For our first concert of 2022 we are excited to present:
- READY BOX (
Phillip Greenlief +
Thomas Dimuzio)
- Alex Abalos + Kal Spelletich +
Bryan Day- Jord Liu
Come early and check out the interactive art pieces by:
Doug Thistlewolf, Sydney Parcell, Jord Liu, Osman Koç, Sam Haynor &
Bryan DayPhillip Greenlief:
Since his emergence on the west coast in the late 1970s, saxophonist/composer
Phillip Greenlief has achieved international acclaim for his recordings and performances with musicians and composers in the post-jazz continuum as well as new music innovators and virtuosic improvisers. He has performed with Wadada Leo Smith, Meredith Monk, Rashaun Mitchell and They Might Be Giants. Albums include LANTSKAP LOGIC with Fred Frith and Evelyn Davis, THAT OVERT DESIRE OF OBJECT with Joelle Leandre, ALL AT ONCE with FPR (Frank Gratkowski and Jon Raskin), and OH THAT MONSTER with LA punk pioneers Thelonious Monster. Recent residencies have included the Banff Center for Art and Creativity, Neue Muzik Koln, and Headlands Center for the Arts. His critical writing has been published in Artforum, Open Space (SFMOMA), and Signal to Noise.
https://www.phillipgreenlief.com/
Thomas Dimuzio:
San Francisco-based
Thomas Dimuzio is one of those unsung artistic figures whose influence and abilities have substantially outstripped his visibility. Composer, collaborator, experimental electronic musician, multi-instrumentalist, improvisor, sound designer and mastering engineer - Dimuzio has been busy doing his thing(s) since the late 1980's, but is still only known to a small circle of electronic music enthusiasts. A true sonic alchemist who can seemingly create music events out of almost anything. The BBC has described his work as “brilliant and rarely less than entertaining”.
Fueled by a synergy of musician and machine, Dimuzio’s pioneering and innovative use of live sampling and looping becomes evident across his many live recordings. Blurring sampling, synthesis and processing, Dimuzio’s digital musique concrete approach intercepts signal feeds from his collaborators along with wild sources of feedback, modular systems, field recordings, ambient microphones (and more) as they’re recontextualized through Dimuzio’s interactive performance systems.
http://www.thomasdimuzio.com/
Alex Abalos:
Alex Abalos is a bay area based musician that has been releasing music and DIY instruments under the moniker Puzzle/Pu22L3. Over the last 18 years he has contributed to various sound arts ranging from sound instillations in various art galleries at home and abroad (Kumaning Public rRadio, Asian Smithsonian with Ctrl Alt D collective, 1am sf, Arc Studios sf, Bindlestiff studios, etc.), to sound system culture (alongside the 5lowershop collective), to education (with youth in Tenderloin neighborhood of SF) to personal music projects ranging from free jazz (with the Edomites) up into electro acoustic compositions (with secret sidewalk). All in all, he's an artist first, educator second and all around a good ally and family member for whatever your project calls for. He has a deep-rooted love for intersecting education, critical thinking of current social landscapes and artistic expression. He takes all these forms of light and consistently focus' all in one direction creating a musical/sound akin to a Balisong Blade. With a sharp mind and arsenal of DIY modulars and synths, he brings a weaponized state of mind to any project that welcomes him.
https://pu22l3.bandcamp.com/
Kal Spelletich:
For 38 years, Kal Spelletich has been exploring the interface of humans and robots, using technology to put people back in touch with real-life experiences. His work is interactive, requiring participants to enter or operate his pieces, often against their instincts of self-preservation. He probes the boundaries between fear, control and exhilaration by giving his audience the opportunity to operate and control fascinating and often dangerous machinery.
https://kaltek.wordpress.com/
Bryan Day:
Bryan Day is a sonic adventurer, painter and inventor of curious things based in the East Bay. Using scavenged electronics, repurposed mechanical components and amplified materials that you might find in your garage or your great uncle's office, he re-imagines them into constructivist sound sculptures. Day has performed, taught workshops, and built sound installations across Europe, Asia and the Americas.
Jord Liu:
Jord Liu (she/they) is a theater maker, musician, and creative technologist whose work centers collaborative engagement with art.
Jord has produced and music directed with Underscore Theatre in Chicago, the Chicago Musical Theatre Festival, the New York Musical Festival, the National Asian American Theatre Company (NAATCO), Musical Theatre Factory, and PACE University in New York, Shotgun Players in Berkeley, and FaultLine Theater and Z-Space in San Francisco.
They are a multi-instrumentalist and composer, and a classically trained pianist that now makes music spanning many contemporary genres including jazz and pop.
https://jminjie.com