Awareness Through Movement® Workshop: Improve Your Life Flutist and Authorized Trainee Awareness Through Movement® Teacher Meerenai Shim will lead this 1-2 hour workshop for musicians. Please wear comfortable/loose/flexible clothing and bring an exercise mat. The first hour of the workshop will include an introduction to the Feldenkrais Method® and an Awareness Through Movement® (ATM) lesson. […]
Cornelius Boots' 45th Birthday Bash: Solo Shakuhachi Plus Guests
Heavy Zen Flute & Bamboo Gospel Original compositions and improvisations emerging from a lifetime of woodwinding, and 18 years of studying and creating new repertoire for an ancient instrument of extremely basic design: shakuhachi. Shakuhachi—the root-end bamboo, vertical flute of Zen Buddhism—is like a talisman from feudal Japan, or an early hominid artifact. No mouthpiece, […]
Cornelius Boots' 45th Birthday Bash: Solo Shakuhachi Plus Guests
Heavy Zen Flute & Bamboo Gospel Original compositions and improvisations emerging from a lifetime of woodwinding, and 18 years of studying and creating new repertoire for an ancient instrument of extremely basic design: shakuhachi. Shakuhachi—the root-end bamboo, vertical flute of Zen Buddhism—is like a talisman from feudal Japan, or an early hominid artifact. No mouthpiece, […]
Charles Xavier: XBOOM
“XBOOM” is a new creative music project architected for improvisation, quintessential in both jazz and experimental electronica. The sound cycles can be repetitive or improvised with live looping and digital effects to alter the original compositions by each jazz player, one example of an influence is Brad Mehldau’s electronic album Taming of the Dragon. Each […]
Charles Xavier: XBOOM
“XBOOM” is a new creative music project architected for improvisation, quintessential in both jazz and experimental electronica. The sound cycles can be repetitive or improvised with live looping and digital effects to alter the original compositions by each jazz player, one example of an influence is Brad Mehldau’s electronic album Taming of the Dragon. Each […]
Composer Meetup
Present what you’ve been working on, ask for feedback, hear what others are up to, discuss relevant new music topics, and spend time with colleagues and good company! The composer meetup is open to anyone. We will have three presenters offer their work for discussion from 7 to 9 PM. Space is limited, so please […]
Composer Meetup
Present what you’ve been working on, ask for feedback, hear what others are up to, discuss relevant new music topics, and spend time with colleagues and good company! The composer meetup is open to anyone. We will have three presenters offer their work for discussion from 7 to 9 PM. Space is limited, so please […]
Closing Reception: Johannes Bergmark
Closing Reception: How Do You Invent Something? by Johannes Bergmark Doors and Reception, 6pm Artist Talk and Demonstration, 7pm Artist Statement Meeting Hal Rammel in Chicago in 1987 was the decisive moment for me to open my eyes for experimental musical instrument (EMI) building, through his beautiful and imaginative work, generous friendship and the collaborations […]
Closing Reception: Johannes Bergmark
Closing Reception: How Do You Invent Something? by Johannes Bergmark Doors and Reception, 6pm Artist Talk and Demonstration, 7pm Artist Statement Meeting Hal Rammel in Chicago in 1987 was the decisive moment for me to open my eyes for experimental musical instrument (EMI) building, through his beautiful and imaginative work, generous friendship and the collaborations […]
Apollo Soul & Someday
The music of Apollo Soul blends a variety of styles into a unique, unified aesthetic, drawing from such diverse influences as early fusion, blues, funk, progressive rock, free music and jazz. The band is comprised of a mix of Bay Area and Los Angeles natives, including guitarist Matt Saunders, keyboardist Jack Bastian, bassist Cole Brossus […]