Upcoming Gordon Beeferman Shows

November 16, 2009 — Mike

From Gordon Beeferman:

Tuesday, December 1, 2009, 8pm
JEFF ARNAL / GORDON BEEFERMAN Duo
The Gershwin Hotel
7 East 27th Street (between Fifth and Madison Aves.)
$10

A rare appearance of the longstanding duo of Jeff Arnal (percussion) and Gordon Beeferman (piano). The duo melds avant-garde jazz/improv and contemporary classical traditions into a unique “energized ritual of free expression…music with muscle and appeal” (Cadence Magazine). Since beginning their collaboration in 2000, Arnal and Beeferman have performed extensively on the New York creative music scene as well as across the US and Canada, and released two acclaimed albums, BODIES OF WATER and ROGUE STATES. In addition to working as a duet, they have collaborated with many other musicians and dancers, including choreographer Estelle Woodward and saxophonist Seth Misterka (as Rara Avis). Fore more info: www.gordon.inkbox.org/roguestates.html

Wednesday, December 9, 2009, 8pm
BED OF DADDLE
MICHAEL EVANS, drums and percussion
GORDON BEEFERMAN, electric piano and synth
Two Boots Tavern
384 Grand Street, Lower East Side (at Norfolk St)
F to Delancey, JMZ to Essex, D to Grand
$5, free pizza included!

BED OF DADDLE, the improvising duo of Gordon Beeferman and Michael Evans is a futuristic and virtuosic wild ride incorporating free jazz, avant-garde and contemporary-classical music, electronics, theatrics, and junk percussion.

Beeferman combines classical technique, improvising chops and sound design to create a compelling sound-world of fractured rhythms, post-tonal harmonic progressions, and elemental melodic structures. Evans approaches his drumset with extended techniques and investigates the fluidity of rhythm and pulse with floating structures inspired by many musical and sound traditions including the blues, free jazz, world music, noise and time travel.

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Scott Amendola on Tour

November 16, 2009 — Mike

From Scott Amendola:

November 18, 2009
CODA
San Francisco, CA Amendola vs. Blades

November 20, 2009
Fox & Goose
Sacramento, CA Lovely Builders
w/ Stephen Yerkey

November 21, 2009
Starry Plough
Berkeley, CA
Band of Zeros
Larry Ochs, Ben Goldberg, Mathias Bossi, Jon Evans, Wil Blades, Scott Amendola

November 29, 2009
Dieselstrasse Kulturcentrum
Esslingen, Germany Larry Ochs Sax and Drumming Core w/ Satoko Fuji and Natsuki Tamura
Larry Ochs-tenor and sopranino saxophones
Satoko Fuji-piano
Natsuki Tamura-trumpet
Donald Robinson-drums
Scott Amendola-drums

November 30, 2009
Alchemia Klub
Krakow, Poland Larry Ochs Sax and Drumming Core w/ Satoko Fuji and Natsuki Tamura
Larry Ochs-tenor and sopranino saxophones
Satoko Fuji-piano
Natsuki Tamura-trumpet
Donald Robinson-drums
Scott Amendola-drums

December 2, 2009
WIST
Graz, Austria Larry Ochs Sax and Drumming Core w/ Satoko Fuji and Natsuki Tamura
Larry Ochs-tenor and sopranino saxophones
Satoko Fuji-piano
Natsuki Tamura-trumpet
Donald Robinson-drums
Scott Amendola-drums

December 3, 2009
Porgy + Bess
Vienna, Austria Larry Ochs Sax and Drumming Core w/ Satoko Fuji and Natsuki Tamura
Larry Ochs-tenor and sopranino saxophones
Satoko Fuji-piano
Natsuki Tamura-trumpet
Donald Robinson-drums
Scott Amendola-drums

December 4, 2009
Carré Bleu
Poitiers, France Larry Ochs Sax and Drumming Core w/ Satoko Fuji and Natsuki Tamura
Larry Ochs-tenor and sopranino saxophones
Satoko Fuji-piano
Natsuki Tamura-trumpet
Donald Robinson-drums
Scott Amendola-drums

December 5, 2009
Brass
Brussels, Belgium Larry Ochs Sax and Drumming Core w/ Satoko Fuji and Natsuki Tamura
Larry Ochs-tenor and sopranino saxophones
Satoko Fuji-piano
Natsuki Tamura-trumpet
Donald Robinson-drums
Scott Amendola-drums

December 6, 2009
Le Petit Fauchaux
Tours, France Larry Ochs Sax and Drumming Core w/ Satoko Fuji and Natsuki Tamura
Larry Ochs-tenor and sopranino saxophones
Satoko Fuji-piano
Natsuki Tamura-trumpet
Donald Robinson-drums
Scott Amendola-drums

December 7, 2009
JAZZ SIGÜENZA 09
Madrid, Spain Larry Ochs Sax and Drumming Core w/ Satoko Fuji and Natsuki Tamura
Larry Ochs-tenor and sopranino saxophones
Satoko Fuji-piano
Natsuki Tamura-trumpet
Donald Robinson-drums
Scott Amendola-drums

December 12, 2009
Starry Plough Pub
Berkeley, CA Amendola vs. Blades
w/ Todd Sickafoose Group
(Amendola vs. Blades plays first)

December 20, 2009
Cafe Royale
San Francisco, CA Amendola vs. Blades
FREE Early Show 6-8pm

December 22, 2009
Yoshi’s
San Francisco, CA The Gyan Riley Trio
Gyan Riley-acoustic guitar
Timba Harris-violin
Scott Amendola-drums
8pm show only!

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DOWNTOWNMUSIC.NET Photos

November 16, 2009 — Mike

From DOWNTOWNMUSIC.NET:

Music Unlimited festival in Wels, Austria: Unlimited 23 “Whispers & Cries” curated By Ikue Mori:

November 06, 2009
John Zorn Cobra, Schl8hof, Wels
Tony Buck, Sylvie Courvoisier, Chris Cutler, Shayna Dunkelman, Fred Frith, Arnold ‘Noid’ Haberl, Makigami Koichi, Okkyung Lee, Ikue Mori, Zeena Parkins, Maja Ratkje, Kazuhisa Uchihashi, David Watson
KTL, Schl8hof, Wels
Stephen O’Malley, Peter Rehberg
Speak Easy, Schl8hof, Wels
Martin Blume, Thomas Lehn, Phil Minton, Ute Wassermann
Spunk, Schl8hof, Wels
Kristin Andersen, Lene Grenager, Maja Ratkje, Hild Sofie Tafjord

November 07, 2009
Thinking Out Loud, Im Kornspeicher, Wels
Pamelia Kurstin
Phil Minton & dieb13, Im Pavillon, Wels
Dieter ‘dieb13′ Kovacic, Phil Minton
Agra Dharma, Schl8hof, Wels
Sylvie Courvoisier, Makigami Koichi, Ikue Mori
Anker-Lee-Kallerdahl, Schl8hof, Wels
Lotte Anker, Lindha Kallerdahl, Okkyung Lee
Fred Frith & Chris Cutler, Schl8hof, Wels
Chris Cutler, Fred Frith
Phantom Orchard Orchestra, Schl8hof, Wels
Shayna Dunkelman, Makigami Koichi, Ikue Mori, Maggie Parkins, Sara Parkins, Zeena Parkins, Maja Ratkje, Hild Sofie Tafjord

November 08, 2009
Ikue Mori Ipcress Theater, Medienkulturhaus, Wels
Makigami Koichi, Ikue Mori, Mark Nauseef, Kazuhisa Uchihashi
Zeena Parkins Saw Sun Here, Medienkulturhaus, Wels
Maggie Parkins, Sara Parkins, Zeena Parkins
Anker-Courvoisier-Nauseef, Schl8hof, Wels
Lotte Anker, Sylvie Courvoisier, Mark Nauseef
Peter Evans & Okkyung Lee, Schl8hof, Wels
Peter Evans, Okkyung Lee
The Ex, Schl8hof, Wels
Arnold de Boer, Katherina Bornefeld, Terrie Hessels, Andy Moor
Watson-Olive-Buck, Schl8hof, Wels
Tony Buck, DJ Olive, David Watson

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All About Jazz Reviews

November 16, 2009 — Mike
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From All About Jazz:

Jerry Granelli V16
Vancouver ’08 (Songlines Recordings)
Reviewed by Sean Patrick Fitzell

Mikkel Ploug / Sissel Vera Pettersen / Joachim Badenhorst
Equilibrium (Songlines Recordings)
Reviewed by Wilbur MacKenzie

Beppe Crovella
What’s Rattlin’ On The Moon? A Personal Vision of the Music of Mike Ratledge (Moonjune Records)
Reviewed by John Kelman

Jesse Stacken / Kirk Knuffke
Mockingbird (SteepleChase Records)
Reviewed by Martin Longley

Gene Segal
Hypnotic (Innova Recordings)
Reviewed by Mark F. Turner

King Crimson
King Crimson: In the Court of the Crimson King (40th Anniversary Series) (DGM Live)
Reviewed by John Kelman

John Zorn
Femina (Tzadik)
Reviewed by Mark Corroto

Revolutionary Ensemble
Vietnam (ESP Disk)
Reviewed by Jerry D’Souza

Larry Ochs Sax & Drumming Core
Stone Shift (Rogue Art)
Reviewed by Kurt Gottschalk

Jon Irabagon
The Observer (Concord Music Group)
Reviewed by John Sharpe

Vijay Iyer
Historicity (ACT Music)
Reviewed by Chris Kompanek

Soft Machine
Soft Machine: Live at Henie Onstad Arts Centre 1971 (Reel Recordings)
Reviewed by John Kelman

Uri Gurvich
The Storyteller (Tzadik)
Reviewed by Andrey Henkin

Paul Motian
On Broadway Vol. 5 (Winter & Winter)
Reviewed by Brandt Reiter

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Musique Machine Reviews

November 16, 2009 — Mike

From Musique Machine:

Vomir – Proanomie
Proanomie is one of the most unforgiving, punishing, dense & tar-black examples of the Harsh Wall Noise genre ever created. It finds ‘black plastic bag on head’ French manic Vomir (aka Romain ‘Roro’ Perrot) offering up near on 80 minutes of churning, repetitive & caustic HWN omissions straight into your head-space.

Black Boned Angel – Verdun
“Verdun” is the fourth full length, non cdr or ltd album from Campbell Kneale’s (Birchville Cat Motel) doom & dramatic metallic instrumental project Black Boned Angel. And it finds him offering up another single long near on hour track of doomed riff craft, dramatic & filmatic laced metallic’s.

The Golden Serenades – Hammond Pops
The Golden Serenades bring together three respected noisy & caustic jam makers in the form of: John Hegre (Jazkamer, Der Brief, John Hegre’s Origami Replika, Kaptein Kaliber & Noxagt), Jørgen Træen(Der Brief, House Of Hiss, Kaptein Kaliber, Toy , Ullan Gensa) & Sigbjørn Apeland( mainly solo work on labels such as Rune Grammofon, Morild, Clearspot). This is the projects 8th release since they formed back in 2003.

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Sonomu Reviews

November 16, 2009 — Mike

From Sonomu:

Le Lendemain, ”Fires” (Home Normal)
I must admit that I am a sucker for stuff like this, at least when it as done as sublimely as Le Lendemain do it. A cello and a piano engage one another in quiet, sophisticated and respectful conversation. Their physical being and the surroundings they evoke are redolent of something nostalgic:… [read]
Posted by Stephen Fruitman at 06:42, 16 Nov 2009

Julie Tippetts & Martin Archer, Ghosts of Gold (Discus 37)
On his 2008 double-disk In Stereo Gravity, Martin Archer’s collaboration with singer Julie Tippett appeared to be a good fit for both parties, with Archer’s sound collages an effective foil for Tippetts’ vocal experimentation – and vice versa. This new release, again on Archer’s Discus… [read]
Posted by Bill Tilland at 18:14, 13 Nov 2009

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Umbrella Music Through November 29

November 16, 2009 — Mike
Tobias Delius photo courtesy Seth Tisue
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From Chicago’s Umbrella Music:

Wednesday, 18 November 2009
The Hideout
10:00PM | Mars Williams Solo
Mars Williams – solo woodwinds
11:00PM | Williams/Kessler/Sandtrom/Hunt/Zerang
Mars Williams – woodwinds
Kent Kessler – bass
Brian Sandstrom – bass, guitar
Steve Hunt – percussion
Michael Zerang – percussion
$6 cover
PLUS | DJ Sets : Kevin Drumm spins The Music of Akos Rozmann

Thursday, 19 November 2009
Elastic
10:00PM | Delius/Kessler/Zerang
Toby Delius – reeds
Kent Kessler – bass
Michael Zerang – drums
two sets

Sunday, 22 November 2009
The Hungry Brain
10:00PM | KLANG
James Falzone – clarinet
Jason Adasiewicz – vibraphone
Jason Roebke – bass
Tim Daisy – drums
11:00PM | Tobias Delius with Bishop/Stein/Abrams/Rosaly
Tobias Delius – reeds
Jeb Bishop – trombone
Jason Stein – bass clarinet
Josh Abrams – bass
Frank Rosaly – drums

Wednesday, 25 November 2009
The Hideout
10:00PM | Rempis/Ward/McBride/Reed
Dave Rempis – saxophones
Greg Ward – alto saxophone
Nate McBride – bass
Mike Reed – drums
two sets
$6 cover
PLUS | DJ Sets : Tomeka Reid spins Songs of Thanks

Sunday, 29 November 2009
The Hungry Brain
10:00PM | Rempis/Rosaly
Dave Rempis – saxophones
Frank Rosaly – drums
CD Release Show
two sets

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