7PM to 9PM
Featuring:
Joe Maneri, reeds and poetry
David G. Haas, piano
Marc Riordan, drums
James Bergin, viola
Dan Blacksberg, trombone
JoAnn DiSalvo Haas, poetry
Donation: $10 at the door
For more information on the performers (see bios)
JOE MANERI is a distinguished faculty member at the New England Conservatory, teaching harmony, counterpoint, composition, saxaphone, improvisation and microtonal theory and composition. His class, unique in the United States, has a national reputation and frequently has overflowing enrollment. Overwhelming interest in his class let to the founding of the Boston Microtonal Society, a non-profit organization promoting the study and performance of microtones. As a soloist Joe has performed Greek, Syrian, Jewish and Turkish music on clarinet and saxaphone. He has written tunes and subsequent improvisations, Greek melodies and rhythms,and twelve-tone compositional ideas. He has recorded with the Joe Maneri Quartet over seventeen albums on Leo Records, HatArt and ECM records. He also is a very gifted poet.
DAVID G. HAAS is a versatile composer and pianist with varied experience. In addition to composing original music for JD HAAS PRODUCTIONS, David has written music for theatre productions of The Seagull, Hamlet, Dinaya, and Thumbelina. His music has been produced internationally in the United States, Russia, the Ukraine and Bermuda. David has also produced original music on Wisconsin's PBS network, Cape Cod's WOMR Theatre of the Air and on Cable TV in various cities nationwide. David's strongest influences have been blues and jazz with classical references and a taste for mid-late 20th century harmonies. David studies with Joe Maneri. He has also earned a Bachelor of Music Degree from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, where he was influenced by Cecil Taylor. He has studied at the Kodaly Institute in Hartford, Connecticut, as well as the Sessione Senese per la Musica e l' Arte in Sienna, Italy.
JAMES BERGIN is a violist, composer and conductor. He studied viola with George Neikrug, solfPge with Albert Yves Bernard, and conducting with Boris Barkan. He began studying with Joseph Maneri at the New England Conservatory in 1971 and continued to work with Maneri for more than a decade. His conducting career includes three years with the NEC Youth Repertory Orchestra, for which he commissioned and premiered pieces by Gary Philo, Thomas Oboe Lee, and Ezra Sims—the latter using pitches from the seventy-two-note octave. He has composed tonal and microtonal music for keyboard, chorus and chamber ensemble, as well as orchestrated music for the Merchant/Ivory film Jane Austen in Manhattan. He is the Music Director of NotaRiotous, a new chamber ensemble dedicated to the performance of microtonal music, sponsored by the Boston Microtonal Society.
MARC RIORDAN is a drummer who began performing in Boston clubs and performance spaces at the age of sixteen. Since then he has performed with Steve Lacy, Joe Morris, Stephen Haynes, Allan Chase, Dominique Eade, Stan Strickland, and others. In 2004, Marc Riordan completed a B.M. in Jazz Performance from the New England Conservatory of Music. He is now living in the Boston area. In addition to keeping a regular performance schedule, he is co-organizer of the Monday Night Music concert series, a weekly workshop of all types of music, at the Artists-at-Large Gallery in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Boston.
DAN BLACKSBERG is a trombonist from Philadelphia who is starting to make waves in the jazz, improvised and new music scenes along the east coast. He has performed with such artists as Frank London, Joe Morris and Jack Wright in locations such as the Knitting Factory and The Stone in New York City, the Zeitgiest Gallery in Boston and the Rotunda in Philadelphia. He finishing his final year at the New England Conservatory where he has had the fortunate opportunity to work with many great teachers and friends.
JOANN DISALVO HAAS is a lyricist and vocalist who also composes music for JD HAAS PRODUCTIONS. JoAnn has composed an original musical “Believe in Your Self , more recently produced as “A Lion's Tale”. She was awarded the Editor's Choice Award by the National Library of Poetry in 1996. JoAnn's education includes private study with faculty members in voice, composition and piano at the Longy School of Music and New England Conservatory
he Ominous Collective present "Kabarett 16-Bit: Au Revoir, Robotzen".
What's curiouser than curious? Robotzen returning for one final farewell show! They're a band that's traveled from Boston to Eastern Europe, around to the Midwest USA and back again, and they're putting the project to rest at the Zeitgeist Gallery. Who knows what could happen? Like the original unknown pioneers of the Jazz scene who never attained commercial success, the contribution this group has made to the genre of electro-rock is unmeasurable. Some might even say virtually non-existant. See the band that a-very-famous-magazine called "so underground, they're dancing on the asthenosphere." Take this chance and grab it with both hands and shake it.
..shake it like a hemorrhoid rupture....
http://www.myspace.com/robotzen
Opening act TBA.
jazz
7pm
$10 donation
the fred woodard trio
fred woodard - guitar
steve neil - bass
yoron israel - drums
this concert will feature an evening of standard and original jazz music.woodard's guitar style is a blend of charlie christian,wes montgomery, grant green, kenny burrell and george benson. woodard also takes sounds from stlyes other than jazz and adapts them to a jazz format.
here's what wgbh jazz radio host eric jackson had to say about woodard:"i find fred's tone to be warm and inviting, making you want to hear more from him.no matter if he's playing a ballad , an uptempo tune or an african american spirtual, that warmth shines through."
biographies
fred woodard (guitar, leader) has performed with his extensivly with his trio in the northeastern and midwestern united states,making appearances at events such as the providence jazz and blues festival, the discover jazz festival, the kingfield jazz and blues showcase and the iowa city jazz festival. woodard's group has released two cds arrival and 1715 on his label, ujam records. both have received extensive airplay and have positive reviews in these areas as well. he currently teaches at the roland hayes school of music in roxbury,ma
steve neil (bass) has performed and/or recorded with many jazz greats including mary lou williams, pharoah sanders, mccoy tyner, rahsaan roland kirk and yusef latif. he has appeared at major jazz festivals and venues throughout the world. he has also been on the faculty at the new school in new york city.
yoron israel (drums) has toured and recorded with musicians such as abbey lincoln, ahmad jamal, kenny burrell, art farmer, james williams and has recorded four cds as a leader. he is currently assistant chair of the percussion department at berklee college of music.
http://www.ujamrecords.com/
jazz
10:00 – 12:30
$10
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
perf-po
7-9pm
$5
doc brown’s poetry theatre
8-poet ensemble performs a different show of original poetry every week
production: michael brown - michaelbrown2@verizon.net
ethno-jazz/balkan fusion
8-10 pm
$10
8pm - Bajuco:
Chris Vielleux- Alto Sax
Todd Marston- Accordion
Tev Stevig- Guitar/Tambura
Mike Daillak- Percussion
Dmitry Ishenko- Bass
9pm - The Goran Ivanovic Group (on tour from Chicago)
Goran Ivanovic- Guitar
Doug Rosenberg- Sax
Matthew Scott Ulery- Bass
Michael Caskey- Percussion
jazz
10–12am
$5
gill’s wednesday night jam
an evening with 3 parts: an opening ½ hour of material prepared by guest musicians, a jam invitational with the house band and guests (10 - 11:30) and a post-midnight free for all jam.
those interested in being guest artists should contact gill aharon, 617.584.2218.
wednesday night house band:
gill aharon – piano
blake newman - bass
eric hoffbauer – guitar
alex spiegelman – sax
& our famed rotating drummers: nat mugavro, dave coniglio, will buchanan & jason nazary
production: gill aharon – gill@zeitgeist-gallery.org
b3 jazz / funk
9pm
$8 suggested donation
”night of the hammond b3’s”
obasi - the afro-funk unconcious
www.myspace.com/obasiboston
jazz festival
9:30pm-12:30pm
$8 donation
featured composers: laura brunner, donald lee, xenia rubinos, peter slavov
boston’s young generation of jazz musicians offers up new music and their own take on the jazz tradition at the fresh forward jazz festival, a showcase of original music composed and performed by boston’s up and coming jazz musicians. the one night jazz festival features an eclectic line up of young jazz composers whose music illustrates some of the directions in which jazz is moving. the composers are laura brunner, donald lee, xenia rubinos, and peter slavov who will each perform with their own ensemble. the event encourages the innovations of today’s jazz musicians by providing an unbiased place in which to share their ideas. the composers hope the festival helps foster a community of jazz musicians and composers who are working together to move jazz forward. for further information, contact xenia rubinos at freshforwardjazz@hotmail.com.
laura brunner www.myspace.com/laurabrunner
donald lee www.myspace.com/j4da
xenia rubinos www.soundclick.com/xeniarubinos
peter slavov www.peterslavov.com
Contemporary Classical Music by Percussionist John Andress
1-2pm
$7 (suggested donation)
[program]
Music of Cage, Vinao, Cowell, Globokar, Druckman
Percussionists creat their own histories. We have no one to follow so each of us in our own way trailblazes. With a varied program, John Andress explores the nature of percussion and the way our culture thinks about music.
production :
Ai Isshiki Higgins - la_ai@mac.com
Sakiko Mori - sakicco@hotmail.com
sylvain bouix - sbouix@gmail.com
singer/songwriter
6-9 pm
$5
audrey ryan presents
boston singer-songwriter series
jazz
10:00 – 12:30
$10
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
perf-po
7-9pm
$5
doc brown’s poetry theatre
8-poet ensemble performs a different show of original poetry every week
production: michael brown - michaelbrown2@verizon.net
jazz
9:30 – 12am
$10
the dig trio
gustavo assis-brasil - guitars
michael farquharson - bass
mauricio zottarelli - drums
jazz
10–12am
$5
gill’s wednesday night jam
an evening with 3 parts: an opening ½ hour of material prepared by guest musicians, a jam invitational with the house band and guests (10 - 11:30) and a post-midnight free for all jam.
those interested in being guest artists should contact gill aharon, 617.584.2218.
wednesday night house band:
gill aharon – piano
blake newman - bass
eric hoffbauer – guitar
alex spiegelman – sax
& our famed rotating drummers: nat mugavro, dave coniglio, will buchanan & jason nazary
production: gill aharon – gill@zeitgeist-gallery.org
boogie woogie jazz
7-9pm
suggested donation $8
Boogie Woogie Jazz
Philippe LeJeune - Piano
Herman Hampton - Bass
Stanley C. Swann III - Drums
philippe lejeune is coming to zeitgeist gallery again with his great skills performing boogie woogie, jazz and blues mixture to the piano.
french pianist philippe is a perfect example of blending boogie woogie jazz and blues which was an especially important strain in the jazz tradition. the young pianist attended a 1968 concert by master boogie-woogie and blues pianist memphis slim, and immediately began adding to his classical efforts, teaching himself the blues, scouring local record shops for recordings by boogie-woogie greats. his repertoire ranges from classic barrelhouseboogie-woogie piano to duke ellington and horace silver tunes.
philippe will be joined on this performance by two great boston musicians, herman hampton - acoustic bass and stanley c. swann iii � drums to bring this great sound to you.
philippe lejeune is a concert you definitely must see.
b3 jazz / funk
9pm
$8 suggested donation
”night of the hammond b3’s”
phil selensick group
claude diallo band
9:30–11:30pm
$12 or b/o
rob chalfen &
subconsciouscafe new chamber music
presents
hübsch`s longrun development of the universe:
hübsch/shubert/wierbos
matthias schubert – tenor sax
(gunter hampel duo, albert mangelsdorf quintett, klaus könig orchestra, marty cook band, m.schubert quartett/sextett schubert/gratkowski duo etc.)
wolter wierbos - trombone
(icp ensemble, gerry heminway quintet, podium trio (van kemenade/kuiper), maarten altena ensemble, curtis clark sextet, albrecht maurer quartett, available jelly etc.)
carl ludwig hübsch - tuba
(kimmig - hübsch, post no bills, lester bowie`s brass fantasy, arthur blythe, schubert sextett, european tuba quartett, krämer hübsch wissel, vertrauensbildende massnahmen etc.)
carl ludwig hübsch
"my playing is focused on music as a structure in time. all focus is on the genesis of the moment. while emphasis and plot are fragmented and given the freedom of a new point of departure, utmost care is given to awareness of musical flow and continuity of the play. through the use of avant-garde and self-invented performance techniques, the tuba acquires completely new characteristics as a brass instrument. an innovative array of unexpected sounds is heard, the instrument is seen from a fresh perspective, and the audience is confronted with a novel way of perceiving time."
biography
born in 1966 in freiburg, carl ludwig hübsch began basic training in music at the age of five. he played clarinet in the local traditional band and at the same time started to play drums in punk and rockbands. around 83 he exchanged the clarinet for a tuba. lessons with w.erhart from the local orchestra followed. he experimented with all kinds of music including a incredibly bad dance music trio and a new orleans sextet.
the discovery of jazz and improvisation led to studies in improvisation with m.a.fataah.
received certification at the pedagogic college in freiburg in singing, theory, drums and electronic music.
in cologne studies of new music with johannes fritsch and tuba with h. gelhar. since 1990 carl ludwig hübsch has lived in cologne where he finally awarded a livelong stipendium from and for himself.
he composes and performs in concert halls, studios and theatres lending his talents to ensembles and orchestras. he`s well known for his unique solo concerts. he now concentrates on improvised music and composition. he also leads workshops for tuba and improvisation.
since 89 he performed with such renowned musicians as thomasz stanko, lester bowie, jasper van«t hof, paul lovens, ernst reijseger a.m.o. he was member of numerous projects as: • arthur blythe quartett 1992 • humanoise congress wiesbaden 1994 • hannes zerbe/willem breuker blech band • october orchestra amsterdam 1994 (featuring the icp ensemble and guests) • lester bowie`s brass fantasy 1995 and 1996 • realtimemusicmeeting 1999 • matthias schubert sextett 1997, jazzfest berlin. • 1997 studies with ramamani from the carnataka college of percussion • 2000 solistic part in the chamber opera "idyllen" by thomas beimel • 2000 tour to namibia • 2000 tour usa /w harald kimmig • since 1999 huebsch works with his own trio (w/m.schubert and w.wierbos). •2002 m.schubert quartett • 2002 omi-arts stipendium in the usa • 2003: "jazzpott " award • actually huebsch works on a quartett including frank gratkowski, axel dörner and michael griener.
huebsch«s work is documented in numerous radio and cd productions. carl ludwig hübsch has collected experience with theatre music in many productions in germany and abroad 1996 " blauzone", directed by beat fäh 2000 theaterhora/zürich + blauzone: "die lust am scheitern" (fun to fail) some theatre productions: schauspiel bonn •1999: john von dueffel«s "rinderwahnsinn" •2000: "balkonszenen" •2001: "othello.therapie" all directed by beat faeh. •landestheater linz 2001: "der kaufmann von venedig", directed by dominik von gunten. •wiesbaden 2002: "antilopen", henning mankell,r: b.fäh
upon completion of his solo cd carl ludwig hübsch turned his talents to ensemble work. his preference for wind instruments and lower frequencies has led to the formation of a high-calibre constellation: matthias schubert on tenorsaxophon and wolter wierbos, trombone, are participating in this challenging project. wellknown as improvisers and instrumentalists they contribute a unique awareness of new concepts.
all compositions are written especially for this trio making use of the characteristic play style of each musicians.
new music and of modern jazz influences pervade the program which combines the forces of restructured improvisation and composed elements.
cd- press rewiev:
"tuba, tenor saxophone, and trombone might appear to be an unusual combination for a full-length recording- and they are - but in the hands of carl ludwig hubsch and his mighty longrun development of the universe (the name of the group is as long as the names of players), the mix of instruments seems natural.
the trio entertains strategies on three pieces (the first is divided into four parts) during which abstract written parts contributed by huebsch weave a concentrated pull against freely improvised forays by the horns. there are fascinating blends of the two lower brass plus sax, leading to utterly delightful, sophisticated, yet fully listenable music. all three of the participants are comfortable with the language of free improvisation. there are no melodies, but that is a given for this genre of music.
wolter wierbos has, of course, distinguished himself as one of the leading modern trombonists with a technical mastery of his horn that is virtually unequalled. hubsch is lesser known, though he has excelled both in solo and group recordings, including his work with the european tuba quartet, of which he is a principal member. matthias schubert is also a touch obscure, but he fits here like a jigsaw puzzle, never stealing the spotlight. there is a chamber-like quality to some of the music, but that characterization is perhaps unfair, as there is a real attempt at originality that transcends pigeonholing.
there is a focus on highly complex written and improvisational lines that are hard to distinguish. individual soloing comes and goes, with masterful work by wierbos in particular. an outstanding and unusual release (not the least because of the instrumentation, but also due to the sophisticated orchestrations), carl ludwig huebsch's longrun development of the universe may not live up to the implicit ontological impiications of the group's name, but it produces a musical product for serious listening pleasure." steven loewy, cadence 1101
cds:
new cd circus to be released in fall 2005
still actual: hübsch`s longrun development of the universe, jhm 112
http://www.clhuebsch.de/universe.html
production:rob chalfen - robchalfen@hotmail.com
Ilona Kudina Music Studio
Student Recital
October 15, Saturday, 2-4 p.m.
www.ilonakudina.com
guitar festival
12:30pm - midnite
$10 donation
Zeitgeist Gallery's 1st Annual Guitar Festival
17 Guitarists in 11 Hours! Sunday, October 16, 12:30 pm to 11:30 pm. Gallery fundraiser; no advance reservations.
In a city known for its guitar music, Boston/Cambridge has never before had a guitar festival showcasing some of the area's best players! This festival will feature a variety of styles: Jazz, Bluegrass, Classical, Avante Garde, and Singer-Songwriter. Each of the 17 players will perform a 30 minute set. The guitarists are: Charles Anastasiou, Matt Joy, John Damian, Will Dailey, Derek Trenholm, John Baboian, Joe Carson, Dave "Fuse" Fiuczynski, Yoni Gordon, Glen Jones, Chris McDermott, Raymond Gonzalez, Brandon Seabrook, Lou Arnold, Eric Hoffbauer, Justin Piper and Felliko Tshikala. The festival is a gallery fundraiser and the musicians are generously donating their time for the cause. Contact the Zeitgeist Gallery for the complete festival schedule.
The exact schedule:
• 12:30: (doors open)
• 1:00: raymond gonzalez: folk guitarist and composer from the boston area
• 1:35: chris mcdermott: jazz guitarist from the boston area
• 2:05: derek trenholm: a boston-based singer/songwriter who performs in the style of matt nathanson and howie day. his extensive use of loops and other effects have kept his performances exciting and pleasurable for audiences throughout the new england area. visit www.derektrenholm.com for more info!
• 2:40: jeremy lyons: a new orleans based guitarist/singer, lyons performs old country-blues the way it should be performed - heartfelt and truthful. drawing from the classic repertoire as well as his own compositions, lyons and his slide guitar work will make your jaw hit the floor. visit www.deltabilly.com for more info!
• 3:15: john baboian: one of the best jazz and session guitarists that the city of boston has to offer. as well as being an in-demand guitar instructor at berklee college of music, john is a master of all styles. it is this, combined with his formidable jazz chops and unique ear for arrangement that make john a new england treasure.
• 3:50: eric hoffbrauer: avant-garde jazz guitarist
• 4:25: joe carson: a singer/songwriter from the boston area whose talent is unparalleled. with a voice like jeff buckley, songwriting ability like ryan adams, and superb guitar work similiar to early dylan, joe carson is a performer not to be missed. visit www.myspace.com/thevelvetmorning for more info!
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• 5:00: matthew joy: joy is a virtuoso in every sense of the word. his compositional and technical prowess are literally breathtaking. often compared to egberto gismonti and ralph towner, matthew's playing will take you to another place. look for his new album out soon! visit www.myspace.com/mattjoymusic
• 5:35: fellyko tshikala: a west african guitarist, who is sure to captivate all who hear this man's beautiful music.
• 6:10: charles anastasiou (freedom for gus): a fingerstyle guitarist that plays everything from old country blues to modern jazz. his compostions and playing bring john fahey, marc ribot, and leo kottke to mind. visit www.freedomforgus.com for more info!
• 6:45: will dailey: formerly of the boston-based band mappari, songwriter dailey seems to have a song for every possible human emotion. back from selling out the viper room in l.a., daily is excited to be back on the new england scene! his songs are filled with joy, sadness, longing, and love, and speak to the listener like an old friend. visit www.willdailey.com for more info!
• 7:20: justin piper: a staple on boston's jazz and funk scene. he has performed with area groups such as the freelance bishops, akashic record, and the justin piper trio. tonight, he will play a solo jazz set. visit www.justinpiper.com for more info!
• 7:55: brandon seabrook: avant-garde jazz guitarist
• 8:30: yoni gordon: an amazing singer/songwriter whose use of loops and other effects continues to blows audiences' minds all throughout the region.
• 9:05: glenn jones: whether with his group, cul-de-sac, or solo, jones’ music is unsurpassed. carrying on in the "american primitive" tradition of john fahey, his music will take you on journeys you've never thought of. jones is one of the best kept secrets of american music.
• 9:40: john damian: a true original. berklee professor damian has taught and performed with some of the worlds best musicians, including bill frisell, wayne krantz, john williams, and dave leibman. he is in a class of his own, performing avant pieces on his beloved "rubbertellie", an instrument of his own design. tonight he performs a theatre piece entitled "happy birthday rubbertellie.” do not miss this important musician!
• 10:15: dave "fuze": has performed nationally with his own group, "the screaming headless torsos," and many other top-notch musicians, including michelle ndegeocello. new to the area, and now a berklee professor, "fuze"'s playing will tear your head off. very high energy, and very deep. tons of chops combined with beautiful compositions. not to be missed!
contact: Charles Anastasiou at gusanddean@yahoo.com
experimental chamber noise
7-9:45 pm
$12
"Burgon and Dunn make the most of their distinct setting by exploring subtle and sometimes barely audible properties of sound. Their dynamic range is as vast as their sonic palette.” - The Shaking Ray Levi Society
MORE...jazz
10:00 – 12:30
$10
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
perf-po
7-9pm
$5
doc brown’s poetry theatre
8-poet ensemble performs a different show of original poetry every week
production: michael brown - michaelbrown2@verizon.net
jazz
10–12am
$5
gill’s wednesday night jam
an evening with 3 parts: an opening ½ hour of material prepared by guest musicians, a jam invitational with the house band and guests (10 - 11:30) and a post-midnight free for all jam.
those interested in being guest artists should contact gill aharon, 617.584.2218.
wednesday night house band:
gill aharon – piano
blake newman - bass
eric hoffbauer – guitar
alex spiegelman – sax
& our famed rotating drummers: nat mugavro, dave coniglio, will buchanan & jason nazary
production: gill aharon – gill@zeitgeist-gallery.org
film
7:30pm
$10 donation
"timbuktoubab"
award-winning world music film (mali)
produced by blues guitarist markus james
"timbuktoubab is that rare film in which a westerner ventures
into another culture and actually illuminates it, rather than
obscuring it behind a personal drama ... beautifully filmed,
richly narrated, and genuinely moving, this film puts meat
on the dry bones of the over-hyped but under-examined
'blues roots in africa' discourse."
(banning eyre, npr, afropop worldwide)
"markus james' celebration of the universality of legends and
spiritual themes is outdone only by his pleasure in working the
west african roots of the blues ...'timbuktoubab' ... played to sold-out,
soundly applauded screenings at the mill valley film festival."
(jeff kaliss, san francisco chronicle)
winner of the prestigious cine golden eagle award and featured in this year's san francisco world film festival, "timbuktoubab" aurally and visually captures the musical tone of the vast sahara, nourished for centuries by the waters of the niger, and successfully connects that ancestral feel to the traditional sounds of blues music rising up from the mississippi delta. the force behind the film "timbuktoubab" is virginia-raised blues guitarist markus james, who along with his malian collaborators hamma sankare (on calabash & vocals and known for his recordings and tours with with the legendary malian bluesman ali farka toure), hassi sare (on njarka violin & vocals) and solo sidibe (on kamele n'goni & vocals), passionately conjures up the spirit of the blues by immersing himself in mali's haunting music. the result is a creative meeting of cultures at the ancient source of blues music, and a transcendence into that musical plane beyond time and space. what is found there is beyond definition -- but the audience comes away knowing that it has just come to grips with common ground.
""few cross-cultural musical collaborations have been as pleasing and
fruitful as markus james' 'timbuktoubab' project...their music is
a language that they speak fluently, a language whose grammar
has been developing for centuries."
(marco werman, pri/bbc's "the world")
background information:
"timbuktoubab" [running time 54 min.] was filmed in the sand dunes and villages in and around timbuktu, mali. it combines live performances, impressionistic music video sequences, travels to niafounke, and interviews with songhai master musicians hamma sankare and hassi sare in their native dialect of sonrai (a film first). "timbuktoubab" is a visually rich documentary of markus james' unique and ongoing collaborations with three masters of traditional malian music. the group has come together several times in the ancient multi-cultural crossroads of timbuktu, to live and work together, writing songs and eventually giving their first public performance for the people of timbuktu. in recent news, the film "timbuktoubab" has received the cine golden eagle award and will be featured in october's san francisco world film festival and in the mt. shasta international film festival. for more information go to www.timbuktoubab.com.
markus james, originally from virginia and the dc area, first encountered west african stringed music at the smithsonian folklife festival where he was mesmerized by the gambian kora player and singer, alhaji bai konte. after playing in various rock and r&b groups, james moved to the sf bay area where he pursued his interests in african, indian, and gamelan music, while also writing and recording original music in various rock styles. he traveled in west africa and also haiti, studying traditional ensemble drumming, before first visiting mali in 1994, when he made his way to the village of niafounke to meet ali farka toure. it was then that he first recorded with wassoulou musician solo sidibe, and this became the "where you wanna be" album, released 6 years later. he has produced several programs for pri's afropop worldwide, notably "ali farka toure: live >from niafounke." james has returned to mali many times, where he has written and recorded blues-influenced music with traditional malian musicians, notably his 2002 release "nightbird", and "timbuktoubab" which have been warmly received by critics in the us and europe (please see review quotes below). his collaborations in timbuktu with hamma sankare (calabash player on ali farka toure's tours and albums), hassi sare (master of the one-stringed njarka violin), and solo sidibe (who plays the kamele n'goni, the hunter's harp of the wassoulou people) are the subject of the documentary film "timbuktoubab". this group has performed at the festival in the desert in 2003 and 2004, as well as in timbuktu and other towns and villages in northern mali. in the us, markus tours with the wassonrai, featuring wassoulou musician mamadou sidibe, and amadou camara. they have performed on numerous radio shows, including pri / bbc's "the world," at festivals, and in clubs. markus james' new cd "calabash blues" is due out in october. it is a compilation of original blues songs with the sounds and feel of the malian roots of the blues: 7 new tracks alongside highlights from his critically acclaimed "nightbird" and "timbuktoubab" albums. it features songhai calabash master hamma sankare on calabash, who has been a driving force on the recordings and tours of grammy-winning malian bluesman ali farka toure. for more information on markus james and his projects, log onto www.firenzerecords.com/ [photos: www.firenzerecords.com/epkbio.html].
other local appearances:
markus james and the wassonrai will be performing live at
johnny d's on sat., october 22d, at 9:30 pm.
they will also be featured on wumb's "live at noon" on
thurs. october 20th.
"a vital mix of the mississippi delta and mali, a cultural exchange
of haunting beauty and mystery."
(blues revue magazine)
"i was so delighted to bring to you the fine musicianship of
markus james. his original approach to blues music combining
american roots blues with west african roots music is
such a soul filled experience.
they created some magical music."
(blues host freddie blue, wwoz, new orleans, la)
b3 jazz / funk
9pm
$8 suggested donation
”night of the hammond b3’s”
dooryard
groovelatoR
experimental electronic folk music
7-9pm
$8 sugg donation
doug cullen and guest band
doug is a solo performer - he plays guitar, sings, and makes electronic sounds.
doug's compositions are a provacative journey into the realm of folktronica. he has a unique ability to push forward the frontiers of songwriting, and to escape the pigeon holes of musical genres, and to escape pigeons.
9:30pm-11:30
$12 or b/o
rob chalfen &
subconsciouscafe new chamber music
presents
gutbucket
“dry humping the american dream”
paul chuffo (drums), ty citerman (guitar), eric rockwin (bass) ken thomson (saxophone)
gutbucket is a free-range band. the five-year-old new york quartet is not only equally comfortable playing in front of 900 sweatily pogo-ing teenage skate-punks, or a crowd of stoned jamband freaks, or on an anarchist german art collective houseboat, but also – most importantly – their music fits right in, too. on dry humping the american dream, the band the village voice dubbed “stomprovisors” thrashes and twitches (sometimes literally) through 10 cartoonishly complex compositions, injecting a shot of glorious spazmitude into the minimalist cool of bang on a can’s hep cantaloupe label. flitting from latin to thrash to polka to klezmer and back, often within the space of a few bars, the group veritably attacks their music with the kind of ferocity usually reserved for punk, despite having earned their jazz bona fides. “we’re all pretty serious about rock,” says saxophonist ken thomson, “and not just a token throwing-in of some different tunes. it’s something intrinsic to who we are as people. we’ve all had training in jazz, but we’d like to move outside that world into the rock world, and actually bring something new to that.” though the band might seem rooted in the genre exploding of avant-squonk (their 2001 debut, insomniacsdream, was released on the knitting factory house imprint, while dry humping the american dream was issued in europe on the legendary enja label), this might be an easier move than it sounds.
the four band members are, if nothing else, products of suburban radio. bassist eric rockwin claims to have learned every paul mccartney bassline by heart before his father humbled him with a ray brown cd. guitarist ty citerman was “into everything that was hendrix and van halen and led zeppelin.” and drummer paul chuffo learned to play by mimicking the who’s keith moon. it’s only fitting, then, that the band came together under the auspices of columbia university’s wkcr, where ty had a late-night radio show and paul was the self-admitted “crazy guy in the corner smoking cigarettes and writing papers.” after playing together for four years in the soul-jazz ex caminos, ty, ken, and paul split off in 1999 to form what would become gutbucket. introduced through a friend, eric and paul found an instant rhythmic rapport, and the band was born. four months later, they debuted before a packed house at manhattan’s baby jupiter. gutbucket set to work building the all-important live rep, gigging first throughout manhattan, before spreading across the collegiate markets of the east coast and –with the release of insomniacsdream - making the leap over the big pond to europe in 2001. “they think we’re jazz over there,” ty says of the idyllic trips.
production:rob chalfen - robchalfen@hotmail.com
jazz / funk
9:30pm
$15.00
Brian Haas solo/The Brian Haas Trio
special guests Jason Fratecelli, Marco Benevento, and Joe Russo !!
jazz
4-6 pm
fitzpatrick and volpe
jazz duo - piano and voice
the interpretation of jazz standards is an art in itself. these guys have
that art down! volpe’s warm and full-bodied voice blends with fitzpatrick’s unique piano approach in a manner that produces gratifying originality and intriguing music. their music surges forward with rhythmic vitality and harmonies that redefine the canon of standards.
fitzpatrick and volpe bring body and soul into every song they do,
swing or ballad. a duo filled with emotional power. they reinvigorate
standards in an exciting way.
jazz / funk
9:30pm
$15.00
Brian Haas solo/The Brian Haas Trio
special guests Jason Fratecelli, Marco Benevento, and Joe Russo !!
jazz
7-10 pm
$8
3play
lello molinari – bass
ralph rosen – drums
josh rosen - piano
production: josh rosen – jrosen@berklee.edu
jazz
10:00 – 12:30
$10
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
perf-po
7-9pm
$5
doc brown’s poetry theatre
8-poet ensemble performs a different show of original poetry every week
production: michael brown - michaelbrown2@verizon.net
dance
9:15pm – 12:30am
$7, for students $5
tango affair
argentine
tango dance party (milonga) buenos aires style with occasional performances
website (s): www.tangoaffair.com
producer* simonida cekovic-vuletic
producer contact info: 617-497-5568 or simonida@stanfordalumni.org
7-10 pm
original jazz
$7 donation
Rick Dimuzio - saxophone
Leo Blanco - piano
Peter Slavov - bass
Matt Brady - drums
jazz
10–12am
$5
gill’s wednesday night jam
an evening with 3 parts: an opening ½ hour of material prepared by guest musicians, a jam invitational with the house band and guests (10 - 11:30) and a post-midnight free for all jam.
those interested in being guest artists should contact gill aharon, 617.584.2218.
wednesday night house band:
gill aharon – piano
blake newman - bass
eric hoffbauer – guitar
alex spiegelman – sax
& our famed rotating drummers: nat mugavro, dave coniglio, will buchanan & jason nazary
production: gill aharon – gill@zeitgeist-gallery.org
jazz
7-10pm
$12 or b/o
rob chalfen & subconsciouscafe new chamber music
presents
CARLOS MORENA with JOE FONDA & GEORGE SCHULLER
Carlos Morena - piano / Joe Fonda - bass / George Schuller - drums
CARLOS MORENA
Elegant and refined pianist, with a classical formation, involved in a long series of projects, regarding jazz, new music, tango, bossanova and rock. Along the years, he has developed a style that owes much to the European harmonic finesse and gets a big influence from the great modern jazz piano tradition, from Paul Bley to Clare Fischer, Ran Blake and John Taylor. Especially appreciated in Trio contests, where the subtle colours of his compositions and the free movements of his harmonies are more in evidence.
Collaborations
Along his career, Morena has played and recorded with such artists like Charlie Mariano, Bob Mintzer, Enrico Rava, Kenny Wheeler, David Liebman, Arild Andersen, John Abercrombie, Rick Margitza, Rich Perry, Bob Mover, Steve Slagle, Gary Smulyan, Ricky Ford, Donald Harrison, Thomas Chapin, Bill Pierce, Paul Jeffrey, John La Porta, Tom Varner, Michael Rabinowitz, Alan Skidmore, Julian Argüelles, Pablo Mainetti, Claudio Fasoli, Paolo Fresu, Flavio Boltro, Maurizio Giammarco, Pietro Tonolo, Roberto Rossi, Giancarlo Schiaffini,
Pietro Condorelli, Jimmy Owens, John Eckert, Perico Sambeat, Jorge Rossy, Jorge Pardo, Francois Theberge, Gerard Presencer, Dave Defries, MariaPia De Vito, Lina Sastri, Paolino Dalla Porta, Joe Fonda, Furio Di Castri, Ares Tavolazzi, Bill Crow, Roberto Gatto, Barry Altschul, Manu Roche, Jeff Hirshfield, Massimo Manzi, Aldo Romano, John Betsch.
JOE FONDA
Joe Fonda is a composer, bassist, recording artist, interdisciplinary performer, and producer.
An accomplished international Jazz artist, Fonda has performed with his own ensembles throughout the United States and Europe, and as a side man with Archie Shepp, Ken McIntyre, Lou Donaldson, Bill and Kenny Barron, Leo Smith, Perry Robinson, Dave Douglas, Curtis Fuller, Mark Whitecage, Marion Brown, and Bill Dixon.
Fonda was the bassist with the renowned Anthony Braxton sextet, octet, tentet, from 1984 through 1999. Fonda also sat on the Board of Directors from 1994 to 1999, and was the President from 1997 to 1999 of the newly formed Tri-Centric Foundation http://www.wesleyan.edu/music/braxton/tricentric.html. He has also performed with the 38-piece Tri-Centric orchestra under the direction of Anthony Braxton, and was the bassist for the premiere performance of Anthony Braxton’s opera, "Shalla Fears for the Poor", performed at the John Jay Theater in New York, New York, October 1996.
GEORGE SCHULLER
(drums, composer, arranger, producer), a native of New York City, moved to Boston in 1967 where he was raised and educated, and later received a bachelor's degree in Jazz Performance at the New England Conservatory of Music in 1982. For the next twelve years, Schuller was a fixture on the Boston area jazz scene performing with Herb Pomeroy, Jaki Byard, Jerry Bergonzi, George Garzone, Mick Goodrick, John Lockwood, Ran Blake, Billy Pierce, Bruce Gertz, John LaPorta and Hal Crook.
In 1984, he co-founded the twelve-piece ensemble Orange Then Blue which has recorded several acclaimed albums, including the most recent release:/Hold The Elevator:Live in Europe and Other Haunts on GM Recordings.
In 1995 Schuller appeared on Joe Lovano's critically acclaimed album /Rush Hour /with compositions and arrangements by Gunther Schuller. It was voted "Album of the Year" by Down Beat magazine. Schuller has also performed with Joe Lovano and Gunther Schuller at Jazz at Lincoln Center (with artistic director Wynton Marsalis), and in Linz, Austria during a week-long festival of Gunther Schuller's compositional works. In addition, Schuller has performed and/or recorded with many of today's leading musicians including Joe Wilder, Britt Woodman, Mose Allison, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Lee Konitz, Nnenna Freelon, Danilo Perez, Joey Calderazzo, Kenny Werner, Bill DeArango, George Adams, Fred Hersch, Tom Varner, Mark Helias, Tony Malaby, Dave Douglas and The Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra
Production:Rob Chalfen - robchalfen@hotmail.com
b3 jazz / funk
9pm
$8 suggested donation
”night of the hammond b3’s”
andy carballeira's organ suprise
tango
7-9pm
$5 donation
tango jam led by ben bogart
these two tango jams, one on friday one on saturday, are part of a larger tango dance and music festival, tango de los muertos, october 28-30.
they are for anyone who wants to play tango music. ben bogart of providence tango will select some standards to play together, which will be posted on the website provided below so that musicians can come prepared. everyone is welcome. bring your bandoneon, kazoo, or violin, your downloaded scores and a music stand (if you have one). all levels of musician playing any kind of instrument can attend.
www.tangodelos
muertos.com
1pm-
Emil Altschuler, violin
Issa Stemler, piano
A recital comprised of well known works for violin solo including Beethoven’s “spring” sonata, “Winter” from Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, Meditation from Thais by Massenet, Wieniawski’s Polonaise in D and a Paganini Caprice.
$7 donation at door
contact: Ai Isshiki 617-782-4988 zeitgeistca@mac.com
tango
7-9pm
$5 donation
tango jam led by ben bogart
these two tango jams, one on friday one on saturday, are part of a larger tango dance and music festival, tango de los muertos, october 28-30.
they are for anyone who wants to play tango music. ben bogart of providence tango will select some standards to play together, which will be posted on the website provided below so that musicians can come prepared. everyone is welcome. bring your bandoneon, kazoo, or violin, your downloaded scores and a music stand (if you have one). all levels of musician playing any kind of instrument can attend.
www.tangodelos
muertos.com
turkish classical and folk music
9:30pm
$10 donation
dunya's meyhane style fasil nights
with mehmet sanlikol, cem mutlu and eylem basaldi
a concert of turkish classical and folk music in an intimate setting
where you are invited to interact with music and enjoy.
feel free to bring your own drinks/liquor and food (Raki and Meze).
ambient/ethereal/experimental/noise
6:30 pm - 12 midnite
$5 donation suggested
Halloween party at the Zeitgeist featuring 6 ambient/ethereal/experimental/noise acts! There will be free food, candy, and ghostly potions served between sets. Assume an exotic identity for the occasion, or just come and melt into the atmosphere...
Red Skies [7:00 - 7:40] - Eastern-tinged underwater-sounding guitar and vocal ambience from Jinsen (of the band 28 Degrees Taurus) and friends...
Lauri des Marais & Kris Thompson [7:55 - 8:35] - Lauri des Marais' compositions are primarily synthesized streams between shape, mood, and pattern-texture construction which create what she calls "Stories in Sound". Des Marais began playing piano in 1994, and eventually began recording with synthesizers and "musique concrète" techniques. For live performance, she developed a form of movement she calls Movement So Still With Sound -- incorporating themes of traditional Eastern movement -- to translate the often subtle dimensional qualities of her music. Accompanying on ethereal theremin is Kris Thompson from local bands The Lothars and Dear Old Stockholm Syndrome. His past projects include Abunai!, Nisi Period and The Prefab Messiahs.
Wisteriax [8:55 - 9:25] - ambient/experimental cello run through a bevy of effects
Rob Byrd [9:40 - 10:15] - evocative ambient guitar improv
Sun Rushing In [10:30 - 11:15] - a duo consisting of Lauri des Marais and Susan DeLeo. Beautiful, seductive and creepy pieces with an ambient sound collage foundation.
Turkish Queen [11:25 - 12:00] - an experimental duo out of Boston, MA. They formed in the sultry summer of 2002, through a mutual love of sound, texture, and technical wizardry. Their cinematic melodies wrap around your ears like a slow-creeping vine, invoking an eerie sea of sound. Evocative female vocals reveal themselves like a lifeline on a palm touched by sepia-stained fingers, portraying intriguing characters and the human condition.
With Dr. T on live video mixing throughout!
PRODUCER* Jinsen Liu
PRODUCER CONTACT INFO: swords_66@yahoo.com or cell 617-365-0364
jazz
10:00 – 12:30
$10
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
