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#1 2006-01-12 03:29:39

philipgelb
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From: Oakland, California
Registered: 2005-10-08
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concert in NYC, Friday night

i will be in New York City this weekend for some performances and recordings. This one i am particularly excited about.
Part of this year's
Warmer by the Stove 2006
Innovative Music, Intermedia & Free Hot Liquids


Friday, January 13  Miguel Frasconi
Miguel Frasconi - glass instruments, buchla lightning, mbira, laptop &
electronics
Philip Gelb - shakuhachi
Cornelius Dufallo - violin
Toshio Kajiwara - turntables & electronics


Miguel Frasconi is a composer and performer of new exploratory world music.
Combining traditional western and non-western instruments with experimental
forms, modern electronics, glass and other devolved instruments, he creates a
music that sounds from a uniquely imagined tradition. His background includes
work with John Cage, Brian Eno, Jon Hassell, and James Tenney, and studies
ranging from the music of South India, West Africa, and Indonesia to the dada and
fluxus movements.


Lotus Music and Dance,
109 W. 27th, 8th Fl. (6th Ave.) 212/627-1076; 8 pm.
$10. Sbwy: 1, 9 to 28th St.


http://www.lotusarts.com/calendar_warmer2005.html


Philip Gelb
shakuhachi player, teacher & vegetarian chef
Oakland, CA
http://philipgelb.com  http://myspace.com/philipgelb, http://myspace.com/inthemoodforfood

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#2 2006-01-16 10:36:55

indigo
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From: Brooklyn, New York
Registered: 2005-10-19
Posts: 52

Re: concert in NYC, Friday night

dear all

went to warmer by the stove concert on friday night and saw a wonderful performance of improvised music by 4 outstanding musicians each coming from completely different traditions except the current practice of improvised new music

watching the flow of intention between the 4 players as they sensed as exactly as possible  in the present was intoxicating

when each player entered forefront of expression their background became visible so the listener had the experience of traveling in the present time carying the musical history of the player with their sounds

m. frasconi was the leader and instigator of the ensemble and he mentioned that the direction for at least some of the work came from imagining movements of the body sideways, forward and backward with some metaphoric implications to such imagination

at the end of his explanation he deferred to the completeness and indefineable experience of listening, as i write now i remember how deeply the 4 listened to each other

to sound freely and listen at the same time

c. dufallo played the violin with the weight of european classical music as a virtuoso might (perhaps russian) which at first seemed strange but he managed to blend oganicaly and emerge  with  beautiful melody and harmony

t. kajiwara with turntables and electronics provided the ever shifting ground for everybody, all most pure atmosphere of shifting light and dark space

p. gelb blowing shakuhachi shifted between the atmosphere and the figure of melody  illuminating the possibilities and subtleties of the shakuhachi in the contempory improvised music setting

went because of phil's posting and yesterday my playing showed some changes because of phil's deeply gentle aproach while remaining so connected to the traditional work that we study

so the short is that practice, practice, practice is even more joyfull

thankyou to the musicians, warmer by the stove,  the space, lotus music and dance

indigo

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#3 2006-01-16 12:43:52

edosan
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From: Salt Lake City
Registered: 2005-10-09
Posts: 2185

Re: concert in NYC, Friday night

Nice little review, indigo,

Wish I could've been in that number--I think Phil Gelb is such a versatile and sensitive shakuhachi player, both 'inside the box' and 'outside the box'. You'd reckon he ought to be by now; he's hung out there on the thin, sharp edge for so long.

Thanks indigo,
eB


Zen is not easy.
It takes effort to attain nothingness.
And then what do you have?
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#4 2006-01-18 01:29:05

philipgelb
Chef, musician, teacher
From: Oakland, California
Registered: 2005-10-08
Posts: 135
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Re: concert in NYC, Friday night

Thank you for the review, Indigo! Are you Bruce Gremo, by chance?

I enjoyed this project very much and hope Miguel brings it together again! What a treat to play to play with these 3 musicians, 2 of them for the first time.  My duet with Cornelius on violin was my favorite part of the evening.

What is this thin sharp edge that i have been on for a while, Edosan? smile Curious!

Coincidentally, while walking up 6th avenue, on my way to the performance at Lotus, i walked past shakuhachi player and composer, Elisabeth Brown. She was heading up a few blocks to meet Ralph Samuelson for a rehearsal.  Nice to bump into her on the streets. Wish i could hear the concert in NYC, next week that her, Ralph, Ned Rothenberg and other shakuhachi players are doing. Alas, i am already back home in California.

phil


Philip Gelb
shakuhachi player, teacher & vegetarian chef
Oakland, CA
http://philipgelb.com  http://myspace.com/philipgelb, http://myspace.com/inthemoodforfood

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#5 2006-01-19 13:46:41

edosan
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From: Salt Lake City
Registered: 2005-10-09
Posts: 2185

Re: concert in NYC, Friday night

Phil,

Regarding that 'thin sharp edge':

What I meant was that you seem to me to be straddling two lands--the one of 'straight', traditional shakuhachi music, and the one where the shakuhachi can be anything, fit anywhere, or at least try.

I don't see very many players who live on both those worlds...

Regards,
eB


Zen is not easy.
It takes effort to attain nothingness.
And then what do you have?
Bupkes.

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