The word “YEI” means the number three in the native Mexican language of Nahuatl, where it’s still spoken to this day in Veracruz. Via distinctive and varying loops performed by each player, the piece’s ternary form uses techniques to create a complex pitch and rhythm aggregate.

Henry Mermer (b. 1999) is a drummer, improviser, and composer of instrumental and electronic music currently based in Ridgewood, Queens. As a collaborator and improviser, he has performed at venues including The Stone, The Jazz Gallery, The Blue Note, happylucky no. 1, Spectrum NYC, Public Records, and The Bar Next Door…