West Oakland Sound Series
2201 Poplar Street Dresher Ensemble Studio Oakland
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KEVIN ROBINSON + Jordan Glenn
KRA PAO 6 (Kyle Bruckmann, Thomas Dimuzio, Philip Gelb, Motoko Honda, FRED LONBERG-HOLM, Kanoko Nishi-Smith)

Philip Gelb, after a long absence from the music scene has returned to performing with a new ensemble. After briefly coming out of self imposed retirement to pay tribute to his mentor and dear friend the Pauline Oliveros, Gelb had to give up shakuhachi playing for dental reasons, leaving a career that had gained international reputation for his innovation on the instrument. Gelb now explores new musical territories, thanks to a very generous present from an old friend and former student giving him a Buchla Music Easel and tip top modules. For the first time in over a decade, he has formed a new ensemble featuring major players of the bay area scene (Motoko Honda, piano; Kanoko Nishi-Smith, koto; Kyle Bruckmann oboe, english horn; Thomas Dimuzio synthesizer, sampler; and newcomer/returnee to the bay area music community, FRED LONBERG-HOLM, cello.

Steeped in the study of the powers of vibration, Baltimore native saxophonist/composer KEVIN ROBINSON joins percussionist Jordan Glenn "peeling layers and shifting cores."

Cost: $10-$25 sliding scale

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