Shot x Shot is a Philadelphia quartet that has forged a distinctive sound through their over five years of steady collaboration. Their work is based in collective improvisational compositions that run the gamut from delicate to ruthless. Shot × Shot has performed alongside Peter Brötzmann, Jeb Bishop, Chicago Luzern Exchange, Peter Evans, Jack Wright and Pete Robbins among others. In 2007, the band showcased at South by Southwest. Shot × Shot’s self-titled live debut (High Two, 2006) was he... (more)ralded in the pages of Downbeat, The Wire, Signal to Noise, All About Jazz, and other publications. The Village Voice and All About Jazz listed the album among the top debuts of 2006. Shot × Shot’s second album "Let Nature Square", their first studio recording, was released by High Two in May 2008.

Eyenoises...The Paris Movie Directed by Susanna Schonberg 1994, 51:20 This evening will also include a special screening of the documentary by Susanna Schonberg entitled "Eyenoises...The Paris Movie 1994", abstractly featuring both soundcheck and performance footage of Bloodcount (including Marc Ducret) and using the 51-plus-minute "Eye Contact" from Bloodcount's Memory Select as a sort of soundtrack.

Joe Moffett, trumpet Dan Blacksberg, trombone Bridget Kearney, bass Dave Flaherty, drums Bird Fly Yellow’s work is the sound of jazz test-flying and test-crashing itself. BFY's members met while attending the New England Conservatory, and have since performed with a number of artists and bands such as Joe Morris, Ben Monder, Kenny Wolleson, Don Byron, Anthony Braxton, Ruth Lepson, Cuddle Magic, Lake Street Dive, and Festival Youth Orchestra. For this special appearance, BFY will perform ... (more)World Saxophone Quartet founder Julius Hemphill's Flat Out Jump Suite, originally released in 1980 on Black Saint Records.