Evan Flory-Barnes by Daniel Sheehan

Festival featured artist Evan Flory-Barnes debuts two new projects at The Royal Room. The expansive jazz creator and collaborator brought his large-scale multimedia projects to past festivals. Here, his Thrown Together with Love is a conglomerate highlighting the artist’s brilliant interest in working with the amazing creativity of arts talents in the city.

The first set features strings Alina To (violin), Brianna Atwell (viola), Maria Scherer-Wilson (cello), all often heard in Jim Knapp’s Scrape ensemble, and arts and communications advocate, composer, performer, clarinetist Beth Fleenor, composer and vocalist Hanna Benn (Pollens), emcee Spekulation and drummer Adam Kessler. The second group is Kate Olson (sax), Jacques Willis (vibes), Andy Coe (guitar) and D’vonne Lewis (drums).

– SH