Name: Amendola/Frith/Dimuzio/Goldberg/Ochs aka Strolling Gnomes
Start: 2026-01-28T20:00:00
End: 2026-01-29T00:00:00
Location: Ivy Room

ivy room presentsWEDNESDAY JAN 28TH(partially seated show)—<h2>Amendola/Frith/Dimuzio/Goldberg/Ochs</h2>akaStrolling Gnomes—Doors 7:00pm / Show 8:00pm$22 Advance / $25 Day of Show--IVY ROOM<h2>860 San Pablo Ave, Albany • 21+ </h2><h2>Strolling Gnomes</h2>—Thomas Dimuzio - electronicsFred Frith - guitarBen Goldberg - clarinetLarry Ochs - tenor and sopranino saxophonesScott Amendola - drums/percussion/electronicsIt was bound to happen. These fine musicians and deep improvisors have shared the stage in various forms for the past 4 decades. It's about time they got together and explored the possibilities. Fred Frith has taken the guitar into new territory for decades. Thomas Dimuzio's use of electronics has the ability to create sounds unimaginable, and capture sounds of those he's playing with to create more of the unimaginable. Ben Goldberg will find himself in just about any kind of musical situation and come through as a unique voice and is more than up for the adventure. Larry Ochs has one of the most interesting voices on the saxophone. For decades he has pushed its limits. Scott Amendola knows drums and electronics, knows space and density, knows groove and soundscapes. Together, this evening will become an exciting foray into the realm of what's possible, imaginable, unimaginable, and memorable. SCOTT AMENDOLA—“If Scott Amendola didn't exist, the San Francisco music scene would have to invent him.” - Derk Richardson, San Francisco Bay Guardian “...drummer/signal-treater Scott Amendola is both a tyrant of heavy rhythm and an electric-haired antenna for outworldly messages (not a standard combination).” Greg Burk, LA Weekly For Scott Amendola, the drum kit isn’t so much an instrument as a musical portal. An ambitious composer, savvy bandleader and capaciously creative foil for some of the world’s most inventive musicians, Amendola applies his rhythmic virtuosity to a vast array of settings. His closest musical associates include guitarists, Nels Cline, Jeff Parker, Charlie Hunter, Hammond B-3 organist Wil Blades, violinists Regina Carter and Jenny Scheinman, clarinetist Ben Goldberg, players who have each forged a singular path within and beyond the realm of jazz. As a sideman, Amendola has performed and recorded with a vast, stylistically varied roster of artists, including Bill Frisell, John Zorn, Mike Patton, Mondo Cane, John Scofield, Cibo Matto, John Dieterich from Deerhoof, Wadada Leo Smith, Bruce Cockburn, Madeleine Peyroux, Joan Osborne, Jacky Terrasson, Shweta Jhaveri, Phil Lesh, Sex Mob, Kelly Joe Phelps, Larry Klein, Carla Bozulich, Wayne Horvitz, Johnny Griffin, Julian Priester, Sonny Simmons, Pat Martino, Jim Campilongo, Bobby Black, Larry Goldings, Paul McCandless, Rebecca Pidgeon, and the Joe Goode Dance Group. Visit <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://www.scottamendola.com">www.scottamendola.com</a> for more info.