Brass Knuckle Sandwich
Brass Knuckle Sandwich is the duo of Nicole Rampersaud (trumpet) and Marilyn Lerner (piano), two of Canada's most celebrated creative musicians. Rampersaud's singular vision and sly virtuosity on her instrument made her an intriguing inaugural composer-in-residence at Everyseeker (fka OBEY Convention) last year. Her keen textural imagination is a major part of outfits like Brodie West's Eucalyptus and c_RL with Allison Cameron and Germaine Liu. Meanwhile, brilliant keyboard colourist Marilyn Lerner is among the country's most imaginative and eclectic performers with a practice that spans everything from bold spontaneous playing to klezmer. Lerner's music was once touted by the Penguin Guide to Jazz as demanding "a far wider hearing than it has so far received... Brilliant!"
