Ne(x)tworks is a collaborative ensemble of musicians creating and interpreting work that examines the dynamic between composition and improvisation. In its live performances, recordings, and educational workshops, the group constantly strives for a meaningful dialogue with the past, present, and future of creative music.
For over a decade, Ne(x)tworks has embodied the tradition of the “performing composer.” The group regularly presents evening-length concerts of new and recent works created by its members. Ne(x)tworks’ programmed repertoire thus far encompasses open scores of the musical New York School and their European counterparts, further experiments by the composer performers of the AACM and SoHo Scene of the 1970’s, the so-called Downtown composers of the 80’s, and commissioned works by like-minded contemporary colleagues.
Ne(x)tworks’ debut recording, Earle Brown: Tracer, is available on Mode Records. The group self-releases live recordings from its archives under the imprint of NxW Live. The first CD and download, Ne(x)tworks Live Vol. 1: At The Stone, June 2007 is available on CD Baby.