Mars Williams / Tollef Østvang

Mars Williams / Tollef Østvang: Painted Pillars

by Mark Corroto
June 7, 2018

If you only know saxophonist Mars Williams from his gigs with the post-punk band The Psychedelic Furs or the hip-hop/funk band Liquid Soul, you're missing out on a talented and dedicated free-jazz improviser. He scatters himself in many directions, from collaborations with Chicago's Ken Vandermark, Tim Daisy, Jim Baker and Michael Zerang, to work in Europe with Switchback and Raoul Björkenheim's Scorch Trio. He also leads the power trio Boneshaker, maintains Hal Russell's spirit with the NRG Ensemble, and he ...