On Monday, March 11 at 7:30pm, Tom's Place presents
An evening with James Ilgenfritz and friends
First set:
James Ilgenfritz (cb) from New York
Chris Brown (piano)
William Winant (percussion)
Second set Ilgenfritz/Brown/Winant plus
Theresa Wong (cello, voice)
gabby fluke-mogul (violin)
Anastasia Clarke (electronics)
in various combinations, Company style
Contrabassist James Ilgenfritz is visiting the Bay Area for a few days from New York, and we're glad to be able to have him play at Tom's Place. Tonight's concert will start with a trio set featuring
Chris Brown and
William Winant, and continue with a company-style set featuring various subgroupings of those three with
Theresa Wong,
gabby fluke-mogul and Anastasia Clarke.
Ilgenfritz approaches the double bass as an archeologist, examining rarified aspects of the instrument's sonic palette to confound the status quo. His projects include Ensemble NSFW, the Anagram Sextet, and his solo developments of original music and that of various contemporary composers (including a well-regarded recording of the music of Anthony Braxton).
William Winant has been the avant-elite's go-to percussionist for more than 35 years. The 2014 Grammy nominee has performed with some of the most innovative and creative musicians of our time, from John Cage to John Zorn, from Sonic Youth to Oingo Boingo, from Iannis Xenakis to Terry Riley, and, as they say, beyond.
Anastasia Clarke is a composer, performer, and sound engineer focusing on live embodied electronic music performance. Anastasia's solo and collaborative projects serve as sites for research and meaning-making. Anastasia's projects use electronic hardware and software to forge active relationships between performer, gesture, light, and sound.
Chris Brown, composer, pianist, and electronic musician, makes music with self-designed sonic systems. His compositions are designs for performances in which people bring to life the musical structures embedded in scores, instruments, and machines. He is a member of the pioneering network music band The Hub.
gabby fluke-mogul is a violinist, improviser, composer, & educator living in Oakland, CA. gabby explores the depths, infinite sounds, hues, & multitudinous voices of the acoustic violin. through improvising//composing, gfm hopes to create space for individual & collective intersectional process, intimacy, & vulnerability. they are interested in the sensual nature of sound--how desire & eroticism are embodied & translated within the political & poetic context(s) of improvisation.
Theresa Wong is a composer, cellist and vocalist active at the intersection of music, experimentation, improvisation and the synergy of multiple disciplines. Bridging sound, movement, theater and visual art, her primary interest lies in finding the potential for transformation for both the artist and receiver alike. Her works include The Unlearning (Tzadik), 21 songs for violin, cello and 2 voices inspired by Goya's Disasters of War etchings, O Sleep, an improvised opera for an 8 piece ensemble exploring the conundrum of sleep and dream life and Venice Is A Fish, a collection of solo songs.
Tom's Place
3111 Deakin Street, Berkeley CA
Directions: http://4-33.com/directions.html
Information: http://4-33.com/toms-place/index.html
Admission: donation. All proceeds go directly to the musicians.
Doors open at 7:00. Wheelchair accessible.
Cost: free -- donations accepted.