Pousseur on film

July 20, 2009 — Mike

From Classical-Drone, a review of a new Henri Pousseur DVD.

A few years ago, Belgian composer Henri Pousseur donated all of his papers to the Paul Sacher Foundation in Switzerland. For his fourth trip to deliver his archives, he was accompanied by filmmakers Guy-Marc Hinant and Dominique Lohlé. The resulting documentary, Hommage au Sauvage, was released on DVD by Sub Rosa‘s video branch, OME. Most of the film is Pousseur seated in the back seat with the camera fixed in the same position, talking about various topics from the history and theory of the avant-garde to his views on aesthetics and the open work. Most of the chat relates to his music, although he also recounts a few personal moments of special significance. There are some sequences filmed at the Sacher Foundation, going over some of his papers with the archivists. What comes across most vividly in this 52-minute film is Pousseur’s engaging personality and his incisive attitude.

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Matt Lavelle’s Morcilla & Charles Gayle Trio at RUCMA

July 20, 2009 — Mike

From New York’s Rise Up Creative Music & Arts:

Start: 07/20/2009 – 7:30pm
End: 07/20/2009 – 10:30pm

7:30PM
MATT LAVELLE’S MORCILLA
Matt Lavelle, trumpet and bass clarinet
Ras Moshe, tenor sax
Chris Forbes, piano
Francois Grillot, bass
Andre Martinez, percussion

9PM
CHARLES GAYLE TRIO
Charles Gayle, sax
Hill Greene, bass
Michael Wimberly, drums

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Umbrella Music Through July 29

July 20, 2009 — Mike

From Chicago’s Umbrella Music:

Tuesday, 21 July 2009
Elastic
9:00PM | The Frame Quartet
Ken Vandermark – reeds
Fred Lonberg-Holm – cello
Nate McBride – bass
Tim Daisy – drums
two sets

Wednesday, 22 July 2009
The Hideout
10:00PM | Fred Lonberg-Holm’s Entente
James Falzone – clarinet
Jeff Kimmel – bass clarinet
Fred Lonberg-Holm – cello
Anton Hatwich – bass
11:00PM | Jackson/Rosaly
Keefe Jackson – reeds
Frank Rosaly – drums
Record Release Concert for “Word Made Fresh/Real Absence” (MOLK Records)
$6 cover
PLUS | DJ Sets : Eric Leibundguth spins Rock and/or Roll

Thursday, 23 July 2009
Elastic
10:00PM | Dave McDonnell Group
Andra Kulans – violin
Evan Spacht – trombone
Jason Adasiewicz – vibraphone
Jeff Kowalkowski – piano
Kate Bradfield – piano
David McDonnell – sine wave organ
11:00PM | The Hats
Dave McDonnell – alto saxophone
Josh Berman – cornet
Jason Adasiewicz – vibes
Anton Hatwich – bass
Dylan Ryan – drums

Tuesday, 28 July 2009
Elastic
9:00PM | The Frame Quartet
Ken Vandermark – reeds
Fred Lonberg-Holm – cello
Nate McBride – bass
Tim Daisy – drums
two sets

Wednesday, 29 July 2009
The Hideout
10:00PM | Vox Arcana
Tim Daisy – drums, marimba, compositions
James Falzone – clarinet
Fred Lonberg-Holm – cello
11:00PM | Halvorson/Pavone
Mary Halvorson – guitar, vocals
Jessica Pavone – viola, vocals
$7 cover
PLUS | DJ Sets: John Corbett spins Radio Dada, Side B

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Newsbits

July 20, 2009 — Mike

The experimental trio of Kato Hideki (bass), Katie O’Looney (drums) and Han-earl Park (guitar) will play an improvised music event in Cork Ireland on September 7. Diablo Swing Orchestra has some interesting music up on MySpace. Zn’shñ’s The winter book is a freely-available soundtrack from the eponymous 30mm digital film made by Elvire Bastendorff. Seabrook Power Plant has a new CD and is reviewed. Finally, La Monte Young, Marian Zazeela & The Just Alap Raga Ensemble have a new sound installation up in Germany.

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Flux Quartet in New York Reviewed

July 20, 2009 — Mike

From ConcertoNet.com:

BargeMusic, Old Fulton Street, Brooklyn 07/17/2009

Here and Now: American Contemporary Music Series:
Don Byron: Thoughts on Marvin Gaye
Iván Naranjo: Vibrating Soundless Hum (World Premiere)
David Lang: Wed
Alvin Lucier: Group Tapper (New York Premiere)
Katherine Young: Inside UFO 53-32 (World Premiere)
Giacinto Scelsi: String Quartet No. 2 (for String Quartet and Metallic Mutes)

Flux Quartet: Tom Chiu (Violin), Conrad Harris (Violin), Max Mandel (Viola), Felix Fan (Cello)

On a muggy, rain-sodden evening in Brooklyn, the Flux Quartet provided a program that seemed to be made for lazy reviewers. The titles, in fact, said it allWhat more do we need to know about Vibrating Soundless Hum. Or Alvin Lucier’s Group Tapper? That’s easy. Some musicians sit around and tap. Even the iconic composer Giacinto Scelsi made things graphic, his string quartet written for four players and “metallic mutes”. If they’re mute, why bother to even listen? When it came to David Lang’s Wed, it would obviously be cancelled, since the concert was on Fri.

But this isn’t the way the dynamic young Flux Quartet operates. The four players not only play, they compose, , they work with stars like Yo-yo Ma and Ornette Coleman, DJ Spooky, Meryl Streep and Tiny Tim, they improvise over radio scripts/ And this afternoon (Saturday), they will be playing music based on drawings submitted by an audience.

In other words, the Flux Quartet is the face of avant-garde music. And their program last night for a full house at BargeMusic was evidence of their fans.

Also, see the review in today’s New York Times.

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Free Jazz Blog Reviews

July 20, 2009 — Mike

From Free Jazz:

Sunday, July 19, 2009
Simon Jermyn’s Trot A Mouse (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2009) ***½

Saturday, July 18, 2009
Jacob William Quartet – Secondary Deviations (Ayler, 2009) ***½

Thursday, July 16, 2009
Trespass Trio – … Was There To Illuminate The Night Sky (Clean Feed, 2009) *****

Monday, July 13, 2009
Quartet Offensive – Carnivore (Self Published, 2009) ****

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