This Quartet, when collectively locking in on its musical ideas, seems to take the music into a realm where the subconscious and the spiritual meet. There is a deep allegiance in this music to allow for both a compelling groove as well as intense melodic interaction between the instruments. As befitting its core instrumentation of reeds, bassoon, electric guitar, and double bass, the music at times develops in classical composition-like ways. On the other hand, these are all players deeply connected with the New York City improvised music/free- jazz scene, and their individual and collective language is drawn largely from that world. It is important to note that while there is some individual soloing, the focus is on spontaneous group interaction and the creation of ideas that are developed and expanded naturally, allowing for a more compositional and textured sound.

Daniel Carter has been a key member of the jazz avant-garde since the early '70s and is featured on well over a 100 records. He has performed with such luminaries of the music as Sun Ra, Cecil Taylor, Sam Rivers, William Parker, Matthew Shipp, and many others. He is a multi-instrumentalist who is a master of the tenor, alto, and soprano saxophones, flute, clarinet, and trumpet, and he is active as a touring musician in both the United States and Europe. Daniel's playing has a beautifully liquid and breathy tone, which no matter what explorations he makes, remains firmly grounded in melody and jazz phrasing. 

  Claire de Brunner is an accomplished and gifted bassoonist, who has studied with the first bassoonists of both the New York Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera. After attending conservatories, Claire discovered the downtown New York music scene of the '80s and played with bands such as 101 Crustaceans and Church of Betty. From there, she studied jazz with Lee Konitz and Connie Crothers and became active in the free-improvisation world, where she remains a unique presence. Already rare as an improvising bassoonist, she is able to bring her deep study and knowledge of classical, jazz, and alternative music to the more abstract setting of free-improvisation. Notable collaborators have included Ed Pastorini, Oren Bloedow, Blaise Siwula, Daniel Carter, and Steve Swell, among others.

Guitarist Ken Silverman's initial musical focus was in the area of rock and blues, and among his early heroes were Jeff Beck and Howlin' Wolf. He became exposed to jazz first through fusion artists like Pat Methany and Stanley Clarke, and then Miles Davis and Charles Mingus. Since moving to New York City, Ken has collaborated with such artists as Daniel Carter, Blaise Siwula, Rhys Cheatham and Roy Campbell. Prior to that he played with and founded the Interplanetary Boogie Band. An explorer of strings, he also plays the Middle Eastern Oud and Bolivian Charango. Ken possesses great tone and is an eclectic stylist who seeks to explore his instruments more delicate side, which is often neglected by many electric guitarists.