Week 16 : Ozric’s Marbles

Written By John Ray

Some nights feel like someone unscrewed the lid on the universe and let a little stardust leak in. This was one of those.

Isaac Hadden—guitarist, traveler, probable alien—dropped in from Asheville with a fretboard full of metaphysical riddles. He played like a man who’d seen too much and decided to dance about it. Melchi Kpade held down the keys with a philosopher’s calm, sending out chords like weather systems. Kassem Williams played the drums like he was breaking a curse.

By the second set, the walls had softened. Chris Reichmeyer brought a Brazilian pulse on the pandeiro. A UNCSA student named Michael (?) appeared like a vision and left us all blinking. And Chaisaray Schenck showed up just in time to steer the last tune straight through a wormhole.

The night was loud, joyful, unpredictable. The crowd was electric. No plants were harmed in the making of this session, though one did seem to be smiling.

Credits

Isaac Hadden // guitar

Melchi Kpade // keyboards

Kassem Williams // drums

Chaisaray Schenck // drums

Chris Reichmeyer // pandiero

John Daniel Ray // bass, computer, effects

John Ray

John Daniel Ray is a progressive bassist and composer from Winston-Salem, NC. He specializes in using computers to augment his bass and voice in an improvisatory setting. He is passionate about improvised music, and enjoys playing with anyone who loves music, energy, and life as much as he does.



http://www.johndanielray.com
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