EXTRADITION IS . . .
Based in Portland, Oregon, USA, Extradition is an ensemble dedicated to exploring the history and depth of the American experimental tradition and the global disciplines of open composition, guided improvisation, and other forms it helped inspire. We collaborate closely with both known and emerging composers worldwide, producing quarterly concerts and intimate recital events that unite composition and improvisation, deliberation and chance, clarity and silence. Our programs are tightly curated for a holistic listening experience, each piece blending the composers’ vision and the musicians’ creativity into a shared musical exploration. An ongoing recording project documents both our live concerts and special non-concert performances, reaching a worldwide audience via our YouTube channel and Bandcamp releases.
Concerts are held in January, April, June, and October, with recitals and other events scheduled on an ad-hoc basis.
Extradition is honored to have received grants from the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation, the Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC), and the Oregon Community Foundation.
ABOUT THE ENSEMBLE
Extradition’s name derives from our mission, exploring both the historical and contemporary expressions of the American Experimental tradition and the global movements it’s helped inspire. In the original Latin, ex traditio means “delivering up from out”—and that’s exactly what we do.
Our ensemble draws from Oregon’s classical, jazz, electronic, improvised, and traditional music communities, with key current and recent members including:
Matt Carlson – piano, electronics
Loren Chasse – percussion, objects
Ben Cohen-Chen – soprano & tenor sax
Brandon Conway – guitar
Annie Gilbert – trombone, voice, objects
Matt Hannafin – percussion
Gilly Ann Hanner – guitar
Maxx Katz – flute
Sam Klapper – violin
Juniana Lanning – piano, electronics, objects
Catherine Lee – oboe, oboe d’amore, English horn
Daniel Reyes Llinás – guitar
Collin Oldham – cello
Anthony Stillabower – voice
Stephanie Lavon Trotter – voice
Reed Wallsmith – alto sax
Shao Way Wu – double bass
Emeritus: Lee Elderton (clarinet, soprano & tenor sax), Caspar Sonnet (dobro, voice, objects), Andre St. James (bass), Branic Howard (guitar, electronics, objects)
Guest performers have included Gina Adorno (voice), Matt Anderson (percussion, voice), Linda Austin (dance), Francisco Botello (electronics), Evan Cordes (gongs), Christi Denton (electronics), Alissa DeRubeis (electronics), Douglas Detrick (trumpet), Tim DuRoche (drums), Derek Ecklund (electronics), Sage Fisher (harp), Barbara Ford (voice), Mike Gamble (guitar), John Gross (tenor sax), Mark Hannesson (trumpet), Patrick McCulley (saxophones), Margaret McNeal (voice), Jesse Mejía (electronics), Lorna Krier Milgaten (piano), Jacob Mitas (viola), Joel Nelson (electronics), John Niekrasz (drums), Rebecca Olason (French horn), Lara Pacheco (voice, objects), Christian Pincock (trombone), Dana Reason (piano), Alyssa Reed-Stuewe (voice), Danielle Ross (dance), John Savage (flute, sax), Jonathan Sielaff (bass clarinet), Bonnie Singer (voice), Glenn Sogge (electronics), Michael Stirling (voice), Marion Van Namen (voice), Jena Viemeister (voice), Blanca Stacey Villalobos (voice, objects), and Melanie Voytovich (percussion)
INFRASTRUCTURE
Matt Hannafin – artistic director / producer
Tim Westcott – live sound reinforcement