21 Grand
416 25th St @Broadway Near 19th Street BART Oakland
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Matt Davignon (drum machine)/Daryl Shawn (guitar/tape)
solos and duo

CYLINDER
Darren Johnston, trumpet
Aram Shelton, bass clarinet and alto saxophone
Lisa Mezzacappa, acoustic bass
Kjell Nordeson, drums


Daryl Shawn:
Within a month of picking up the guitar at age sixteen, Daryl Shawn was writing songs. His interest in composition, as well as improvisation and advanced harmony, led him to the jazz program at Berklee College of Music. Soon, he branched out into flamenco, African and classical music studies as well, incorporating these various influences into his writing for a succession of bands as well as solo work. Relocating from San Francisco, California to Oaxaca, Mexico in 2004, Shawn took advantage of a quieter lifestyle to focus his time on music. He created and performed complete musical programs for two weddings, later recording and releasing the pieces on a CD collection entitled "As Promised". After completing an album of original vocal songs, he began to explore more experimental forms, and released an improvised recording entitled "Rentintwain" which made extensive use of a unique cassette tape looping system. www.swanwelder.com

Matt Davignon has been developing his own unique form of improvisation since 1993. He spent his musically formative years tinkering with tools such as lo-fi samplers, cassette tapes, contact microphones, household objects, 4-track compositions, extensive chains of guitar effects, prepared instruments, and field recordings. These explorations fuel and inform his current work, which most frequently involves processing the sounds of a drum machine in real-time with various electronic devices. Characteristics of his music include a focus on textures, arrhythmic patterns and musical imperfections, with a focus on evoking biological systems. www.ribosomemusic.com

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