JGI New Orleans presents Byron Asher's Skrontch

Byron Asher’s Skrontch Music performs original music exploring the history of jazz in New Orleans and Black radicalism. Jazz Generations Initiative New Orleans presents Byron Asher’s Skrontch Music! 6PM Doors 6:30PM Pre-show talk with Courtney Bryan & Byron Asher 7:00PM-8:15PM Performance Skrontch performs original music exploring the history of jazz in New Orleans and investigating its relationship to lineages of Black radicalism. Through ongoing archival research, contemporary composition, and collective improvisation, the music looks backwards to see forward, reminding listeners of where the music has come from and suggesting where it might go. At this concert, the band will perform music from their 2024 release, Lord, when you send the rain, a meditation on the blues and its impact on the formation of jazz in New Orleans and its manifestations today, as well as a new piece for improvising large ensemble. BAND Byron Asher - clarinets/tenor saxophone/compositions Gladney - tenor/soprano saxophone Reagan Mitchell - alto/soprano saxophone Rex Gregory - alto saxophone/clarinet Shaye Cohn - cornet Emily "Freddy" Fredrickson - trombone Steve Glenn - sousaphone Oscar Rossignoli - piano James Singleton - bass Peter J Bowling - electronics Doug Garrison - drums