"...a trait d’union between a symbolical - and material - communion of intents and the firing, blazing representation of those instances in which the music dictates the path to the artist and viceversa."
-Massimo Ricci, Touching Extremes

In 1996 the owner of the now defunct ‘Radio Valencia’ was booking my group into his San Francisco eating place and asked me the name of my band. I said, “ah, er . . . forward motion . . . no . . . Forward Energy,” and that’s been it for the past 10 years through many player confirgurations and gigs in the S.F. bay area, up and down the West Coast, Chicago & NYC. We have six CD recordings (All available on Edgetone Records, except for The Concept which is a Cadence recording). My free jazz apprenticeship began with Steve Lacy’s weekly open free jams in the early ‘70s but I’d been listening to the great players since I was a tiny tot attempting to make music on the piano and trombone. The massive influx of young, free players to Paris found me already there and ready to wail. Over the years I’ve worked on my axe and made much music. The trio format allows lots of room for personal expression. I plan to extend this FE3 series to include Midwest and East Coast sessions later this year.

Jim Ryan, alto/tenor sax and flute
Robert Jones, double bass
Andrew Wilshusen, drums