Lily Finnegan & gabby fluke-mogul (US)
Jennifer Gersten talks to Lily Finnegan & gabby fluke-mogul
Lily Finnegan, Drums
gabby fluke-mogul, Violin
As a duo in their debut album, Throw It In The Sink, Lily Finnegan and gabby fluke-mogul give their respects to the queer punk rock & avant jazz musicians of the expansive continuum past, present, future. A prayer, a scream, a steadfast commitment - the pair weave improvised song, solo, and laughter in this music, recorded in the depths of July 2023 in Chicago.
Lily Glick Finnegan is a Chicago born and based drummer, composer, improviser and organizer. Her wide ranging interests and cross genre influence are embodied in her self led quartet Heat On, along with Ken Vandermark’s Edition Redux and punk band Cucuy. Lily has collaborated with a wide range of artists including James Brandon Lewis, Bill Orcutt, Nicole Mitchell, Tomeka Reid, Macie Stewart, Brandon Seabrook, Fay Victor, Ed Wilkerson, Shanta Nurullah, Dave Rempis, Katie Ernst, Jason Stein, Devon Gates, Katinka Kleijn, Emma Dayhuff and Lia Kohl. Lily co-curates the Option Series and was spotlighted as a “Chicagoan of Note” by The Chicago Reader for her musical organizing work in the city. In 2025 she became a member of the independent music cooperative Catalytic Sound.
https://www.lilyglickfinnegan.com/
gabby fluke-mogul is a New York-based violinist, improviser, composer, educator, organizer and doula. Weaving within the threads of avant and free jazz, with deep roots in improvised and experimental music, their music has been described as “embodied, visceral and virtuosic” and “the most striking sound in improvised music in years”. gabby is humbled to have collaborated with Nava Dunkelman, Joanna Mattrey, Ava Mendoza, Charles Burnham, Fred Frith, Luke Stewart, Zeena Parkins, Tcheser Holmes, Lester St. Louis, William Parker, and Pauline Oliveros among many other musicians, poets, dancers and visual artists.