Coastal Jazz and the NOW Society present Robin Holcomb, solo piano, with a style all her own
The singular artist has been praised by the likes of The New York Times and Rolling Stone
Robin Holcomb. Photo by Ernie Aspiro
Coastal Jazz and the NOW Society are thrilled to present singular artist Robin Holcomb on Friday, December 16 at 7:30pm (now sold out) and 9pm at 8EAST (8 East Pender Street). Robin will also be presenting a workshop on December 17 and a show with the NOW Society on December 15.
With a voice that echoes traditional English folk song, Appalachian roots, and the more theatrical chapters of the American Songbook, along with an arresting piano style that traverses chamber music, avant-jazz, and nuanced pop, Robin Holcomb’s songs “mirror a beguiling, bewildering world” (Rolling Stone). A long-time collaborator of fellow unclassifiables Wayne Horvitz and Peggy Lee, Holcomb was an active part of the NYC downtown scene before relocating to Seattle, and has worked with the likes of John Zorn, Arto Lindsay, Sonic Youth’s Lee Renaldo, Butch Morris, and many more. Emotive, expansive, and lyrical, her two-volume set of recordings for solo piano and voice, One Way or Another, was released in late-2022 by Westerlies Records. Called “staggeringly beautiful” by The New York Times, the great Bill Frisell’s praise of the singular collection of songs is even more urgent: “Listen closely. We need this.”
This event is part of the Robin Holcomb Residency at 8EAST, a co-production with Coastal Jazz and Blues and the NOW Society.
The 8EAST social space for new culture is a project of the NOW Society. All events at 8EAST are by donation. The suggested donation for this event is $25 and no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
For more information, see Coastal Jazz (early show now sold out) and late show information here.
Please visit NOW Society for information on the December 15 and 17 events.
Post sponsored by Coastal Jazz.