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JOHN ZORN to play benefit for Anthology
by Adrian Goycoolea 04 Sep '02

04 Sep '02

JOHN ZORN & ALAN LICHT TO CELEBRATE HARRY SMITH IN THREE BENEFIT CONCERTS FOR ANTHOLOGY! Anthology Film Archives is proud to present the American premiere of the newly restored masterpiece by Harry Smith, FILM #18, MAHAGONNY, as part of a nine-day tribute to the multi-faceted experimental filmmaker, anthropologist, painter, and musicologist. This film represents the completion of an ambitious preservation project by Anthology Film Archives and The Harry Smith Archives. The film was originally shown at Anthology in 1980 on four 16mm projectors with the filmmaker present at each of the screenings. The newly restored print is a composite of all four original 16mm masters (and the Weil soundtrack) which have been optically printed into a single tiled¹ 35mm film image. To celebrate this landmark preservation achievement, downtown music legend JOHN ZORN will headline a pair of shows dedicated to Harry Smith, his films, and his all-around alchemical lifestyle. There will also be an additional concert by guitar virtuoso ALAN LICHT. The shows will feature rare films by Smith as well as interviews and documentation of the man in action. ZORN and his special guests (T.B.A) as well as ALAN LICHT and his special guests (T.B.A) will present new compositions and performances inspired by Smith¹s masterful works. The performances will be held in Anthology¹s Courthouse Theater on: John Zorn & Friends September 12th at 8:00 pm September 14th at 9:30 pm Alan Licht & Friends September 15th at 8:30 pm

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Re: Gavin Bryars question
by Nvinokur＠aol.com 04 Sep '02

04 Sep '02

In a message dated 9/4/02 12:13:03 PM Eastern Daylight Time, rpleshar(a)midway.uchicago.edu writes: << Bryars "Sinking of the Titanic" / "Jesus Blood. >> there is also a version with Tom Waits singing over Bryars Jesus Blood

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Re: Francis Davis on Don't Ask, Don't Tell
by Kurt Gottschalk 04 Sep '02

04 Sep '02

i thought davis' piece was either irrelevant or at least underreported. as a journalist, i was dismayed at how much he relied on what happened at a panel (that wasn't yesterday and wasn't the news). there are certainly other people he could have talked to, other angles he could have considered. but that's my journalisto reaction. my music fan reaction was that us jazz/new music fans by and large simply do not care. we're really less concerned about musicians' personal lives (unless it has to do with sickness or hardship, where there's a true demonstration of caring) then fans tend to be in more personality-driven genres. and that's something that surely could have come out in the piece. to use a case from our living room here, i remember now and again someone asking if zorn was gay (which, if you see him around nyc, you'll pretty quickly understand him not to be, btw). the topic hardly generates a thread of interest here. davis wasn't writing about zorn, of course, and most of my examples would be outside his musical world. but when i finished the piece, i was left wondering why he wrote it. _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com

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Gavin Bryars question
by Robert Pleshar 04 Sep '02

04 Sep '02

Hi all, I seem to recall that the original Obscure records version of Bryars "Sinking of the Titanic" / "Jesus Blood..." was re-issued at some point. Was I imagining that or did it really happen? If so, anyone have any label info? I know about the Point music re-recording of Titanic. Thanks for any help, Rob NP: Pixies - Doolittle

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Re: Francis Davis on Don't Ask, Don't Tell
by billashline＠netscape.net 04 Sep '02

04 Sep '02

"Steve Smith"<ssmith36(a)sprynet.com> wrote: >Davis's article represents the majority of what happened at that panel >accurately (and does little else, with all respect to Davis, a fine writer). Thanks for the rundown, Steve. __________________________________________________________________ The NEW Netscape 7.0 browser is now available. Upgrade now! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/

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Zorn in Holland Festival 2003
by Emmanouil Papagiannakis 04 Sep '02

04 Sep '02

I just read a note yesterday on Holland Festival 2003, mentioning that among other programs, a portrait of John Zorn will be presented. I have no idea what this might mean, I would like to speculate that it means we get a zorn-week to celebrate the man's 50th birthday in 2003!!! On the other hand it could be that they only show a documentary.... Fingers crossed!!! Anyone else has better insight? manolis

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Gutbucket
by adam joshua 03 Sep '02

03 Sep '02

Hi, I should mention this is my first post after being a faithful reader for the last couple months or so. Some interesting reading for worktime. Just wondering if anyone knows anything about a possible second Gutbucket album. I quite liked "Insoniacs Dream" and look forward to another release. I'll be pretty happy if they could top it. Adam _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx

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Re: closing of the American mind
by Arthur Gadney 03 Sep '02

03 Sep '02

Hi. >Are these footnotes available online? Yes, indeed. Easily printable too: http://www.understandingpower.com/ >I notice that the text of the >book itself isn't even 500 pages. Yowsa! Yes, 400 page book, with 500 pages of footnotes! And like I said, those extra 500 pages are really pure gold. Hope this helps. Thanks. _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx

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Francis Davis on Don't Ask, Don't Tell
by billashline＠netscape.net 03 Sep '02

03 Sep '02

Has anyone managed to read Francis Davis' article in the latest NY Times online where he discusses gay jazz musicians and a culture of silence? Seems to confirm some of what Jeton Ademaj was saying on the list quite some time ago about why sexuality is ignored and race noted with regard to jazz. One of the people Davis discusses states that a kind of respect for privacy of a musician masks some implicit homophobia. Anyone care to comment further? Interesting article in any case. You can find it in the arts section at www.nytimes.com __________________________________________________________________ The NEW Netscape 7.0 browser is now available. Upgrade now! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/browsers/download.jsp Get your own FREE, personal Netscape Mail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com/

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JazzSaalfelden review pt 1
by Vincent Kargatis 03 Sep '02

03 Sep '02

[Trying again with 2 parts.] http://www.jazzsaalfelden.at/ Went to JazzSaalfelden for the first time, in western Austria last weekend (2002/08/23-25). Had a decent time, there was a large range of good to bad concerts, imo. Overall, I think this festival is probably too big for its britches now - the crowd numbered about 2000, I'd say, and it seemed to me that that number of people spelled money, and the programming is compromised a bit to make sure the appeal of the program sustains that number. I don't regret going, but probably wouldn't go again if I had the chance (there being any number of festivals to choose from). ========== FRIDAY, 23. 08. 02 19:00 MARTIN KOLLER'S SYSTEM DISTORTION Austria, Switzerland, USA, Germany Martin Koller: guitars, electronics, programming Jojo Mayer: drums, beat manipulation Jesse Murphy: bass, low-end manipulation Jay-Rope: electronics, toys A modern fusion gig mostly, with heavy synth-bass grooves and lots of guitar, which I like in the right doses. They delved into rock some, and the concert reached a nadir with a stereotypical stadium-rock drum solo which was just lame-ass. The fact that the crowd cheered enthusiastically was a dangerous sign. Koller wasn't bad, but I prefer fusion guitarists who focus more on their sound than their runs. 20:30 BILLY BANG "Vietnam - The Aftermath" USA Billy Bang: violin, John Hicks: piano Curtis Lundy: bass Frank Lowe: tenorsaxophone James Zoller: trumpet Michael Carvin: drums This was moderately enjoyable - Bang seemed to be in high spirits, and was bouncing around joyfully and sounding good. But they played only uptempo vamp tunes, mostly, and I missed hearing them play some more thoughtful stuff. More party than adventure. Lowe seemed to be slowing down some; Zoller was good, but overdid the growls on "Bien Hoa Blues". They played from the recent album, opening with "Yo, Ho Chi Minh is in the House", then "Tunnel Rat" and "Saigon Phunk". 22:00 LUCAS NIGGLI Zoom Switzerland, Germany Nils Wogram: trombone Philipp Schaufelberger: guitar Lucas Niggli: drums, percussion The highlight of the first night, for sure. Great open improv interplay over very nice, workable tunes (presumably by Niggli). All played great, and I will seek out a recording. 23:30 JACK DEJOHNETTE & FODAY MUSA SUSO USA, Gambia Jack DeJohnette: drums Foday Musa Suso: kora This was nice, but there's only so much sonic variety possible with this duo, and it just went on too long for my tastes. I enjoyed it for a while, then got up and wandered. 01:00 BUGGE WESSELTOFT "New Conception of Jazz" Norway Bugee Wesseltoft: keyboards, programmation Ingebrigt Flaten: bass Anders Engen: drums Jonas Lonna: DJ Rickard Gensollen: percussion Hakon Kornstad: saxophone Jan Martin: video I was tired, and the first tune and a half were pretty sleepy, ambient groove jazz that I didn't find overtly interesting, so I went to bed. ========== SATURDAY, 24.08.02 15:00 MUTHSPIEL & MUTHSPIEL "The music of Harry Pepl and Werner Pirchner" Austria Wolfgang Muthspiel: guitars Christian Muthspiel: trombone, electronics Here was a very pleasant and likable duo. The brothers not surprisingly seemed to know each other's music well and played inventively and sprightly. A nice start to the day. 16:30 TIM BERNE "Clownfinger" USA, France Tim Berne: saxophone Herb Robertson: trombone Marc Ducret: guitar Craig Taborn: piano Scott Colley: bass Tom Rainey: drums Basically an augmented SCIENCE FRICTION band/sound. I'm a huge Berne fan, and of course dug this. Berne never coasts, ime. They performed "Huevos", "Sigh Fry", and "Clown Finger" from SF, and an unrecorded comp called "The Shell Game" (which did not appear on the album of the same name from last year). Berne and Robertson recalled their early partnership in a nice high-tension duo on "Huevos", backed by Colley and Rainey. Herb was undermixed, imo, and I couldn't hear him very well, worsened because he spent most of the time doing his fast, small-detail playing, which just got lost. Berne's sound seems to me to be developing like a constantly sharpening knife. Ducret just rocked - you could tell he was making an impression on the audience. Colley sounded really strong too - he's new to this crowd, afaik. "The Shell Game" featured on really nice section where Tim, Herb, Craig, and Marc were all playing these long, subtle tones, with Scott and Tom boiling over the top. Nice. Ime, Tim doesn't like encores, but they did one here, a really high-energy version of another SF track (can't remember which, sorry). 18:00 RENE LACAILLE & BOB BROZMAN "Digdig" La Réunion, USA René Lacaille: vocal, accordion, charango, tschoulas Bob Brozman: hawaiian guitar, bottleneck- spanish guitar Bernard Marka: percussion, vocals Joel Gonthier: percussion, vocals Kayamb: percussion This was ok, but kinda that typical overly fun, bouncy world music improv thing. You know - music-festival-y. :) There was lots of soloing, so I suppose it was a reasonable booking, variety-wise, but I only hung out for a few tunes. 21:00 SUSSAN DEYHIM "Madman of God" USA Sussan Deyhim: vocals Richard Horowitz: keyboards Karsh Kale: tablas Dawn Bukholz: cello, vocals Will Calhoun: drums, electronics Ok, this sucked. Imo, of course. But I hated it - sounded like nothing more than, say, bad Sheila Chandra. Unconvincing airy vocals over a popped-up middle eastern rock/ambient groove. Ugh. By far the nadir of the festival, for me, and the one whose booking I severely question. Worse, I was kinda trapped in the seat because a family was next to me and the little girl was sleeping. 22:30 ERIK TRUFFAZ Ladyland Quartet & Mounir France, Tunesia Erik Truffaz: trumpet Manu Codjia: guitar Michel Bénita: bass Philippe Garcia: drums Troudi Mounir: vocals Drum'n'bass flavored 70s electrified Miles-type stuff. Not bad, but not great either - it didn't keep me from napping. 24:00 THE JOHN SCOFIELD BAND "Überjam" USA John Scofield: electric guitar Avi Bortnick: rhythm guitar and samplers Jesse Murphy: bass Adam Deitch: drums Now this was more like it, as far as "popular" booking can go. Definitely crowd-party music, but I think Scofield's a great guitarist, and his lines sustain interest, no matter what the setting. And these were quite decent grooves. He did play too much with some loops and samples, which he's not very good at, but the playing was always on. I liked it. -- Vincent Kargatis np: Thelonious Monk - "I Surrender, Dear" (Brilliant Corners)

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