Fearless. Innovative. Powerful. Upon first listen these are the first three words the music of Club d’Elf evokes, and their new album, Fire In The Brain, does just that. Recorded live at [...]
One of the best kept secrets in improv music is hidden in Boston: the huge rotating cast of characters performing under the guidance of bassist Mike Rivard, the collective known as Club [...]
Link to WBUR For 16 years in Greater Boston, a group of ever-changing but highly talented musicians have been performing an eclectic mix of music under the name Club d’Elf. The musicians [...]
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Watching Club d'Elf perform at the Lizard Lounge feels like happening upon a group of friends carefully conducting a musical experiment. The players are strongly [...]
With its rotating cast of characters, bassist Mike Rivard's Club d'Elf can change complexion from recording to recording and night to night. Elsewhere, for instance, oud master Brahim [...]
MILTON — In the basement of a house in an unsuspecting neighborhood here, centuries and cultures are fusing rather radically. Mike Rivard is leading three Club d’Elf bandmates through a [...]