Avery Logan

Walking Cliche Sextet: Micro-Nap

by Jerome Wilson
December 12, 2022

Walking Cliche Sextet, led by bassist SeaJun Kwon, is one of those bands that cut a ragged path between several genres of music. Jazz, prog rock, classical, drones, and other elements all get mixed into a spiky, ever-changing musical stew with a raucous edge reminiscent of some of Henry Threadgill's music. On first hearing, the three horns at the front of the sextet often seem at odds with the rhythm section, but their separate parts turn out to ...