Neil Welch Continuous Resonance Solo Project
Date: 11/16/2015
Location: The bathroom in my childhood home. Edmonds, WA
Instrument: Tenor saxophone
Notes:
During this improvisation I was interested in exploring bending, peeling, pulsating textures in quarter-tones and tempered turning, all with an underpinning of a blues-link feel.
The image accompany the post today by Drew Nikonowicz.
Neil Welch Continuous Resonance Solo Project
Date: 11/09/2015
Location: A small room in Billings, Montana
Instrument: Tenor saxophone
Notes: (Documented while traveling in the Fall, 2015 Bad Luck duo national tour)
*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 accompany the post today, Pavan One Thousand Regrets by Pierre Alechinsky, from the portfolio Pencil on Shell.
Neil Welch Continuous Resonance Solo Project
Date: 11/08/2015
Location: A small room in Billings, Montana
Instrument: Tenor saxophone
Notes: (Documented while traveling in the Fall, 2015 Bad Luck duo national tour)
I was fortunate to stay for 3 nights in Billings, Montana in the home of friends of ours. I had a comfortable space in which to sit, think, sleep and practice. This improvisation was documented towards the end of a long 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 accompany the post today, Pavan One Thousand Regrets by Pierre Alechinsky, from the portfolio Pencil on Shell.
Neil Welch Continuous Resonance Solo Project
Date: 11/05/2015
Location: The stairwell in Chicago, Illinois
Instrument: Tenor saxophone
Notes: (Documented while traveling in the Fall, 2015 Bad Luck duo national tour).
This improvisation was recorded at the base of a long stairwell that led to tonightâs performance venue in Chicago. The door behind me open a portal into the chaos of an urban environment at night. The stairwell provided a refuge.
*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 accompany the post today, Pavan One Thousand Regrets by Pierre Alechinsky, from the portfolio Pencil on Shell.
Neil Welch Continuous Resonance Solo Project
Date: 11/01/2015
Location: A laundry room in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Instrument: Tenor saxophone
Notes: (Documented while traveling in the Fall, 2015 Bad Luck duo national tour)
This improvisation explored creating a shared environment with a vintage (circa 1950’s) dryer in the basement of my friend Naomi Vaughn. This was my second year staying at this house while on tour, and consequently my second year having the chance to play with this beautiful machine.
*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 accompany the post today, Pavan One Thousand Regrets by Pierre Alechinsky, from the portfolio Pencil on Shell.
