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<div class="" style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial;"><div class="" style=""><div class="" style="">This is to let you know about two great shows starting from <span style="color: #ff3816" class=""><b class="" style="">this Mon, 28 Jul</b></span>, plus a concert video release.</div><div class="" style="color: rgb(255, 56, 22); font-size: 14px; font-family: Arial; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" class="">If you'll be in the San Francisco Bay Area, you may find these shows of interest.</span><br class="" style=""></div>
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<div class="" style=""><span style="color: #333233" class=""><b class="" style="">[1] MSP/Piano/+: w </b></span><b class="" style="">Thollem McDonas' <i class="" style="">Werkstattband</i></b>, Outsound New Music Summit, <span style="color: #ff3816" class=""><b class="" style="">this Mon, 28 Jul</b></span>, @ <b class="" style="">CMC</b>, SF</div>
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<div class="" style=""><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px" class="">Peripatetic, “perpetually touring” improvising pianist, Thollem </span><b class="" style="">McDonas</b><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px" class="">, renowned for his powerful solo performances and scintillating collaborations,</span><b class="" style=""> </b><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px" class="">also specializes in improv-workshops where music is roughed out among the participants one day and served hot and fresh soon afterward, and that’s the scenario he’s bringing to the Outsound New Music Summit this year.</span></div>
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<div class="" style=""><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px" class="">It will be my pleasure to join Thollem and the other members of the <i class="" style="">Werkstattband</i> on piano #2 and laptop in one of the many great events of the Bay Area’s freshest new music festival, the Outsound New Music Summit.</span></div>
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<div class="" style=""><span style="font-family: 'Hiragino Kaku Gothic ProN';" class="">☞</span> Write-up, venue time/place details, video of my last encounter with Thollem, and images: <a href="http://joelasqo.com/blog/2014/07/24/msppiano-w-thollem-mcdonas-werkstattband-mon-28-jul-cmc-san-francisco-8pm/" class="" style=""><span style="color: #2c2cfb" class=""><b class="" style="">here</b></span></a><b class="" style=""> </b><span style="font-family: 'Hiragino Kaku Gothic ProN';" class="">☜</span></div>
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<div class="" style=""><span style="color: #333233" class=""><b class="" style="">[2] </b></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px" class=""><b class="" style="">Set 1: Mountains In Space</b> (computer music from the CCRMA tribe)<b class="" style=""> | Set 2: Luciano Chessa & Benjamin Kreith: <i class="" style="">Garrett — Confusing Salon Music & Noise since 2013</i>, </b></span><span style="color: #ff1301" class=""><b class="" style=""><i class="" style="">Sun 10 Aug</i></b></span><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px" class=""> <b class="" style="">@Berkeley Arts Festival</b></span></div>
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sans-serif;background-color:transparent;font-style:normal;"><div class="" style="text-align:right;font-size:10px;font-family:Arial;"><span class="" style="letter-spacing:0.0px;">A Futurist Sound-Poem is waiting to explode near you!</span></div>
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<div class="" style="font-size:14px;font-family:Arial;color:rgb(51, 50, 51);"><div class="" style=""><div class="" style="">I'm honored to curate several shows in Aug at the East Bay’s indispensable focal point for new music, <span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px; color: #000000" class=""><b class="" style="">Berkeley Arts Festival</b></span>, and this is the first, on<span style="color: #ff1301" class=""><b class="" style=""><i class="" style=""> Sun 10 May</i></b></span><b class="" style=""><i class="" style="">.</i></b></div>
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<div class="" style="">The show runs the gamut from the birth of <b class="" style=""><i class="" style="">mechanical</i></b> analog synthesis in the crucible of Italian Futurism almost 100 years ago to the cutting edge digital synthesis of tomorrow being invented at Stanford’s CCRMA computer music research center.</div>
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<div class="" style=""><b class="" style="">Set 1: Mountains in Space</b> (Luke <b class="" style="">Dahl</b> and Colin <b class="" style="">Sullivan</b> of CCRMA) perform live ambient electronic music made with analog synths, custom algorithms, and field recordings. Their music is a time-dilated dive into fractal cosmic jello.</div>
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<div class="" style=""><b class="" style="">Set 2: </b>Bay Area New Music champions Luciano <b class="" style="">Chessa</b> & Benjamin <b class="" style="">Kreith</b> perform pieces from their suite <b class="" style=""><i class="" style="">Garrett — Confusing Salon Music & Noise since 2013</i></b>, for violin, piano, Vietnamese <i class="" style="">đàn bầu</i>, bullhorn, saw, Aardvark synth app, harmonica & voice. A program consisting of original pieces, Erik Satie transcriptions, Futurist sound poetry, a Fluxus piece, delicate improvisations, and much more.</div>
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<div class="" style=""><span style="font-family: 'Hiragino Kaku Gothic ProN';" class="">☞</span> Write-up, venue time/place details, video, and images: <a href="http://joelasqo.com/blog/2014/07/23/set-1-mountains-in-space-electronic-music-from-ccrma-8pm-set-2-luciano-chessa-benjamin-kreith-performing-futurist-sound-poetry-pieces-from-their-suite%C2%A0garrett-%E2%80%94-confusing-sa/" class="" style=""><span style="color: #2c2cfb" class=""><b class="" style="">here</b></span></a><b class="" style=""> </b><span style="font-family: 'Hiragino Kaku Gothic ProN';" class="">☜</span></div>
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<div class="" style=""><b class="" style="">[3] Video Release: w Aaron Bennett's Electro-Magnetic Trans-Personal Orchestra, SIMM Series, 10 Feb 2013</b></div>
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<div class="" style=""><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px" class="">Through the generosity of videographer Charles Smith, video is newly available of a very fun show at Outsound's SIMM Series show on <b class="" style="">10 Feb 2013</b>.</span></div>
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<div class="" style=""><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px" class="">For a wild ride, I recommend this video of Aaron Bennett's piece "<b class="" style=""><i class="" style="">Z</i></b>" from that show: (<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RD5ahmv_3T0&list=PLqGgM2HhhNQAbpyz7W7iSXeQ11SfrwyNR&index=3" class="" style=""><b class="" style="">link</b></a>, 14 min)</span></div>
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<div class="" style=""><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px" class="">Darren Johnston sends this already rather far-out piece into outer space at 9:00 min with a remarkable "dry trumpet" solo...</span></div>
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<div class="" style=""><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px" class="">Line-up: </span></div>
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<div class="" style=""><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px" class="">Aaron <b class="" style="">Bennett</b> - soprano saxophone, composer, conductor</span></div>
<div class="" style=""><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px" class="">Darren <b class="" style="">Johnston</b> - trumpet</span></div>
<div class="" style=""><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px" class="">Rob <b class="" style="">Ewing</b> - trombone</span></div>
<div class="" style=""><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px" class="">Jeff <b class="" style="">Hobbs</b> - violin</span></div>
<div class="" style=""><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px" class="">Lisa <b class="" style="">Mezzacappa</b> - bass</span></div>
<div class="" style=""><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px" class="">Crystal <b class="" style="">Pascucci</b> - cello</span></div>
<div class="" style=""><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px" class="">Joe <b class="" style="">Lasqo</b> - piano & laptop</span></div>
<div class="" style=""><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px" class="">Bob <b class="" style="">Marsh</b> - accordion (and spiritual guidance counselor)</span></div>
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<div class="" style=""><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px" class="">Hope to see you at these great shows!</span></div>
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<div class="" style=""><span style="letter-spacing: 0.0px" class="">Joe Lasqo</span></div>
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<div class="" style="">Show calendar & news: <a href="http://www.joelasqo.com/blog/" class="" style="">http://www.joelasqo.com/blog/</a></div>
<div class="" style="">Weekly: Viracocha, 21st & Valencia, SF, 3-6pm, Wednesdays</div>
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