IMPROV SPACES is thrilled to announce a special outdoor performance album release for Jonathan Moritz/Mike Pride SUMMERTIME (Neither / Nor Records, 2024) at Saratoga Arts (320 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866) on Sunday September 1, 2024 from 6:30pm-8pm. The event is open to the public with a suggested donation of $10-$20 at the door. More information

FEATURING
Jonathan Moritz – tenor and soprano saxophones
Mike Pride – drums, glockenspiel, marimba, autoharp, tenor saxophone

Jonathan Moritz and Mike Pride have been close collaborators for more than two decades and share a deep love for experimentation and free improvisation. Some of their notable past and current collaborations are Evil Eye (quartet with Nate Wooley and Ken Filiano), Secret Tempo Trio (trio with Shayna Dulberger), Mike Pride’s From Bacteria to Boys (quartet/quintet led by Mike Pride), and various projects led by Chris Welcome.

Their second duo release, SUMMERTIME (Neither / Nor Records 2024) is a truly unique amalgam of avant-garde jazz, lo-fi, sound collage, improv, field recording, with a touch of psychedelic production. 

The music is at once expansive, multifarious and deeply intimate. Much of the album was recorded outside. In Jonathan Moritz’s words: “The record is all improvised sax and drums duets that we recorded organically in 2020 and 2021 over weekends in Mike’s back yard, studio and near a stream during our family vacation in Maine. The laugher and screaming of our children, the stream gurgling, the splashes of rocks were not added afterwords but in the background during the recordings, an ode to our daily life. I feel this record is a culmination of our improvised, joyful adventures together.”

Check out their album:
https://neithernorrecords.bandcamp.com/album/summertime

We are delighted to be able to experience their music live outdoors at Saratoga Arts. We hope you can join us!

Alex and Adam
Co-Directors, Improv Spaces