Sat 7/31 2:00 PM Block Party benefit for Pro Arts [15th St between Webster and Harrison]Chris Brown says: I'm playing outdoors on the street for this benefit for Pro Arts in a trio with
Marshall Trammell, drums and
John Ingle, sax. I'll be improvising on my chromelodic-rhythmicon, a 43-tone per octave electronic piano that also generates rhythms in tempos related to the pitches I play. Our set starts around 4 pm and our bill also includes an interactive computer solo by the inventively interdisciplinary Kristian Dahlbom. There will also be poetry, readings, skateboarding, and art for sale at extremely reasonable prices! The 15th St. location has a great tradition of informal block parties so come to explore all the spontaneous performances, enjoy food/drinks, and support Pro Arts in keeping grass-roots art and culture alive in Oakland!!
More... Sat 7/31 6:00 PM Oaktown Jazz Workshops [55 Washington St, Oakland, CA 94607]Streaming only:
Click for stream Click to make donation Karl Evangelista's Apura with Special Guest
Andrew Cyrille (US Premiere)
Filipino-American guitarist/composer
Karl Evangelista presents Apura (Tagalog for Very Urgent), a thrilling new work meant to explore the relationship between jazz-based musical improvisation and social transformation in an era of worldwide political upheaval.
Apura uses original composition and daring improvised sounds to tie the revolutionary music of the past to the activist music of the present day, touching on American, South African, and Filipino musical traditions.
Combining the strengths of legendary drummer Andrew Cyrille (in for the great Louis Moholo-Moholo) and Asian American jazz icon
Francis Wong with firebrand bassist
Lisa Mezzacappa and experimental powerhouse Evangelista, Apura celebrates and advances the spirit of intercultural collaboration pioneered by the likes of the Brotherhood of Breath, Asian Improv aRts, and Milford Graves's Dialogue of the Drums.
*Video will remain live for 2 days after premiere
Funded in part by: Asian Improv aRts, Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center, Zellerbach Family Foundation
Band Members and Instrumentation:
Karl Evangelista - guitar
Andrew Cyrille - drums
Lisa Mezzacappa* - bass
Francis Wong - saxophone
*Mezzacappa joins in place of Alexander Hawkins
More... Sat 7/31 7:00 PM Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive [2155 Center St.
Berkeley]Streaming only:
Click for stream Click to make donation Joining from Seoul, Korea, Ensemble PHASE performs excerpts from Self_less, a work composed by Edward Schocker. With video projections Keith Evans, Self_Less, examines our “sense of self” while questioning the uniformity of these perceived feelings. Incorporating live music, projected and pre-recorded audio of stories from people who have unique neuropsychological experiences, such as Alzheimer’s, out-of-body experiences and body integrity identity disorder, Self_Less’ mission is to bring awareness of the connections among brain, body, mind, and self.
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