Chief Sealth International High School. Seattle, WA
Instrument: Tenor saxophone

Notes:

This improvisation documents quarter tone fingerings threaded/interrupted by multiphonics, exploring the beauty of this large room through the intersection of timbre and reverberation.

The image “Hands and Face” accompanying today’s post by David Deahl.

10/05/2015 Continuous Resonance Solo Improvisation

Neil Welch Continuous Resonance Solo Project

Date: 10/05/2015
Location: Discovery Park. Seattle, WA
Instrument: Tenor saxophone

Notes:

This piece documents my first trip to Discovery Park, one of Seattleâs treasured recreational areas. I have a new student that lives near the entrance, and I arrived a half hour early to their home. I took the opportunity to walk into the woods some distance in search of an improvisation to offer itself to me.

The image “Woven Fabric Samples (1968)” accompanying today’s post by Anni Albers.