Twin Talk at Rozz-Tox -- November 14.
Saturday, November 14, 8 p.m.
Rozz-Tox, 2108 Third Avenue, Rock Island IL
Touring in support of their October release Delights that All About Jazz said "succeeds because the three musicians trust one another enough to let the music breathe, shift, and surprise," the Chicago-based talents of Twin Talk return to Rock Island's Rozz-Tox on November 14, the group previously lauded by Downbeat magazine as a trio that "expresses both its melodic rigor and appetite for adventure."
As expressed in the band's biography at TwinTalkMusic.com: "Saxophonist Dustin Laurenzi, bassist-singer Katie Ernst, and drummer Andrew Green have spent the last 15 years making music that has grown ever-more elastic, spontaneous, and open, embracing new inspirations without stifling the improvisational heart of their work.
"While all three musicians are active members in Chicago’s bustling jazz community, each playing in numerous working bands (Laurenzi tours with singer songwriter Bill Callahan, Ernst is in the touring band for folk artist Iron & Wine, and Green ubiquitous on the Chicago indie/jazz circuit), they’ve found a true collective voice as Twin Talk. They use live performances as opportunities to stretch – expanding on composed material and ditching set lists in favor of calling tunes on the fly. Recent concert highlights include the Chicago Jazz Festival and Big Ears Music Festival, with upcoming performances at the Sound & Gravity Festival (Chicago) and a world premiere of Delights at JazzFest Berlin in November 2026."
Over the course of the band's professional career, reviewers have been effusive in their praise. Nowhere Street raved that the band “subverts the usual sax trio conventions in clever, immensely satisfying ways," while the Chicago Reader hailed the "free-improvisation aesthetic at its core ... . The tunes on Twin Talk Live are so dreamily melodic and hummable that they veer into the art-pop realm." ChicagoJazz.com, meanwhile, stated, "Twin Talk has established itself as a marker of postmodern jazz creativity."
Twin Talk headlines their Rock Island engagement on November 14, admission to the 8 p.m. all-ages concert is $10-15, and more information and tickets are available by calling (309)200-0978 and visiting RozzTox.com.
