Nels Cline: Consentrik Quartet
“The band excels at improvised jazz, showcasing versatility, seamless song lead-ins, and solos that come together flawlessly.” – Grateful Web
Music fans and music makers alike know that one of the most powerful and universal ways we can connect is through music. And there is an important interplay and overlap of those circles, of players and listeners. For guitarist Nels Cline, one of his most consistent sources of inspiration across four decades as a musician, composer, band member (most notably with Wilco), and band leader (including The Nels Cline 4, and Nels Cline Singers), is exploring and creating musical circles that grow, overlap, expand, and come back to center with each new project that he steps into or brings into his orbit. Enter the newest addition to that arc, Nels Cline’s Consentrik Quartet, a project in the making since the summer of 2019, featuring Cline, drummer Tom Rainey (also a member of The Nels Cline 4), bassist Chris Lightcap, and saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock.
