Nate Wooley

Oregon native Nate Wooley is one of a small batch of trumpeters hell bent on dangling from the precipice of possibility like Russian climbing daredevils on unfinished skyscrapers. The visionary improvisor lists John Zorn, Ken Vandermark and Fred Frith as collaborators, and his current project traverses speech phonemes and timbres through his chosen hunk of metal. LAMPO has delivered a stellar season this year, and the Wooley entry promises to be a burner.