Douglas Detrick’s AnyWhen Ensemble is a chamber-jazz quintet whose members come from New York, San Francisco and Oregon. Far from just an unusual collection of instruments, the AnyWhen Ensemble is committed to playing a hybrid music that brings together the best of jazz, chamber, free improvisation and folk music. Detrick’s compositions range from the 40 minute, multi-movement work Rivers Music – just released on Origin Classical – to interpretations of American folk music, compositions inspired by bridges, and works that seamlessly blend together improvisation and fully scored music.

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Detrick is an award-winning composer who routinely works in jazz, chamber, experimental improvised, contemporary big band, pop and traditional music. He is also active as an orchestrator and conductor. The AnyWhen Ensemble was created to unite all of Detrick’s interests into one project, while simultaneously drawing on the dynamic expertise of the quintet’s members, ranging from early music on period instruments to free improvisation. Douglas Detrick’s AnyWhen Ensemble seeks to perform the music from its wide and varied repertoire in intimate concert hall settings.

The AnyWhen Ensemble has performed at The Stone (NYC), and with Wayne Horvitz at the Is That Jazz? Festival (Seattle), in addition to numerous venues on the west coast. The ensemble has also collaborated with guitarists Ben Monder and Justin Morell.