9:30pm–?am
$20 or b/o
rob chalfen &
subconsciouscafe new chamber music
presents
a benefit for acorn &
new orleans
hurricane relief !
also donate at : http://acorn.org/
in possible order of appearance :
al “kingfisher” nidle – channels gov. huey long at his most depraved
david maxwell – piano prestidigitator extraordinaire
ian mackinnon – tea & syncopation : the jazz/reefer nexus 1900
katt hernandez / jamie mclaughlin – violin & electronics
the circadian rhythm kings – free reeds, rhythm & groove
rivard / cassan / glover – universal stomp
the circadian rhythm kings
todd brunel – bass clarinet / robert rivera – cello / andrew hickman – sax / gary fieldman – drums
rivard / cassan / glover
mike rivard – bass / roberto cassan - accordion / matt glover - electric mandolin
we play a mixture of bulgarian, argentinian (piazolla tangos), north african & middle eastern, brazilian & irish music
ian mackinnon does an oratorio on the twin births of jazz & reefer in new orleans c. 1900
Thollem Mcdonas
http://www.thollem.com
San Francisco Bay Area composer/pianist/vocalist, has
enjoyed success in a wide variety of musical
situations and his travels as a performer have
covered much of the North American Continent and some
in Europe. He has performed extensively as a soloist
as well with groups. He is a founding member of
several innovative ensembles including: ‘The Hundredth
Monkey Generation’, ‘Monk and Cage’, and ‘Asterisk*
Movement and Sound’. He was commissioned by ‘The Limon
Dance Company’ for a large scale composition
in commemoration of their 50th year anniversary. He is
responsible, in full or in part, for many albums of
original music. Currently he is performing as a
soloist, with the duo Thollem/Rivera, developing a
participatory sound experience called the
MakeSoundArium, And scoring a play about Pavel
Florensky, an influential Communist era Russian
scientist and the gulag where he was eventually
executed.
acorn, association of community organizations for reform now, is the nation's largest community organization of low- and moderate-income families, working together for social justice and stronger communities. since 1970, acorn has grown to more than 175,000 member families, organized in 850 neighborhood chapters in 75 cities across the u.s. and in cities in canada, the dominican republic and peru. acorn's accomplishments include successful campaigns for better housing, schools, neighborhood safety, health care, job conditions, and more. acorn members participate in local meetings and actively work on campaigns, elect leadership from the neighborhood level up, and pay the organization's core expenses through membership dues and grassroots fundraisers. acorn has constantly challenged the traditional notions of what a community organization is, and its family of organizations includes two radio stations, a voter registration network, a housing corporation, and several publications.
production:rob chalfen - robchalfen@hotmail.com