Jim do you want to read my copy of Braxton's tri-axiom ,vol i-iii ?


________________________________
From: james baker <jasabaker@...>
To: chi-improv@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 12:05:07 PM
Subject: [chi-improv] re improv suggestion

 
Eliezer,
 
the comparison was perhaps a bit facetious (and, in reconsidering, maybe I would
exclude
spectralism from this...); but I think that from some perspectives, the results
of chance
operations, or total serialism, or free improv, might in some instances not be
readily apparent if one were not advised, in advance, as to which of these means
of production
were employed to produce the results.  
 
(this "argument" may in some sense have conceded a point of view that many
reasonable and informed listeners would find untenable--but is maybe similar to
the point of view expressed by responses such as "they can't play" or "my kid
could do better than that".   Such aspersions are not limited to free improv, I
think; they have been directed towards compositions whose methods of generation
have very little in common with free improv.)
 
 

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Jim: its time your wrote your own eno/braxton type book




________________________________
From: james baker <jasabaker@...>
To: chi-improv@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 11:48:35 AM
Subject: [chi-improv] re improv...

 
might also be interesting to compare contrasting processes with seemingly
similar results,
as per (aleatoric processes)
vs (total serialization [or "new complexity" or "spectralism" , or
what-have-you) )
vs (improvisation [per whatever variants]).
 
from some vantages, the results of these might seem indistinguishable,
but I think that the parties involved in their production might perceive
significant differences
in the production processes.   (this may seem obvious to many in this list,
but might represent new information to those less familiar with this
perspective. )
 
(perhaps also interestingly:  the other common aspect of results from these
three seemingly-disparate processes, is that they all share an attribute of
being perceived as having near-negligible commercial potential.)

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Jim, you can tell the difference by observing the performers gestures and
facial expressions. ;-)

~DP

On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 11:48 AM, james baker <jasabaker@...> wrote:

>
>
> might also be interesting to compare contrasting processes with seemingly
> similar results,
> as per (aleatoric processes)
> vs (total serialization [or "new complexity" or "spectralism", or
> what-have-you))
> vs (improvisation [per whatever variants]).
>
> from some vantages, the results of these might seem indistinguishable,
> but I think that the parties involved in their production might perceive
> significant differences
> in the production processes.   (this may seem obvious to many in this list,
> but might represent new information to those less familiar with this
> perspective.)
>
> (perhaps also interestingly:  the other common aspect of results from these
> three seemingly-disparate processes, is that they all share an attribute of
> being perceived as having near-negligible commercial potential.)
>
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>
>
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Robair/Royal/Zarzutzki

Gino Robair (SF/Bay Area) - percussion, electronics
Andrew Royal - violins, wheel, electronics
Aaron Zarzutzki - no-output turntable, electronics

Friday, 10/2
2 PM: Live on WNUR 89.3 FM, simultaneously at wnur.org
9 PM: Live on WHPK 88.5 FM, Pride of the South Side, simultaneously at whpk.org

Saturday, 10/3
8 PM: Live at Elastic, 2830 N. Milwaukee ave, Chicago, as part of the
Chicago Calling Festival
chicagocalling.org for full details

ALSO, Saturday, 10/3
2 PM: Gino Robair's "Divination" for large improvising ensemble at the
Chicago Cultural Center as part of the Chicago Calling Festival

featuring:
Gino Robair – conductor

Ben Boye – piano
Ryan Dunn – electronics
Carol Genetti – voice
Dan Godston – trumpet
Paul Hartsaw – saxophone
Jeff Kimmel – bass clarinet
Eric Leonardson – amplified springboard
Andrew Royal – violin
Adam Sonderberg – electronics
Jason Stein – bass clarinet
Aaron Zarzutzki – electronics

ALSO, Sunday, 10/4
12-4 PM: "Improvising Strategies for Large Ensemble" Workshop with
Gino Robair at Elastic, 2830 N. Milwaukee ave

This interdisciplinary workshop will examine a number of techniques
you can use when improvising within a large group. We will focus on
global awareness and listening, while exploring strategies for
achieving maximum variety and avoiding stagnation. We will also
discuss concepts such as foreground/background, solo/support, and
intention/non-intention.

$25 workshop fee, open to the public

--
Andrew T. Royal, Esq.
1849 W. Cullerton St., Apt. 2F
Chicago, IL 60608
310-903-6567

Hey Andy:  I've really enjoyed my Velvet calendar all year - are there plans for
a 2010 edition?

--- In chi-improv@yahoogroups.com, Andy <velvetchicago@...> wrote:
>
> Friends,
>
> If you would like to have a beauty of a tribute to musicians at the
> Velvet Lounge in Chicago, then check out the 2009 calendar that
> volunteer photographer Peter Bell has loaded into Lulu.com.
>
> It is directly accessible by going to:
>
> www.lulu.com/content/5592619
>
> It may also be found by going into the Lulu calendar search, using
> either "Velvet Lounge", "Fred Anderson", or "jazz" as keywords.
>
> While $20 may be considered a bit expensive for a calendar, bear in
> mind that Fred and the Velvet receive all profits from this custom,
> limited run tribute, including printed copies of the calendar to sell
> at the club.
>
> Divided by 12 months, it is much cheaper and logical than sponsoring
> the musically handicapped public radio in Chicago!
>
> Thanks for your time in reading this house ad,
>
> Andy
>

Chicago Calling at Brown Rice
tonight, beginning at 10 p.m.

You are invited to attend this Chicago Calling Arts Festival event --

1st set: performance by Chicago Phonography

2nd set: Set of live music, while videos by Jayve Montgomery, Annie Heckman,
and Mikey Peterson are projected. Performers include:
Gregory O'Drobinak -- Arc of the Oven / Chicago
Jayve Montgomery -- saxophones and percussion / Chicago
Williwaw -- amplified ukulele / Glasgow
Jon Godston -- soprano saxophone / Chicago
Ernesto Sturm Diaz-Infante -- bajo sexto guitar / San Francisco
Ritwik Banerji -- saxophone / Chicago
Steve Dalanchinsky -- poetry / New York City
Jim Ryan -- kalimba / Oakland
Michael Staron -- bass / Chicago
Jimmy Bennington -- drums / Chicago

$5 suggested donation
Brown Rice
4432 N. Kedzie Ave., 1st floor
Chicago, IL  60625
http://www.brownricemusic.org
http://www.chicagophonography.org
http://www.chicagocalling.org

Hey everybody, Cafe Mestizo is moving, basically now, so for the time being
there will be no jam session at Mestizo.   Leo doesn't know exactly when the new
location will be up and running yet, but he thought maybe a month.  He also
didn't have the address written down but it will still be on 18th Street, on the
other side of the Pink Line stop.  I don't think it's very far from the current
location.  When Mestizo opens again I'll email everybody and let you know where
you'll need to show up.

Thanks for coming out everybody!  We're looking forward to coming back to the
new and improved location, whenever that is.


Henry

You are invited to attend this Fourth Annual Chicago Calling Arts Festival
event, which features a panel discussion about the arts in New Orleans and
Chicago and a large ensemble performance of Gino Robair's "Divination."

Saturday, October 3, 2009 (1-4 p.m.)

Claudia Cassidy Theater
Chicago Cultural Center, 2nd floor
78 E. Washington St.
Chicago, IL  60605

"The Arts in New Orleans and Chicago" Panel Discussion (1 p.m.)
This panel discussion involves people in New Orleans and Chicago discussing
the arts, curation, and the roles of the arts in society. The panelists in
New Orleans include Diane Grams, Elizabeth Underwood, Natalie
Sciortino-Rinehart, and Keith Calhoun, with Cynthia Scott moderating. The
panelists in Chicago include Barbara Koenen, Alpha Bruton, and Annie
Heckman, and Matthew Golombisky, with Dan Godston moderating. The panelists
in both cities will be connected over the internet, using Skype. Panelists
in New Orleans will be at the New Orleans Photo Alliance
(http://neworleansphotoalliance.org/).

Large Ensemble Performance of "Divination" by Gino Robair (2:30 p.m.)
Performers include:
Eric Leonardson -- amplified springboard
Carol Genetti -- voice
Andrew Royal -- violins
Paul Hartsaw -- tenor saxophone
Dan Godston -- trumpet
Ben Boye -- piano
Adam Sonderberg -- electronics
Jason Stein -- bass clarinet
Jeff Kimmel -- bass clarinet
Ryan Dunn -- electronics

"Divination" by Gino Robair
The "Divination" pieces are designed to allow one or more people to
dynamically inspire any number of musicians, dancers, actors, or
videographers in an improvisational situation. Drawing on the metaphor of
using objects to read the potential of future events, the work explores the
idea that every interpreter will have a unique reading that is, ultimately,
integral to the artistic outcome of the performance.
The piece was created as a stand-alone structure for "I, Norton" that allows
the Emperor to improvise using objects and graphic scores, which in turn
serves as a trigger for external events. For example, as the Emperor matches
objects to a series of graphics, a sort of divination takes place through
the artistic translations of the other performers.

This event is free and open to the public.

www.chicagocalling.org

Alternating Currents Live presents

Sunday, October 11, 2009, at 7 p.m.

The Edward Wilkerson Quartet

featuring

Edward Wilkerson - tenor saxophone
Jim Baker - keyboards
Brian Smith - bass
Dushun Mosley - drums


Woodland Pattern Book Center
720 East Locust Street, Milwaukee 53212
414/263-5001
$8 general, $7 students and seniors, $6 members

For more information go to:
http://www.woodlandpattern.org/gallery/acl.101109.shtml

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Jonahpallooza Dos 2009!!! Benefit for Jonah Larrama. Our Mt. Happy brother Jonah
needs to raise some big loot so that he can get a green card and not have to
return to El Salvador. Redeemer kicks off a tour as Chicago weirdo wankers wave
them bye with a hootenany

Redeemer
Ono
Bomb Banks
Chill Fumes
+ special guests...

http://www.myspace. com/redemertime
http://www.myspace. com/onopmichaelo no
http://www.myspace. com/chillfumes

Friday, 10/9, 9pm
at Mt. Happy
2003 W. Cermak,
donation plse!

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i meant Fri. 10/9 that is....

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You are invited to check out these two sets of music, part of Chicago
Calling --

1st set: Jim Baker Trio (8:40 p.m.)
             Jim Baker -- keyboard, ARP
             Brian Sandstrom -- bass
             Steve Hunt -- drums

2nd set: Weston / Royal / Godston Trio (10:30 p.m.)
             Matt Weston -- percussion
             Andrew Royal -- violins
             Dan Godston -- trumpet

www.chicagocalling.org

Poetry Fans:  Join us for our annual Fall Fashion Show Poetry Review, also known
as the Halloween Show (surely you have some spooky, scary tales to tell, or just
bring your new stuff to Hotti Biscotti this Thursday, October 8th.
Showtime: 8-10pm, and Hotti Biscotti is located at 3545 West Fullerton Avenue in
Logan Square.

October 8-11: Miguel Zenón Live at Jazz Showcase (806 S. Plymouth St.)
8:00 pm and 10:00 pm shows every night and 4:00 pm matinee on Sunday. Price $20

Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellow Miguel Zenón was born and raised in San Juan,
Puerto Rico. There, he studied classical saxophone at the famed Escuela Libre de
Musica. Although Zenón was exposed to jazz while in high school, it wasn't until
he began his studies at the Berklee School of Music that his formal jazz
training began. After graduating from Berklee, Zenón received a scholarship to
attend Manhattan School of Music and in 2001, he received a Masters in Saxophone
Performance. The distinguished list of educators he has studied with include:
Angel Marrero, Leslie Lopez, Rafael Martinez, Danilo Perez, Dick Oatts, Dave
Liebman, George Garzone and Bill Pierce.

In his relatively short, but rather illustrious career, Zenón has performed
and/or recorded with a quite a diverse array of artists including: David
Sanchez, Charlie Haden, The Village Vanguard Orchestra, Bobby Hutcherson, Bob
Moses and Mozamba, The Either Orchestra, Guillermo Klein y Los Guachos, The
Mingus Big Band, Jerry Gonzalez & The Fort Apache Band, Ray Barretto, and Steve
Coleman, among others.

October 8-11: Miguel Zenón Live at Jazz Showcase (806 S. Plymouth St.)
8:00 pm and 10:00 pm shows every night and 4:00 pm matinee on Sunday. Price $20

Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellow Miguel Zenón was born and raised in San Juan,
Puerto Rico. There, he studied classical saxophone at the famed Escuela Libre de
Musica. Although Zenón was exposed to jazz while in high school, it wasn't until
he began his studies at the Berklee School of Music that his formal jazz
training began. After graduating from Berklee, Zenón received a scholarship to
attend Manhattan School of Music and in 2001, he received a Masters in Saxophone
Performance. The distinguished list of educators he has studied with include:
Angel Marrero, Leslie Lopez, Rafael Martinez, Danilo Perez, Dick Oatts, Dave
Liebman, George Garzone and Bill Pierce.

In his relatively short, but rather illustrious career, Zenón has performed
and/or recorded with a quite a diverse array of artists including: David
Sanchez, Charlie Haden, The Village Vanguard Orchestra, Bobby Hutcherson, Bob
Moses and Mozamba, The Either Orchestra, Guillermo Klein y Los Guachos, The
Mingus Big Band, Jerry Gonzalez & The Fort Apache Band, Ray Barretto, and Steve
Coleman, among others.

tonight tues 8:40 pm earlier set
brian sandstrom - bass & guitar
steve hunt - percussion
jim baker - keyboards
 
we play usually one or maybe two sets, usually done by 10:35 or a bit earlier.
 
tonight there is also a later set, presented under the aegis of the "chicago
calling" festival,
this is to be a trio involving
matt weston -  percussion (and perhaps electronics)
andrew royal - violin
daniel godston - trumpet
they start at 11:00 pm or perhaps a bit earlier
 
no cover; hotti biscotti is located at 3545 w fullerton (corner of drake), in
chicago




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Umbrella Music Presents:

The IMMEDIATE SOUND series @ The Hideout
Every Wednesday Night.

Please come out this Wednesday, October 7th for two sets with a trio that
matches one of Scandinavia's most important improvisers with two of his Chicago
parallels:

Gjerstad/Lonberg-Holm/Zerang
Frode Gjerstad - reeds
Fred Lonberg-Holm - cello
Michael Zerang - drums
 
*DJ Sets: Quin Kirchner spins Drums I Like 
 
$8 cover charge 
DJ starts at 9pm, live music begins promptly at 10pm.
 



The Hideout
1354 W. Wabansia Ave
Chicago, IL 60622
773.227.4433
www.hideoutchicago.com
 
 


The Immediate Sound Series is thrilled to start the month of October by
welcoming back Norwegian reed legend FRODE GJERSTAD to The Hideout for the first
time in almost two years. Gjerstad has been active on the European
jazz/improvised music scene since the seventies, and in that time he has become
one of its leading figures through his work with such legends as JOHNNY DYANI,
JOHN STEVENS, WILLIAM PARKER, and PETER BRÖTZMANN. Although his sound has roots
in the free jazz tradition as it was defined by the American scene of the
sixties, Gjerstad blends these aesthetics with the parallel scene of Europe to
arrive at a powerful and original sound that is all his own. For this concert he
will be performing as part of a trio with two of Chicago's most original voices-
FRED LONBERG-HOLM (cello) and MICHAEL ZERANG (drums); and the musical range that
all three of these musicians possess makes this an evening not to be missed!
 
For more information on Frode Gjerstad, please visit his website:
www.frodegjerstad.com  

 


***OTHER UPCOMING IMMEDIATE SOUND SERIES SHOWS***   


 

*Wednesday, October 14 - 
Set I - ige*timer
          Klaus Janek - double bass
          Simon Berz - lo-fi electronics & hacked toys 
 
Set II - Dorling/Kelly/Zerang
           Jim Dorling - harmonium
           Emmett Kelly - guitar
           Michael Zerang - percussion
 
*DJ Sets: Brian Labycz spins All I Know
 
 
*Wednesday, October 21 -
NRG Ensemble
Mars Williams - woodwinds
Fred Lonberg-Holm - cello
Kent Kessler - bass
Brian Sandstrom - bass
Steve Hunt - drums
 
*DJ Sets: Bruce Lamont spins Fire Music!
 
 
*Wednesday, October 28 -
Set I - Fred Lonberg-Holm - solo cello
 
Set II - Lightbox Orchestra
          Josh Berman - cornet
          Caroline Davis - alto saxophone
          Keefe Jackson - reeds
          Mars Williams - reeds
          Michael Colligan - dry ice
          Paul Giallorenzo - keyboards
          Brent Gutzeit - electronics
          Aaron Zarzutzki - acoustics
          Liz Payne - viola
          Jason Roebke - bass
          John Herndon - drums
          Fred Lonberg-Holm - conductor

*DJ Sets: Marc Riordan spins Film Favorites
 
 
*Saturday, November 7 -
As Part of the Fourth Annual Umbrella Music Festival:
Set I - Vox Arcana
          Tim Daisy - percussion & marimba
          James Falzone - Bb clarinet
          Fred Lonberg-Holm - cello
 
Set II - People, Places & Things with Bobby Bradford
           Bobby Bradford – trumpet/cornet
           Greg Ward – alto saxophone
           Tim Haldeman – tenor saxophone
           Jason Roebke – bass
           Mike Reed - drums
 
Set III - Sakata / Parker / McBride / Herndon
             Akira Sakata - alto saxophone
             Jeff Parker - guitar
             Nate McBride - bass
             John Herndon - drums
 
Doors Open at 8pm, First Set begins at 9pm Sharp
For Full Festival Listings, Please Visit www.umbrellamusic.org
 
 
*Wednesday, November 11 -
Set I - Joshua Abrams Group
          David Boykin - reeds
          Jason Adasiewicz - vibraphone 
          Joshua Abrams - bass         
          Frank Rosaly - drums
 
Set II - Nakatani/Baker/Abrams
           Tatsuya Nakatani - percussion
           Jim Baker - keyboards & ARP synthesizer
           Joshua Abrams - bass
 
 
*Wednesday, November 25 -
Rempis/Ward/McBride/Reed
Dave Rempis - saxophones
Greg Ward - alto saxophone
Nate McBride - bass
Mike Reed - drums
 
 
*Wednesday, December 2 -
***Special Double Record Release Concert***
Set I - Jason Stein - solo bass clarinet
Release for In Exchange For A Process on Leo Records
 
Set II - Locksmith Isidore
Release for "Three Less Than Between" on Clean Feed
           Jason Stein - bass clarinet
           Jason Roebke - bass
           Mike Pride - drums
 
 
Hope to see you there!
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UMBRELLA MUSIC is a group of Chicago-based
musicians and presenters working together
to provide concert opportunities for creative
and improvising musicians. Their goal is to
pool resources in order to reach a larger
audience for the music, and to provide better
performance situations for artists. Umbrella
members curate weekly concert series' at Elastic,
the Hideout, and the Hungry Brain, and work together
to produce an annual festival in the fall that features local,
domestic, and international musicians. They include Josh Berman,
Mitch Cocanig, Mike Reed, Dave Rempis, Ken Vandermark,
special adviser Mike Orlove, and web developer
Tushar Samant. Their website, complete with venue and
concert information, is www.umbrellamusic.org




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Greenlief/Hartsaw/Hyde/Short Quartet: Philip Greenlief (Oakland / saxophones),
Paul Hartsaw (Chicago / saxophones), Clifton Hyde (New York / guitar), Damon
Short (Chicago / drums & vibes)

Performing original compositions by each in the band.

Saturday, October 10, 2009

...as part of the ChicagoCalling festival at

Epiphany Church
201 S. Ashland Ave.
Chicago, IL 60607

The full lineup for the day can be found at
http://www.chicagocalling.org/ under 'Schedule'.

Saturday's event is scheduled for 2-11 pm, but I believe we're scheduled to
perform around 8 pm.

Hope to see you!

Damon Short

damonshort@comcast. net

www.damonshort. com

You are invited to attend this Chicago Calling event, which features a
telematic performance involving musical ensembles at WNUR and at Mills
College (Oakland, CA).

LOCATIONS:
WNUR 89.3 FM (7:30 p.m. CST)
The Lab in John J. Louis Hall
1877 Campus Drive
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL 60208
http://www.wnur.org/images/WNUR-Campus-Map.JPG

Ensemble Room (5:30 p.m. PST)
Music Building
Mills College
5000 MacArthur Blvd.
Oakland, CA  94613
http://www.mills.edu/

Performers at WNUR include:
Saalik Ziyad -- vocals
Jon Godston -- soprano saxophone
Dan Godston -- trumpet
Matthew Golombisky -- upright bass
Matt Weston -- percussion

Performers at Mills College include:
Karl A.D. Evangelista -- guitar
Luigi Marino -- zarb, cymbals
Eric Glick Rieman -- piano, toy piano, celeste, melodica
Curtis McKinney -- bass
Aram Shelton -- reeds
Lona Kozik -- piano
Drew Ceccato -- reeds
Krzysztof Golinski -- drumset

For those who would like to attend this event at WNUR, there is a $5
suggested donation. Otherwise, you can listen to it at 89.3 FM or online at
http://www.wnur.org.
www.chicagocalling.org

Yuganaut & Selina Trepp at the Velvet Lounge tonight (starting at 9:30 p.m.)



You are invited to attend this Fourth Annual Chicago Calling Arts Festival
event, which features the trio Yuganaut performing, while video artist
Selina Trepp will be mixing video in real time. Yuganaut is Tom Abbs (bass,
tuba, violin, cello, percussion), Geoff Mann (drums, mbira, cornet,
mandolin), and Stephen Rush (Fender Rhodes, MicroMoog, trombone, toys and
effects.



The Velvet Lounge

67 E. Cermak Rd.

Chicago, IL  60616-2122

(312) 791-9050



$15 admission



BIOS:

Selina Trepp (Swiss/American, b. 1973, in Zurich, Switzerland) lives and
works in Chicago.  She received her B.F.A. from the Art Institute of Chicago
in 1998 and her M.F.A. from the University of Illinois Chicago in 2007. She
works in a multitude of media, most recently focusing on largescale
installations combining sculpture with video projection. Her work has been
exhibited widely nationally and internationally. In addition to her studio
practice she has been creating live video projections collaborating with
several of Chicago's finest musicians and has been performing on a regular
basis in different venues in the city and abroad.  Currently there is a solo
show of her work on view at Andrew Rafacz Gallery in Chicago, upcoming solo
projects and exhibitions for 2009 include TINA B., in Prague, and
Christinger de Mayo, Zurich, as well as a revival of Spectralina, the A/V
duo consisting of her and her husband Dan Bitney, which will be performing
at Perla in Zurich Switzerland later this year.  She is a recipient several
awards and honors, amongst which the Swiss Art Award as well as an Illinois
Arts Council Grant.



Yuganaut is a feast for the eye and ear.  Setting out for its 5th tour in
four years, Yuganaut is a blistering hot trio that has as many influences as
it does instruments (Yuganaut uses over 50 instruments between the three
players).   Seminal musicians Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong eschewed
the term "Jazz" as a strange and inconvenient term for their music, an
eclectic mix of African, Carribean and European influences, Yuganaut is
similarly without category.  These are trained musicians  who create their
own innovative material, and the music is as global and pluralistic as the
world they inhabit.  Influenced by later trends in Jazz such as Ornette
Coleman and Sun Ra, as well as European Free music, Indian Classical Music
and Western European Classical Music, they move fluidly between sonic worlds
with finesse, and, of course, with improvisation ("Yuga" is an Indian term
for cosmic time cycles).



As technicians, these three musicians are masters.  Tom Abbs has been
described in Signal-to-Noise magazine as "fleet-fingered" and by William
Parker as "a living growing musician who only reminds me of one other
musician and that musician is Tom Abbs.."   Geoff Mann brings a journeyman's
abilities into the group, and drives the pulse in a traditional jazz way, as
well as taking it to the extreme limits of range and possibility. Geoff Mann
is a complete percussionist in the mould of Paul Motian and Han Bennink. He
has toured with Steve Swell, Ori Kaplan, and his late father, Herbie Mann.
Stephen Rush fuses his work as an experienced jazz musician (with Roscoe
Mitchell and Peter Kowald) with his classical schooling (a doctorate from
the Eastman School of Music and a professor at University of Michigan for 20
years).



Together, Yuganaut is a synthesis of very good training and extreme range,
with a strong taste for the future.  (The "naut" portion of the band's name
-  they are travelers in musical space and time). In concert, each work
features a video complement of some sort, whether static beautiful images of
Swedish Ships, a short film of biking in Brooklyn shot and edited by Mann, a
collection of images taken by Rush of the river Ganges, or beautiful Graphic
Scores created by Abbs.  Both video and music alike are a collective effort
with this band.  The result is an elixir of cohesiveness and multiplicity -
never too much of the same thing, but always belonging "to it's own camp".



As composers, the men in Yuganaut are not afraid of dissonance or tonality,
utter chaos, or clear, composed music in Gospel, Funk or Free Bop.  The
listener (and the viewer) is a welcome member of an experience that is
shocking, moving and delightful.



Yuganaut's This Musicship (ESP-Disk (#4044) can also be purchased at
http://www.yuganaut.com/ or http://www.itunes.com, through North Country
Distributors and from ESP-Disk. Contact: srush@...



http://www.chicagoreader.com/events/yuganaut/Event?oid=1208133

http://www.chicagocalling.org





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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
 
SPECIAL BONUS CONCERTS SET AROUND THE FOURTH annual Umbrella Music Festival,
november 5th-8th !!  Don't miss out on these added events.....
 
Umbrella Music is pleased to announce several satellite events surrounding its
main festival from November 5th-8th:
 
 
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH @ THE RENAISSANCE SOCIETY
 
8 PM : HANS KOCH SOLO (SWITZERLAND)
 
Hans Koch – reeds and electronics
 
University of Chicago
Bond Chapel
1050 E. 59th St.
FREE!!
www.renaissancesociety.org
 
 
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4TH:  EUROPEAN JAZZ MEETS CHICAGO PREVIEW
@ THE HIDEOUT
 
10 PM : STACKENAS/DE JOODE/BRANDLMAYR
 
David Stackenas – guitar (Sweden)
Wilbert De Joode – bass (The Netherlands)
Martin Brandlmayr – percussion (Austria)
 
11 PM : GRATKOWSKI/MOCKUNAS/KAUFMANN/JANSSEN
 
Frank Gratkowski – reeds (Germany)
Liudas Mockunas – reeds (Lithuania)
Achim Kaufmann – Fender Rhodes (Germany)
Wim Janssen – drums (The Netherlands)
 
The Hideout
1354 W. Wabansia
$8 cover
www.hideoutchicago.com
 
 
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH @ THE CHICAGO CULTURAL CENTER
 
12 PM : GUUS JANSSEN TRIO
 
Guus Janssen – piano
Anton Hatwich – bass
Wim Janssen – drums
 
The Chicago Cultural Center
Randolph St. Cafe
78 E. Randolph St.
FREE!!
www.chicagoculturalcenter.org
 
 
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9TH @ THE RENAISSANCE SOCIETY
 
8 PM : MCPHEE/LONBERG-HOLM DUO
 
Joe McPhee – reeds and brass
Fred Lonberg-Holm –cello
 
University of Chicago
Bond Chapel
1050 E. 59th St.
FREE!!
www.renaissancesociety.org
 
 
These concerts are of course in addition to the main event, which rotates
through the various Umbrella Music venues from November 5th – 8th, and
features luminaries from around the globe including Bobby Bradford, Joe McPhee,
Matthew Shipp, Akira Sakata, and many more.  The complete schedule, as well as
all festival-related news and updates are available at www.umbrellamusic.org
 
UMBRELLA MUSIC is a group of Chicago musicians and presenters working to provide
performance opportunities for creative and improvising musicians. Umbrella
members book weekly concert series on Wednesdays at The Hideout, Thursdays at
Elastic, and Sundays at The Hungry Brain.  More information on the group and on
the events they coordinate is available at WWW.UMBRELLAMUSIC.ORG.




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Chicago Calling at Epiphany Church

Saturday, October 10, 2009 (2:00-11:00 p.m.)



You are invited to attend this Fourth Annual Chicago Calling Arts Festival
Event, which features the following artists and projects:



2-4 p.m.

·         Rachel Thorne Germond -- dance

·         World Listening Project

·         “Walking Reflections”

·         “Sentences Asleep” -- Laura Goldstein (Chicago), Marisa Plumb (New
York City), and Rebecca Cooling-Mallard (Chicago)

·         Synesthetic Plans Project: TEXTAPORT Teleporting a Mystery Object
Through Words and other TBA elements

·         Krista Franklin (Chicago) and Harry Ross (London) -- poetry
collaboration

·         Kristen Orser (poetry / Chicago) and Orin Buck (music concrète /
New York City)

·         “Q & A” -- a random collaboration between Ira S. Murfin, an
assortment of out of town artists and intellects, and the folks present in
the room

·         Tony Del Valle (Chicago) and Alice Shapiro (Atlanta) -- poetry
collaboration

·         Parallel Process (Jayve Montgomery (reeds, electronics,
percussion), Ben Boye (harmonium, electronics), and Joel Wanek (upright
bass, cello), with David Boykin (saxophones, percussion), and cell phone
samples



4-6 p.m.

·         Jennifer Karmin – performance of “4000 Words 4000 Dead”

·         Wizards (Columbus): Hasan Abdur-Razzaq (saxophones), Gerard Cox
(piano), and Adam Smith (drums), with Dan Godston (trumpet), and Matthew
Golombisky (upright bass)

·         Kristy Bowen (Chicago) and Julie Strand (Milwaukee) -- poetry
collaboration

·         collaboration between Regina Baiocchi (poetry / Chicago) and
Houreya Elsayed (Egypt / visual art)

·         Ryan Ingebritsen (electronics and samples / Chicago), in
collaboration with Esther Vomplon (photography and field recordings /
Berlin)



6-8 p.m.

·         readings of Korean poetry, in Korean and English translation, with
Brother Anthony of Taizé (Seoul) and Kyeong-hee Choi (Chicago)

·         Lac La Belle (Jennie Knaggs -- vocals, guitar), Joel Peterson
(upright bass), and Nick Schillace (guitar, vocals, mandolin, banjo))
(Detroit), in collaboration with Jon Brumit (video / Chicago)

·         Ed Roberson (poetry / Chicago), Gerard Cox (piano), and Joel
Peterson (upright bass)



8 p.m.

·         Justin Dillard (piano and pipe organ / Chicago), Satya Gummuluri
(vocals / Chicago), and Adam Smith (drums / Columbus)

·         Greenlief/Hartsaw/Hyde/Short Quartet: Philip Greenlief (Oakland /
saxophones), Paul Hartsaw (Chicago / tenor saxophone), Clifton Hyde (New
York / guitar), Damon Short (Chicago / drums)



$15 admission



Epiphany Church

201 S. Ashland Ave.

Chicago, IL  60607

http://www.epiphany-chicago.org/

312.243.4242



FOURTH ANNUAL CHICAGO CALLING ARTS FESTIVAL:

The Fourth Annual Chicago Calling Arts Festival (CCAF4) takes place October
1-11, 2009, featuring Chicago-based artists collaborating in performances
and projects with artists living in other locations -- both here in the U.S.
and abroad. These collaborations will be prepared or improvised, and some
performances will involve live feeds between Chicago and elsewhere. CCAF4
venues include: Little Black Pearl Art & Design Center, Claudia Cassidy
Theater at the Chicago Cultural Center, The Velvet Lounge, Elastic Sound &
Vision Gallery, Epiphany Church, Columbia College Concert Hall, WNUR,
Mercury Café, WLUW, Myopic Bookstore, Café Ballou, Quaker House, Hotti
Biscotti, and Brown Rice.



ORGANIZER & PARTNERSHIPS:

CCAF4 is being organized by the Borderbend Arts Collective, a not for profit
organization. Borderbend’s mission is to promote the arts, to create
opportunities for artists to explore new directions in and between art
forms, and to engage the community.



CCAF4 also involves partnerships with After Hours: A Journal of Chicago
Writing and Art, Brown Rice, Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs,
Columbia College Chicago, Elastic Sound & Vision Gallery, Epiphany Church,
ESP-Disk, Hotti Biscotti Café, Little Black Pearl Art & Design Center,
Mercury Café, Myopic Bookstore, New Orleans Photo Alliance, “Something Else”
show on WLUW, The Velvet Lounge, WNUR, “Wordslingers” show on WLUW, and
Zeitgeist Multidisciplinary Arts Center.



CHICAGO ARTISTS MONTH:

The Fourth Annual Chicago Calling Arts Festival is part of Chicago Artists
Month 2009, the fourteenth  annual celebration of Chicago’s vibrant visual
art community. In October, more than 200 exhibitions of emerging and
established artists, openings, demonstrations, tours, open studios and
neighborhood art walks take place at galleries, cultural centers and arts
buildings throughout the city. Chicago Artists Month is organized by the
Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and is made possible through support
provided by Bank of America. For more information, visit
www.chicagoartistsmonth.org.



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What: The David Powers Trio, world premiere of songs from “Distance
Nowhere” (+ the Paul Hartsaw Quartet)
Where: The Gallery Cabaret, 2020 N Oakley Ave, Chicago, IL 60647-4153
When: Monday, October 12, 2009, 10 PM to midnight

The David Powers Trio will be performing the world premiere of songs
from the song cycle “Distance Nowhere,” by David A. Powers. The songs
from “Distance Nowhere,” inspired by the poetry of Langston Hughes, are
rooted in the tradition of great Afro-American jazz composers such as
Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, John Coltrane, and
Cecil Taylor. Like the poems that inspired them, the songs are at once
sad and uplifting, affirming the possibility of living joyfully and
creatively in the midst of pain and heartache.

The David Powers Trio features David Powers on piano, Matt Ulery on
bass, and Michael Caskey on drums. The group's mission is to honor the
great musical traditions and masters, while looking towards the future
and embracing innovative and experimental compositional and
improvisational possibilities.

The performance of “Distance Nowhere” will begin at 11 PM on October 12,
2009 at the Gallery Cabaret in Chicago. The David Powers Trio will be
preceded by the Paul Hartsaw Quartet, featuring Paul Hartsaw on
saxophones, Jim Baker on piano, Cory Biggerstaff on bass, and Damon
Short on drums.

Alternating Currents Live presents

Sunday, October 11, 2009, at 7 p.m.

The Edward Wilkerson Quartet

featuring

Edward Wilkerson - tenor saxophone
Jim Baker - keyboards
Brian Smith - bass
Dushun Mosley - drums


Woodland Pattern Book Center
720 East Locust Street, Milwaukee 53212
414/263-5001
$8 general, $7 students and seniors, $6 members

For more information go to:
http://www.woodlandpattern.org/gallery/acl.101109.shtml

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"Film and Music in Chicago and New Orleans" panel discussion / telematic
performance

today (Sunday, October 11) at 3 p.m.



You are invited to attend this Fourth Annual Chicago Calling Arts Festival
event, which features a panel discussion about music, film, and activism in
Chicago and New Orleans; the screening of a film trailer; and a musical
performance.



CHICAGO         Concert Hall

LOCATION:       Columbia College

                         1014 S. Michigan Ave.

Chicago, IL 60605

312.369.6245



NEW ORLEANS

LOCATION:       Zeitgeist Multidisciplinary Arts Center

New Orleans, LA 70112

504.827.5858

http://www.zeitgeistinc.net



"Film, Music, and Activism in New Orleans and Chicago" Panel Discussion (3
p.m.)

It has been more over four years since Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf
Coast region. Many amazing things have happened in New Orleans and elsewhere
in the Gulf Coast region since then, but challenges still face us in terms
of rebuilding. This panel discussion will involve people in two locations
who will be discussing music, film and activism in New Orleans and Chicago.
The panelists in New Orleans will include Rene Broussard, Luther Gray, Chris
Rose, Jonathan Freilich, and Jordan Flaherty. The panelists in Chicago will
include Stan West, Robin Whatley, George Bailey, Ashley Johnson, Arvis
Averette, and Ted Hardin. Panelists in New Orleans and Chicago will be
connected over the internet, using Skype.



Screening of trailer for Veins in the Gulf (2010 feature documentary
directed by Ted Hardin)

Louisiana's coast is the most threatened in the world--hurricanes, rising
tides, sinking land. 2000 square miles of fertile soil, productive wetlands,
and an enormous oil and gas infrastrure--gone.  In 50 years, Louisiana may
not extend beyond New Orleans. Who will save Louisiana? The Army Corps of
Engineers? Environmentalists? Medicine Men? Veins in the Gulf interviews
them all, looking for the answers. The problem is agreeing on the solution.



Telematic Performance Connecting New Orleans and Chicago (4:30 p.m.)

Performers include Luther Gray (percussion), Jonathan Freilich (guitar),
Jayve Montgomery (reeds and percussion, and Dan Godston (trumpet)



This event is organized in collaboration with Critical Encounters: Fact &
Faith, and it is sponsored by the New Millennium Studies program at Columbia
College Chicago.


http://www.colum.edu/criticalencounters/About/Fact_%26_Faith.php

http://www.colum.edu/Academics/FYS/index.php



For those attending the event in Chicago, there is no admission fee. For
those going to the event at Zeitgeist, there is a $7 donation, $6 for
students or seniors, $5 for Zeitgeist members.



More info about this event, including participants' bios, is at
http://chicagoartistsresource.org/music/node/23559.



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Tuesday, October 13th. Active Music Series at the Uptown:
1st set at 9:20 SHARP.

Oakland Active Orchestra featuring works by Greenlief, Smith, Ewing
and Walter.
Tom Djll, trumpet
Darren Johnston, trumpet
Aram Shelton, soprano & alto saxophone
Aaron Bennet, alto saxophone
Philip Greenlief, tenor saxophone
Cory Wright, baritone saxophone
Rob Ewing, trombone
Marielle Jakobsons, violin
Kristian Aspelin, guitar
Lisa Mezzacappa, bass
Damon Smith, bass
Jordan Glenn, drums
Weasel Walter, drums

Basshaters Tony Dryer, bass; Jacob Felix Heule drums (1st set)
Weasel / Damon + Damon Smith, Weasel Walter & Aurora Josephson (3rd set)


Damon Smith

http://www.balancepointacoustics.com
http://myspace.com/smithdamon
New solo project:
http://www.myspace.com/damonsmithsolo






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DANIEL LEPKOFF: Improvisation Workshop, November 23-27, 2009,
Schwelle7, Berlin/Germany

Foundations of Improvisation
5 day intensive Improvisation Workshop with Daniel Lepkoff
WHEN: Monday – Friday, November, 23-27, 2009, 12 am – 6 pm
WHERE: Schwelle 7, Berlin, Germany

FOUNDATIONS OF IMPROVISATION
Researching Movement, Mind & Flow of Information

This work examines the basic functioning of the body and how the mind
and body work together to compose our movement. Whatever is happening,
at any moment, is appreciated as an intelligent response to our
present moment and as material that can be placed in a dance frame.
The workshop provides tools for researching your own movement choices,
and developing ones powers of observation.

Developmental movement patterns such as: walking, rolling, crawling,
running, pushing, and pulling form a base vocabulary used to re-
simulate and re-examine our body's deep understanding of how to move.

“The movement of our attention." is our primary tool for our research.
Structured explorations offer ways to re-focus on particular details
of our sensory experience, perceptions, and actions. We open to all
aspects of our experience: gravity, touch, vision, sound, time, & the
imagination.
In these ways we re-form our images and understandings of what is
going on when we move. Our physical research is a base for spontaneous
composition.

Material developed in the workshop will be presented to the public in
an Informal showing at the end of the week, Friday, 27 at 8:30 pm, Our
focus will be live performance as a venue and vehicle for sharing
information We will use this opportunity to think about the nature of
improvising in performance and to consider what is happening
physically in the minds and bodies the performers and audience members
in the theater.

WORKSHOP: http://www.schwelle7.de/Daniel%20Lepkoff.html
REGISTRATION: xs4jan (at) gmx.de
PRICE: 200 EUR

SLEEPING:
We can host up workshop participants in our special sleeping cocoons.
The cost is 10 EUR a night per person.

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Schwelle 7
Uferstraße 6 HH 1. OG
13357 Berlin/Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 173 - 6118404
http://www.schwelle7.de
Email: info (at) felixruckert.de

TRAFFIC LINK: UB Nauener Platz, Pankstr, Osloer Str, SB Gesundbrunnen

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THOUGHTS ABOUT THE WORK & PERFORMANCE
by Daniel Lepkoff

„As a maker of dances, a designer of theater and an improvising
performer,

I am not specifically interested in presenting “dance” movement on the
stage.
What is happening
at any moment,
I see as possible material that can be placed in a dance frame.
Each of us exists in an on-going physical dialogue with our environment,
tuning to the details and nuance of our own and
each others’ movement behavior and to the conditions of our present
moment.
We observe, we feel, and we act.
We create our own images and
construct our own understandings.
Ordinarily this activity is unconscious.
In the theater I want to stimulate audience and performer alike to
consciously and actively create their own images,
and so my work is designed not to tell the audience what it is they
are looking at.
Inside of a moment of disorientation, of not knowing, lies an
opportunity for a person in the theater
to create their own story.
In these times, we are surrounded by media images designed by others
to manipulate our attention and to control what we know and do not know.
As an artist, the performance event offers me an opportunity to create,
Empty Space.“

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CV

DANIEL LEPKOFF's work looks at "all" of our movement as a finely tuned
physical dialogue with the environment and explores the form and
composition of this interaction.

He played a central role in the development of Release Technique with
Mary Fulkerson and Contact Improvisation with Steve Paxton since the
early 70’s. Throughout the 70’s and 80’s he traveled extensively;
actively teaching, performing, and exposing this new work and new
ideas to audiences worldwide.

As a performer and teacher he is known for his commitment to a way of
composing dances that arises from the process of living movement, a
vision of living in the body in a physical dialogue with the environment

He is one of the founders of Movement Research in NYC.

In the 80's Daniel was a member of the New York based improvisational
performance ensemble “Channel Z” from 1982 to 1987. Channel-Z’s
members included: Robin Feld, Paul Langland, Daniel Lepkoff, Diane
Madden, Nina Martin, Stephen Petronio, & Randy Warshaw.

Over the years he has collaborated with many other artists and
performers including: Lisa Nelson,  Steve Paxton; Paul Langland, Saira
Blanche Theater in Moscow (Oleg Soulimenko and Andrej Andrianov), Lux
Flux in Vienna (Inge Kandlsdorfer, Annette Pffeferkorn and Jack
Hauser) and Japanese dancer, Sakura Shimada, among others.

His own work has been seen in NY  at PS122, The Kitchen, Movement
Research, DTW & Danspace. He has received grants for The Robison
Foundation &  The Suitcase Fund. In 2002 he was the artistic director
and co-produced (together with Mira Kovarova) of "Physical Dialogues"
a dance festival in Bratislava focusing on alternative systems for
researching movement.

He has published numerous articles articulating concepts that are
central to his own work, these writing appear in CQ, The MR
Performance Journal and Contredanse Publications in Bruxelles.

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again the venue of non-surprises or near-non-surprises,
the tuesday early-evening earlier set convenes again tonight
circa 8:40 pm (tues oct 13, 2009)
robin boudreaux - woodwinds
steve hunt -percussion
jim baker - electric keyboards
 
we play longer than some might prefer, and maybe shorter than others might like.
there's no pleasing some people--or, seemingly, in our case, almost anybody...
 
no cover....hotti biscotti remains locatable via GPS at 3545 w fullerton,
chicago.
the geocaching particulars are not available at this time, but may be
cross-posited on fazebook...
 
 




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Umbrella Music Presents:

The IMMEDIATE SOUND series @ The Hideout
Every Wednesday Night.

Please come out this Wednesday, October 14th for a double bill that features
an innovative European electro-acoustic duo, and the debut of a group that
includes three Chicago masters of genre-bending:

Set I - ige*timer
          Klaus Janek - double bass (Germany)
          Simon Berz - lo-fi electronics & hacked toys (Switzerland)
 
Set II - Dorling/Kelly/Zerang
           Jim Dorling - harmonium
           Emmett Kelly - guitar
           Michael Zerang - percussion
 
*DJ Sets: Brian Labycz spins All I Know 
 
$7 cover charge 
DJ starts at 9pm, live music begins promptly at 10pm.
 



The Hideout
1354 W. Wabansia Ave
Chicago, IL 60622
773.227.4433
www.hideoutchicago.com
 
 


About ige*timer:
ige*timer is the project of double bass player Klaus Janek from Berlin and sound
explorer Simon Berz from Zurich. Together, they search for sounds in the field
of new music, improvisation and noise to create cinematic soundscapes.
Klaus Janek's double bass represents classical structures and handmade low
frequencies, in contrast to the playful lo-fi instruments of Simon Berz made
from toys and found objects, which are conveyed through a feedback circle of
loud speakers and electrified drumsticks.
This set marks the final date of their first US tour, and is their Chicago
debut.



For sound samples, please vist ige*timer's myspace page:

http://www.myspace.com/igetimer


For a film excerpt from their concert at Lungomare Gallery in Italy on vimeo:
http://vimeo.com/4308331

For more information about:
Klaus Janek:  www.klaus-janek.de  
Simon Berz: www.simonberz.ch 
 
For more information about:
Jim Dorling: http://www.myspace.com/drmwpn
Emmett Kelly: http://www.myspace.com/thecairogang
Michael Zerang: www.michaelzerang.com  
 

 


***OTHER UPCOMING IMMEDIATE SOUND SERIES SHOWS***   


 

*Wednesday, October 21 -
NRG Ensemble
Mars Williams - woodwinds
Fred Lonberg-Holm - cello
Kent Kessler - bass
Brian Sandstrom - bass
Steve Hunt - drums
 
*DJ Sets: Bruce Lamont spins Fire Music!
 
 
*Wednesday, October 28 -
Set I - Fred Lonberg-Holm - solo cello
 
Set II - Lightbox Orchestra
          Josh Berman - cornet
          Caroline Davis - alto saxophone
          Keefe Jackson - reeds
          Mars Williams - reeds
          Michael Colligan - dry ice
          Paul Giallorenzo - keyboards
          Brent Gutzeit - electronics
          Aaron Zarzutzki - acoustics
          Liz Payne - viola
          Jason Roebke - bass
          John Herndon - drums
          Fred Lonberg-Holm - conductor

*DJ Sets: Marc Riordan spins Film Favorites
 
 
*Wednesday, November 4 -
*** "European Jazz Meets Chicago" Preview Night ***
Set I - Stackenäs/de Joode/Brandlmayr
          David Stackenäs - guitar (Sweden)
          Wilbert de Joode - bass (The Netherlands)
          Martin Brandlmayr - percussion (Austria)
 
Set II - Gratkowski/Mockunas/Kaufmann/Janssen

           Frank Gratkowski - reeds (Germany)
           Liudas Mockunas - reeds (Lithuania)
           Achim Kaufmann - fender rhodes (Germany)
           Wim Janssen - drums (The Netherlands)
 
 
*Saturday, November 7 -
**** As Part of the Fourth Annual Umbrella Music Festival: ****
Set I - Vox Arcana
          Tim Daisy - percussion & marimba
          James Falzone - Bb clarinet
          Fred Lonberg-Holm - cello
 
Set II - People, Places & Things with Bobby Bradford
           Bobby Bradford – trumpet/cornet
           Greg Ward – alto saxophone
           Tim Haldeman – tenor saxophone
           Jason Roebke – bass
           Mike Reed - drums
 
Set III - Sakata / Parker / McBride / Herndon
             Akira Sakata - alto saxophone
             Jeff Parker - guitar
             Nate McBride - bass
             John Herndon - drums
 
Doors Open at 8pm, First Set begins at 9pm Sharp
For Full Festival Listings, Please Visit www.umbrellamusic.org
 
 
*Wednesday, November 11 -
Set I - Joshua Abrams Group
          David Boykin - reeds
          Jason Adasiewicz - vibraphone 
          Joshua Abrams - bass         
          Frank Rosaly - drums
 
Set II - Nakatani/Baker/Abrams
           Tatsuya Nakatani - percussion
           Jim Baker - keyboards & ARP synthesizer
           Joshua Abrams - bass
 
 
*Wednesday, November 25 -
Rempis/Ward/McBride/Reed
Dave Rempis - saxophones
Greg Ward - alto saxophone
Nate McBride - bass
Mike Reed - drums
 
 
*Wednesday, December 2 -
***Special Double Record Release Concert***
Set I - Jason Stein - solo bass clarinet
Release for In Exchange For A Process on Leo Records
 
Set II - Locksmith Isidore
Release for "Three Less Than Between" on Clean Feed
           Jason Stein - bass clarinet
           Jason Roebke - bass
           Mike Pride - drums
 
 
Hope to see you there!
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UMBRELLA MUSIC is a group of Chicago-based
musicians and presenters working together
to provide concert opportunities for creative
and improvising musicians. Their goal is to
pool resources in order to reach a larger
audience for the music, and to provide better
performance situations for artists. Umbrella
members curate weekly concert series' at Elastic,
the Hideout, and the Hungry Brain, and work together
to produce an annual festival in the fall that features local,
domestic, and international musicians. They include Josh Berman,
Mitch Cocanig, Mike Reed, Dave Rempis, Ken Vandermark,
special adviser Mike Orlove, and web developer
Tushar Samant. Their website, complete with venue and
concert information, is www.umbrellamusic.org




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Free concerts at Gallery 400
400 S. Peoria Street (at Van Buren Street)
Chicago IL, 60607


Tonight
10/15 7:00 pm Performance by Alex Halsted, David Moré, composer/performer Joe
Grimm and Berlin-based group Ige*Timer (Simon Berz - electronics, and Klaus
Janek - double bass)

Tuesday
10/20 5:00 pm Lecture by artist/musician M.C. Schmidt (1/2 of Matmos) 

Wednesday
10/21 6:00 pm Performance by Alex Halsted, David Moré and M.C. Schmidt 


Related
Gnathonemus Petersii is a unique collaboration between musician Alex Halsted and
sound artist David Moré. Halsted emits a constant pulse that forms an electrical
field that surrounds her body, disturbances to this field she interprets as
obstacle, food, or mate. During performance, Moré works with this signal,
processing it audibly and transforming the signal with various effects. On view
during the exhibition will be a sound installation by Halsted and Moré, and
handmade tape and vinyl recordings for sale. Halsted and Moré, in collaboration
with other musicians and sound artists, will also create a series of new
performances in the gallery. In an engaging format, Gnathonemus Petersiimixes
together elements of displacement, inter-species communications, and the
commercialism of sound. 

David Moré grew up outside Chicago; he has spent the past fourteen years moving
between Wisconsin, Oregon, 
Minnesota, Maryland, and Missouri; and currently is based in Chicago. In 2004 he
was quite honored to play his 
self-built instruments at the High Zero Festival of Improvised and Experimental
Music (Baltimore), performing with 
such luminaries as Daniel Higgs, Joe McPhee, and Le Quan Ninh. He has remained
involved with the High Zero 
Festival as Stage Manager ever since. His artworks, performances and sound
installations have been presented 
through Harold Arts and Vega Estates in Chicago. 

Alex Halsted arrived in Chicago during the fall of 2008, where she met Moré on
October 19, 2008. The two 
have since been working as a duo, and in collaboration with other artists,
musicians and sound experimenters. 


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