Jazz Articles about Robert Black

Robert Black: Possessed

by Mark Sullivan
October 2, 2017

Double bassist Robert Black (a member of the Bang on a Can All-Stars) became fascinated by the desert landscape around Moab, Utah after an invitation to play at a music festival there. He improvised this entire site-specific environmental duet “on location" over the course of three days in August, 2013. The project was documented with video and photography: the full package includes a surround-sound DVD, CD, and a visual art companion book. The opening track “Hunter Canyon: Dawn" ...