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
dance
9:30pm – 12am
$7
tango affair
argentine tango dance party (milonga)
buenos aires style with occasional performances
producer* simonida cekovic-vuletic
producer contact info: 617-497-5568
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
modern jazz
7pm-9pm
$8
Andres Jimenes Forero - drums
Tsuyoshi Honjo - saxaphones
Michael McNeill - piano
... and maybe more ...
modern jazz informed by everything from back to xenakis, ellington to braxton, and by various folk and popular musics. originals and standards.
production: michael mcneill
b3 jazz organ
9:30pm-12am
$8 suggested donation
be3: soul jazz, reggae, poetry
matt jenson - hammond organ
morris acevedo - guitar
dave cowan - drums
Be3 got its start in Boston when organist Matt Jenson met guitarist Morris Acevedo while they were both in school (Berklee and New England Conservatory respectively). Back then the sound was purely in the tradition of the mainstream organ trio greats but now things are quite different. With the addition of drummer Dave "The Young Professor" Cowan and years of collective development by all, the sound includes past vibes of the jazz organ trio tradition but immediately travels into a unique universe of neo-soul, roots reggae, dub and Latin styles. Matt now teaches an entire course on Bob Marley at Berklee College of Music and will be dropping in electronic synth textures and a bit of melodica over the grooves. Morris is founder of The New England Guitar Workshop (in Marblehead, MA) and continues to infuse his sensitive jazz outlook with agressive rock influenced licks. Dave also teaches at Berklee and brings pure funk and rock to the Be3 table. Special guest Alex Alvear (leader of the poplular Latin bands Mango Blue and Manguito) will join the group on Baby Bass for the second set. The group will be playing tunes from Earth Wind and Fire, Ernest Ranglin, Ahmad Jamal, Jimmy Smith, Jimmy Cliff, a few of Matt's originals and ?!?!?!?...all with an Irie Vibe!
production: sam gilman
jazz
7pm-9pm
$10 donation
goldstein/damian/voigt
solos, duos, trios
boston-based experimental jazz and new music champions jon damian and john voigt will be joined by montreal-based composer and violinist malcolm goldstein for an evening of over-the-top compositions and performance art pieces. the zeitgeist gallery is not a big enough space to contain this kind of collaboration. the audience may need to stand outside!
malcolm goldstein, violinist /composer: his "soundings" improvisations have received international acclaim for "reinventing violin playing," extending the range of tonal/sound-texture possibilities of the instrument and revealing new dimensions of expressivity.
jon damian, guitar: his performances range from working with bill frisell to luciano pavarotti, the boston symphony orchestra under seiji ozawa to johnny cash, and he is the inventor of the rubbertellie.
john voigt, bass: "in his hands the bass turns into a real talker, a mythical creature, a mouthpiece for the history of man." (the improvisor).
production: mary curtin
jazz/electronica
9:30pm-12am
$10 donation
spiral zero
philip lampe – sitar, touch guitar synth
robert manzke – laptop, percussion
yuri zbitnoff – drums
spiral zero is the collaboration between sitar player/touch guitar synthesist philip lampe, electronics wizard robert manzke, and drummer yuri zbitnoff. by combining beat oriented electronic soundscapes, the latest digital processing and looping technology and explosive real time improvisation, spiral zero have created a sound world that is both accessible and innovative.
website (s):
www.spiralzero.com
www.lithiq.com/spiralzero
production – yuri zbitnoff
1pm-
Andrew Peck
New England Conservatory chamber music students' collaborations
$7 donation at door
Members of the Colonists' Brass include Mike Dobrinksi (trumpet), Lauren Strobel (trumpet), Andrew Peck (horn), Luke Reed (trombone) and Thomas Killian (tuba). These players are students of BSO musicians [respectively] Ben Wright, Charles Schlueter, Jonathan Menkis, Norman Bolter, and Mike Roylance. The group's portion of the program will include organ works of J.S. Bach and Paul Hindemith.
Guitarist David Gutkin and soprano Rosalie Schunter will perform selected movements from Benjamin Britten's "Songs from the Chinese." Mr. Gutkin specializes in contemporary solo repertoire for guitar and is a student of Eliot Fisk.
contact: Ai Isshiki 617-782-4988 zeitgeistca@mac.com
["beginnings with fadings," oil on canvas, 48"x46"]
"connecting points"
paintings by lisie s. orjuela
opening reception: saturday, november 5th, 3-6 pm
(cambridge, ma) zeitgeist gallery presents "connecting points" : paintings by lisie s. orjuela. october 24-november 7, with an opening reception on saturday, october 29, 3-6 pm. regular gallery hours: 1-7 pm, tues.-sun. free and open to the public. 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 www.zeitgeist-gallery.org.
lisie s. orjuela visually taps into the inner world of the psyche, spirit, soul. her paintings are reminiscent of woven textiles, with layers of thoughts intertwined with feelings and experiences. her work is timely since it also explores rising up from difficult times. these experiences are often mournful, yet ever vibrant and on the move. her intent is to grasp connections and find the relationships that exist therein, whether within ourselves, others and/or our surroundings.
orjuela's "connecting points" series features richly colored, textured figurative images. each painting evokes a state of mind. orjuela's main interest lies in the interior dimensions, the psychological spheres and environments. hence the lack of recognizable placement for the human figures. instead they dissolve and then emerge out of the surrounding ground, interacting with it, being a part of it.
patterns and textures have become an important part of orjuela’s vocabulary in the last few years, adding to the richness and ambiguity of the pieces. the complexity of the figures' inner worlds are hinted at by using an organic process of layering visual textures with rich earthy colors. orjuela's process is slow and deliberate, as she mines for the interior dimensions that lie beneath each image. her "connecting points" paintings are not only weighty in content, they are also hefty in size. with most of the pieces having dimensions of approximately 4ft. by 4ft., orjuela's "connecting points" looms large visually and mentally.
originally from south america, painter lisie s. orjuela has lived in various countries and throughout the united states. she currently resides and has her studio in connecticut. orjuela is a founding member of the vibrant arts & literature laboratory gallery in new haven, ct. in addition to participating in numerous group exhibitions, orjuela has had solo exhibitions in ma, ct, nj, mo, il, ok, and mexico. orjuela’s solo exhibit at the zeitgeist gallery will be running concurrently with another "connecting points" solo exhibit at the edward williams gallery, fairleigh dickinson university, in hackensack nj. the exhibit in new jersey runs from october 3d-november 4th. for more information log onto www.lisieorjuela.com.
psychotronic
7pm-12am
$7
the ominous collective presents "kabarett 16-bit" featuring:
optic rose
livesexact
edward j. carvalho, poet
what time is it, mr fox
empathy & gee-rog of specimen 37
new remorse
the breadweather biologists
the ominous collective invites you to a very special kabarett 16-bit. this month the creepy creatives bring you an exciting tribute to the worldly and mysterious british doctor, m. william frederick omens (after whom the collective is named, of course). psychotic artisans optic rose and electropunks livesexact will be on hand to sing the praises of his contributions to the 'dark mechanical sciences.' pushcart prize nominated poet edward j. carvalho may have a word or two to say about omens' flavorful abuse of the english language. what time is it, mr fox could very well sing a sultry song about his knees, or present him with yet another award for his bravery in the face of tapioca. and it's possible the good doctor could make an appearance too--he's been known to stir up a little hell once in a while. but scotland yard hasn't been able to prove anything yet, so there's a good chance he'll be there. will you?
with performances by empathy and gee-rog of specimen 37, new remorse and the breadweather biologists, as well as philosophical musings by the late steve robot. presided over by our in-house diva of decadence, jutta.
also slated are performances by leah callahan's illegitimate theatre company and the imo'an performance troupe. crowd control by the deliciously dangerous jutta.
production: info@ominouscollective.com
jazz
7pm-9pm
$8
ayn inserto jazz orchestra with special guest george garzone!
ayn inserto jazz orchestra is:
ayn inserto, director
jeremy udden, rick stone, kelly roberge, alec spiegelman, hans spencer, jeff claassen, pete kenagy, matt small, nicole rampersaud, dave hickok, garo saraydarian, chris gagne, gabe langfur, carmen staaf, bridget kearney, richie barshay
"ayn inserto is in the forefront of a new generation of jazz composers who are accomplished, ambitious and truly personal." -fred hersch
this jazz orchestra features some of the best musicians in boston playing some of the most innovative and modern large ensemble music composed and arranged by director ayn inserto.
"ayn inserto's music is intricate yet economical, harmonically intriguing, and displays a vast and alluring textural palette. the work remains personal while showing great versatility." - ben monder
www.ayninserto.com
rock
9:30pm-12am
$8
incus- unplugged residency
'tribal dynamic world rock'
special show- "7 songs about death"
w/ sacred belly (belly dance) and brian james (poetry)
shawn starkweather
the band/tribe is currently made up of composer jason cohen on vocals, keys, accordion and percussion. darrell brown on the taos native american cottonwood tree trunk pow wow drum known as 'big wood', erik "sugar man" kazcynski on the kit. nicole edgecomb on vocals, trumpet, keys and percussion, hanna thiem of minneapolis, mn, on violin and percussion. papillon smartypants on percussion, joe ball on cello and percussion, and miss felicia and lilith bringing their gift of belly dancing.
this will be a show to honor this time of year when the veil between the material and spiritual worlds is believed to be its thinnest.
www.incus.net
production: jason cohen
solo piano
7-10pm
$8
gill aharon presents
joe delault - solo piano
production: gill aharon
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
dance
9:30pm – 12am
$7
argentine tango dance party (milonga)
buenos aires style with occasional performances
producer: simonida cekovic-vuletic 617-497-5568
10 pm
$8
Phil Grenadier, trumpet
Josh Rosen, piano
Lello Molinari, bass
Marcello Pellitteri, drums
3play+ returns to the Zeitgeist with its unique brand of space-jazz, where freedom and interplay rule. Tonight we are proud to feature two outstanding guests, Phil Grenadier and Marcello Pellitteri.
A versatile, in-demand virtuoso, Marcello is an amazing improviser, with remarkable ears and instantaneous response. He has performed worldwide with a long list of musical greats including John Scofield, Pat Metheny, Kenny Barron, Joe Henderson, Jon Hendricks, Jacky Terrasson and Wynton Marsalis. Pellitteri’s recording career includes work with John Abercrombie, George Garzone, Eddie Gomez, Dave Liebman, Danilo Perez, and Miroslav Vitous, among many others.
Phil, known for his “luminous free-flowing constructs”, has a unique trumpet style which merges classic jazz influences with avant-garde musings. His openness and great ears make for a perfect 3play match. Some of his credits include performances and recordings with Chris Potter, Freddie Hubbard, and Kurt Rosenwinkel.
Phil and Marcello will be joined by 3play regulars Josh Rosen, piano, and Lello Molinari, bass, for an evening of free improvisation, original compositions, deconstructed standards and the occasional cover tune.
The Zeitgeist weekly jam will follow the show.
b3 jazz organ
9:30pm-12am
$8 suggested donation
”night of the living hammond b3’s”
featuring
the organ trio
the oda organ trio
the organ trio:
"the hardest rockin organ trio in all of boston"
sam gilman- organ
tyler drabick - guitar
blake goedde - drums
the oda organ trio:
ben kuris - organ
dan gilman- tenor sax
yoko gilman - soprano sax
vin - drums
production: sam gilman
jazz
8pm-12am
$15 ($25 both nights)
skycap records presents
2005 skycap artists festival!
~jeff platz's bright light group
jeff platz - guitar
jim hobbs - alto
scott getchell - trumpet
kit demos - bass
django carranza - drumset
~timo shanko group
timo shanko - tenor
luther gray - drumset
keala kaumeheiwa
~jim hobbs & fully celebrated orchestra
jim hobbs - alto
timo shanko - bass
django carranza - drumset
taylor ho bynum - trumpet
production: jeff platz 401.421.6428
1pm-
New American Wing
Daniel Raimi: guitar
Erica Sattin: cello
Jacob Varmus: trumpet
music by Daniel Raimi
$9 donation at door
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New American Wing Press Release Information
Quotes
“Everything is stated so to the point that it is like a speech after a team of writers have poured over the language…a treasure trove of a listening experience; indeed, there are moments that are so beautifully done it seems as if one is sifting through a basket of jewels,” Eugene Chadbourne, All Music Guide.
“If you've ever wondered where jazz will be going in the 21st century, perhaps the answer lies with New American Wing. Beautiful, and simple—The shape of jazz to come,” Mish-Mash Music Review, July 2005 Issue #73.
“Wonderful music—honest and direct. Excellent compositions,” Anthony Braxton, composer/saxophonist.
Bios
The New American Wing, founded by composer and guitarist Daniel Raimi, combines the unique instrumentation of trumpet, cello, and guitar into a stylistically diverse modern music. With Jacob Varmus (trumpet) and Erica Sattin (cello), the group performs original compositions and arrangements that range in style from Impressionistic to Americana, from freely improvised jazz to haunting country ballads.
The New American Wing has performed extensively around the New York area, and celebrated the release of their first album to lavish critical praise in the summer of 2005. The group continues to add new material, all the while updating and refining its older repertoire. Each performance is unique, and not to be missed.
http://www.newamericanwing.com/
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contact: Ai Isshiki 617-764-0298 zeitgeistca@mac.com
"Negative Sex and Untold Secrets"
new work by Kristian Peters and Miss Lyn Cardinal
November 7-21
Opening reception, with live music provided by
Monique Ortiz (of Bourbon Princess),
Saturday, November 12, 3-6 pm
(Cambridge, MA) Zeitgeist Gallery presents "Negative Sex and Untold Secrets": new work by Kristian Peters and Miss Lyn Cardinal. November 7-21; an opening reception on Saturday, November 12, 3-6 pm, with live music provided by Monique Ortiz (of Bourbon Princess). Regular gallery hours: 1-7 pm, Tues.-Sun. Free and open to the public. 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 www.zeitgeist-gallery.org.
Inner artistic monologues can take you many places. For Kristian Peters, these become explorations of sex and in photographic terms, negative sex. Her un-manipulated images are created by introducing two unrelated negatives, both with striking properties. She then scans the negatives, sandwiching them together to form / birth another separate, unique piece of art -- a negative offspring from its parental negatives. The result is for the viewer to determine and to feel the fuel behind the fire. Peters' "Negative Sex" is a very deliberate process of choosing the negatives -- but the results, after scanning, have a non-deliberate life of there own.
Miss Lyn Cardinal finds it only natural to connect her "Untold Secrets" with Peters' "Negative Sex." Her work spans the creative bridge from large, non-traditional pastel paintings to evocative collage & assemblage pieces. Her pastels feature mysterious, organic shapes resting in their own private environments. The focus is on color, shadow and weight using full advantage of the rich pigments only pastels can provide.Yet Miss Lyn finds her story-telling voice through her collage & assemblage work. She is inspired not only by the beauty in a single found-object but by the magic created when it is combined with the grace of the written word. Her collages hint at stories and secrets begging to be told. Of her work Miss Lyn says: “I want to draw the viewer into a different world in which they become a part of the piece. By creating a sense of mystery, the viewer must interpret, and make sense of, the clues presented -- using either their own personal language or that of the collective subconscious."
Background:
Kristian Peters is a photographic artist, film maker, founder and director of Sonic shake ARThole. Her work began as darkly comic photographic images illustrating a love for the 1950's and American Trash Culture. She developed many characters in this forum, most notably Miss Kiki Vegas. Storyboards and production teams gave rise to elaborate photo shoots of her characters in action. The next natural progression was film. She currently is in post production of "The Kiki Vegas Story" and in development of her latest script "Desperate Hellcat." The new work shown at the Zeitgeist Gallery is a reaction to having rid herself of the characters and a retuning to a more introspective way of communicating with her pictures.
Miss Lyn Cardinal is Mass College of Art graduate. She has been working through her compulsion to represent her organic forms in various styles and media for years and is continually on the look out for more interesting found objects for her collages on her long walks through out the city of Boston. Miss Lyn is also the well-known editor of The Boston Groupie News, Boston’s first, and most legendary, punk/rock’n’roll fanzine. After resurrecting it online in 2001 as www.bostongroupienews.com, Miss Lyn has been the muse of many rockers and the inspiration behind some of Boston’s most notable and entertaining bands. She has appeared in several documentaries about the Boston music scene and as Nova in "The Kiki Vegas Story".
jazz
7-9pm
$15 ($25 both nights)
skycap records presents
2005 skycap artists festival!
~joe morris & natural history
joe morris - bass
joe sexton - tenor
croix galipult - drumset
~steve lantner trio
steve lantner - piano
luther gray - drumset
joe morris - bass
~opposition leaders free ensemble
basically all of the guys who've contributed in both evenings events but i'm sure half of them won't show up.
production: jeff platz 401.421.6428
4-6 pm
$7
Tyler Wood – Keyboards
Andrew Bergmann – Bass
Klaas van Donkersgoed– Drums
Troglodytes, who were born in Amsterdam and weaned on monthly gigs at the Zeitgeist Gallery, play ebullient, jazz-infused jams that elude comparison. Bergmann’s songwriting and Wood’s keyboard expressions are as personal and honest as any art-rock or garage punk, harmonically rich as any modern jazz, and as groovy as your favorite soul record. The songs, soon to be released on the three-years-in-production full-length album Ria (slated for release on Floating Opera Records in early 2006), will inhabit your brain for a long time.
The performance will feature the outstanding Dutch drummer Klaas van Donkersgoed, who last performed with the Trogs at Amsterdam’s famed Bimhuis in June 2004. Klaas was also the original drummer of the bombastic nonet Ghorar Deem Express- Andrew’s other composition vehicle (which features Tyler prominently on keys)- and is heard on the Deem’s self-titled debut album. (Find out about their recent tour and upcoming projects at www.ghorardeemexpress.com.)
The set will include a pastiche of Bergmann songs old and new, as well as the requisite decontextualized covers which could draw from artists like Madness, Madonna, Pavement, and the Beatles.
Hear some mastered cuts from Ria at www.troglodytes.net.
singer/songwriter/guitarist
7pm
$7 suggested donation
jason fickel
songwriter, vocalist, and guitarist jason fickel has been performing his synthesis of mississippi blues and urban folk for the past 15 years. the kansas-born, colorado-raised artist learned the blues trade in mississippi from bluesmen james “son” thomas and othar turner, before moving to chicago where he began performing his original songs and telling his stories on the city’s stages. now based in bloomington, indiana, fickel has continued writing and recording new material. his new, third full-length cd, kerosene cologne, crackles with wry vocals, bottleneck guitars, and gumbo trombones. ** “fickel blows my socks off. imagine piedmont blues filtered through the eyes and ears of a thoroughly modern songwriter… and what a picker!” - kit malone, fractured folk showcase ** “jason fickel is the hillbilly elvis costello wearing donovan’s boxers.”- nicholas markos, jordan ** “fickel’s brand of folk blues is a must hear. he's a very talented singer-songwriter as well as a fantastic guitarist and he really can pick!” - zorba rose, the hillbilly happy hour for more information, please contact jason fickel at 812-360-0455. also, more information (photos, mp3s, bio.) is available at www.jasonfickel.com/press.htm
rock
9:30pm-12am
$8
incus- unplugged residency
'tribal dynamic world rock'
with
steph taylor - classically, jazzed, funked folk
travis bowman - spoken word
the band/tribe is currently made up of composer jason cohen on vocals, keys, accordion and percussion. darrell brown on the taos native american cottonwood tree trunk pow wow drum known as 'big wood', erik "sugar man" kazcynski on the kit. nicole edgecomb on vocals, trumpet, keys and percussion, hanna thiem of minneapolis, mn, on violin and percussion. papillon smartypants on percussion, joe ball on cello and percussion, and miss felicia and lilith bringing their gift of belly dancing.
www.incus.net "incus-music for fire worshippers'
production: jason cohen
jazz
7:30-10pm
$10 suggested
ben schwendener trio
ben schwendener - piano
bhob rainey - sax
eric rosenthal - drums
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
dance
9:30pm – 12am
$7
argentine tango dance party (milonga)
buenos aires style with occasional performances
producer: simonida cekovic-vuletic 617-497-5568
jazz/avant-garde
7:30-10
suggested donation $8
Celebrating the release of his ambitious recording project, saxophonist and composer Dan Blake brings his “Party Suite” to the Zeitgeist Gallery for the first time. Blake’s debut CD as a leader will be available at the concert, and features Boston musicians Alec Spiegelman, Jorge Roeder, Jorge Perez, Richie Barshay, and Alexei Tsiganov.
The Dan Blake Party is an adventurously swinging quartet that takes a firm root in the jazz tradition (Sidney Bechet, Thelonius Monk, Herbie Nichols to name a few), going all the way back to the grooves of old while staying true to the uniquely catchy melodies and honest improvisations Dan Blake has become known for. The songs capture a quality in jazz music that is both catchy and accessible, but also is uncompromisingly original in musical approach.
The Dan Blake Party will be joined by saxophonist Kelly Roberge’s “The Quartet of Happiness,” a group that blends adventurous compositions with a theatrical twist that will keep audiences on the edge of their seats.
MORE...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
alt-rock
7-9pm
$8 donation
a’tris
a’tris is an alt-rock band based in boston, ma. drawing on influences from radiohead, r.e.m., coldplay, death cab for cutie, modest mouse, and a myriad of others, a’tris is attacking the music scene with a keyboard, two guitars, bass, drums, and determination.
http://www.atrishq.com/
http://www.atrishq.com/lead_files/atris_alone.jpg
thanks for adding them to the calendar!
b3 jazz / funk
9pm
$8 suggested donation
”night of the hammond b3’s”
rusty scott organ group
mike mele - guitar
dave brophy - drums
playing original compositions of rusty scott and some of the music of jimmy smith, don patterson, dr. lonnie smith, hank marr, and wes montgomery.
political theatre
7-9pm
$10
the bush-cheney 'top gun' focus group
ian maxwell mackinnon and eric zinman are proud to invite you, as a special, prescreened american, to president george w. bush and vice president dick cheney's executive focus group for a project with the highest stakes for the future of our country: a remake of the 1986 blockbuster 'top gun.' made in collaboration with the u.s. air force and hollywood powerhouse jerry bruckheimer, this film is a sign of the white house's faith, commitment, and leadership in advancing america's ideals at home and abroad. taking our hero on a secret mission to iraq, this movie will boost u.s. military recruitment, convince skeptics of our noble cause, and demonstrate to the muslim world what freedom and liberty are all about. the president and vice president have decided to run the focus group themselves after hearing reactions to the rough cut. mr. bush and mr. cheney will act out new and corrected scenes and play songs from the soundtrack, with mr. cheney accompanying the president on piano.
this production is the third in a trilogy presented by mackinnon and zinman. 'the show was hilarious' is what the boston herald said about 2003's 'a bush-cheney christmas.' the boston phoenix named last year's 'the apotheosis of george w. bush' a 'pick of the week.' and the boston globe, describing a preview appearance for that show, said 'mackinnon's performance transcended cartoonish parody to achieve a provocative, unsettling humor.'
production: ian mackinnon
jazz
9:30pm-12am
$10
benny sharoni jazz quartet
benny sharoni - tenor saxophone
joe barbato - piano
eric privert - bass
bob kaufman - drums
the benny sharoni quartet delves into the modern and hard bop jazz realm and features original compositions, as well as standards and latin selections. the synergy within the band is undeniable, and features seasoned players from the boston, new york and national jazz scene.
production: haley melikian
1pm-
Sae Niwa
Classical Violinist from New England Conservatory
$7 donation
contact: Ai Isshiki 617-764-0298 zeitgeistca@mac.com
political theatre
7-9pm
$10
the bush-cheney 'top gun' focus group
ian maxwell mackinnon and eric zinman are proud to invite you, as a special, prescreened american, to president george w. bush and vice president dick cheney's executive focus group for a project with the highest stakes for the future of our country: a remake of the 1986 blockbuster 'top gun.' made in collaboration with the u.s. air force and hollywood powerhouse jerry bruckheimer, this film is a sign of the white house's faith, commitment, and leadership in advancing america's ideals at home and abroad. taking our hero on a secret mission to iraq, this movie will boost u.s. military recruitment, convince skeptics of our noble cause, and demonstrate to the muslim world what freedom and liberty are all about. the president and vice president have decided to run the focus group themselves after hearing reactions to the rough cut. mr. bush and mr. cheney will act out new and corrected scenes and play songs from the soundtrack, with mr. cheney accompanying the president on piano.
this production is the third in a trilogy presented by mackinnon and zinman. 'the show was hilarious' is what the boston herald said about 2003's 'a bush-cheney christmas.' the boston phoenix named last year's 'the apotheosis of george w. bush' a 'pick of the week.' and the boston globe, describing a preview appearance for that show, said 'mackinnon's performance transcended cartoonish parody to achieve a provocative, unsettling humor.'
production: ian mackinnon
piano pop
9:30pm-12am
$10
jennifer greer cd release
jennifer greer - vocals, piano
damian watson - bass
rodrigo bonelli - drums
karl cronin, guest artist - cello
Jennifer Greer’s music is an eclectic mix of pop, jazz, and classical traditions, woven into an emotional and highly rhythmic musical journey. Inspired by personal experience, dreams, the natural world, books, film, and sometimes politics, Jennifer’s songs seek to find a mood and enfold the listener inside it. Her distinctive voice which can soar from earthy and sensual to sweetly lush is showcased in her new album “the Apiary,” which critics are calling “stunning.” A true instrumentalist, she explores a wide range of mood and sound, playing the piano with an imagination rarely found in pop or folk today. As a performer, she exudes a passion and joy that is tangible, shameless, and direct.
Now in Boston, Jennifer has teamed up with the reliable Damian Watson of Brother Mosley, and exciting Brazilian-born Berkley grad Rodrigo Bonelli on drums. Sharing a wonderful and close-knit energy on stage, their performances are potent, and sure to leave an impression.
production: jennifer greer 617.868.2422
jazz
7-9pm
$8
mike mcneill sextet
modern jazz
grant king - guitar
tsuyoshi honjo - saxophones
miki matsuki - drums
michael mcneill - piano
kirk sanger - bass
gabriel solomon - violin
modern jazz informed by everything from back to xenakis, ellington to braxton, and by various folk and popular musics. originals and standards.
production: mike mcneill
rock
9:30pm-12am
$8
incus- unplugged residency
'tribal dynamic world rock'
with
the girls from fluttr effect
the band/tribe is currently made up of composer jason cohen on vocals, keys, accordion and percussion. darrell brown on the taos native american cottonwood tree trunk pow wow drum known as 'big wood', erik "sugar man" kazcynski on the kit. nicole edgecomb on vocals, trumpet, keys and percussion, hanna thiem of minneapolis, mn, on violin and percussion. papillon smartypants on percussion, joe ball on cello and percussion, and miss felicia and lilith bringing their gift of belly dancing.
"incus-music for fire worshippers'
production: jason cohen
jazz
10:00pm–12:30am
$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
dance
9:30pm – 12am
$7
argentine tango dance party (milonga)
buenos aires style with occasional performances
producer: simonida cekovic-vuletic 617-497-5568
swedish indie pop/post-folk
7-9:45pm
$8
cake on cake (sweden)
brute choir
eisenhower highway
Cake on cake is a bizarre charming orchestra comprised of one woman, Helena Sundin. Helena grew up in a small sixty person village Sweden and currently lives in Umeå, Sweden where she attends art-school. Born into a family of musicians, Helena became classically trained in a variety of instruments and has a passion for learning many strange instruments and integrating them into her music. As a result, even though Cake on Cake is a solo-project, it seems as though there is a small orchestra playing on her songs. Combining stunning harmonies with instruments such as the metallophone, xylophone, piano, organ, keyboard, guitar, mandolin, flutes, harmonicas, melodica, and various percussive and electronics instruments. Cake on Cake’s Debut album is available now through Desolation Records.
The Brute Choir,can perhaps be described as the perefct combination between shout-pop and the post folk tradition. The act which will be performing as a duo, have recieved comparissions to such artists as Will Oldham, and The Magnetic Fields. The Brute Choir's songs are filled with tales of love, death and leaving, and bring a great intensity and sadness to the table. The Brute Choir will be releasing their debut album on Desolation Records in 2006.
Locals, Eisenhower Highway will also be joining the bill.
production: josh 347.743.0929
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
electronic
9:30–11:30
$12 or b/o
rob chalfen &
subconsciouscafe new chamber music presents
from Worcester :
THE PANDAS!
ambient electonic improvisations
The Pandas with a fondness for the music of Ennio Morricone, Astrud Gilberto, and Kraftwerk, generate space age instrumental music. At their base, layers of percolating keyboards and layed back drumming, augmented by rapid fire drum loops. The Pandas sound is characterized by lengthy guitar and bass compositions that move and breath in amoebic fashion. At times they engage in high powered sonic excursions and at times play delicately sentimental instrumental passages. Also utilizing glockenspiel, melodica, synths, glitchy low fi samples, and live original video projections, The Pandas are a must see for fans of Mum, Stereolab and Tortoise.
Sean Carroll - guitar & guitar synths
Luis Fraire - acoustic & electric drums
Brian Goodhue - keyboards & samplers
Bill Koroskenyi - bass, melodica & glockenspiel
Production:Rob Chalfen - robchalfen@hotmail.com
November 22nd - December 5th
Opening Reception: November 26, 3-7pm
SKRAELINGS & SCAVENGERS
Personifications in Masks & Sculpture
by
Mick Spence, Bob Smith, Doug Howlett, Nick Wyneken
documentary film
7pm-8:30pm
free!
Banda Aceh, Indonesia: IN THE WAKE OF THE TSUNAMI, A WITNESS
a documentary film, presented by therese condit (20 min.)
followed by discussion and opinion.
A look at the current conditions in the area hit hardest by last year's tsunami.
For 20 years, Aceh, Indonesia had been isolated by the Indonesian government due to civil war, rebellion, and open conflict. But the 2004 tsunami changed everything. This documentary looks at their situation now, almost a year after the tsunami and all its devastation, as most citizens of Banda Aceh have yet to see the promised relief funds materialize. Cambridge resident Therese Condit travelled to Aceh this summer, and returns now to tell the story of the Acehnese people, their enduring struggle, and the beauty that remains.
production: therese condit
eastern and western classical and folk
9:30pm
$10 donation
ORIENTAL GIRLS' NIGHT OUT
featuring
Christiane Karam (voice, percussion)
Anastassia Zachariadou (kanun, flute)
Eylem Basaldi (violin)
idil Ozkan (piano)
Sophia Kakoulidou (percussion)
The event will present a wild mix of eastern, western, classical and folk, Turkish, Greek and Lebanese music.
jazz
4-6pm
$10 ($5 for students or children)
pablo ablanedo octet
Mimi Rabson (Violin),
Phil Grenadier (Trumpet),
Alejandro Chiabrando (Tenor Sax & Clarinet),
Daniel Ian Smith (Tenor and Soprano Sax),
Mike Macallister (Guitar),
Pablo Ablanedo (Piano & Composition),
Fernando Huergo (Bass),
Franco Pinna (Drums)
Guests: Fernando Brandao (Flute)
"Altogether, the sound is definitely jazz but
distinctively Argentinean"
"Argentine composer Pablo Ablanedo makes a disarmingly
gentle but firm debut notable more for his ascetic,
introspective writing than his low-profile piano. This
band plays the through-composed and chamber-like
pieces understatedly rather than in-your-face, slowly
unfolding a mature, inclusive world vision."
(4 Stars) Fred Bouchard, DownBeat Magazine
"Essentially, Ablanedo possesses all of the goods
necessary to become a major force in modern jazz.
Recommended." Glen Astarita, All About Jazz
production: pablo ablenedo
folk salon
7-9pm
$5
delia tomino nakayama and friends
a capella originals, classical piano variations,
french-creole vocals and guitar
temporarily boston-bound new orleans artist delia tomino nakayama brings together a myriad of artists to celebrate the gifts of the muse. folksybluesy a capella originals, poetry and paintings. musical offerings from her friends here in cambridge and boston, as well. come and join us for a casual salon setting.
production: delia nakayama 504.289.9142 or 617.868.8416
'make leaves, not war'
rock
9:30pm-12am
$8
incus- unplugged residency
'tribal dynamic world rock'
with
what time is it, mr fox?
keys/piano, violin & upright bass
'deliciously crafted and passionated'
the band/tribe is currently made up of composer jason cohen on vocals, keys, accordion and percussion. darrell brown on the taos native american cottonwood tree trunk pow wow drum known as 'big wood', erik "sugar man" kazcynski on the kit. nicole edgecomb on vocals, trumpet, keys and percussion, hanna thiem of minneapolis, mn, on violin and percussion. papillon smartypants on percussion, joe ball on cello and percussion, and miss felicia and lilith bringing their gift of belly dancing.
"incus-music for fire worshippers'
production: jason cohen
jazz
7pm
$10 suggested donation
the fred woodard trio:
fred woodard - guitar
esperanza spalding - bass
yoron israel - drums
the music
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 positive reviews in publications such as the boston globe and cadence magazine. he currently teaches at the roland hayes school of music in roxbury,ma
esperanza spalding (bass), has had an eclectic performance career. she has worked with joe lovano, patti austin, boston pops orchestra, charlen haden and michel camillo as well as her own groups.she is a recent graduate of berklee college of music and is currently on the faculty there as well.
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.
website: http://www.ujamrecords.com/
jazz
10:00pm–12:30am
$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
dance
9:30pm – 12am
$7
argentine tango dance party (milonga)
buenos aires style with occasional performances
producer: simonida cekovic-vuletic 617-497-5568
7-10 pm
original jazz
$7 donation
Rick Dimuzio - saxophone
Leo Blanco - piano
Peter Slavov - bass
Matt Brady - drums
10 pm
$5
If you could grab electricity in the air, and turn it
into music - what would it sound like? Todd Merrell and Patrick Jordan create immersive,
otherworldly, musical soundscapes from electromagnetic
radiation in the atmosphere and earth, using single
sideband shortwave receivers and electronics. Merrell and Jordan pull sounds from the
sky, make intruments out of machines, and music out of
noise.
Merrell has performed and recorded extensively, both
solo and with Aidan Baker, Pilotram, Bunny Brains, and
with Patrick Jordan, as the Single Side Band. He has
performed at Knitting Factory, Galapagos Art Space,
Free 103.9's Tune(Out)))Side, ABCNoRio, The Tank,
Share, Brownie's, The Cooler, and East Village Radio
(New York); HotHouse, Club Lower Links, Cafe Voltaire,
WBEZ, and WFMT (Chicago); The Berklee Performance
Center (Boston); and Real Art Ways, The Webster
Underground, The Municipal, Lincoln Theater, UConn's
von der Mehden Hall, WRTC, and WWUH (Connecticut). He
has produced recordings for the Silver Apples' record
label Whirlybird, as well as his own material, and his
original work has been premiered by artists such as
Chicago A Capella and Double-Bassist Robert Black of
the Bang On A Can Allstars. His piece "Jnny: A Love
Song" has been performed over sixty times worldwide by
Michael Barrett's New York Festival Of Song. His
latest work will be released in early 2006 on
Dreamland Recordings in Australia, and Transient
Frequency in New York. The Hartford Advocate calls his
work "Brilliant".
Patrick Jordan has worked in a variety of media, and
collaborated with Todd Merrell, Aidan Baker, Jake
Bell, and Dan Gardopee, among others. His frequent
collaborations with Todd Merrell have garnered
critical praise from The New Art Examiner, P-Form
Performance Art Magazine, and The Hartford Advocate.
8:30 pm
Rick DiMuzio - Saxophone
Leo Genovese - Piano
Peter Slavov - bass
Francisco Mela - 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