Brand new sentence: Jazz Metal Opera is going strong. I first saw La Suspendida on its opening night in January 2023. Although fantastic in its own right then, the ensemble has eclipsed the sum of its parts and reached new heights. An added year of practice and performance (including stints in France and Germany) has served them well, resulting in an even tighter delivery. Continue reading
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CONCERT REVIEW: Kilter Performs William Berger’s “La Suspendida” Live at Culture Lab
If someone said let’s see a Jazz Metal Opera. I’d look confused for a second then I would be all in. That’s exactly what happened when I saw La Suspendida, “The Suspended Woman,” in Long Island City New York at The Phaxall Gallery’s Culture Lab for a three-night residency. It’s an innovative Opera that combines the best of Jazz and Metal music. This groundbreaking concert combines three seemingly different genres into a unique and dynamic sound that will be sure to wow audiences. The drama is based on a notorious incident in history where a doctor’s obsession with a young patient of his was so great that he kept her body as his lover after her untimely death.