Avant Music News

From DOWNTOWNMUSIC.NET:

June 20, 2010
Chris Lightcap‘s Bigmouth, Cabrini Green Urban Meadow
Chris Cheek, Gerald Cleaver, Chris Lightcap, Tony Malaby, Craig Taborn
Harris Eisenstadt’s Canada Day, Cabrini Green Urban Meadow
Matt Bauder, Chris Dingman, Harris Eisenstadt, Eivind Opsvik, Nate Wooley
James Carney Quartet, Cabrini Green Urban Meadow
James Carney, Chris Lightcap, Tony Malaby, Dan Weiss
Todd Sickafoose’s Tiny Resistors, Cabrini Green Urban Meadow
John Ellis, Alan Ferber, Mike Gamble, Jonathan Goldberger, Todd Sickafoose, Ches Smith

June 19, 2010
Andrew Raffo Dewar’s Interactions Quartet East, Issue Project Room
Andrew Raffo Dewar, Jessica Pavone, Aaron Siegel, Carl Testa
Anthony Braxton Celebration with Excerpts from Trillium E, Issue Project Room
Renee’ Baker, Matt Bauder, Sarah Bernstein, Dan Blacksberg, Dan Blake, Anthony Braxton, Shelley Burgon, Taylor Ho Bynum, Amy Crawford, Steve Dalachinsky, Erica Dicker, Chris DiMeglio, Chris Dingman, John Escreet, James Fei, Michel Gentile, Nick Hallett, Mary Halvorson, Richard Harper, Jason Kao Hwang, Michael Douglas Jones, Kyoko Kitamura, Mike McGinnis, Jason Mears, Nicole Mitchell, Oscar Noriega, Robert O’Haire, Leah Paul, Jessica Pavone, Olivia de Prato, Tomeka Reid, Anne Rhodes, Jon Rosenberg, Jay Rozen, Kamala Sankaram, Sara Schoenbeck, Josh Sinton, Cory Smythe, Tyshawn Sorey, Mark Taylor, Carl Testa, Brian Thompson, Tomas Ulrich, Fay Victor, Dan Voss, Salim Washington, Katherine A Young
James Fei & Anthony Braxton, Issue Project Room
Anthony Braxton, James Fei
Mary Halvorson & Jessica Pavone, Issue Project Room
Mary Halvorson, Jessica Pavone
Taylor Ho Bynum & SpiderMonkey 5, Issue Project Room
Taylor Ho Bynum, Pete Fitzpatrick, Jason Kao Hwang, Kyoko Kitamura, Jessica Pavone, Tomas Ulrich
Tyshawn Sorey Trio, Issue Project Room
Taylor Ho Bynum, John Escreet, Tyshawn Sorey

June 18, 2010
Anthony Braxton Celebration, Le Poisson Rouge
Anthony Braxton, Taylor Ho Bynum, Steve Coleman, Mary Halvorson, Chris Jonas, Jay Rozen, John Zorn
Anthony Braxton’s 12+2tet, Le Poisson Rouge
Anthony Braxton, Taylor Ho Bynum, Andrew Raffo Dewar, James Fei, Mary Halvorson, Chris Jonas, Steve Lehman, Nicole Mitchell, Jessica Pavone, Tomeka Reid, Jay Rozen, Sara Schoenbeck, Aaron Siegel, Carl Testa
Crispell-Dresser-Hemingway-Braxton, Le Poisson Rouge
Anthony Braxton, Marilyn Crispell, Mark Dresser, Gerry Hemingway
Nicole Mitchell’s Black Earth Strings, Le Poisson Rouge
Renee’ Baker, Nicole Mitchell, Tomeka Reid
Richard Teitelbaum & Anthony Braxton, Le Poisson Rouge
Anthony Braxton, Richard Teitelbaum
Steve Coleman & Jonathan Finlayson, Le Poisson Rouge
Steve Coleman, Jonathan Finlayson
Zorn-Douglas-Jones-Hemingway, Le Poisson Rouge
Dave Douglas, Gerry Hemingway, Brad Jones, John Zorn

June 15, 2010
Tim Berne’s Los Totopos, IBeam
Tim Berne, Matt Mitchel, Oscar Noriega, Ches Smith

June 13, 2010
Walter-Evans-Blancarte, Downtown Music Gallery
Tom Blancarte, Peter Evans, Weasel Walter

June 08, 2010
Demierre-Hug-Leimgruber-Sharp, The Stone
Jacques Demierre, Charlotte Hug, Urs Leimgruber, Elliott Sharp
Oscar Noriega Quintet, The Stone
John Hebert, Ingrid Laubrock, Matt Mitchel, Oscar Noriega, Tom Rainey

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Milwaukee’s Present Music has announced their upcoming season; excepts below.

TOYS! featuring Margaret Leng Tan-January 8 at Turner Hall Ballroom – 7:30pm
The Present Music Ensemble will perform with Margaret Leng Tan (www.margaretlengtan.com), who has established herself as a major force within the American avant-garde. She is a talented and visionary pianist whose work sidesteps perceived boundaries within the usual concert experience. Tan, the first woman to earn a doctorate from Juilliard, actively collaborated with John Cage and is recognized as the pre-eminent interpreter of Cage’s music. Tan is the world’s first professional toy piano virtuoso. She will perform a piece featuring 17 different ‘toy’ instruments. This performance is supported by WMSE’s Alternating Currents.

D/iva featuring Iva Bittová-March 19 at Humphrey Scottish Rite Masonic Center – 7:30pm
The Present Music Ensemble will perform with Iva Bittová (www.ivabittova.com), a Czech singer, violinist and composer with irresistible charm, original use of voice, and fondness of melodies that sit on the border of avant-garde and folk music. Her compositions are highly abstract yet deeply rooted in classical and gypsy music. This performance is supported by WMSE’s Alternating Currents and Brass Bell Music.

Season Finale featuring Amy X-June 18 at Turner Hall Ballroom – 7:30pm
Present Music welcomes back singer, composer and electronic instrument performer, Amy X (www.amyxneuburg.com). She bridges the boundaries between classical, experimental and popular music with her wildly entertaining ‘avant-cabaret’ songs. Amy X has been described as a one woman musical hurricane with exhilarating originality. In addition to performing with Amy X, the Present Music Ensemble will present Steve Reich’s 2×5 and Kamran Ince’s new quartet.

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From Baltimore’s Out Of Your Head:

Frock/Gouker/Gift/Spangler/Munshower
June 22, 2010
9:30 pm
Ben Frock, Danny Gouker-trumpets; Kevin Gift-keys; Erik Spangler-melodica; Alan Munshower-drums

Renick/Frazao/Fragman/Snyder
June 29, 2010
9:30 pm
Colin Renick-reeds; Matt Frazao-guitar; Dominic Fragman-drums; Ethan Snyder drums
Set One will be two short sets beginning with Renick/Frazao Duo, followed by Fragman/Snyder Duo. The second set will be the full quartet.

Cramer/Lipscomb/Ellman-Bell/Nystrom
July 6, 2010
9:30 pm
Blake Cramer-vibes; Jon Lipscomb-guitar; Nathan Ellman-Bell-drums; Johan Nystrom-drums, percussion

Frock/DeFoe/Blackman/Munshower
July 13, 2010
9:30 pm
Ben Frock-trumpet; Tiffany DeFoe-sax; Alan Blackman-keys; Alan Munshower-drums

Madsen/Pumphrey/Spangler/Kuhl
July 20, 2010
9:30 pm
Brent Madsen-trumpet; Chris Pumphrey-rhodes; Erik Spangler-turntables, electronics; Mike Kuhl-drums
Set one will be four short sets of each musician playing solo. Set two will be the entire quartet.

From Chicago’s Umbrella Music:

Wednesday, 23 June 2010
The Hideout
10:00PM | Lumber Night : An Evening Of Bass Duos, Trios, and Quartet
Devin Hoff
Kent Kessler
Nate McBride
Jason Roebke
two sets
$7 cover
PLUS | DJ Sets : Corbett vs Dempsey

Thursday, 24 June 2010
Elastic
10:00PM | Shane Perlowin Solo
Shane Perlowin – guitar

Sunday, 27 June 2010
The Hungry Brain
10:00PM | Shane Perlowin Group
lineup TBA
11:00PM | TBA

Wednesday, 30 June 2010
The Hideout
10:00PM | The Friction Brothers
Michael Colligan – dry ice and implements
Fred Lonberg-Holm – cello and implements
Michael Zerang – percussion and implements
11:00PM | Male
Record Release Concert for “German For Shark” (Other Electricities)
Jonathan Krohn – keyboards, electronics
Ben Mjolsness – guitar, misc
Todd Mattei – guitar
With special guests:
Jason Adasiewicz – vibraphone
Josh Berman – cornet
Steve Hess – percussion
Dave Rempis – saxophone
Frank Rosaly – percussion
$8 cover
PLUS | DJ Sets : Corbett vs Corbett