The Goodbye Look Presents: Being and Becoming

Being & Becoming was formed by trumpeter and composer Peter Evans in 2017. The group has become Evans’ primary band and compositional outlet, synthesizing both an enormous range of influences, as well as the incredible stylistic diversity of the band members. Incorporating synths, explicitly groove-oriented compositions, a more considered application of textures from Early Music, 20th Century modernism, all framed with a spirit of exploration and a sound which defies any easy categorization.

Evans' reputation among freethinking trumpet players is ironclad, a function of superhuman precision and a trailblazing technical vocabulary. He has worked with some of the leading figures in contemporary music: John Zorn, Pauline Oliveros, Brian Ferneyhough, Kanye West, George Lewis, Anthony Braxton, Mary Halvorson, Evan Parker, Craig Taborn, Ambrose Akinmusere, Lydia Lunch, Weasel Walter, George Benjamin, Peter Brötzmann, Dave Liebman, Ingrid Laubrock, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Tyshawn Sorey, Ikue Mori, Steve Schick, and many others.

Joel Ross is a virtuosic vibraphone player who topped the DownBeat Critics Poll Rising Star category for vibraphone, and in 2017 he became one of the youngest artists to receive a coveted Residency Commission from The Jazz Gallery. A steadfast improviser, Ross saturates live sets with a lyrical intuition that’s equally grounded in melody and phrasing. He plays the moment. Rather than impose energies on the music, he allows moods to set, linger and transform.

Nick Jozwiak is a bassist, multi-instrumentalist, producer, DJ and composer based in New York City. Jozwiak has cultivated a bass practice that defies convention, combining the most rigorous classical technique with an improvisational style ranging from the most traditional Jazz language to the most rarefied textures of modern music.

Michael Shekwoaga Ode is an Nigerian-American drummer, composer, and educator. Ode, who grew up in Durham , was exposed to gospel early in church and was given a toy drum kit at the age of four. In high school, he took instrumental lessons and played in various musical ensembles such as the marching band , jazz ensemble and orchestra. Ode studied with drumming legend Billy Hart at the Oberlin Conservatory . He starred alongside Billy Hart, Wallace Roney, Javon Jackson, Les McCann, Gary Bartz, John Clayton, Peter Bernstein, Eddie Daniels, Cyrus Chestnut, Sullivan Fortner , JD Allen and Gerald Clayton