clifford_thornton Posted January 31 Report Posted January 31 According to friends and collaborators, the pedal steel guitarist, improviser & composer Susan Alcorn has passed quite suddenly. I was lucky to see her in wide-ranging contexts from Jandek to Mary Halvorson. A fascinating presence on the experimental music scene, she will be missed. The first record of hers that I heard was "And I Await the Resurrection of the Pedal Steel Guitar." It's excellent, and there's a whole lot more where that came from. RIP. Quote
mjazzg Posted January 31 Report Posted January 31 (edited) Just seen Matana Roberts post the same. That's not very old. A great loss. A semi regular visitor to Oto. I never got on with her music but that's my loss, many, many people with good ears did Edited January 31 by mjazzg Quote
clifford_thornton Posted January 31 Author Report Posted January 31 yeah, some things click and some things don't. She was here to do what she did & that's important. Quote
rostasi Posted January 31 Report Posted January 31 (edited) Well, that's a damn shame - and quite unexpected. My wife and I are both fans of her work - especially after seeing her perform a few times. Sorry to hear this. Edited January 31 by rostasi Quote
clifford_thornton Posted January 31 Author Report Posted January 31 yeah, it is -- confirmed by family, major loss. Quote
Steve Reynolds Posted January 31 Report Posted January 31 Omg this is awful i just saw her play a few months ago genius level improvisor very very nice person as well RIP Quote
Д.Д. Posted January 31 Report Posted January 31 Very sad, hers was a unique voice. Have had a couple of her albums in my bandcamp wish-list for years, will go ahead and buy them now. Susan Alcorn's bandcamp: https://susanalcorn1.bandcamp.com/ Quote
T.D. Posted January 31 Report Posted January 31 (edited) RIP. Very sad indeed, I "discovered" her music just a few months ago and have listened to a fair amount on bandcamp. Edited January 31 by T.D. Quote
Steve Reynolds Posted January 31 Report Posted January 31 Don’t miss among others At Union Pool with Patrick Holmes & Ryan Sawyer devastating awe inspiring Her performance with Nels Cline & Booker Stardum at Solar Myth this past fall was among the best examples of improvised beyond possible stuff I’ve ever experienced. so blessed to have seen her play 4 times last year. If not for a back problem recently I would have been at her final performance which was a solo set at Zurcher Gallery on January 21st. Quote
BFrank Posted February 1 Report Posted February 1 Very sad. Was looking forward to seeing her at Big Ears: Susan Alcorn Septet Quote
clifford_thornton Posted February 1 Author Report Posted February 1 17 hours ago, Steve Reynolds said: Don’t miss among others At Union Pool with Patrick Holmes & Ryan Sawyer devastating awe inspiring Thanks for the rec; didn't realize that was actually released, saw some clips from the concert online. Quote
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