Brittany Karlson and Nick Neuburg at the Goethe-Institut Boston

March 6, 2026 | Goethe-Institut Boston Audio recording & mix: Lucas Bickford Video production: Jack Amadon Bassist/vocalist Brittany Karlson is an adventurous musician with roots in jazz, American folk music, and improvised music. She has performed across the USA, Canada, and Europe in a variety of ensemble settings, including improvised trio Letter Castle and American old-time/bluegrass/Swedish string band The Goodbye Girls. When performing solo, Karlson improvises, performs original songs under the moniker Karl, or ducks behind her bass to perform a lighthearted puppet show with many props. Karlson is an AmSAT certified Alexander Technique teacher. Long based in Boston, she currently lives in New York City. Nick Neuburg is a drummer/percussionist, originally from the greater Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. Nick attended the New England Conservatory of Music, where he studied with drummers Rakalam Bob Moses and Billy Hart and studied composition and improvisation with pianist Anthony Coleman and Guitarist Joe Morris. Upon graduating in the spring of 2014, Nick remained in the greater Boston area until the summer of 2018, during which time he both remained active in the creative music scene as a performer and became busy working and teaching. Now living in NYC, Nick devotes a significant amount of focus to solo percussion performance, practice, and recording and has two solo records out “Cryptic Exaltations” (1039 Records, 2023) and “For 1 and 2 Surfaces” (Empty Stage Records, 2025). In the New York area, Nick often collaborates with many local improvisers, such as Brittany Karlson, Eli Wallace, Sam Newsome, Evan Palmer, and Steve Long, among many others.