June 01, 2004
Late: Zeitgeist Coffeehouse

perf/caff
9:30 – 12am
$5 donation

the return of the legendary
ZEITGEIST COFFEEHOUSE!!
hosted by jennifer matthews

an eclectic evening of poets, musicians, singer / songwriters, performance artists, comedy, jugglers, etc…

Production: Jennifer Matthws - JMChickenBaby@aol.com
Andy Ryan – andyryanband@yahoo.com

Early: Jun Toguchi

classical piano
7-9 pm
$10 donation

Jun Toguchi
Classical Piano Concert

L.v. Beethoven Andante WoO57, F major (“Andante favoli”)
Richard Applin Mid-Air Collisions on an Abstract Plane (1986)
F.Chopin 6 Studies from op.10 and op.25 (op. 10-5, op.25-1,6,8,10,11)
S. Prokovief Piano Sonata No.6, op.82

Production: Jun Toguchi - junt@erols.com

June 02, 2004
Late: Social Media

experimentica
9:30 – 12am
$7 donation

SOCIAL MEDIA
a multimedia music & video event

-Video screenings/installations by Eric King, Cassie Raile, & Gigi (last name unknown)
-Musical Peformances/ambience by That Other Guy and Magnus Muzzleface
-Visual Art displays by The Ensemble of Decent People (which I just invented)
-Special guests tba

The music could be categorized as electronic/ hiphop but we’d like to avoid categorization. Mag Muzzle’s set (definitely hiphop) will also involve a live photo shoot. I know this all sounds a little shaky, but feel free to write it up however you see fit. We are trying to promote the event not just as a performance, but as a social forum. As a result, the line-up will be changing down to the last minute.

Production: Nick Schmalensee – whole_nick@hotmail.com

June 03, 2004
smile boston

Zeitgeist Gallery’s Studio Z and Boston Artist Bren Bataclan showcase the Smile Boston Project on Thursday, June 3, 4 to 8 pm. The event includes an afternoon drawing program for children, along with a raffle for participants to win a Bataclan original. Free and open to the public; light refreshments will be served. At the Zeitgeist Gallery, 1353 Cambridge St., Inman Sq., Cambridge. Wheelchair accessible. For more information call the Zeitgeist Gallery, 617-876-6060 or log onto the gallery’s web site.

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Late: Sessions in Sonic Debauchery

indierock
9:30 – 12am
$10 donation

“sessions in sonic debauchery”
presents
- THE SELF RIGHTEOUS BROTHERS
- ESCUELA
- APPOMATTOX
- SHORE LEAVE
A showcase of 4 half-hour sets by some of the best Boston rock has to offer. Headlining, the Self Righteous Bros. play their homecoming show just back from a west coast tour w/ local heroes Apollo Sunshine. Escuela means “school” in Spanish and these boys aim to do just that, look for their 2nd e.p. hot off the presses. Appomattox features the ex rhythm section of local favorites Araby, with a new name and brand new material these familiar faces are sure to rouse the rabble. Opening the event is Shore Leave, not your standard rock quartet, prepare for amazement

Production: Kevin Korzett – kevinkorzett@hotmail.com

June 04, 2004
Late: aboptv.com

jazz/improv
9:30 - 12am
$8 donation

aboptv.com presents the Live @ The Zeitgeist Series
featuring
Albey’s Funktet:
Chris Poudrier - drums
Kurtis Rives - saxophone
Dave Ross - guitar
Albey Balgochian - bass

Come on down to the Zeitgeist and let Albey’s Funktet take you on a musical mystical journey that will set your soul on fire.
Production: Albey Balgochian - abop@aboptv.com

Early: The Callithumpian Consort

jazz/improv
7-9 pm
$10 donation

JORRIT DYJKSTRA presents
THE CALLITHUMPIAN CONSORT
“quiet!”

Silence, stillness, and micro-differentiation. With works by Helmut Lachenmann,
Morton Feldman, John Cage and some of Boston’s quietest improvisors.

Production: Jorrit Dikstra –post@jorritdijkstra.com

June 05, 2004
Afternoon: Campbell / Drumm

piano & viola
3-5pm
$7 donation

GREGORY CAMPBELL & JEAN DRUMM
piano & viola

Johann Sebastian Bach
Suite n. 5 in C minor BWV 1011

Paul Hindemith
Sonata for solo viola Op.11 n.5

Johannes Brahms
Sonata in E flat major Op.120 n.2

Production:Gregory Campbell - campbellgj@yahoo.com

Early: The Lowdown Highway Tour

Truth Serum Presents:

The Lowdown Highway Tour!
the transportation anthology

7-9 pm $7-10 all ages
no one turned away for lack of funds. but if you
are poor and have time please volunteer with truth
serum.

“Lowdown Highway: The Transportation Anthology,”
is the debut publication by Junkyard Books, a
queer, woman-owned publishing company from San
Francisco, in association with the late, great,
Bearded Lady Cafe. The authors of Lowdown Highway
present an evening of spoken word, images and
music. on the romantic myth of the American road.

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Late: subconciouscafe new chamber music

avant jazz/improv
9:30 – 12:30pm
$10 or b/o

rob chalfen &
subconsciouscafe new chamber music
presents

-NEW MATH featuring amelia hollander
-THE LEVIN-HOLLANDER-MORRIS TRIO

NEW MATH
Adam Schneit - reeds
Amelia Hollander - viola
Peter Bitenc - bass
Croix Gallipaut - drums

THE LEVIN-HOLLANDER-MORRIS TRIO
Daniel Levin - cello
Amelia Hollander - viola
Joe Morris - double bass
… all improvised string resonance

Production: Rob Chalfen – robchalfen@hotmail.com

June 06, 2004
Morning: Life Drawing

drawing class
10:30 – 1 pm
$8 donation

LIFE DRAWING
every sunday @ zeitgeist

Production: Karen Boutet – bouradley@hotmail.com

Afternoon:

contemporary composer series
1:30 - 2:30 pm
$5 donation, includes refreshments

MADHATTER’S TEA AND PIANO PARTY ANNOUNCES :

“Behind the Scenes: Composers at the Keyboard.”

Curated by Composer/Pianist and Tufts University Professor John McDonald

Boston University Composers Jeremy Van Buskirk, Vartan Agababian, and Reiko Yamada.

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Afternoon: Nat Mugavero

acoustic improv
3:30-5 pm
$3 donation

Acoustic Improv & Philosophical Inquiry
with
Nat Mugavero – percussion, zen theatrics

Bring acoustic instruments & a willingness to venture into the Unknown!

Production: Nat Mugavero – nat391@aol.com

Early: Ensemble Zilzala

mid-east improv
7-10:30 pm
$10 donation

Ensemble Zilzala, led by acclaimed singer Cristian Karam
featuring:
Olam Haze-
Roy Raz – guitar
Andrew Stern - bass guitar
Josh Sinton - reeds
Eric Platz - percussion
with
Klezmer Clarinetist Michael Winograd
Painst and composer Alon Nechushtan
& possible surprise guests.

I’m pleased to invite you to a musical exploration of Jewish and Arabic themes and melodies, that was born out of an idea some of us had, regarding an inter-cultural dialog via musical dialects. This evening is a preview to a bigger event to be hopefully taking place next fall. It will be a pleasure to see you!

Production: Roy Raz - raz_roy@hotmail.com

June 07, 2004
Late: The Fringe!

jazz
10:00 – 12:30
$10 donation

the zeitgeist residency of
THE FRINGE !
jazz combo deluxe

George Garzone – tenor sax
John Lockwood – bass
Bob Gullotti –drums

Production: Bob Gullotti – 781.899.9382

June 08, 2004
Late: Zeitgeist Coffeehouse

perf/caff
9:30 – 12am
$5 donation

the return of the legendary
ZEITGEIST COFFEEHOUSE!!
hosted by jennifer matthews

an eclectic evening of poets, musicians, singer / songwriters, performance artists, comedy, jugglers, etc…

Production: Jennifer Matthws - JMChickenBaby@aol.com

June 09, 2004
Early: Audrey Chen

neo-improv
7-9 pm
$6 donation

katt hernandez presents
from Baltimore:
AUDREY CHEN – cello & vocal
performing with Katt Hernandez & Linda Aubry

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Late: The Broms Organ Trio

jazz
9:30 – 12am
$8 donation

THE BROMS ORGAN TRIO: miles to messiaen
Ed Broms – Hammond, piano and voice (Blue Man Group, BROMS, OA)
Timo Shanko - tenor sax (Fully Celebrated Orchestra)
Jonathon Screnci – drums (Blue Man Group)
with guests
Crick Diefendorf – guitar (Made in the Shade)
Rich Kelly – trumpet (Boston Brass)

The Broms Organ Trio (BOT) (begins a once monthly engagement at Zeitgeist. Band leader and organist Ed Broms will also be debuting as a solo pianist in a set featuring his solo piano rendition of the entire Kind of Blue (Miles Davis) recording, backing up his new recording “Another Kind of Blue” soon to be released on Syberdelix Records (syberdelix.com). The solo piano set will also feature improvisations on works of Messiaen and several piano/vocal compositions by Ed Broms.

Production: Ed Broms – arc555@aol.com

June 10, 2004
Early: Interoceanico

world/fusion
$7 donation

Hiroya Tsukamoto-guitar
Alejandra Ortiz-vocal
Dan Brantigan-flugelhorn
Andrew Kim-piano
Moto Fukushima-bass
Nick Falk-drums

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Late: Trio Jazz

jazz originals
9:30 – 12am
$8 donation

-“TRIO JAZZ”
-Demiurgic Drive-Away

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June 11, 2004
Early: John Cremona & Friends

folk/psych
7-9 pm
$10 donation

John Cremona & Friends
underground folk tones
Cremona writes contemplative pychedelic hymns. Prepare yourself. Joining him will be Tony Savarino - guitar, Adam Mujica - drums, and Glenda Medeiros - vocals.

Production: John Cremona – jc@johncremona.com

June 12, 2004
Early: Paraffin Section

improv
7-9 pm
$5 donation

“PARAFFIN SECTION”

Abram Taber – bass
Ethan Costello – guitar
Jon Glancy - drums

Production: Jon Glancy – jglancy@comcast.net

Late: Tim Ray

jazz
9:30pm – Midnite
$10 donation

Gill Aharon &
FISHLUNG PIANO SERIES
presents:

TRE CORDA featuring

Tim Ray - piano
Greg Hopkins - trumpet
Dan Levin - cello

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June 13, 2004
Morning: Life Drawing

drawing class
10:30 – 1 pm
$8 donation

LIFE DRAWING
every sunday @ zeitgeist

Production: Karen Boutet – bouradley@hotmail.com

Afternoon: Behind the Scenes

contemporary composer series
1:30- 2:30 pm
$5 donation, includes refreshments


MADHATTER’S TEA AND PIANO PARTY ANNOUNCES :

“Behind the Scenes: Composers at the Keyboard.”

June 13: Composer Margaret McAllister, Boston College Faculty

Afternoon: Nat Mugavero

acoustic improv
3:30-5 pm
$3 donation

Acoustic Improv & Philosophical Inquiry
with
Nat Mugavero – percussion, zen theatrics

Bring acoustic instruments & a willingness to venture into the Unknown!

Production: Nat Mugavero – nat391@aol.com

Early: Singer-Songwriters

singer-songwriters
7-9 pm
$7 donation

audrey ryan presents
THE SINGER-SONGWRITER SERIES
featuring
NAOMI SOMMERS
DANA WESTOVER
CASEY ABRAMS
ARIEL SILVER

Production: Audrey Ryan – audreyryanband@yahoo.com

Late: Bajuco / Mercury Rising

jazz/world, fusion
9:30 – 12am
$7 donation

-BAJUCO
-MERCURY RISING

Production: Andy Bianco – ebianco@berklee.net

June 14, 2004
Early: 3Play

jazz
7-9 pm
$8 donation

“3PLAY”

Lello Molinari – bass
Ralph Rosen – drums
Josh Rosen - piano

3play continues its once-a-month pre-Fringe residency with a return to the original trio of Josh Rosen, piano, Lello Molinari, bass and Ralph Rosen, drums. This unit started jamming together in Lello’s basement over two years ago and has consistently maintained its ethos of musical freedom and constant interplay. Free improvisation and compelling compositions weave together as the listener is carried along on this musical voyage…

Production: Josh Rosen –

Late: The Fringe!

jazz
10:00 – 12:30
$10 donation

the zeitgeist residency of
THE FRINGE !
jazz combo deluxe

George Garzone – tenor sax
John Lockwood – bass
Bob Gullotti –drums

Production: Bob Gullotti – 781.899.9382

June 15, 2004
Early: Marcia Deihl Remembers

TIME: 7:30 - 9

DONATIION: $7

“When Hippies Roamed the Earth -

Marcia Deihl Remembers”

Come hear songs of cakes melting in the rain, lesbian seagulls, anti war protests, armpit hair, and a Harvard Square that didn’t look like an open air mall for the rich. Originals and slightly used songs, including world premiers and Bizarre Song Contest winners. Cry as storefronts morph before your eyes into ugly shiny chain stores. Sigh about those the 75 cent dinners at the Orson Welles restaurant after hours. Yell out your favorite ghosts of Cambridge past. And laugh as one MUBBIE (Middle Aged Urban Bohemian) tries to stay sane amidst a capitalist/sitcom culture.

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Late: Zeitgeist Coffeehouse

perf/caf
9:30 – 12am
$5 donation

the return of the legendary
ZEITGEIST COFFEEHOUSE!!
hosted by jennifer matthews

an eclectic evening of poets, musicians, singer / songwriters, performance artists, comedy, jugglers, etc…

Production: Jennifer Matthws - JMChickenBaby@aol.com

June 16, 2004
Early: Zampano’s Playhouse

Film: 16mm television classics
7:30 – 8:45 pm
$6 donation

Albert Steg presents

-Vintage Film Screenings in Glorious 16mm and 8mm-

About Zampano’s Playhouse:
Zampano’s Playhouse is a film series devoted to obscure, outdated, and orphaned films projected in vintage 8mm and 16mm formats. The various cartoons, educational films, home movies, TV shows, industrial films, and other odd footage come from my personal collection of vintage films. These sorts of “ephemeral films” often provide startling and provocative examples of American attitudes in the 20th century - - “What were they thinking?” is often the underlying question in my programs.
Production: Albert Steg - asteg@mindspring.com

Late: Weatheroutpost12

brazil/jazz
9:30 – 12am
$8 donation

alida rohr presents
WEATHEROUTPOST12

“heavy brazil/ serious blues/ conficens gravis/ a little euro-trash/ outside the box”

Dave Maxwell /piano…Pedro ‘O Lobo’ Ito/drums…Mathias from New York City/percussion…the kid Scannella/bass…Alida Rohr/vocals.

Web: www.weatheroutpost12.com
Production: Alida Rohr – weatheroutpost12@aol.com

June 17, 2004
Early: Dieslow&Rot

jazz/noise/ambient
7-9 pm
$5 donation

DIESLOW&ROT SEPTET
Ricardo Donoso -.Drums
William Flynn - Piano
David Lizmi - Bass
OZ - Guitar
Marcelo Santos - Tenor&Soprano Saxophone
Andres Velasquez - Laptop
Onur Yuce - Tenor & Soprano Saxophone

All music is a type of noise, the difference is that music has been disconnected from reality, in order to create, temporarily, an alternative reality. It’s all free improvisation and ranges from noise to free jazz to ambient.

Production: Ricardo Denoso - rdonoso@berklee.net

Late: Whimsy

avant-cabaret, music, film
9:30 - Midnite
$5 donation

markus nechay presents:
“WHIMSY”

A monthly variety show hosted by Markus & Nick portraying a panoply of ever- morphing characters. Featuring 10 different acts reaching from biomorphic surrealism to the sublime strains of a Gaelic harp. You never know what variety of act to expect in this show, so expect the unexpected. Consult web for details. Features will be followed by an open music/poetry/dance jam.

Production: Markus Nechay - markusnechay@yahoo.com

June 18, 2004
Afternoon: Behind the Scenes

contemporary composer series
1:30 - 2:30 pm
$5 donation, includes refreshments

MADHATTER’S TEA AND PIANO PARTY ANNOUNCES :

“Behind the Scenes: Composers at the Keyboard.”

Curated by Composer/Pianist and Tufts University Professor John McDonald

A new series that brings composers out of the studio and off the university campus to present and discuss important and exciting new ideas in contemporary music, with the Zeitgeist Gallery’s excellent Kawai piano at center stage. This is the perfect event for non-musicians and musicians alike who want a brief inside look at musical minds in action. Also spotlights wonderful Boston-area performers. Come witness new works in the making and catch a glimpse into the composer’s workshop

June 18: Marti Epstein, John McDonald, and Ryan Vigil

Production: John Mcdonald - john.mcdonald@tufts.edu

Early: Three Pianists, Six Hands

classical/new music
7-9 pm
$5 donation, includes refreshments

“Three Pianists, Six Hands”

Composer/pianists Marti Epstein, John McDonald, and Ryan Vigil join forces at the Zeitgeist’s Kawai piano for a program of music by Epstein, Arthur Levering, McDonald, and Vigil. Come and witness what thirty fingers can do!

Production: John MacDonald - john.mcdonald@tufts.edu

Late: Outtakes Unlimited

jazz
9:30 – 12:30 pm
$10 donation

Dave Maxwell presents
“Outtakes Unlimited” (2 sets)
David Maxwell - piano, percussion
Jim Hobbs - alto
John Voigt - bass
Lawrence Cook – drums

Production: Dave Maxwell – davidmaxwell@webtv.net

June 19, 2004
Afternoon: Go Figure

artist reception,quirk-pop
2-6 pm
free

Stephanie Cramer and Dawn Nelson
“Go Figure” - large scale figure paintings and drawings
Show dates: June 15 - 27, 2004
Opening Reception: June 19, 2-6 pm.
Quirky pop quartet, “Letters to Beany” plays in support,

Stephanie Cramer and Dawn Nelson were originally paired together for this show by Alan Nidle from Zeitgeist, after seeing their work in Jamaica Plain Open Studios last year. Stephanie Cramer’s figures drench themselves with song and story, leading the viewer in with her suggestive colors only to ask more questions. Colors explode on this daring canvas. Stephanie Cramer has been painting all her life. Originally from Southwest Missouri, she has made Massachusetts her home for the last 20 years.

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Early: Dijkstra / Hollenbeck

jazz
8-9 pm
$10 donation

-JORRIT DIJKSTRA / JOHN HOLLENBECK Duo

We regret that the Claudia Quintet is not able to perform as scheduled

JORRIT DIJKSTRA / JOHN HOLLENBECK Duo
Jorrit Dijkstra - alto sax, lyricon, electronics
John Hollenbeck - drums, percussion
Electronically recycled saxophone sounds and reinvented drum rhythms

www.jorritdijkstra.com


www.johnhollenbeck.com
Production: Jorrit Dijkstra – post@jorritdijkstra.com

Late: subconciouscafe new chamber music

jazz / improv
9:30 - Midnite
$10 or b/o

rob chalfen &
subconsciouscafe new chamber music
presents

BURTON GREEN / ROY CAMPBELL QUINTET
ZINMAN / VOIGT/ COOK

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June 20, 2004
Morning: Life Drawing

drawing class
10:30 – 1 pm
$8 donation

LIFE DRAWING
every sunday @ zeitgeist

Production: Karen Boutet – bouradley@hotmail.com

Afternoon: James Ricci and Friends

contemporary composer series
1:30- 2:30 pm
$5 donation, includes refreshments


MADHATTER’S TEA AND PIANO PARTY ANNOUNCES :

“Behind the Scenes: Composers at the Keyboard.”

June 20: Arlington Composer James Ricci and Friends

Afternoon: Nat Mugavero

acoustic improv
3:30-5 pm
$3 donation

Acoustic Improv & Philosophical Inquiry
with
Nat Mugavero – percussion, zen theatrics

Bring acoustic instruments & a willingness to venture into the Unknown!

Production: Nat Mugavero – nat391@aol.com

Early: Phil Sargent Group

jazz
7-9 pm
$8 donation

PHIL SARGENT GROUP
Phil Sargent – guitar
Jerry Sabatini - trumpet and flugelhorn
John Funkhouser - acoustic bass
Mike Connors - drums and percussion

Trumpeter/composer/educator Jerry Sabatini has performed around New England since the early 80’s, and led the critically-acclaimed Sonic Explorers for much of the last decade. His compositions draw on a variety of influences, most prominently the odd meters and eastern tonalities of ethnic Balkan music and modern jazz improvisation.

Bassist/composer John Funkhouser is an assistant professor of ear training at the Berklee College of Music who, along with leading groups like FunkHouse and the John Funkhouser Trio, has performed with the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, Pierre Hurel, and piano prodigy Matt Savage among many others. Versatile drummer Mike Connors is an in-demand freelance musician who has toured the world with the likes of national Broadway show companies, trumpeter Andre Rice, and the avant-pop group Combustible Edison.

Production: Phil Sargent – philesargent@hotmail.com

Late: Go / Bryan Baker Group

jazz/world, fusion
9:30 – 12am
$7 donation

-GO
-BRYAN BAKER GROUP

Production: Andy Bianco – ebianco@berklee.net

June 21, 2004
Early: A Solstice Revel

solstice revel
8 am, 12, 3, 6, 7 & 8pm
$5 donation

THE ORDER OF THE ARTISTS: a solstice revel!

The OA is a new multimedia ensemble that promotes art as the highest expression of divinity and regards performance as ritual. They perform ecstatic ritualistic events. This performance in celebration of the Solstice is a 30 minute high energy sun ritual that will be performed several times throughout the day.

The performance of the sun ritual will take place at 9AM, 12PM, 3PM, and then 3 consecutive performances at 6PM, 7PM, 8PM. The ritual is 30 minutes long of high energy multimedia performance emulating the energy of the sun featuring music with lots of percussion, vocals, electronica, spoken word, dance, video and photography. Joining the OA will be Jonathon Screnci on drums (Blue Man Group), and Video Artist Gene Preble.

Production: ARC Productions– arc555@aol.com

Late: The Fringe

jazz
10:00 – 12:30
$10 donation

the zeitgeist residency of
THE FRINGE !
jazz combo deluxe

George Garzone – tenor sax
John Lockwood – bass
Bob Gullotti –drums

Production: Bob Gullotti – 781.899.9382

June 22, 2004
Early: Theresa Perez

7-9 pm
$7 donation

Fundraiser for the Massachusetts Breast Cancer Coalition
featuring
Original music by Theresa Perez
with Esperanza Spalding on Acoustic Bass and Ziv Ravitz on Drums
All profits go to MBCC

Production: Theresa Perez - tsa1127@hotmail.com

Late: Zeitgeist Coffeehouse

perf/caff
9:30 – 12am
$5 donation

the return of the legendary
ZEITGEIST COFFEEHOUSE!!
hosted by jennifer matthews

an eclectic evening of poets, musicians, singer / songwriters, performance artists, comedy, jugglers, etc…

Production: Jennifer Matthews - JMChickenBaby@aol.com

June 23, 2004
Late: Fishlung Piano Series

late show
jazz jam
9:30 – 1 am

gill aharon presents
The Wednesday Night Jam
For all cats & jammers, straight-ahead to bent-out-of-shape,
come sharpen your axe or just dig!

Production: Gill Aharon – fish.lung@verizon.net

June 24, 2004
Late: Jazz in Mind

jazz
7-11:30pm
$7 donation for each show

Jazz In Mind Presents two voices.

Two amazing vocalists performing originals, modern compositions and standard material.

7-9pm Vanessa Morris Group

9:30-11:30- Panayota Chaloulakou Quintet

For more info please checkout www.Jazzinmind.com

Refreashments will be served

Production: Marianne Solivan – jazzinmind@hotmail.com

June 25, 2004
Early: Poets Against the killing fields

poetry
7-9 pm
$7 donation

aldo tambollini & tontongi present
“POETS AGAINST the killing fields”
One in a series of poetry readings The Liberation Poetry Collective will be doing on their antiwar, anti-neoconservative and pro-humanity political position. We are opposed to the human sacrifice in futile military aggression, the deterioration of individual freedom at home, and the hopeless and uncertain future which so many people face. The group’s “Anthology of Liberation Poetry” will be published this fall.
featured readers:
Joselyn Almeida
Neil Callender
L’Mercie Frazier
Mark Goldfinger
Gary Hicks
Danielle Legros-Georges
Aldo Tambollini
Tontongi
Askia Toure
Tony Vander Meer
Brenda Walcott

Production: Aldo Tambollini – 617.576.9581

Late: Lower East Side Social Club

jazz
9:30 – 12am
$8 donation

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June 26, 2004
Early: Artezani Theater

8pm
$10 donation


A Staged Reading of
THE REUNION OF OPERATION SUCCESS, HOSTED BY ALLEN DULLES
Written by Ian Maxwell MacKinnon and Rebecca Ostriker
Presented by artezani theater

Ex-C.I.A. head Allen Dulles, now 101 years old and subsisting on an IV drip of banana pulp, invites his old operatives to a 50th-anniversary reunion to watch a play he has written about the triumph of his career.

June 26, 1954, was the date of a bizarre C.I.A.-backed coup in Guatemala that overthrew a democratically-elected government largely through the use of radio and actors. The planners might have taken inspiration from Orson Welles’s infamous radio hoax, “The War of the Worlds.” Afraid for its massive banana plantations, the Boston-based United Fruit Company hired Freud’s nephew, Edward Bernays, to do “public relations” to convince Americans that Moscow was running Guatemala. The Central Intelligence Agency then created an invading army that did not exist.

“The Reunion of Operation Success” is a love story about the infatuation of one man (United Fruit’s founder) with the banana, a comedy, and a tragedy: June 26, 1954 was the last day of a progressive, democratically-elected government — followed by an era of dictators and a civil war that lasted 40 years.

ALL proceeds will go to Guatemala groups dealing with the consequences of the coup.

MacKinnon and Ostriker honeymooned in Guatemala in 1992. For decades, MacKinnon’s grandfather was a forester and consultant for United Fruit.
Their play was first performed for the 40th anniversary of the coup. Artezani has produced original theater in this area for 11 years.

Production: Ian MacKinnon ~ ostriker@earthlink.net

Late: Fishlung Piano Series

jazz
9:30pm – Midnite
$10 donation

Gill Aharon &
FISHLUNG PIANO SERIES
presents:

-Brandon Seabrook and ?
-Fishlung Trio
-Color and Talea

Production: Gill Aharon - fish.lung@verizon.net

June 27, 2004
Morning: Life Drawing

drawing class
10:30 – 1 pm
$8 donation

LIFE DRAWING
every sunday @ zeitgeist

Production: Karen Boutet – bouradley@hotmail.com

Afternoon: Behind the Scenes

contemporary composer series
1:30 - 2:30 pm
$5 donation, includes refreshments


MADHATTER’S TEA AND PIANO PARTY ANNOUNCES :

“Behind the Scenes: Composers at the Keyboard.”

June 27: Medford Singer/Songwriter Justine McDonald

Afternoon: Nat Mugavero

acoustic improv
3:30-5 pm
$3 donation

Acoustic Improv & Philosophical Inquiry
with
Nat Mugavero – percussion, zen theatrics

Bring acoustic instruments & a willingness to venture into the Unknown!

Production: Nat Mugavero – nat391@aol.com

Early: 2120 South Michigan Avenue

7-9 pm
$8 donation

Chicago Blues Comes Back to Inman Square!
charlie sawyer presents
“2120 SOUTH Michigan AveNUE”

Sunny Crownover — Vocals
Charlie Sawyer — Vocals, harmonica, keyboard
Peter “HiFi” Ward — Vocals, guitar
John Hoik — drums
Michael “Mudcat” Ward — bass (tentative)

The Blues Returns To Inman Square. In the 1960’s Inman Square was the home of at least two blues bars, where one could see the likes of Howlin’ Wolf, James Cotton, and J.B. Hutto. When “2120 South Michigan Avenue” plays Zeitgeist Gallery on June 27th the blues will be back in Inman.

http://home.comcast.net/~cherhoyt/2120.htm

Production: Charlie Sawyer – sawyer@fas.harvard.edu

Late: Andrew Kim Quintet

jazz/world
9:30 – 12am
$7 donation

ANDREW KIM QUINTET
jazz & world, original compostions

Production: Andrew Kim – andrewdcm@hotmail.com

Late: Andrew Kim Quintet

jazz/world
9:30 – 12am
$7 donation

ANDREW KIM QUINTET
jazz & world, original compostions
Andrew Kim - Piano
Alejandra Oritz - Voice
Hiroya Tsukamoto - Guitar
Motohito Fukushima - E.Bass
Nick Falk - Drums

Production: Andrew Kim – andrewdcm@hotmail.com

June 28, 2004
Early: Dave Tronzo’s Funkloric Trio

jazz
7:30 -9:30 pm
$10 donation

guitar monster
DAVE TRONZO’s FUNKLORIC TRIO
Dave Tronzo - slide guitar
David Moore – drums
Preston Murphy – bass

Master slide guitarist Dave Tronzo performs a set of originals in an avant funkloric mode in his new last-Friday monthly residency at the Zeitgeist. Pioneer of Extended Techniques for Bottleneck Slide Guitar, he has recorded with David Sanborn, John Cale, The Lounge Lizards, Reeves Gabrels, Jerry Granelli, Sex Mob, Mike Manieri, Wayne Horvitz and others. Performances with John Hiatt, Ray Anderson, The Lounge Lizards, MMW, Reeves Gabrels, Sex Mob, Elliot Sharpe, Foday Suso, Hassan Hakmoun, Warren Haynes and others. Solo Projects include The Tronzo Trio, Spanish Fly, V-16 w/ Jerry Granelli and Slow Poke w/ Michael Blake.

Production: David Tronzo - dtronzo@earthlink.net

Late: The Fringe

jazz
10:00 – 12:30
$10 donation

the zeitgeist residency of
THE FRINGE !
jazz combo deluxe

George Garzone – tenor sax
John Lockwood – bass
Bob Gullotti –drums

Production: Bob Gullotti – 781.899.9382

June 29, 2004
Early: Anna Voglzang

jazzfunk singer/songwriter
7-9 pm
$8 donation

the anna vogelzang folk/funk experiment
anna vogelzang - vox, guitar, piano
mike kooman - double bass
emily price - cello

Only 19 and already described as a mix between Ani DiFranco, Fiona Apple, & Tracy Chapman, Anna Vogelzang is a local singer/songwriter who brings originality & insightfulness to her performances. With unique lyrics & jazz melodies, this powerhouse voice is one that reaches its audience with a realistic, cutting talent. Anna is accompanied by bass & cello at her concerts, creating a classical spin on the chick with a guitar. For more info: www.theanna.com

Production: Anna Vogelzang – anna@theanna.com

Late: NOW

new chamber
9:30 – 12
$8 donation

NOW Ensemble presents New Music for NOW

NOW Ensemble is a group of young composers and performers who present new music without pretention. Directed by composers Patrick Burke and Judd Greenstein, pianist Michael Mizrahi and clarinetist Sara Phillips, NOW Ensemble is a manifestation of the diverse musical tastes and distinct musical sensibilities of its members. The group avoids gimmicks and trends, instead presenting music that carries with it the possibility of timelessness, while also being very much of the present.

NOW Ensemble performers are
Naomi Seidman - Flute
Sara Phillips - Clarinet
Marc Dancigers - Electric Guitar
Peter Rosenfeld - Bass
Michael Mizrahi - Piano

New Works by Judd Greenstien, Patrick Burke, Marc Dancigers and others.

Production: Sara Phillips – clarinetsara@hotmail.com

June 30, 2004
Early: Ayn Inserto Jazz Orchestra

bigband originals, refreshments
7-9 pm
$8 donation, includes dinner

AYN INSERTO JAZZ ORCHESTRA
Ayn Inserto, director/composer/arranger
Featuring: guest tenor giant GEORGE GARZONE!

Woodwinds: Jeremy Udden, Rick Stone, Bill Jones, Kelly Roberge, Josh Sinton
Trumpets: Jeff Claassen, Josh Economy, Pete Kenagy, Jason Palmer
Trombones: Garo Saraydarian, Dave Hickok, Chris Gagne, Chris Andersen
Rhythm Section: Mike Gamble, Kyle Aho, Jeremy Allen, Richie Barshay
Dinner and a Big Band! Enjoy some tasty food while listening to this jazz orchestra
performing new originals/arrangements by Ayn Inserto

Production: Ayn Inserto - AInserto@NewEnglandConservatory.edu

Late: The Wednesday Night Jam

jazz jam
9:30 – 1 am

gill aharon presents
The Wednesday Night Jam
For all cats & jammers, straight-ahead to bent-out-of-shape,
come sharpen your axe or just dig!

Production: Gill Aharon – fish.lung@verizon.net