Scratch Pad: Fnussjen, Suss, Beat

On Sundays I try to at least quickly note some of my favorite listening from the week prior — things I would later regret having not written about in more depth, so better to share here briefly than not at all. ▰ I really love the zone where jazz and chamber music overlap, and I followed bassist partner, Thomas Morgan, to this ensemble set in which the quartet Fnussjen teams with him and trumpeter Arve Henriksen, another personal favorite: ▰ Suss Müsik has described his new release, Fallow, as “autumnal pieces for acoustic guitar and electronic gadgets,” and that’s exactly right. Here the gadgets come in as both accompaniment and a form of processing, as the guitar maintains its chill seasonal vibe. ▰ I saw an early show on the first phase of the Beat tour, which teamed half the 1980s King Crimson lineup, guitarist Adrian Belew and bassist Tony Levin (also on the Chapman Stick), with Danny Carey of Tool filling in for semi-retired drummer Bill Bruford and Steve Vai taking guitarist…