Founded in 2022, Time Phase Trio features dynamic and nimble playing from Jen Baker, Ty Citerman and Shayna Dunkelman in a provocative ensemble of trombone, guitar, electronics and percussion. Across six pieces (five by Citerman and one by Baker), these three seasoned improvisers have whimsical conversations, at times delicate, cerebral, provocative and growling. Rhythms erupt or unfurl, texture and mood are key elements, groove is fleeting. Multiphonics, electronic blips and whirrs, percussive hums — all of this moves lyrical melodic sketches into strange and refracted territory.
The group premiered at the June 2022 Infrequent Seams Streamfest in Brooklyn, NY and its first recording will be released on the Infrequent Seams K7 Commissioning Series in March 2023. Visit Bandcamp to preview the music and pre-order digital downloads and limited edition cassettes.
Most of these pieces are part of a new series of Ty’s compositions about climate justice, and in this first installment, WATER as a life force and natural resource endangered by climate change. Inspiration comes from the southern Atlantic Ocean; an unnamed Vermont stream; north Florida swampland; and New York City’s Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge.