10/22/2015 Continuous Resonance Solo Project (documented on Bad Luck US tour) St. Louis, MO.

Neil Welch Continuous Resonance Solo Project

Date: 10/22/2015
Location: A bedroom in a large mansion. St. Louis, Missouri
Instrument: Tenor saxophone

Notes: (Documented while traveling in the Fall, 2015 Bad Luck duo national tour)

*In the spirit of creating work within a series, in this case a collection of work drawn from experiences on the road, all improvisations I documented during the fall Bad Luck duo US/Canada tour are accompanied by images from Pierre Alechinsky paintings.*

The image accompany today’s post by Alechinsky–Plate V from the portfolio Vulcanologies.

10/16/2015 Continuous Resonance Solo Project (documented on Bad Luck US tour) Las Cruces, NM

Neil Welch Continuous Resonance Solo Project Date: 10/16/2015 Location: Beside a tree in Las Cruces, New Mexico Instrument: Tenor saxophone Notes: (Documented while traveling in the Fall, 2015 Bad Luck duo national tour) This improvisation was documented next to a tree in the front yard of saxophonist Rhonda Taylor at 3:30am. Chris Icaisano and I played a show in Santa Fe, NM several hours earlier and drove through the night to Las Cruces to get a few hours sleep and begin a day of teaching early the next morning. *In the spirit of creating work within a series, in this case a collection of work drawn from experiences on the road, all improvisations I documented during the fall Bad Luck duo US/Canada tour are accompanied by images from Pierre Alechinsky paintings.* The image accompany today’s post by Alechinsky, from Plate IV from the portfolio Vulcanologies.

10/14/2015 Continuous Resonance Solo Improvisation (documented on Bad Luck duo US tour) Fort Collins, CO.

Neil Welch Continuous Resonance Solo Project

Date: 10/14/2015
Location: The center of a roundabout. Fort Collins, Colorado
Instrument: Tenor saxophone

Notes: (Documented while traveling in the Fall, 2015 Bad Luck duo national tour).

We had about 4 hours this morning of free time before heading back out onto the road. I took this opportunity to practice for couple hours, and found a beautiful spot in the sunshine in the middle of a roundabout in the neighborhood we were staying in. I documented this piece towards the end of my practice session.

*In the spirit of creating work within a series, in this case a collection of work drawn from experiences on the road, all improvisations I documented during the fall Bad Luck duo US/Canada tour are accompanied by images from Pierre Alechinsky paintings.*

The image accompanying today’s post by Alechinsky, Plate III from the portfolio Vulcanologies.

10/10/2015 Continuous Resonance Solo Improvisation (documented on Bad Luck duo US tour) Salt Lake City, UT

Neil Welch Continuous Resonance Solo Project

Date: 10/10/2015
Location: Parking garage in Salt Lake City, Utah
Instrument: Tenor saxophone

Notes: (Documented while traveling in the Fall, 2015 Bad Luck duo national tour)

I recorded this improvisation inside a parking garage near the Salt Lake Temple (the great Mormon Church). This piece was documented just before going on stage inside a record store with a far different social demographic than that represented just a few street over.

*In the spirit of creating work within a series, in this case a collection of work drawn from experiences on the road, all improvisations I documented during the fall Bad Luck duo US/Canada tour are accompanied by images from Pierre Alechinsky paintings.*

The image accompanying today’s post by Alechinsky, Plate II from the portfolio Vulcanologies.

10/08/2015 Continuous Resonance Solo Improvisation (documented on Bad Luck duo US tour). Twin Falls, ID

Neil Welch Continuous Resonance Solo Project

Date: 10/08/2015
Location: The loading dock at the Columbia Basin College performance theatre.
Instrument: Tenor saxophone

Notes: (Documented while traveling in the Fall, 2015 Bad Luck duo national tour).

Shortly after finishing up a performance at Columbia Basin College we began loading our gear back into my car. In the room next to the loading dock was a community college marching band practicing a medley of pop-rock hits. I recorded this improvisation in the loading dock next to the door which would have entered into this rehearsal room.

*In the spirit of creating work within a series, in this case a collection of work drawn from experiences on the road, all improvisations I documented during the fall Bad Luck duo US/Canada tour are accompanied by images from Pierre Alechinsky paintings.*

The image accompanying today’s post by Alechinsky, Plate I from the portfolio Vulcanologies.