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zorn-list Digest          Tuesday, 15 October 1996      Volume 02 : Number 018

In this issue:

    Re: Laswell Stuff
    Re: Laswell Stuff
    word on Bar Kochba
    Re: word on Bar Kochba
    Re: word on Bar Kochba
    Lori Carson
    Re: Lori Carson
    [none]
    Man Ray
    Duck Baker
    Duck Baker Plays Herbie Nichols (was: Re: )
    Duck Baker Plays Herbie Nichols
    Boston ICA shows-Masada,Threadgill,Excelsior,Alva Rodgers,
    Boston ICA shows-Masada,Threadgill,Excelsior,Alva Rodgers,
    Frith: "Graphic Scores"
    [none]
    Frith
    Latest releases with John Zorn and Eugene Chadbourne
    Re: Latest releases with John Zorn and Eugene Chadbourne
    Re: joey baron
    Boston ICA shows confirmed: Masada,Excelsior,Treadgill,Alva Rodgers,Hwang,
    He who asked
    Zorn/ND split flexi!?!?
    Re: Mars
    Re: Marc Cunningham/Mars
    well..
    Re: well..
    Re: well..
    [none]
    Masada US Tour
    EAR/rational music #?
    [none]
    [none]
    [none]

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From: [e-mail] (Sean Terwilliger )
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 13:34:55 -0700
Subject: Re: Laswell Stuff

You wrote:

> A new label, Ion, is
>starting to put out some stuff, with its first release being
>_Tetragrammaton_, which has two incredible tracks combining jungle and
trip
>hop beats with horn work from Bayard Lancaster and Graham Haynes.


Yeah, I've got that. Is it (Ion) going to have any national
distribution? I had to get mine through DMG.

- -Sean

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From: Jeff Spirer <[e-mail]>
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 14:29:25 -0700
Subject: Re: Laswell Stuff

At 01:34 PM 10/10/96 -0700, Sean Terwilliger wrote:
>You wrote:
>
>> A new label, Ion, is
>>starting to put out some stuff, with its first release being
>>_Tetragrammaton_, which has two incredible tracks combining jungle and
>trip
>>hop beats with horn work from Bayard Lancaster and Graham Haynes.
>
>
>Yeah, I've got that. Is it (Ion) going to have any national
>distribution? I had to get mine through DMG.

I believe a deal was signed this week with one of the indie distributors
(NOT Caroline).

Jeff Spirer
http://www.hyperreal.com/axiom/
Axiom Records/Material Communications


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From: [e-mail] (Mark Perlson)
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 17:38:35 -0500
Subject: word on Bar Kochba

The word on the double Masada CD:

One song on the second CD will be changed.  It is the same song (so the
artwork will be the same) although there will be a different version of it
or something.

Do I hear collectors item?


^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
Mark Perlson
Knitting Factory Works - Label Manager
74 Leonard St  NYC 10013
ph 212-219-3006  fax [phone]

www.knittingfactory.com



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From: "Yeah-shure, Nah...er...ve'-so'n" <[e-mail]>
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 19:42:39 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: word on Bar Kochba

> The word on the double Masada CD:
>
> One song on the second CD will be changed.  It is the same song (so the
> artwork will be the same) although there will be a different version of it
> or something.

Which song?  Is it the same instrumentation?  Isn't this getting,
perchance, a tad picky for a CD which has already been released?  Maybe
not...

>
> Do I hear collectors item?

Ack.

- -jascha


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From: Stickman <[e-mail]>
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 23:30:54 -0700
Subject: Re: word on Bar Kochba

> > The word on the double Masada CD:
> >
> > One song on the second CD will be changed.  It is the same song (so the
> > artwork will be the same) although there will be a different version of it
> > or something.
>
> Which song?  Is it the same instrumentation?  Isn't this getting,
> perchance, a tad picky for a CD which has already been released?  Maybe
> not...
>
> >
> > Do I hear collectors item?
>

I hope not. The last thing i want to do is start sending in  CD wrappers
again in hopes of recieving a "rare" Zorn CD (Like the allusive Masada 4
that I have in maximum security facility).

This isn't just some scam to get us all to buy the same CD again, is it?
hmmmmm.............

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From: Stickman <[e-mail]>
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 23:39:21 -0700
Subject: Lori Carson

Jeff, is lori carson on the new Golden Palaminos CD? And can you tell me
what solo stuff she has out, what do you think of it, or what CD's have
her on it that are worth getting?
                                    Thanks.....

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From: Jeff Spirer <[e-mail]>
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 21:08:46 -0700
Subject: Re: Lori Carson

At 11:39 PM 10/10/96 -0700, Stickman wrote:
>Jeff, is lori carson on the new Golden Palaminos CD? And can you tell me
>what solo stuff she has out, what do you think of it, or what CD's have
>her on it that are worth getting?

Nicole Blackman is the vocalist on the new Golden Palominos CD.  She did one
solo CD with Anton producing, about a year ago.  It is very quiet and almost
folky.  She did one a few years before that, but I haven't heard it and I
haven't found anyone that liked it.

Jeff Spirer
http://www.hyperreal.com/axiom/
Axiom Records/Material Communications


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From: [e-mail] (Holtby)
Date: Thu, 10 Oct 1996 22:48:36 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [none]

        Anyone know anything about an Avant CD (40) by Duck baker entitled
"Plays Herbie Nichols"?  Anyone have a song list, musicians list or
recommendation for this one?  Is Duck Baker a legitimate improviser and does
he do justice to Herbie's music?  So many questions, so little time.

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From: "Alan M Gordon (MSc/NC)" <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 12:46:55 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Man Ray

I was surprised to see everyone discuss Naked City cover art without
mentioning the brlliant ManRay (on the "Radio" album).  Photographs
of perfect form and beauty.

Again this is old photography.  Zorn certainly knows the photogrsphy
world well.  And i would say that knowing a little about the art work
involved definitely helps when thinking about the music.

Alan

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From: [e-mail] (Herb Levy)
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 06:20:59 -0700
Subject: Duck Baker

>        Anyone know anything about an Avant CD (40) by Duck baker entitled
>"Plays Herbie Nichols"?  Anyone have a song list, musicians list or
>recommendation for this one?  Is Duck Baker a legitimate improviser and does
>he do justice to Herbie's music?  So many questions, so little time.

Haven't seen the disc yet, but Baker's a great player who's done a lot of
traditional, early jazz stuff as well as being on one of the first of
Chadbourne's Parachute records.

When I first saw this disc listed, I thought Baker's combination of trad &
free playing would be a good one for a Nichols tribute, since Nichols did a
lot of New orleans style playing himself.


Herb Levy
[e-mail]



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From: Steve Smith <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 10:44:46 -0700
Subject: Duck Baker Plays Herbie Nichols (was: Re: )

Holtby wrote:
>
>         Anyone know anything about an Avant CD (40) by Duck baker entitled
> "Plays Herbie Nichols"?  Anyone have a song list, musicians list or
> recommendation for this one?  Is Duck Baker a legitimate improviser and does
> he do justice to Herbie's music?  So many questions, so little time.

The full title is "Spinning Song - Duck Baker Plays the Music of
Herbie Nichols."  It's a solo guitar record and it's wonderful.

Here are the tracks:
1. The Third World    4:03
2. The Happenings    4:34
3. Lady Sings the Blues    5:16
4. Nick at T's        4:46
5. House Party Starting    5:22
6. 2300 Skidoo        4:01
7. Portrait of Ucha    4:06
8. 134th St.         3:46
9. Spinning Song    4:47

It's a solo guitar record.  Duck uses a selection of different
guitars to suit the character of the individual pieces.  He is
a pretty stellar improviser of the John Fahey/Leo Kottke variety
(as opposed to the Derek Bailey variety!).  But Henry Kaiser
and Jim O'Rourke say wonderful things about him, and evidently
the idea of doing a solo Nichols album was Zorn's.

The disc may seem terribly conservative to those who prefer the
extreme, but it's lovely and well-recorded, and really reveals
the architecture of these little bop gems.  I especially like
the woozy blues sliding around in "Lady Sings the Blues."

Baker's notes are intelligent and informative, and reveal that
he spent time with the great trombonist and Nichols champion
Roswell Rudd, who told Baker a great deal about Nichols's life
and circumstances, affecting the way Baker interpreted the
tunes.  "Knowning that Ucha was 'a really crazy lady' in
Nichols' life that Herbie 'maybe never really got over' made
a huge difference when approaching [Portrait of Ucha].  Even the
instrument used - a miniature Mexican guitar with built-in acoustic
distortion - was determined by having that information," Baker
writes in his notes.  He also acknowledges Bruce Ackley, Ben
Goldberg and John Schott as having provided "charts and pointers."

A truly refreshing alternative.  If it's not in stores near you
now, it should be very very soon.

Steve Smith
[e-mail]

------------------------------

From: Steve Smith <[e-mail]>
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 12:33:42 -0700
Subject: Duck Baker Plays Herbie Nichols

Holtby wrote:
>
>         Anyone know anything about an Avant CD (40) by Duck baker entitled
> "Plays Herbie Nichols"?  Anyone have a song list, musicians list or
> recommendation for this one?  Is Duck Baker a legitimate improviser and does
> he do justice to Herbie's music?  So many questions, so little time.

The full title is "Spinning Song - Duck Baker Plays the Music of
Herbie Nichols."  It's a solo guitar record and it's wonderful.

Here are the tracks:
1. The Third World      4:03
2. The Happenings       4:34
3. Lady Sings the Blues 5:16
4. Nick at T's          4:46
5. House Party Starting 5:22
6. 2300 Skidoo          4:01
7. Portrait of Ucha     4:06
8. 134th St.            3:46
9. Spinning Song        4:47

It's a solo guitar record.  Duck uses a selection of different
guitars to suit the character of the individual pieces.  He is
a pretty stellar improviser of the John Fahey/Leo Kottke variety
(as opposed to the Derek Bailey variety!).  But Henry Kaiser
and Jim O'Rourke say wonderful things about him, and evidently
the idea of doing a solo Nichols album was Zorn's.

The disc may seem terribly conservative to those who prefer the
extreme, but it's lovely and well-recorded, and really reveals
the architecture of these little bop gems.  I especially like
the woozy blues sliding in "Lady Sings the Blues."

Baker's notes are intelligent and informative, and reveal that
he spent time with the great trombonist and Nichols champion
Roswell Rudd, who told Baker a great deal about Nichols's life
and circumstances, affecting the way Baker interpreted the
tunes.  "Knowning that Ucha was 'a really crazy lady' in
Nichols' life that Herbie 'maybe never really got over' made
a huge difference when approaching [Portrait of Ucha].  Even the
instrument used - a miniature Mexican guitar with built-in acoustic
distortion - was determined by having that information," Baker
writes in his notes.  He also acknowledges Bruce Ackley, Ben
Goldberg and John Schott as having provided "charts and pointers."

A truly refreshing alternative.  If it's not in stores near you
now, it should be very very soon.

Steve Smith
[e-mail]

------------------------------

From: [e-mail]
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 16:12:30 -0400
Subject: Boston ICA shows-Masada,Threadgill,Excelsior,Alva Rodgers,

Please see attached file for info on upcoming shows at the Boston Institute
for Contemporary Art featuring Zorn's Masada, Henry Threadgill's Make a Move
, Excelsior,

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From: [e-mail]
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 16:20:08 -0400
Subject: Boston ICA shows-Masada,Threadgill,Excelsior,Alva Rodgers,

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Please see attached file for info on upcoming shows at the Boston Institute
for Contemporary Art featuring Zorn's Masada, Henry Threadgill's Make a Move
Quintet, Excelsior, Alva Rodgers, and The Far East Side Band.  Hope you can
join us!

Jonathan

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<HTML><PRE>Dear Friends and Fellow Improv Fiends,
=0D
I am writing to inform you about an upcoming series of shows at the Insti=
tute of Contemporary Art at 955 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachussetts, =
involving a collaboration between some exceptional musicians and visual a=
rtists  =

=0D
The music performances have been curated by Boston based independent cura=
tor Gillian Levine and the Boston Creative Music Alliance, a non-profit o=
rganization for the presentation for new music. The musicians featured in=
 this series seek to create new formal contexts for improvisations that s=
ubvert traditional ethnic, racial, or cultural boundaries. Through their =
choice of material, they create framework that explore and define new rel=
ationships between composer and performer and personal and cultural ident=
ity. The use of improvisation as a performance practise insures that the =
performers are an integral part of an ongoing dialogue that refines and r=
edefines these relationships each time a piece is played.
=0D
Wednesday November 13, 1996, at 8 pm
<B><I>Masada. </B></I>New York City  composer and performer John Zorn has=
 been described as "A one man musical revolution...all over the stylistic=
 map". Masada, a quartet featuring Zorn on alto sax, Dave Douglas on trum=
pet, basist Greg Cohen, and long time collaborator Joey Barron on drums. =
Often moving in a minor-key world of lament and augmented with the intens=
ity of Zorn's vision, Masada establishes a common ground between Hebraic =
music and African American jazz. =

=0D
Friday November 15, 1996, at 9:30 pm
<B><I>Excelsior </B></I>is a Boston based  quartet which includes accordi=
onist Evan Harlan, violinist Mimi Rabson, electric guitarist Claudio Raga=
zzi, and drummer Grant Smith. Drawing fromt their collective experiences =
and classical avant-garde, Irish, Klezmer, Latin, rock, and jazz, the gro=
up explores the music of European classical traditions from many differen=
t angles. Their first CD <I>Declassified</I> (Mark Set Go) features their=
 radical re-imagings of selections from <I>24 Preludes and Fugues for Pia=
no , Op.87 </I>by Shostakovich, as well as works by Barber, Stravinsky an=
d Poulenc.  Described as "King Crimson meets Astor Piazolla," their music=
 complex-and witty-and unafraid of taking chances , yet respectful of its=
 source material.  Founder Evan Harlan has recorded and performed with th=
e<I> Klezmer Conservatory Band</I>, and <I>Orange Then Blue</I>.  Mimi Ra=
bson, a founding member of the <I>Klezmer Conservatory Band</I>, also lea=
ds the <I>Really Eclectic String Quartet</I> (RESQ). Claudio Ragazzi led =
the award winning Latin jazz quintet <I>Ananda</I> and has recorded and p=
erformed with Danilo Perez, Ralph Towner and others.  Grant Smith, also a=
<I> Klezmer Conservatory Band</I> member, has toured with the alternative=
 rock bands the <I>Violent Femmes</I> and<I> Hypnotic Clambake</I>.
=0D
Sunday, November 16, 1996, at 9:30 pm
<B><I>Make a Move Quintet. </B></I>Henry Threadgill refuses to call his w=
ork jazz. "Jazz is part of my vocabulary...(but) I consider myself an int=
ernational musician." Coming out of the Chicago Association for the Advan=
cement of Creative Musicians (AACM) of the '60s, he made waves with his f=
irst avant jazz trio <I>Air</I>, an interactive group that recorded twelv=
e albums, toured internationally, and remained together until the mid-80s=
=2E Switching to a larger unit, the<I> Henry Threadgill Sextett</I>, allo=
wed the composer to widen his exploration of instrumental roles and range=
s while blending a variety of musical styels into his repertoire. Since 1=
989 Threadgill's main vehicle has been <I>Very Very Circus</I>, a septet =
he named for its likeness to a multi-ringed circus with "so many things g=
oing on at once". The latest ensemble with Brandon Ross (guitar), Tony Ce=
dras (accordion and harmonium), Stomi Takeishi (bass), J.T. Lewis (drums)=
 and the leader (saxophone and flute) again brings unique instrumental so=
norities and a variety of cultural allusions into a jazz and blues based =
music for improvisers. Threadgill has participated in numerous projects w=
ith artisits in other media. He currently resides in Goa, India.
=0D
Friday, November 22, 1996, at 9:30 pm
<B>Alva Rogers. </B>In an evening of songs accompanied by guitarist Marvi=
 Sewell, new York's "<I>Down Diva</I>"  addresses the issues of race and =
gender and cultural stereotypes with uncanny wit and directness while dra=
wing upon musical styles ranging from jazz to gospel, blues to funk. An a=
ccomplished actress, she has three films to her credit: Spike Lees' <I>Sc=
hool Daze</I>; a leading role in Julie Dash's <I>Daughters of the Dust</I=
>, and most recently in Shu Lea Cheang's <I>Fresh Kill</I>, an Eco-Cybern=
oia film. Alva Rogers has also written for and performed in a great varie=
ty of musical projects and for theater, TV, and radio. Her most recent co=
llaboration with writer/director Lisa Jones resulted in the creation of t=
wo plays produced for National Public Radio: <I>Aunt Aida's Hand</I> (199=
0) and <I>Stained</I> (1991). She recently presented <I>Kissing and Telli=
ng - songs about life and the pursuit of love </I>at the New York's Publi=
c Theater as part of George C Wolfe's Festival of New Voices. A native of=
 Chicago, Marvin Sewell was working with many of the local jazz and blues=
 musicians at an early age. He was a member of <I>Jack DeJohnettte's Spec=
ial Edition</I>, the <I>Jorge Sylvester Quintet</I> and <I>PBR Streetgang=
</I> among others. Currently he tours with Cassandra Wilson and often pla=
ys with poet Tracy Morris.
=0D
Saturday, November 23, 1996, at 9:30 pm
<B>The Far East Side Band</B>. Poet, filmmaker, and electric violinist Ja=
son K. Hwang, a second generation Asian American, bings together musician=
s from Japan, Korea, and the United States in a group that establishe a u=
nique pan-Asian identity. Featured musicians include vocalist Sang Wong P=
ark, a native of Korea, on ajang and kayagum; Yukio Tsuji from Japan, on =
shakuhachi, percussion and zither and, most recently, African American Jo=
e Daly on tuba and electronics. Redefining their notions of jazz and Asia=
n musical traditions, this collective evokes an intimately spacious tonal=
 and textural landscape. Atmospheric and texturally rich, each instrument=
 is given time to explore its own particular sound, and they combine to m=
ake a music like nothing you have ever heard. The Far East Side Band are =
much in demand at venues and festivals of new music.
=0D
Tickets:  <B>To Be Announced
</B>Information:<B> [phone]
=0D
</B>Hope to see you all there!<B>
=0D
</B>Jonathan =

=0D

</P><P ALIGN=3DCENTER><FONT  COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D4>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~=
~~~~~~
Jonathan LaMaster                Unsound Productions
<FONT  COLOR=3D"#000000" SIZE=3D3>Multi-instrumentalist, composer, poet a=
nd promoter
[e-mail]
=0D
~~~~~~~~
=0D


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From: Torsten Nielsen <[e-mail]>
Date: Sun, 13 Oct 1996 17:40:07 +0200 (METDST)
Subject: Frith: "Graphic Scores"

What is Fred Frith's "Graphic Scores" project?

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From: [e-mail] (Holtby)
Date: Sun, 13 Oct 1996 19:09:31 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: [none]

        Anyone know a reliable source which stocks the Avant Catalog and
sends out mail order?  I've tried Cadence, but they don't have what I'm
looking for. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

                        Doug Holtby
                        [e-mail]


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From: Torsten Nielsen <[e-mail]>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 13:05:57 +0200 (METDST)
Subject: Frith

Is there any difference between the East Side Digital and the RecRec
versions of the Fred Frith cds?
I have seen copies of "Guitar Solos" from both E.S.D and RecRec, and the
cover "colors" were different. The cover from E.S.D were *much* darker
than the RecRec and you couldn't really see his face... Is there any
difference in the music?
What about the other cds?

Jonas

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From: Jan-Wen Lu <[e-mail]>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 21:28:45 +0800
Subject: Latest releases with John Zorn and Eugene Chadbourne

I just found 3 new CDs with John Zorn and Eugene Chadbourne:
1.Eugene Chadbourne/Boobie With The Hook (Leo Records/UK)
  --Duos with Derek Bailey, Han Bennink, Charles Tyler, Volcmar Verkerk, and
    John Zorn.
2.Eugene Chadbourne & John Zorn/In Memory Of Nikki Arane (Incus Records/UK)
3.Environment For Sextet/S.T. (New Tone/Italy)
- --Re-issue of the project with Polly Bradfield, Andrea Centazzo, Eugene
  Chadbourne, Tom Cora, Toshinori Kondo, and John Zorn.

Does anyone know more details about these items? Please kindly inform me.
Thanks!

Jan-Wen Lu, Taipei, TAIWAN
Jan-Wen Lu  E-Mail address: [e-mail]

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From: Steve Smith <[e-mail]>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 10:49:15 -0700
Subject: Re: Latest releases with John Zorn and Eugene Chadbourne

Jan-Wen Lu wrote:
>
> I just found 3 new CDs with John Zorn and Eugene Chadbourne:
> 1.Eugene Chadbourne/Boobie With The Hook (Leo Records/UK)
>   --Duos with Derek Bailey, Han Bennink, Charles Tyler, Volcmar Verkerk, and
>     John Zorn.

Haven't seen this, but with that lineup it looks like a must.  (Though
I confess I don't know who Verkerk is...)

> 2.Eugene Chadbourne & John Zorn/In Memory Of Nikki Arane (Incus Records/UK)

Totally shocked to find this one in Other Music in NYC last Saturday
(shameless plug for a fab store).  I'm only about halfway through but
it's quite the informative bit of history for those of us who weren't
there for the germinative years of Zorn.  Primitive recording quality
(but quite listenable), strikes me a bit like "Classic Guide to
Strategy" splattering into "Book of Heads" in a dark room.  Four
tracks, ranging from 10 minutes to 20.  Nice brief note from Eugene
reveals that he and Zorn split $30 for one of these gigs.  Recorded
in 1980.  If you don't find Incus in stores near you write to
14 Downs Road, London E5 8DS England.  (Also just out is "S&M,"
a duo disc by highly regarded free guitarist Roger Smith and
flutist Neil Metcalfe (haven't listened to this yet).

> 3.Environment For Sextet/S.T. (New Tone/Italy)
> --Re-issue of the project with Polly Bradfield, Andrea Centazzo, Eugene
>   Chadbourne, Tom Cora, Toshinori Kondo, and John Zorn.

Another ur-text of the fledgling Downtown scene.  Better sound than
the above thanks to WKCR-FM.  It's fascinating but I can't say I
go back to it frequently.  Still, glad it's available.

I just want to mention in passing that Other Music (where I found
both of the above-described discs) will have a website and worldwide
mailorder service running by December, at least that's the current
plan.  Once I hear more I'll post...

Steve
[e-mail]

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From: scott mclemore <[e-mail]>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 16:49:31 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: joey baron

I'd say that Raised Pleasure Snot is probably the weakest of the three.  I
recently aquired Crackshot and am currently a small pile of ash because of
it.

___________________Scott McLemore_________________________________________


------------------------------

From: [e-mail]
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 17:42:44 -0400
Subject: Boston ICA shows confirmed: Masada,Excelsior,Treadgill,Alva Rodgers,Hwang,

Dear Friends and Fellow Improv Fiends,

I am writing to inform you about an upcoming series of shows at the Institute
of Contemporary Art at 955 Boylston Street, Boston, Massachussetts, involving
a collaboration between some exceptional musicians and visual artists.

The music performances have been curated by Boston based independent curator
Gillian Levine and the Boston Creative Music Alliance, a non-profit
organization for the presentation for new music. The musicians featured in
this series seek to create new formal contexts for improvisations that
subvert traditional ethnic, racial, or cultural boundaries. Through their
choice of material, they create framework that explore and define new
relationships between composer and performer and personal and cultural
identity. The use of improvisation as a performance practise insures that the
performers are an integral part of an ongoing dialogue that refines and
redefines these relationships each time a piece is played.


Wednesday November 13, 1996, at 8 pm
Masada. New York City  composer and performer John Zorn has been described as
"A one man musical revolution...all over the stylistic map". Masada, a
quartet featuring Zorn on alto sax, Dave Douglas on trumpet, basist Greg
Cohen, and long time collaborator Joey Barron on drums. Often moving in a
minor-key world of lament and augmented with the intensity of Zorn's vision,
Masada establishes a common ground between Hebraic music and African American
jazz.

Friday November 15, 1996, at 9:30 pm
Excelsior is a Boston based  quartet which includes accordionist Evan Harlan,
violinist Mimi Rabson, electric guitarist Claudio Ragazzi, and drummer Grant
Smith. Drawing fromt their collective experiences and classical avant-garde,
Irish, Klezmer, Latin, rock, and jazz, the group explores the music of
European classical traditions from many different angles. Their first CD Decla
ssified (Mark Set Go) features their radical re-imagings of selections from 24
 Preludes and Fugues for Piano , Op.87 by Shostakovich, as well as works by
Barber, Stravinsky and Poulenc.  Described as "King Crimson meets Astor
Piazolla," their music complex-and witty-and unafraid of taking chances , yet
respectful of its source material.  Founder Evan Harlan has recorded and
performed with the Klezmer Conservatory Band, and Orange Then Blue.  Mimi
Rabson, a founding member of the Klezmer Conservatory Band, also leads the Rea
lly Eclectic String Quartet (RESQ). Claudio Ragazzi led the award winning
Latin jazz quintet Ananda and has recorded and performed with Danilo Perez,
Ralph Towner and others.  Grant Smith, also a Klezmer Conservatory Band
member, has toured with the alternative rock bands the Violent Femmes and
Hypnotic Clambake.

Sunday, November 16, 1996, at 9:30 pm
Make a Move Quintet. Henry Threadgill refuses to call his work jazz. "Jazz is
part of my vocabulary...(but) I consider myself an international musician."
Coming out of the Chicago Association for the Advancement of Creative
Musicians (AACM) of the '60s, he made waves with his first avant jazz trio Air
, an interactive group that recorded twelve albums, toured internationally,
and remained together until the mid-80s. Switching to a larger unit, the
Henry Threadgill Sextett, allowed the composer to widen his exploration of
instrumental roles and ranges while blending a variety of musical styels into
his repertoire. Since 1989 Threadgill's main vehicle has been Very Very
Circus, a septet he named for its likeness to a multi-ringed circus with "so
many things going on at once". The latest ensemble with Brandon Ross
(guitar), Tony Cedras (accordion and harmonium), Stomi Takeishi (bass), J.T.
Lewis (drums) and the leader (saxophone and flute) again brings unique
instrumental sonorities and a variety of cultural allusions into a jazz and
blues based music for improvisers. Threadgill has participated in numerous
projects with artisits in other media. He currently resides in Goa, India.

Friday, November 22, 1996, at 9:30 pm
Alva Rogers. In an evening of songs accompanied by guitarist Marvi Sewell,
new York's "Down Diva"  addresses the issues of race and gender and cultural
stereotypes with uncanny wit and directness while drawing upon musical styles
ranging from jazz to gospel, blues to funk. An accomplished actress, she has
three films to her credit: Spike Lees' School Daze; a leading role in Julie
Dash's Daughters of the Dust, and most recently in Shu Lea Cheang's Fresh
Kill, an Eco-Cybernoia film. Alva Rogers has also written for and performed
in a great variety of musical projects and for theater, TV, and radio. Her
most recent collaboration with writer/director Lisa Jones resulted in the
creation of two plays produced for National Public Radio: Aunt Aida's Hand
(1990) and Stained (1991). She recently presented Kissing and Telling - songs
about life and the pursuit of love at the New York's Public Theater as part
of George C Wolfe's Festival of New Voices. A native of Chicago, Marvin
Sewell was working with many of the local jazz and blues musicians at an
early age. He was a member of Jack DeJohnettte's Special Edition, the Jorge
Sylvester Quintet and PBR Streetgang among others. Currently he tours with
Cassandra Wilson and often plays with poet Tracy Morris.

Saturday, November 23, 1996, at 9:30 pm
The Far East Side Band. Poet, filmmaker, and electric violinist Jason K.
Hwang, a second generation Asian American, bings together musicians from
Japan, Korea, and the United States in a group that establishe a unique
pan-Asian identity. Featured musicians include vocalist Sang Wong Park, a
native of Korea, on ajang and kayagum; Yukio Tsuji from Japan, on shakuhachi,
percussion and zither and, most recently, African American Joe Daly on tuba
and electronics. Redefining their notions of jazz and Asian musical
traditions, this collective evokes an intimately spacious tonal and textural
landscape. Atmospheric and texturally rich, each instrument is given time to
explore its own particular sound, and they combine to make a music like
nothing you have ever heard. The Far East Side Band are much in demand at
venues and festivals of new music.

Tickets:  To Be Announced
Information: [phone]

Hope to see you all there!

Jonathan


~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jonathan LaMaster                Unsound Productions
Multi-instrumentalist, composer, poet and promoter
[e-mail]

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From: scott mclemore <[e-mail]>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 17:47:04 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: He who asked

I think Raised Pleasure Snot is the weakest of the three.  I recently
aquired Crackshot and am currently a small pile of ash because of it.

Scott


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From: Howie Voigt <[e-mail]>
Date: Mon, 14 Oct 1996 17:45:56 -0500 (CDT)
Subject: Zorn/ND split flexi!?!?

Hey!

I just got word from my friend that he is getting a Zorn/ND split
flexi disc that was supposedly given away in some 'zine!!

Can anyone post _any_ info on this?
I'm too excited to wait for my friend to get his end of the
trade! (^_^)

Thanks!
Howie


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From: David Newgarden <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 02:28:03 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Re: Mars

>
> (Burg is clearly a woman and no doubt the China Burg who
> plays guitar and vocal for Mars. Crane was Mars's other
> guitarist/vocalist; Cunningham, who produced John Gavanti,
> the bassist. Any info about the future fate of these
> geniuses whose commercial appeal was sabotaged by inaccurate
> press would also be welcome.)

 Burg  metamorphoses from time to time under various names, so it's
difficult to know what we've missed... As 'Lucy Hamilton', she's recorded
two exceptional improvisational albums that stand far apart from most of
her former downtown co-horts --
The Drowning of Lucy Hamilton (early 80's) - instrumental duet with Lydia
Lunch (piano) (mid 80's) - reissued on Atavistic
Gerry Miles - with Haino Keiji (vocals, percussion) MLW (piano), Alan
Licht (church pipe organ) (1996) - released on Atavistic

Mark Cunningham - I believe he's teaching in Barcelona and has released an
album or two which I haven't heard. I recollect that he (or was it Crane?)
was involved with the early 80s group Don King...(Patrice?)...who had a
very nice EP of horns & drums (who did I lend this to?)

dn


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From: Stephane Vuilleumier <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 09:21:50 +0200
Subject: Re: Marc Cunningham/Mars

At 02,28 15.10.96 -0400, David Newgarden <[e-mail]> wrote:

>
>Mark Cunningham - I believe he's teaching in Barcelona and has released an
>album or two which I haven't heard. I recollect that he (or was it Crane?)
>was involved with the early 80s group Don King...(Patrice?)...who had a
>very nice EP of horns & drums (who did I lend this to?)
>
Barcelona is correct (another sensible american expat?)
The french magazine Revue & Corrigee put out a *very informative*
discography and interview of Marc Cunningham in one of its last
issues...
*lots* of stuff I had never heard of (they did the same trick with Ikue Mori
last year, and Patrice (this very unsensible european expat) took it all up
in his discography).
I could post a summary if anybody's interested.

Stephane


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From: SUGAR in their vitamins? <[e-mail]>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 00:21:46 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: well..

is the Derek Bailey/Zorn/William Parker
CD on Avant out of print? i put off
buying it and now can't find it anywhere.
wup!

hasta.

Yes.  Beautiful, wonderful nature.  Hear it sing to us: *snap*  Yes.  natURE.


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From: [e-mail] (Sean Terwilliger )
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 06:40:44 -0700
Subject: Re: well..

You wrote:
>
>
>is the Derek Bailey/Zorn/William Parker
>CD on Avant out of print? i put off
>buying it and now can't find it anywhere.
>wup!
>
>hasta.
>
>Yes.  Beautiful, wonderful nature.  Hear it sing to us: *snap*  Yes.
natURE.
>
>

It's still at a shop here in Northampton, Mass.

- -Sean

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From: [e-mail]
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 11:27:48 -0400
Subject: Re: well..

<<is the Derek Bailey/Zorn/William Parker
CD on Avant out of print? i put off
buying it and now can't find it anywhere>>

My somewhat informed guess on this is that the Avant catalog is currently in
a type of limbo. Rumor has it they're in negotiations with Koch for
distribution, which won't affect prices but may help with availability. Until
this is resolved, I don't think Avant discs are being distributed. This is
why it's impossible to find the Derek Bailey jungle record, at least here in
NYC. I'm sure Steve Smith can shed more light on this topic.

Jon

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From: [e-mail] (Mark Perlson)
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 12:13:46 -0500
Subject: Masada US Tour

I don't know if the Masada US tour dates have been posted here yet, but
here they are as of today:

John Zorn's Masada:

Zorn, Douglas, Cohen, Baron

Nov 9  Barrister's - Memphis, TN
Nov 10 Univ. of Florida - Gainesville, FL
Nov.11 Variety Playhouse - Atlanta, GA
Nov 12 Bijou Theatre - Knoxville, TN
Nov 13 Institute of Contemporary Art - Boston, MA
Nov 14 Wexner Center - Colombus, OH
Nov 15 Maritime Hall - San Francisco, CA
Nov 16 Showbox - Seattle, WA
Nov 17 Boulder Theatre - Boulder, CO
Nov 18 Flynn Theatre - Burlington, VT

Please contact the venues if you have any questions about show times and prices.

Enjoy!

Mark

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
Mark Perlson
Knitting Factory Works - Label Manager
74 Leonard St  NYC 10013
ph 212-219-3006  fax [phone]

www.knittingfactory.com



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From: [e-mail] (Ryan Kael Coffey)
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 1996 10:14:31 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: EAR/rational music #?

IF anyone could forward me the number or e-mail of EAR/rational,
I woiuld be most appreciative.
Thanks
Ryan Coffey
[e-mail]

- --
"I'm so bad I kick my own ass twice a day, so you ain't sayin'
nothin'" - The Hamburger Pimp
        Ryan Coffey
        [e-mail]

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