dadaLab Presents: Buffi Jacobs with Thor Harris and Bernard

dadaLab Presents:

Buffi Jacobs

live cello looping with immersive and reactive visuals by

Joel Olivas

with additional performances by

Thor Harris

and 

Bernard

Sunday, July 14, 2024 | Doors @ 6:00p

dadaLab - 2008 Alexander Ave.

$10 Limited Online Presale | $15 General Online Presale | $20 Day of Event

Artists

Buffi Jacobs

Buffi Jacobs, a distinguished modernistic cellist and composer, currently resides in the vibrant New York City. Celebrated for her role in The Polyphonic Spree, Jacobs is renowned for her enthralling performances, innovative compositions, and complex arrangements. Her career, spanning over three decades, is marked by a continuous exploration of new artistic dimensions, pushing the limits of musical expression and captivating audiences with her distinctive performances.

Her most recent project, "Solitary Contemplations," is a poignant collection of compositions born out of the isolation experienced during the pandemic, and is visually enhanced by Joel Olivas. This artistic venture began as Jacobs was transitioning from the national tour of "Hamilton" to a new chapter in New York City. However, her move was soon eclipsed by the city's lockdown, which forced her into solitude in an environment that was still new and unfamiliar. The compositions in this collection deeply reflect her experiences during this challenging time, capturing a wide range of emotions and thoughts she faced while isolated in a city that was yet to feel like home. Including both original works and reimagined pieces, "Solitary Contemplations" provides a deep and introspective look into Jacobs' experiences of solitude during the pandemic.

Thor Harris

Polymath percussionist Thor Harris inaugurated “Thor & Friends” in the autumn of 2015 after five years of touring as the percussionist of iconic avant-rock ensemble Swans. The project is intended as a vehicle for experimentation with the conceptual vocabulary of American Minimalism collaborating with a rotating cast of Austin-based musicians.
 
A crafter of musical instruments and stylistic polyglot Harris is returning home with Thor & Friends and the resultant music is an elongated greeting and ode to his community, woodworking shop and the instruments his hands shape and bring to life.

Thor & Friends draws on classic Minimalist composers, including Terry Riley and Steve Reich, but also amalgamate such diverse influences as Brian Eno, Aphex Twin, Moondog and The Necks around a polyrhythmic core of mallet-struck instruments, primarily marimba, xylophone and vibraphone. Circling these core motifs are shifting streams of everything from processed pedal steel and analog synthesizer to violin, viola, stand-up bass, clarinet, duduk and oboe.

Bernard

Bernard is a restless performer and producer, chasing samplers, saxophones, and synthesizers across the stage, time, and space. His sound evokes Lynchian soundtracks, dirty beats, and ambient electronic textures. Bernard's structured improvisations are raw, captivating, and occasionally unnerving.

Joel Olivas

Joel Olivas is a multidisciplinary new media artist and interactive multimedia designer. As a proponent of experimental music and intermedia, he pushes for artistic expression to be communicated through an array of multiple senses. He employs technology and sound to create performer-specific works that interact with and manipulate the digital, social, and auditory environments in which they preside.

dadaLab is an immersive art studio and event space working at the intersection of art, design, and technology