epistrophy arts Posted April 13, 2010 Report Posted April 13, 2010 Brotzmann / Drake Tour of USA This very special engagement will mark the first time that Peter and Hamid have worked together extensively in over five years, and it has been nearly a decade since they toured as a Duo. Their unique bond was at the root of some of the Nineties and early 2000s finest improvised music through projects such as the original line up of the Brötzmann Chicago Tentet, the Albert Ayler tribute project Die Like A Dog, and numerous trios featuring the likes of the legendary Moroccan guembri player Mahmoud Gania, and bassists William Parker and the late Fred Hopkins. Their sole duo release, 1995's The Dried Rat-Dog on Okka Disk, received four stars in both the Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD and The All Music Guide, and is widely regarded as a cornerstone of the Chicago improvised-music resurgence that has garnished the city worldwide attention since the mid-nineties. Simply put, these two masters have affected an entire generation of improvisers all over the world through the unique language that they share, and they are long overdue to re-investigate that dialog. Some information on the artists: PETER BRÖTZMANN - Over the course of his forty-plus year career, German saxophonist Peter Brötzmann has never compromised his distinct aesthetics. As one of the true founders of what has become known as European Improvised Music, and through his revolutionary trio of the seventies with Han Bennink and Fred Van Hove, right up to the present day and his continued work with his large ensemble: The Brötzmann Chicago Tentet; he continues to reinvent himself, his music, and the approaches of every artist around him every time he takes the stage. Possessing an instantly recognizable sound that has almost certainly affected every reedist that has ever encountered it, Brötzmann is legendary for reaching climactic heights on whatever instrument he picks up, but he is also the rare improviser equally capable of an original, introspective and near-blues sound. Throughout his storied career, Brötzmann has appeared on well over 150 recordings, and performed all over the world in a myriad of settings with such legendary musicians as Anthony Braxton, Cecil Taylor, Sonny Sharrock, Evan Parker, Misha Mengelberg, Derek Bailey, Peter Kowald, and Alexander von Schlippenbach, to name a select few. HAMID DRAKE - Chicago's Hamid Drake is one of the most active percussionists working in the field of jazz, world, reggae, and improvised musics today. His unique style on the drum kit, frame drum, and tablas is simultaneously powerful, funky, and emotional; and has been heard all over the world with such singular talents as Don Cherry, Pharaoh Sanders, Archie Shepp, Fred Anderson, David Murray, Henry Grimes, and Ken Vandermark, to name a very few. He is featured on dozens of recordings, many of which find him in the rhythm section with his most consistent and revelatory partner, bassist William Parker of New York. Although he calls the Windy City home, Drake spends most of his time on the road touring with many of the finest ensembles working in jazz and improvised music today. Friday, April 16 - Philadelphia Art Alliance 251 S. 18th Street Philadelphia, PA Presented by Ars Nova Workshop www.arsnovaworkshop.org 8pm Saturday, April 17 - Hall's Walls Contemporary Arts Center 341 DELAWARE AVE. BUFFALO, NY 14202 t: 716-854-1694 www.hallswalls.org 8pm Sunday, April 18 - SEA Theater 2nd Floor Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center 107 Suffolk Street New York, NY 10002 (212) 260-4080 www.csvcenter.com www.visionfestival.org 7 & 9pm Monday, April 19 - Twins Jazz 1344 U St. NW Washington, DC 20009 Tel: (202) 234-0072 www.twinsjazz.com 8 & 10pm Tuesday, April 20 - Gumbo Ya Ya 367 E. Main St Lexington, KY 859.523.9292 www.gumboyayaky.com Presented by Outside The Spotlight 7pm doors, 8pm first set Wednesday, April 21 - Sugar Maple 441 E. Lincoln Milwaukee, WI 414-481-2393 www.mysugarmaple.com 9pm Thursday, April 22 - The Project Lodge 817 E. Johnson Madison, WI theprojectlodge.com Presented by Surrounded by Reality Music (www.surroundedbyrealitymusic...wordpress.com) 8:30pm Friday, April 23 - Immediate Sound Series Fourth Anniversary Celebration - Night One: Set I - Mike Reed's People, Places & Things 8tet Set II - Brötzmann/Drake Duo Plus DJ Sets by John Corbett The Hideout 1354 W. Wabansia Chicago, IL 60622 773.227.4433 www.hideoutchicago.com www.umbrellamusic.org Doors & DJ at 9pm, First Set at 10pm. Saturday, April 24 - Immediate Sound Series Fourth Anniversary Celebration - Night Two: Set I - Josh Berman and His Gang Set II - Peter Brötzmann/Mars Williams/Kent Kessler/Hamid Drake Plus DJ Sets by Mitch Cocanig The Hideout 1354 W. Wabansia Chicago, IL 60622 773.227.4433 www.hideoutchicago.com www.umbrellamusic.org 8:30pm Doors & DJ, First Set at 9pm. Sunday, April 25 - The Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center 3301 Lemp Ave St. Louis, MO 314.771.1096 www.lemp-arts.org 8pm Monday, April 26 - The Big Top Arts Center 1638 Clio Street New Orleans, LA 70130 (504) 569-2700 http://www.3rcp.com/ Presented by the coalition of Anxious Sound, Valid Records, SpyBoy Productions & The Open Ears Music Series 8pm Tuesday, April 27 - Set I - Peter Brötzmann- solo reeds Set II - Rob Wagner and Hamid Drake Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. New Orleans, LA 70113 504.352.1150 8pm Wednesday, April 28 - The Victory Grill 1104 E. 11th St. Austin, TX www.historicvictorygrill.org Presented by Epistrophy Arts www.epistrophyarts.org 8pm Quote
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