chaos theory: Performing Musicians

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Saturday, February 24, 2024; 7:30-8:30 pm
UAM Contemporary Gallery

Rhonda Taylor performs tracks from her new album chaos theory alongside Shawn Marquez and Josh Carter in the UAM Contemporary Gallery. Learn more and listen to the album on Bandcamp. Album cover by Chris and Steph Preciado-Shelton

 

Musicians


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Rhonda Taylor is a saxophonist dedicated to the creation of meaningful sonic art. Earlier in her career, she generated new music for the saxophone through the process of seeking out and collaborating with unique modern composers. Over the last decade or so, she has chosen to develop her own creative voice through the art of free improvisation. Her work is focused primarily on exploring the parameters of sound and perception. Although Taylor often performs solo, she has also collaborated with such diverse artists as Jaap Blonk, Kyle Motl, Chris Icasiano, Tara Khozein, Tatsuya Nakatani, Ron Stabinsky, Assif Tsahar, Mark Weaver, and Neil Welch. Most of her albums are available here: https://rhondataylor.bandcamp.com/music. Dr. Taylor has served on faculty at New Mexico State University since 2003, where she is the College Associate Professor of Saxophone and Music Theory. 


Shawn Marquez with a saxiphone

Shawn Marquez is a musician who primarily chooses to make noise with a saxophone. They earned their Bachelor's in Music Performance from New Mexico State University in 2020, followed shortly by their Master's in Music Performance from NMSU in 2022. When not working their normal job or planning and preparing for solo recordings that haven't happened (yet), Shawn also occasionally streams on Twitch at twitch.tv/rayofshawnshine.


Josh Carter playing a saxiphone

Josh Carter is a tenor saxophonist from Alamogordo NM. He studied music at New Mexico State University with Rhonda Taylor and graduated in 2016. He finished his Masters degree at SUNY Purchase College in 2021 where he studied with Gary Smulyan. He is currently playing gigs around the Las Cruces/ El Paso area.


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