Roscoe Mitchell in Detroit: 4-10-09

[Lazaro Vega]

Friday, April 10th 2009

at

the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD)

4454 Woodward Ave. (@ Garfield)

Detroit, 48201

(313) 832-6622

http://www.mocadetroit.org

a live performance by

Art Ensemble of Chicago and AACM founder

Roscoe Mitchell

w/ Thomas Buckner and the sculptural works of artist Alain Kirili

doors at 8PM

showtime at 9PM sharp

$11.00 or free for MOCAD members

visit

http://www.mocadetroit.org for more info

Edited March 6, 2009 by Lazaro Vega

[GregK]

Wow, this is unexpected. Is that near the DIA?

[Chuck Nessa]

4454 Woodward Ave

[Mark Stryker]

The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit is on the west side of Woodward about six blocks south of the Detroit Institute of Arts. It's a significant new institution, obviously devoted to contemporary visual art, but they do present music, though it's mostly been on the rock/experimental side. There hasn't been much jazz of any stripe, though New Music Detroit, a terrific ecumenical contemporary classical music ensemble that plays everyting from Stockhausen to Reich, has performed marathons and other concerts there that have included John Zorn's "Cobra" and other works in the cracks.

It's a bit off topic ffrom where the thread started, but if anyone's interested in knowing more about MOCAD, here's a story about the recently appointed first permanent director of the museum, Luis Croquer.

http://www.freep.com/article/20090201/ENT0...manent+director

[mocadetroit]

The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit is on the west side of Woodward about six blocks south of the Detroit Institute of Arts. It's a significant new institution, obviously devoted to contemporary visual art, but they do present music, though it's mostly been on the rock/experimental side. There hasn't been much jazz of any stripe, though New Music Detroit, a terrific ecumenical contemporary classical music ensemble that plays everyting from Stockhausen to Reich, has performed marathons and other concerts there that have included John Zorn's "Cobra" and other works in the cracks.

It's a bit off topic ffrom where the thread started, but if anyone's interested in knowing more about MOCAD, here's a story about the recently appointed first permanent director of the museum, Luis Croquer.

http://www.freep.com/article/20090201/ENT0...manent+director

"jazz of any stripe"

does not take into regard any of these acts (I would hope)

Faruq Z Bey and the Northwoods Improvisors

the Raw Truth Ensemble featuring Michael Carey and Skeeter Shelton

AACM member Anthony Holland

leader of the new NYC wave Thomas Abbs (sideman to Sabir Mateen, Cooper-Moore, Roy Campbell, et al)

Odu Afrobeat Orchestra featuring Fela Kuti alum Adeboye Adegbenro

New improvised piano composer Thollem McDonas

local composer Frank Pahl (while not jazz per se Mr. Pahl certainly deserves to be held in similarly high regard)

or NYC based new freejazz unit the Eastern Seaboard trio

who have all performed at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit in the past two and a half years.

We are all very excited about this show with Roscoe Mitchell in April but I would like to give credit to the great lesser known names that have performed before him.

Thanks for your interest,

Benjamin Hernandez

MOCAD Music and A/V coordinator

Edited March 13, 2009 by mocadetroit

[Mark Stryker]

The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit is on the west side of Woodward about six blocks south of the Detroit Institute of Arts. It's a significant new institution, obviously devoted to contemporary visual art, but they do present music, though it's mostly been on the rock/experimental side. There hasn't been much jazz of any stripe, though New Music Detroit, a terrific ecumenical contemporary classical music ensemble that plays everyting from Stockhausen to Reich, has performed marathons and other concerts there that have included John Zorn's "Cobra" and other works in the cracks.

It's a bit off topic ffrom where the thread started, but if anyone's interested in knowing more about MOCAD, here's a story about the recently appointed first permanent director of the museum, Luis Croquer.

http://www.freep.com/article/20090201/ENT0...manent+director

"jazz of any stripe"

does not take into regard any of these acts (I would hope)

Faruq Z Bey and the Northwoods Improvisors

the Raw Truth Ensemble featuring Michael Carey and Skeeter Shelton

AACM member Anthony Holland

leader of the new NYC wave Thomas Abbs (sideman to Sabir Mateen, Cooper-Moore, Roy Campbell, et al)

Odu Afrobeat Orchestra featuring Fela Kuti alum Adeboye Adegbenro

New improvised piano composer Thollem McDonas

local composer Frank Pahl (while not jazz per se Mr. Pahl certainly deserves to be held in similarly high regard)

or NYC based new freejazz unit the Eastern Seaboard trio

who have all performed at the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit in the past two and a half years.

We are all very excited about this show with Roscoe Mitchell in April but I would like to give credit to the great lesser known names that have performed before him.

Thanks for your interest,

Benjamin Hernandez

MOCAD Music and A/V coordinator

Thanks for refreshing my memory and setting the record straight -- no explanation why I overlooked these past examples, other than perhaps conflating them with other venues.

[Lazaro Vega]

http://www.metromodemedia.com/filterd/RoscoeMitchell.aspx