October 2010
all month
10/01-10/30
WAYNE HORVITZ CURATES UNIVERSITY OF THE STREETS SERIES (NYC)
The University of the Street Curators Series begins in October, featuring artists selected by internationally renowned composer/keyboardist Wayne Horvitz. Filled with innovative and visionary talent such as Vincent Chancy (Sun Ra, Lester Bowie, Elvis Costello), Kenny Wollesen (Norah Jones, Tom Waits), Robin Holcomb, Elliot Sharp, Briggan Krauss, and a long A-list of other performers, OUTS kicks off this new monthly series. As a part of the month-long series of activities Horvitz also curated VOICES OF THE FUTURE, a mini-series highlighting dynamic young artists.
Information: www.universityofthestreets.org
10/01
DOUBLE YOKO (Beth Fleenor & Paris Hurley)
and special guests ORKES MANOHARA
Experimental performance duo Double Yoko, featuring Beth Fleenor and Paris Hurley, weave their unusual blend of lush orchestral scoring, pointillism and keening noir-pop, using clarinet, bass clarinet, violin, voices and electronics. Stripping away layers of comfort to expose the raw core of each individual voice, Double Yoko steps to the edge of their personal abilities, calling on each other to stretch past the point of expectation. Through a disciplinary practice that involves time spent digesting daily experiences as much as composing new matter and materials, Double Yoko is a constantly shifting time-based entity that strives to process individual and collective experience to encourage growth and healing.
Orkes Manohara - Krusnedi Sukarwanto (cello/guitar/Javanese ukuleles) and Maeg O'Donoghue-Williams Sukarwanto (voice / sruti box) - will start the evening with a set of experimental and traditional Javanese keroncong music, centered around the cello and voice. First in a series of Orkes Manohara performances concerning the deceivingly fleeting, ephemeral quality of culture.
Information: www.thefrankagency.org/paris or www.thefrankagency.org/beth
10/08 & 10/10
MONKTAIL'S ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND
with NON GRATA
Organized by founder and director John Seman, Monktail represents a breadth and depth of musical experience unmatched in the region. Ensembles as diverse as their flagship improv big band NON GRATA, the overtone choice SEATTLE HARMONIC VOICES, the celebrated funk and jazz onslaught of REPTET, the bopcore trio FLOSS, chamber oriented DEAL'S NUMBER, Beth Fleenor's shape-shifting FIGEATER, as well as death-jazz trio SPECIAL O.P.S. all find their home under the umbrella of Monktail. While in Seattle, Monktail has earned top honors as an arts organizaiton, including Earshot Golden Ear Awards in 2002 & 2006 for Emerging Group, Best Outside Group (Reptet), and Concert of the Year (Monktail Raymond Scott Project). Monktail Records celbrated their ninth full-length release in 2010.
Information: www.monktail.com
10/09
SONNY CLARK MEMORIAL SEXTET
Music of Ornette Coleman
Wayne Horvitz (piano), Al Keith (trumpet), Craig Flory (reeds), Willem de Koch (trombone), Geoff Harper (bass), Andy Roth (drums).
Information: www.waynehorvitz.net
10/11
SEATTLE JAZZ COMPOSERS ENSEMBLE
As a kick-off event, marking the efforts of this developing jazz advocacy group, and a new season of unparalleled productions, the SJCE will perform original arrangements of Ennio Moricone's music and compositions by local composers Jim Knodle, Beth Fleenor, Josh Rawlings, Ethan Thomas, Nelson Bell, Michael Owcharuk, and Nate Omdal, among others. All proceeds from the event go to the SJCE's efforts to become a non-profit organization dedicated to propagating the work of local jazz composers.
Information: www.seattlejazzcomposersensemble.com
10/14
SONNY CLARK MEMORIAL SEXTET
Music for the Baroness Nica
Earshot Jazz: Art of Jazz Series
Wayne Horvitz (piano), Al Keith (trumpet), Craig Flory (reeds), Willem de Koch (trombone), Geoff Harper (bass), Andy Roth (drums).
Information: www.waynehorvitz.net
10/14
WAYNE HORVITZ / SWEETER THAN THE DAY
with Special Guest CUONG VU
Sweeter Than the Day, Wayne Horvitz's piano-based acoustic band welcomes Cuong Vu (trumpet) for a special Seattle performance. Joining Horvitz (piano), Keith Lowe (bass), and Eric Eagle (drums), Cuong Vu will be performing in place of Sweeter Than the Day guitarist Tim Young who is unable to attend the performance.
Information: www.waynehorvitz.net/projects/sweeter.html
10/15 & 10/16
WAYNE HORVITZ / SWEETER THAN THE DAY
(OREGON SHOWS)
Wayne Horvitz (piano), Timothy Young (guitar), Keith Lowe (bass), and Eric Eagle (drums).
Information: www.waynehorvitz.net/projects/sweeter.html
10/21
DOUBLE YOKO (Beth Fleenor & Paris Hurley)
with ASHIA GRZESIK
10/29
FIGEATER (performing unit: ECO-Fig)
with SLOW SKATE
Josephine
Figeater performing unit: ECO-Fig takes flight for its first trio adventure to Eat, Consume, and Obliterate the FIG. Featuring Beth Fleenor (clarinets / beth boxing), Stephen Parris (guitar), Mark Ostrowski (drums).
Information: www.thefrankagency.org/Figeater
