Interpolations by William Schimmel & Elliott Sharp

A set of improvisations from accordion virtuoso William Schimmel and multi-instrumentalist Elliott Sharp. The theme was "interpolation" and two diverging definitions both applied: the insertion of contrasting or unexpected materials into a process but also a mathematical mode of estimation created by extrapolating new data points from an existing set. The underlying tint was "noir" and these pieces interpolate free improvisation with a noirish sensibility into classic chord progressions.

The latest collaboration from the duo of accordionist William Schimmel and multi-instrumentalist Elliott Sharp. of Schimmel, Tom Waits once said "he doesn't play the accordion, he IS rhe accordion. Sharp's polymathic talents stretch from composing to improvising to instrument building. The two make gnarly music, engaging but simultaneously bending or breaking the rules.