Re:Soundings Trio

NEA Jazz Master Roscoe Mitchell’s Nonaah Trio recorded by Re:Soundings on his Wide Hive release Distant Radio Transmission purchase here.

Based in Portland, Oregon, Re:Soundings Trio features flutist John C. Savage, oboist Catherine Lee, and pianist Dana Reason. They formed in summer 2014 to perform Roscoe Mitchell’s Nonaah Trio at the Improvisation Summit of Portland festival under the composer’s direction.

Their programs focus on works by living composers that incorporate improvisation and encourage engagement with the performance environment. All three members hold doctoral degrees in music performance-practices and bring a diverse set of experiences to the trio setting. While on tour in the late 2000s, Re:Soundings frequently performed the 1st movement of Savage’s climate crisis informed chamber trio, The Anthropocene Suite: