Rhys Chatham at Issue Project Room
The New York Times, September 13, 2006
You can hear a recording of Rhys Chatham's Guitar Trio on his MySpace page. It provides a sense of the piece's architecture, but absolutely no clue as to how loud, dense and vibrant the music is in a live setting. Metal chairs vibrated throughout the gig, and numerous times my friend Karissa and I wondered if the wooden floor at Issue was actually going to survive the pulsations this band kicked up.
I'm happy to see that Times photographer Hiroyuki Ito snapped an image that included guitarists Alan Licht and David Daniell (L-R behind Chatham in the foreground) -- two vital, inventive players who are also incredibly proactive facilitators of creative musical expression in New York City and points beyond.
