Friday November 06, 2026 | 8:00 pm | $liding $cale (all money goes to the musicians!)
Nate Wooley w/ Dave Ballou, John Dierker and Mike Kuhl
(Photo: Martin Morissette)
Hailed as making “… the most progressive campfire music ever” by The New York Times, Nate Wooley has been a quiet force in reshaping contemporary American music. Born in Clatskanie, Oregon, Wooley began playing professionally in his father’s big band at age twelve. He is now an internationally recognized performer, a leading-edge composer, and a champion of the wonderful strangeness of American experimentalism.
As a trumpet player, Wooley has been an important interpreter of experimental composition, making his premiere as a soloist with The New York Philharmonic in 2019. His For/With series has led to the commissioning, premiere, and documentation of new works for trumpet from composers such as Christian Wolff, Wadada Leo Smith, Sarah Hennies, and others. As an improviser, he has been a part of a movement to redefine the technical possibilities of the instrument. His solo performances have been described as “exquisitely hostile” by Massimo Ricci of Touching Extremes, and he has worked with such iconoclasts as Anthony Braxton, John Zorn, Evan Parker, Annea Lockwood, and Éliane Radigue.
1st set is Nate and Dave playing trumpet duo
2nd set is Nate Wooley, Dave Ballou, John Dierker and Mike Kuhl!
8pm Doors, 8:30 Music 🙂
