flunk = flandrew fleisenberg + lou bunk

flunk = flandrew fleisenberg + lou bunk

Gordon Marshall once said: Marcel Duchamp: funny phony. flandrew fleisenberg: Einstein of drums. fleisenberg is a player of objects. Drums only fall peripherally into his spectrum, while he is mostly fascinated in coaxing out the inherent material characters of “mundane things”. These wide manipulations of external implements draw an aural architecture within the performance space… Continue reading flunk = flandrew fleisenberg + lou bunk

In Memoriam: Lou Cohen & John Cage

Variations III By John Cage

Variations III, another of John Cage’s brainchilds, was dedicated to the late Lou Cohen who arranged performances of Cage’s Variations pieces for a number of years. The score consists 42 transparencies with a circle on each, dropped on a sheet of paper. The result derives the number of actions and the number of variables that… Continue reading In Memoriam: Lou Cohen & John Cage

Inuksuit Boston Premier at Arnold Arboretum

Inuksuit Boston Premier

Composed by Pulitzer Prize winner John Luther Adams and performed in major cities around the globe, Inuksuit’s Boston Premier featured 90 New England-based percussionists dispersed throughout the conifer collection of the Arnold Arboretum. Inuksuit is deeply influenced by John Luther Adams’ belief that music can contribute to the awakening of our ecological understanding. Kadence Arts… Continue reading Inuksuit Boston Premier at Arnold Arboretum

XFest

XFest 2016

Open Field Initiative and 119 Gallery present XFest 2016, a festival of improvised music, visuals and movement.      

Fire Museum Presents: Jake Meginsky

Fire Museum Presents Jake Meginsky

JAKE MEGINSKY (percussion/electronics) has collaborated and performed with such artists as Milford Graves, Alvin Lucier, Joan Labarbara, Greg Kelley, Bhob Rainey, Vic Rawlings, Joe McPhee, Thurston Moore, William Parker, John Blum, Daniel Carter, Paul Flaherty, Arthur Brooks, Bill Nace, and John Truscinski. HUCK magazine describes his work as “constantly transgressing the boundaries between acoustic and… Continue reading Fire Museum Presents: Jake Meginsky

Membrane Channel presents: aaron zarzutzki + richard kamerman + bhob rainey

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

fidget presents: Adam Vidiksis

fidget presents Adam Vidiksis

Adam Vidiksis is a composer, conductor, percussionist, and technologist based in Philadelphia whose interests span from historically informed performance to the cutting edge of digital audio processing. Equally comfortable with both electronic and acoustic composition, his music has been heard in concert halls and venues around the world. Vidiksis has become known for exploring new… Continue reading fidget presents: Adam Vidiksis

Little Berlin Presents: Jarrett Gilgore + Matt Engle + Michael Szekely

Jarrett Gilgore + Matt Engle + Michael Szekely

Jarrett Gilgore is just making his mark in the Philadelphia jazz scene. Originally from Philadelphia, Gilgore lives in Baltimore where he studied at the Peabody Conservatory. Down in Baltimore he can be seen performing with people like John Dierker, Will Redman, Anthony Pirog, and Dave Ballou. Matt Engle has been an active member of the… Continue reading Little Berlin Presents: Jarrett Gilgore + Matt Engle + Michael Szekely

Little Berlin Presents The Black Light Trio: Verrastro + Masri + Fishkin

Little Berlin Presents The Black Light Trio Verrastro + Masri + Fishkin

The trio is: Scott Verrastro, Percussion Julius Masri, Percussion David Fishkin, Saxophone Scott Verrastro is a Kohoutek drummer and percussionist, who has collaborated with Peter Brotzmann, John Dikeman, and Khan Jamal. Joining him is percussionist Julius Masri and saxophonist David Fishkin. Julius Masri, born in Lebanon, started playing music state side in the early 90s.… Continue reading Little Berlin Presents The Black Light Trio: Verrastro + Masri + Fishkin