Steve Reynolds Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 this may be posted elsewhere and as always, one of the true high points of my music going/listening experience. For those unfamiliar or unsure that it might be too much this or too much that or not enough of whatever, PLEASE find your way to experience a certain level of interplay, madness, swing and pure musical brilliance and gravitas that simply isn't reached by any working band playing today. strong statement for sure well that's the show I am going to - they have a full agenda that they start tonight - see below or on the ICP website Saturday, April 13 Littlefield, 622 Degraw Street Brooklyn, NY 9:00 p.m. alas no Misha BUT this is the band Han Bennink (drums) is a co-founder of the ICP, long-time associate of Misha Mengelberg, and one of the most in-demand drummers in Europe. He has performed and recorded with jazz musicians such as Dexter Gordon and Sonny Rollins, as well as European improvisers such as Peter Brotzman, Derek Bailey, and Willem Breuker. He trained as a graphic artist and has exhibited work in several media, including sculptures from found objects that can include broken drum heads and drumsticks; he also designs many of his own LP and CD sleeves. In addition to playing solo concerts and his own trio, Ab Baars (clarinet, tenorsax) is a regular guest with the EX, Cor Fuhler, Michael Moore, and Michiel Scheen. Since 1990, his main focus has been on the Ab Baars Trio, which led to tours with Steve Lacy and Roswell Rudd; a collaboration with the Nieuw Ensemble, shakuhachi player Iwamoto and conductor Butch Morris at the festival Improvisations. Baars has also worked with Francois Houle, John Carter, Roger Turner, Sunny Murray, George Lewis, Anthony Braxton, Cecil Taylor, and Gerry Hemingway among others. Tobias Delius was born in Oxford, England but grew up playing tenor saxophone in Germany and Mexico. In 1984 he moved to Amsterdam where he studied briefly at the Sweelinck Conservatorium. Since 1990 Delius leads his own 4tet with Tristan Honsinger, Joe Williamson, and Han Bennink; APA INI is currently a quartet with Hilary Jeffery, Wilbert de Joode & Serigne Gueye. He can also be heard in Available Jelly, Sean Bergin’s MOB, Cor Fuhler’s Corkestra, and Georg Graewe Quintet. In 2004 Delius was awarded the Boy Edgar Prize, the Netherlands' most prestigious award in improvised music. Ernst Glerum studied classical double-bass at the Conservatory of Amsterdam. During his studies he joined contemporary music ensembles (ASKO ensemble) as well as improvised music groups (Curtis Clark, Hans Dulfer, JC Tans, Theo Loevendie). He frequently performed with such artists as Steve Lacy, Lee Konitz, Uri Caine, Teddy Edwards, Benny Maupin, Jimmy Knepper, Jamaladeen Tacuma, John Zorn, Bud Shank, Art Hodes, Don Byron and many others. Besides ICP and the Amsterdam String Trio he performs in the Guus Janssen Trio, Michiel Scheen Quartet, Trio Continuo, Trio Bennink-Borstlap-Glerum and Available Jelly. He doubles on piano in Glerum Omnibus with Clemens van der Feen and Owen Hart. Thomas Heberer (trumpet) was born in 1965 in Schleswig, Germany, and studied at the Conservatory in Cologne until 1987. Since then he has performed with musicians such as Muhal Richard Abrams, Pina Bausch, Dave Douglas, Maria Joao, Howard Johnson, Bob Moses, David Moss, Evan Parker, E. L. Petrowsky, Enrico Rava, Alex Schlippenbach, Elliott Sharp, Tomasz Stanko and Attila Zoller. Thomas is member of several ensembles such as the Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra, European Jazz Ensemble, Aki Takase Quintet, Tome XX and of course has a duo with bassist Dieter Manderscheid. Born in New England, the cellist Tristan Honsinger studied at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore. By the '70s, the Trans-American had moved to Amsterdam. Since a memorable set of concerts in Berlin in 1988, released on the much sought-after FMP box set, Honsinger has been a fairly regular member of Cecil Taylor's groups, including the now-disbanded European Quartet with Harri Sjöström and Paul Lovens, including an unusual combination that performed at the Total Music Meeting in November 1999: the Cecil Taylor Ensemble with Franky Douglas, Tristan Honsinger and Andrew Cyrille. Michael Moore was born in Arcata, California, where he played in clubs and attended school before moving to Boston to study at the New England Conservatory of Music. There he worked with Joseph Allard, Jaki Byard, Joe Maneri, Gunther Schuller, George Russell and others. After spending two years in NYC he moved to Amsterdam, where he has lived since 1984. He currently works with Available Jelly, Jewels & Binoculars, Franky Douglas, Achim Kaufmann, Dave Douglas, Fred Hersch, Benoit Delbecq, Eric Boeren, Paul Berner and others. His own projects include the White Widow Quartet, the Monitor Trio w/ Cor Fuhler and Tristan Honsinger and the Michael Moore Quintet. Mary Oliver was born in La Jolla, California, and studied at San Francisco State University (Bachelor of Music), Mills College (MFA) and the University of California, San Diego where she received her PhD in 1993 for her research in the theory and practice of improvised music. Her work as a soloist encompasses both composed and improvised contemporary music; she has premiered works by Richard Barrett, John Cage, Chaya Czernowin, Morton Feldman, Brian Ferneyhough, George Lewis and Iannis Xenakis among others and worked alongside improvising musicians such as Ab Baars, FURT, Tristan Honsinger, Joelle Leandre, George Lewis, Phil Minton and Evan Parker. Wolter Wierbos can be heard on more than 100 CD’s and LP’s. Like many Dutch brass players Wierbos started out in a ‘fanfare’ (brass band), switching from trumpet to trombone when he was 17. Since 1979 he has performed with with Henry Threadgill, The Ex, The Berlin Contemporary Jazz Orchestra (led by Alexander von Schlippenbach), the European Big Band (led by Cecil Taylor), Sonic Youth, the John Carter Project, Mingus Big Band (Epitaph, directed by Gunther Schuller) and many others. He is currently active with Gerry Hemingway Quintet, Franky Douglas’ Sunchild, Bik Bent Braam, Albrecht Maurer Trio Works, Nocando, Carl Ludwig Hübsch’s Longrun Development of the Universe, Frank Gratkowski Quartet, Available Jelly and Sean Bergin’s MOB. Tuesday, April 2 University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO 7.30 pm 719-255-4065 http://www.uccs.edu/~vapa Wednesday, April 3 Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Avenue Seattle, WA 8:00 p.m. 800-838-3006; http://www.earshot.org/Events/spring.html Thursday, April 4 Duende, 468 19th Street Oakland, CA 9:00 p.m. 510-893-0174; http://duendeoakland.com Friday, April 5 The Reedemer Lutheran Church, . Portland, OR 8:00 p.m. 503-897-8264, http://www.creativemusicguild.org Saturday April 6 Constellation, 3111 North Western Avenue Chicago, IL 9:30 p.m. http://constellation-chicago.com/ Sunday, April 7 Ab Baars solo concert Corbett vs. Dempsey, 1120 N. Ashland Ave. Chicago, IL 2:00 p.m. 773-278-1664; http://corbettvsdempsey.com ICP Small Groups Constellation, 3111 North Western Avenue Chicago, IL 8:30 p.m. http://constellation-chicago.com/ ICP Small Groups Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont Avenue Chicago, IL 10:00 p.m. 773-709-1401 http://www.umbrellamusic.org/ Tuesday, April 9 Trinosophes, 1464 Gratiot Detroit, MI 7:00 p.m. 313-737-6606; https://facebook.com/Trinosophes Suggested Wednesday, April 10 First Unitarian Church, 605 Morewood Avenue Pittsburgh, 8:00 p.m. 412-361-2262; http://www.garfieldartworks.com Thursday, April 11 International House, 3701 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 8:00 p.m. http://arsnovaworkshop.com Presented by ArsNova. Friday, April 12 The Windup Space, 12 West North Avenue Baltimore, MD 8:00 p.m. 410-244-8855; http://thewindupspace.com Saturday, April 13 Littlefield, 622 Degraw Street Brooklyn, NY 9:00 p.m. 718-855-3388; http://littlefieldnyc.com Sunday, April 14 Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center, Buffalo, NY 8:00 p.m. 716-854-1694 http://www.hallwalls.org/music/5337.html Wednesday, April 17 Casa del Popolo, 4873 St Laurent Boulevard Montreal, 8:00 p.m. 514-284-0122; http://casadelpopolo.com Workshops April 15 & 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexander Hawkins Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 They were on pretty glorious form in London a couple of months back - a concert the BBC recorded. It's available to listen again for this week only, in fact: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01rl306. Plus - Misha was on board! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin V Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 What's going on with Misha Mengelberg? I missed that he wasn't listed among the personnel for this tour. It's hard to imagine the ICP Orchestra without him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Train Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 (edited) Steve: You sure about Misha? I don't see anything on their website and the Litefield site still lists him being involved.http://www.littlefieldnyc.com/event/240385-instant-composers-pool-icp-brooklyn/ The full itinerary for the U.S. Tuesday, April 2 University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO 7.30 pm 719-255-4065 http://www.uccs.edu/~vapa Wednesday, April 3 Seattle Art Museum, 1300 First Avenue Seattle, WA 8:00 p.m. 800-838-3006; http://www.earshot.org/Events/spring.html Thursday, April 4 Duende, 468 19th Street Oakland, CA 9:00 p.m. 510-893-0174; http://duendeoakland.com Friday, April 5 The Reedemer Lutheran Church, . Portland, OR 8:00 p.m. 503-897-8264, http://www.creativemusicguild.org Saturday April 6 Constellation, 3111 North Western Avenue Chicago, IL 9:30 p.m. http://constellation-chicago.com/ Sunday, April 7 Ab Baars solo concert Corbett vs. Dempsey, 1120 N. Ashland Ave. Chicago, IL 2:00 p.m. 773-278-1664; http://corbettvsdempsey.com ICP Small Groups Constellation, 3111 North Western Avenue Chicago, IL 8:30 p.m. http://constellation-chicago.com/ ICP Small Groups Hungry Brain, 2319 W Belmont Avenue Chicago, IL 10:00 p.m. 773-709-1401 http://www.umbrellamusic.org/ Tuesday, April 9 Trinosophes, 1464 Gratiot Detroit, MI 7:00 p.m. 313-737-6606; https://facebook.com/Trinosophes Suggested Wednesday, April 10 First Unitarian Church, 605 Morewood Avenue Pittsburgh, 8:00 p.m. 412-361-2262; http://www.garfieldartworks.com Thursday, April 11 International House, 3701 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 8:00 p.m. http://arsnovaworkshop.com Presented by ArsNova. Friday, April 12 The Windup Space, 12 West North Avenue Baltimore, MD 8:00 p.m. 410-244-8855; http://thewindupspace.com Saturday, April 13 Littlefield, 622 Degraw Street Brooklyn, NY 9:00 p.m. 718-855-3388; http://littlefieldnyc.com Sunday, April 14 Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center, Buffalo, NY 8:00 p.m. 716-854-1694 http://www.hallwalls.org/music/5337.html Wednesday, April 17 Casa del Popolo, 4873 St Laurent Boulevard Montreal, 8:00 p.m. 514-284-0122; http://casadelpopolo.com Workshops April 15 & 16 Edited April 2, 2013 by Blue Train Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted April 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 in 2011, he left for home early due to exhaustion after the first Philadelphia show on 4/1/2011. I saw him and the band on 3/31/11 @ Le Poisson Rouge and was looking very frail, although when he played (which isn't all that much within the variety of the music the band plays), the sounds from the piano were magical as one might expect. but as far as the band being able to perform without Misha, although it might not be quite the same, but I ask you this, Justin - have you seen the band live? If you have, you might understand that they will kill it with or without the piano. look up pointofdeparture.org on the record review page, you will see that Misha's name is missing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Train Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 (edited) I found something that sheds light on things. I couldn't make this peformance. Misha has Alzheimer's. He plays the first set on this. There is also an interivew with Evan Parker and Han Bennink beforhand.http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01rl306 From the sound of it. This tour will probably be the last time to see Misha performing. Edited April 2, 2013 by Blue Train Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Litweiler Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 I found something that sheds light on things. I couldn't make this peformance. Misha has Alzheimer's. He plays the first set on this. There is also an interivew with Evan Parker and Han Bennink beforhand.http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01rl306 From the sound of it. This tour will probably be the last time to see Misha performing. Kevin Whitehead emphasized to me that Misha and Alzheimer's is only a rumor and that Misha, after all, is frail and getting up in years. He was not with ICP the last time they came to Chicago, either, and the group still sounded wonderful. The name ICP, on the others hand, sound like something you'd find in Arctic outhouses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Train Posted April 2, 2013 Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 (edited) Unfortunately, Kevin Whitehead is wrong. Beside the announcer mentioning he has Alzheimer's and it was probably his last performance there.http://www.londonjazznews.com/2013/02/review-icp-orchestra-at-vortex.htmlhttp://m.allaboutjazz.com/article.php?id=43942&pg=2 This one also mentions he had a brain hemorrhage some years before the onset of Alzheimer's.http://drimble.nl/regio/zuid-holland/drechtsteden/11131157/misha-mengelberg-treedt-op-in-alzheimer-cafe.html I do agree without him they'er still a great band. Maybe Steve Beresford will replace him in the U.S. like he did for the 2nd set of the above. Edited April 2, 2013 by Blue Train Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted April 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2013 Hopefully he is well enough to be in some peace. I still think that with the POD advertisement not showing his name means he is not with the band. Maybe we will get some reports from people lucky enough to see the band in Colorado, Seattle, Chicago or Detroit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alankin Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 I was hoping to make the Philly gig, but I might have a conflict. Here's a photo I took of Misha conducting in 2007: And of some of the brass/reeds: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted April 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 Wierbos, Delius and Baars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin V Posted April 3, 2013 Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 in 2011, he left for home early due to exhaustion after the first Philadelphia show on 4/1/2011. I saw him and the band on 3/31/11 @ Le Poisson Rouge and was looking very frail, although when he played (which isn't all that much within the variety of the music the band plays), the sounds from the piano were magical as one might expect. but as far as the band being able to perform without Misha, although it might not be quite the same, but I ask you this, Justin - have you seen the band live? If you have, you might understand that they will kill it with or without the piano. look up pointofdeparture.org on the record review page, you will see that Misha's name is missing. Steve, I saw the band in 2007 in Buffalo. I actually hadn't heard the group before, but I was intrigued after reading an article in DownBeat and seeing that they would be touring the States. I went with two friends, one of whom I routinely went to jazz shows with, while the other friend wasn't into jazz at all. Oddly enough, the friend who wasn't into jazz liked it, while the one who liked jazz hated it! I had a blast, so I don't doubt that they will still put on an excellent show. I'm hoping to catch the group again in Buffalo. My wife isn't usually into avant-garde (although she did recently like the Frode Gjerstad Trio), but the ICP Orchestra is such a beguiling mix of various elements that I think they'll win her over. Han Bennink is such fun to see and hear. If Misha isn't there, I'll miss his mischievous spirit, but I expect his influence to loom large over the proceedings regardless. I'm hoping for the best for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Reynolds Posted April 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2013 my wife throught she didn't like 'avant-garde' live, but she found out differently. She liked this past weekend's totally improvised show (2 sets) with Kris Davis, Mat Maneri, Drew Gress and Jim Black and that is two pretty abstract sets of music with Black only hinting at the driving rhythyms that is one of his hallmarks. She had seen him a couple of years back with Jenny Scheinman's band when Black rocked the Vanguard. I was thinking about a half hour in that she might not be able to handle it, but by the end of the first set, and especially by the end of the stronger second set, she was liking the piano and bass, really liking the drums and despite her futile resistance, in love with the great Mat Maneri. How anyone who has an open heart and open mind could resist his brilliance is still beyond me after all these years. without question, one of the truly great improvising musicians on the planet. awaiting my birthday concert on the 25th...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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