Eisenbeil Trio Spring Tour

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Eisenbeil, Itakura, Flinn Jazz Trio Spring Tour 2004

featuring

Bruce EISENBEIL - acoustic and electric guitars

Katsu ITAKURA - piano

Stephen FLINN- drums

CROSS-CULTURAL JAZZ EXCHANGE FOSTERS UNIQUE MUSICAL INTERACTIONS.

NEW YORK, NY - April 8, 2004 - (JazzMedia Press) - Music lovers who can catch one of these performances will be unusually surprised, enchanted and inspired when they experience this dynamic cross-cultural collaboration between New York's and Japan's finest improvisers. This band has a cumulative force, deliberate momentum and the unassuming symbolism of myth. This Universal music has an archetypal narrative which celebrates man's spirit.

Eisenbeil, Itakura and Flinn are touring the east coast of the USA from April 27th - May10th. They are very glad to have William Parker join them at Symphony Space which is the final show of their spring tour.

This band plays modern jazz; cutting edge improvised music. This music is experimental and explores elements of Butoh, noise and silence as a component for invitation, introspection and interpretation. Eisenbeil and Flinn just got back from Japan where they performed 18 concerts in 20 days. While there they performed with Katsu Itakura several times. Katsu is well respected in Japan because of his 40 year involvement with modern jazz.

Eisenbeil, Itakura, Flinn TOUR DATES as of 4-14-04

Various dates and venues pending

5-10: NYC - Symphony Space(LNT) with bassist William Parker

5-9: NYC - ABC No Rio

5-8: Hudson, NY - Time and Space Limited Gallery

5-7: Buffalo, NY - Burchfield- Penney Art Center

5-6: TBA

5-5: Boston, MA - Artists At Large Gallery

5-4: Middletown , CT - The Buttonwood Tree

5-3: Philadelphia, PA - St. Mary's

5-2: Takoma Park, MD - Sangha Cafe

5-1: Winston Salem, NC - PS211 Gallery

4-30: Greensboro, NC - Greensboro College

4- 29: Atlanta, GA - Eyedrum Gallery

4- 28: Chapel Hill, NC - Nightlight

4-27: Charlottesville, VA - Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar

BRUCE EISENBEIL - electric and acoustic guitars

"Eisenbeil is one of the most unique jazz guitarists to emerge in decades." - Harvey Pekar, JazzTimes

"Strikingly original." - Downbeat

"Outrageously exciting." - Ben Watson

"Disarmingly hypnotic." - Derek Taylor

"A distinctive voice." - The Wire

Each of Eisenbeil's cd's - OPIUM, MURAL and NINE WINGS - has received critical acclaim. He has performed throughout the USA, Japan, Brazil, Paris, Berlin and at many festivals including the Texaco New York Jazz Festival, Vision Festival, CMJ Music Conference, Buffalo Interprov Festival, Philadelphia Mellon Jazz Festival, Trenton Avant-garde Festival, and the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. Eisenbeil has collaborated with many fine musicians including: Cecil Taylor, David Murray, Milford Graves, Evan Parker, Wolfgang Fuchs, Ellery Eskelin, Andrew Cyrille, William Parker, Micheal Manring and many others. The readers and writers of Cadence Jazz Magazine voted OPIUM, his recent CD, one of the top 10 new jazz releases of 2002. His work has been featured in many magazines. Eisenbeil has been interviewed in AVANT and featured in CADENCE with a cover story.

For more info see: www.eisenbeil.com

KATSUYUKI ITAKURA - pianist

Katsuyuki (Katsu) Itakura is a innovative cutting edge pianist. His improvisations span the range from subtle minimalism to noise. He often displays a devilish humor and wit in his music while remaining in a hazy territory that exists prior to musical "expression".

A strong supporter of New Music in Japan, Katsu incorporates a wide range of musicians in a variety of compositional and improvisational formats.

Katsu was born in Taiwan in 1943. A few years later his parents moved to Tokyo, Japan. He began his studies of classical music when he was 7. He soon became interested in blues and jazz and then played his first jazz gig when he was 12.

Musicians Katsu has performed and recorded with include: Peter Brotzman, Dave Holland, drummer Warren Benbow, trumpeter Richie Vitale, saxphonist Scott Robinson, drummer Sabu Toyozumi, saxophonist Mototeru Takagi, drummer Daniel Umer, Yoshio Ikkeda, trumpeter Natsuki Tamura, Kondo Hitonori.

He has toured throughout Japan and for many years has received critical acclaim as an improviser and composer. Over the past 30 years Katsu has performed at dozens of festivals in Japan. He has also performed in London at the 15th anniversary of Leo Records (1995). In 2000 he performed at the Florida Jazz and Blues Festival. Since 1985, Katsu has been curating the music series at Club Ornette in Ashikaga, Japan.

In November 2003 he recorded a CD with guitarist Bruce Eisenbeil, bass clarinetist David Rothbaum and drummer Stephen Flinn. This will be released in 2004.

SELECTED DISCOGRAPHY:

Development - released in 2002

Round Table - released in 2000

Calendar Of Copse - released in 1999

Rent A Pigeon - released in 1997

Love And Diversion - released in1996

Island of Gul - released in1982

Introduction (NAS-568) released in1974

STEPHEN FLINN - drummer

STEPHEN FLINN has been a professional musician for over twenty years, and has performed throughout the United States, Europe, and Japan. As well as being an accomplished drummer and percussionist, he works with unusual sound sources including found objects and items not normally used musically. Stephen has performed/collaborated with many adventurous musicians such as Lol Coxhill, Wolfgang Fuchs, Cecil Taylor, Bruce Eisenbeil, Tony Wren, Marcio Mattos, Chris Heenan, David Rothbaum, Jeremy Drake, Lynn Johnston, Gail Brand, Maggie Nicols, Ayal Moaz, and many others. Currently residing in Los Angeles, he is active both as a performer and writer. He has 2 releases on the Nine Winds Label.

These musicians are available for interviews and articles. For more info:

Bruce Eisenbeil: www.eisenbeil.com

Katsu Itakura: http://www.j-music.com/itakura/

Stephen Flinn: http://www.stephenflinn.net/

Media contact:

Donald Grant

Carvin' The Bird Promotions

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By coincidence, I had the pleasure of encountering the drummer in this group this week. I'd call him a wanker, but it would be an insult to wankers everywhere.