Wild Up at The Nimoy – after it's over, it's gone in the air.

Wild Up performs a new improvisational work by Patrick Shiroishi and Christopher Rountree.

“…[R]aucous, grungy, irresistibly exuberant...this group’s boisterously theatrical sensibility...draws out the vitality in the works it plays. [A] fun-loving, exceptionally virtuosic family.” – New York Times

Wild Up becomes an improvising ensemble, moving through music by a wide range of composers and traditions. Anchored by a new composition by multi-instrumentalist and composer Patrick Shiroishi, the program opens a gateway between jazz, improvisation and contemporary classical music — a seamless alchemy of sound shaped by Shiroishi with music director Christopher Rountree.

Founded in 2010 by Roundtree, Wild Up was created to challenge traditional concert practices by experimenting with diverse methodologies, approaches and contexts. After a decade and a half of rampant creativity and curiosity, Wild Up is the ambassador of West Coast music. This program marks Wild Up’s fifth collaboration with The Nimoy.