Celebrate the 2023 Summer Solstice with the sublime sounds of Hear In Now in the acoustically phenomenal Asbury Hall! Three internationally-renowned master musicians come togther to form one of the most unique and powerful string trios on the planet. Featuring the brilliant Italian bassist Silvia Bolognesi, violin virtuoso Mazz Swift, and the prolific cellist (and 2022 MacArthur "genius" grant recipient) Tomeka Reid, Hear In Now is truly not-to-be-missed!
A world-caliber collective of women working in a class almost entirely their own, Hear in Now is a string trio that composes and improvises fluidly between free jazz and contemporary classical, folk music and avant- garde. Originally banded by a commission from WomaJazz in Italy, Mazz Swift (violin), Tomeka Reid (cello) and Silvia Bolognesi (double bass) came together from their homes in New York, Chicago and Siena IT to not only perform but also meet for the first time on the same date in 2009. In the 8 years since that first encounter, Hear in Now has become a rare egalitarian ensemble for the three highly active musicians, who are as often singular band leaders as they are sidewomen. In those respects, their compiled musical CV is as impressive as it is diverse—including collaborations, performances and recordings with Anthony Braxton, Nicole Mitchell, Butch Morris, William Parker, Common, Jay-Z and Kanye West—and as a unit they comprised one-half of the Roscoe Mitchell Sextet for several European shows in early 2017. Not Living in Fear, their 2nd studio album, was engineered by Griffin Rodriguez (Icy Demons, Beirut, Modest Mouse) and Alex Inglizian (Experimental Sound Studio), and features guest vocals by Chicago jazz legend Dee Alexander.
The .9 Mile Collaborative is made possible through a generous grant from The Cullen Foundation. Hallwalls Music Program is made possible through public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts, a state agency.