Mark Dresser Gradience Quartet + Myra Melford’s Splash Trio

**Myra Melford Splash Trio** Myra Melford – piano Michael Formanek– double bass Ches Smith – vibraphone & drums Pianist and composer Myra Melford, and her trio, Splash will perform music from their recent Intakt Records release, Splash. Their project is the latest installment of Melford’s ongoing body of work inspired by and engaging with the work of Cy Twombly. **Mark Dresser Gradience Quartet** Mark Dresser – acoustic bass DoYeon Kim – gayageum, vocals Cory Smythe – electro acoustic piano Sarah Schoenbeck – bassoonFollowing their stunning world premiere at The Stone in NYC in September 2025, Mark Dresser’s Gradience Quartet makes its highly anticipated debut at the Angel City Jazz Refractions. Bringing together a strikingly unconventional instrumentation, the ensemble fluidly blurs the boundaries of genre and traditional musical parameters.