Zaphica & Present Moment at Paradiso

Present Moment is a co-operative group of four veteran players that performs completely improvised pieces under their philosophy that all music that has been made up to the present moment is available for them to use, whether jazz, world, classical, rock, or anything else.

Jim Goetsch, soprano sax, keyboards and electronics, began by studying with composer George Russell, touring with Albert King and appearing in festivals with Senegalese griot Mor Thiam. This was followed by a move into electronic music with the synthesizer duo Biomechanique. Jim then began mixing jazz with electronics in the group Baker’s Brew, whose “New Works” release was hailed by Italian writer Enrico Merlin as “Album Of The Future”.

Mustafa Stefan Dill (guitar/oud) has performed in solo concerts throughout Europe since 1992 at venues and festivals throughout Europe and has worked with Cecil Talyor, Guus Janssen, J.A. Deane, former students John Dikeman and Ava Mendoza, Brahim Fribgane,  and others. Projects past and present include Pray For Brain,  Love Unfold The Sun, and recently has been working on  acoustic -based avant flamenco explorations.

 New to New Mexico, bassist Kim Stone's credits include 8 years with Spyro Gyra,  19 years with the Rippingtons. He has performed and or recorded with BB King,  Richie Cole  Dave Amram, Hugh Reagan, Taj Mahal, Barry Altschul, Javon Jackson and Jessica Williams.

Dave Wayne (drums) is a self-taught drummer and composer who hails from the Philadelphia area, landing in Santa Fe in 1993. The past few years have seen Dave accompany a number of original, innovative and accomplished New Mexico-based jazz and rock bands such as Fire For The People, OrnEtc., Love Unfold The Sun, and Shake Alert (to name a few.).