In Arteidolia, a new piece that takes another look at the mature sculptures of Alberto Giacometti.
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looking again at giacometti
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kind words for non-places & fifteen miniatures
My friend Sam Byrd has some kind comments on Non-Places on his blog, World of Abstract Dreams. I’m a regular reader–Sam’s tastes are as eclectic as they are discerning, and his remarks on what he’s listening to and reading are always on point. (Plus, I often plunder his playlists for suggestions on what to listen to myself.) Sam’s own music, often done in collaboration with Rodger Coleman, quite naturally reflects some of that broadmindedness too.
Sam also mentions my Fifteen Miniatures for Prepared Double Bass, a new release of solo prepared double bass performances available on Free Music Archive. About which more later…
improvised music in 1970s new haven
New York, Chicago and St. Louis were major cities for jazz-based improvised music in the late 1960s and 1970s, but New Haven? Yes, for a few years in the 1970s New Haven was home to a thriving music community that included many forward-looking improvisers. In All About Jazz I have a piece on the New Haven scene and the beginnings of BassDrumBone, the trio of Mark Helias, Gerry Hemingway and Ray Anderson.
“new fictional worlds that become real in the hearing”
That evocative description of Non-Places comes from A Closer Listen. Great thanks to them for including us in their Fall Experimental Music Preview.
the beach sloth on non-places
Great thanks to the Beach Sloth for a thoughtful review of Non-places.
cmw players in the dark
Two quasi-impressionist pictures from last night’s Creative Music Workshop improvisation at Rhizome. We played through sunset and into the dark. Top photo: Nik Francis in the foreground. Middle photo: Layne Garrett, foreground; Jim Ryan, background. Bottom photo: Phong Tran, foreground, Layne Garrett, background.
Photos by Phong Tran and Nik Francis.
heightened senses
An excerpt from Lunge, my collaboration with Ken Moore, serves as the soundtrack for this fine video from Canvas + Huck. The featured artist is object-maker Anousha Payne.
