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.