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Duos for Doris review by Brian Olewnick
by ssmith36＠sprynet.com 07 May '03

07 May '03

Link to a fine, insightful Brian Olewnick review of the new Keith Rowe / John Tilbury 2CD set on Erstwhile, 'Duos for Doris': http://bagatellen.com/archives/reviews/000069.html Steve Smith ssmith36(a)sprynet.com NP - Sun Ra, "Strange Dreams - Strange Worlds - Black Myth - It's After the End of the World," 'It's After the End of the World' (Universe) -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .

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Re: Analog Delay/Reverb
by Corbin Booth 07 May '03

07 May '03

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New Knit "jazz" policy
by Ken Waxman 07 May '03

07 May '03

Hi Zornies: Thought folks would be interested in this item from this week's Village Voice. Ken Waxman ------------------------------------------------- If you took a look at the Knitting Factory main space's April calendar, you saw punk semi-legends the Subhumans, Mark Gardener from Ride, alt-metal's Nothingface, singer-songwriter Vic Chestnutt, and hipper-than-thou A.R.E. Weapons. A solid lineup for a rock club, but the longtime flagship of downtown jazz's schedule featured only two jazz acts. This change in booking has evolved over the last year with most hardcore jazz clientele moving over to Tonic for their Derek Bailey and John Zorn. According to Jared Hoffman, president of KnitMedia, the parent of the Knitting Factory, the club is adhering to its original charter of new and different music: "The problem was that the cutting-edge genres that made the Knitting Factory what it was in the early years continued to be a focus. And the cutting edge always changes." While that sounds progressive, the bottom line is now the bar. "Selling tickets is not a measure of how well you're doing," he adds. "It's whether the people who buy the tickets come in the door and drink." Apparently downtown types don't like to get shitfaced while watching Matthew Shipp. Who knew? The club sometimes features Knit veterans like Tim Berne or William Hooker in the old office, and tap bar residences still include some jazz combos, but the club has turned a page. It should also be noted that Matt McDonald has been let go after three and a half years as club programmer. While founder Michael Dorf's departure earlier this year was much publicized, music fans are more likely to feel McDonald's dismissal in the months to come. Tad Hendrickson ===== Ken Waxman mingusaum(a)yahoo.ca www.jazzword.com - Jazz/improv news, CD reviews and photos ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca

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upcoming Art Ensemble on PI
by Andreas Dietz 07 May '03

07 May '03

jazzmatazz lists an upcoming Art Ensemble release with Joseph Jarman: The Art Ensemble of Chicago - TBD (Pi) Summer/Fall Â Joseph Jarman, Malachi Favors Maghostut, Roscoe Mitchell and Don Moye is there anybody with some insights? Is Mr. Jarman again in the group? Andreas PS: some months ago there was a Lester Bowie tribute on ECM announced too... np: Jerome Cooper - The Unpredictability of Predictability (About Time) _________________________________________________________________ MSN HotmailÂ - Â Absolut kostenfrei! Der weltweit grÃ¶Ãte E-Mail-Anbieter im Netz: http://www.msn.de/hotmail

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Analog Delay/Reverb
by Kasra George Ahmadi 07 May '03

07 May '03

Hello everybody, do any of you have good resources regarding people who have worked with analog delay/reverb equipment? I am looking for methods and practices that make the equiment work best. Hit me back when any of you can. kasra george ahmadi

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Laswell festival... almost
by Gullasch Baronen 07 May '03

07 May '03

Hi, Have you seen the program for the Roskilde Festival in Denmark? (June 26-29) It almost amounts to a small Bill Laswell festival, since it includes no less than 4 of his projects: Material feat. GIGI Massacre Radioaxiom w. Jah Wobble Maâllem Mokhtar Gania (MAR/US) Also playing at the festival, among hundreds of others, are Fushitsusha with Keiji Haino and Tomahawk with Mike Patton. Ciao, Jonas _________________________________________________________________ Find din ferie på MSN Rejser http://www.msn.dk/rejser

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Non-JZ FA: Consumer Electronics 3LP, Lille Roger, Thomas KönerLP
by pm.carey＠utoronto.ca 06 May '03

06 May '03

** All PRICES/OFFERS in US$ (or equiv. GBP, Euro etc.) ** ** AIR MAIL POSTAGE depends on DESTINATION ** A "price/OFFERS" listing means an item is for sale at that price, unless an offer above this price has been made. $100/OFFERS -- Consumer Electronics - "CE/Leathersex/Live" US 3LP Box (RRR: RRR089) 1982/1993 [Feat. "Consumer Electronics" (01/82), "Leathersex" (04/82), and "Live" (06/82 @ Centro Iberico, London & 10/82 @ Nailsea School). All three LPs (c. Iphar 1982) were mastered to DAT by Philip Best in October 1993. Insert has tracks, dates, and info (where available). Long out of print. This copy is M-/M- (records/box).] $ 60/OFFERS -- Lille Roger - "Golden Shower" SWE CD (CMI: CMI.22) 1993 [No introduction necessary. 76 minutes of outstanding pre-BDN (1984-1988) material from Karmanik. Features 23 tracks from cassettes, LPs, 7"s (full-lengths, split releases & comps), and previously unreleased work, all remixed for CD in 1993. Comes in a full-color, fold-out, glossy digipak with lovely photos, and tracklisting/credits. Limited to 1000 copies. This is a NEW, mint copy. Out of print.] $ 30/OFFERS - Thomas Köner - "Unerforschtes Gebiet" GER picdisc LP (Die Stadt: DS43) 2002 [Master of drone, Köner's first solo vinyl release... a full-color picture disc LP. Feat. work from 1997-2001, based on processed recordings of blank, dusty 16mm film run through a film projector. Limited to 700 numbered copies in clear sleeve. NEW, mint copy. Out of print.] Questions, comments, complaints to... -Patrick pm.carey(a)utoronto.ca

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Dave Douglas (was Cheltenham Jazz Festival)
by alastair＠pretentious.co.uk 06 May '03

06 May '03

Richard Gardner wrote: > >The real star performance came in the evening with Dave Douglas and the >Freak In band. The line up was: Dave Douglas trumpet, Seamus Blake tenor >saxophone, David Gilmore guitar, Jamie Saft wurlitzer, Ikue Mori electronic >percussion, Brad Jones bass, Derrek Phillips drums. > >The amplification of the drums was poor making them muddy which did not help >understand what Ikue Mori was doing down in the mix. I was also not overly >impressed by Seamus Blake who held his place but didn't blow me away. >However, this is a band that is on fire. They are clearly still new to the >material which, in places, is awkward to play. Blake, Saft, Gilmore and >Jones were reading all the heads and there were signs of relief when >particularly fiendish sections passed sounding fine. Dave Douglas has taken >to prowling the stage cueing and urging on soloists not unlike another >trumpeter a few years ago. > >The result is that the Freak In material has moved away from the careful cut >and paste of the studio and really stretches out fuelled by the enthusiasm >of a band fresh to it. If they are coming to your area go and see them. >Apparently the BBC recorded the Sunday night London gig and it is going out >on Jazz on 3 (available as a webcast) in a couple of weeks time. > >Final point, Mr Douglas told the audience it was a joy to play with such an >amazing bunch of musicians. He was the fool. There was a pause and he said >not as big a fool as our president. Another pause. Did you hear what >happened to the Dixie Chicks? If that happens to me I will feel it is an >honour. I saw the London gig, at a half full Queen Elizabeth Hall. I'm pretty much in agreement with everything Richard says (including the muddy drum mix, regrettably) and suggest you all check out the webcast when it comes. I particularly liked the deconstruction of the classic jazz "everyone has a solo leading to a triumphant restatement of the theme" convention, in that Ikue Mori's laptop solos completely destroyed the ever-upwards momentum that Blake and Gilmore generated. The people sat behind me were having kittens, but then they were discussing their Dave Brubeck albums during the interval. Dave merely apologised for his President on Sunday night, to the predictable applause. I don't think the Dixie Chicks thing will ever happen to him as, despite being on RCA, he's not what you'd call a mainstream artist. I doubt Joe Public in Buttsville, Arizona will ever know or care who Douglas is. I also think (and here's where I duck for cover) that Jazz fans are far more likely to be left-leaning than Nashville-style Country fans, and therefore far less likely to burn his CDs just because he doesn't agree with the Anglo-American police action in Iraq. Alastair -- Personalised email by http://another.com

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Zorn at Jazztimes.com web site right now!
by Theo Klaase 06 May '03

06 May '03

Wayne Shorter and John Zorn (pictured) were among the handful of musicians honored last night at the American Music Centers (AMC) 2003 award ceremony in New York City. AMC, an organization founded by composer Aaron Copland that supports the proliferation of new American music and runs the Web site newmusicbox.org, awarded Shorter with its Letter of Distinction, putting him on a list with Leonard Bernstein, John Cage, Ornette Coleman, Morton Feldman, Dizzy Gillespie and others. Zorn was given the new Trailblazer Award, which, as the name suggests, recognizes individuals who work to push music into unknown territory. Zorn is one of those, mos def. ===== -That which is Theo "I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours." "to state that god is by nature, unknowable, is to pronounce knowledge of his nature - a contradiction." __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com

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Zorn on Sax
by Theo Klaase 06 May '03

06 May '03

I've read that he started playing at age 21.... -Theo __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? The New Yahoo! Search - Faster. Easier. Bingo. http://search.yahoo.com

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