alan disappointed i'll miss this one please continue to let us know about these
my word, this music brian On Mon, May 3, 2010 at 11:11 PM, Alan Sondheim <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Jazz Lounge prelims - > > Myk, Azure, and myself playing. We're playing tomorrow night at the Jazz > Lounge - > > http://espdisk.com/alansondheim/rh4.mp3 > http://espdisk.com/alansondheim/rh3.mp3 > http://espdisk.com/alansondheim/rh2.mp3 > http://espdisk.com/alansondheim/rh1.mp3 > > So this was a departure, Myk on acoustic steel-string carbon-fiber guitar > - I'm no the usual various including kamanche which I probably won't bring > - but the rest is there - more jazz-oriented maybe - a kind of mellowness > - maybe the attempt car-bombing - maybe just the teetering of worlds - in > any case, come tomorrow night if you're in the vicinity - if not, or even > if you do, have a listen to these. By the way, the poor recording is the > result of very soft music and very loud outside noise - and our place was > at maybe 84-85 degrees at the time - Alan > > > The AMA Trio and Secret Orchestra at the Jazz Lounge, Tuesday May 4th > > > Tuesday May 4th > > ESP LIVE @ The Jazz Lounge > An experimental music series the 1st Tuesday of every month > 520 Dekalb Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11205 - G train to Bedford/Nostrand > > Show starts promptly at 8:30! > > 8:30 pm > Alan Sondheim (ESP 1048, ESP 1082) > Azure Carter - voice > Myk Freidman - lap-steel guitar > Alan Sondheim - electric saz, electric oud, cura cumbus, maybe kamache > > 9:30 pm > Secret Orchestra > David Gould - drums, percussion > Yuko Fujiyama - piano > Clif Jackson - bass > > More about Alan Sondheim: > > Alan Sondheim was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania; he lives with his > partner, Azure Carter, in Brooklyn NY. He holds a B.A. and M.A. from Brown > University in English. A new-media artist, writer, and theorist, he has > exhibited, performed and lectured widely. > > Current interests include aesthetics and productions of virtual environ- > ments and installations, mapping with motion capture and 3d laser > scanners, Buddhist philosophy and its relation to avatars and online > environments, and experimental choreography. > > Alan recorded two albums for ESP-Disk' in the 60s which melded free > improvisation with electronic instrumentation. His latest recordings have > been issued on Porter Records, Fire Museum & Qbico. > > More about Azure Carter: > > Azure Carter has been writing and performing her own songs for a number of > years; she also performs with Foofwa d'Imobilite and Alan Sondheim. Azure > is working on her own performances and sets, which are documented online. > She has appeared in a number of videos, and sings with Myk Freedman and > Alan Sondheim. > > More about Myk Freedman: > > Myk Freedman is a 29-year-old lap steel player, composer, arranger, and > band leader. In 2003 he moved from Toronto to NYC to study music and > pursue the American Dream. Since then, he has preformed with John Zorn, > William Parker, Elliot Sharp, Cyro Baptista and Kenney Wessel, as well as > with countless others. > > Myk's compositions have been recorded by many of his own groups, as well > as by ensembles: The MK Groove Orchestra, In a China Shop and MARTIN & > HAYNES, a Toronto duo made up of Justin Haynes and Jean Martin who > released an entire record dedicated to his music entitled, FREEDMAN. His > arrangements have been premiered at world famous venues such as The Blue > Note, John Zorn's The Stone, The Knitting Factory and the 2004 Distillery > Jazz Festival where he was nominated for the Emerging Artist Award. > > As the leader of Saint Dirt Elementary School, Myk has released three > positively received albums on Canadian labels, Oval Window Records, > Barnyard Records, and Rat Drifting. He splits his time between New York > and North York (Ontario) and is currently completing his second songbook > of fake folk music. > > More about Secret Orchestra: > > Secret Orchestra is an original group initiated by Clif Jackson in 2007 > after the trio had already played together as a rhythm section in various > other projects. It became apparent that they had a connection and shared > osme similar musical ideas. However, they also brought their very > different backgrounds into the mix creating a strong dynamic and a wide > spectrum of musical space to play in. Although Clif is the 'leader' of > the group and writes a lot of the music, he is the youngest member and > defers to the knowledge and experience of his elder band mates. Yuko > contributes original compositions, as well, and they all contribute to > arrangements and aesthetics when appropriate. Furthermore, improvisation > is at the center of their music, leaving all of them open to create their > own parts or to work within the composer's guidelines. Through a mix of > composition and improvisation the overall musical aesthetic is grounded in > a sense of direction and an exploration of colors, textures, silence, and > rhythmic and melodic structures. > > -- > Adam Downey > Director of Promotions > ESP-Disk' > www.espdisk.com > > _______________________________________________ > NetBehaviour mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.netbehaviour.org/mailman/listinfo/netbehaviour > -- glimpsecontrol.com baiowulf.com
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