New Language Collaborative - 3/10

New Language Collaborative
Eric Zinman - piano, euphonium
Glynis Lomon - cello
Syd Smart - percussion

These musicians are some of the first that I (Forbes) had the pleasure of playing with when I moved to the Boston area and they are also some of the finest that you'll find here. They've been working together for decades and it shows in their sound. Syd, Glynis, and Eric have a wonderful musical lineage going back to the Black Music program of Bennington College run by Bill Dixon. Syd was one of the founders of the Friends of Great Black Music loft in Chinatown. They've worked with a lot of great musicians over the years. This is a must see event. I will be joining them on the second set as well.

Dunkelfarben at The Music Workshop December 17

We're excited to have Dunkelfarben perform at The Music Workshop this coming Monday. Please come out and welcome these young emerging artists!

Lauren Strobel
Katarina Miljkovic
Danilo Henriquez
Matt Meyer
Derek Beckvold

performing with

Horns/electronics/laptop/merkins

George Korein at The Music Workshop December 3

George Korein's music truly fits into the "beyond description" category. A musical maverick with an incredibile songwriting sensibility, Korein is not afraid to trample (or ignore) conventions and boundaries.

"well, people hear the branca tuning and think of sonic youth, people hear the residents influence and think of ween. i hear the distorted bass and think of pj harvey."

Check George out on myspace:
George Korein myspace
Also here's his label Bathotaxe:
Bathotaxe

Cold Reading Trio at The Music Workshop October 29

Artists-at-Large and The Music Workshop are happy to present:

Cold Reading Trio (NYC)
Christian Pincock (laptop computer, valve trombone)
John O'Brien (drums, percussion)
Evan Mazunik (accordion, keyboards)

Cold Reading Trio is an electro-acoustic group based out of New York City who explore the territory between original sound and imitation in a constantly evolving musical dialog. They construct electro-acoustic environments featuring two-way interactions between live instruments and processed samples of these instruments created in real-time. The result is a texture encompassing the complete spectral range between the extremes of acoustic and electric sound.

www.myspace.com/coldreadingtrio

Bring your instruments too, we will have a playing session afterwards as well.

Upcoming concerts at The Music Workshop

October 8 - Open session

October 15 - Reuben Radding (bass)

October 22 - Thollem McDonas (piano)/ Forbes Graham (trumpet) - duo

October 29 - Cold Reading Trio + TBA

Please feel free to come to the open session. So far we have two trumpet, trombone, electric guitar, and organ. Join in or just watch!

Thanks to everyone who has performed so far. Pics coming soon! Thank you!

Ted Reichman at The Music Workshop

9/10: Tatsuya Nakatani & Dilettante

Artists-at-Large presents:

Tatsuya Nakatani (percussion) is originally from Osaka, Japan. He has performed in over 80 cities in 7 countries and collaborated with over 163 artists worldwide. In the past 10 years he has released nearly 50 recordings on CD. He has created his own instrumentation, effectively inventing many instruments and extended techniques. He utilizes drumset, bowed gongs, cymbals, singing bowls, metal objects, bells, and various sticks and bows to create an intense, organic music that defies category or genre. His music is based in improvised/ experimental music, jazz, free jazz, rock, and noise, yet retains the sense of space and beauty found in traditional Japanese folk music. In addition to live solo and ensemble performances he works as a sound designer for film and television. He also teaches Masterclasses and Workshops at the University level, appearing at Wesleyan University, The University of Denver, and Jaotong University in Shanghai amongst others. He also heads H&H Production, an independent record label and recording studio based in Easton, Pennsylvania. He was selected as a performing artist for the Pennsylvania Performing Artist on Tour (PennPat) roster as well as a Bronx Arts Council Individual Artist grant. He has also appeared at the Smithsonian Institution, The Institute for Contemporary Art, The Stone, and The Musee d'art moderne et contemporaine. Most recently, Nakatani has created a 9-piece Bowed-Gong performance, which includes 40" and 35" gongs.

The improvised music trio Dilettante, who are from Boston, will be opening the show. The trio consists of Andrew Eisenberg, percussion, Josh Jefferson, reeds, and Ryan McGuire, bass.