In Arteidolia, some reflections on Giorgio de Chirico’s painting The Enigma of the Hour. It’s fascinated me for years; in the essay I try to understand what it is about it that feels so compelling.
the enigma of the hour
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upcoming release preview track
Microeconomics is a set of music clarinetist Ben Redwine pianist Jon Matis and I recorded live in the studio in February 2015. It officially drops on June 30, but you can download a free track from All About Jazz. The track, Microeconomics Part 3a Graphics 5, is a section of our realization of a graphic score I brought with me to the session.
speaking of silence (again)
Part Two of my two-part conversation on the philosophy of silence with composer and improviser Mirio Cosottini has just appeared in Perfect Sound Forever. Part One can be found here.
x & y (but not z) for streaming & download
On Wednesday night I had the pleasure of playing an improvised set with violinist James Wolf at Rhizome DC. You can now stream and download it courtesy of Rhizome’s wonderfully comprehensive archive.org site.
Photo by Chris Videll
the principle of paradox
Last year, the Greek new music/improvisation ensemble 6daEXIt solicited compositions from a number of composers. I was fortunate enough to have been one of them. They’ve just uploaded their realization of The Principle of Paradox, a combination verbal/graphic score that I wrote for them. It’s a gratifying interpretation that embodies the score’s concern with timbre and space, and I thank them for bringing the piece to life in such a dynamic way.
tomorrow night at rhizome: X & Y (but not Z)
Courtesy of Sonic Circuits DC, tomorrow night is the debut performance of X & Y (but not Z), a duo of James Wolf on violin and myself on double bass. Also featured is Valerie Kuehne and the Wasps Nests–I wouldn’t venture to guess what they might do other than to say that if there’s still cabaret in the 25th century, it probably will be something like this.
Eight PM at Rhizome DC, 6950 Maple Street in Takoma Park, DC.
PS: Please contribute to Rhizome’s 2017 fundraiser, now in progress. They’re an essential resource.
Photograph of James Wolf by Chris Videll.
barbiero seiss wall at rhizome
Last night Curt Seiss and Tom Wall, on trombone and baritone sax respectively, joined me for a set at Rhizome. The set is up on Rhizome’s archive.org site for free download. Thanks to Rhizome and to everyone who came out to hear us on a Monday night.
Photo by Chris Videll
