NEXT NOW 3 : El Valenciano Restaurant & Bar 1153 Valencia St SF
third edition of the NEXT NOW SHOW:
An evening of eclectic improvised musics featuring:
VERB - jayn Pettingill-aSax, Lisa Mezzacappa-bass, ViJay Anderson-drums, Matt Plummer-trombone. << Jayn's jazz traversal tour de force compositions and inventions with truly on-fire ensemble... >>
CARTOON JUSTICE - Mika Pontecorvo-guitar/flute, Mariko Miyakawa-cello/voice, Kersti Abrams-aSax/flute, Greg Baker-clarinet/laptop, Aaron Levin-drums, Eli Pontecorvo-bass. << emergent forms from primal elements...change is the constant >>
PLUMMER/ZIMMERMAN/SWANAGON - Jameson Swanagon-guitar/autoharp, Jacob Zimmerman-aSax, Matt Plummer-trombone.<< a trio of geographically diverse improvisers united by New England Conservatory, where all three studied. The group will perform various conceived and spontaneous improvisations. >>
Sacramento guitarist Ross Hammond has been playing music on large stages and in small corners on the West Coast and beyond for the past decade.
He has received the Sacramento News and Review music award for Best Area Jazz Musician in 2008, 2009 and 1999 (with Chili Palmer Project) and received a Critic’s Choice award for Special Achievement in 2007.
”Ross Hammond is a man who can probably express himself with a guitar better than most of us can with the English language...” -Sacramento News and Review, 2009
“Covering an eclectic variety of tunes with a cohesive sonic sensibility, Hammond merges rock, jazz and free improvisation into a cohesive collection beyond category.” -Troy Collins, www.allaboutjazz.com
Set #2: Swarm Intelligence (DEBUT) Grex (Karl Evangelista/Rei Scampavia) w/ Phillip Greenlief-reeds Cory Wright-reeds Dan Seamans-bass Jordan Glenn-drums
Swarm intelligence (swawrm in-tel-i-juhns) n. 1. the mechanism whereby the actions of individual systems add up to the complex behavior of a group, 2. a sextet synthesizing the duo Grex with the instrumentation and rhythmic concept of modern jazz (reeds/bass/drums), evoking the timbres and improvisational acumen of the likes of the Paul Motian Trio, Liberation Music Orchestra, Marion Brown, and Beenie Maupin while tethering itself to the multi-idiomatic sensibilities of contemporary chamber pop.
Sacramento guitarist Ross Hammond has been playing music on large stages and in small corners on the West Coast and beyond for the past decade.
He has received the Sacramento News and Review music award for Best Area Jazz Musician in 2008, 2009 and 1999 (with Chili Palmer Project) and received a Critic’s Choice award for Special Achievement in 2007.
”Ross Hammond is a man who can probably express himself with a guitar better than most of us can with the English language...” -Sacramento News and Review, 2009
“Covering an eclectic variety of tunes with a cohesive sonic sensibility, Hammond merges rock, jazz and free improvisation into a cohesive collection beyond category.” -Troy Collins, www.allaboutjazz.com
Set #2: Swarm Intelligence (DEBUT) Grex (Karl Evangelista/Rei Scampavia) w/ Phillip Greenlief-reeds Cory Wright-reeds Dan Seamans-bass Jordan Glenn-drums
Swarm intelligence (swawrm in-tel-i-juhns) n. 1. the mechanism whereby the actions of individual systems add up to the complex behavior of a group, 2. a sextet synthesizing the duo Grex with the instrumentation and rhythmic concept of modern jazz (reeds/bass/drums), evoking the timbres and improvisational acumen of the likes of the Paul Motian Trio, Liberation Music Orchestra, Marion Brown, and Beenie Maupin while tethering itself to the multi-idiomatic sensibilities of contemporary chamber pop.
Thursday, Mar 1 2012 8:00 PM
Luggage Store New Music Series 1007 Market St. @ 6th Street SF
T.D. Skatchit & Company - "Skatch Surveillance" CD Release Show Tom Nunn and David Michalak - skatchboxes Guests performing with the duo in various formations: Tom Bickley - Recorder Phillip Greenlief Polly Moller Tom Djll Aurora Josephson
Listen to Skatch Surveillance from T.D. Skatchit
“Thomas Skatchit continued to design and construct new skatchboxes while his cousin David mixed the various waveforms that had been recorded. The Skatchits had been seen at concert halls, bar rooms and dives, listening to and making note of the growing potential of Skatch.”
And so continues the mythology of T.D. Skatchit & Company - Tom Nunn and David Michalak playing skatchboxes in trios with various Bay Area improvisers.
”A secret Society of Skatch was formed to celebrate the wondrous sounds of the Skatchbox. Covert arrangements were made to meet and record the new skatch music you hear on this recording!”
Are you listening?
Skatch Surveillance, their 3rd release, celebrates the ongoing development of skatchbox techniques pioneered by Tom and David and is an exploration of the varied influences guest musicians bring to the music of Skatch. The 16 tracks include – We Do Know, Detective Skatchit, Skatch Surveillance, Your Brain on Skatch and others. Guest musicians include: Aurora Josephson, Chris Brown, Jonathan Segel, Karen Stackpole and others.
“Skatch Surveillance is a seasoned expression of a unique instrument ~ the Skatchbox.” Walter Ruffman, S.F. Monical
Thursday, Mar 8 2012 8:00 PM
Luggage Store New Music Series 1007 Market St. @ 6th Street SF
8pm: The Misspelled Trio Philip Greenleaf - Sax Arora Josefson - Voice Matt Davington - Drum Machine
9pm: Christian Pincock (from Albuquerque) - Trombone
Christian Pincock performs improvised and composed music on valve trombone and a computer-based instrument of his own creation with MAX/MSP. Using a keyboard controller and a system of sensors attached to his trombone he is able to control sampled sounds and integrate them expressively and musically. His work is both dynamic and subtle, drawing from diverse styles such as improvised experimental music, contemporary classical, avant-garde jazz, noise, and electronica.
Sunday, Mar 11 2012 2:00 PM
Cafe Royale 800 Post St. @ Leavenworth SF
Gilberg Johnson and Ken Bullock Presents Second Sunday Jazz at Cafe Royale
featuring: The Lost Trio Phillip Greenlief - tenor saxophone Dan Seamans - bass Tom Hassett - drums
The Lost Trio will play 3 sets from 2 - 5 pm at Cafe Royale - where the old school SF vibe is alive and well.
Wednesday, Mar 14 2012 9:00 PM
Hemlock Tavern 1131 Polk Street SF
Moe! Staiano's own Surplus 1980, the fervent fishes of ReCardiacs Fly, and the mysterious (but loud) PG13 (Thomas Scandura, John Shiurba, and Phillip Greenlief) -- will take over the Hemlock Tavern and your world. Cardiacs T-shirts and stickers will be on sale to benefit the ongoing medical care of Cardiacs frontman Tim Smith.
“Thomas Skatchit continued to design and construct new skatchboxes while his cousin David mixed the various waveforms that had been recorded. The Skatchits had been seen at concert halls, bar rooms and dives, listening to and making note of the growing potential of Skatch.” 
