Thursday, October 15 at 8:00 pm
$20 general admission, $18 students/seniors, $15 members
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Ava Mendoza is a guitarist, songwriter and composer. Best known for her solo guitar/voice performances, and as leader of the experimental rock band Unnatural Ways, she has received critical acclaim for her guitar work's compelling combination of technique and visceral impact. Performing/recording credits include work with William Parker, the Bill Orcutt Quartet, Marc Ribot, Hamid Drake, Carla Bozulich, Fred Frith, Malcolm Mooney, Mike Watt, Nels Cline, John Zorn, Negativland, the Violent Femmes, and more. She has received composition commissions from film distributor Kino Lorber, Jazz Coalition, New Music Creator Development Fund, and John Zorn's Stone Commissioning Series at National Sawdust, as well as an FCA Grant to Artists award.
More info at: https://avamendozamusic.bandcamp.com/ https://www.avamendoza.com/
"Brooklyn-based guitarist and vocalist Ava Mendoza has forged a serious reputation over the last couple of decades… an extraordinary guitarist and improviser… The overall effect is transportive and otherworldly… A stunning set, perfectly executed." -The Quietus
"Avant shred from one of the most inquisitive guitarists working right now. These live recordings lean into the gnarl of tone, the frenzy of cluster. Duos with drummer Hamid Drake feel like Sonny Sharrock jamming Unwound." -Lars Gotrich, Viking's Choice
"Mendoza is unquestionably one of today's most unique and unconventional guitar goddesses" -Record Crates United
