Trappings Of Sleep

Description

“Trappings of Sleep” brings together Caroline Davis, Grey McMurray and Qasim Naqvi in an immersive encounter between alto saxophone, guitar, electronics and drums. Oscillating between intimacy and intensity, the trio explores connection and the spaces between sound and silence, allowing each instrument to respond to the others and reshape them in real time. The title contains a paradox. Despite its connotations of captivity, sleep remains the oldest form of escape, a private cosmos where the mind projects itself without a motor. These pieces conceive of dreaming as a spatial journey. They drift and listen, seeking life elsewhere only to ultimately find habitable zones within the relational field of their instruments themselves. The trio’s zone of balance is a liminal band of oxygen where difference is breathable. With a patience worthy of chamber music and the improvisational risk-taking now inherent to jazz, “Trappings of Sleep” resonates with urgency, imagining the future as a navigational trajectory.