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Internationally recognized tubist and composer Ben Stapp has long been a distinctive voice in the avant-garde and creative music scenes. He has created and recorded a full opera (Myrrha’s Red Book), led acclaimed small ensembles, and collaborated with leading improvisers including Stephen Haynes, Joe Morris, Steve Swell, and William Parker.
This concert will feature music from his most recent release, Uzmic Ro'Samg (577 Records). A daring, world-building statement, the music blends technical mastery with storytelling rooted in Stapp’s original science fiction narrative. With Uzmic Ro’Samg, he turns to the solo format, showcasing the sheer breadth of sonic possibilities within low brass while embedding the music inside a deeply imaginative conceptual framework. Each of the movements for Uzmic Ro’Samg is tied to figures and events in Stapp’s long-developing science fiction opus—a meditation on consciousness, transformation, and encounters with extraterrestrial entities he calls “Keepers.” These connections give the album a rare depth: a balance of physical intensity and narrative mystery.