{"product_id":"laplante-dunn-smith-ancestral-instrument-c60","title":"Laplante \/ Dunn \/ Smith - Ancestral Instrument","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Ancestral Instrument\" documents the musical meeting of three friends:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTravis Laplante (Little Women, Battle Trance), Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle, Fantômas, John Zorn), and Ches Smith (Marc Ribot, Secret Chiefs 3, Fred Frith). Existing in the cracks of avant-garde jazz, contemporary classical, indigenous world music, and soul, \"Ancestral Instrument\" captures an evening of improvisation that took place at IBEAM, a small loft space in Brooklyn, on December 14th, 2013. There was a fierce snowstorm that night, and only a handful of people trudged through the brutal weather to attend the concert. IBEAM served as an oasis, a respite from the cold, with people literally coming into the room to thaw out. This was the first time the three musicians gathered together in a classic saxophone trio formation (tenor saxophone, double bass, drums), and also marks Laplante's recorded debut in a purely improvised setting. Before the concert began, the musicians established an unspoken agreement that the music would have no expectations, nothing to prove, and no style to fill - only that its sounds should be followed. \"Ancestral Instrument\" is a document of this sound, a talisman of the thawing that took place that evening.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"NNA Tapes","offers":[{"title":"Digital Download (WAV)","offer_id":45567660687583,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Digital Download (320 MP3)","offer_id":45567660720351,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0677\/9256\/8543\/files\/NNA072-COVER-WEB.jpg?v=1714759460","url":"https:\/\/shop.northern-spy.com\/products\/laplante-dunn-smith-ancestral-instrument-c60","provider":"Northern Spy Label Group","version":"1.0","type":"link"}