Season 3 Episode 17: Ballake Sissoko & Nicole Mitchell
In this September 2017 conversation with Ken Vandermark, Ballake Sissoko & Nicole Mitchell discuss early experiences with music, improvising across musical traditions, and working in different languages. Note that Ballake Sissoko works with a French translator throughout the conversation.
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Season 3 Episode 15: Lou Mallozzi
In this June 2017 conversation with Seth Kim-Cohen, Lou Mallozzi improvises his way through an intertwined performance and interview. “The improvisation was not only the music or sonic performance, but also the improvisation of the discussion with Seth, the improvisation of getting questions from the audience, and the possible failures or unintentional occurrences of the cell phone, the outdoors, etc. Added to this is the fact that the progression of these elements and their ways of interrupting each other were also improvised. In other words, it was an improvisation of the whole situation and not only an improvised music concert framed with the place, social situation and a series. In fact, it wasn't a concert, or if it was, the concert was couched within the overall event.” - Lou Mallozzi on his 2017 solo Option Concert.
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Season 3 Episode 13: Jessica Ackerley
In this September 2021 conversation with Andrew Clinkman, Jessica Ackerley talks about playing clean electric guitar, the role of enjoyment in playing music, and collaborating with Shane Parish in Hawai'i.
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Season 3 Episode 11: Magda Mayas
In this August 2020 conversation with Ken Vandermark, Magda Mayas talks about her early musical influences from her family and seeing Cecil Taylor, shares her experience being a student of Misha Mengelberg, and discusses her techniques working with a prepared piano.
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Season 3 Episode 9: Mabel Kwan
In this May 2019 conversation with Tim Daisy, Mabel Kwan talks about her early musical life, playing with Ensemble Dal Niente, and the thin line between interpretation and creation.
OPTION Talks showcases conversations and recordings from Experimental Sound Studio's OPTION concert series. Episodes are released every two weeks. Hear every episode via the weekly OPTION Talks Member Edition, available to Catalytic Sound and Experimental Sound Studio members.
OPTION Talks is a co-production of Catalytic Sound and Experimental Sound Studio, and is produced by Sam Clapp and Haruhi Kobayashi. The OPTION concert series is curated by Andrew Clinkman, Tim Daisy, and Ken Vandermark.
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