{"id":5042,"date":"2015-05-02T03:39:50","date_gmt":"2015-05-02T03:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/?p=5042"},"modified":"2015-05-30T01:09:41","modified_gmt":"2015-05-30T01:09:41","slug":"msppianosynth-w-biggi-vinkeloe-roughtets-us-tour-%e2%80%a2-makeout-room-04-may-%e2%80%a2-the-emerald-tablet-14-may-%e2%80%a2-the-second-act-20-may-%e2%80%a2-the-nunnery-24-may-afternoo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/2015\/05\/02\/msppianosynth-w-biggi-vinkeloe-roughtets-us-tour-%e2%80%a2-makeout-room-04-may-%e2%80%a2-the-emerald-tablet-14-may-%e2%80%a2-the-second-act-20-may-%e2%80%a2-the-nunnery-24-may-afternoo\/","title":{"rendered":"MSP\/Piano\/Synth\/+: w Biggi Vinkeloe Roughtet’s US Tour \u2022 Makeout Room (04 May) \u2022 The Emerald Tablet (14 May) \u2022 The Second Act (20 May) \u2022 The Nunnery (24 May – afternoon) – all dates: San Francisco"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"Biggi<\/a>

Biggi Vinkeloe Roughtet<\/p><\/div>\n

I’m very excited to once again join German\/Swedish saxophonist and flautist Biggi Vinkeloe<\/strong><\/a> with her US touring ensemble, the Biggi Vinkeloe Roughtet<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

We’re doing 4 Bay Area dates, all in San Francisco. Immediately below is a list of the dates, followed by info on Biggi and her crew, then details of each date adding info about the venues and other acts.<\/p>\n

\u2af8<\/span> Added:\u00a0Examiner.com<\/em> review of show #1 below:\u00a0here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Biggi Vinkeloe Roughtet \u2014\u00a0Bay Area Tour Dates<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u25c9 Mon 04 May<\/span><\/strong>: Makeout Room<\/strong>, San Francisco (Set 1, with Lisle Ellis<\/a> on bass, video by Warren Stringer<\/a>)<\/p>\n

+\u00a0Set 2: Love, Devotion Surrender (Karl Evangelista<\/a>, Ross Hammond<\/a>, Eli Wallace<\/a>, & Bob LaDue<\/a>)<\/p>\n

+\u00a0Set 3: Crickets (Ila Cantor<\/a>, Kasey Knudsen<\/a>, John Wiitala<\/a>, & Hamir Atwal<\/a> \/ \u0939\u092e\u094d\u092e\u0940\u0930 \u0905\u091f\u0935\u093e\u0932<\/a>)<\/p>\n

(jump to 04 May show specifics<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u25c9 Thu 14 May<\/span><\/strong>: The Emerald Tablet<\/strong>, San Francisco (Set 3, with\u00a0Lisle Ellis<\/a> on bass, video by Warren Stringer<\/a>)<\/p>\n

+ Set 1: The Godfather of instrument inventors, Bart Hopkin<\/a> (solo)<\/p>\n

+ Set 2: Master vibraphonist Mark Clifford<\/a> (solo)<\/p>\n

(jump to 14 May show specifics<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u25c9 Wed 20 May<\/span><\/strong>: The Second Act<\/strong>, San Francisco (Set 4, with\u00a0Scott Walton<\/a> on bass, video by Megan McKearney<\/a>)<\/p>\n

+\u00a0Set 1: Electronic mind-distorter, Heartworm<\/a><\/p>\n

+ Set 2: Unpopular Electronics<\/strong> featuring Gino Robair<\/a><\/p>\n

+ Set 3: Pioneer of networked computer music, John Bischoff<\/a><\/p>\n

(jump to 20 May show specifics<\/a>)<\/p>\n

\u25c9 Sun 24 May (afternoon)<\/span><\/strong>: The Nunnery<\/strong>, San Francisco (Set 2, with\u00a0Scott Walton<\/a> on bass)<\/p>\n

+\u00a0Set 1: Unfolding modernist string structures by Adam Fong<\/a> and Brent Miller<\/a><\/p>\n

(jump to 24 May show specifics<\/a>)<\/p>\n

There is going to be a LOT<\/em><\/strong> of wonderful music in these shows, but something that always excites me about playing with Biggi is using her sound samples and field recordings, especially ones recorded during her tour of India under the auspices of the Goethe Institut. A pioneer of blending voice samples and “found music” with wind instruments, Biggi has contributed a variety of other samples to these shows as well.<\/p>\n

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Biggi Vinkeloe plays Bangalore (\u201eBangalore Meine Liebe\u201c Werkstatt, Goethe Institut, Bangalore, 2011, photo by Selvaprakash L) 1.02<\/p><\/div>\n

The Biggi Vinkeloe Roughtet<\/strong><\/p>\n

Details for each show follow below under our bios.<\/p>\n

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Don Robinson (L) and Biggi VInkeloe (R)<\/p><\/div>\n

A sorceress of avant \/ jazz wind energy, and veteran of stellar collaborations with Roberto Bellatalla<\/a>, Alberto Braida<\/a>, Chris Brown<\/a>, Lisle Ellis<\/a>, Marco Eneidi<\/a>, Ken Filiano<\/a>, Gianni Gebbia<\/a>, Vinny Golia<\/a>, Giancarlo Locatelli<\/a>, Miya Masaoka<\/a> (\u6b63\u5ca1<\/a>\u307f\u3084), Barre Phillips<\/a>, Gino Robair<\/a>, Cecil Taylor<\/a>, Peeter Uuskyla<\/a>, and Marie W\u00e4rme<\/a>, among many others, Biggi Vinkeloe<\/strong><\/a> will r\u00e9prise her long-standing collaboration with Bay Area master drummer Don Robinson<\/strong><\/a>, whom Coda Magazine has described as a “percussion Dervish”, and among whose most notable collaborators are Alan Silva<\/a>, Anthony Braxton<\/a>, Oliver Lake<\/a>, Glenn Spearman<\/strong>, Larry Ochs<\/a>, Bobby Few<\/a>, Raph\u00e9 Malik<\/strong>, and Joe McPhee<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Joe Lasqo @ Meridian Gallery, 11 Jan 2012 (Photo: PeterBKaars.com, http:\/\/www.peterbkaars.com)<\/p><\/div>\n

Laptopist\/pianist Joe Lasqo<\/strong><\/a> studied classical music in India; computer music at MIT, Columbia, Berkeley\/CNMAT; has been a long-time avant jazz musician; & has lived, played & listened in many East Asian and European countries (now in SF).<\/p>\n

Special interests include applying AI techniques from expert systems, natural language processing, and computational linguistics to music; and the intersection of traditional Asian musics with modernism.<\/p>\n

Joe is a regular member of Aaron Bennett\u2019s<\/a> Electro-Magnetic Trans-Personal Orchestra<\/strong> and Jim Ryan\u2019s<\/a> Green Alembic<\/strong>, as well as his own Renga-kai (<\/strong>\u9023\u6b4c\u4f1a<\/strong>)<\/strong> & Mukaiji-kai<\/strong> (\u9727\u6d77<\/strong>\u7b8e\u4f1a<\/strong>) ensembles, and has played and recorded with musicians such as: Bruce Ackley<\/a>, Steve Adams<\/a>, Viv Corringham<\/a> (London\/NYC), Beth Custer<\/a>, Thomas Dimuzio<\/a>, Vinny Golia<\/a>, Phillip Greenlief<\/a>, Ron Heglin<\/a>, Darren Johnston<\/a>, Thollem McDonas<\/a>, Lisa Mezzacappa<\/a>, David Michalak<\/a>, Tom Nunn<\/a>, Suki O’Kane<\/a>, Simon O’Rorke<\/a> (NZ), Teddy Rankin-Parker<\/a>, Rent Romus<\/a>, Joe Snape<\/a> (UK), Lucie V\u00edtkov\u00e1<\/a> (Czech Rep.), Paul Winstanley<\/a>, Jack Wright<\/a>, and Pamela Z<\/a>, among many others.<\/p>\n

Two master bassists will join this trio on different dates:<\/p>\n

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The electro-acoustic world of Lisle Ellis<\/p><\/div>\n

\u25c9 NYC bassist and computer musician Lisle Ellis<\/strong><\/a>. Veteran of 40+ recordings (including Down Beat<\/strong> \u2730\u2730\u2730\u2730\u2730 The Ornette Coleman Songbook<\/em><\/strong>), he’s worked with Paul Bley<\/a>, Peter Br\u00f6tzmann<\/a>, Andrew Cyrille<\/a>, Anthony Davis<\/a>, Ben Goldberg<\/a>, Frank Gratowski<\/a>, Jo\u00eblle L\u00e9andre<\/a>, Rudresh Mahanthappa<\/a> (\u0cb0\u0cc1\u0ca6\u0ccd\u0cb0\u0cc7\u0cb6\u0ccd \u0cae\u0cb9\u0c82\u0ca4\u0caa\u0ccd\u0caa<\/a>), Miya Masaoka<\/a> (\u6b63\u5ca1<\/a>\u307f\u3084), Myra Melford<\/a>, Bob Ostertag<\/a>, William Parker<\/a>, Rova Saxophone Quartet<\/strong><\/a>, Stefano Scodanibbio<\/strong>, Cecil Taylor<\/a>, William Winant<\/a>, Pamela Z<\/a>, and John Zorn<\/a>, among many others.<\/p>\n

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Scott Walton<\/p><\/div>\n

\u25c9 On bass: Scott Walton<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Showing dazzling technique and incisive taste in recent Bay Area concerts with Steve Adams<\/a>, Gilbert Isbin<\/a>, Sten Sandell<\/a>, & Gino Robair<\/a>, Scott Walton<\/strong><\/a> is a bassist and pianist whose music negotiates the terrain between jazz, free improvisation, and the classical avant-garde.<\/p>\n

Active in a variety of ensembles, current projects include duos with lutenist Gilbert Isbin<\/a>, and with saxophonist\/flautist Steve Adams<\/a>; trios with dancer Ellen Webb<\/a> and singer Cecilia Engelhart<\/a>, with vocal artist Anna Homler <\/a>and trombonist Michael Vlatkovich<\/a>, and The Skerries<\/strong><\/a>, with guitarist Bill Horvitz<\/a> and drummer Tom Hayashi<\/strong>; a quartet with Michael Vlatkovich<\/a>, guitarist Tom McNalley<\/a>, and percussionist\/drummer Garth Powell<\/a>; and ad hoc ensembles with electronic\/computer musician Tim Perkis<\/a>. He has performed or recorded with Alex Cline<\/a>, Wadada Leo Smith<\/a>, Vinny Golia<\/a>, Myra Melford<\/a>, Nels Cline<\/a>, George Lewis<\/a>, John Carter<\/strong>, Bobby Bradford<\/a>, Anthony Davis<\/a>, John Abercrombie<\/a>, Davey Williams<\/a>, Toshiko Akiyoshi<\/a> (\u79cb\u5409<\/a>\u654f\u5b50), Clifford Jordan<\/strong>, and Philip Gelb<\/a>, among many others.<\/p>\n

It will be our honor and pleasure to welcome two of the Bay Area’s best video artists on 3 of our dates to create an expanded multimedia experience which will jam all channels:<\/p>\n

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Warren Stringer<\/p><\/div>\n

I welcome a fresh opportunity to work with the inimitable visual synthesis of maestro Warren Stringer<\/strong><\/a> of Muse<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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L \u2192 R: Warren Stringer, Joe Lasqo, and Rent Romus, Luggage Store Gallery, 27 Dec 2012<\/p><\/div>\n

Those who have seen Warren at one of my previous shows or a Bay Area technorave know his unique mastery in combining art and algorithm for the real-time visual accompaniment of improvisatory music. (And the rest of you have something great to look forward to…)<\/p>\n

Not only a master of improvisatory video, Warren is a software fiend in many other areas, encompassing a wide range of applications to enable social self expression for mobile devices, game machines, and the web (cf. Muse<\/a>).<\/p>\n

\"Megan<\/a>

Megan McKearney<\/p><\/div>\n

Megan McKearney<\/strong><\/a> is an imaginative visual artist based in Oakland. An intrepid traveler with a passion for photography, she’s travelled to many parts of the world including Europe, India, Egypt, Indonesia, and Guatemala, collecting images and stories that she compiles in books and transforms in art projects. She’s also worked as a cinematographer on Sue Useem’s<\/a> award winning documentary Which Way to the War?<\/em><\/strong><\/a>. Megan also has extensive experience as a graphic designer, creating visual media for bands, venues and events, and\u00a0she’s developed a unique approach to live video that incorporates her photographic images. Building from work which began with the performance art group Marana Jocund<\/strong> (Facebook link<\/a>), Megan continues to develop this art form, combining spontaneous improvisation with her animated compositions<\/p>\n

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\"Mahabodhi<\/a>

Mahabodhi Incense Mandala by Megan McKearney<\/p><\/div>\n

Arbetslag och instrument:<\/em><\/p>\n

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Biggi Vinkeloe<\/strong><\/a>: saxes & flute<\/p>\n

Don Robinson<\/strong><\/a>: drums<\/p>\n

Joe Lasqo<\/strong><\/a>: piano\/laptop\/synth\/objects<\/p>\n

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Lisle Ellis<\/strong><\/a>: bass<\/p>\n

Scott Walton<\/strong><\/a>: bass<\/p>\n

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Warren Stringer<\/strong><\/a>: video<\/p>\n

Megan McKearney<\/strong><\/a>: video<\/p>\n

Have a look at a a bit of a show at North Beach’s Emerald Tablet, from last year’s tour with Biggi (made available through the generosity of videographer Charles Smith)… and look out for an upcoming album which was recorded on that tour.<\/p>\n