‍Foam presents Avi Salloway & friends for a luminous night of art-rock and global grooves that make you want to dance! The band features Avi Salloway (Billy Wylder/Bombino), Rob Morse (Hadestown/Vorcza), Parker Shper (Leif Vollebekk), and Anthony Lafond (Billy Wylder). 

Salloway is an acclaimed musician and activist and recently moved back to Vermont from Los Angeles. He grew up learning music from American folk legends, Pete and John Seeger, and from an early age, was exposed to the power of music to bring people together. Salloway is the bandleader for Billy Wylder, has co-written, produced, and recorded on 15 albums and performed over 1500 concerts across six continents. He also toured for many years in Bombino’s band, the Tuareg guitar hero from Niger. Highlight performances include Coachella, New Orleans Jazz Fest, Carnegie Hall, and Lincoln Center. He has collaborated and performed with renowned artists including Jack Johnson, The Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Tinariwen, David Longstreth (Dirty Projectors), The Low Anthem, and Pete Seeger. 

A native of Vermont, Morse spent years in New York studying bass with John Patitucci and honing his composition chops at City College. Since then he's been performing and recording with a ton of innovative artists and genre benders like Taylor Haskins, Michael Chorney, the Barr Brothers and many more. A founding member of Anais Mitchell's Hadestown Orchestra, Morse still holds the bass chair for the Tony-winning musical.

Vermont based pianist/composer/producer, Parker Shper electrifies audiences with his genre-defying conception of the piano and electronic instruments. Shper’s unique sound has made him a fixture of the experimental indie music scene, working with a wide range of artists such as Richard Reed Parry (Arcade Fire), Trey Anastasio, Leif Vollebekk, Susie Ibarra, Yuka Honda (Cibo Matto), Anais Mitchell, The Barr Brothers, Akil the MC (Jurassic 5), and many more across the globe.

Anthony Lafond is a dynamic drummer who has performed internationally and is currently touring with Billy Wylder. In 2023 he graduated with a Masters degree in Contemporary Performance from Berklee College of Music's Valencia, Spain campus. Lafond is an in demand drummer and has done over 300 recording sessions.

https://billywylder.com/avisalloway

show 8pm | free