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Travis Laplante's Battle Trance at Barking Legs Theater
Courtesy of bruce kaplan | Posted on January 29, 2015
Where
Barking Legs Theater
1307 Dodds Ave.
Chattanooga, TN
Map
423-624-5347
When
Sat, January 31, 2015
8:00 pm
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Musicians
About
BATTLE TRANCE had an auspicious inception. One morning, Travis Laplante (Little Women, Extra Life, trio with bassist Trevor Dunn and drummer Ches Smith) literally awoke with the crystal clear vision that he needed to start an ensemble with three specific individuals: Matthew Nelson, Jeremy Viner, and Patrick Breiner. Laplante was actually unfamiliar with their work as musicians and had only a minimal relationship with them as individuals. He was also aware that a band of four tenor saxophones could be the worst idea ever. In spite of this, Laplante followed through and contacted Nelson, Viner, and Breiner. He gave them very little information beyond his morning experience But no one hesitated - the ensemble formed that evening....