Jazz Performance by Dick Griffin

LUNGS & 11 BC Serenity Garden presents a performance by Dick Griffin at 11 BC Serenity Garden! "A master technician on the trombone, Griffin has developed a highly personalized playing style that he calls "circularphonics". Inspired by his close friend and mentor Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Griffin’s "circularphonics" technique mimics Kirk’s unique ability to play multiple instruments simultaneously without having to stop to breathe. Griffin’s technique achieves this sonic feat on a single trombone by combining circular breathing with multiphonics. The expanded range of simultaneous sounds Griffin creates through his technique evokes the true spirit of such experimental jazz musicians as John Coltrane, Sun Ra, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk. Never a follower, Griffin has moved beyond the course set by these pioneering giants to develop a unique style on and for an instrument which has hardly been the most widely used in modern Jazz."