UCSC/ISIM Improvisation Festival/Conference 2009

November 7, 2009 — Mike

Yet another upcoming fest, this one from UCSC/ISIM Improvisation Festival/Conference 2009:

Thursday, December 3
4:00pm: Pamela Z
5:00pm: Soraya Murray’s Panel on Electronic Media and Improvisation
6:30pm: Art Jones
7:00pm: UCSC/ISIM Opening Ceremony (at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center)
Featuring:
- David Cope‘s Algorithmic Improvisation Program
- Syncline/Anticline: Ben Leeds Carson
- Freddy Redd
- ISIM Open Jam Session

Friday, December 4
With Keynote Speaker: George Lewis
3:30: George Lewis and Roscoe Mitchell Duet (with Yamaha Disklavier piano)
5:00: Rob DZ’s Freestyle 101
7:00pm: Featured Headliner Charles Lloyd Concert with Geri Allen (Opening)

Saturday, December 5
1:30pm: David Anthony’s Film Series
3:00pm: Jin Hi Kim‘s Electric Komungo
7:00pm: 21st-Century Musicism: Improvisation for your Imagination
Featuring:
- India Cooke
- Ashwin Batish
- Karlton Hester’s The Divine Particle’s Vision #2

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Anthony Braxton’s Sonic Genome Project

November 7, 2009 — Mike

A little more detail about this rather unique Braxton project.

Anthony Braxton’s Sonic Genome Project

Principal Artist(s):
Anthony Braxton’s 12+1 Tet with over 50 musicians

Presented With:
Coastal Jazz in association with PuSh International Performing Arts Festival

When:
1/31/2010
12:00 pm until approximately 8:00 pm

Where:
Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre (Festival Hall)
181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver
Free (no reservations required)

Ticket information:
Information Line: 604 872 5200
coastaljazz.ca

Anthony Braxton 12+1 Tet

Ensembles will break apart and reform into new organisms like human cells or societies in this ambitious experiment by American musical visionary and saxophonist Anthony Braxton. For eight hours, more than 60 instrumentalists, including local high school students, will use Braxton’s compositions and improvisational languages to create a living sound world where the audience is free to listen and wander at will. This marks the project’s world premiere as a public performance.

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DMG Newsletter November 6th, 2009

November 7, 2009 — Mike
Mats Gustafsson during a concert in Kongsberg,...
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From DMG:

Sonore (Brotzmann, Gustafsson & Vandermark) 2 CD set! Han Bennink & Kees Hazevoet! All Ear Trio (Tchicai & Sirone)! Radian! Supersilent! Ambarchi/Fennesz/Pimmon/Pita/Rowe! Arto Linsay/Marc Ribot Anarchist Republic Of Bzzz LP!

Xenakis Box! Christian Wolff! Galina Ustvolskaya! The Embassadors! Orchestre Poly-Rythmo Vol. 2! Ghana Special! Singapore A-Go-Go! Tony Allen! Cedric ‘Im’ Brooks! Moondog ..and mucho more…!

Downtown Music Gallery FREE In-Store Performance Schedule Continues with:

Tonight! Friday, November 6th at 7pm:
KEN ALDCROFT & WILLIAM PARKER – Rare Friday Night Set!
Toronto Jazz Guitar Great meets Downtown’s Favorite Bassist!

Sunday, November 15th at 6pm:
JEFF ARNAL & LIUDAS MOCKUNAS!
Downtown Drum Wiz Engages Lithuanian Saxist!

Sunday, November 22nd at 6pm:
ANDERS NILSSON – Guitar Wiz Will Blow Your Mind!

Sunday, November 29th at 6pm:
NONOKO YOSHIDA & DAVE SCANLON!
Wonderful New Sax & Guitar Duo!

Sunday, December 6th at 6pm:
ERGO! Cuneiform Recording Artists Featuring:
BRETT SROKA / CARL MAGUIRE / SHAWN BALTAZOR!
Celebrating the Release of their Fabulous New CD!

Tuesday, December 15th at 6pm:
DANIEL LEVIN / INGEBRIGT HAKER-FLATEN / FRANK ROSALY!
New Cello / Contrabass / drums Trio! Rare DMG Tuesday Gig!

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