OUTPOST: 186 ½ Hampshire St., Inman Sq. Cambridge - All Ages
URL: Outpost186.com
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OUTPOST NEWS :
OUTPOST has now installed theatre lights for performances, four (4) pots with gels on a wall dimmer. No more screwing around with the track lighting, you little bastards! ;)
NEW DISC BY FORBES GRAHAM & LAURENCE COOK, recorded @ OUTPOST!
BERN NIX / DAVE BRYANT QUARTET LIVE @ OUTPOST - VIDEO
some video of the 28 Jan. '12 Bern Nix show here
Interview with Bern Nix
NOTE : SUNDAY LIFE DRAWING WITH DAVID LEE is back! Contact: dleeway1116@hotmaildotcom
OUTPOST now hosts life drawing classes, Sunday mornings 10am - 12:30pm
The paintings of Melvin H. Chalfen
May
Wednesday 1 May @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
Moira Lobianco
http://www.moiralobianco.com/
Friday
3 May @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
"First
Fridays avec Le Prestige":
Le
Prestige
Chris
Forkey - bass / John Glenshaw - drums / Kit Buckley - tenor sax / Scott
Getchell - trumpet / Jim Hobbs - alto sax
Hard-hitting,
chill-out, groove music. Searching for the perfect lounge.
Saturday
4 May @ OUTPOST 186, 8PM, $5/10
Chagall
Performance Art Collaborative Presents
Soundpainting
workshop 6pm and concert with special guests
Eight Foot Manchild
Dylan
Foley – Guitar / Sara Honeywell – Trombone
ChagallPAC:
Diana Norma – poetry & cello / Dennis Shafer – saxophone + Soundpainter /
Jon Amon – saxophones
This evening we
will have Eight Foot Manchild: a band that draws from rock, metal, free
jazz, classical, world folk and cartoon music. This evening they will be
playing a composition from their upcoming debut album. Also come see the newest
compositions by David Krebs, who is composing backing tracks of mixed down
fixed media using bee sounds and other samples for a harmonious Soundpainting
backdrop. Also a CLEPSYDRA surprise!
Sunday 5 May @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
Dave
Bryant - keyboards
Jacob William - bass
Curt Newton - drums
Eric
Rosenthal - drums
Wednesday 8 May @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
"Adventure
In Sound"
featuring
David Tronzo - guitar
Phil Grenadier - trumpet
Bruno Raberg - bass
Josh Rosen - keyboards
Dave Fox - drums and percussion
Thursday 9 May @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
Luther Gray Group
Jim Hobbs
– alto / Winston Braman - electric bass / Luther Gray - drums
Friday 10 May @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
Birdsongs of the
Mesozoic
Ken Field - sax & loops / Michael Bierylo
- gtr & loops / Rick Scott - kbd & loops / Encanti - electronics &
loops
Note: We regret that the Batoh Masaki of Ghost show is cancelled for 12 May. No date has been rescheduled.
Wednesday 15 May @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
Raven Bride
"Raven Bride is
currently a one-man singer-songwriter act, solo piano & acoustic guitar
with vocals,songs about love & death & dreams.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMp3B5M6HvI
Thursday 16 May @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
Charlie Kohlhase's Explorer's Club
Jerry
Sabatini – trumpet / Jef Charland – bass / Curt Newton - drums
+
Old Bottle New
Wine
Carlo Morena – piano / Michele Salgarello - drums /
Joe Fonda - bass
CARLO MORENA
Carlo Morena begins very early to listen to
music, to sing and to play, graduating in Piano and later in Jazz Music.
He studied classical piano with Giuseppe Cantarelli, Jazz
arranging with Gerardo Iacoucci,
Jazz piano with Enrico Pieranunzi, Franco D'Andrea, Alvaro
Is Rojas, Mulgrew Miller and Walter Norris.
He’s been living in Bologna, Siena, Barcellona, Madrid,
Lisbona and Berlin.
In 1994, after several years of musical collaboration as
sidemen, together with the double bass player Joe Fonda,
he founded the Step in Trio with
Jeff Hirshfield on drums (later replaced by George Schuller).
MICHELE SALGARELLO
Born in Milan, Michele "Miki" Salgarello is one
of the most complete up&coming drummers in the contemporary Italian jazz
drumming community.
As a freelance jazz drummer is skills are numerous, with a
style that is a mixture of the great American tradition and European
sensitivity, with a large resumè of records, tours and jazz festivals.
His influences are many but his style reflects mostly the
impact of drummers like Jeff Ballard, Jeff "Tain Watts", Bill
Stewart, Eric Harland, Jon Christensen, Jorge Rossy, Brian Blade, Mark
Guiliana, Antonio Sanchez, Tyshawn Sorey and Gerald Cleaver.
http://www.antonellovitale.it/artisti/michele-salgarello/
JOE FONDA
Joe Fonda is a composer, bassist, recording
artist, interdisciplinary performer, producer and educator.
An accomplished international Jazz artist, Fonda
has performed with his own ensembles throughout the United States ,Canada ,
Europe and Asia. He has collaborated and performed with such
artists as Anthony Braxton ,Archie Shepp, Ken McIntyre, Lou Donaldson, Bill and
Kenny Barron, Leo Smith, Perry Robinson, Dave Douglas, Curtis Fuller, ,
Bill Dixon, Han Bennink, Bobby Naughton, Xu Fengia, Randy Weston, Gebhard
Ullmann, Carla Bley, Carlo Zingaro, Barry Altschul, Billy Bang.
Fonda was the bassist with the renowned Anthony
Braxton sextet, octet, tentet, from 1984 through 1999. Fonda also sat on the
Board of Directors from 1994 to 1999, and was the President from 1997 to 1999
of the newly formed Tri-Centric Foundation. He has also performed with the
38-piece Tri-Centric orchestra under the direction of Anthony Braxton, and was
the bassist for the premiere performance of Anthony Braxton’s opera, Shalla
Fears for the Poor, performed at the John Jay Theater in New York, New York,
October 1996.
.
Two of Fonda’s most recent projects are From the
Source, The Off Road Quartet.
From the Source is a group that incorporates the
tap dancing and poetry of Brenda Bufalino and the healing arts of Vicki Dodd,
and four jazz musicians. The group has released their first CD entitled, Joe
Fonda and From the Source, on Konnex Records.
The Off Road Quartet is comprised of four
musicians from four different countries. Ux Fengia from Beijing China , Carlos
Zingaro from Lisbon Portugal , Lucas Niggle from Zurich Switzerland and Joe
Fonda New York USA. The Off Road Quartet blends the musics from all four
of these musicians cultures into a unique musical and visual experience.
Pandelis Karyorgis
Friday 17 May @
Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
Flametet
Jeff
Platz – guitar / Kit Demos – bass / John McLellan – drums / Charlie Kohlhase – saxophones
/ Todd Brunel – clarinets / Pandelis Karyorgis - wurlitzer piano
Saturday 18 May @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
Jacob William 'Para' Quintet
Forbes Graham – trumpet / Steve Lantner
– piano
Jacob William – bass /Laurence Cook -
drums
Sunday 19 May @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
Juan Perez Rodriguez
Pianist and composer, Juan Perez Rodriguez, is one of the most
promising new talents in today's music scene. Hailing from Andalucia,
Spain, Juan's main strength comes from the art of improvisation, in which he
freely explores various soundscapes blending the elements of Flamenco, Jazz,
and Classical, in ways that are meticulous, but also wild, nostalgic, and
fresh.
Here is a link to his first album, "Fabulare", which
was released in 2010, in which he recorded his original compositions in a trio
settings.
Here is a link to some of his live performance videos on YouTube:
Monday 20 May @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or
b/o
Amethyst
Act 1:
Eva Walsh - vocals & guitar
Act 2:
Amethyst :
Raquel Quiñones Rivera -
vocals
Anna Talpe - vocals
Jared Yee - tenor sax
Evan Waaramaa - piano
Doug Richards - bass
Matt Raphaelian - drums
Amethystthegroup.com
Thursday 24 May @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
James Merenda & Tickle Juice
James
Merenda – alto / Tom Duprey – cornet / David Hawthorne – guitar / Jef Charland
– bass / Matt Honor - drums
Saturday 25 May @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
avant-jazz piano pioneer
Burton Greene! in solo piano concert & film
Outpost 186 is very pleased to present Burton Greene
on tour with his latest composition "Variations on the Hungarian Folk
Songs of Bela Bartok" and featuring a
documentary film about his life and music called “Moldavian Blues” by
the English film maker Malcolm Hart. The film will precede the concert.
MOLDAVIAN BLUES
The film Moldavian Blues tells the story of how Jazz Pianist
Burton Greene evolved from the pursuit of the American idiom to a more pressing
awareness of his own Jewish roots and to the formation of Klezmokum, a group of
contemporary Jazz musicians exploring old Jewish themes. It's a film about
music and Burton is brief in telling his story.
After a mind-bending career in New York in the 60s when he made
his mark in radical free-form jazz, he came to Holland on a gig, a nervous
breakdown creeping up on him. He recalls how his serendipitous meeting with and
subsequent devotion to the teachings of Sri Swami Satchidananda got him through
that particular night.
While resting in Amsterdam, his horizons changed. He could no
longer see himself playing the crazy, improvised free-form Jazz and instead
felt drawn to traditional East European ideas. His forefathers were from
Moldavia. He was tapping into Gypsy and Klezmer music.
To give its audience a sense of Burton's music history there
are pieces in the film from some of his earlier recordings; The Free Form
Improvisation Ensemble for ESP Records in New York; moving from outer to inner
space, a duet between piano and sitar recalling his encounter with Sitar Master
Jamal Bhatyia and the formation of their East West Trio.
As
the story progresses into present time the talking is done and Klezmokum
becomes prominent with its extraordinary jazz vocalist Marek Balata who has a
range of four octaves and the scat-ability of Charlie Parker. The film ends
with a new composition played solo by Burton, a wistful love song written for
and to him by a friend.
Wei Zhongle
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Jason Sanford
Tuesday 28 May @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
Wei Zhongle (Carbondale,
Illinois)
Shenzhen (Asheville,
NC)
Jason Sanford (Cambridge,
Mass.)
The dissonant whirlwind
of Wei Zhongle is reminiscent of Aksak Maboul, or somewhere between Sun City
Girls and Philip Glass. Guitarist and vocalist Rob Jacobs writes and arranges
the engaging but challenging music for this five-piece consisting of guitar,
percussion (Sam Klickner), bass (Carly Lappin), and two clarinets (Jon Goodman
and John McCowen). http://weizhongle.bandcamp.com
Shenzhen is the recording
and musical performance project of Nick Scavo and Alex Cummings. Shenzhen hones
in on an aggressive and uncertain middle ground between the guitar and laptop.
This is human vs. machine music: deep narrative content supported by dissonant
sub-frequencies and harsh samples. https://soundcloud.com/shenzhenduo/small-enough-to-know-you-large
Jason Sanford is a
founding member and instrument maker in Boston’s avant-rock band NEPTUNE. His
continuing experiments with sound have led to development of instruments such
as the Feedback Organ and the Asynchronous Looper. http://www.jasonsidneysanford.com/
I've attached a photo of
Wei Zhongle (photographer unknown) and a photo of Jason (photo credit Bill T
Miller)
Thursday 30 May @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
Todd Marston Trio
Todd
Marston - vocals, piano, songwriting
Mark
Zaleski - upright bass
Mike
Connors - drums
Friday 31 May @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
NEOTOLIA
Nazan
Nihal – vocal, guitar / Utar Artun – piano, percussion
Hagai Perets – guitar / Galen Willet - fretless bass
Victor-Andres Cruz – percussion
NEOTOLIA:
Music is a universal language, spanning across all of space and
time. Today, Nazan Nihal and Utar Artun are taking music into a new
dimension, bringing the old sounds of Turkish Folk Songs (Turku) to life in
their new project, Neotolia. Nazan is a remarkable singer/songwriter and
Utar possesses unlimited potential as a composer, conductor, film scorer and
arranger.
When the two met, they were inspired by their mutual addiction
to music. Nazan’s unique interpretation of the old Anatolian songs sparked a
chord in the musical heart of Utar and it was at this moment that the concept
for their new project, Neotolia, was born.
Nazan and Utar want to share their contemporary perception of
the music that rose out of Anatolia, music with the power to erase the
boundaries between history and current times.
Neotolia will bring ancient tunes to life in new places and will
capture the performances through live recording sessions
Sunday 2 June @ Outpost, 3pm $10 or b/o
MILL CITY TRIO
Jamie Dunphy - lute and guitar
Jill Noddin - soprano
Greg Passler - guitar and bass
This
afternoon's program will feature an eclectic mix of music, including
Renaissance lute songs, duets, and original compositions. Jill Noddin is
a seasoned performer who has sung with the Chorus Pro Musica and the Boston
Philharmonic at Symphony Hall, Jordan Hall and Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln
Center. Over the past year, she and Jamie Dunphy have presented a series
of concerts featuring the music of the great Elizabethan composer John
Dowland. Jamie Dunphy and Greg Passler are founding members of the
original jazz group Mill City Trio, who released three critically acclaimed CDs
and presented numerous concerts in Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey.
This is the first time the three performers have joined forces, and they
are excited about the possibilities of this unique collaboration. One of
the highlights of the program is "Iris Song," a Greg Passler
composition that Jamie Dunphy will be playing for the first time on lute.
"I'm really intrigued by the idea of playing contemporary music on
historic instruments," says Dunphy. "The lute is such an intimate
instrument, and it's so well-suited to the introspective nature of Greg's
music."
note time:
Monday 3 June @ Outpost, 3pm $10 or b/o
Jeremy Udden + Robert Stillman
jeremyudden.com
Wednesday 5 June @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
8PM : Eric
Dahlman/Keiichi Hashomato Duo
9PM : David
Schnug Trio
David Schnug - saxophone/composition
Travis
Reuter - guitar
Dave
Miller - drums
www.davidschnugmusic.com/epk
Friday
7 June @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
"First
Fridays avec Le Prestige":
Le
Prestige
Chris
Forkey - bass / John Glenshaw - drums / Kit Buckley - tenor sax / Scott
Getchell - trumpet / Jim Hobbs - alto sax
Hard-hitting,
chill-out, groove music. Searching for the perfect lounge.
http://www.leprestige.bandcamp.com
Saturday June 8 @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
Dr T presents Visual Music Live featuring
Doctor T and the OUTPOST band
Dr
T – live video mixing with:
Eric
Zinman -- drums /Andrea
Pensado -- electronics and voice Michael
Bloom -- table guitar and bouzouki / Rick
Scott -- keyboard Improvisation to the outer
limits. Expect the unexpected-:)
http://www.youtube.com/Tobenfeld
Saturday 15
June @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
Mark Chenevert/Pero Malaver Duo
Mark Chenevert – tenor sax / Pero Malaver –
drums
50/50
is comprised of Mark Chenevert on tenor sax and clarinet (Hot Tamale
Brass Band, Willie Alexander, Chandler Travis) and Pedro Malaver on
drums ( Bentmen, Leo Quintero), in a high energy, stream of
consciousness journey based mostly in jazz and improvisation, hitting as
many other cultural icons as possible along the way, i.e. pop, rock,
klezmer, bluegrass, funk. You might call it "free jazz for the non jazz
fan"; you'll probably hear something you recognize.
Sunday 16 June @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
Junk
Kitchen Series #13
~ Breathless: A Kenny G.
Tribute -
Kenny G is considered one of the most
controversial figures of American music. By way of smooth jazz, a most
polarizing style, he’s pushed the meaning of ‘jazz’ through the boundaries of
improvising in a direction that no one could have imagined. This night's
selections of his catalog will be performed in ways he never could
imagine.
For more
info:
Monday 17 June @ Outpost, 8pm, $10 or b/o
Nicolas Melmann - experimental electronic music
I´m a
student of electroacoustic music composition at the Universidad de Quilmes Arg.
I work as a
sound artist an
make electronic experimental music, i work with instruments,
electronic elements i´m presenting an audiovisual show,
creating a unity between both elements, also I'm make music for
installations, TV, films, Theater etc.
https://vimeo.com/22377480
vimeo.com/22377480<https://vimeo.com/22377480
https://vimeo.com/19105454#
https://soundcloud.com/melmann
www.melmann.com.ar
>> press references:
http://www.melmann.com.ar/index.php?/prensa/
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Monday 24 June @ Outpsot, 8pm $10 or b/o
Steve Thomas
& the Real Incognitos
Steve Thomas – compostions, vocals
John Funkhouser - electric keyboards
Greg Loughman – bass, electric bass
Mike Connors - drums
October
Friday 18 October @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
Jon Damian Quartet
Jon Damian - guitar & rubbertellie
Allan Chase - saxophones
Bob Nieske - double bass
Ralph Rosen - percussion
This
exciting quartet delivers an array of Jon Damian’s original music
inspired by people and places, tradition, and avant visions of new
possibilities. Jon’s Rubbertellie, his invention, along with his
refreshing approach to the guitar will add a special touch to the
concert. He will be joined by a stellar cast of players; Allan Chase on
saxophone, Bob Nieske on bass and Ralph Rosen on percussion.
Jon
Damian is an active international performer, composer, lecturer,
clinician and author as well as a professor at The Berklee College of
Music. His varied performances have ranged from Luciano Pavarotti to
Bill Frisell and from the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Seiji Ozawa to
Johnny Cash with the Boston Pops under John Williams. Jon Damian has
recorded in a wide range of settings including The Boston Pops Orchestra
under Keith Lockhart and John Williams, Bill Frisell, Bob Nieske’s Wolf
Soup, The Boston Symphony Orchestra under Seiji Ozawa, Collage, and for
NOVA. Jon has recently returned from Melbourne Australia as a Visiting
Scholar, performing and conducting workshops at NMIT. Jon recently
performed with Jackie Enacho, the 12 year old singing sensation, at the
Wang Center. He is the author of The Guitarists Guide to Composing and
Improvising and The Chord Factory: Build Your Own Guitar Chord
Dictionary available through Berklee Press and Hal Leonard Publications.
“…the most experienced and admired guitar teacher I know” Jim Hall
“
Jon is one of the few musicians I know who has found his own unique
voice and the courage to stay true to it. He continues to be an
inspiration and example. Bill Frisell
“….a very special musician” Mike Stern
“….and the rhythm guitar part was handled beautifully by Jon Damian” Keith Lockhart
Allan
Chase is a jazz saxophonist and educator. He chairs the Berklee Ear
Training department and appears as a soloist on over forty CDs, and LPs
and movie soundtracks. He has been a member of Your Neighborhood
Saxophone Quartet since 1981, and plays regularly with his own trio and
quartet and with bands led by Steve Lantner, Bruno Råberg, Bob Nieske,
Ayn
Inserto, and others. Allan has also played and recorded with Rashied Ali and Prima Materia from 1992 to 2000.
Bob
Nieske was the bassist with the Jimmy Giuffre 4 from 1979-1992 and
appears on Jimmy’s three Soul Note recordings. Bob has also recorded
with Alan Dawson, Dave Grisman, Stephane Grappelli, George Russell and
the Living Time Orchestra, Bevan Manson, Jay Geils, Duke Robillard, The
Either Orchestra and Herb Pomeroy and has performed with Charlie Byrd,
Eartha Kitt, Attila Zoller, Ronnie Earl, Tiger Okoshi, Dakota Stayton,
John Blake, Jackie and Roy, Richie Cole, and Larry Coryell. In 1991
Bob was nominated for outstanding bassist by the Boston music awards and
in 1994 he won the Jazz Composers Alliance composition contest. Bob’s
compositions have been performed around the world by his own groups, The
Either Orchestra and Jimmy Giuffre 4. Bob is currently Jazz
Artist-in-Residence at Brandeis University and on the faculty of New
England Conservatory.
“He really does something different” Jimmy Giuffre
Ralph
Rosen Drummer, composer and arranger Ralph Rosen has performed widely
with jazz and blues greats – from the legendary Bo Diddley, Albert King,
Jimmy Vivino, Al Kooper and Joe Beard to regional notables Ronnie Earl,
Duke Robillard, Michelle Willson and Stovall Brown. His resume includes
performances with Bud Johnson, Norris Tunney, Billy Mitchell, Gray
Sargent, Wayne Krantz, George Garzone, Bill Frisell, Billy Pierce, Dave
McKenna and John Medeski.
Rosen now performs
internationally with the Bruce Katz Band with whom he has recorded 3
CDs. He also composes and arranges his own work, performed by ensembles
in the Boston metro area, and has recorded and produced a CD, “So
Taken.” A second album, “No Secrets,” was released in 2007. As one jazz
critic describes it, Rosen’s work is “expansive and architectonic” and
“a soul-scrubbing, hallowing experience.”
November
Thursday 7 November 2013 @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
Mike Stockbridge
Guitarist Mike Stockbridge
www.mikestockbridge.com
"Just two albums into his recording
career and Mike Stockbridge is solidifying his reputation as one of the East
Coast's most promising jazz guitarists. Stockbridge's second effort, Ama,
jolts the imagination with his inventive and compelling playing. Stockbridge released
his self-titled debut in 2009; two years later, Ama finds Stockbridge
gaining confidence and focus, creating a work of bold experimentation and
stunning precision." - allaboutjazz.com
"Following up on his self-titled 2009 debut, New
Hampshire native Mike Stockbridge establishes himself as one of the state’s top
jazz guitarists with “Ama.” It’s a breath of fresh, fall air for a largely
underserved genre in the area." - The Wire -
"He balances flash with finesse in a totally winning
way. If Frank Zappa had started and stayed in jazz, he might sound like
Stockbridge." – Michael Witthaus, Hippo Press –
(some) CONCERT SERIES AT OUTPOST:
Sundays:
Life Drawing every Sunday, 10am - 1pm with David Lee - dleeway1116@hotmail.com
1st:
2nd:
3rd:
4th:
Mondays:
when posted: 8pm Karin Webb - performance art workshops - axe2ice@gmail.com
Tuesdays:
1st:
2nd: 8pm -
3rd: 8pm - "Living Room Concert Series" - composed & improvised new
music & poetry - Michael Dobiel -
michaeldobiel2003@yahoo.com
4th: 8pm - Steve Lantner - piano & his own quartet - jazz - slantner@comcast.net, http://stevelantner.com/
Wednesdays:
1st::
2nd: 8pm - Dave Fox Group - jazz - dfox2112@yahoo.com (resumes March 2013)
3rd:
4th:
Thursdays:
1st: 8pm - Birdsongs of the Mesozoic (from April 2013)
2nd: 8pm - Luther Gray Ensemble - jazz - trip_gray@hotmail.com
3rd: 8pm - Charlie Kohlhase's Explorer's Club
4th:
Fridays:
1st: Le Prestige
2nd: 8pm - Jeff Platz, various jazz ensembles - jjplatz@hotmail.com
3rd:
4th: 8pm -James Merenda & Tickle Juice - (from March 2013)
Saturdays:
1st: 7pm - "Chagall Performance Art Collaborative" - Dennis Shafer - shaferds@gmail.com -
through-composed & improvised new music & poetry
2nd: 7:30pm - Dr. T presents Visual Music Live - improv & video - emile@foryourhead.com
3rd:
4th:
Untethered Series:
Dave
Bryant - piano & jazz ensemble, monthly by announcement. Dave
recorded with Ornette Coleman's Prime Time band. davebryant1@comcast.net
Jessica Bozek - Small Animal Project Reading Series - occasional - jessicabozek@gmail.com, http://smallanimalproject.com/
SERIES DESCRIPTIONS :
INTERDISCIPLINARY ARTS CABARET with SOUNDS IN BLOOM 1st Fridays, 8pm
http://diananorma.com/events/
Sounds in Bloom is an internationally performing
poetry-music-movement-art collaborative that performs in theaters,
bookstores, concert halls, art galleries, educational settings. and
forests. Sounds in Bloom recently started the Chagall Performance Art
Collaborative Series, which is currently in residence at Outpost 186 in
Cambridge every third Friday of the month.
Together with saxophonist/composer Dennis Shafer (co-founder), they
collaborate with a variety of international artists, and give workshops
to children and adults.
subconsciouscafe new chamber music : - occasional Saturdays, 8pm $10 or b/o
Rob Chalfen's long-running improvised music series continues at OUTPOST
and elsewhere. Innovative chamber music at play on the spectra of jazz,
electronic, classical and world. Also may be dug by the non-subconscious
mind.
robchalfen@hotmail.com
DISCLAIMER:
This disclaimer is for reflexive and tautological purposes only, and may
not be construed as eluding responsibility for any errors, typos, or
logical absurdities, real or imagined, that may be contained in this
notice, without further notice.
Thank you,
Harlan T. Flash
Corresponding Secretary,
Outpost World Enterprises
The paintings of Melvin H. Chalfen
May
Wednesday 1 May @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
Moira Lobianco
http://www.moiralobianco.com/
Friday
3 May @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
"First
Fridays avec Le Prestige":
Le
Prestige
Chris
Forkey - bass / John Glenshaw - drums / Kit Buckley - tenor sax / Scott
Getchell - trumpet / Jim Hobbs - alto sax
Hard-hitting,
chill-out, groove music. Searching for the perfect lounge.
Saturday
4 May @ OUTPOST 186, 8PM, $5/10
Chagall
Performance Art Collaborative Presents
Soundpainting
workshop 6pm and concert with special guests
Eight Foot Manchild
Dylan
Foley – Guitar / Sara Honeywell – Trombone
ChagallPAC:
Diana Norma – poetry & cello / Dennis Shafer – saxophone + Soundpainter /
Jon Amon – saxophones
This evening we
will have Eight Foot Manchild: a band that draws from rock, metal, free
jazz, classical, world folk and cartoon music. This evening they will be
playing a composition from their upcoming debut album. Also come see the newest
compositions by David Krebs, who is composing backing tracks of mixed down
fixed media using bee sounds and other samples for a harmonious Soundpainting
backdrop. Also a CLEPSYDRA surprise!
Sunday 5 May @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
Dave
Bryant - keyboards
Jacob William - bass
Curt Newton - drums
Eric
Rosenthal - drums
Wednesday 8 May @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
"Adventure
In Sound"
featuring
David Tronzo - guitar
Phil Grenadier - trumpet
Bruno Raberg - bass
Josh Rosen - keyboards
Dave Fox - drums and percussion
Thursday 9 May @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
Luther Gray Group
Jim Hobbs
– alto / Winston Braman - electric bass / Luther Gray - drums
Friday 10 May @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
Birdsongs of the
Mesozoic
Ken Field - sax & loops / Michael Bierylo
- gtr & loops / Rick Scott - kbd & loops / Encanti - electronics &
loops
Note: We regret that the Batoh Masaki of Ghost show is cancelled for 12 May. No date has been rescheduled.
Wednesday 15 May @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
Raven Bride
"Raven Bride is
currently a one-man singer-songwriter act, solo piano & acoustic guitar
with vocals,songs about love & death & dreams.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMp3B5M6HvI
Thursday 16 May @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
Charlie Kohlhase's Explorer's Club
Jerry
Sabatini – trumpet / Jef Charland – bass / Curt Newton - drums
+
Old Bottle New
Wine
Carlo Morena – piano / Michele Salgarello - drums /
Joe Fonda - bass
May
Wednesday 1 May @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
Moira Lobianco
http://www.moiralobianco.com/
Friday
3 May @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
"First
Fridays avec Le Prestige":
Le
Prestige
Chris
Forkey - bass / John Glenshaw - drums / Kit Buckley - tenor sax / Scott
Getchell - trumpet / Jim Hobbs - alto sax
Hard-hitting,
chill-out, groove music. Searching for the perfect lounge.
Saturday
4 May @ OUTPOST 186, 8PM, $5/10
Chagall
Performance Art Collaborative Presents
Soundpainting
workshop 6pm and concert with special guests
Eight Foot Manchild
Dylan
Foley – Guitar / Sara Honeywell – Trombone
ChagallPAC:
Diana Norma – poetry & cello / Dennis Shafer – saxophone + Soundpainter /
Jon Amon – saxophones
This evening we
will have Eight Foot Manchild: a band that draws from rock, metal, free
jazz, classical, world folk and cartoon music. This evening they will be
playing a composition from their upcoming debut album. Also come see the newest
compositions by David Krebs, who is composing backing tracks of mixed down
fixed media using bee sounds and other samples for a harmonious Soundpainting
backdrop. Also a CLEPSYDRA surprise!
Sunday 5 May @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
Dave
Bryant - keyboards
Jacob William - bass
Curt Newton - drums
Note: We regret that the Batoh Masaki of Ghost show is cancelled for 12 May. No date has been rescheduled.
Thursday 16 May @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
Jacob William - bass
Curt Newton - drums
Eric
Rosenthal - drums
Wednesday 8 May @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
"Adventure
In Sound"
featuring
David Tronzo - guitar
Phil Grenadier - trumpet
Bruno Raberg - bass
Josh Rosen - keyboards
Dave Fox - drums and percussion
Phil Grenadier - trumpet
Bruno Raberg - bass
Josh Rosen - keyboards
Dave Fox - drums and percussion
Thursday 9 May @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
Luther Gray Group
Jim Hobbs
– alto / Winston Braman - electric bass / Luther Gray - drums
Friday 10 May @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
Birdsongs of the
Mesozoic
Ken Field - sax & loops / Michael Bierylo
- gtr & loops / Rick Scott - kbd & loops / Encanti - electronics &
loops
Note: We regret that the Batoh Masaki of Ghost show is cancelled for 12 May. No date has been rescheduled.
Wednesday 15 May @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
Raven Bride
"Raven Bride is
currently a one-man singer-songwriter act, solo piano & acoustic guitar
with vocals,songs about love & death & dreams.” http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMp3B5M6HvI
Charlie Kohlhase's Explorer's Club
Jerry
Sabatini – trumpet / Jef Charland – bass / Curt Newton - drums
+
Old Bottle New
Wine
Carlo Morena – piano / Michele Salgarello - drums /
Joe Fonda - bass
CARLO MORENA
Carlo Morena begins very early to listen to
music, to sing and to play, graduating in Piano and later in Jazz Music.
He studied classical piano with Giuseppe Cantarelli, Jazz
arranging with Gerardo Iacoucci,
Jazz piano with Enrico Pieranunzi, Franco D'Andrea, Alvaro
Is Rojas, Mulgrew Miller and Walter Norris.
He’s been living in Bologna, Siena, Barcellona, Madrid,
Lisbona and Berlin.
In 1994, after several years of musical collaboration as
sidemen, together with the double bass player Joe Fonda,
he founded the Step in Trio with
Jeff Hirshfield on drums (later replaced by George Schuller).
MICHELE SALGARELLO
Born in Milan, Michele "Miki" Salgarello is one
of the most complete up&coming drummers in the contemporary Italian jazz
drumming community.
As a freelance jazz drummer is skills are numerous, with a
style that is a mixture of the great American tradition and European
sensitivity, with a large resumè of records, tours and jazz festivals.
His influences are many but his style reflects mostly the
impact of drummers like Jeff Ballard, Jeff "Tain Watts", Bill
Stewart, Eric Harland, Jon Christensen, Jorge Rossy, Brian Blade, Mark
Guiliana, Antonio Sanchez, Tyshawn Sorey and Gerald Cleaver.
http://www.antonellovitale.it/artisti/michele-salgarello/
JOE FONDA
Joe Fonda is a composer, bassist, recording
artist, interdisciplinary performer, producer and educator.
An accomplished international Jazz artist, Fonda
has performed with his own ensembles throughout the United States ,Canada ,
Europe and Asia. He has collaborated and performed with such
artists as Anthony Braxton ,Archie Shepp, Ken McIntyre, Lou Donaldson, Bill and
Kenny Barron, Leo Smith, Perry Robinson, Dave Douglas, Curtis Fuller, ,
Bill Dixon, Han Bennink, Bobby Naughton, Xu Fengia, Randy Weston, Gebhard
Ullmann, Carla Bley, Carlo Zingaro, Barry Altschul, Billy Bang.
Fonda was the bassist with the renowned Anthony
Braxton sextet, octet, tentet, from 1984 through 1999. Fonda also sat on the
Board of Directors from 1994 to 1999, and was the President from 1997 to 1999
of the newly formed Tri-Centric Foundation. He has also performed with the
38-piece Tri-Centric orchestra under the direction of Anthony Braxton, and was
the bassist for the premiere performance of Anthony Braxton’s opera, Shalla
Fears for the Poor, performed at the John Jay Theater in New York, New York,
October 1996.
.
Two of Fonda’s most recent projects are From the
Source, The Off Road Quartet.
From the Source is a group that incorporates the
tap dancing and poetry of Brenda Bufalino and the healing arts of Vicki Dodd,
and four jazz musicians. The group has released their first CD entitled, Joe
Fonda and From the Source, on Konnex Records.
The Off Road Quartet is comprised of four
musicians from four different countries. Ux Fengia from Beijing China , Carlos
Zingaro from Lisbon Portugal , Lucas Niggle from Zurich Switzerland and Joe
Fonda New York USA. The Off Road Quartet blends the musics from all four
of these musicians cultures into a unique musical and visual experience.
CARLO MORENA
Carlo Morena begins very early to listen to
music, to sing and to play, graduating in Piano and later in Jazz Music.
He studied classical piano with Giuseppe Cantarelli, Jazz
arranging with Gerardo Iacoucci,
Jazz piano with Enrico Pieranunzi, Franco D'Andrea, Alvaro
Is Rojas, Mulgrew Miller and Walter Norris.
He’s been living in Bologna, Siena, Barcellona, Madrid,
Lisbona and Berlin.
In 1994, after several years of musical collaboration as
sidemen, together with the double bass player Joe Fonda,
he founded the Step in Trio with
Jeff Hirshfield on drums (later replaced by George Schuller).
MICHELE SALGARELLO
Born in Milan, Michele "Miki" Salgarello is one
of the most complete up&coming drummers in the contemporary Italian jazz
drumming community.
As a freelance jazz drummer is skills are numerous, with a style that is a mixture of the great American tradition and European sensitivity, with a large resumè of records, tours and jazz festivals.
His influences are many but his style reflects mostly the
impact of drummers like Jeff Ballard, Jeff "Tain Watts", Bill
Stewart, Eric Harland, Jon Christensen, Jorge Rossy, Brian Blade, Mark
Guiliana, Antonio Sanchez, Tyshawn Sorey and Gerald Cleaver.
http://www.antonellovitale.it/artisti/michele-salgarello/
http://www.antonellovitale.it/artisti/michele-salgarello/
Fonda was the bassist with the renowned Anthony Braxton sextet, octet, tentet, from 1984 through 1999. Fonda also sat on the Board of Directors from 1994 to 1999, and was the President from 1997 to 1999 of the newly formed Tri-Centric Foundation. He has also performed with the 38-piece Tri-Centric orchestra under the direction of Anthony Braxton, and was the bassist for the premiere performance of Anthony Braxton’s opera, Shalla Fears for the Poor, performed at the John Jay Theater in New York, New York, October 1996.
The Off Road Quartet is comprised of four musicians from four different countries. Ux Fengia from Beijing China , Carlos Zingaro from Lisbon Portugal , Lucas Niggle from Zurich Switzerland and Joe Fonda New York USA. The Off Road Quartet blends the musics from all four of these musicians cultures into a unique musical and visual experience.
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| Pandelis Karyorgis |
Friday 17 May @
Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
Flametet
Jeff
Platz – guitar / Kit Demos – bass / John McLellan – drums / Charlie Kohlhase – saxophones
/ Todd Brunel – clarinets / Pandelis Karyorgis - wurlitzer piano
Saturday 18 May @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
Jacob William 'Para' Quintet
Forbes Graham – trumpet / Steve Lantner
– piano
Jacob William – bass /Laurence Cook -
drums
Sunday 19 May @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
Juan Perez Rodriguez
Pianist and composer, Juan Perez Rodriguez, is one of the most
promising new talents in today's music scene. Hailing from Andalucia,
Spain, Juan's main strength comes from the art of improvisation, in which he
freely explores various soundscapes blending the elements of Flamenco, Jazz,
and Classical, in ways that are meticulous, but also wild, nostalgic, and
fresh.
Here is a link to his first album, "Fabulare", which
was released in 2010, in which he recorded his original compositions in a trio
settings.
Here is a link to some of his live performance videos on YouTube:
Monday 20 May @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or
b/o
Amethyst
Act 1:
Eva Walsh - vocals & guitar
Act 2:
Amethyst :
Raquel Quiñones Rivera - vocals
Raquel Quiñones Rivera - vocals
Anna Talpe - vocals
Jared Yee - tenor sax
Evan Waaramaa - piano
Doug Richards - bass
Matt Raphaelian - drums
Amethystthegroup.com
Thursday 24 May @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
James Merenda & Tickle Juice
James
Merenda – alto / Tom Duprey – cornet / David Hawthorne – guitar / Jef Charland
– bass / Matt Honor - drums
Saturday 25 May @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
avant-jazz piano pioneer
Burton Greene! in solo piano concert & film
Outpost 186 is very pleased to present Burton Greene
on tour with his latest composition "Variations on the Hungarian Folk
Songs of Bela Bartok" and featuring a
documentary film about his life and music called “Moldavian Blues” by
the English film maker Malcolm Hart. The film will precede the concert.
MOLDAVIAN BLUES
The film Moldavian Blues tells the story of how Jazz Pianist
Burton Greene evolved from the pursuit of the American idiom to a more pressing
awareness of his own Jewish roots and to the formation of Klezmokum, a group of
contemporary Jazz musicians exploring old Jewish themes. It's a film about
music and Burton is brief in telling his story.
After a mind-bending career in New York in the 60s when he made
his mark in radical free-form jazz, he came to Holland on a gig, a nervous
breakdown creeping up on him. He recalls how his serendipitous meeting with and
subsequent devotion to the teachings of Sri Swami Satchidananda got him through
that particular night.
While resting in Amsterdam, his horizons changed. He could no longer see himself playing the crazy, improvised free-form Jazz and instead felt drawn to traditional East European ideas. His forefathers were from Moldavia. He was tapping into Gypsy and Klezmer music.
To give its audience a sense of Burton's music history there are pieces in the film from some of his earlier recordings; The Free Form Improvisation Ensemble for ESP Records in New York; moving from outer to inner space, a duet between piano and sitar recalling his encounter with Sitar Master Jamal Bhatyia and the formation of their East West Trio.
As the story progresses into present time the talking is done and Klezmokum becomes prominent with its extraordinary jazz vocalist Marek Balata who has a range of four octaves and the scat-ability of Charlie Parker. The film ends with a new composition played solo by Burton, a wistful love song written for and to him by a friend.
While resting in Amsterdam, his horizons changed. He could no longer see himself playing the crazy, improvised free-form Jazz and instead felt drawn to traditional East European ideas. His forefathers were from Moldavia. He was tapping into Gypsy and Klezmer music.
To give its audience a sense of Burton's music history there are pieces in the film from some of his earlier recordings; The Free Form Improvisation Ensemble for ESP Records in New York; moving from outer to inner space, a duet between piano and sitar recalling his encounter with Sitar Master Jamal Bhatyia and the formation of their East West Trio.
As the story progresses into present time the talking is done and Klezmokum becomes prominent with its extraordinary jazz vocalist Marek Balata who has a range of four octaves and the scat-ability of Charlie Parker. The film ends with a new composition played solo by Burton, a wistful love song written for and to him by a friend.
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| Wei Zhongle |
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| Jason Sanford |
Tuesday 28 May @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
Wei Zhongle (Carbondale,
Illinois)
Shenzhen (Asheville,
NC)
Jason Sanford (Cambridge,
Mass.)
The dissonant whirlwind
of Wei Zhongle is reminiscent of Aksak Maboul, or somewhere between Sun City
Girls and Philip Glass. Guitarist and vocalist Rob Jacobs writes and arranges
the engaging but challenging music for this five-piece consisting of guitar,
percussion (Sam Klickner), bass (Carly Lappin), and two clarinets (Jon Goodman
and John McCowen). http://weizhongle.bandcamp.com
Shenzhen is the recording
and musical performance project of Nick Scavo and Alex Cummings. Shenzhen hones
in on an aggressive and uncertain middle ground between the guitar and laptop.
This is human vs. machine music: deep narrative content supported by dissonant
sub-frequencies and harsh samples. https://soundcloud.com/shenzhenduo/small-enough-to-know-you-large
Jason Sanford is a
founding member and instrument maker in Boston’s avant-rock band NEPTUNE. His
continuing experiments with sound have led to development of instruments such
as the Feedback Organ and the Asynchronous Looper. http://www.jasonsidneysanford.com/
I've attached a photo of
Wei Zhongle (photographer unknown) and a photo of Jason (photo credit Bill T
Miller)
Thursday 30 May @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
Todd Marston Trio
Todd
Marston - vocals, piano, songwriting
Mark
Zaleski - upright bass
Mike
Connors - drums
Friday 31 May @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
NEOTOLIA
Nazan
Nihal – vocal, guitar / Utar Artun – piano, percussion
Hagai Perets – guitar / Galen Willet - fretless bass
Victor-Andres Cruz – percussion
Hagai Perets – guitar / Galen Willet - fretless bass
Victor-Andres Cruz – percussion
NEOTOLIA:
Music is a universal language, spanning across all of space and
time. Today, Nazan Nihal and Utar Artun are taking music into a new
dimension, bringing the old sounds of Turkish Folk Songs (Turku) to life in
their new project, Neotolia. Nazan is a remarkable singer/songwriter and
Utar possesses unlimited potential as a composer, conductor, film scorer and
arranger.
When the two met, they were inspired by their mutual addiction
to music. Nazan’s unique interpretation of the old Anatolian songs sparked a
chord in the musical heart of Utar and it was at this moment that the concept
for their new project, Neotolia, was born.
Nazan and Utar want to share their contemporary perception of
the music that rose out of Anatolia, music with the power to erase the
boundaries between history and current times.
Neotolia will bring ancient tunes to life in new places and will
capture the performances through live recording sessions
Sunday 2 June @ Outpost, 3pm $10 or b/o
MILL CITY TRIO
Jamie Dunphy - lute and guitar
Jill Noddin - soprano
Greg Passler - guitar and bass
This
afternoon's program will feature an eclectic mix of music, including
Renaissance lute songs, duets, and original compositions. Jill Noddin is
a seasoned performer who has sung with the Chorus Pro Musica and the Boston
Philharmonic at Symphony Hall, Jordan Hall and Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln
Center. Over the past year, she and Jamie Dunphy have presented a series
of concerts featuring the music of the great Elizabethan composer John
Dowland. Jamie Dunphy and Greg Passler are founding members of the
original jazz group Mill City Trio, who released three critically acclaimed CDs
and presented numerous concerts in Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey.
This is the first time the three performers have joined forces, and they
are excited about the possibilities of this unique collaboration. One of
the highlights of the program is "Iris Song," a Greg Passler
composition that Jamie Dunphy will be playing for the first time on lute.
"I'm really intrigued by the idea of playing contemporary music on
historic instruments," says Dunphy. "The lute is such an intimate
instrument, and it's so well-suited to the introspective nature of Greg's
music."
note time:
Monday 3 June @ Outpost, 3pm $10 or b/o
Jeremy Udden + Robert Stillman
jeremyudden.com
Wednesday 5 June @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
8PM : Eric
Dahlman/Keiichi Hashomato Duo
9PM : David
Schnug Trio
David Schnug - saxophone/composition
David Schnug - saxophone/composition
Travis
Reuter - guitar
Dave
Miller - drums
www.davidschnugmusic.com/epk
Friday
7 June @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
"First
Fridays avec Le Prestige":
Le
Prestige
Chris
Forkey - bass / John Glenshaw - drums / Kit Buckley - tenor sax / Scott
Getchell - trumpet / Jim Hobbs - alto sax
Hard-hitting,
chill-out, groove music. Searching for the perfect lounge.
http://www.leprestige.bandcamp.com
50/50 is comprised of Mark Chenevert on tenor sax and clarinet (Hot Tamale Brass Band, Willie Alexander, Chandler Travis) and Pedro Malaver on drums ( Bentmen, Leo Quintero), in a high energy, stream of consciousness journey based mostly in jazz and improvisation, hitting as many other cultural icons as possible along the way, i.e. pop, rock, klezmer, bluegrass, funk. You might call it "free jazz for the non jazz fan"; you'll probably hear something you recognize.
Saturday June 8 @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
Dr T presents Visual Music Live featuring
Doctor T and the OUTPOST band
Dr T – live video mixing with:
Eric Zinman -- drums /Andrea Pensado -- electronics and voice Michael Bloom -- table guitar and bouzouki / Rick Scott -- keyboard Improvisation to the outer limits. Expect the unexpected-:)
http://www.youtube.com/Tobenfeld
Saturday 15
June @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
Mark Chenevert/Pero Malaver Duo
Mark Chenevert – tenor sax / Pero Malaver –
drums
50/50 is comprised of Mark Chenevert on tenor sax and clarinet (Hot Tamale Brass Band, Willie Alexander, Chandler Travis) and Pedro Malaver on drums ( Bentmen, Leo Quintero), in a high energy, stream of consciousness journey based mostly in jazz and improvisation, hitting as many other cultural icons as possible along the way, i.e. pop, rock, klezmer, bluegrass, funk. You might call it "free jazz for the non jazz fan"; you'll probably hear something you recognize.
Sunday 16 June @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
Junk
Kitchen Series #13
~ Breathless: A Kenny G.
Tribute -
Kenny G is considered one of the most
controversial figures of American music. By way of smooth jazz, a most
polarizing style, he’s pushed the meaning of ‘jazz’ through the boundaries of
improvising in a direction that no one could have imagined. This night's
selections of his catalog will be performed in ways he never could
imagine.
For more
info:
Monday 17 June @ Outpost, 8pm, $10 or b/o
Nicolas Melmann - experimental electronic music
I´m a
student of electroacoustic music composition at the Universidad de Quilmes Arg.
I work as a
sound artist an
make electronic experimental music, i work with instruments,
electronic elements i´m presenting an audiovisual show,
creating a unity between both elements, also I'm make music for
installations, TV, films, Theater etc.
https://vimeo.com/22377480
vimeo.com/22377480<https://vimeo.com/22377480
https://vimeo.com/19105454#
https://soundcloud.com/melmann
www.melmann.com.ar
>> press references:
http://www.melmann.com.ar/index.php?/prensa/
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Monday 24 June @ Outpsot, 8pm $10 or b/o
Steve Thomas
& the Real Incognitos
Steve Thomas – compostions, vocals
John Funkhouser - electric keyboards
Greg Loughman – bass, electric bass
Mike Connors - drums
Steve Thomas – compostions, vocals
John Funkhouser - electric keyboards
Greg Loughman – bass, electric bass
Mike Connors - drums
October
Friday 18 October @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
Jon Damian Quartet
Jon Damian - guitar & rubbertellie
Allan Chase - saxophones
Bob Nieske - double bass
Ralph Rosen - percussion
This exciting quartet delivers an array of Jon Damian’s original music inspired by people and places, tradition, and avant visions of new possibilities. Jon’s Rubbertellie, his invention, along with his refreshing approach to the guitar will add a special touch to the concert. He will be joined by a stellar cast of players; Allan Chase on saxophone, Bob Nieske on bass and Ralph Rosen on percussion.
Jon Damian is an active international performer, composer, lecturer, clinician and author as well as a professor at The Berklee College of Music. His varied performances have ranged from Luciano Pavarotti to Bill Frisell and from the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Seiji Ozawa to Johnny Cash with the Boston Pops under John Williams. Jon Damian has recorded in a wide range of settings including The Boston Pops Orchestra under Keith Lockhart and John Williams, Bill Frisell, Bob Nieske’s Wolf Soup, The Boston Symphony Orchestra under Seiji Ozawa, Collage, and for NOVA. Jon has recently returned from Melbourne Australia as a Visiting Scholar, performing and conducting workshops at NMIT. Jon recently performed with Jackie Enacho, the 12 year old singing sensation, at the Wang Center. He is the author of The Guitarists Guide to Composing and Improvising and The Chord Factory: Build Your Own Guitar Chord Dictionary available through Berklee Press and Hal Leonard Publications.
“…the most experienced and admired guitar teacher I know” Jim Hall
“ Jon is one of the few musicians I know who has found his own unique voice and the courage to stay true to it. He continues to be an inspiration and example. Bill Frisell
“….a very special musician” Mike Stern
“….and the rhythm guitar part was handled beautifully by Jon Damian” Keith Lockhart
Allan Chase is a jazz saxophonist and educator. He chairs the Berklee Ear Training department and appears as a soloist on over forty CDs, and LPs and movie soundtracks. He has been a member of Your Neighborhood Saxophone Quartet since 1981, and plays regularly with his own trio and quartet and with bands led by Steve Lantner, Bruno Råberg, Bob Nieske, Ayn
Inserto, and others. Allan has also played and recorded with Rashied Ali and Prima Materia from 1992 to 2000.
Bob Nieske was the bassist with the Jimmy Giuffre 4 from 1979-1992 and appears on Jimmy’s three Soul Note recordings. Bob has also recorded with Alan Dawson, Dave Grisman, Stephane Grappelli, George Russell and the Living Time Orchestra, Bevan Manson, Jay Geils, Duke Robillard, The Either Orchestra and Herb Pomeroy and has performed with Charlie Byrd, Eartha Kitt, Attila Zoller, Ronnie Earl, Tiger Okoshi, Dakota Stayton, John Blake, Jackie and Roy, Richie Cole, and Larry Coryell. In 1991 Bob was nominated for outstanding bassist by the Boston music awards and in 1994 he won the Jazz Composers Alliance composition contest. Bob’s compositions have been performed around the world by his own groups, The Either Orchestra and Jimmy Giuffre 4. Bob is currently Jazz Artist-in-Residence at Brandeis University and on the faculty of New England Conservatory.
“He really does something different” Jimmy Giuffre
Ralph Rosen Drummer, composer and arranger Ralph Rosen has performed widely with jazz and blues greats – from the legendary Bo Diddley, Albert King, Jimmy Vivino, Al Kooper and Joe Beard to regional notables Ronnie Earl, Duke Robillard, Michelle Willson and Stovall Brown. His resume includes performances with Bud Johnson, Norris Tunney, Billy Mitchell, Gray Sargent, Wayne Krantz, George Garzone, Bill Frisell, Billy Pierce, Dave McKenna and John Medeski.
Rosen now performs internationally with the Bruce Katz Band with whom he has recorded 3 CDs. He also composes and arranges his own work, performed by ensembles in the Boston metro area, and has recorded and produced a CD, “So Taken.” A second album, “No Secrets,” was released in 2007. As one jazz critic describes it, Rosen’s work is “expansive and architectonic” and “a soul-scrubbing, hallowing experience.”
November
Thursday 7 November 2013 @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
Mike Stockbridge
Guitarist Mike Stockbridge
www.mikestockbridge.com
"Just two albums into his recording
career and Mike Stockbridge is solidifying his reputation as one of the East
Coast's most promising jazz guitarists. Stockbridge's second effort, Ama,
jolts the imagination with his inventive and compelling playing. Stockbridge released
his self-titled debut in 2009; two years later, Ama finds Stockbridge
gaining confidence and focus, creating a work of bold experimentation and
stunning precision." - allaboutjazz.com
"Following up on his self-titled 2009 debut, New
Hampshire native Mike Stockbridge establishes himself as one of the state’s top
jazz guitarists with “Ama.” It’s a breath of fresh, fall air for a largely
underserved genre in the area." - The Wire -
"He balances flash with finesse in a totally winning
way. If Frank Zappa had started and stayed in jazz, he might sound like
Stockbridge." – Michael Witthaus, Hippo Press –
www.mikestockbridge.com
