On Tuesday, March 4, writers and musicians from across Canada and beyond
will gather, in person and on video, to read and perform the literary and
sound works of Paul Dutton in a special evening to honour his four decades
of challenging the boundaries of literature and music.
A  Career Tribute to Paul Dutton
March 4, 7pm
Supermarket, 268 Augusta Ave.
Toronto
Free Admission

Paul Dutton is 70 this year, and to mark the milestone, we are paying
tribute to the man and his accomplishments. A Tribute to Paul Dutton at 70
brings together some of the country's best-known writers and musicians.
Among the writers who will read and perform Dutton's works are Gary Barwin,
Christian Bök, Margaret Christakos, Karl Jirgens, Steve McCaffery, Anne
Michaels, Jay MillAr, a.rawlings, Mari-Lou Rowley, Jenny Sampirisi, and
Steve Venright.

Participating musicians--interpreting Dutton's soundworks, embellishing his
textual works, or offering their own creations in tribute to Dutton--include
Phil Minton (UK), Jaap Blonk (Holland), John Kamevaar, John Farah, sound
ensemble Donkey Lopez (Stuart Ross, Ray Dillard, Steve Lederman), W. Mark
Sutherland with Nobuo Kobuta, Chris Tonelli, and David Lee. Dutton himself
will join CCMC bandmates John Oswald and Michael Snow for a brief
performance to cap the night.

Event organizer Gary Barwin came up with the idea of a tribute concert for
Dutton because he feels it is important to celebrate older artists who
continue to inspire us. "I didn't want to wait for a memorial concert,"
says Barwin. "I wanted to pay tribute to the vital, living force that is
Paul Dutton, and I wanted him to be around to enjoy it. In fact, I wanted
him to perform in it. Paul has created -- and continues to create -- great
work."

Says co-organizer Stuart Ross, "Paul is a powerhouse. From his work with
the Four Horsemen, to his improvisations with CCMC, from his collaborations
with R. Murray Schafer, Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo, and numerous other
musicians, to his uncompromising fiction and poetry and his dynamic solo
performances, Paul has always tested the boundaries of voice, word and
music." Co-organizer Jenny Sampirisi adds, "Paul has paved the way for
younger writers and performers like myself. He supports us, encourages us.
He is a model of what a multifaceted creative life can be."

Dutton has performed at music and literary festivals across Canada,
throughout Europe and the U.S., and in South America. Henri Chopin called
him "an incontestably great innovator"; The Wire has dubbed him
"fascinating, inventive, grippingly obsessive" and ranked him with
avant-garde legends like Kurt Schwitters, Antonin Artaud, and Brion Gysin.
As an oral sound artist Paul has helped redefine the musical potential of
human utterance. As a writer, he has plumbed the musicality of the
paragraph, the sentence, and the word.

                                                       --Gary Barwin, Stuart
Ross, Jenny Sampirisi