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Parachute Years -
by Nick Utrie 22 Sep '03

22 Sep '03

Any quick reviews of the Parachute Years recording? It has been haunting my at the record store and would like to know about the "Fondle Factor" ((you know .. the liner notes)) what type of ensambles are on it .... etc.. nick

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Fwd: Frank Lowe Passing
by Acousticlv＠aol.com 21 Sep '03

21 Sep '03

I'm sure many of you would want to know . << Frank Lowe passed on Friday. I am deeply saddened to inform you of the passing of the great Frank Lowe, this past Friday (9/19). Details will follow as I get them. Kim Smith >> Steve Koenig <A HREF="http://jumparts.org/jaj.html"> JumpArtsJournal.org</A>

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Re: Universal music group - questions for head attorney?
by Steve Smith 21 Sep '03

21 Sep '03

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re: Claudia Quintet
by CuneiWay＠aol.com 21 Sep '03

21 Sep '03

John > What, no Northern California shows on this tour? You've got to be >kidding me! They have an open day on November 2nd. San Francisco is halfway >between Portland and LA. Jazz House, Black Box, Zebulon's- someone must >be willing >to book them or arrange a show. I hope something positive happens. You got any ideas in mind, have them contact me and I will put them in touch with John. Steve

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FRITH, FRED "Rivers And Tides - Working With Time" (Winter & Winter)
by Arthur Gadney 21 Sep '03

21 Sep '03

Anybody heard this?: "FRITH, FRED "Rivers And Tides - Working With Time" (Winter & Winter) You probably know artist Andy Goldsworthy -- the British 'sculptor' (I guess you'd call him a sculptor?) who works with materials found in the natural environment, creating amazing pieces constructed from leaves or sticks or rocks or ice, on site? If not, check out his books -- for his works often exist only long enough to be photographed -- they're certainly some of the best, widely available volumes to hit the coffee tables of the world in recent years. Last year, a beautiful, beautiful documentary film called Rivers And Tides took viewers into Goldsworthy's world. Hopefully you saw it. When that film was basically taking over San Francisco (it was at the Roxie for a loooong time), we got many requests for the soundtrack, which didn't yet exist. We knew though that if it ever did come out, we'd sell a ton. Composed by the amazing Mr. Fred Frith, it was a big part of the film's appeal, no mean feat considering that the visuals were so great already. And now at last, we're happy to announce, here it is, the highly anticipated soundtrack to Rivers And Tides. And yes, it is as good as you remember it -- not some uninspired background music this! The album draws you in immediately, the main melodic theme slipping out effortlessly within the first 30 seconds of the album and repeated throughout. Running water gives way to highpitched soprano sax only to be subsumed under the surface of Frith's calm, stilling guitar, plucked Brazilian berimbao, and other, droning ethnic instrumentation. Tension and calm ebb and flow like, er, the tide. The reed instruments interweave, sprightly and evocative. Even if you haven't seen the film, this soundtrack rates as major highlight of one of our favorite experimental composer's ouevre. Highly, highly recommended! The packaging is also gorgeous as per Winter & Winter's norm, with heavy duty digipak, letterpressed cover, and full color multipanelled foldouts of Goldworthy's works." _________________________________________________________________ Get McAfee virus scanning and cleaning of incoming attachments. Get Hotmail Extra Storage! http://join.msn.com/?PAGE=features/es

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Zornfest 2003-09-20 MASADA + stds trio (part 2 of 2)
by Ed Price 21 Sep '03

21 Sep '03

pix: http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=336862 [ CONTINUED FROM PART 1 ] they only had one row of chairs this time (10 chairs *total*) inside, naturally i wasnt getting one of those. but i did get a good spot to stand where i could see the whole band pretty much all the time. well, it sure was better than that first set on thursday. this time the mix was perfect. and the band was great from the very beginning. i dont know what to say about the music... masada, now that's real jazz. that's what jazz should be. that's what it could be. monster players playing creative interesting ROCKING charts (and sometimes WEIRD charts, ok also sometimes BEAUTIFUL, there's quite a range really) which they have totally internalized, they're totally familiar with each other, zorn is expert at leading through the form, guiding improvisations, signalling with hand gestures, shoulder shrugs, etc. what a squad. douglas and zorn improvising two-part counterpoint, now there's something i like to hear! there were moments tonight when zorn and douglas hit some serious telepathic highs. there was one horn "duo-solo" in particular which really soared. it ended with a beautiful synchronized phrase which i dont know whether it was based on a head or what, but wow! after which everyone including zorn and douglas knew they had done something special, both visibly celebrated after that, and the audience did too. after the first set, and an encore (IIRC), zorn and baron stayed on stage for a long time. zorn sat cross-legged next to joey's drumset, joey leaned over the tom, and they appeared to engage in animated conversation for the whole time. it was kind of moving actually to see them enjoying each other's company so much like that, to see them both so happy. zorn seems like he is in such a good mood these days... eventually i went to the bar to get a drink and just then i saw ellen walk in -- a wonderful surprise! she had had a tough time getting here, bought a ticket from somebody outside, and was making a beeline for the front of the room (or maybe the tables) where she figured she would find me, plus somewhere to sit. i intercepted her and we got a drink then went up front where the awful truth became apparent that there were no seats. and we were going to have to wait a long time. it was pretty agonizing. but finally, around 11pm perhaps??, masada started playing again. and Oh. My. God. what a great set. every now and then i checked in on ellen and she was always smiling... the set included fast upbeat tunes, slow beautiful tunes, crazy noisy tunes, a very large amount of staggering drumming from baron, fantastic bass solos from greg cohen, confident creative playing whether loud or soft, alone or together, by zorn and douglas. there were some great extended solos by zorn ("solos" in the jazz sense: baron and cohen were backing him up). when zorn wasnt playing he'd be off to the side, listening, sometimes directing or otherwise encouraging the other players, obviously into it. it was one of the best shows i've ever seen. at one point during the break between sets, i wanted to go talk to bruce and reminisce... masada is the naked city of the 2000s or something :) it's even better in some ways because it's more pure, it's more stripped down. perhaps its my "jazz" upbringing... i know many zorn fans arent into "jazz" necessarily, of course thats not all zorn is about (nor all masada is about) and i've met people (including recently at tonic) who come to zorn's music from a different perspective, from contemporary classical or whatever, and find masada relatively uninteresting. well that's too bad :) tastes do differ etc. but i feel especially sorry for "jazz" fans who dont know about this. if i may attack a strawman with a experimental hypothethis for purely rhetorical purposes ... everyone thinks "jazz" is a certain thing, they think they know what it is, who's doing it, and zorn and masada is not on their mind, masada is off on some "branch" which is not really "jazz", maybe it's "jazz-influenced", well i think that's backwards, masada is IT, masada is where it's AT! you want something TODAY that's like CHARLIE PARKER back then? or JOHN COLTRANE? or ORNETTE? well, here it is! i'm so glad i got to see it. -ed ps i said masada was probably the Show To See on friday. but then i talked to my cousin, who sort of stumbled upon "Los Gaiteros de San Jacinto" on friday. they were playing at some world music place on 26th street or something. he heard of them because they are doing two days (today and tomorrow/sunday) of workshop at Teatro La Tea (which happens to be a block from tonic), where he was helping out with some poetry reading or something. apparently they are guys in their 70s from colombia (San Jacinto is a small town there he told me). they've been playing together for 50 years and never been in NY before. the "gaita" is a 3-foot long bamboo flute. they also play percussion... steve really raved about it. i'm familiar enough with his musical taste to be sure i'd love it but it sounded extremely promising... and they are playing next friday too... unfortunately might be hard to go but i'd like to check it out.

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Concert @ Tonic tonight
by Michael Norsworthy 21 Sep '03

21 Sep '03

The Callithumpian Consort, Steve Drury, Artistic Director, wishes to announce a concert of the music of John Zorn and Earle Brown in celebration of John Zorn's 50th birthday month. On the program is Zorn's Music for Children, Shibboleth, and Angelus Novus. Date: September 21, 2003 TONIGHT! Time: 10:00pm Location: Tonic NYC For more info: www.tonicnyc.com Hope to see some of you there!! Best Regards, Michael Norsworthy, Executive Director Callithumpian Consort

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Re: Universal music group - questions for head attorney?
by ericksna＠umich.edu 21 Sep '03

21 Sep '03

As a good opportunity to get some more verified information on this whole universal thing, I though that I would mention that I am in my second year of law school here at the University of Michigan, and the head attorney for Universal will be speaking in my copyright class this coming monday. If anyone has any particular questions that they would like to have me pose, I can always do my best to do so. Also, as just a general inquiry, I know that there is a tremendous amount of music out there that has fallen out of print. It seems to me that if there is a productive use for peer to peer technology for the labels (major or indie), it would be to utilize an apple i-tune like service to capture the value of out of print catalogues. For a lot of these sources, there is a definite demand for the product (albeit limited in some, if not most instances-obviously out of print for a reason), but the labels are not interested in keeping it in print due to the cost and the lack of return on their investment. It seems to me that this would be a fairly cost effective way for labels to capture this value while preventing things form falling out of print. Comments, concerns? Anyone have any data on the amount of material currently out of print and tied up by major label work for hire status?

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taping policy?
by Patrick Neve 21 Sep '03

21 Sep '03

Hey there.. first post from a newbie here. I should probably lurk or RTFF, but can anyone clue me in as to JZ's taping policy? Thanks for any info, -PN

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Claudia Quintet - west coast tour
by Fastian＠aol.com 20 Sep '03

20 Sep '03

<< Hi Cuneiform Records' latest signing, The Claudia Quintet, is playing the following west coast shows: October 29 - University of Oregon- Eugene, OR October 30 - Earshot Jazz Festival - Seattle, WA October 31 - clinic at Capilano College AND gig Vancouver, Canada November 1 - 411 Collective - Portland, Oregon November 3 - clinic @ CalArts - LA, CA and gig at the Temple Bar - Santa Monica, CA November 4 - Phoenix, AZ (tentative) November 6 - University of Colorado - Boulder, CO November 7 - High Mayhem Festival CCA -Santa Fe, NM November 8 - the Mat Bevel Institute - Tucson, AZ The Claudia Quinet is led by John Hollenbeck - drums and compositions and also includes Drew Gress - bass Matt Moran - vibes Ted Reichman - accordion Chris Speed - sax and clarinet >> What, no Northern California shows on this tour? You've got to be kidding me! They have an open day on November 2nd. San Francisco is halfway between Portland and LA. Jazz House, Black Box, Zebulon's- someone must be willing to book them or arrange a show. I hope something positive happens. I really like their cd on Composers Recordings, not to mention an incredible lineup. John Threadgould

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