Nathan Clevenger with Jordan Glenn, Cory Wright, Danishta Rivero, and Ari Brown.
– Fornax Linteum: Andrew Joron, Joseph Dee Bradshaw, and Janel Wagner.

Oakland musicians Nathan Clevenger, Jordan Glenn, and Cory Wright share a long and entwined history of collaboration across various projects, including Wiener Kids, Ashen Cleric, and Fellow Hominids. Formed in 2021, the trio has released 3 albums and initiated a series of collaborations with guest artists, including Kasey Knudsen, Crystal Pascucci, Phillip Greenlief, Marié Abe, and Safa Shokrai. Working from, between, and against Clevenger’s compositional frames and utilizing the multi-instrumental flexibility of each player, the trio (and guests) weaves between non-idiomatic improvisation and often gnomic composed material, with a focus on spaciousness and timbral detail. For tonight’s performance, the trio is joined by vocalist Danishta Rivero and trumpeter Ari Brown.

Fornax Linteum is a free-improvisation trio consisting of Andrew Joron (theremin), Joseph Dee Bradshaw (guitar), and Janel Wagner (voice). Andrew Joron is a theremin player who has performed in a variety of experimental and jazz ensembles, including the duo Fornax Linteum, the free-improvisation quartet Ouroborous, and Evidence Trio. Joseph Dee Bradshaw is a guitarist and improviser based in Oakland. Janel Wagner is a classically trained vocalist and a multi-instrumentalist rooted in jazz and folk traditions.