Off the 405: Slauson Malone 1

Slauson Malone 1 is a performance piece created by artist and musician Jasper Marsalis, exploring the possible intersections of popular music and performance art. Marsalis is known for his experimental and boundary-pushing approach to music, blending elements of hip-hop, jazz, electronic, and avant-garde genres. Pitchfork called his latest release Excelsior ambitious, unpredictable, and sublime, writing that, on it, Marsalis "accompanies himself with nearly two dozen different instruments, from guitar to theremin, from Mellotron to Wurlitzer; the genre experiments combine grungy no-wave, free jazz, chamber music, and more." Slauson Malone 1 was recently featured at the Park Avenue Armory in New York as part of their Artist's Studio series curated by Jason Moran. His Getty performance comes on the heels of supporting the Sun Ra Arkestra and Kim Gordon at Central Park's SummerStage.