Tonight in Portland: Eubanks/Rawlings/Cogburn

August 18, 2009 — Mike

From Portland Eye and Ear Control:

Tuesday August 18th
8pm all ages
(requested donation for traveling musicians)

Gallery Homeland
www.galleryhomeland.org
2505 SE 11th Ave

Three incredible improvisers performing for the first time as a trio
in the beautifully reverberant hollows of Gallery Homeland:
Bryan Eubanks (Brooklyn) http://www.rasbliutto.net/bryaneubanks/contact.html
Vic Rawlings (Boston) http://www.timfeeney.com/feeneyrawlings/
Chris Cogburn (Austin)

http://profile.myspace.com/chriscogburnchriscogburn,

http://www.noideafestival.com/

also performing (from Portland):
Bob Jones (bass) / Jonathan Sielaff (bass clarinet) / Jordan Dykstra
(viola) / Mary Sutton (violin)
http://virb.com/sielaff/audio/411219

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NYTimes.com Reviews

August 18, 2009 — Mike

From NYTimes.com reviews some new releases.

John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble
Ben Perowsky Quartet
Nisennenmondai

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All About Jazz Reviews

August 18, 2009 — Mike
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From All About Jazz:

18-Aug-09 Dave Holland / Gonzalo Rubalcaba / Chris Potter / Eric Harland
The Monterey Quartet: Live at the 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival (Monterey Jazz Festival Records)
Reviewed by Mark F. Turner

18-Aug-09 Tom Abbs & Frequency Response
Lost & Found (Engine Studios)
Reviewed by Jerry D’Souza

17-Aug-09 Horace Tapscott
The Dark Tree (Hatology)
Reviewed by Chris May

16-Aug-09 Medeski Martin & Wood
Medeski Martin & Wood: Radiolarians III (Indirecto Records)
Reviewed by Doug Collette

16-Aug-09 Peter Kowald / Vinny Golia
Mythology (Kadima Collective)
Reviewed by Nic Jones

15-Aug-09 Boris Savoldelli / Elliott Sharp
Protoplasmic (Moonjune Records)
Reviewed by Nic Jones

14-Aug-09 Hatfield and the North
Hatfield and the North: Hatfield and The North / The Rotters Club (Esoteric Recordings)
Reviewed by John Kelman

14-Aug-09 Tafillalt
Tafillalt (Tzadik)
Reviewed by Eyal Hareuveni

13-Aug-09 Anekdoten
Chapters (Kscope Music)
Reviewed by John Kelman

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Incus Records Featured at Henry Street Settlement

August 18, 2009 — Mike

From New York’s Henry Street Settlement:

INCUS FESTIVAL 2009
October 17 & 18 | 8 pm

Two diverse, breathtaking evenings of musical fireworks to celebrate Incus Records, one of the world’s most important improvisation based record labels. Each night features the musical luminaries Cyro Baptista, Min Xiao Fen, Fred Frith, Milford Graves, Susie Ibarra, George Lewis, Richard Teitelbaum, and John Zorn.

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Université de Liège Honor Musicians and Composers

August 18, 2009 — Mike

The Université de Liège will be bestowing honorary doctorates on a number of musicians:

During the ceremony marking the beginning of the 2009-2010 academic year to be held on Thursday September 17, the University of liège will honour and confer its insignias of Doctor honoris causa upon the following seven musicians and composers of international renown:

* Dick Annegarn
* Anthony Braxton
* Arvo Pärt
* Henri Pousseur (posthumously)
* Frederic Rzewski
* Archie Shepp
* Robert Wyatt

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Umbrella Music Through August 30

August 18, 2009 — Mike

From Chicago’s Umbrella Music:

Tuesday, 18 August 2009
Elastic
9:00PM | Greg Ward’S Fitted Shards
Greg Ward – saxophone
Rob Clearfield – keyboard
Jeff Greene – bass
Quin Kirchner – drums
Jazz Festival Preview Night
two sets

Wednesday, 19 August 2009
The Hideout
10:00PM | Double Quartet, Round Two!
Jim Baker – keyboards
Mars Williams – saxophones
Brian Sandstrom – bass & guitar
Steve Hunt – drums
vs.
Jeb Bishop – trombone
Dave Rempis – saxophones
Kent Kessler – bass
Michael Zerang – drums
two sets
$8 cover
PLUS | DJ Sets : Mitch Cocanig Gets Erratic

Thursday, 20 August 2009
Elastic
10:00PM | Rempis/Rosaly
Dave Rempis – saxophones
Frank Rosaly – drums

Sunday, 23 August 2009
The Hungry Brain
10:00PM | Nick Broste Group
Lineup TBA
11:00PM | Michael Zerang and Chicago Favorites
Lineup TBA

Wednesday, 26 August 2009
The Hideout
10:00PM | Drake/Zerang
Hamid Drake – drums & percussion
Michael Zerang – drums & percussion
two sets
$8 cover
PLUS | DJ Sets : Mark Messing spins Action Scenes and Movies

Sunday, 30 August 2009
The Hungry Brain
10:00PM | James Falzone’s KLANG : the Goodman Project
James Falzone – clarinet
Jason Adaseiwicz – vibes
David Miller – guitar
Jason Roebke – bass
Frank Rosaly – drums
Jazz Fest Preview
two sets

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