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Subject: "HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE - EXPERIMENTAL JAZZ IN JERSEY CITY" - YEAR 2!
(Every Friday in May)
"HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE - EXPERIMENTAL JAZZ IN JERSEY CITY" - YEAR 2! (Every
Friday in May)
For the second year in a row, "Home Field Advantage - Experimental Jazz in
Jersey City" will present Jersey City-based musicians performing
cutting-edge improvised music in their hometown every Friday in May. The
festival -- organized by Jersey City resident and musician James Keepnews --
will take place at Toy Eaters Studio (one flight downstairs from the
festival's venue last year, Lex Leonard Gallery), located at 143 Christopher
Columbus Drive in Jersey City, one block west of the Grove St. PATH station.
The concerts will begin each night at 8 PM. Tickets will be $12 general
admission and $10 students and seniors, available the door each performance
evening.
The festival's concert schedule this year will be:
5/9 - People's Revolutionary Party -- debut of an avant-garde big band
organized by James Keepnews, with Daniel Carter, Ras Moshe, Matt Lavelle,
Tomchess and many others
5/16 - Bryan Beninghove -- featuring Eyal Maoz and special guests
5/23 - Damian Catera -- with Michael Lopez and G. E. Schwartz
5/30 - Nate Wooley -- with Chris Speed, Reuben Radding and Harris Eisenstadt
More details about each group and performance follow below. For further
information regarding "Home Field Advantage," please contact James Keepnews
at 212.353.6971, or at [log in to unmask] For more information about
Toy Eaters Studio, go to http://www.myspace.com/toyeaters.
5/9 - People's Revolutionary Party -- debut of an avant-garde big band
organized by JC resident James Keepnews, with Daniel Carter on saxophones,
clarinet, flute and trumpet; Ras Moshe on saxophones and flute; Matt Lavelle
on trumpet and bass clarinet; Tom Chess on saxophones, flute and Turkish
ney; Nick Gianni on saxophones; Welf Dorr on saxophones; James Keepnews on
guitar, laptop and electronics; Todd Nicholson on upright bass; and Michael
Golub on drums
Described by band organizer James Keepnews as performing "late-post-ambient
dub Ascension funk", this evening's concert as part of "Home Field
Advantage" will present the debut of People's Revolutionary Party. An
avant-garde big band featuring many of New York's most accomplished
cutting-edge jazz musicians, PRP improvises entire sets of dynamic variety
and towering intensity. This promises to be an unforgettable evening of
music.
James Keepnews is a musician, writer and multimedia artist, often blurring
each of these roles in his work. He has performed with dozens of bands and
performing artists over the course of two decades, including Daniel Carter,
George Lewis, Holland Hopson, Joe Giardullo, Linda Montano, Damian Catera
and many others, with whom he has performed in multiple venues and
broadcasters throughout the world. Keepnews received his B.A. in English at
Hamilton College in 1988 and attended the Interactive Electronic Arts
program (iEAR) at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, receiving his MFA from
there in 1998. He served as both public relations and jazz/experimental
music director at WRPI-FM, in addition to hosting several programs for the
station. Also while a student, he collaborated as an actor, writer and video
artist with fellow iEAR student, Johnny DeKam, in an early streaming media
performance/virtual installation, Ethereal/Corporeal, in 1996. With fellow
iEAR student Hopson, he also collaborated with pioneering interactive
improviser -- and Macarthur Foundation "genius grant" awardee -- George
Lewis on a software-based computer video sampler for Lewis' performance,
Following the Northstar Bugaloo. In 1998, he performed ADM Sonata at New
York City's The Kitchen with a computer video sampler system he controlled
in real-time with his guitar. With Hopson, Keepnews recorded the duo album
"hunting and gathering," for Keepnews' label Metaharmonic Records which
received wide acclaim. His writing has appeared in the New Haven Advocate,
the Fairfield Weekly, The Squid's Ear, Reign of Toads and Metroland
Magazine.
Daniel Carter: One of the legendary masters of creative music. Born in
Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania in 1945. He has performed or recorded over the
past three decades with such artists as: Sun Ra, Cecil Taylor, Billy Bang,
William Parker, Roy Campbell, Sabir Mateen, Sonic Youth, Simone Forti, Joan
Miller, Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth), Nayo Takasaki, Earl Freeman, Dewey
Johnson, Nami Yamamoto, Matthew Shipp, Billy Martin, John Medeski, Wilber
Morris, Denis Charles, MMW (Medeski, Martin, & Wood), Vernon Reid (Living
Colour), Options, Spring Heel Jack, Yo La Tengo, Federico Ughi, Raphé
Malik, Sam Rivers, Sunny Murray, Hamiet Bluiett, Bob Moses, Jaco Pastorius,
Enrico Rava, David S. Ware, Steve Swell, Matt Lavelle, Karl Berger, Don
Pate, Gunter Hampel, David Grubbs, the No Kneck Blues Band, Alan Silva,
Susie Ibarra, Steve Dalachinsky, D.J. Logic, Margaret Beals, Douglas Elliot,
Butch Morris, TEST, Other Dimensions In Music, One World Ensemble,
Saturnalia String Trio, Levitation Unit, Wet Paint.
Tomchess is a Multi-instrumentalist/Improviser/Composer. He plays Reeds,
Western Flute, Arabic/Turkish Ney flute, Oud, Morsing, Husuli and Guitar. He
also has a history of using electronics /sampling/live-sampling/loops/fx. He
has performed with Drummer Ronald Shannon Jackson's Decoding Society, Butch
Morris's Sheng Skyscraper, recorded with Tenor players Dewey Redman, Pharoah
Sanders, Morrocan Sintarist Hassan Hakmoun and Butch Morris. He has also led
a guitar trio with Drummer Phil Haynes and bassist Drew Gress called Seven
Times a Year. He has studied Middle/Near Eastern and West African musics,
spending time in West Africa playing and performing. He has studied with
Bassam Saba, Tidiani Bangoura, Abdul Aziz Tourè and Mohammad Camarra. He
currently lives in NYC where he performs with his different ensembles and
works as a freelance musician. He has performed at the Turkish Embassy, the
Pakastani Embassy and the Asian Society among countless other venues in NYC
and the United States. He has also performed in Africa, Canada, Holland, and
Italy. His latest cd releases are: 2007-Tomchess & The Lovedogs-In The
Beautiful Future (Footjumbo records), 2008-Continuance (Footjumbo records),
The World Is Dust The World Is Gold (Footjumbo records), The Celebrant (Ruby
Red Editora) www.myspace.com/tomchess www.cdbaby.com/cd/tomchess
On his steady search for the right balance between "free" and "groove" Welf
Dorr's composing and (alto) playing are mixing influences from the jazz of
the 60's (from free jazz in general to Miles' band with Wayne Shorter in
particular) with contemporary elements from hip hop, drum&bass and world
music. Originally from Munich (Germany) he studied at Berklee before he
moved 1995 to New York. Here he played and recorded a.o. with Frank Lacy,
Sonny Simmons, Sabir Mateen, Jeffrey Shurdut, Lukas Ligeti, Vernon Ried and
participated in many conductions by Butch Morris as a member of the Nublu
Orchestra. In 2005 he recorded a concert with a quintet including Kenny
Wollesen on drums (no unfamiliar name in the NYC downtown jazz and
avantgarde scene, who has played with all kinds of musicians from John Zorn
to John Scofield) and Jonathan Finlayson on trumpet (long time member of
Steve Coleman's Five Elements). Besides playing in different jazz clubs in
the US, Europe and Mexico he performed at festivals such as Willisau
(Switzerland) or Celebrate Brooklyn as well as places as City Hall of New
York.
Bassist and composer Todd Nicholson is a mainstay of the downtown New York
hardjazz scene. He has performed with Billy Bang, Roy Campbell, Eddie Gale,
Frank Lowe, William Parker, James Spaulding, and Steve Swell, among others.
His work with the legendary violinist, Mr. Bang, is especially notable for
its longevity: Nicholson has been a core member of Bang's ensembles for the
past seven years. He has appeared in a variety of settings throughout the
U.S., Europe and Japan, including the Vision Festival (NYC), the Rochester
Jazz Festival, the Other Minds Festival (San Francisco), Tampere Jazz
Happening (Tampere, Finland), Sons d'Hiver (Paris), the Ottawa Jazz
Festival, and the Full Moon Festival (Mangetsu sai) in Miyajima, Japan (the
island off the coast of Hiroshima). He has collaborated with numerous
dancers, most recently Carmen deLavallade and Gus Solomons jr. at Symphony
Space. He also leads his own group, the Otic Band/Ensemble. Recent recorded
appearances include "Long Hidden: The Olmec Series" by William Parker (AUM
Fidelity), "First, Keep Quiet" by the Gauci Trio (CIMP Records), and a live
recording by the Billy Bang Quintet entitled "Above and Beyond" (Justin
Time).
Michael Golub is a drummer, guitarist, socialist, devoted husband and father
of two very musical girls. He has composed music for the classic upstate ny
ensemble, Kuru, who were briefly signed to Knitting Factory records, and for
his current band, The Red Hook Project.
5/16 - JC resident and saxophonist Bryan Beninghove - featuring Eyal Maoz on
guitar and special guests
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Bryan Beninghove is a tireless bandleader whose innovative projects span
numerous genres. Originally hailing from Westminster, MD, a rural suburb of
Baltimore, Bryan brings a blue collar earthiness to the world of jazz.
Before becoming a full time professional musician, he worked for different
steel shops, carpenters, & he bartended. Drawing from these diverse
experiences, Bryan has always played with an urgent grittiness, a sense of
humor, & a strong foundation in the blues. Bryan has performed with such
jazz luminaries as Eddie Henderson, Rufus Reid, Ron Affif, & Jamey Haddad as
well as young guns like Mark Guiliana, Sam Barsh, Duane Eubanks, Rick
Parker, & Josh Dion. Bryan has also performed with the hard rock group
Clutch, the indie band Lake Trout, & beatbox extraordinaire Taylor McFerrin.
Music education has always been a priority in Bryan's life. Since receiving
a bachelor's degree in music from William Paterson University, he has spent
countless hours teaching privately, running ensembles for all ages, putting
on clinics, and running a jazz camp for kids each summer.
Guitarist Eyal Maoz is a composer and guitarist based in New York City. Eyal
was recently hosted at WNYC "Ear To Ear" radio program, presenting some of
his music and ensembles. His latest CD Edom (Tzadik Records) with John
Medeski on organ, Shanir Blumenkranz on bass and Ben Perowsky on drums is
available now. His group Hypercolor just performed at the 2008 NYC Winter
Jazzfest. Eyal's ensemble Edom performed at the 2006 Montreal Jazz Festival,
2007 BAM Next Festival and at the 2007 Winter JazzFest. His ensembles
performed at the Verizon Jazz festival, Jewish Music and Heritage, The Red
Sea International Jazz Festival and many others.
http://www.eyalmaozmusic.com/
5/23 - JC resident and interactive guitarist Damian Catera - with Michael
Lopez on drums and spoken-word artist G. E. Schwartz on poetry and vocals
"Call it dark space music or experimental drones, this music rattles the
soul -- and the windows."
-- François Couture,
allmusic.com
Damian Catera is an electroacoustic composer/improviser, sound installation
and media artist. Catera's work reflects interests in experimental
composition/ improvisation, transmission and sociopolitical critique. He has
toured and exhibited his work the US, Europe and Asia. His primary mission
as an artist is to blur disciplinary boundaries often utilizing appropriated
material and algorithmic processing. In recent years, Catera has performed
solo improvised "decompositions" using computer manipulated live radios as
instrumentation in such venues as the New Museum of Contemporary Art and The
Kitchen in New York City , the ZKM institute in Germany and the Institute
for Contemporary Art in Prague. He is represented by the Hogar Collection
Gallery in Brooklyn, NY and is the recipient of a 2008 Fellowship from the
New Jersey State Council on the Arts.
Writer, poet and vocalist G. E. Schwartz, frozen by the mad love of John
Montague and Joseph Brodsky and Joey Heatherton, and the immense teaching of
their spring of broken symbols, has turned and twisted in the circles of
SOLOMONS RAMADA, FAKING TRAINS and EONCHS OF RUBY. He forfeited the divine
nameless by putting out the book Only Other Are: Poems (LEGIBLE PRESS), all
the while his little finger plumbing the dark moist sepal of new terrain.
The Bellingham Dance Company has just choreographed his "House of Silver
Windows" out in the Seattle area).
5/30 - JC resident and trumpeter Nate Wooley -- with Chris Speed on tenor
saxophone and clarinet, Reuben Radding on bass and JC resident Harris
Eisenstadt on drums
"Local trumpet ace Nate Wooley (is) one of the few cats who is working hard
at redefining the vocabulary and sound of the trumpet."
-- Bruce Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery
Nate Wooley grew up in a small fishing town in Oregon. He grew up in his
father's big band, beginning his professional career at age 13. After a
period of study, Nate landed in Jersey City. He has made a name for himself
as a sideman, working with such improvisors as Paul Lytton, Anthony Braxton,
John Butcher, Steve Beresford, Joe Morris, and Daniel Levin. His
experimentation on the trumpet has led to him being labeled "exquisitely
hostile" by the Italian magazine, Touching Extremes. His solo work,
acoustic and with unprocessed amplification, has led him to work in fields
left and right of the jazz world as well, with bands such as Akron/Family,
Wolf Eyes, Burning Star Core, and David Grubbs. The quartet will perform
pieces of Nate's worked to a wonderful frayed edge over the past 5 years.
The group, featuring two of the leading lights of the Brooklyn/downtown
scene, Reuben Radding and Harris Eisenstadt (a JC resident who participated
in last year's "HFA" festival), welcomes special guest Chris Speed tonight
for a reading of this music as well as some of Nate's new Christian Wolff
inspired "exercises".
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