EXTRADITION IS . . .
Based in Portland, Oregon, USA, Extradition works at the intersection of composition and improvisation, deliberation and chance, clarity and silence. Each performance blends the composer’s vision and the musicians’ creativity into a singular realization, creating a shared avenue of new musical exploration for both performers and audience.
Tightly curated for a holistic listening experience, our concerts and recital events feature realizations of notated scores, text- and graphics-based works, and structured improvisations. Extradition seeks to be fully egalitarian in our programming, choosing compositions that offer the greatest musical possibilities irrespective of the composer’s fame or anonymity. An ongoing recording project documents both our live concerts and special non-concert performances, reaching a worldwide audience via our YouTube channel.
Concerts are held in January, April, June, and October, with recitals and other events scheduled on an ad-hoc basis.
Extradition has been the proud recipient of grants from the James F. and Marion L. Miller Foundation, the Oregon Community Foundation, and the Regional Arts & Culture Council (RACC).
ABOUT THE ENSEMBLE
Extradition is a loose ensemble drawn from Oregon’s classical, jazz, electronic, improvised, and traditional music communities. Key players include:
Matt Carlson – piano, electronics
Loren Chasse – percussion, objects
Ben Cohen-Chen – soprano & tenor sax
Brandon Conway – guitar
Annie Gilbert – trombone, voice
Matt Hannafin – percussion
Maxx Katz – flute
Sam Klapper – violin
Juniana Lanning – electronics, percussion
Catherine Lee – oboe, oboe d’amore, English horn
Daniel Reyes Llinás – guitar
Collin Oldham – cello
Stephanie Lavon Trotter – voice, piano
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), 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), Gilly Ann Hanner (electric guitar), Mark Hannesson (trumpet), 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), Melanie Voytovich (percussion)
INFRASTRUCTURE
Matt Hannafin – artistic director / producer
Tim Westcott – live sound reinforcement