Tumble! 9-28-23
Fri, Sep 29
|Wild Eye Pub
Tumble is a Northern California-based collective that includes Robert Heirendt on mbira, Sean Kerrigan on guitar, and Randy McKean on tenor saxophone and clarinets. Don't miss this rare opportunity to see this enchanting, local favorite!
Time & Location
Sep 29, 2023, 7:00 PM PDT
Wild Eye Pub, 535 Mill St, Grass Valley, CA 95945, USA
About the event
Drawing inspiration from the groups Oregon, Codona, the Art Ensemble of Chicago, and musicians such as John Coltrane and Thomas Mapfumo, the quartet’s intricate compositions combine folkish melodies and driving rhythms with an improvisational sensibility.
Robert Heirendt provides the core of the group’s sound on the mbira, the Zimbabwean instrument similar to the kalimba and sometimes referred to as the thumb piano. Heirendt’s interest in African music began in the 1980s when he heard artists like Talking Heads, Brian Eno and Peter Gabriel incorporating elements of it into their own. He already had many years of performing under his belt as a keyboardist with the synth band Challenge the Light, but seeing percussionist Colin Walcott play the kalimba with the jazz/world fusion quartet Oregon, and attending concerts by African legend Thomas Mapfumo, led Heirendt to acquire an mbira. He subsequently studied with Erica Azim, an expert on the instrument and…
Tickets
Tumble at Wild Eye 9-28-23
These Tumble tickets are specially priced as "pay what you can," starting at $10/person. We try to keep tickets affordable. And, if you can, thanks for adding a few extra bucks, in support of the artists and the Pub. xoxo No need to print! Your purchase puts your name on our guest list.
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