Serving the San Francisco Bay Area New Music Community

Sat, Nov 12 2016 7:30 PM

Berkeley Arts
2133 University Avenue Berkeley
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Deconstruction Orchestra
Josh Allen - tenor saxophone/conduction, Henry Kaiser - guitar, Tim Duff - double bass, William Winant - drums, John Finkbeiner - guitar, Kurt Ribak - double bass, Philip Everett - drums, Steve Adams - sopranino saxophone Rent Romus - alto saxophone, Samuel Arthur Flores - tenor saxophone, Dan Plonsey - baritone and soprano saxophones, Jason Berry - soprano saxophone, Tom Weeks - alto saxophone, Joshua Marshall - tenor saxophone, John Vaughn - baritone saxophone, Aaron Bennett - soprano saxophone, Nick Obando - alto saxophone, Jeff Hobbs - alto saxophone, Dave Slusser - tenor saxophone, Caez Drachen - trumpet George Moore - trumpet, Matt Gaspari - flugel horn, Zach Mariano - trombone

San Francisco-based composer-bandleader Josh Allen and his high-energy innovative 25-piece Deconstruction Orchestra will perform a series of cell structure game compositions. Melding together post-modern, free jazz, non-idiomatic improvisation from San Francisco’s vast highly diverse contemporary music scenes, the Deconstruction Orchestra is inspired by the large ensemble works of late 20th century composer/directors such as Marco Enedi, Cecil Taylor, and the works of Butch Morris, and Kim Richmond. Under the direction Joshua Allen, the orchestra creates a powerfully cathartic architecture of sound creating a sonic space around the listener and redefining the purpose of the large ensemble.

Cost: $10-20 sliding
Audio samples in which musicians at this event play:
Videos featuring musicians playing at this event
Ken Filiano/ Steve Adams Duo at the Stone
A montage of the free music group the Lords of Outland from their live presented as part of The Tenderloin Museum’s Sounds of the Tenderloin live music series at the Tenderloin National Forest in San Francisco July of 2022 Featuring Rent Romus on alto/soprano saxophones, Ray Schaeffer on bass, Anthony Flores on drums, and Philip Everett on