From Bagatellen:
Esther Venrooy – Shift Coordinate Points/The Spiral Staircase – 30 Mar 08
Right Hemisphere – Right Hemisphere – 27 Mar 08
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Day: March 31, 2008
This recent concert is reviewed.
The resulting music is a mix of melodic lines, harmonic textures, and pure sounds—all subject to electronic alteration that is part of each improvisatory composition. While Torn clearly leads the band, the interplay between him and the others, particularly Berne and Rainey, is what makes the music. In this set, Taborn mostly created the background sonic wash, constantly adjusting his equipment. Perhaps the house balance was off, but his contributions were not clearly heard most of the time, unless everything else dropped out, when you realized he had been there all along.
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Umbrella Music Through April 15
From Chicago’s Umbrella Music:
Wednesday, 2 April 2008
The Hideout
10:00PM | The Green Pasture Happiness
Aaron Zarzutzki – no-output turntable
Dan Fandino – turntable
Brian Labycz – electronics
11:00PM | The Friction Brothers
Record Release Concert for Live at Elastic Abstract On Black Records
Michael Colligan – dry ice with tea kettles, trombone mouthpiece, butter knives, angle iron, pachinko balls, metal bowl, frying pan, trumpet mouthpiece, table spoons, outlet cover plates, electric stove, espresso maker filter, noisemaker, closed coffee cans, saucepan cover, keys
Fred Lonberg-Holm – cello with cheese slicer, keyhole saw, clothes pins, credit card, cdr, knitting needles, bow, bow hair, rubber hand, plastic foosball figure, small speaker, test amp, piezo, sound bug, whistle, metal card, bottle cleaner brush, test-tube cleaner brush
Michael Zerang – snare drum, finger cymbals, small vibrators, rubber mallets, metal bowl, chains, plectrum, sandpaper, back scratchers, marbles, xylophone bars, drum sticks, metal plates, bells, coins, popsicle sticks
$7 cover
PLUS | DJ Sets : Ingebrigt HÃ¥ker Flaten spins Personal FavoritesSunday, 6 April 2008
The Hungry Brain
10:00PM | Colorlist
Charles Rumback – drums
Charles Gorzcynski – saxophone, electronics
11:00PM | Mazurek/Lux/Giallorenzo
Rob Mazurek – cornet, electronics
Matt Lux – bass
Paul Giallorenzo – keyboard, electronicsWednesday, 9 April 2008
The Hideout
10:00PM | Mazurek/Drumm/Stein/Herndon
Rob Mazurek – cornet
Kevin Drumm – electronics
Jason Stein – bass clarinet
John Herndon – drums
two sets
$6 cover
PLUS | DJ Sets : Vandermark Soundclash : Right Place at the Right Time
A Survey of ESP RecordsThursday, 10 April 2008
Elastic
10:00PM | Falzone/Vandermark/Davis/McBride
James Falzone – clarinet
Ken Vandermark – reeds
Kevin Davis – cello
Nate McBride – bass
two setsSunday, 13 April 2008
The Hungry Brain
10:00PM | Lonberg-Holm Solo
Fred Lonberg-Holm – cello
11:00PM | Matthew White s Fight The Big Bull
Bob Miller – trumpet
John Lilley – saxophones
Jason Scott – saxophones
Reggie Pace – trombone
Bryan Hooten – trombone
Cameron Ralston – bass
Matt White – guitar, tunes
Rei Alvarez – percussion, trap set
Pinson Chanselle – trap set, percussionTuesday, 15 April 2008
Elastic
10:00 PM | Vandermark 5
Ken Vandermark – reeds
Dave Rempis – saxophones
Fred Lonberg-Holm – cello
Kent Kessler – bass
Tim Daisy – drums
two sets
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AAJ Reviews
From All About Jazz:
31-Mar-08 Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey
Lil’ Tae Rides Again (Hyena Records)
Reviewed by Chris May31-Mar-08 Multiple Artists
Pat Metheny/Ornette Coleman: Song X: Twentieth Anniversary
Reviewed by Chris May31-Mar-08 Meredith Monk
impermanence (ECM Records)
Reviewed by Budd Kopman31-Mar-08 Cuong Vu
Vu-tet (Artist Share)
Reviewed by Jeff Dayton-Johnson30-Mar-08 Ahleuchatistas
Even In The Midst…. (Cuneiform Records)
Reviewed by Nic Jones30-Mar-08 Contemporary Noise Quintet
Pig Inside the Gentleman (Electric Eye Records)
Reviewed by Jerry D’Souza
UK label Not Applicable will celebrate with a launch concert for their two latest releases.
On Friday 4th April we’ll be celebrating the release of two new records on Not Applicable with performances by both groups upstairs at the Betsey Trotwood in Farringdon. The night will start at 8pm and you can find further details here.
Arthurs.Høiby.Ritchie – This exciting trio features three of the UK’s most sought after musicians, Tom Arthurs, Jasper Høiby and Stuart Ritchie. All have their own separate projects but came together as Arthurs.Høiby.Ritchie in 2005. Their debut album, explications is simply one stage of what promises to be an exhilarating and ongoing journey for this fearsome trio.
Lothar Ohlmeier / Isambard Khroustaliov – One of the most insightful and thought provoking electro-acousic duos to have appeared over the last few years, their debut release is the culmination of 3 years spent exploring the realms of improvised music and live electronics.
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