DIMENSIONALITY

D I M E N S I O N A L I T YDimensionality is the quartet of four veterans of jazz and improvised music: pianist Ursel Schlicht, bassistKen Filiano, drummer Lou Grassi, and vocalist Andrea Wolper. While each member of the group hasplayed with the others in any number of configurations over many years, they had never played as aquartet until Schlicht organized Dimensionality. Created to honor the free-thinking pianist-composerConnie Crothers (1938-2016), Schlicht named the group for Crothers' frequent statement about life andmusic: "It's dimensional!"Dimensionality made its debut at the Kassel and Göttingen jazz festivals in 2017, and since then hasappeared at numerous venues in New York City. The quartet moves easily from free improvisations toexpansive explorations of composed music, bringing spontaneity, honesty, and the joy of discovery totheir performances.Filiano, Grassi, and Wolper frequently appear in the New York (and beyond) jazz and creative musicscenes, while Schlicht, living in her native Germany after several years in New York, returns frequently toperform in the U.S.About Connie Crothers: A classically trained pianist and composer from California, Crothers changed the course of her life when she moved to New York in the 1960s to study with pianist Lennie Tristano.Mentored by Tristano, Crothers ultimately "built her own identity as an inventive composer, improviser,and instructor" (Rusonello, The New York Times). A close association with drummer Max Roach in the1980s led to the formation of the record label New Artists, and the release of the piano- drums duetrecording, "Swish!" Crothers performed in the U.S. and Europe, leading her own quartet, performing asa solo artist, and performing and recording in a number of creative collaborations, including the freeimprovisation trio, TranceFormation with Filiano and Wolper. She inspired a wide community ofmusicians with her generous, open-minded, creative approach to performing and teaching.More at:tinyurl.com/DimensionalityQtUrselSchlicht.comKenFiliano.comLouGrassi.comAndreaWolper.comtinyurl.com/RememberingConnie by Ursel Schlicht