Long Play Festival 2025: Mary Halvorson & Bill Frisell // Nico Muhly by Stef Van Vynckt // Ringdown // Moritz von Oswald // Dave King Trucking Company
$105.01 day pass, $248.51-$366.38 festival pass
- Mary Halvorson, guitar
- Bill Frisell, guitar
- Stef Van Vynckt, harp
- Caroline Shaw
- Danni Lee Parpan
- Moritz von Oswald, percussion
- Chris Morrissey, electric bass
- Chris Speed, saxophone & clarinet
- Brandon Wozniak, saxophone
- Erik Fratzke, guitar
Starting off the second day of Long Play Festival at Roulette, Mary Halvorson and Bill Frisell take the stage in the afternoon for a duo performance in tribute to jazz guitar legend Johnny Smith.
Later on there is a performance of American composer Nico Muhly's The Street by Belgian harpist Stef Van Vynckt, whose artistry pushes the expressive boundaries of the instrument, from delicate textures to bold, abrasive sounds and raw, punk-infused energy that continue to redefine contemporary harp music.
Then we'll hear from Ringdown, the self-described "electronic cinematic pop duo based in Portland, OR and New York, NY" by collaborators Caroline Shaw and Danni Lee Parpan—who between the two of them have a Pulitzer Prize, a handful of Grammys, and a "Best Drum Major" Award.
In the evening there will be a performance by Berlin-based record producer and percussionist Moritz von Oswald. He is revered as a pioneering architect of electronic music who has notably collaborated with Juan Atkins, Carl Craig, and Nils Petter Molvær, and his foundational work with the labels Basic Channel and Rhythm & Sound has indelibly shaped the contours of techno, experimental sound, and electronic music as a whole. In recent years, von Oswald has ventured into avant-garde territories, exploring the intersection of electronic soundscapes and improvisational music with projects like Silencio, which he presents at Roulette.
Closing the night we have Dave King Trucking Company, one of prolific drummer/composer Dave King's many bands. This iteration of the Trucking Company band includes Dave King (drums & cymbals), Erik Fratzke (electric guitar), and Chris Morrissey (acoustic bass).
These performances are part of Bang on a Can's 2025 Long Play Festival, the fourth iteration of this annual powerhouse weekend including over 50 concerts May 2-4, 2025 at various venues in Downtown Brooklyn, featuring stellar lineups of contemporary music all-stars.
Schedule:
1:30pm – Mary Halvorson & Bill Frisell duo
4pm – Nico Muhly The Street performed by Stef Van Vynckt
6pm – Ringdown (Caroline Shaw and Danni Lee Parpan)
8:30pm – Moritz von Oswald Presents: Silencio
10:30pm – Dave King Trucking Company
About Ringdown Music
Ringdown's music is like calling your first love on a rotary telephone, percussively tearing out the hammers from a 1924 vintage upright, and flinging each of them into space while you wait for every heartache you've ever felt to quietly return. Collaborators Caroline Shaw and Danni Lee—who between the two of them have a Pulitzer Prize, a handful of Grammys, and a "Best Drum Major" Award—describe Ringdown as an electronic cinematic pop duo from Portland, Oregon. Others have described Ringdown as the love child of Johannes Brahms and Brandi Carlile—if they were born in the same century and if Brahms was a queer woman. You decide.
https://www.ringdownmusic.com/About Dave King Trucking Company
Prolific drummer/composer Dave King is well known for his propulsive work in a number of different bands. From The Bad Plus to Happy Apple to Halloween, Alaska, each group has its own sound and approach, but all are approached in a steadfast manner. These groups are all serious units of focused players who are completely dialed in, honing a solid band sound and identity. It is King's attraction to a strong group concept that led to his creation of his Trucking Company band and his increasing focus thereon. The band includes Brooklyn-based bassist Chris Morrissey, the saxophone (and clarinet!) of Brooklynite Chris Speed, saxophonist Brandon Wozniak and guitarist Erik Fratzke.
https://www.daveking.net/truckingcompanyAbout Mary Halvorson, guitar
About Bill Frisell, guitar
About Stef Van Vynckt, harp
About Caroline Shaw
Caroline Shaw is a musician who moves among roles, genres, and mediums, trying to imagine a world of sound that has never been heard before but has always existed. She works often in collaboration with others, as producer, composer, violinist, and vocalist.
Caroline is the recipient of the 2013 Pulitzer Prize in Music, several Grammy awards, an honorary doctorate from Yale, and a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. This year's projects include the score to Fleishman is in Trouble (FX/Hulu), vocal work with Rosalía (MOTOMAMI), the score to Josephine Decker's The Sky Is Everywhere (A24/Apple), music for the National Theatre’s production of The Crucible (dir. Lyndsey Turner), Justin Peck’s “Partita” with NY City Ballet, a new stage work LIFE (Gandini Juggling/Merce Cunningham Trust), the premiere of Microfictions Vol. 3 for NY Philharmonic and Roomful of Teeth, a live orchestral score for Wu Tsang's silent film Moby Dick co-composed with Andrew Yee, two albums on Nonesuch (Evergreen and The Blue Hour), the score for Helen Simoneau's dance work Delicate Power, tours of Graveyards & Gardens (co-created immersive theatrical work with Vanessa Goodman), and tours with So Percussion featuring songs from Let The Soil Play Its Simple Part (Nonesuch), amid occasional chamber music appearances as violist (Chamber Music Society of Minnesota, La Jolla Music Society).
Caroline has written over 100 works in the last decade, for Anne Sofie von Otter, Davóne Tines, Yo Yo Ma, Renée Fleming, Dawn Upshaw, LA Phil, Philharmonia Baroque, Seattle Symphony, Cincinnati Symphony, Aizuri Quartet, The Crossing, Dover Quartet, Calidore Quartet, Brooklyn Rider, Miro Quartet, I Giardini, Ars Nova Copenhagen, Ariadne Greif, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Britt Festival, and the Vail Dance Festival. She has contributed production to albums by Rosalía, Woodkid, and Nas. Her work as vocalist or composer has appeared in several films, TV series, and podcasts including The Humans, Bombshell, Yellowjackets, Maid, Dark, Beyonce’s Homecoming, Tár, Dolly Parton's America, and More Perfect.
Her favorite color is yellow, and her favorite smell is rosemary.
https://carolineshaw.com/About Danni Lee Parpan
Danni Lee is a multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter based in Portland, OR. Her latest album, Truth Teller (October 2021), has her focusing her efforts on distorted electric tenor ukulele and rule-breaking how instruments are "supposed" to be played. Known for her live performance energy and witty stage banter, Danni Lee's live shows have been described as equal parts stand-up comedy and live music. Whether you laugh or cry – or both – her emotionally driven lyrics will be stuck in your head for weeks and weeks.
https://www.danniparpan.com/music