Darren Williams
Acclaimed saxophonist and composer Darren Williams and local electronic favourites The Cavernous will be performing in Kelowna on April 12th at Kelowna Unitarians. This concert is the fortieth installment of the Skin and Bones Music Series - an Okanagan Arts Award nominated concert series dedicated to the presentation of experimental music in the Okanagan. This event marks the release of Darren Williams’ solo album Musical Idiot, a collection of original compositions for unaccompanied tenor saxophone, issued on The Infidels Jazz label.
Williams plays a series of compositions for solo tenor that have all of the spiritual gravity of an Albert Ayler or a David S. Ware while spinning and extrapolating his thought into endless circular breathing routines that give the nod to Evan Parker or Joe McPhee but that somehow sound like no one else. … (David Keenan of Volcanic Tongue, The Wire)
Darren Williams has toured across Canada, having performed with many internationally celebrated musicians including Juno award winning guitarist Gordon Grdina (Canada), Chris Corsano (USA), Mats Gustafsson (Sweden), and Han Bennink (Netherlands.) For over two decades Williams has enjoyed a semi-regular collaboration with guitarist/banjoist Eugene Chadbourne (USA), being featured on Chadbourne’s 2011 album Stop Snoring. Williams is involved many other projects, notably as one third of the Branchroot Ensemble which released their debut album Far From the Tree in 2023.
Also appearing on the bill is The Cavernous, a live electronic duo consisting of Robert McLaren and Jesse Barrette. Based in Kelowna and known for dark, psychedelic sounds, The Cavernous make extensive use of synthesizers, samplers, and sequencers to render a sonic terrain that is lyrical, eerie, and nostalgic. Influences include Tangerine Dream, Mogwai, and John Carpenter.
The Cavernous
Darren Williams and The Cavernous perform at Kelowna Unitarians as part of the Skin And Bones Music Series on April 12th. Doors open at 7:30 pm and the concert will begin at 8:00 pm. Kelowna Unitarians is located at 1310 Bertram Street, in Kelowna. Admission at the door is $15 or $10 for students and Alternator members. Advance tickets can be purchased online at Eventbrite. This concert is made possible through the partnership between the Alternator Centre for Contemporary Art and the Inner Fish Theatre Society, producers of Kelowna’s annual Living Things International Arts Festival, and frequent collaborators with both the Alternator and Skin And Bones.
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