Peter Eldridge with MOSS

The Durham Jazz Workshop/ Sharp 9 Gallery, 4608 Industry Lane, Suite L, Durham, NC 27713

MOSS: Theo Bleckmann, Peter Eldridge, Lauren Kinhan, Jo Lawry, Kate McGarry Individually, they are five phenomenal and distinctive vocalists: Theo Bleckmann, the effusive German-American meistersinger and ECM recording artist known for his brilliant collaborations with Meredith Monk, Steve Coleman, and Laurie Anderson; Peter Eldridge, A melodic poet who’s songwriting wanders freely and deeply from genre to genre, also a member of New York Voices; Lauren Kinhan, an idiosyncratic composer, known for her charismatic voice, genre bending originals, also a member of the New York Voices; Kate McGarry, a Grammy nominated vocal polymath at home with the folk tradition and the Big Apple bandstand; Jo Lawry, a singer-songwriter rooted in jazz who has become well-known for her work with Sting, Paul Simon and Peter Gabriel.

Together, they are MOSS, A vocal supergroup that intertwines jazz, classical, pop, folk, electronica, world music, and poetry into an arresting and unique sonic species of art. In this rare reunion expect their unique point of view on sharing vocal spaces, often utilizing Bleckmann’s expressive looping and sound explorations to lift and expand the listener’s palette. Singing standards, covers, originals - their voices and writing will be on high display. Don’t bring any preconceived notions, just an ear for fun, charismatic smarts and whimsy.