Sat 11/12 7:30 PM Berkeley Arts [2133 University Avenue
Berkeley]Deconstruction Orchestra
Josh Allen - tenor saxophone/conduction,
Henry Kaiser - guitar, Tim Duff - double bass,
William Winant - drums,
John Finkbeiner - guitar, Kurt Ribak - double bass,
Philip Everett - drums,
Steve Adams - sopranino saxophone
Rent Romus - alto saxophone, Samuel Arthur Flores - tenor saxophone,
Dan Plonsey - baritone and soprano saxophones, Jason Berry - soprano saxophone, Tom Weeks - alto saxophone,
Joshua Marshall - tenor saxophone, John Vaughn - baritone saxophone,
Aaron Bennett - soprano saxophone, Nick Obando - alto saxophone, Jeff Hobbs - alto saxophone, Dave Slusser - tenor saxophone, Caez Drachen - trumpet George Moore - trumpet, Matt Gaspari - flugel horn, Zach Mariano - trombone
San Francisco-based composer-bandleader
Josh Allen and his high-energy innovative 25-piece Deconstruction Orchestra will perform a series of cell structure game compositions. Melding together post-modern, free jazz, non-idiomatic improvisation from San Francisco’s vast highly diverse contemporary music scenes, the Deconstruction Orchestra is inspired by the large ensemble works of late 20th century composer/directors such as Marco Enedi, Cecil Taylor, and the works of Butch Morris, and Kim Richmond. Under the direction Joshua Allen, the orchestra creates a powerfully cathartic architecture of sound creating a sonic space around the listener and redefining the purpose of the large ensemble.
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