{"id":581,"date":"2011-09-10T12:25:45","date_gmt":"2011-09-10T12:25:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/?p=581"},"modified":"2012-07-24T21:16:52","modified_gmt":"2012-07-24T21:16:52","slug":"piano-w-jim-ryans-green-alembic-berkeley-arts-festival-mon-23-jul-9pm-emergency-string-xtet-730pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/10\/piano-w-jim-ryans-green-alembic-berkeley-arts-festival-mon-23-jul-9pm-emergency-string-xtet-730pm\/","title":{"rendered":"Piano w Jim Ryan’s Green Alembic @Berkeley Arts Festival (Mon 23 Jul, 9pm) + Emergency String X(tet) (7:30pm)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I’m honored to play with musician, poet, writer, philosopher and artist, Jim Ryan<\/a> <\/em><\/strong>at:<\/p>\n

Berkeley Arts Festival<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (<\/em><\/strong>2133 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA<\/a>)<\/em><\/strong> at\u00a09pm\u00a0on\u00a0Mon 23 July.<\/p>\n

Infected by bebop at a tender age, Jim first took up the trombone in Minnesota, and by Mai ’68 was playing flute & sax, living in Paris, and jamming and performing with musicians like Sunny Murray<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Albert Ayler, Sun Ra, <\/em><\/strong>Archie Shepp<\/a><\/em><\/strong> & Anthony Braxton<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, then shortly afterward beginning his musical association with Steve Lacy<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

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Jim Ryan<\/p><\/div>\n

After stretching the boundaries of improv with the “Free Music Formation” in Paris and other European cities, Jim returned to the US, first jolting the scene in Washington, D.C., then moving to the Bay Area not so long before the Loma Prieta Earthquake (coincidence\u2026<\/em>?)<\/p>\n

Since then, Jim has led a remarkable variety of improv groups, e.g. Green Alembic<\/em><\/strong>,<\/span> Forward Energy<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Left Coast Improv Group<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, the Electro\/Acoustic Sextet of Oakland, Subjects of Desire<\/em><\/strong>, and Retro Blue<\/em><\/strong>, as well as participating in Marco Eneidi<\/em><\/strong><\/a>‘s “American Jungle Orchestra<\/em><\/strong>,” and the Orchestra for World Peace<\/em><\/strong> of Sun Ra<\/em><\/strong> trumpeter Eddie Gale<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Those who’ve heard Jim play have never been the same, and, after hearing his poems about surrealist elf sexuality, or seeing the powerful color energies of his paintings, are often never the same all over again.<\/p>\n

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One alembic makes you smaller....<\/p><\/div>\n

Green Alembic<\/em><\/strong> is Jim\u2019s “new approach to multimedia presentation of Image, Word, & Sound” \u2026 the group transmutes projections of original art used as graphical scores and spoken word into rare musical elements.<\/p>\n

In addition to Jim Ryan<\/a> (kalimba, flute, horn, word, image & leader), the line-up will also include:<\/p>\n

Jeff Hobbs<\/a> – cornet +?<\/p>\n

Bob Marsh<\/a> – bass<\/p>\n

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Jeff Hobbs (L) & Bob Marsh (R)<\/p><\/div>\n

Ron Heglin<\/a> – trombone\/voice<\/p>\n

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Ron Heglin (photo by Tom Djll \/ Djll Pixels)<\/p><\/div>\n

Michael Cooke<\/a> – bassoon & sheng (\u7b19<\/strong>)<\/p>\n

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Michael Cooke (photo by Danny Nolan)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Sheng (\u7b19)<\/p><\/div>\n

Doug Carroll<\/a> – cello<\/p>\n

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Doug Carroll & friend<\/p><\/div>\n

Joe Lasqo<\/a> – piano<\/p>\n

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

Set 1: Emergency String (X)tet (Bob Marsh, ringleader)<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Bob Marsh<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, is a mad cellist \/ bassist \/ pianist \/ guitarist \/found-instrumentist \/ vocalist \/ +++ (& tap-dancer), inventor of many sonic suits & personae (Butoh Bob, Dr. Bob, Mr. Mercury, etc.), and curator of the\u00a0Music in Motion<\/em><\/strong> series.<\/p>\n

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Bob Marsh<\/p><\/div>\n

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Bob Marsh (R) as Mr. Mercury, processed by Joe Lasqo, Turquoise Yantra Grotto, 15 Feb 2012 (Photo: David Samas)<\/p><\/div>\n

Grasping that the lack of an indeterminately-numbered amorphous unclassifiable string ensemble in the Bay Area constituted an emergency situation, Bob founded the\u00a0Emergency String (X)tet<\/a> to head off the unspeakable consequences. Among their many musical interventions have been\u00a0Michelins VII<\/strong><\/em> and\u00a0Michelins X<\/strong><\/em>, based on French roadmaps and premiered at Meridian Gallery.<\/p>\n

Do\u00a0not<\/em><\/strong> expect all the sounds to come from strings, and\u00a0do<\/em><\/strong> expect chopsticks, alligator clips, and other instrument preparations.<\/p>\n

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Emergency String (X)tet with Rent Romus (R) (photo by Michael Zelner)<\/p><\/div>\n

Jeff Hobbs<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, <\/em><\/strong>Matt Ingalls<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, <\/em><\/strong>Adria Otte<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, <\/em><\/strong>Angela Hsu<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (violins), Doug Carroll<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, Angela Roberts<\/em><\/strong> (cellos), Bob Marsh<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (contrabass), Mateo Lugo<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (e-guitar), David Michalak<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (lap steel guitar), Kanoko Nishi \/ <\/em><\/strong>\u897f\u9e7f\u4e43\u5b50<\/strong><\/a> (koto \/ \u7b8f) are members of the (X)tet<\/em><\/strong> who have a good quantum probability of appearing at this show.<\/p>\n

Possible particles predicted by (X)tet string theory…<\/p>\n

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Matt Ingalls<\/p><\/div>\n

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Adria Otte (L) & Angela Hsu (R)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Mateo Lugo (manifesting as SoundCloud avatar)<\/p><\/div>\n

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David Michalak<\/p><\/div>\n

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Kanoko Nishi (\u897f\u9e7f\u4e43\u5b50)<\/p><\/div>\n

Hope you join us for an alchemical evening!<\/p>\n

Joe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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