Ben Goldberg - "the chair the fact"
Rova:Arts is pleased to announce the 2006-2007 season of Improv:21, a continuation of its highly successful series of informances on 21st-Century musical improvisation and composition, led by master improvisers from the Bay Area and beyond. Tonight:
Ben Goldberg, moderator Derk richardson, and you have a discussion about Ben's music
Ben Goldberg (Oct 30), clarinetist, currently a member of Tin Hat and an expert on the music of Thelonious Monk and Steve Lacy, will be playing twice in this years SF JAZZ Festival: with Nels Cline's New Monastery on October 29, and with Myra Melford's The Same River Twice on November 4. In between, he speaks with Derk Richardson. He is a distinctive composer as well as a philosopher on improvised music and is sure to discuss these troubled times and the role of the contra alto clarinet.
Improv:21 programs explore the art and practice of improvisation through a shifting (i.e. “improvised”) combination of onstage dialogue, musical demonstration and performance, and audience question-and-answer forum. Reasonably priced and easily accessible, these two-hour events are designed to inform, inspire, challenge, and enlighten a wide-ranging audience, from professional and amateur musicians to listeners of all backgrounds and levels of experience. more: www.rova.org
Cost: $10