The
Jack Curtis Dubowsky Ensemble specializes in abstract, spacious, free form, transcendental, electro-acoustic contemporary music. Dubowsky has scored four feature films including That Man Peter Berlin and Rock Haven. Dubowsky has received grants from Meet the Composer, Zellerbach Family Fund, Friends of the SF Public Library, and this year from the American Composers Forum. The
Jack Curtis Dubowsky Ensemble I album was performed and recorded live with no overdubs; no pre-recorded music is used in concert either.
With Entamoeba.
About the Music Box Series:
Wednesdays 8:00pm sharp! Most shows are $7-15 sliding scale
Climate Theater, 285 9th Street @ Folsom, San Francisco, 94109
The Music Box Series is curated by David Kaye
www.musicboxseries.com
About the Venue: The Climate is an intimate 49-seat theater at the corner of 9th and Folsom Streets. The room is so good acoustically that most performers don't need amplification at all, though a fully tricked-out sound system is available as well. It's a pleasure both for musicians audience to do a show at the Climate because it's possible to hear the music the way it is supposed to be, without the distraction of noise or room problems. The Climate Theater is on the 2nd floor at 285 9th Street. Climate Theater Website -- Find out about all theater, spoken word, music, magic shows, parties, burlesque, clowns, and other events happening each month at the Climate Theater.
Parking & Transit: Parking is easy within a block on Wednesday nights. BART Civic Center station is 3 blocks away. Muni routes 9, 12, 14, 19, 26, 27, and 47 are within 2 blocks or less.
David Kaye, Music Box Series Curator, writes:
Jack Curtis Dubowsky Ensemble - Electro-Acoustic, Experimental Contemporary Classical. A group that plays for Artists Television Access, the Oberlin Conservatory, well, that's one thing. But Jack has also scored for memorable film productions as That Boy, the documentary on 1970s gay porn legend Peter Berlin, and in his spare time was commissioned to produce an original symphony for the Castro Valley Chamber Orchestra. Who can ask for more well-rounded musical credentials? This ensemble leans more heavily toward experimental, but check out the Spinet Mamba on their MySpace page as well as their live Pirate Cat Radio cuts. Fascinating stuff.
Entamoeba is a three-piece San Francisco based ambient band composed of three loop stations, trumpet, upright bass, guitar, and female vocals. Utilizing loop stations, the music is produced from the ground up as the band members create and layer live recordings during performance. Trumpet swells dance around the avant-garde backbone created by the upright bass; haunting vocals, alternating with a raw vocal style, create an emotionally evocative and ethereal landscape, with complimenting warm and dissonant guitar tones. Each musician manipulates his/her instrument in various song compositions to create non-traditional and experimental sounds and tones.
Jack Curtis Dubowsky Ensemble Member Bios
Composer, keyboardist, and bassist
Jack Curtis Dubowsky received his MM in Composition from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and also studied at the Aspen School. Jack studied conducting with Sonja Neblett, and composition with David Conte, Conrad Susa, Elinor Armer, and Michael Czajkowski. Jack has composed three chamber operas, music for four feature films, television, and concert performance. Jack’s choral music has been performed internationally by groups including the San Francisco Choral Artists, the Lesbian/Gay Chorus of San Francisco, and the Mount Eden Chorus. Jack’s orchestral music has been performed by the Castro Valley Chamber Orchestra. Jack’s chamber music has been performed by the Snopea Chamber Ensemble, the Organic Sound Experiment, Collaborata, and the Paradigm Brass. Jack has received grants from Meet the Composer, Inc., the Zellerbach Family Fund, and the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library. Jack has produced recordings by The Winsome Griffles, Glen Meadmore, and the Virgin Whore Complex. Jack’s award winning “Mr Jones” parody is a highlight of the Momus album Stars Forever.
Percussionist Fred Morgan received his BM in percussion performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music under the study of Jack Van Geem and his MM from the New England Conservatory under the tutelage of Will Hudgins. Fred currently studies timpani with San Francisco Timpanist David Herbert. Other teachers have included Andrew Lewis, James Lee Wyatt, and Alan Hall. Fred played William Kraft's first timpani concerto with the Oakland East Bay Symphony in 2003 as a winner of the orchestra's Young Artist Competition. Fred was a member of the San Francisco Youth Symphony from 1997-2002. Fred has traveled abroad recently subbing as a timpanist and percussionist in the Hong Kong Philharmonic, St. Paul Chamber Orchestra, and Kansas City Symphony. Fred also does concerts with SF Symphony brass and boys choir at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco and has subbed with the Midsummer Mozart Festival. Fred participated in the festivals of Spoleto USA, Schleswig-holstein, Music Academy of the West, Jeunnesses Musicales, National Orchestral Institute, and the Aspen Music Festival. Contemporary engagements include work with the Sprocket Ensemble and performances and recordings of the music of Erling Wold. Locally Fred subs with the Oakland East bay Symphony and the Santa Rosa Symphony. Fred has received a percussion chair in the Stockton Symphony.
LINKS
http://www.destijlmusic.com/jcde.html
http://www.myspace.com/jcdensemble
http://www.cdbaby.com/jackcurtisdubowsky
http://www.classical-composers.org/comp/dubowsky
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0239554/
PHOTO CREDITS
JCDE 0959, JCDE 0982, JCDE 0957, JCDE 0941 by Laurence Roberts.
ONLINE PRESSKIT + HIGH RESOLUTION PHOTOS
http://www.destijlmusic.com/jcde.html
Cost: $7-$15 sliding scale