Trance Mission: Transcontinental Trance Dance & Ambient Grooves

Formed by world-renowned didgeridoo pioneer and multi-instrumentalist Stephen Kent and award-winning clarinetist and composer Beth Custer, the San Francisco-based band Trance Mission makes music perhaps best described as a new form of contemporary global jazz. Their driving, intricate rhythms and gorgeous, soaring melodies—both worldly and otherworldly soundscapes—invite audiences into a universe of groove. With a classic catalog of four globally acclaimed CDs and an upcoming release dropping in summer 2019, Trance Mission, now a trio with virtuoso drummer/electronic artist Peter Valsamis, is reentering the musical stratosphere with new energy and vitality.
 
FEATURING:
Beth Custer – Bb/alto/bass clarinets, vocals, percussion
Stephen Kent – didgeridoos, sintir-cello, percussion
Peter Valsamis – drums, electronics
 
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
Beth Custer is an Emmy Award-winning composer and performer writing for film, TV, theatre, and dance productions. Both as a solo artist and band leader, she has recorded many acclaimed original works and is renowned for her exquisite and diverse clarinet-playing across the entire clarinet family. She has toured internationally with Trance Mission, Club Foot Orchestra, Clarinet Thing, Eighty Mile Beach, and the Beth Custer Ensemble.

Stephen Kent has received international acclaim as a driving force in bringing the Australian Aboriginal didgeridoo into contemporary music. A multi-instrumentalist and composer, he is well established in the global music scene, collaborating with an extraordinary range of luminary musicians including Airto Moreira (Brazil), Omar Sosa (Cuba), Zakir Hussain (India), Habib Koite (Mali), Leonard Eto (Japan), Chirgilchin (Tuva), and Steve Roach and R. Carlos Nakai (U.S.). Kent’s catalog of releases includes seven solo albums and many more with group projects such as Trance Mission and Baraka Moon. He also hosts Music of the World, and Off the Beaten Path on Pacifica Radio’s KPFA (94.1FM).

Peter Valsamis is based in Los Angeles. His extraordinary approach to drumming synthesizes a variety of musical styles into his own distinct sound. He has performed with Cecil Taylor, Emeline Michel, Martine St. Clair, Mitsou, Don Preston, Walter Aziz, Steve Lacy, Trance Mission, and many others. An accomplished composer and sound designer, Valsamis has worked on titles such as Transformers, Star Trek, Battleship, the Price is Right, Jeopardy, and Wheel of Fortune. He received his MFA in electronic music and recording media from Mills College.
 
*Photo by: Anne Hamersky

 
Time: 7:00pm doors / 7:30pm show
Admission: $20-25 sliding scale. A limited quantity of additional tickets will be available for purchase at the door.
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