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Live Reviews
Total Music Meeting 2008
Celeste Sunderland
Celeste makes pillows for Futopia, her mother's store on Kent Street in Greenpoint, BrooklynA jovial showman on his drum set, Gunter "Baby" Sommer opened Friday night's finale with brash athleticism. Throughout the set he showcased a medley of non-traditional mallets, such as hot pink plastic tubes. Masters Schoof and German saxophonist Gerd Dudek formed a contemplative brass section who displayed their share of thoughtful solos, but appeared placid compared with the extroverted drummer and Edwards once again. As Schoof and Dudek stepped aside to observe, Sommer rolled out a rabid beat and held it with perfect control while staring at Edwards as if questioning "can you keep up." The bassist replied by throwing his mightiest force into his instrument, but unwilling to let the junior player take the spotlight, Sommer whipped out a pair of cymbals and started banging and singing away before quickly tossing them aside in favor of a pair of hand brooms. It was free improvisation at its wildest, performed by a pair of exceptionally creative musicians, a generation apart.
