[So Cal] Quiet August 9

[Glenn Bach <gbach@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello, microsound.  The following concert is mostly OT, since g.e.=20
stinson and Steuart Liebig are primarily free improv.  But, since I am=20
also performing, there will be some microsoundish sounds floating about.

Best,

G.

I am pleased to announce the next concert in the series, Quiet,=20
featuring various forms of quiet music in an intimate setting.  Inspired=20
in part by the successful "Day of Attention" series organized by Josh=20
Russell, Quiet showcases artists from Southern California and elsewhere=20
in an environment that fosters attentive listening.

Quiet.
Saturday, August 9, 2003

*g.e. stinson (guitar, electronics)
*Steuart Liebig (bass, electronics)
*Glenn Bach (laptop, electronics)

The performers will present solo sets, and, after intermission, will=20
improvise as a trio.  The concert begins at 8:00 p.m. sharp; doors open=20
at 7:30 p.m.  Quiet is a private event at a residence in Long Beach,=20
California, with a $10 suggested donation (sliding scale).

Please e-mail gbach@xxxxxxxxx for an invitation, address, and directions.

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Past Quiet:

http://www.csulb.edu/~gbach/quietapril12.htm
http://www.csulb.edu/~gbach/quietmay10.htm

Future Quiet:

August 30: Chris Heenan and Jeremy Drake

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G.E. Stinson
birthplace: kingfisher, oklahoma. mother: piano & accordion player from=20
family of evangelical musician-preachers. father: railroad worker with=20
ambition.

early life: migratory, restless, outsider.

chicago. at 13, hears bo diddley on car radio. convinces mother to=20
purchase guitar. learns to play blues listening to muddy waters, sonny=20
boy williamson, etc. starts playing in blues and r&b clubs. works /hangs=20
out with cash mccall, willie dixon, hound dog taylor, hubert sumlin.=20
'60s erupt. flirts with success as blues rock guitarist. performs at=20
several full scale uprisings including the infamous grant park riot.

experiments with other music forms. starts learning charlie parker=20
tunes. miles davis' "bitches brew" alters direction. starts improvising.=20
  1974: co-founds shadowfax, brings together jazz, world music, rock.=20
relocates to los angeles. success and eventual dissatisfaction.

1989: jettisons into los angeles underground music community. further=20
refines extended technique and frequency manipulation. 2000: "vapor"=20
released on thurston moore's ecstatic peace label. compilation of=20
improvising groups assembled to perform at new music monday, the=20
notorious series begun by nels cline and curated by stinson from '96=20
through '98.

groups/collaborations:
napalm quartet, splinter group, stinkbug, metalworkers, bone structure,=20
cline-gauthier-stinson, unique cheerful events, destroy all nels cline,=20
yusef lateef-adam rudolph's world at peace, alex cline ensemble, phillip=20
greenlief's covered pages, wayne peet trio.

duets: kaoru, miya masaoka, yasuhiro otani, chris brown, nels cline,=20
alex degrassi.

dancer-choreographer collaborations: momix, tim latta, oguri, lisa=20
giobbi, yvonne papanek.

visual art, video and sound collaborations: carole kim.

http://obstacle.com/ge/coded.php
http://www.cryptogramophone.com/crypto/html/artist.php?id=3D5

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Steuart Liebig has been active in many different types of music. He has=20
played rock, jazz, blues, classical and free improv=97sometimes all in th=
e=20
same sitting. Most of his own output would fit neatly into the cracks=20
between these styles.  He has played and recorded with soul-jazz=20
pianist/vocalist Les McCann, avant-garde jazz icon saxophonist/composer=20
Julius Hemphill, funk-rock band BLOC (which he founded), pop=20
singer-songwriter Michael Penn=97and a myriad of like-minded,=20
fellow-traveling free-range musicians from many parts of North America.=20
  In addition, he has recorded with Wayne Peet, John Fumo, Brad Dutz,=20
Scot Ray, Gregg Bendian=92s Interzone, G.E. Stinson and L. Stinkbug.

Liebig also composes music and has written 20 works in the classical=20
vein and many more than that in the area of through-composed pieces that=20
incorporate improvisation.

Liebig=92s CDs as a leader include: with Quartetto Stig, Hommage Obliques=
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(Nine Winds, 1993), Lingua Oscura (Nine Winds, 1995), Pienso Oculto=20
(Nine Winds, 1997); with Vinny Golia and Billy Mintz, No Train (Cadence=20
Jazz, 1998) and Antipodes (Cadence Jazz, 2001); and with Kammerstig,=20
Pomegranate (Cryptogramaphone, 2001). Pending CDs include: with=20
Locustland 4, Welcome to Locustland; with Minim, Mosaic; with Anna=20
Homler, Kelpland Serenades; and with Michael Vatcher and Vinny Golia, On=20
the Cusp of Fire and Water.  (New CDs out now with Bone Structure and=20
the Scot Ray Quintet on Cryptogramophone.)

http://www.cryptogramophone.com/crypto/html/artist.php?id=3D22

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Glenn Bach is a sound artist who maps the sonic terrain of the city=20
through detailed sound walks, manipulated field recordings, sound=20
drawings, and found poems.  His audio works have appeared in numerous=20
online shows and projects, including a four-track EP, "diamond finesse,"=20
on the Stasisfield label (www.stasisfield.com).  He has performed his=20
work in solo appearances and in improvisational group arrangements,=20
including recent appearances at Sound/Shift Oakland, Field Effects, and=20
The Big Sur Experimental Music Festival, as well as an upcoming=20
performance at the CPEACH Summer Series in Eureka, California.  He=20
improvises with two other musicians as Luminous Flux, and directs a=20
larger group, The Double Blind Ensemble, for his composed works.

http://www.csulb.edu/~gbach/sound.html

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