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Clavius Productions presents its first event at new DC
venue The Red and the Black, with Swiss jazz trio Day & Taxi, with
DCIC opening. Please try to come out and support this new venue, which
could possibly be a nice home to experimental music (next to a sideshow
freak bar!). Information on the venue follows the band descriptions:
Tuesday, June 13
The Red and the Black
1212 H St NE WDC
$7, 21+
doors at 8:30, show at 9:30
Day & Taxi (avant-jazz sax/bass/drums trio from Switzerland)
DCIC (experimental improv jazz ensemble from DC)
Day & Taxi
http://www.percaso.ch/
The Swiss trio DAY & TAXI was originally formed in 1988 as a quartet with saxophonist Urs Blöchlinger (1954-1995). From the beginning, the group consisted of Scottish bassist Lindsay L. Cooper (1940-2001) and Swiss drummer Dieter Ulrich.
Besides concerts in Switzerland, DAY & TAXI toured Russia and the Baltic States in 1993, and played various jazz festivals in Canada in 1994. The trio's stock repertoire are original compositions. The initial work of the original trio is documented on CD (PERCASO11, RecRec Distr.) and is entitled "all". Lindsay Cooper went back to Scottland in 1994 and after some time apart DAY & TAXI resurfaced with a new contrabassist (Dominique Girod) and a new repertoire (documented on CD: DAY & TAXI "about" PERCASO 17, "less and more" UNIT RECORDS 4121, RecRec Distr.).
This trio toured USA and Canada in 1998 and Russia in 2000. The years between 2001 and 2003 DAY & TAXI are documented on CD with Daniel Studer on bass and Marco Käppeli on drums ("private" & "material" PERCASO 20, 21, RecRec Distr.). This edition toured Japan in 2001. In 2004 Christian Weber replaced Studer on bass. This trio toured China and Taiwan in 2005 (Documented on LP, PERCASO 22, "live in Shenzhen, Shanghai and Taipei").
Todays edition of the trio -– since 2006 with German drummer Michael Griener -– plays mostly Gallio compositions, which define and stylize a mixture of contemporary new music and jazz. The improvisation, abstract, and plastic visions are the extra important ingredients in the music of DAY & TAXI.
DCIC
http://dcic.alkem.org/
Jonathan Matis -- guitar/electronics:
Jonathan Matis is a composer and performer whose work actively combines the practices of composition and improvisation. Matis has composed music for dance, incidental music for theater, and a variety of concert works. Performing with electric guitar, a small collection of low-tech preparations, and live signal processing, Matis coaxes textures from the instrument -- in addition to the occasional tried-and-true plucked string approach. Currently, he serves as the Director of the Washington DC Chapter of the American Composers Forum. His last name is also Morris. It's kind of a funny story.
Mike Sebastian - tenor & soprano sax/bass clarinet:
Mike has been playing reed instruments for over 12 years. His passion to play grew when he first heard the spirituality of John Coltrane's music. Mike plays improvised experimental, jazz, rock, gospel, and any other type of music that encourages creativity. His experience includes playing in a gospel orchestra, as well as with various local improvisers. Recently Mike played improvised music for dance with Jon Matis and Mark Merella at the DC Improv Festival. A particular thrill was playing with Peter Kowald and local Baltimore musicians at the Red Room in 2000.
Ben Azzara - drums/percussion:
As a child Ben saw Kenny Clark play with Dizzy Gillespie, and ever since he has been seduced by all things drums. Jazz trained but seasoned in rock clubs across the North America and Europe, he has been the progenitor of numerous groups including the emo-punk innovators Junction, the infamous Delta 72, and most recently, Dischord's Capitol City Dusters of whom the UK's Q magazine said, "...Dischord has struck another vein of precious musical ore." Ben continues to perform with his wife SARAH AZZARA and has produced three full-length releases with her. You can listen to MP3s from all of Ben's various musical excursions at his website benazzara.com.
Tuesday, June 13
The Red and the Black
1212 H St NE WDC
$7, 21+
doors at 8:30, show at 9:30
Day & Taxi (avant-jazz sax/bass/drums trio from Switzerland)
DCIC (experimental improv jazz ensemble from DC)
Day & Taxi
http://www.percaso.ch/
The Swiss trio DAY & TAXI was originally formed in 1988 as a quartet with saxophonist Urs Blöchlinger (1954-1995). From the beginning, the group consisted of Scottish bassist Lindsay L. Cooper (1940-2001) and Swiss drummer Dieter Ulrich.
Besides concerts in Switzerland, DAY & TAXI toured Russia and the Baltic States in 1993, and played various jazz festivals in Canada in 1994. The trio's stock repertoire are original compositions. The initial work of the original trio is documented on CD (PERCASO11, RecRec Distr.) and is entitled "all". Lindsay Cooper went back to Scottland in 1994 and after some time apart DAY & TAXI resurfaced with a new contrabassist (Dominique Girod) and a new repertoire (documented on CD: DAY & TAXI "about" PERCASO 17, "less and more" UNIT RECORDS 4121, RecRec Distr.).
This trio toured USA and Canada in 1998 and Russia in 2000. The years between 2001 and 2003 DAY & TAXI are documented on CD with Daniel Studer on bass and Marco Käppeli on drums ("private" & "material" PERCASO 20, 21, RecRec Distr.). This edition toured Japan in 2001. In 2004 Christian Weber replaced Studer on bass. This trio toured China and Taiwan in 2005 (Documented on LP, PERCASO 22, "live in Shenzhen, Shanghai and Taipei").
Todays edition of the trio -– since 2006 with German drummer Michael Griener -– plays mostly Gallio compositions, which define and stylize a mixture of contemporary new music and jazz. The improvisation, abstract, and plastic visions are the extra important ingredients in the music of DAY & TAXI.
DCIC
http://dcic.alkem.org/
Jonathan Matis -- guitar/electronics:
Jonathan Matis is a composer and performer whose work actively combines the practices of composition and improvisation. Matis has composed music for dance, incidental music for theater, and a variety of concert works. Performing with electric guitar, a small collection of low-tech preparations, and live signal processing, Matis coaxes textures from the instrument -- in addition to the occasional tried-and-true plucked string approach. Currently, he serves as the Director of the Washington DC Chapter of the American Composers Forum. His last name is also Morris. It's kind of a funny story.
Mike Sebastian - tenor & soprano sax/bass clarinet:
Mike has been playing reed instruments for over 12 years. His passion to play grew when he first heard the spirituality of John Coltrane's music. Mike plays improvised experimental, jazz, rock, gospel, and any other type of music that encourages creativity. His experience includes playing in a gospel orchestra, as well as with various local improvisers. Recently Mike played improvised music for dance with Jon Matis and Mark Merella at the DC Improv Festival. A particular thrill was playing with Peter Kowald and local Baltimore musicians at the Red Room in 2000.
Ben Azzara - drums/percussion:
As a child Ben saw Kenny Clark play with Dizzy Gillespie, and ever since he has been seduced by all things drums. Jazz trained but seasoned in rock clubs across the North America and Europe, he has been the progenitor of numerous groups including the emo-punk innovators Junction, the infamous Delta 72, and most recently, Dischord's Capitol City Dusters of whom the UK's Q magazine said, "...Dischord has struck another vein of precious musical ore." Ben continues to perform with his wife SARAH AZZARA and has produced three full-length releases with her. You can listen to MP3s from all of Ben's various musical excursions at his website benazzara.com.
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The Red & The Black will open
on Monday, June 12th and is fashioned similarly to DC9. Two levels,
with the first level boasting a long bar with booth seating. A
wall-mounted jukebox allows you to select over 200,000 songs. The
second floor is reserved for live entertainment, dance nights, and
special events.
Unfortunately, we were not able to get a liquor license for opening night. Next to The Red & The Black is The Palace Of Wonders. This bar is dedicated to circus sideshow entertainment and freak oddities. The Palace Of Wonders has a full bar and will be glad to serve you. We should have a liquor license by this coming weekend.
Here is a list of shows for this coming week:
OPENING NIGHT 8pm
June 12: Doveman w/ Davis Broughton $7
June 13: Day and Taxi (avant-jazz from Switzerland)/DCIC $7
June 16: Can a Sista Rock a Mic? Music Festival $10
Presents The Remedy - open mic jam session.
June 18: Will Soderberg w/ Roxanne Jean Polise, Adam Mokan, John Dikeman/Scott Verrastro Duo, Tone Ghosting $7
June 21: Divider w/ Waking State & The Potential
Unfortunately, we were not able to get a liquor license for opening night. Next to The Red & The Black is The Palace Of Wonders. This bar is dedicated to circus sideshow entertainment and freak oddities. The Palace Of Wonders has a full bar and will be glad to serve you. We should have a liquor license by this coming weekend.
Here is a list of shows for this coming week:
OPENING NIGHT 8pm
June 12: Doveman w/ Davis Broughton $7
June 13: Day and Taxi (avant-jazz from Switzerland)/DCIC $7
June 16: Can a Sista Rock a Mic? Music Festival $10
Presents The Remedy - open mic jam session.
June 18: Will Soderberg w/ Roxanne Jean Polise, Adam Mokan, John Dikeman/Scott Verrastro Duo, Tone Ghosting $7
June 21: Divider w/ Waking State & The Potential
and on the horizon:
July 2: Stamen & Pistils, Madagascar (gypsy folk from Baltimore), Emma Zunz (accordion/guitar duo from Seattle), Homemade Knives, John Shaw (of Son Of Earth/The Believers) $8
July 23: French Toast, Lucky Pineapple, The Family Underground (Danish improv psych), Book of Common Gestures (Jean Smith of Mecca Normal and David First of The Notekillers) $8
The Red & The Black is located at 1212 H Street NE, Washington, DC 20002http://www.redandblackbar.com
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