This fall jazz innovators "Great Architect" are teaming up with dialect design to bring some of the best players of the national and international improvised music scene to Charlotte. In a series of three concerts, we are presenting musicians from New York, Chicago, Switzerland, and Japan. It is our hope that the intimate environment of the dialect space will provide an up-close chance to see these folks working out the sounds of the future.
We couldn't be more excited about the three nights of music we have lined up. These are some of the heaviest hitters on the scene. Now is the time to catch them at the height of their game(s).
Fri., 10/29
@ dialect design
3204-C N. Davidson
8pm
Chicago Luzern Exchange
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Working on nearly five years of collaboration across an ocean, the four players in (the incredibly literally-named) Chicago Luzern Exchange are a pure force of improvisational communication. The three Chicago components - cornetist Josh Berman, reeds player Keefe Jackson, and drummer Frank Rosaly - first met Swiss tuba virtuoso Marc Unternahrer when a grant from the Swiss government provided a cultural exchange opportunity with Chicago's incredibly vibrant jazz scene. This band works the history of jazz - from the heyday of the '20s (cornet and tuba, after all!) to the outer fringes of modern composition - into their inimitable improvisations. It is no exaggeration to say that these individuals are among the finest living players of their instruments. When that personal skill is coupled with the communication they have developed through many tours of the US and Europe, the group is frighteningly taut and brimming with ideas.
http://chicagoluzernexchange.blogspot.com/
http://www.delmark.com/delmark.561.htm
Wed., 11/17
@ dialect design
3204-C N. Davidson
8pm
Jacob Wick - solo trumpet
Katherine Young - solo bassoon
...
Jacob Wick is part of Jason Ajemian's HighLife band (among several others) and has been to Charlotte several times, both with that group and twice to perform his solo trumpet pieces. Easily one of the most accomplished trumpet players working today, his solo work is technically jaw-dropping. Much more importantly, however, is the passion and purpose with which he conveys his ideas in this stark, demanding setting. His own remarkable endeavors include a trio collaboration with two Irish players that recently toured India, a Brooklyn-based group called Hungry Cowboy that utilizes graphic scores to explore the fictional world of Cormac McCarthy, and a powerful curatorial presence in NYC's New Music scene.
www.myspace.com/jacobwickmusic
www.jacobwick.info/
...
Katherine Young is a bassonist of incredible range. A Wesleyan graduate, she studied composition and improvisation with Anthony Braxton (who tapped her to be a member of his astonishing Falling River Quartet) and legendary American composer Alvin Lucier. She has been commissioned to write string quartets, plays in a number of NYC's best improvised music ensembles, and regularly contributes to a terrific pop band in Chicago....! Her duo with violist Amy Cimini, Architeuthis Walks on Land, is a masterful combination of sounds and ideas. Her solo bassoon work is nothing short of amazing.
http://katherineyoung.info/
http://katherineyoung.blogspot.com/
www.myspace.com/oneyoungbassoon
Sun., 12/19
@ dialect design
3204-C N. Davidson
8pm
Tatsuya Nakatani
...
One of the most engaging and inventive musicians out there, Tatsuya Nakatani creates a world of sound during his solo percussion performances. Drawing on jazz, traditional Japanese music, and even Johnny Cash, his work with bowed cymbals and unconventional percussion instruments is a marvel. His ceaseless touring and commitment to collaborate with musicians of every stripe from all over the globe make Tatsuya a one-man unifying force in the New Music and jazz scenes. Never less than completely enthralling, his solo performances leave every listener (literally!) ringing with possibility.
http://www.hhproduction.org/TATSUYA_NAKATANI_WORKS.html
We couldn't be more excited about the three nights of music we have lined up. These are some of the heaviest hitters on the scene. Now is the time to catch them at the height of their game(s).
Fri., 10/29
@ dialect design
3204-C N. Davidson
8pm
Chicago Luzern Exchange
...
Working on nearly five years of collaboration across an ocean, the four players in (the incredibly literally-named) Chicago Luzern Exchange are a pure force of improvisational communication. The three Chicago components - cornetist Josh Berman, reeds player Keefe Jackson, and drummer Frank Rosaly - first met Swiss tuba virtuoso Marc Unternahrer when a grant from the Swiss government provided a cultural exchange opportunity with Chicago's incredibly vibrant jazz scene. This band works the history of jazz - from the heyday of the '20s (cornet and tuba, after all!) to the outer fringes of modern composition - into their inimitable improvisations. It is no exaggeration to say that these individuals are among the finest living players of their instruments. When that personal skill is coupled with the communication they have developed through many tours of the US and Europe, the group is frighteningly taut and brimming with ideas.
http://chicagoluzernexchange.blogspot.com/
http://www.delmark.com/delmark.561.htm
Wed., 11/17
@ dialect design
3204-C N. Davidson
8pm
Jacob Wick - solo trumpet
Katherine Young - solo bassoon
...
Jacob Wick is part of Jason Ajemian's HighLife band (among several others) and has been to Charlotte several times, both with that group and twice to perform his solo trumpet pieces. Easily one of the most accomplished trumpet players working today, his solo work is technically jaw-dropping. Much more importantly, however, is the passion and purpose with which he conveys his ideas in this stark, demanding setting. His own remarkable endeavors include a trio collaboration with two Irish players that recently toured India, a Brooklyn-based group called Hungry Cowboy that utilizes graphic scores to explore the fictional world of Cormac McCarthy, and a powerful curatorial presence in NYC's New Music scene.
www.myspace.com/jacobwickmusic
www.jacobwick.info/
...
Katherine Young is a bassonist of incredible range. A Wesleyan graduate, she studied composition and improvisation with Anthony Braxton (who tapped her to be a member of his astonishing Falling River Quartet) and legendary American composer Alvin Lucier. She has been commissioned to write string quartets, plays in a number of NYC's best improvised music ensembles, and regularly contributes to a terrific pop band in Chicago....! Her duo with violist Amy Cimini, Architeuthis Walks on Land, is a masterful combination of sounds and ideas. Her solo bassoon work is nothing short of amazing.
http://katherineyoung.info/
http://katherineyoung.blogspot.com/
www.myspace.com/oneyoungbassoon
Sun., 12/19
@ dialect design
3204-C N. Davidson
8pm
Tatsuya Nakatani
...
One of the most engaging and inventive musicians out there, Tatsuya Nakatani creates a world of sound during his solo percussion performances. Drawing on jazz, traditional Japanese music, and even Johnny Cash, his work with bowed cymbals and unconventional percussion instruments is a marvel. His ceaseless touring and commitment to collaborate with musicians of every stripe from all over the globe make Tatsuya a one-man unifying force in the New Music and jazz scenes. Never less than completely enthralling, his solo performances leave every listener (literally!) ringing with possibility.
http://www.hhproduction.org/TATSUYA_NAKATANI_WORKS.html
All shows are donations-based. With a suggested donation of $5. Needless to say, this is a steal for music of this caliber!
Locals Great Architect will also play on each bill - often in different configurations and instrumentations....!
www.myspace.com/hellogreatarchitect
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