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Dave Willey makes his house in the American Western world, but his most noteworthy music pulls from affects elsewhere. An experienced multi-instrumentalist and composer, he flies in currents below the radar of mainstream music listeners, despite getting one of fairly few “avant” performers whose music is certainly uncompromising, difficult, and …

Reedman Dexter Payne is not a straightforward musician to categorize. The Denver, CO-based clarinetist and alto/baritone saxophonist (who in addition has performed harmonica, flute, and percussion sometimes) has performed jazz thoroughly, but he in addition has performed everything from electrical blues to folk-rock to globe and Latin music. Over time, …