This special CD release concert will feature evocative compositions composed for the Nathan Clevenger Trio and several pieces with "+ 2" - special guests Kasey Knudsen and Crystal Pascucci.

Oakland musicians Nathan Clevenger, Jordan Glenn, and Cory Wright share a long and entwined history of collaboration across various projects, including Wiener Kids, Ashen Cleric, and Fellow Hominids. In early 2021, Clevenger was asked to assemble a small ensemble for a socially distanced online music festival – the Karl Evangelista-curated Unsolitary Series – and this ensemble was born.

Working from, between, and against Clevenger’s compositional frames and utilizing the multi-instrumental flexibility of each player, the trio weaves between non-idiomatic improvisation and often gnomic composed material, with focus on spaciousness and timbral detail.

The trio has subsequently been presented at Indexical (Santa Cruz), sfSound’s Mosswood Sound Series, and the SF Center for New Music. The trio is celebrating the release of their first full-length album, ‘Late Arcade', with a 2nd album expected in early 2023.

Band Members & Instrumentation

Nathan Clevenger - piano, harmonium, percussion

Jordan Glenn - drums, vibraphone, percussion

Cory Wright - clarinets, tenor saxophone

Kasey Knudsen - alto saxophone

Crystal Pascucci - cello

January 13, 2023 @ 8:00 PM

Rendon Hall/Fiddler Annex @ California Jazz Conservatory
2040 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA 94704