Please note this concert starts at 7:00 PM with a solo set by Theo Bleckmann which is included in your admission.

Bassist/composer/producer Todd Sickafoose’s band is a marvel of musical crossbreeding, pairing indie rock muscle and whimsy with the extended forms, timbres, and sophistication of a jazz orchestra. Their newest recording "Tiny Resistors" (Cryptogramophone) has been called "thoroughly original, endlessly creative...one of the year's most compelling listens" (JazzTimes), "stunningly brilliant...a modern jazz masterpiece" (Bassplayer), and "a one-disc explanation of why today's Brooklyn jazz scene is so exciting" (HotHouse). A Bay Area native, Sickafoose's penchant for genre-bending may or may not be attributable to his classical upbringing, years at CalArts studying bass with Charlie Haden, or a seven-year adventure with folk hero Ani DiFranco, performing as a duo and quartet everywhere from punk clubs to Carnegie Hall. Members of Tiny Resistors perform with diverse artists - from Dave Douglas and So Percussion to Tom Waits and Andrew Bird. Since 2005, Sickafoose has been active in New York, performing, recording, and producing records with a ton of innovative folks including Jenny Scheinman, Nels Cline, Ron Miles, Allison Miller, Myra Melford, and Anaïs Mitchell. For tonight's performance, Tiny Resistors, which features Steve Cardenas (guitar), Adam Benjamin (piano), Ara Anderson (trumpet), and Ted Poor (drums & percussion), will be joined by a special string quartet featuring Jeff Gauthier (violin), Sara Parkins (violin), Alma Fernandez (viola), and Maggie Parkins (cello).