Rupertdacat Posted September 16, 2005 Report Posted September 16, 2005 The announcement has not yet appeared on the MCAD (Minneapolis College of Art and Design) website, but I have received confirmation that Peter Brotzmann will be performing there Oct. 13 at 9:30 P.M. Quote
WD45 Posted September 16, 2005 Report Posted September 16, 2005 OMFG. I get to see that Machine Gun! Quote
WD45 Posted September 18, 2005 Report Posted September 18, 2005 thurs Oct 13, 2005 Peter Brotzmann / Nasheet Waits Duo concert at the Minneapolis College of Art + Design 2nd Floor College Center $10 / free for MCAD students 2501 Stevens Ave S Minneapolis MN 55404 612.874.3739 for more information This is confirmed on Waits' website. Quote
WD45 Posted September 28, 2005 Report Posted September 28, 2005 Also in town: Evan Parker! Native Drum Group from MN Left for Dead: Barney Bush: vocal Tony Hymas: keyboards Evan Parker: tenor & soprano saxophones Edmund Tate Nevaquaya: flute, singing, drum Merle Tendoy: singing, drum Jean-Francois Pauvros: guitar Geraldine Barney: singing Mark Sanders: drums Wednesday, Oct 19, 8pm @ McNally Smith College of Music, St. Paul, $12 advance, $15 door 19 Exchange Street East Anthony Cox & Mark Sanders duo Fat Kid Wednesdays Invites Evan Parker EP: tenor & soprano saxophones Michael Lewis: tenor, alto & soprano saxophones Adam Linz: double bass JT Bates: drums Sunday, Oct 23, 4pm @ St Paul Chamber Hall, $15 advance, $18 door Huss Music Room Third Floor, Hamm Building, 408 St. Peter Street Quote
clifford_thornton Posted September 28, 2005 Report Posted September 28, 2005 Francois Tusques, the great French pianist, will also be playing as part of the Minnesota Sur Seine festival sponsored by Nato. Sur Seine Schedule Quote
Rupertdacat Posted October 4, 2005 Author Report Posted October 4, 2005 In anticipation of Brotzmann's appearance, Scott Hreha, host of the radio program "One Final Note", will devote the entire Monday Oct. 10 program to Brotzmann. "One Final Note" Mondays, 10:30 PM to Midnight 90.3 FM Minneapolis, 106.7 FM St. Paul. or on the web at kfai.org Rupe Quote
Rupertdacat Posted October 6, 2005 Author Report Posted October 6, 2005 Brotzmann will be featured and will appear live on the "International Jazz Conspiracy" radio show, Wed. Oct 12, 10:30 P.M. to Midnight, on KFAI radio in the twin cities (and kfai.org on the web). So... next week should be a much anticipated one for Twin Cities Brotzmann fans, as well as those, such as myself, who are more curious than knowledgeable about the Brotzmann phenomenon. Rupe Quote
WD45 Posted October 13, 2005 Report Posted October 13, 2005 I am ready for this. Or am I? Here is a VIDEO CLIP from the Ecstatic Peace website Quote
John B Posted October 13, 2005 Report Posted October 13, 2005 I am ready for this. Or am I? ← I saw Brotz and Nasheet live a week ago in Vermont. It was one of the most powerful shows I have ever seen. To quote from my review elsewhere: "Last night Brotzmann was as fiery and ferocious as mentioned above, but he was also as lyrical as I have ever heard him. Nasheet was an excellent foil for him all night long. The duo was a lot tighter and more explosive than they were in the audience recording from 2004 that I've heard. All in all an excellent show. I really connected with Brotz' playing in a way that I haven't with his albums in quite a while....This is something I neglected to touch on: how emotional, personal and human I found Brotzmann's playing to be last night." Let us know what you think of the show! Quote
Rupertdacat Posted October 14, 2005 Author Report Posted October 14, 2005 (edited) How could I have such dull friends? Not one seemed the least bit interested to check out this performance. What does this say about how I have conducted my life? Not wanting to face such questions, and not feeling particularly well otherwise, I decided to take a quick lie-down. So… I oversnoozed and its now 30’ before the show in Minneapolis, and I’m in my underwear in St. Paul, and I've got nothing to wear. Groan… Hesitation… Do I really want to risk being grossed out by some tortured guy blowing his brains out, blaring his naked soul, spewing out guttural and deranged sounds with a logic too twisted for even the Evil One to discern? Do I risk having my eardrums destroyed, my kidneys shaken from their beds, and my middle-class (used to be upper-middle- but that’s another story) sense of good taste wasted? Eh… what the hell? Brotzmann and Waits performed four numbers, over a full CD length period of time. Each featured Brotzmann on a different instrument (alto, baritone clarinet, tenor, soprano) and each number allowed both performers some time on their own. The sounds ranged from the raw/guttural, to delicate. Likewise the tremendous range in dynamics and tempo throughout. I at no point wished for earplugs, and there were a few moments when I had to stretch out my ears to hear a very delicate lonlgly-held note, or very quiet contemplative passage. What truly surprised me as things were proceeding (other, of course, than Brotzmann’s jaw dropping virtuosity) was the awareness of a steady, heart-like pulse under-lying each segment of music. My body and head swayed with that constant and steady pulse through the entire performance. The other thing that surprised me was how enjoyable the music was. Yes, there were frenzied sections- notably present during the first number- that had the uninitiated giving each other worried looks, and a few heading for the exits- but, in addition to being fascinating in themselves, these heightened the power and beauty of more lyrical sections of music. This performance was, for me, about music, not an avante garde manifesto or a contemplation of, or comment on, man 's inhumanity to man. I am perhaps a touch disappointed by that. Waits was an excellent choice of partner. With only the rarest misstep (as I heard things) these two musicians performed a mighty dance together. Interestingly, during a radio interview the night before, Brotzmann related that he and Waits would do no special preparation or planning before the performance. He stated that they trusted themselves, trusted each other, and that they would let the music take the course that it would. The crowd was mostly young art students- perhaps 150 or so. In my estimation, they seemed to enjoy the show. Now... about my friends... Rupe Edited October 15, 2005 by Rupertdacat Quote
clifford_thornton Posted October 14, 2005 Report Posted October 14, 2005 It was a great gig - one of the better Brotzmann gigs I've seen. They're well-matched, for sure... can't wait for BRO 5! CT Quote
WD45 Posted October 14, 2005 Report Posted October 14, 2005 (edited) A truly enourmous outpouring of soul. A full review will follow this weekend. Edited October 14, 2005 by WD45 Quote
Rupertdacat Posted October 15, 2005 Author Report Posted October 15, 2005 "A truly enourmous outpouring of soul". Well said. I'm now wondering if that was a taragato Brotzmann played in the last piece. From the back row it looked like a soprano sax, but... Rupe Quote
WD45 Posted October 15, 2005 Report Posted October 15, 2005 It was a metal clarinet, like this: I was in the front row. My ears still feel a little funny. Here are a couple of pics from my camera phone: Flickr photo set. Quote
WD45 Posted November 12, 2005 Report Posted November 12, 2005 My review of this show finally on the WD45 BLOG. Quote
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