Black Diamond thrives on the chemistry and compositions of saxophonists Artie Black and Hunter Diamond. Their new album Furniture Of the Mind Rearranging (WeJazz Records) is an assemblage of new compositions and improvisations that develop the band's established sound and exemplify the way in which this band folds into the Chicago creative music community. The quartet traverses their familiar aesthetic ranges between driving off-kilter groove, plaintive minimalism, and intimate chamber music, with the ever-present spirit of small-group jazz and a hovering influence of Chicago’s improvised music culture. And while this collection represents three previous albums and more than a decade of close kinship and artistic evolution between co-leaders Black and Diamond, neither are too precious about any one element on the album. This is very simply the latest work in what continues to be an expanding body work founded on a guiding principle: cultivation without expectation.
Artie Black - saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
Hunter Diamond - saxophone, flute
Matt Ulery - bass
Neil Hemphill - drums
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Earlier Event: October 25
Radio Outernational at the California Clipper
Later Event: November 19
The Bridge with special guests