jayve montgomery ©️
With the ever increasing ability to be anywhere and everywhere else, now remains an elusive destination. Reconciling the past with the future, JayVe Montgomery’s work is time traveling to the pre(-)sent, the gift of now. His work reveals his adherence to improvisation and chance as a way to explore evolutionary learning, dreams, democratic polylogue and unintended subjective meaning through randomized being.
epigenetic tendency
towards (to waves)
exploring being relative
to someone who has listened to,
been,
the sounds at the bottom of a
slave ship
and rewarded in this afterlife by
being purchased for animal
husbandry and other common tasks
of human livestock...
Featured Work
Switched On Ra
Switched On Ra
Bitchin Bajas invited me to perform Electronic Wind Instrument for their “Switch On Ra” project. Despite what the New York Times says, I only play EWI, not vocals- that was Bajas magic. Thanks to Cooper, Dan, and Rob for having me!
The Top Outgrowing The Bottom
Katuktu Collective asked me to present some sounds for their digital-only imprint A RED THREAD, which aims to raise money directly for social justice organization via sound sales. Read all about my take on Epinasty as it pertains to our demographically stratified society and let’s raise some grassroots-funded reparations for Nashville’s Gideon’s Army.
GalleryAbstractBlack Music (ASCAP)
Outer Music City
Outer Music City