The fifth release in the Metal and Wood series, Core-Distal (CUR006) features Hunter Diamond with Chicago drummer Quin Kirchner

Hunter Diamond // saxophone, clarinet, percussion

Quin Kirchner // drums, percussion, sampler electronics

The Metal and Wood project is a series of live improvisations between woodwind artist Hunter Diamond and various drummers living in the United States. Captured in different locations in Chicago and New Orleans, these recordings document Diamond’s ongoing interest in the saxophone-drums duo pairing made historic by legendary collaborations between John Coltrane & Rashied Ali, Archie Shepp & Max Roach, Dewey Redman & Ed Blackwell, Charles Lloyd & Billy Higgins, Joe McPhee & Hamid Drake, and many others.

Opening set from Wayfaring:

Katie Ernst // bass, voice

James Falzone // Bb clarinet, Eb clarinet, Bass clarinet, Paiute flute, bells, shruti box, voice.