I perform original electro-acoustic music for saxophone, piano, synthesizer, and sampler. The three pillars of my music are improvisation, counterpoint (the weaving together of melodic and rhythmic layers, creating an effect similar to a Persian rug) and repetition (usually in the form of loops, short cycles of repeated sound). 

Think of stained glass windows. The windows can be admired as a work of visual art, but they also breathe into the cathedral a space outlined by color and light, through which we can move and think. Likewise, one can listen to my music, but one can also enter and move within it. It can be a room, a corridor, a bed, a blanket, a garden, a boat. 

I create wordless aural refuges and environments for improvising. For years I have been building and furnishing a house, and when I perform I invite the audience over for a visit. 

jeromeellis.bandcamp.com
jamesandjerome.org

For contact: jeromejohnellis@gmail.com

Videos:
http://vimeo.com/58236925
http://vimeo.com/62213778

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