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An Evening with John Hollenbeck, featuring music from Rainbow Jimmies
John Hollenbeck and I used to roam the halls of the Eastman School of Music back in ‘85, he in the jazz and percussion departments, me skipping Theory class to rehearse Charles Wuorinen and Elliot Carter. Never did I think we’d end up collaborating together inside the wonderworld which is the work of Meredith Monk. Add to that John’s Guggenheim award which produced Gray Cottage Studies, and it has become a continuing pleasure to work together.
Monday night at Le Poisson Rouge will be an evening of Hollenbeck, beginning with the Gray Cottage Studies, a series of ‘etudes’, as John refers to them, each of which concentrate on particular string feature or technique, inspired by experiences at his artists colony residence.
Follow this link for full copy and to reserve your tickets. I fully expect this evening to sell out what with the sheer magnitude of the large-ensemble project, the Meredith Monk Tribute project, and the increasing interest in John Hollenbeck’s compositional work. Here’s a little more about Rainbow Jimmies, the record we three will be performing live.
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Bali.
For years I’ve heard of the beauty of Bali, of the art seeping from every pore of every village. I fell in love with the music long ago. not as deeply as many of my friends, but nevertheless, some of its very essence has found its way into my own sensibilities. Evan Ziporyn, one of my most longstanding musical partners, has been traveling here for 30 years, studying the music, learning the language, and becoming part of the cultural life here.
After these many years of knowing and making music with Evan, it’s a special thing to finally see and hear and experience what he has, and take part in it with him at his invitation. Evan has chosen to mount his first opera here, in Bali. An exploration of Colin McPhee’s famous memoirs, A House in Bali. It will be performed in California in the fall, but for now, one thing at a time, we are HERE for two weeks. Working, playing, relaxing, eating, enjoying. Friday, the 26th of July, we execute the first performance of this truly extraordinary piece.
This won’t be my last visit, I keep assuring myself. It’s the only way to actually get on a plane to leave. If you’re interested in more information on A House in Bali, there are photos and video documentation of the rehearsals here, or if you’re interested in my personal photo documentation of the trip, please visit my flickr site.
In other news… I really must change this wordpress template, as it’s harder to post and I think to read in this column view, methinks. Let me know if you think so too. I tend to post less rather than more as a result of it.
- The Campuan Steps to Pentasanan and Rumah Cinta
May 2nd @ The Look and Listen Festival
Todd Reynolds, his laptop, an extraordinary lullaby and some rustling metal on May 2nd at the Gary Snyder/Project Space as part of The Look & Listen Festival.
This annual festival is committed to combining the visual and aural experience of art, bringing both together in a unique combined experience. I’ve visited before, though not for a long time and am happy to be invited back. I’ll be playing The Solution, in addition to a few other pieces of my own work, and also doing a reprise of Meredith Monk’s gorgeous vocal work, Gotham Lullaby, an arrangement with So Percussion, after its first performance at the Whitney Museum’s Marathon celebration of Meredith Monk’s music earlier this year.
The festival is also committed to dialogue around music and visual art wherein creative artists enjoy the opportunity to share a dialogue, and audience members gain an insider’s view into the creative processes in the visual and musical arts. This is the definition of a holistic event, to be sure.
The festival spans three days and the full schedule can be found here, as well as a link to reserve and buy tickets.
The Todd Reynolds Trio @ Cricket Creek Farm
Northwestern Massachussetts, The Berkshires, Heaven… Whatever you want to call it, it’s where I’ve been calling home for the past 4 years, whoa, how time flies. That’s ‘Winter’ in the picture on the right. Though I’ve never met her, I betcha she’s contributed to my cereal directly. Buy some milk or cheese while you join us at this concert…Farm-fresh food simply rocks.
So…
Jason Ennis, my good guitar-playing friend and colleague has organized this very intimate concert series above the farm store at Cricket Creek Farm. With Jason and my OTHER great friend, double bassist Michael O’Brien from Minnesota/New York, we’ll offer up some really lovely jazz and pop tunes, many of which you’ll know, plus some freeform wanderings.
What is ‘AmboJazz’? Not worth taxing yourself over, it’s always been difficult for me to really come up with a suitable label for this quasi-jazz, quasi-ambient electronic music I play. However, if YOU come up with a label that resonates, I buy you a beer, or in this case, a loaf of farmfresh bread or eggs, or even a pound of beef. Quantum-Ambient is already taken though, perhaps that’ll start ya thinkin’. Suffice it to say that this trio creates an atmosphere that you can feel, along with a musical conversation between us that we enjoy as much as we hope you do, and some rockin’ jazz and funk standards to boot.
Come enjoy the evening with us, won’t you! We’d love to be the soundtrack for your weekend.
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Todd Reynolds Trio
— Friday, April 17 8:00PM
Todd Reynolds (www.toddreynolds.com), Jascha Heifetz-educated, rock-inspired, classically-informed, post-minimal art-music infused, jazz-damaged, laptop-armed, downright funky violinist – leads a unique trio rounded out by Jason Ennis on Guitar and Michael O’Brien on acoustic bass. Music as friendly as it is interesting, and a musical conversation which will leave you humming melodies you didn’t know you had in your consciousness. Tickets are $15 for adults, $8 for students. Space is limited. Please call 413-458-5888 to reserve a space, or email lesley@cricketcreekfarm.com
For those of you on Facebook, we offer up this event link to you as well.
Gosling, Reynolds and Ziporyn – Stravinsky and More at (le) Poisson Rouge











