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From Improvised Communications:

On Wednesday, June 16th at 8:00 p.m., Johnny D’s in Somerville’s Davis Square will host a special double-bill featuring the Garrison Fewell/Eric Hofbauer Duo and Fewell’s Variable Density Sound Orchestra.

The former is a multi-generational duo featuring “two of Boston’s most adventurous guitarists” (Kevin Lowenthal, Boston Globe). Together the pair delves deeply into the musical antecedents of jazz from around the world, juxtaposing ancient traditions with the language and techniques of contemporary improvisation.

A few days later, on Saturday, June 19th at 2:45 p.m., Hofbauer will perform with own quartet, The Infrared Band, as part of Joe’s Jazz and Blues Fest 2010 at Somerville’s Powderhouse Park. The group blends whimsy and intelligence, along with inspiration from diverse sources such as ancient mythology and martial arts films, to create its distinctive sound.

Critics have noted its “intriguingly original music” (Bill Milkowski, JazzTimes) and “a take on jazz guitar that sidesteps the usual” (Nic Jones, AllAboutJazz.com), and called its 2008 debut, Myth Understanding, “rewarding on every level” (Michael Coyle, Cadence).

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From London’s Kings Place:

Date: Monday 7 June
Time: 20:00
Venue: Hall Two
Price: £9.50
Curated by Daryl Buckley

Anthony Braxton-Timothy O’Dwyer For alto
transcription/arrangement for solo violin

Dominik Karski Overflow (2006)
For oboe, trumpet/piccolo trumpet, trombone, percussion

Timothy O’Dwyer-Anthony Braxton Transbraxton 1 (2009)
for solo violin 4′

James Dillon Todesengel (1996)
for solo vibraphone and clarinet

James Dillon Diffraction (1984)
for solo piccolo

Brian Ferneyhough Intermedio alla Ciaccona (1986)
for solo violin 8′

Dominik Karski Overflow (2006)
for oboe, trumpet/piccolo trumpet, trombone, percussion 7′

Aaron Cassidy memento/memorial (2010)
solo oboe

Richard Barrett Codex IX (2008)
Flutes. recorders , clarinet, trumpet, trombone, electric guitar, percussion, violin, live electronics

ELISION ensemble
Manuel Nawri conductor
Links between improvisation and notated aesthetics are explored in a new version of Codex IX, a major electro-acoustic piece of Richard Barrett realised with the participation of the Spatial Information Architecture Laboratory of RMIT, Melbourne. The incessant and inexorable energies of Anthony Braxton/Timothy O’Dwyer and Dominik Karski sit alongside a continuing emphasis upon James Dillon and a Roger Redgate premiere for virtuoso violinist Graeme Jennings and ensemble.

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From Wisconsin’s Surrounded by Reality Music:

Wrack
June 11 @The Project Lodge (817 E. Johnson)

WRACK skirts the boundaries of an ever-evolving tradition hovering at the crossroads of other traditions. It is both a chamber ensemble with a highly unusual instrumentation and a book of compositions tailor-made for the personalities of its members. While the compositions’ melodic and contrapuntal content is reminiscent of European-American classical modernism, their modular structures and improvisational procedures are heavily indebted to the innovations of the African-American Creative Music continuum.

Oboist Kyle Bruckmann founded the project in Chicago in 2002, enlisting trombonist Jeb Bishop, percussionist Tim Daisy, bassist Kurt Johnson, and violist Jen Clare Paulson. Their debut record on Red Toucan demonstrated the band’s “ability to combine turned-up flame with clear-headed attention to texture and space” and was hailed as “a document of exciting new directions from some of Chicago’s best players.” (Dusted magazine)

Prestige Atlantic Impulse
June 17 @ The Project Lodge (817 E. Johnson)
Victor DeLorenzo – Percussion, Voice
Alex Stewart – Guitar
Jason Wietlispach- Bass Guitar, Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, Electronics

Prestige Atlantic Impulse is the latest project from the musically adventurous Violent Femmes drummer, Victor DeLorenzo. http://www.myspace.com/prestigeatlanticimpulse

Posted in Upcoming Events
Gerry Hemingway / Terrence McManus Duo – July 8 •June 1, 2010
Overture Center for the Arts – Promenade Hall
Gerry Hemingway – Drums
Terrence McManus – Guitar

This heavy-hitting duo is fluent and unpredictable, swinging one minute and teetering on chaos the next. It is improvised music with a sense of form, a natural flow of transformation an engaging listening experience.

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From the ISSUE Project Room:

06/02 @ 8pm – Antoine Chessex + Valerio Tricoli + Gilles Aubrey
Three well-known figures in the european experimental music scene, Chessex, Aubry and Tricoli will join forces in this 2010 U.S tour presenting each a solo performance of their recent works. The aim of this project is to give a varied insight on the sonic practices of these three sonic researchers. The sound through its most [...]

06/03 @ 8pm – Aaron Siegel and Christy Edwards’ “Preparing the Past” with Mantra Percussion + Wet Ink Ensemble (presented by Darmstadt Institute)
Preparing the Past is an “evocative” three-movement work for 4-hand piano, two vibraphones and two glockenspiels. It is inspired by the activities taking and looking at photographs—from the actual picture-taking moment through the reconsideration of that moment as a physical artifact. This premiere performance of the entire “Preparing the Past” features Mantra Percussion, who have [...]

06/04 @ 8pm – New Roaratoria: Grouper
Grouper is a recording and performance project by Liz Harris,and over the last few years she has quickly nudged herself into the underground spotlight with her peculiarly disarming music. Her journey began with the haunting midnight ambience of ‘Way Their Crept’ released on ex-Deerhoof member Rob Fisk’s Free Porcupine Society label in 2005. The [...]

From Philadelphia’s Ars Nova Workshop:

Wednesday, June 2, 8pm
LOTTE ANKER-CRAIG TABORN-GERALD CLEAVER TRIO
Lotte Anker, saxophones; Craig Taborn, piano; and Gerald Cleaver, drums

+ MICHAEL FORMANEK’S CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM
Cam Collins, alto saxophone + clarinet; Eric Trudel, tenor saxophone;
Michael Formanek, bass, and Nathan Ellman-Bell, drums

Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 S. 18th Street
$12 General Admission

Working at the intersection of Free Jazz and 21st Century music, Danish saxophonist Lotte Anker has performed around the globe with Peter Brotzmann, Mats Gustafsson, Nils-Petter Molvær, Marilyn Crispell and many others. Her trio with Taborn and Cleaver was formed in 2003, and has since released numerous acclaimed recordings. Collectively, Taborn and Cleaver have worked with a wide range of key improvisers including Roscoe Mitchell, Henry Threadgill, Tim Berne, Matthew Shipp and the late Hank Jones. Michael Formanek’s new quartet Cautious Optimism opens.

Thursday, June 24, 8pm
TIM BERNE’S LOS TOTOPOS
Tim Berne, saxophones; Oscar Noriega, woodwinds; Matt Mitchell, piano; and Ches Smith, drums

Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 S. 18th Street
$12 General Admission

Composer Tim Berne has created some of the most rewarding creative music over the past 30 years, working with exceptional artists that range from John Zorn to Bill Frisell to David Torn to Nels Cline. This new touring group unites some of the finest new jazz talent, including Philadelphia pianist Mitchell, whose Central Chain recently debuted to much praise. Smith is well-known for working with Xiu Xiu, Secret Chiefs 3 and Marc Ribot, and Noriega has collaborated with Cuong Vu and Mary Halvorson. Join us for the quartet’s first performance outside of NYC. Not to be missed.

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