OOYH Records Second Mondays @ Artspace - Monday April 8, 2024
Doors at 7:30pm, Music at 8:00pm
$10 suggested donation
Beer + Wine available for purchase
OOYH Records welcomes a very special guest for Second Mondays @ Artspace on April 8, the great drummer/composer Devin Gray, who is kicking off an 18-date spring tour in Brooklyn the night before he comes to Richmond. Devin is a longtime friend of Out Of Your Head, appearing on some of the very first Out Of Your Head Collective performances at the Windup Space in Baltimore, he appears on drums on OOYH 001 Adam Hopkins - Crickets, and frequently appeared at OOYH Collective performances when we were doing them in Brooklyn. All of that is to say that Devin is an old friend and incredible musician. Come hear for yourself!
We are also very excited to welcome guitarist Rinatt Montoya for the first time on a Second Monday bill. Rinatt has been supporting the series since we started it, and we can't wait to hear what his trio brings to the space. This is going to be a great night of music!
8:00pm Rinatt Montoya Trio
Rinatt Montoya - Guitar
Jack Byrnes -Bass
Ben Eisenberg - Drums
9:00pm Devin Gray presents Most Definitely
Devin Gray - drums, electronics
https://rataplanrecordsnyc.bandcamp.com/.../most-definitely
"An amazing percussionist, Gray’s stunningly detailed playing sounds like a cross between Fritz Hauser and Roy Haynes." – All About Jazz
Brooklyn-Berlin based drummer-composer Devin Gray made his widely lauded leader debut in 2012 with the release Dirigo Rataplan, which included a crew of heavyweight veterans Ellery Eskelin, Michael Formanek and Dave Ballou. JazzTimes said that Gray’s debut represented “the work of a young artist who knows who he is.” Free Jazz blog encapsulated the album this way: “...one of the best debut albums in years.” In 2015 Gray released Relative Resonance, a band of close New York associates: Chris Speed, Kris Davis and Chris Tordini. All About Jazz noted “...the questing, inquisitive, risky nature of the compositions is no less bracing than Anthony Braxton's finest work.” In 2018 Gray reconvened his all-star group for Dirigo Rataplan II, with the establishment of the record label Rataplan Records. The album shines with rich harmony, and earworm melodies. Fans from Alice Coltrane and Henry Threadgill to Dave Holland and Craig Taborn will dig this organic, engrossing mix of composition and improvisation.
Now in 2023 he gives us Most Definitely, a first showcase of his solo performances. Years of bandleading and sideman experiences have led to his growth as a continually forward thinking creative artist. This music is far from a standard solo project, offering a full length adventure of vision from an artist committed to his craft’s propulsion. The release date is congruent with his 40th birthday while internationally touring in support of
the project.