bertrand Posted April 23, 2010 Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 Welcome back! Bertrand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertrand Posted April 24, 2010 Report Share Posted April 24, 2010 (edited) Well, it was a mob scene as expected, and those of us who went to the talk (well worth it, of course) got stuck all the way at the top. But the music was fabulous. There were no announcements, but it looked like the new composition entitled 'Lotus' was the entire first hour of the set (which was a little under two hours). It's probably in several movements. Wayne kept turning the pages... Unclear if we will ever be able to purchase this piece. The issue of why Wayne hasn't made an album in five years came up at the talk. I got a sense from his answer that he is fed up with the record biz. My alternative entertainment option for the evening was to attend a happy hour for a departing co-worker who I could not stand (and who can't hold his booze, but that's another story). Talk about a no-brainer. Bertrand. Edited April 24, 2010 by bertrand Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Weiss Posted April 25, 2010 Report Share Posted April 25, 2010 Big thanks to Peter Johnson and his lovely wife for holding us a couple of seats front and center. It was a little surreal - Wayne's group performing at floor level with a constant stream of people passing directly in front of the band throughout the performance, often stopping to snap a photo, two feet in front of Wayne, just like they do for the Mona Lisa in the Louvre. Hopefully several unsuspecting museum goers stopped and listened long enough to become captivated. Of course most of those who staked out seats early on knew what they were in for. Following Danilo's score as they rehearsed in the afternoon (the band hadn't seen the music until then) gave me a useful frame of reference when they performed the commissioned work. Interestingly, when Wayne was turning pages of his part, he was turning backwards not forwards! They followed with a largely improvised montage, though it began with strains of Sanctuary and then the coda from Over Shadow Hill Way, which I guess has acquired its own title, "Adventures Aboard the Golden Mean." The sound was surprisingly magnificent and Wayne's tone on soprano and tenor was gorgeous and full bodied. The talk before the concert was, as always with Wayne, provocative and full of humor, as he imitated Rod Steiger from "The Big Knife" and touched on familiar topics - Newark, Alan, Stephen Hawking, Quantum Physics, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Johnson Posted May 28, 2010 Report Share Posted May 28, 2010 Looks like Gil Scott Heron is doing two nights, two sets/night, at the Tin Angel. I'm heading over on Sunday. Anyone else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 Some Ars Nova Workshop shows to be aware of... 6PM on Saturday, July 24, the Sun Ra Arkestra will be offering another hometown performance! This free outdoor concert will be held in University City, on 40th Street between Walnut and Locust Streets, in the green space directly behind the Walnut Street Free Library. Dave Burrell 70th Birthday Celebration w/ special guest Thu, 09/09/2010 - 8:00pm Philadelphia Art Alliance Dave Burrell 70th Birthday Celebration w/ special guest Fri, 09/10/2010 - 8:00pm Philadelphia Art Alliance Tix are $12 for the Burrell shows. and this one is a little more out there.... Sunday, September 5, 2010 - 8:00pm Fennesz International House 3701 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA Price: $20 General Admission Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted July 15, 2010 Report Share Posted July 15, 2010 (edited) Hot snot! Here's some more shows..... The Nu Band, Matthew Shipp, Mario Pavone, & 3 nights of the Instant Composers Pool Orchestra!!! http://www.arsnovaworkshop.org/events Edited July 16, 2010 by J.H. Deeley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted August 20, 2010 Report Share Posted August 20, 2010 Dogfish Head Craft Brewery Bitches Brew Release Party Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted September 5, 2010 Report Share Posted September 5, 2010 Just a reminder - this Thursday/Frday: Dave Burrell with Sabir Mateen and William Parker 70th Birthday Celebration Philadelphia Art Alliance 251 S. 18th Street Philadelphia, PA Price: $12 General Admission Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 I went to see Dave Burrell last night and it was really good. He's doing another show this Saturday at 3pm. Also, after the show I went to go see Khan Jamal perform in a duet at Tritone. Unfortunately Khan was a no show. What was/is even more troubling was that no one was able to get in touch with him. Hopefully the guy is alright and just had car trouble or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 I went to see Dave Burrell last night and it was really good. He's doing another show this Saturday at 3pm. I am envious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bertrand Posted January 22, 2011 Report Share Posted January 22, 2011 I was thinking of going to catch Jamal tonight in D.C. Was he ever located? Bertrand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 Yes. I don't know the details on why he missed the Philly gig. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AllenLowe Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 (edited) hey Deeley - keep it under your hat but we may make it to Philly sometime next Fall to do the blues program - working on something - Edited January 30, 2011 by AllenLowe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted February 17, 2011 Report Share Posted February 17, 2011 hey Deeley - keep it under your hat but we may make it to Philly sometime next Fall to do the blues program - working on something - Super. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie87 Posted February 23, 2011 Report Share Posted February 23, 2011 Kevin Hays & Bill Stewart at the Philly Museum of Art on Friday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alankin Posted March 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Ars Nova Workshop presents: Saturday, March 5, 8pm NATE WOOLEY / C. SPENCER YEH / OKKYUNG LEE / PAUL LYTTON Nate Wooley, trumpet + amplifier; C. Spencer Yeh, violin + electronics; Okkyung Lee, cello; and Paul Lytton, percussion Vox Populi, 319 N. 11th Street, #3 $10 General Admission Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 I'll be there and right after I'm heading over to Christ Church for the Marshall Allen/Farid Barron organ duo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted March 8, 2011 Report Share Posted March 8, 2011 All-Star Benefit Concert for Odean Pope Time - Monday, March 21 · 7:00pm - 10:00pm Location - Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz On March 21 at the Clef Club, jazz luminaries will unite for a benefit concert for Philadelphia saxophonist and composer Odean Pope. A vital fixture of Philadelphia’s jazz community since the 1960s, this concert will raise funds for Pope, who has struggled with Bipolar Disorder for 30 years. “I am extremely grateful for all the support,” said Odean Pope. “I've been struggling with Bipolar Disorder for many years and think I final...ly have it under control. I have finally realized it can be helped like any other illness. For those of you who feel ashamed and may be part of this arena - there is help for you too.” Performing tonight will be the Odean Pope Saxophone Choir, Sonia Sanchez, Ravi Coltrane, Kenny Barron, Pat Martino Trio, Gerald Veasley, Warren Oree & The Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble, Reggie Workman, Jamalaadeen Tacuma, Walter Blanding, Duane Eubanks, Willie Williams, Warren Smith, Tony Williams, Bobby Zankel, Justin Faulkner, Carlos Abadie, Monnette Sudler, Bootsie Barnes, George Burton and the Philadelphia Youth Jazz Ensemble. Born in North Carolina in 1938, Pope relocated to Philadelphia 10 years later and began his music career performing with Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, and James Brown, frequently at Philadelphia’s Uptown Theater. In the 1960s, Pope performed with Jimmy McGriff and Max Roach, building a strong relationship with the latter that led to decades of international touring and recording. In the late-1970s, Pope formed Catalyst, a funk-infused jazz quartet with Philadelphia-based musicians Eddie Green, Sherman Ferguson, and Al Johnson. While continuing as a soloist with Roach, in the early-1980s Pope began working more as a band leader, most notably with Odean Pope Saxophone Choir and Odean Pope Trio. A pioneering educator and mentor who has worked with the Philadelphia Model Cities program and the Settlement Music School, Pope continues to compose and perform music at the intersections of hard-bop, swing, and free jazz, steadily seeking new musical possibilities and directions. About his most recent album, Odean’s List, All About Jazz’s Troy Collins wrote that it “is a compelling reminder of Pope’s relevance as a composer and improviser, one whose talent deserves greater recognition.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alankin Posted March 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 Ars Nova Workshop presents: March 11-13, 8pm COMPOSER PORTRAIT: FIELDWORK Three days of performances celebrating the work of Vijay Iyer, Steve Lehman and Tyshawn Sorey Christ Church Neighborhood House Theatre, 20 North American Street $12 General Admission / $30 Fieldwork 3-Concert Pass +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Friday, March 11, 8pm TYSHAWN SOREY'S FOR KATHY CHANGE Ben Gerstein, trombone; Kris Davis, piano; Okkyung Lee, cello; Terrence McManus, guitar; and Tyshawn Sorey, drums Join ANW for the opening night of Composer Portrait: Fieldwork for which composer and drummer Tyshawn Sorey will lead his quintet in a performance of his work "For Kathy Change,” inspired by the American performance artist and political activist who killed herself in an act of self-immolation on the University of Pennsylvania campus in 1996. One of the newest stars of New York's creative music scene, multi-instrumentalist Sorey (b. Newark, N.J., 1980) is an active composer, performer, educator and scholar who works across an extensive range of musical idioms. As a percussionist, trombonist and pianist, Sorey has worked nationally and internationally with his own ensembles and with those led by Muhal Richard Abrams, Steve Coleman, Wadada Leo Smith, and Dave Douglas, among many others. Sorey‘s work has been favorably reviewed in The Village Voice, The Wire, The New York Times, Modern Drummer, and Downbeat Magazine. Both of Sorey's releases - That/Not (2007) and Koan (2009) - received critical acclaim in recent years, landing on several year-end lists. http://www.arsnovaworkshop.com/events/tyshawn-soreys-kathy-change-03-11-2011 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Saturday, March 12, 8pm FIELDWORK Steve Lehman, saxophones; Vijay Iyer, piano; and Tyshawn Sorey, drums "A jazz power trio for the new century!" -NPR Fieldwork is a collective of three widely celebrated young composer-performers: pianist Vijay Iyer, saxophonist Steve Lehman, and drummer Tyshawn Sorey. Fieldwork's music reflects each member's ties to the American jazz tradition, modern composition, African and South Asian musics, underground hip-hop and electronica, and the influential music of Chicago's AACM. Fieldwork's intensely collaborative process resembles that of a rock band: they use group improvisation to develop and expand their intricate compositions into something larger than the sum of its parts. The result is a dense yet visceral musical world - tightly unified ensemble playing, extroverted and high-impact, but with a mysterious inner logic. Fieldwork's third album, Door, was released in 2008 on Pi Recordings to critical acclaim. http://www.arsnovaworkshop.com/events/fieldwork-03-12-2011 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Sunday, March 13, 8pm AN EVENING OF CHAMBER WORKS BY VIJAY IYER AND STEVE LEHMAN Vijay Iyer, composer/piano + electronics; and Steve Lehman, composer FEATURING THE JACK QUARTET Christopher Otto, violin; Ari Streisfeld, violin; John Pickford Richards, viola; and Kevin McFarland, cello *[6PM] PRE-CONCERT PUBLIC DISCUSSION WITH THE MEMBERS OF FIELDWORK AND NEW YORK TIMES' NATE CHINEN Join us for the finale of Composer Portrait: Fieldwork for which Steve Lehman and Vijay Iyer will present their rarely-heard chamber works. For this very special evening, Lehman's "Nos Revi Nella" and Iyer's "Mutations" (which also features Iyer) will be performed by the world renowned JACK Quartet, who is breaking new ground with "viscerally exciting performances" (New York Times) of "explosive virtuosity" (Boston Globe). Described in the The Village Voice as “the most commanding pianist and composer to emerge in recent years,” Vijay Iyer was named #1 Rising Star Jazz Artist and #1 Rising Star Composer by the Downbeat International Critics Poll for both 2006 and 2007. His twelve acclaimed recordings include the trio record Historicity (2009), which was selected as the #1 Jazz Album of the Year by the NY Times, the Village Voice Jazz Critics Poll, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, Pop Matters, and National Public Radio, and appeared on countless best-of-year lists. Vijay performs constantly around the world, and has collaborated with artists such as Steve Coleman, Roscoe Mitchell, Wadada Leo Smith, Amiri Baraka, Ethel, dead prez, DJ Spooky, John Zorn, and the American Composers Orchestra. Steve Lehman is a composer, performer, educator, and scholar who works across a broad spectrum of experimental musical idioms. Lehman’s pieces for large orchestra and chamber ensembles have been performed by the Janacek Philharmonic, the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), So Percussion, members of the Argento and Wet Ink Ensembles, and by the pianist Marilyn Nonken. An alto and sopranino saxophonist, Lehman has performed and recorded nationally and internationally with his own ensembles and with those led by Anthony Braxton, Dave Burrell, Mark Dresser, Oliver Lake, Meshell Ndegeocello, and High Priest of Anti-Pop Consortium. Lehman’s work has been favorably reviewed in The Wire, The New York Times, and Downbeat Magazine, among others, and on National Public Radio and the BBC. [6PM] PRE-CONCERT PUBLIC DISCUSSION WITH NATE CHINEN + FIELDWORK Join Ars Nova Workshop for an important pre-concert public discussion with the members of Fieldwork - Vijay Iyer, Steve Lehman and Tyshawn Sorey - and New York Times critic Nate Chinen as he investigates their histories, influences, composing and improvising practices, and much more. Free admission. http://www.arsnovaworkshop.com/events/evening-chamber-works-steve-lehman-and -vijay-iyer-03-13-2011 ----- Will I get of the house this weekend? We shall see... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 Odean Pope article http://www.philly.com/philly/columnists/annette_john-hall/118224064.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 Wish I had seen this last Thursday... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 reminder.... Tonight! Monday, March 21, 7pm ALL-STAR BENEFIT CONCERT FOR ODEAN POPE Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz, 738 S. Broad Street $25 General Admission On March 21 at the Clef Club, jazz luminaries will unite for a benefit concert for Philadelphia saxophonist and composer Odean Pope. A vital fixture of Philadelphia’s jazz community since the 1960s, this concert will raise funds for Pope, who has struggled with Bipolar Disorder for 30 years. Performing and/or speaking tonight will be the Odean Pope Saxophone Choir, Bill Cosby, Sonia Sanchez, Ravi Coltrane, Kenny Barron, Pat Martino Trio, Gerald Veasley, Warren Oree & The Arpeggio Jazz Ensemble, Reggie Workman, Jamalaadeen Tacuma, Walter Blanding, Duane Eubanks, Warren Smith, Tony Williams, Bobby Zankel, Justin Faulkner, Carlos Abadie, Monnette Sudler, Bootsie Barnes, George Burton and the Philadelphia Youth Jazz Ensemble. This concert is co-produced by Ars Nova Workshop, Odean Pope's manager Deena Adler, WRTI’s J. Michael Harrison, Graziella D’Amelio and Warren Oree of LifeLine Music Coalition, Suzanne Cloud of Jazz Bridge, Don Gardner and Lovett Hines from Philadelphia Clef Club of Jazz and Performing Arts, and musician Joe Sudler. http://arsnovaworkshop.org/events/all-star-benefit-concert-odean-pope-03-21-2011 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 video of Odean Pope benefit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chalupa Posted March 23, 2011 Report Share Posted March 23, 2011 Odean interview Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alankin Posted April 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2011 I'm thinking about getting to this one on Wednesday. Anyone else going? Wednesday, April 27, 2011 - 8:00pm The New Mellow Edwards Chris Speed, saxophone + clarinet Curtis Hasselbring, trombone + guitar Mary Halvorson, guitar Trevor Dunn, bass Matt Moran, vibraphone Satoshi Takeishi, percussion Ches Smith, drums International House Philadelphia 3701 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA Price: $12 General Admission "A smart ensemble that harnesses the forward thrust of rock in the service of an almost chamber-like group cohesiveness.” - Nate Chinen, New York Times Ars Nova Workshop is pleased to present this special concert by a septet version of Curtis Hasselbring's The New Mellow Edwards for a performance of a new piece titled “Number Stations.” Curtis Hasselbring’s The New Mellow Edwards is his acclaimed quartet featuring Trevor Dunn, John Hollenbeck and Chris Speed that defies traditional jazz conventions and favors primal garage rock-derived grooves, textural explorations and classically-influenced structures. Their performances are, often simultaneously, humorous, dark, accessible and exciting. This evening's event centers around an extended version of the group featuring special guests Mary Halvorson, Matt Moran, Satoshi Takeishi, and Ches Smith will replace Hollenbeck on drums, resulting in a star-studded septet whose members have worked with everyone from Anthony Braxton to Mr. Bungle to the Claudia Quintet. The group will be performing Hasselbring's new piece titled "Number Stations" inspired by shortwave radio stations that broadcast random series of five-digit numbers. Employed since the early 20th century, this technology has been widely believed to transmit coded messages for agents abroad. For this unique conceptual piece, each musician will be given tasks relating to working with and decoding five-digit numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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