Tonight I’ll be joining Will Robin’s graduate seminar on minimalism for a performance of Terry Riley’s classic composition In C, on the occasion of its 60th anniversary. Bud Wilson and Patrick Bain will open with an arrangement of Steve Reich’s 1967 work Piano Phase arranged for two vibraphones. If you’re in the area, come on … More in c tonight at rhizome dc
New in Arteidolia, a review essay on Julien Gracq’s Abounding Freedom, a collection of prose poems translated into English.
Happy to announce that Colla Parte has just released an album recorded at our recent appearance at Rhizome DC. It’s our first official release since 2018’s Sound Is Invisible Color. Cover painting by D’Metrius Rice.
In the current number of After the Art, an essay on a 1946 still life by Giorgio Morandi.
New in Perfect Sound Forever, a piece on French improvisational collectives of the late 1960s-1970s. They made some great music, now unfortunately largely overlooked. This article is part 1 of a series. Subsequent parts will look at individual groups.
The March 18 episode of Beyond Encounters, which features a previously unreleased piano and double bass duet with Chris Lynn, is now archived.
Today’s Beyond Encounters show, hosted by Chris Lynn on Camp Radio, will include an unreleased track featuring Chris’s piano and my double bass. https://listen.camp/Beyond Encounters #7; 3/18/24. Time: 12pm EST 18h00CET
Many thanks to NY Lifer Bob Jacobson for posting his video of Gary and my set from Wednesday evening. Photo of my preparations by Gary Rouzer.
Thanks to premiere taper Pierre Toureille, Wednesday night’s performance was captured in a high-quality recording. It’s now up on Bandcamp for free download. Photograph by Pierre Toureille.
Thanks to everyone who came out to see Gary and me at Rhizome last night. It was a stimulating evening of acoustic and electric sounds.
daniel barbiero 