An excerpt of an improvisation in rehearsal.  Andrew Marsh-piano, Russell Kotcher-violin, Eric Coyne-cello

improv excerpt

An improvised song from a set at Highwire Gallery, 2012.

Lyrics seem to be:
Every time you walk down that hall, through my fears I know my settled arrows made it through hard memories.
Every time you crawl down the stairs backwards, all I can see is where my mountain lies.
Meet us at 11th and Market.  We'll talk the way we did twelve years ago.  Of sorrow, and froyo and bicycles and ascending lines.  
Every time you crawl down the stairs, all I can think is: 'How's she doing that?'

11th And Market (improvisation)

A song written by Murmuration with Mark Zelesky on saxophone.  Inspired by experiences at Star Track Lounge, a now defunct establishment in the Point Breeze section of Philadelphia.

Lyrics by A. Marsh:
Do you got any space?  Can you please step away?
I'm an empty glass expanding.
Pour me another cold one before the night is done.  
My time with you is ending.

Why you ain't coming around?  Someone got you down?

Nita save me a space in your expanding grace.
I was flying high and I blew it.
In the June of '08 we were out of our minds, and Nita you knew it.


22nd & Ellsworth

This was our opening improvisation for our set at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Joshua Machiz, double bass. Friday, October 5, 2014.

Philadelphia Museum of Art, Art After 5 Series, October 3, 2014. Instrumental Opening

Sketches of improvisation material for our upcoming sessions in the recording studio.

Rhythmic Grooves/Loops

This was part of a set we did on Sunday, June 21, 2015, at the Mask and Wig Club in Philadelphia, as part of the yearly Make Music Philly day.

Plucks, Scrapes, Scratches, Knocks, Rumblings + Happy Ending

Another piece we did live at the Mask And Wig Club, Make Music Philly, 6 21 15.

Two-part Form

La Danse

Violin/Saxophone/Cello Trio, at private concert on June 24, 2012  Special Guest:  Wurli on saxophone.

At the Starship [24 June 2012]

---Classically-based Improvisation with influences ranging from Handel to Hole. Murmuration is:  Eric Coyne on cello/piano, Russell Kotcher on violin/piano, Joshua Machiz on double bass.   The selections provided here are all Completely Improvised (often with no prior plan) 

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