Shelley Hirsch and Simon Ho

The songs and stories included on Where Were You Then?, a charming new collaborative album by Brooklyn vocal improviser Shelley Hirsch and Swiss keyboardist, composer and arranger Simon Ho, are packed with savory details of life lived in the moment and embraced in full—qualities that have always been palpable in Hirsch's brash yet subtly detailed art. Ho wraps his partner in plush strings and other savory details; during this two-evening engagement, you can hear it all come to life.