The duo performed at the Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation. Lloyd Thayer puts the ‘multi’ in multi-instrumentalist, playing a mind boggling assortment of stringed instruments including but not limited to: Dobro and Weissenborn lap steel guitars, Turkish Oud, Saz and Cumbus, Indian Chaturangui and Mohan Veena, Ragmakamtar, Ukulele and more. A recovering street… Continue reading Boiler House Jazz Series Presents: Lloyd Thayer + Junko Fujiwara
Tag: Improv
Demi Exegesis
Demi Exegesis is the brainchild of: Dei Xhrist : voice, Matt Samolis : flute, and Emilio Gonzalez : kalimba and something else…
Christos Koulendro[u]s
Christos Koulendros is a sound sculptor from Lowell Massachusetts and the island of Cyprus, engaged in a life long struggle to unlearn the propaganda of academic study as a means to spiritual freedom. He studied both western and eastern styles with amazing and illuminated teachers, then abandoned writing for the sake of building a One… Continue reading Christos Koulendro[u]s
XFest
Open Field Initiative and 119 Gallery present XFest 2016, a festival of improvised music, visuals and movement.
Fire Museum Presents: Bill Nace + Steve Baczkowski
Bill Nace is one of the premiere avant-garde guitarists active today. He has one of the most personal and unique pallets of sound ever to be culled from an electric guitar. Nace creates a distinct, mind-bending cacophony and focuses his textures with intense precision and control. He works under various guises (Body/Head with Kim Gordon,… Continue reading Fire Museum Presents: Bill Nace + Steve Baczkowski
Fire Museum Presents: Lead Pipe
Lead Pipe is sound artists Stephanie Bonham & Paul Irvin Brinkley. Stephanie moved to Philadelphia from Austin in 2013. Her soundscapes incorporate field recordings, drones, infinite loops, synthesizers, effects pedals, drum machines and distorted vocals. She is joined by longtime collaborator Paul Irvin Brinkley , manipulating radio and records. Brinkley played bass synth with Lead… Continue reading Fire Museum Presents: Lead Pipe
Membrane Channel presents: aaron zarzutzki + richard kamerman + bhob rainey
Aaron Zarzutzki (Chicago) Aaron Zarzutzki is an improviser of various sorts. He works primarily with misuse and perversion of objects and systems. Virtuosity, volatility, futility, and capability are thought of. Zarzutzki currently lives, works, and plays in Chicago. Richard Kamerman (New York) Richard Kamerman has been breaking electronics and crashing computers while trying to coax… Continue reading Membrane Channel presents: aaron zarzutzki + richard kamerman + bhob rainey
Graffito Works at Shofuso Japanese House and Garden
Steven Weisz, founder of PhiladelphiaDANCE.org, has brought numerous dance programs to the greater Philadelphia region. His latest brainchild, Graffito Works (translated as “little scribbles” of movement), presented at Shofuso Japanese House and Garden. Graffito Works is a unique platform for dancers and performing artists to create site-specific work and to make it readily accessible to… Continue reading Graffito Works at Shofuso Japanese House and Garden
Fire Museum Presents: Jooklo Duo + Brandon Lopez + Keir Neuringer
Jooklo Duo is the Italian duo of Virginia Genta and David Vanzan. The duo performed a set of their improvisational music for the ecstatic “Fire Museum Presents” crowd at House Gallery 1816 in Fishtown. The set included the following musicians: Virginia Genta: tenor and soprano sax, clarinet David Vanzan: drums Brandon Lopez: bass and Keir… Continue reading Fire Museum Presents: Jooklo Duo + Brandon Lopez + Keir Neuringer
fidget presents: Mark Zaki
Building on his many diverse interests, composer and violinist Mark Zaki’s work ranges from historically- informed and traditional chamber music to electroacoustic music, mixed-media composition, and music for film.