Friends of Noam Chomsky opened a night of jazz at TORCH last Sunday that the "father of modern linguistics" would be proud of. Noam would most certainly crack that octogenarian smile and tap a toe or two. Now I don't know that much about Mr. Chomsky or jazz for that matter but, what I saw and heard was four great musicians in a tiny venue play their souls out. It was great.
FoNC is bassist Andrew Foreman's project. Andrew is a freelance bassist living in Minneapolis. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Music and Hispanic Literature from Macalester College in Saint Paul, and his studies include attending the Leroy Vinnegar Jazz Institute in Portland, OR as well as the L'aula Institute for Modern Music in Barcelona, Spain.
Foreman performs nightly in Jazz/Soul/Rock/Latin/Roots settings and curates a monthly event at the Aster Cafe called "Off the Cuff: A Series of Improvised Collaboration. "Friends of Noam Chomsky" is an ensemble led by Foreman, featuring Thomas Nordlund (guitar), Jake Baldwin (trumpet), and Zach Schmidt (drums).
This group seeks to explore intersections of jazz tradition, art rock, and free improvisation, experimenting with originals and covers from indie rock/alternative pop lineages such as the Pixies, Feist, Deathcab for Cutie, and more.
Keep up with what's happening at TORCH ... here ya go!
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