Serving the San Francisco Bay Area New Music Community

Sat, Sep 16 2006 8:00 PM

21 Grand
416 25th St @Broadway Near 19th Street BART Oakland
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21 Grand Presents: 2+2 Series CD Release & FPR Saxophone Trio

The FPR Trio will present compositions and improvisations by members of the group. Don't miss the only chance this year to hear an ongoing collaboration with these three highly acclaimed saxophonists!

FPR Trio:
Frank Gratkowski (Germany) - Bb clarinet, alto saxophone
Phillip Greenlief - Bb clarinet, tenor saxophone
Jon Raskin - sopranino & baritone saxophones


Jon Raskin and Gino Robair present:
Music Plus One record Release. It will feature video, Improv Orchestra and selections from the Music Plus One CD.

Improv Orchestra:
MaryClare Brzytwa (flute/laptop)
Matt Davingnon (electronics)
Shayna Dunkleman (percussion)
David Fenech (guitar)
Matt Ingalls (clarintet/electronics)
Ava Mendoza (guitar)
Kanoko Nishi (koto)
Suki O'Kane (percussion)
Karen Stackpole (percussion)

Video: Konrad Steiner "Suites for Faces"

"The video will be selected from "Suite for Face," a collection of 4-6 minute clips made for improvising musicians. The imagery consists of moments of acting without words in scenes from a wide variety of feature films. The sound is muted and the actors' expressions and movements are visually abstracted and slowed down to create expanded moments ripe for interpretation by both musicians and audience."

Several of the scenes using material from Music Plus One will be up at www.markszine.com in September.

Cost: $10 - $15 sliding scale
Audio samples in which musicians at this event play: