Weasel Walter/Mary Halvorson/Peter Evans

Weasel Walter / Mary Halvorson / Peter Evans: Electric Fruit

by Clifford Allen
March 18, 2011

Weasel Walter / Mary Halvorson / Peter EvansElectric FruitThirsty Ear2011 Percussionist and improviser Weasel Walter often uses the term “face rip" to describe a particularly intense musical experience. In improvised music, you often don't get a “blood and guts" approach; free jazz, in many instances, has been squeezed to the point that to remain relevant, it must often have structured erudition applied to it. That's understandable, of course--rarely can a musician ...