About
Like so many instrumental ensembles, the group incorporates a host of styles and idioms into its sound, from jazz to pop to bluegrass to classical. Unlike many, it may have succeeded in creating its own idiom. “The music began, and I’d never heard anything like it,” writes Jenni Simmons (The Curator) at an April 2010 performance in Houston, TX. “Whatever you call it, I loved it.” They call it “Roots Chamber Music.”
Since their first official performance at the 2009 World Saxophone Congress in Bangkok, Thailand, they have performed regularly throughout the U.S. at festivals, clubs, universities, performing arts centers, cellars and rooftops.
Kevin Gosa (saxophones) is a thought-leader on arts and culture, and a founder of Nonprofit Velocity. His writing has appeared in Comment, Chamber Music, and The Curator. He has masterminded four conferences for International Arts Movement.
Jake Armerding (strings) has been performing as a bluegrass fiddler and folk songwriter for over 20 years. He was acclaimed by the Boston Globe as “the most gifted songwriter to emerge from the Boston folk scene in years.”
Past Performances
Baylor University Honors College (TX) · World Saxophone Congress (Bangkok, Thailand) · Eastern University (PA) · M.I.T. (MA) · International Arts Movement E11 (NYC) · Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (Singapore) · Gordon College (MA) · Aquinas College (MI) · Somerville Theater (MA) · The Birchmere (VA) · Infinity Hall (CT) · New Hampshire Folk Festival · Soulfest (NH) · Hill House (Austin, TX)