It was an evening of listening at tonight's concert by Ember at the Bird's Eye in Basel. The members of the band are listening to each other all the time, of course, but when they smile or laugh, the listening audience can actually see how they're listening. Bassist Noah Garabedian smiles at a run by saxophonist and trumpeter Caleb Wheeler Curtis. Drummer Vincent Perrazza, laying out, laughs at a line by Noah and plays a fill to answer. Caleb laughs when Noah tells him to start the next tune unaccompanied. Vincent starts to count off, but Noah says, “Just play something,” and they all laugh together as Vincent begins a solo. (Andrew Shields, #111Words, 24 October 2025)