Douglas J. Cuomo's Seven Limbs
featuring Nels Cline and the Aizuri Quartet
Seven Limbs, composed by Douglas J. Cuomo, is based on the Tibetan Buddhist practice of purification. It juxtaposes Cline's wildly inventive guitar playing and use of electronic effects with the Aizuri Quartet’s classically-based, forward-thinking musical style.
Seven Limbs sets the musicians in a landscape that is slightly unfamiliar—where the ground under their feet is always shifting a bit in unexpected ways. Playing both electric guitar with effects and acoustic guitar, Cline’s musical input will be partially notated but largely improvised following specific direction and guidelines in the score. The Quartet’s score will be entirely notated, utilizing the full range of techniques, colors and effects available to the 21st century string quartet. Both strings and guitar are shapeshifters in that the roles of soloist and accompanist will be fluid.
Nels Cline is best-known as the lead guitarist for Wilco, with more than 160 recordings exploring a diversity of styles from jazz to rock to punk to experimental. The award-winning Aizuri Quartet’s debut album, Blueprinting, was nominated for a 2019 Grammy. The Quartet draws its name from aizuri-e, a style of predominantly blue Japanese woodblock printing that is noted for its vibrancy and incredible detail.
This event is presented by the UCLA's Center for the Art of Performance.
Event Date: Friday, Feb. 12, 7 p.m.
Platform: Online Program
Price: Free
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