Haley Heynderickx & The Westerlies
Wed Jan 29, 2025 7pm - 21+
Venue Website:
https://thesirenmorrobay.com/
Artist Website:
https://www.haley-heynderickx.com/
Venue Website:
https://thesirenmorrobay.com/Artist Website:
https://www.haley-heynderickx.com/Hayley Heynderickx:
To Oregon songwriter Haley Heynderickx, a seed represents incubation and the process of
navigating the darkest, deepest parts of ourselves before becoming realized. It is a process of
turning inward, listening and noticing, and trusting one can create something honest and true
despite all the constant noise around us—whether that’s the news, social media, or our own
self-doubt.
Where Heynderickx’s debut album I Need to Start a Garden was about self-actualization and the
excavation of the soul, her new album Seed of a Seed is now about protecting it. Heynderickx’s
answer is by going inwards, requiring a brave solitude, while also acknowledging that it’s not
done alone. This album nods to the necessary helpers along the way—from flowers (“Gemini”)
and daydreams (“Foxglove”) to forests (“Redwoods (Anxious God)”) and friends (“Jerry’s
Song”). Seed of a Seed is an album that honors these helpers – and the self – and the process
of fighting upward toward the light.
The Westerlies:
The Westerlies, “an arty quartet…mixing ideas from jazz, new classical, and Appalachian folk” (New York
Times) are a New York-based brass quartet comprised of Riley Mulherkar and Chloe Rowlands on trumpet, and Andy Clausen and Addison Maye-Saxon on trombone. From Carnegie Hall to Coachella, The Westerlies navigate a wide array of venues and projects with the precision of a string quartet, the audacity of a rock band, and the charm of a family sing-along.
Formed in 2011, the self-described “accidental brass quartet” takes its name from the prevailing winds that travel from the West to the East. “Skilled interpreters who are also adept improvisers” (NPR’s Fresh Air), The Westerlies explore jazz, roots, and chamber music influences to create the rarest of hybrids: music that is both “folk-like and composerly, lovely and intellectually rigorous” (NPR Music).