The Living Earth Show

The short version is they completely killed it. Thanks a million guys, and to everyone who came out. It was a very special night. Stay tuned for their upcoming album White Blood Cells on Innova, featuring the piece I wrote for them, Family Man plus pieces by Samuel Carl Adams, Timo Andres and Jonathan Russell. 

Lost In New York

Dear Friends, 

This Sunday, San Francisco's The Living Earth Show (Travis Andrews, guitar and Andy Meyerson, percussion), will make their New York debut at the Tribeca New Music Festival. There aren't enough superlatives in the English language to describe what these guys do, so come out and see and hear for yourself. Proof of their dedication and (possible) insanity is their mind-blowingly natural (and fully memorized!) performance of Brian Ferneyhough's Renvoi/Shards for quarter-tone guitar and quarter-tone vibraphone. Also on the program will be pieces written for the ensemble by Samuel Adams, Timo Andres, Christopher Cerrone, Luciano Chessa and myself. There will be drinks and eats. 

Seating is limited to 75, so please get your tickets now. 

The Living Earth Show

Tribeca New Music Festival 

Sunday May 12, 8PM 

at The Cell (338 W 23rd St, New York, NY) — Tickets

Here's what the nice people at the TNMF press office have to say about my piece: 

Adrian Knight’s Family Man (NYC premiere) was commissioned by The Living Earth Show and written in 2012. From serene passages of tender beauty to overpowering, haunting, crashing tonal gestures, the music evolves through five instrumental scenes separated by four electronic interludes. With Blade Runner intensity and beauty to scratchy nostalgic Glenn Miller Band samples, Family Man transports one into a huge sound painting of emotional scope and spirit. 

Please come out! It will be worth every single $0.01, I promise.

Thanks, Mobius!

Blue Jazz TV: The Witness

Lost on the pavement
Where the wind tunnels howl
Chased by the sacred cow
In your tiny little room
Mixing water, rocks and rye
I see the darkened clouds go by

Back on the street again
Shed my filthy skin in the river
Got a bottle in a bag
I'm full of hazy paper dreams
Waiting for my beauty queen

With diamond studded business cards
And a wallet like a BLT
You'll be on TV
making your pretty little noise
Even my lawless friends and I
can see the darkened clouds go by

Back on the street again
Shed my filthy skin in the river
Got a bottle in a bag
I'm full of hazy paper dreams
Waiting for my beauty queen

I want your home sweet home
Go for walks in Central Park
Chinese takeout after dark
At your magic box of light
Not another day goes by
without a witness to your lie.

Back on the street again
Shed my filthy skin in the river
Got a bottle in a bag
I'm full of hazy paper dreams
Waiting for my beauty queen

Blue Jazz TV's Quarterly Out Now On Pink Pamphlet

Dear Friends.
Blue Jazz TV has a new album out. You can stream it and download it for free here.