IMOO #208 David Lee and Connor Bennett (Hamilton) With Linsey Wellman, Scott Warren, David Jackson (Ottawa) @ Spark Beer

Sunday April 2nd / Doors: 8:30pm / Show at 9pm / 20 Dollar Suggested Donation, No one turned away for lack of funds.

Spark Beer is here: https://goo.gl/maps/n7PD1aCZEZvSGWVq6

Connor Bennett is a musician, craftsperson, and arts organizer in Hamilton, ON. They play saxophone in a variety of musical contexts (Blue Moss, Ylang Ylang, Tidal Pool, Lee/Palmer/Bennett). Their craft is in custom mouthpiece making for woodwinds (CJBennett Mouthpieces), which informs their approach to the saxophone and its sonic potential. Connor is also a founding member of the Hamilton Audio Visual Node (HAVN) and has worked there in collaboration with many other artists in the curation and organization of concerts, art shows, events, and series.

David Lee is a writer and double bassist. Originally from BC, he spent years in the Toronto art scene, and on BC’s Sunshine Coast, and now lives in Hamilton, Ontario. He has just finished a PhD in English at the University of Guelph, writing his dissertation Outside the Empire: Improvised Music in Toronto 1960-1985. In 2012, Toronto’s Tightrope Books issued David’s first novel, Commander Zero. In 2014, a new and revised edition of David’s critically-acclaimed jazz book The Battle of the Five Spot: Ornette Coleman and the New York Jazz Field (Wolsak & Wynn) was launched at the New School for Public Engagement in New York City. In 2016, the City of Hamilton awarded the Kerry Schooley award for the book that “best conveys the spirit of Hamilton” to David’s Lovecraftian young adult novel The Midnight Games. His next book is The Medusa Deep, a sequel to The Midnight Games.

Wellman is Linsey Wellman: Electrosax
Warren is Scott Warren: Dead Media and sound design
Jackson is David Jackson: Guitar, Delay, Count to Five

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