{"id":813,"date":"2012-08-19T06:01:37","date_gmt":"2012-08-19T06:01:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/?p=813"},"modified":"2014-04-11T07:14:51","modified_gmt":"2014-04-11T07:14:51","slug":"msppiano-w-aaron-bennett%e2%80%99s-electro-magnetic-trans-personal-orchestra-meridian-gallery-sf-thu-13-sep-730pm-cartoon-justice-810pm-key-west-850pm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/19\/msppiano-w-aaron-bennett%e2%80%99s-electro-magnetic-trans-personal-orchestra-meridian-gallery-sf-thu-13-sep-730pm-cartoon-justice-810pm-key-west-850pm\/","title":{"rendered":"MSP\/piano w Aaron Bennett\u2019s Electro-Magnetic Trans-Personal Orchestra @Meridian Gallery, SF (Thu 13 Sep, 8:45pm) + Cartoon Justice (8:10pm) & Key West (7:30pm)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Meridian Gallery, 535 Powell St., San Francisco<\/p><\/div>\n

After a string of great East Bay shows @ CNMAT and elsewhere, astonishment-starved San Francisco listeners will finally<\/em> be able to hear Aaron Bennett’s<\/em><\/strong> phenomenal ensemble\u00a0Electro-Magnetic Trans-Personal Orchestra<\/em><\/strong> on their own ground, \u00a0appearing at:<\/p>\n

Meridian Gallery<\/a> (535 Powell St., SF<\/a>)\u00a0at\u00a08:45pm<\/span><\/strong> on\u00a0Thu 13 Sep<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

I am again honored to be adding MSP and piano into the mix, and it will be a special pleasure to do so in Meridian’s<\/em><\/strong> acoustically vibrant pure space.<\/p>\n

If you’ve already heard the first album released by\u00a0Electro-Magnetic Trans-Personal Orchestra\u00a0(cover below) you know exactly what I’m talking about, and you’re already coming to this great show. If not, run, don’t walk, to get a copy at\u00a0http:\/\/emtpo.bandcamp.com\/<\/a> and hear what the fuss is about.<\/p>\n

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Electro-Magnetic Trans-Personal Orchestra (cover art: Nancy Bennett)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Among Aaron’s many stellar contributions to the Bay Area improv and new music scenes (like sax trio arrangements of Bollywood standards!) \u00a0are fantastic “breathing chart” compositions for large improvising groups that deliver heightened coherence and adventure at the same time. They stand as Himalayas of group improv music. And\u00a0Electro-Magnetic Trans-Personal Orchestra\u00a0is the Mt. Everest.<\/dd>\n
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Vapor Trails of Structure in Electro-Magnetic Trans-Personal Improv...<\/p><\/div>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n

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To quote Aaron: “The members of this ensemble utilize the electro-magnetic field of their collective mind to attain a unitive transcendent state of sonic consciousness and in turn, create sublime and\/or unusually expanded sonic experiences for their listeners.”<\/p>\n

‘Nuff said\u2026<\/p>\n

(For a more detailed interview with Aaron about this music, please check out Craig Matsumoto’s post: Aaron Bennett\u2019s Electro-Magnetic\u00a0Improv<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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Aaron Bennett in Space<\/p><\/div>\n

Bio note: Saxist\/composer\u00a0Aaron Bennett<\/a> has been bending space in the Bay Area jazz and improvised music communities for more than 15 years. Beyond his studies in composition and performance of western music at California Institute of the Arts, Aaron has also studied and played the music of West Africa, Indonesia, India, and Traditional Japanese\u00a0\u96c5\u697d\u00a0(Gagaku) music. He has performed throughout the United States and abroad including performances with\u00a0Wadada Leo Smith<\/a>,\u00a0Peter Kowald<\/a>,\u00a0John Butcher<\/a>,\u00a0Donald Robinson<\/a>,\u00a0Marco Eneidi<\/a>,\u00a0Gianni Gebbia<\/a>,\u00a0Weasel Walter<\/a>,\u00a0Adam Lane<\/a>,\u00a0Larry Ochs<\/a>,\u00a0Steve Adams<\/a>,\u00a0John Raskin<\/a>,\u00a0Victoria Williams<\/a>,\u00a0Aphrodesia<\/a>,\u00a0Lagos-Roots<\/a>,\u00a0The Rova Saxophone Quartet<\/a>and many others.<\/p>\n

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Aaron Bennett in Time<\/p><\/div>\n

He leads his own groups\u00a0Go-Go-Fightmaster<\/a>,\u00a0Electro-Magnetic Trans-Personal Orchestra<\/a> and performs in the\u00a0Oakland Active Orchestra<\/a> ,\u00a0Lisa Mezzacappa’s Bait & Switch<\/a>,\u00a0Vijay Anderson Quartet<\/a>, and\u00a0Guerilla Hi-Fi<\/a>. Aaron has composed for large ensembles, chamber groups, plays, films, dance performances, wind quintet, saxophone quartets and trios as well as pieces for solo instruments.<\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<\/div>\n

In addition to\u00a0Aaron Bennett<\/em><\/strong><\/a> (sax & compositions), the line-up will also include:<\/p>\n

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Rob Ewing<\/em><\/strong><\/a> \u2013 trombone<\/p>\n

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Rob Ewing<\/p><\/div>\n

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Theo Padouvas (\u0398\u03bf\u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03ae\u03c2 \u03a0\u03b1\u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03b2\u03ac\u03c2)<\/em><\/strong><\/a> – trumpet<\/p>\n

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Theo Padouvas (\u0398\u03bf\u03b4\u03c9\u03c1\u03ae\u03c2 \u03a0\u03b1\u03b4\u03bf\u03c5\u03b2\u03ac\u03c2)<\/p><\/div>\n

Crystal Pascucci<\/em><\/strong><\/a> <\/em>\u2013 cello<\/p>\n

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Crystal Pascucci<\/p><\/div>\n

Jeff Hobbs<\/em><\/strong><\/a> \u2013 violin<\/p>\n

Bob Marsh<\/em><\/strong><\/a> \u2013 accordion (and spiritual guidance counselor)<\/p>\n

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Jeff Hobbs (L) & Bob Marsh (R) performing in OPEYE Orchestra, @ Tuva Space<\/p><\/div>\n

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Lisa Mezzacappa<\/em><\/strong><\/a> \u2013 bass<\/p>\n<\/dl>\n
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Lisa Mezzacappa<\/p><\/div>\n<\/dl>\n

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Joe Lasqo<\/em><\/strong><\/a> – piano & MSP<\/p>\n

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

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The Polychromatic Mika Pontecorvo<\/p><\/div>\n

Our set will be the final set in\u00a0Next Now 8<\/em><\/strong>, part of the ongoing Next Now<\/em><\/strong> series organized by guitarist, flutist, live electronicist, composer, improviser, & process architect,\u00a0Mika Pontecorvo<\/a><\/em><\/strong> (for a few persepctives on Mika, see left).<\/p>\n

Mika’s music specializes in in emergent structures of improvisation based on live interaction between an ensemble of musicians and generative sound architectures and systems he constructs in MAX\/MSP and other hardware\/software elements .<\/p>\n

Playing in set 2, Mika’s band\u00a0Cartoon Justice<\/a><\/em><\/strong> melds free and modal improv with structured song and experimental noise processes. The resulting sound often draws on elements from world musics, jazz, dark psychedelic rock and funk, and European modern \/ post-modern experimental traditions, and is a sound like no other you’ve heard.<\/p>\n

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Cartoon Justice - Mika Pontecorvo: guitar\/flute\/live processing, Kersti Abrams: alto sax\/rhaita (\u063a\u064a\u0637\u0647\u200e)\/flute,, Greg Baker: clarinet\/percussion\/live processing, Aaron Levin: drums\/percussion, Elijah Pontecorvo: electric bass<\/p><\/div>\n

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13 Sep’s personnel will include<\/p>\n

Mika Pontecorvo – guitar\/flutes\/voice\/electronics.<\/p>\n

Mariko Miyakawa\u00a0(\u5bae\u5ddd \u771f\u7406\u5b50)\u00a0– cello\/voice.<\/p>\n

Greg Baker – clarinet\/percussion\/electronics.<\/p>\n

Elijah Pontecorvo – electric bass.<\/p>\n

Stephanie Lak – vocals, electronics.<\/p>\n

Elliot Racine – bass, voice<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Beginning the show will be Brian Pederen’s<\/em><\/strong> ensemble\u00a0Key West<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Key West<\/em><\/strong> is a free form amalgamation of improvisers. They started in 2000 as a sax and drum duo and stochastically expand outwards to four to eight players. They play completely improvised free jazz (with a high component of invented instruments like master woodworker\u00a0Sung Kim<\/em><\/strong>‘s Holy Water Spinkler II<\/em><\/strong>) and will be coming fresh from fantastic shows at the SIMM Series<\/strong> and the Skronkathon<\/em><\/strong>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Key West, 2010 Skronkathon<\/p><\/div>\n

13 Sep’s personnel will include:<\/p>\n

Sung Kim (<\/em><\/strong>\uae40<\/a>\uc22d<\/a>)<\/em><\/strong> –\u00a0several modernist reinvented versions of the Tromba Marina<\/strong><\/a>, and invented instruments the Sympathetic Canon<\/strong>, and the Fawn<\/strong> <\/strong>(+<\/strong>who knows?), instrument inventor\/builder<\/p>\n

Dave Dupuis<\/em><\/strong> – Baritone Koto-gurdy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Note: Brian Pedersen<\/em><\/strong> himself has been called away at the last moment…<\/p>\n

This show will burst with new sounds and animate the intense Meridian<\/em><\/strong> space with unheard-of-ness made audible.<\/p>\n

Come fly with us \u2014 welcome aboard!<\/p>\n

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

After a string of great East Bay shows @ CNMAT and elsewhere, astonishment-starved San Francisco listeners will finally be able to hear Aaron Bennett’s phenomenal ensemble\u00a0Electro-Magnetic Trans-Personal Orchestra on their own ground, \u00a0appearing at: Meridian Gallery (535 Powell St., SF)\u00a0at\u00a08:45pm … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=813"}],"version-history":[{"count":38,"href":"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":821,"href":"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813\/revisions\/821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=813"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=813"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joelasqo.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=813"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}