April 2011
4 posts
NO SESSION due to IMPfest - May 1st, 2011
We’re taking the week off to check out IMPfest! In place of Sunday’s session, go hear the incredible saxophonist Tim Berne this coming Sunday at the Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse at 7:30pm. This show will also feature a reprise performance of Luke Bergman’s Haitain Vodou tribute, originally performed on February 7th, 2010, by a group now known as King Tear’s Bat Trip....
Jon Armstrong & Slumgum - April 24th
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Musicians are such social creatures, obsessed with hangs and scenes. Creating and attending events where the sole purpose is to mutually exist through collective listening. We dedicate our lives to the abstract pursuit of organizing frequencies so that other humans will listen to our work and nod their head; forget about the rest of it for just a second.
It is...
Brandon Lucia - April 17th, 2011
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Experimentation is a big part of what goes on at Racer. Players frequently aim at making new sounds with their instruments, or forging new interactions between players, in written compositions as well as during improvisations. Experimental performances are often self-evident characterizations of interesting, and in some cases novel musical ideas. In improvisation, players...
Kellan Smith - April 10th
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This Sunday, people wanting to play free music will write their name on a piece of paper (those of you that I do not know will put your instrument next to your name) and I will sort them into groups. I will announce the order of the groups and their members, and we will have a brief conversation (if you need to leave earlier than ten give me a heads up).
My friend Graeme...