Hi, given all the talk about Eyvind Kang I figured this might be a good time to chime in about a highly anticipated show coming up this Friday, June 21, in Seattle, WA, USA -- that he will be a part of. Here are all the details. By all means please this info along to any friends you might have in the area! theFUNKYJOINTpresents: ----------- <<< KUDZU >>> ~ featuring ~ Wayne Horvitz Bobby Previte Doug Weiselman Tucker Martine and many more! {{see below!}} ----------- w/special guests: LARKSPUR [Reggie Watts/Paul Kemmish/Kevin Sawka] DJ SAXTON [of Sound Tribe Sector 9: www.sts9.com] ----------- Friday, June 21st, 2002 I-SPY 1921 5th Ave. (Alley Entrance) Seattle, WA www.ispyseattle.com 9pm doors | 10pm show == $10 adv. tickets * Ticketweb.com {toll free: 1-866-468-7623} * Orpheum [Ticketweb outlet] {618 Broadway Avenue E.} * Jambasetickets.com == $12 at the door ----------- KUDZU is: Wayne Horvitz (keyboards) ~ Bobby Previte (drums) ~ Doug Weiselman (guitar, clarinet, sax) ~ Tucker Martine (electronics) ~ plus special guests: Reggie Watts ~ Eyvind Kang ~ Keith Lowe ~ Timothy Young ~ Robin Holcomb ~ Dave Carter ~ Danny Barnes ----------- KUDZU began as an off-the-cuff studio-based collaboration between keyboardist Wayne Horvitz and electronicist Tucker Martine. They messed around with loops and samples and sequences, and soon brought in some of their many colorful and talented friends to help expand Kudzu's palette. Some of the resulting sketches were sent to Terminus Records down in Atlanta, GA. They dug Kudzu's ingenious directions, and gave them a budget to flesh out their visions. As I write this, Kudzu is on course to finish a record, and are looking forward to their 6/21/02 world-premier performance at Seattle's I-Spy with a bunch of great guests, and special opening acts Larkspur & DJ Saxton. ----------- SOME NOTABLE CREDITS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND LINKS: ----------- WAYNE HORVITZ - Zony Mash, 4 plus 1 Ensemble, Bobby Previte (Bump the Renaissance, etc.), Ponga, Robin Holcomb, John Zorn (Naked City, etc.), Bill Frisell, Pigpen, New York Composers Orchestra, Fred Frith, Marty Erlich, Butch Morris, Billy Bang, Carla Bley, Michael Shrieve, DJ Spooky, Kronos Quartet, Gus Van Sant (Psycho) ~ for extensive info regarding Wayne's current activites please visit www.waynehorvitz.com & www.zonymash.com ~~~~~ BOBBY PREVITE - Bump the Renaissance, The 23 Constellations of Joan Miro, Ponga, Voodoo Orchestra, John Zorn, Charlie Hunter, Latin for Travelers, Weather Clear and Track Fast, Empty Suits, Wayne Horvitz (The President, etc.), Tom Waits, Terry Adams (of NRBQ), Elliott Sharp, Robert Altman (Short Cuts) ~ for extensive info regarding Bobby's current activities please visit www.bobbyprevite.com ~~~~~ TUCKER MARTINE - Mount Analog, Hughscore, Wayne Horvitz (4+1 Ensemble, etc.), Julian Priester, Sam Rivers, Bill Frisell, Vinicius Cantuaria, Laura Veirs, Danny Barnes, Lori Carson ~ for extensive info regarding Tucker's current activites please visit www.mountanalog.com ~~~~~ DOUG WEISELMAN - Flying Karamazov Brothers (music director), John Lurie (Lounge Lizards, etc.), Wayne Horvitz (The President, etc.), Bill Frisell, Robin Holcomb, Victoria Williams, Anthony Coleman, and many others ----------- EYVIND KANG - (violinist/violist) - John Zorn, Mike Patton, Secret Chiefs 3, Wayne Horvitz (4+1 Ensemble), Varmint, Bill Frisell, Dying Ground, Graham Haynes, Sun City Girls, Laurie Anderson, Amir Koushkani, Arto Lindsay, Michael White, Beck, Michael Bisio, Aiko Shimada, Ikue Mori ~ for more please search for Eyvind at www.allmusic.com ~~~~~ ROBIN HOLCOMB - (vocalist/pianist) - Wayne Horvitz, Bill Frisell, New York Composers Orchestra ~ for more please visit Robin via her record label at www.nonesuch.com - or via www.allmusic.com ~~~~~ KEITH LOWE - (bassist) - David Sylvian, Zony Mash, Bill Frisell, Fiona Apple, Crack Sabbath, Danny Barnes, Robin Holcomb ~ for more please visit www.moonliner.com ~~~~~ TIMOTHY YOUNG - (guitarist) - David Sylvian, Zony Mash, Bloodbunny, Sam Rivers, Julian Priester, Eyvind Kang, Skerik, Sam-Ang Sam Ensemble, Guitar Monks, Very Special Forces ~ for more please visit www.zonymash.com ~~~~~ DANNY BARNES - aka "the string technician" - (banjoist, guitarist, etc.) - Bad Livers, Thee Old Codgers, Bill Frisell, Gullyjumpers, Robin Holcomb, Laura Veirs, Pete Krebs ~ for lots more please visit www.dannybarnes.com ~~~~~ DAVE CARTER - (trumpeter/flugelhornist) - Zony Mash plus horns, Robin Holcomb, Aiko Shimada, Oxygen Ensemble, and many others ----------- REGGIE WATTS - aka "the soul technician" - (vocalist/keyboardist) - Maktub, Wayne Horvitz (4+1 Ensemble), Elemental, Das Rut, Smack, Jumbalaya, Kaya, A Very Reggie Christmas ~ for more please visit www.maktub.com ~~~~~ PAUL KEMMISH - aka "PK" - (bassist) - Das Rut, Varmint, Rockin' Teenage Combo, Expanse, Hair of the Dog, Dangerous Brain Clinic, Big Stick, Bantam Duo, Argonaut ~ for more please visit www.paulkemmish.com ~~~~~ KEVIN SAWKA - (drummer) - Siamese, 94th Street, Varmint, DJ Sawka, Argonaut, Fotumaru ~ for more please visit www.siamesebeat.com & www.94thstreet.net ----------- CONTACT: PeruviaNighTrain Promotions James Kirchmer jameskirchmer@attbi.com (206) 339-3975