By: Eliza Coolidge
Rating: 7/11

The term jazz (and its profusion of associations and claims) has transcended into a genre-less ubiquity, about as taxonomically definitive as the word "human." Landon Knoblock, an experimental/jazz pianist from our very fine Brooklyn borough, is one to demonstrate the permeability of today's improvised music.

Out of his many projects and ensembles, his experimental trios exhibit the most dynamism and interest. Opposite of what the titles might suggest, Knoblock spares the heavy laser activity and space invasive techniques in songs "Scifi One" and "Scifi Two." Instead, he tactfully wanders from background to foreground with his ms2000 noise, stitching a very complex sonic weave of acoustic and electronic textures.

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