http://odeo.com/channels/98532-Joshua-Manchester JoshuaManchester no <p>Joshua Manchester&#8217;s channel</p> Joshua Manchester&#8217;s channel Joshua Manchester&#8217;s channel en-us 40 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:44:52 -0700 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:44:52 -0700 http://odeo.com/episodes/23195704-july-4-2008-field-recording-of-fireworks-at-the-lakefront-in-uptown july 4, 2008: field recording of fireworks at the lakefront in uptown chicago. july 4, 2008: field recording of fireworks at the lakefront in uptown chicago. july 4, 2008: field recording of fireworks at the lakefront in uptown chicago. tag:odeo.com,2008-08-19,23195704 Tue, 19 Aug 2008 23:44:52 -0700 no Joshua Manchester chicago, michigan, fire, Day, of, josh, recording, field, july, lake, Joshua, manchester, phonography, works, fourth, independence, lakefront, uptown http://odeo.com/episodes/17937313-something-for-you-to-enjoy sorry about deleting that last podcast, but here is some rain hitting a tin roof for you to listen to instead. sorry about deleting that last podcast, but here is some rain hitting a tin roof for you to listen to instead. sorry about deleting that last podcast, but here is some rain hitting a tin roof for you to listen to instead. tag:odeo.com,2008-03-27,17937313 Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:08:17 -0700 no Joshua Manchester music, Piano, drums, noise, wire, modern, improv, seattle, josh, composition, classical, snare, drummer, solo, bamboo, joshua manchester, improvise, percussion, percussionist, gong, drumkit, avant garde, live performance, free jazz, drumset, electroacoustic music, kagel drum, distortion, josh manchester, tape composition, extended techniques, gallery 1412, snare drum, free improvisation http://odeo.com/episodes/17821993-Belltown-Cafe-Synopsis My efforts to improve the sonic environment in a cafe. Belltown seattle. 18 seconds My efforts to improve the sonic environment in a cafe. Belltown seattle. 18 seconds My efforts to improve the sonic environment in a cafe. Belltown seattle. 18 seconds tag:odeo.com,2008-03-04,17821993 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:08:02 -0800 no Joshua Manchester music, drums, noise, modern, improv, seattle, josh, CAFE, composition, classical, drummer, solo, joshua manchester, improvise, percussion, percussionist, drumkit, avant garde, drumset, electroacoustic music, distortion, josh manchester, tape composition, extended techniques, free improvisation, belltown, audacity http://odeo.com/episodes/17623483-Set-1-2-Shoup-Petry-Manchester Improvised set by saxophonist Wally Shoup, guitarist Ed Petry, and percussionist Joshua Manchester. 1/5/8 Improvised set by saxophonist Wally Shoup, guitarist Ed Petry, and percussionist Joshua Manchester. 1/5/8 Improvised set by saxophonist Wally Shoup, guitarist Ed Petry, and percussionist Joshua Manchester. 1/5/8 tag:odeo.com,2008-01-15,17623483 Tue, 15 Jan 2008 10:16:15 -0800 no Joshua Manchester music, guitar, saxophone, drums, noise, wire, modern, improv, seattle, josh, composition, classical, snare, drummer, solo, bamboo, joshua manchester, improvise, percussion, percussionist, gong, drumkit, avant garde, live performance, free jazz, drumset, electroacoustic music, distortion, josh manchester, tape composition, extended techniques, snare drum, free improvisation, wally shoup, ed petry http://odeo.com/episodes/17384603-Jeb-Bishop-Jason-Roebke-Joshua-Manchester-set-2 Jeb Bishop trombone, Jason Roebke bass, Joshua Manchester drums, Live at Hotti Biscotti Chicago 2007-10-07 Go to joshuamanchester.com to buy the whole album! Jeb Bishop trombone, Jason Roebke bass, Joshua Manchester drums, Live at Hotti Biscotti Chicago 2007-10-07 Go to joshuamanchester.com to buy the whole album! Jeb Bishop trombone, Jason Roebke bass, Joshua Manchester drums, Live at Hotti Biscotti Chicago 2007-10-07 Go to joshuamanchester.com to buy the whole album! tag:odeo.com,2007-11-29,17384603 Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:23:52 -0800 no Joshua Manchester music, bass, drums, noise, wire, modern, improv, josh, composition, classical, trombone, snare, drummer, solo, bamboo, joshua manchester, improvise, percussion, percussionist, gong, drumkit, avant garde, live performance, free jazz, drumset, electroacoustic music, distortion, josh manchester, tape composition, extended techniques, snare drum, free improvisation, jeb bishop, jason roebke http://odeo.com/episodes/16669693-Drum-set-deconstruction During this set, beardtongue broke his bass drum pedal, lost 5 sticks, lost the hi-hat clutch while the stand rotated out of range, and knocked the snare drum off its stand by the time the performance was over. I hate to be that tommy aldridge kind of drummer who finishes off a solo by knocking everything over, but if there is one night in my life, and if ever a drumset wanted to be kicked around, it was my drumset last friday night. You can hear it a little bit. During this set, beardtongue broke his bass drum pedal, lost 5 sticks, lost the hi-hat clutch while the stand rotated out of range, and knocked the snare drum off its stand by the time the performance was over. I hate to be that tommy aldridge kind of drummer who finishes off a solo by knocking everything over, but if there is one night in my life, and if ever a drumset wanted to be kicked around, it was my drumset last friday night. You can hear it a little bit. During this set, beardtongue broke his bass drum pedal, lost 5 sticks, lost the hi-hat clutch while the stand rotated out of range, and knocked the snare drum off its stand by the time the performance was over. I hate to be that tommy aldridge kind of drummer who finishes off a solo by knocking everything over, but if there is one night in my life, and if ever a drumset wanted to be kicked around, it was my drumset last friday night. You can hear it a little bit. tag:odeo.com,2007-09-25,16669693 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 12:33:09 -0700 no Joshua Manchester music, florida, drums, noise, modern, improv, josh, bay, composition, classical, tampa, snare, drummer, solo, joshua manchester, improvise, percussion, percussionist, drumkit, avant garde, live performance, free jazz, drumset, distortion, josh manchester, extended techniques, snare drum, free improvisation, acoustic music, transitions gallery, beardtongue http://odeo.com/episodes/16496333-improvised-set 2007-08-23 3P1 L3P T1C F1T: Jijimuge, aaron zarzutzki and beardtongue: and finally kristin calvarese in the gazebo of the downtown park in sleepy Venice Florida at bedtime. (sunset) Special attention must be paid to the walk-in, a beach guy with a pair of scissors tucked into his belt, who bore no qualms expressing his satisfaction with the music. 2- jijimuge, aaron, beardtongue: guitar w/ electronics, electronic-actuated percussion, and the kagel drum. Here the music was greatly assisted by the insects, (or was that aaron?) and the beach guy felt our music needed a little crooning on top. 2007-08-23 3P1 L3P T1C F1T: Jijimuge, aaron zarzutzki and beardtongue: and finally kristin calvarese in the gazebo of the downtown park in sleepy Venice Florida at bedtime. (sunset) Special attention must be paid to the walk-in, a beach guy with a pair of scissors tucked into his belt, who bore no qualms expressing his satisfaction with the music. 2- jijimuge, aaron, beardtongue: guitar w/ electronics, electronic-actuated percussion, and the kagel drum. Here the music was greatly assisted by the insects, (or was that aaron?) and the beach guy felt our music needed a little crooning on top. 2007-08-23 3P1 L3P T1C F1T: Jijimuge, aaron zarzutzki and beardtongue: and finally kristin calvarese in the gazebo of the downtown park in sleepy Venice Florida at bedtime. (sunset) Special attention must be paid to the walk-in, a beach guy with a pair of scissors tucked into his belt, who bore no qualms expressing his satisfaction with the music. 2- jijimuge, aaron, beardtongue: guitar w/ electronics, electronic-actuated percussion, and the kagel drum. Here the music was greatly assisted by the insects, (or was that aaron?) and the beach guy felt our music needed a little crooning on top. tag:odeo.com,2007-08-31,16496333 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 09:36:22 -0700 no Joshua Manchester music, chicago, florida, Experimental, guitar, electronics, insects, drums, noise, band, drummer, joshua manchester, percussion, percussionist, avant garde, free jazz, kagel drum, josh manchester, free improvisation, venice florida, noise band, kristin, manchester, katydids, calvarese, jijimuge, 3p1 l3p t1c f1t, aaron zarzutzki, crickets http://odeo.com/episodes/16443193-Live-Amp-theater-2007-08-18 St. Petersburg Noise artists SPIN and Mr. Fantastic combine to form the noise group The Uhhh. . . . which in turn were joined by Tampa musicians Dianna and Dave of Chiari Network, and myself on drumset. There is a loud feedback whine which I believe was intentional, so I left it in the recording. St. Petersburg Noise artists SPIN and Mr. Fantastic combine to form the noise group The Uhhh. . . . which in turn were joined by Tampa musicians Dianna and Dave of Chiari Network, and myself on drumset. There is a loud feedback whine which I believe was intentional, so I left it in the recording. St. Petersburg Noise artists SPIN and Mr. Fantastic combine to form the noise group The Uhhh. . . . which in turn were joined by Tampa musicians Dianna and Dave of Chiari Network, and myself on drumset. There is a loud feedback whine which I believe was intentional, so I left it in the recording. tag:odeo.com,2007-08-20,16443193 Mon, 20 Aug 2007 10:41:58 -0700 no Joshua Manchester music, florida, guitar, drums, noise, wire, modern, improv, josh, bay, composition, classical, tampa, violin, snare, drummer, solo, bamboo, joshua manchester, improvise, percussion, percussionist, gong, drumkit, avant garde, live performance, free jazz, drumset, electroacoustic music, distortion, josh manchester, tape composition, extended techniques, snare drum, free improvisation, beardtongue, chiari network, french horn, the uh. . . http://odeo.com/episodes/16407173-Track-2-Nick-Broste-Kevin-Davis-Joshua-Manchester-at-Hotti-Biscotti A set of free improvisation for cello, trombone, and percussion. A set of free improvisation for cello, trombone, and percussion. A set of free improvisation for cello, trombone, and percussion. tag:odeo.com,2007-08-16,16407173 Thu, 16 Aug 2007 12:53:20 -0700 no Joshua Manchester music, Experimental, cello, noise, improv, set, antique, record, composition, trombone, drum, joshua manchester, percussion, percussionist, drumkit, drumset, josh manchester, extended techniques, free improvisation, avant, improvised, garde, kevin davis, tempo, improvisers, context, piece, nick broste http://odeo.com/episodes/15905563-Nick-Broste-Kevin-Davis-Joshua-Manchester-at-Hotti-Biscotti A set of free improvisation for cello, trombone, and percussion. A set of free improvisation for cello, trombone, and percussion. A set of free improvisation for cello, trombone, and percussion. tag:odeo.com,2007-08-07,15905563 Tue, 07 Aug 2007 08:56:42 -0700 no Joshua Manchester music, chicago, Ambient, Experimental, jazz, cello, drums, noise, trombone, trio, joshua manchester, percussion, drumkit, avant garde, drumset, josh manchester, free improvisation, manchester, improvised, kevin davis, nick broste, hotti biscotti, improvisation, chicago free improvisation, cymbals, bass drum, www.joshuamanchester.com, chicago music, ensemble http://odeo.com/episodes/14847993-triple-mic-d-drumset-improvisation This solo drumset improvisation was recorded in one take with three microphones; one under the snare drum, one overhead, and a contact mic placed on the bass drum shell. Each mic was assigned different effects to give a chorus effect. This solo drumset improvisation was recorded in one take with three microphones; one under the snare drum, one overhead, and a contact mic placed on the bass drum shell. Each mic was assigned different effects to give a chorus effect. This solo drumset improvisation was recorded in one take with three microphones; one under the snare drum, one overhead, and a contact mic placed on the bass drum shell. Each mic was assigned different effects to give a chorus effect. tag:odeo.com,2007-07-07,14847993 Sat, 07 Jul 2007 21:26:01 -0700 no Joshua Manchester music, chicago, drums, modern, improv, effects, josh, chorus, composition, classical, snare, solo, joshua manchester, improvise, percussionist, gong, drumkit, avant garde, live performance, free jazz, drumset, electroacoustic music, distortion, josh manchester, extended techniques, snare drum, free improvisation, new thing, microphone, effects layering, spontaneous composition, rack tom, floor tom http://odeo.com/episodes/13321683-Canard This composition uses 37 field recordings and weaves them into a 60 second structure. It is being submitted for a concert comprised of other 60 second pieces. My sources: • Antique pocket watch • Another recording of the same pocket watch. • A third recording of the same pocket watch. • Birds at dawn; Bryce Canyon National Park. 2006-06-02 • Metal window blinds recorded with a contact mic. 2006-07-10 • Guitar chord. • Jackhammer recorded from a bicycle 2006-10-09. • Ocean wave recorded from the beach. Rincon, Puerto Rico, 2006-12-27. • Skateboard at Chicago’s Lincoln Park; 2006-09-05. • Skateboard passing by. Chicago’s Lincoln Park; 2006-09-05. • Young children cheering at baseball game. Carolina Giants vs. Ponce Lions. December 2006. San Juan Puerto Rico. • A passing commuter train. Ft. Worth Texas. 2006-08-11. • Coin parking meter. Coronado Island, San Diego California. 2006-10-25. • Whistling teapot as it is picked up from the stove. • Fly buzzing. Zion National Park Utah. • Rain... This composition uses 37 field recordings and weaves them into a 60 second structure. It is being submitted for a concert comprised of other 60 second pieces. My sources: • Antique pocket watch • Another recording of the same pocket watch. • A third recording of the same pocket watch. • Birds at dawn; Bryce Canyon National Park. 2006-06-02 • Metal window blinds recorded with a contact mic. 2006-07-10 • Guitar chord. • Jackhammer recorded from a bicycle 2006-10-09. • Ocean wave recorded from the beach. Rincon, Puerto Rico, 2006-12-27. • Skateboard at Chicago’s Lincoln Park; 2006-09-05. • Skateboard passing by. Chicago’s Lincoln Park; 2006-09-05. • Young children cheering at baseball game. Carolina Giants vs. Ponce Lions. December 2006. San Juan Puerto Rico. • A passing commuter train. Ft. Worth Texas. 2006-08-11. • Coin parking meter. Coronado Island, San Diego California. 2006-10-25. • Whistling teapot as it is picked up from the stove. • Fly buzzing. Zion National Park Utah. • Rainforest Doves, insects and frogs. December 2006. El Yunque National Forest. • Coqui frogs at night. Guaynabo Puerto Rico. • Charcoal on a grill. • A kitten lapping water. • A free jazz drummer. • A rocking chair. • A bar crowd simultaneously enunciating “ohhhh” as a replay of Zidane’s headbutt at the World Cup was shown on the television. • Construction crews hydraulically driving pylons for a new high rise. Michigan Ave, Chicago. 2006-10-09. • A cricket chirping. 2006-10-16. • An imitation air horn played by a musician. • The call of the endangered Puerto Rican Parrot from an aviary in the Caribbean National Forest. • A dentist’s drill. • An internal noise produced by the processor of a Macintosh laptop. • A kitten’s meow. • A sliding barn door. Clark, South Dakota. • A sneeze. • The screech of a train coming to a stop. Dallas Texas. • The V8 engine of a Land Rover Discovery changing gears on a roadway. • A Land Rover Discovery lacking its exhaust system revving its engine and backfiring. • The reverberating walls of a condominium undergoing façade restoration. • An antique wall clock chiming four o’ clock. This composition uses 37 field recordings and weaves them into a 60 second structure. It is being submitted for a concert comprised of other 60 second pieces. My sources: • Antique pocket watch • Another recording of the same pocket watch. • A third recording of the same pocket watch. • Birds at dawn; Bryce Canyon National Park. 2006-06-02 • Metal window blinds recorded with a contact mic. 2006-07-10 • Guitar chord. • Jackhammer recorded from a bicycle 2006-10-09. • Ocean wave recorded from the beach. Rincon, Puerto Rico, 2006-12-27. • Skateboard at Chicago’s Lincoln Park; 2006-09-05. • Skateboard passing by. Chicago’s Lincoln Park; 2006-09-05. • Young children cheering at baseball game. Carolina Giants vs. Ponce Lions. December 2006. San Juan Puerto Rico. • A passing commuter train. Ft. Worth Texas. 2006-08-11. • Coin parking meter. Coronado Island, San Diego California. 2006-10-25. • Whistling teapot as it is picked up from the stove. • Fly buzzing. Zion National Park Utah. • Rainforest Doves, insects and frogs. December 2006. El Yunque National Forest. • Coqui frogs at night. Guaynabo Puerto Rico. • Charcoal on a grill. • A kitten lapping water. • A free jazz drummer. • A rocking chair. • A bar crowd simultaneously enunciating “ohhhh” as a replay of Zidane’s headbutt at the World Cup was shown on the television. • Construction crews hydraulically driving pylons for a new high rise. Michigan Ave, Chicago. 2006-10-09. • A cricket chirping. 2006-10-16. • An imitation air horn played by a musician. • The call of the endangered Puerto Rican Parrot from an aviary in the Caribbean National Forest. • A dentist’s drill. • An internal noise produced by the processor of a Macintosh laptop. • A kitten’s meow. • A sliding barn door. Clark, South Dakota. • A sneeze. • The screech of a train coming to a stop. Dallas Texas. • The V8 engine of a Land Rover Discovery changing gears on a roadway. • A Land Rover Discovery lacking its exhaust system revving its engine and backfiring. • The reverberating walls of a condominium undergoing façade restoration. • An antique wall clock chiming four o’ clock. tag:odeo.com,2007-06-21,13321683 Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:11:41 -0700 no Joshua Manchester chicago, ocean, birds, insects, electronic, california, children, national, Young, park, Transportation, Engine, meter, Road, metal, josh, skateboard, Land Rover, concert, texas, bicycle, passing, composition, coin, Utah, fly, wave, pieces, baseball, Bells, Joshua, gears, whistling, second, dawn, sources, Train, vs., commuter, zion, parking, island, puerto rico, joshua manchester, percussion, josh manchester, manchester, renovation, facade, structure, 2006., contact mic, doves, antique pocket watch, ponce lions, exhaust system, guitar chord, frogs, 2006-09-05, 2006-06-02, teapot, carolina giants, comprised, window blinds, recorded, cheering, el yunque, ft. worth, beach., game., 2006-10-25, 2006-12-27, chiming, san juan, rainforest, 2006-10-09, puerto, field recordings, coronado, buzzing, rico, electronic composition, rincon, discovery, antique wall clock, jackhammer, december, san diego, picked, forest., lincoln park, stove, 2006-08-11, condominium, bryce canyon national park, 2006-07-10 http://odeo.com/episodes/13203773-sun-And-Haw-Joshua-Manchester-drumset-and-Clifton-Ingram-guitar-Track-3 The guitar-drums duo of Ingram and Manchester marks a decided endeavor to explore musical understatement, a project that, by considering its relationsship with “silence,” respects some of the more restrained acoustic qualities of its instrumentation. The resulting compositional vehicles therefore take on a kind of “slow motion sleight of hand,” in which exposition and obfuscation are readily available elements to be shuffled. This invitation into process, however, is rendered more enticing by means of the duo’s contant exploration of fresh, cinematic coloration. -Cliff Ingram The guitar-drums duo of Ingram and Manchester marks a decided endeavor to explore musical understatement, a project that, by considering its relationsship with “silence,” respects some of the more restrained acoustic qualities of its instrumentation. The resulting compositional vehicles therefore take on a kind of “slow motion sleight of hand,” in which exposition and obfuscation are readily available elements to be shuffled. This invitation into process, however, is rendered more enticing by means of the duo’s contant exploration of fresh, cinematic coloration. -Cliff Ingram The guitar-drums duo of Ingram and Manchester marks a decided endeavor to explore musical understatement, a project that, by considering its relationsship with “silence,” respects some of the more restrained acoustic qualities of its instrumentation. The resulting compositional vehicles therefore take on a kind of “slow motion sleight of hand,” in which exposition and obfuscation are readily available elements to be shuffled. This invitation into process, however, is rendered more enticing by means of the duo’s contant exploration of fresh, cinematic coloration. -Cliff Ingram tag:odeo.com,2007-06-12,13203773 Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:52:44 -0700 no Joshua Manchester music, Experimental, guitar, exploration, white, drums, noise, modern, improv, Creative, antique, record, composition, Harmony, drummer, joshua manchester, percussionist, drumset, distortion, josh manchester, free improvisation, avant, garde, tempo, context, piece, cymbals, www.joshuamanchester.com, amplified, trapset, hiss, narcosis, humming, cliff ingram, sun and haw, blaze, tessitura, hum, free rock, misused http://odeo.com/episodes/12943683-Sun-And-Haw-Joshua-Manchester-drumset-and-Clifton-Ingram-guitar-Track-1 The guitar-drums duo of Ingram and Manchester marks a decided endeavor to explore musical understatement, a project that, by considering its relationship with “silence” respects some of the more restrained acoustic qualities of its instrumentation. The resulting compositional vehicles therefore take on a kind of “slow motion sleight of hand,” in which exposition and objuscation are readily available elements to be shuffled. This invitation into process, however, is rendered more enticing by means of the duo’s constant exploration of fresh, cinematic coloration. -Cliff Ingram The guitar-drums duo of Ingram and Manchester marks a decided endeavor to explore musical understatement, a project that, by considering its relationship with “silence” respects some of the more restrained acoustic qualities of its instrumentation. The resulting compositional vehicles therefore take on a kind of “slow motion sleight of hand,” in which exposition and objuscation are readily available elements to be shuffled. This invitation into process, however, is rendered more enticing by means of the duo’s constant exploration of fresh, cinematic coloration. -Cliff Ingram The guitar-drums duo of Ingram and Manchester marks a decided endeavor to explore musical understatement, a project that, by considering its relationship with “silence” respects some of the more restrained acoustic qualities of its instrumentation. The resulting compositional vehicles therefore take on a kind of “slow motion sleight of hand,” in which exposition and objuscation are readily available elements to be shuffled. This invitation into process, however, is rendered more enticing by means of the duo’s constant exploration of fresh, cinematic coloration. -Cliff Ingram tag:odeo.com,2007-06-04,12943683 Mon, 04 Jun 2007 20:09:21 -0700 no Joshua Manchester music, chicago, guitar, drums, amp, wire, modern, improv, josh, Cliff, composition, classical, snare, solo, bamboo, joshua manchester, improvise, percussionist, gong, avant garde, live performance, free jazz, electroacoustic music, josh manchester, extended techniques, snare drum, free improvisation, new thing, spontaneous composition, cliff ingram, sun and haw, clifton, clifton ingram, amplifier, ingram http://odeo.com/episodes/12716063-Sun-And-Haw-Joshua-Manchester-drumset-and-Clifton-Ingram-guitar-Track-1 The guitar-drums duo of Ingram and Manchester marks a decided endeavor to explore musical understatement, a project that, by considering its relationship with “silence” respects some of the more restrained acoustic qualities of its instrumentation. The resulting compositional vehicles therefore take on a kind of “slow motion sleight of hand,” in which exposition and objuscation are readily available elements to be shuffled. This invitation into process, however, is rendered more enticing by means of the duo’s constant exploration of fresh, cinematic coloration. -Cliff Ingram The guitar-drums duo of Ingram and Manchester marks a decided endeavor to explore musical understatement, a project that, by considering its relationship with “silence” respects some of the more restrained acoustic qualities of its instrumentation. The resulting compositional vehicles therefore take on a kind of “slow motion sleight of hand,” in which exposition and objuscation are readily available elements to be shuffled. This invitation into process, however, is rendered more enticing by means of the duo’s constant exploration of fresh, cinematic coloration. -Cliff Ingram The guitar-drums duo of Ingram and Manchester marks a decided endeavor to explore musical understatement, a project that, by considering its relationship with “silence” respects some of the more restrained acoustic qualities of its instrumentation. The resulting compositional vehicles therefore take on a kind of “slow motion sleight of hand,” in which exposition and objuscation are readily available elements to be shuffled. This invitation into process, however, is rendered more enticing by means of the duo’s constant exploration of fresh, cinematic coloration. -Cliff Ingram tag:odeo.com,2007-05-30,12716063 Wed, 30 May 2007 12:21:26 -0700 no Joshua Manchester music, chicago, guitar, drums, amp, wire, modern, improv, josh, Cliff, composition, classical, snare, solo, bamboo, joshua manchester, improvise, percussionist, gong, avant garde, live performance, free jazz, drumset, electroacoustic music, josh manchester, extended techniques, snare drum, free improvisation, new thing, spontaneous composition, trapset, cliff ingram, sun and haw, clifton, clifton ingram, amplifier, ingram, obfuscation, drum kit, exposition, cinematic coloration, sleight of hand http://odeo.com/episodes/11228763-Darts-and-Arrows-Live-at-the-Velvet-Lounge-2007-03-29 Over the next three installments, I will be posting recordings of three compositions by Chicago Guitarist Bill Mackay performed by his group Darts and Arrows. Other musicians are Dominic Johnson on violin, Lili Wosko on cello, Kyle Hernandez on bass, and Joshua Manchester on drums. Bill describes these pieces as chamber folk, experimental psych-folk, or even “Edgar Allen Poe” folk, if that gives you any clues to his intent. Please also reference the Darts and Arrows set which precedes this one, because with a slightly different personnel and no programming, a vastly different tenor was struck. Over the next three installments, I will be posting recordings of three compositions by Chicago Guitarist Bill Mackay performed by his group Darts and Arrows. Other musicians are Dominic Johnson on violin, Lili Wosko on cello, Kyle Hernandez on bass, and Joshua Manchester on drums. Bill describes these pieces as chamber folk, experimental psych-folk, or even “Edgar Allen Poe” folk, if that gives you any clues to his intent. Please also reference the Darts and Arrows set which precedes this one, because with a slightly different personnel and no programming, a vastly different tenor was struck. Over the next three installments, I will be posting recordings of three compositions by Chicago Guitarist Bill Mackay performed by his group Darts and Arrows. Other musicians are Dominic Johnson on violin, Lili Wosko on cello, Kyle Hernandez on bass, and Joshua Manchester on drums. Bill describes these pieces as chamber folk, experimental psych-folk, or even “Edgar Allen Poe” folk, if that gives you any clues to his intent. Please also reference the Darts and Arrows set which precedes this one, because with a slightly different personnel and no programming, a vastly different tenor was struck. tag:odeo.com,2007-04-24,11228763 Tue, 24 Apr 2007 06:30:38 -0700 no Joshua Manchester music, chicago, folk, vox, guitar, jazz, Voice, cello, drums, modern, improv, josh, composition, classical, snare, solo, joshua manchester, improvise, percussionist, avant garde, live performance, free jazz, drumset, josh manchester, extended techniques, snare drum, free improvisation, new thing, amplified, trapset, velvet lounge, bill mackay, darts and arrows, music garage, trap set, martha stahl, drum set, soprano, lili wosko http://odeo.com/episodes/11166323-Free-Improvisers-group-Darts-and-Arrows-play-the-Music-Garage Darts & Arrows Bill MacKay, guitar Lili Wosko, cello Martha Stahl, voice Joshua Manchester, drums This short set at Chicago’s Music Garage was free improvisation. Darts & Arrows Bill MacKay, guitar Lili Wosko, cello Martha Stahl, voice Joshua Manchester, drums This short set at Chicago’s Music Garage was free improvisation. Darts & Arrows Bill MacKay, guitar Lili Wosko, cello Martha Stahl, voice Joshua Manchester, drums This short set at Chicago’s Music Garage was free improvisation. tag:odeo.com,2007-04-15,11166323 Sun, 15 Apr 2007 20:55:14 -0700 no Joshua Manchester music, chicago, folk, vox, guitar, jazz, Voice, cello, drums, modern, improv, josh, composition, classical, snare, solo, joshua manchester, improvise, percussionist, avant garde, live performance, free jazz, drumset, josh manchester, extended techniques, snare drum, free improvisation, new thing, amplified, trapset, bill mackay, darts and arrows, music garage, trap set, martha stahl, drum set, soprano, lili wosko http://odeo.com/episodes/10071283-Josh-Manchester-Radio-Performance The Vagaries of Music Education. A live improvisation in tandem with a four-part recorded composition. The concept for this piece occurred when I came across some rehearsal tapes from my school years of playing a banal rhythm at different tempos on a practice pad. I instantly remembered the late-night session in the institutional white room in the basement of my university. When I heard the track, I felt nothing but frustration that by the time I graduated, I had put myself under immense pressure to emulate an absent abstraction, yet knew nothing about how to express my own tastes. In this brief four-part composition I attempt to weave something of interest from these mindless exercises, manipulating this rhythm into clusters evocative of chaotic systems. In the live performance, a free improvisation was played over the recorded composition. Performed live on Philip Von Zweck’s radio show, “Something Else” November 6th 2005, 10th anniversary episode. The Vagaries of Music Education. A live improvisation in tandem with a four-part recorded composition. The concept for this piece occurred when I came across some rehearsal tapes from my school years of playing a banal rhythm at different tempos on a practice pad. I instantly remembered the late-night session in the institutional white room in the basement of my university. When I heard the track, I felt nothing but frustration that by the time I graduated, I had put myself under immense pressure to emulate an absent abstraction, yet knew nothing about how to express my own tastes. In this brief four-part composition I attempt to weave something of interest from these mindless exercises, manipulating this rhythm into clusters evocative of chaotic systems. In the live performance, a free improvisation was played over the recorded composition. Performed live on Philip Von Zweck’s radio show, “Something Else” November 6th 2005, 10th anniversary episode. The Vagaries of Music Education. A live improvisation in tandem with a four-part recorded composition. The concept for this piece occurred when I came across some rehearsal tapes from my school years of playing a banal rhythm at different tempos on a practice pad. I instantly remembered the late-night session in the institutional white room in the basement of my university. When I heard the track, I felt nothing but frustration that by the time I graduated, I had put myself under immense pressure to emulate an absent abstraction, yet knew nothing about how to express my own tastes. In this brief four-part composition I attempt to weave something of interest from these mindless exercises, manipulating this rhythm into clusters evocative of chaotic systems. In the live performance, a free improvisation was played over the recorded composition. Performed live on Philip Von Zweck’s radio show, “Something Else” November 6th 2005, 10th anniversary episode. tag:odeo.com,2007-03-20,10071283 Tue, 20 Mar 2007 22:09:15 -0700 no Joshua Manchester music, chicago, Random, drums, wire, modern, improv, josh, composition, classical, Bells, WLUW, snare, chaos, solo, bamboo, joshua manchester, improvise, percussion, percussionist, gong, avant garde, live performance, free jazz, electroacoustic music, josh manchester, tape composition, extended techniques, snare drum, free improvisation, new thing, something else, practice pad, elephant bells, opera gong, aleatoric, indian bells, vagaries of music education, china cymbal, philip von zweck, triangles, finger cymbals http://odeo.com/episodes/9998183-Sherpas-Mitra-and-Manchester-rock-freely Guitarist Mitra of Sir Edmund Hillary and the Sherpas improvises with Joshua Manchester, the band’s drummer. This recording took place on February 22, 2006. Neither musician feels compelled to restrain themselves to a tempo usually, but in this recording a number of grooves develop. In this rock-based experiment, new ideas lead to various places, or slowly transmute over the course of mistakes and shifting avoidances. Guitarist Mitra of Sir Edmund Hillary and the Sherpas improvises with Joshua Manchester, the band’s drummer. This recording took place on February 22, 2006. Neither musician feels compelled to restrain themselves to a tempo usually, but in this recording a number of grooves develop. In this rock-based experiment, new ideas lead to various places, or slowly transmute over the course of mistakes and shifting avoidances. Guitarist Mitra of Sir Edmund Hillary and the Sherpas improvises with Joshua Manchester, the band’s drummer. This recording took place on February 22, 2006. Neither musician feels compelled to restrain themselves to a tempo usually, but in this recording a number of grooves develop. In this rock-based experiment, new ideas lead to various places, or slowly transmute over the course of mistakes and shifting avoidances. tag:odeo.com,2007-03-12,9998183 Mon, 12 Mar 2007 13:14:44 -0700 no Joshua Manchester music, Experimental, guitar, exploration, white, drums, noise, modern, improv, Creative, antique, record, composition, drummer, joshua manchester, percussionist, drumset, distortion, josh manchester, free improvisation, avant, garde, tempo, context, piece, cymbals, www.joshuamanchester.com, amplified, trapset, hiss, narcosis, humming, blaze, tessitura, hum, free rock, misused, mitra http://odeo.com/episodes/3669413-Solo-Snare-Drum-Improvisation-Josh-Manchester As part of a performance for the Civic Performers Innovative Music I performed this improvisation for snare drum. No beats! The concert took place November 17 2006 in the Fine Arts building of Chicago. As part of a performance for the Civic Performers Innovative Music I performed this improvisation for snare drum. No beats! The concert took place November 17 2006 in the Fine Arts building of Chicago. As part of a performance for the Civic Performers Innovative Music I performed this improvisation for snare drum. No beats! The concert took place November 17 2006 in the Fine Arts building of Chicago. tag:odeo.com,2006-12-07,3669413 Thu, 07 Dec 2006 21:22:30 -0800 no Joshua Manchester music, chicago, drums, wire, modern, improv, josh, composition, classical, snare, solo, bamboo, joshua manchester, improvise, percussionist, gong, avant garde, live performance, free jazz, josh manchester, extended techniques, snare drum, free improvisation, new thing, fine arts buliding, cpim, civic performers innovative music, amos gillespie http://odeo.com/episodes/2278429-Part-Of-You-Pours-Out-Of-Me-In-These-Lines-by-Ryan-Ingebritsen-Performed-by-Joshua-Manchester-Percussion-and-Shannon-Budd-Flute Ryan Ingebritsen’s composition for Flute, Percussion, and electronics utilizes MAX-MSP to alter the input from the acoustic instruments in many ways. When a piece of electronic music has live acoustics as its basis of sound manipulation rather than a tape part it is called live electronics. This piece also contains many clever and novel uses of rhythmic modulation. The percussion set up is designed to contain different instrument groups in sets of three, with the bass instrument being of a separate tone color. For instance, Ryan called for the use of three non-resonant metallic sounds: two pitched cowbells and a kitchen pot. The picture above shows my set-up for this piece, which was performed with Shannon Budd, flute on October 29, 2006 as part of the New Music Chicago’s Sonic Impact presentation at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Ryan Ingebritsen’s composition for Flute, Percussion, and electronics utilizes MAX-MSP to alter the input from the acoustic instruments in many ways. When a piece of electronic music has live acoustics as its basis of sound manipulation rather than a tape part it is called live electronics. This piece also contains many clever and novel uses of rhythmic modulation. The percussion set up is designed to contain different instrument groups in sets of three, with the bass instrument being of a separate tone color. For instance, Ryan called for the use of three non-resonant metallic sounds: two pitched cowbells and a kitchen pot. The picture above shows my set-up for this piece, which was performed with Shannon Budd, flute on October 29, 2006 as part of the New Music Chicago’s Sonic Impact presentation at the Museum of Contemporary Art. Ryan Ingebritsen’s composition for Flute, Percussion, and electronics utilizes MAX-MSP to alter the input from the acoustic instruments in many ways. When a piece of electronic music has live acoustics as its basis of sound manipulation rather than a tape part it is called live electronics. This piece also contains many clever and novel uses of rhythmic modulation. The percussion set up is designed to contain different instrument groups in sets of three, with the bass instrument being of a separate tone color. For instance, Ryan called for the use of three non-resonant metallic sounds: two pitched cowbells and a kitchen pot. The picture above shows my set-up for this piece, which was performed with Shannon Budd, flute on October 29, 2006 as part of the New Music Chicago’s Sonic Impact presentation at the Museum of Contemporary Art. tag:odeo.com,2006-10-30,2278429 Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:37:38 -0800 no Joshua Manchester music, chicago, electronic music, minimal, acoustic, electronics, MCA, part, computer, flute, drums, woodblock, metal, josh, composition, tape, rhythm, Joshua, drummer, joshua manchester, percussion, percussionist, gong, live performance, josh manchester, manchester, ensemble, elephant bells, china cymbal, finger cymbals, part of you pours out of me in these lines, rhythmic modulation, october 29 2006, resonant, budd, maverick, metric modulation, max-msp, computer music, live electronics, bongos, new music chicago, instruments, chinese opera gong, shannon, tone color, sonic impact, korean gong, museum of contemporary art, bodhran, multiple percussion, triangle, timbre, cowbells, temple block, shannon budd, ringing, ryan ingebritsen, antique cymbals, kitchen pot, metallic, electroacoustic, metric, sound manipulation, tam-tam, sarna bells, modulation http://odeo.com/episodes/2278403-2-Fred-Anderson-Mars-Williams-Jim-Baker-Josh-Abrams-and-Joshua-Manchester As part of the Chicago Calling Festival, I was fortunate enough to perform a concert with Chicago’s legendary patriarch of modern jazz, Fred Anderson, Liquid Soul and Psychedelic Furs reedist Mars Williams, the incomparable Jim Baker, and the amazing bass player Josh Abrams. The concert was intended to be an internet2 facilitated collaboration between artists and musicians of University of California San Diego; Stanford University; and University of Alaska at Fairbanks. However, technical difficulties arose and the only external input that Chicago musicians received were some loud feedback hums and squeals. Our show took place at Loyola University’s Quinlan Hall, with invaluable assistance from Laptop musician and tech guru Chris Sorg. As part of the Chicago Calling Festival, I was fortunate enough to perform a concert with Chicago’s legendary patriarch of modern jazz, Fred Anderson, Liquid Soul and Psychedelic Furs reedist Mars Williams, the incomparable Jim Baker, and the amazing bass player Josh Abrams. The concert was intended to be an internet2 facilitated collaboration between artists and musicians of University of California San Diego; Stanford University; and University of Alaska at Fairbanks. However, technical difficulties arose and the only external input that Chicago musicians received were some loud feedback hums and squeals. Our show took place at Loyola University’s Quinlan Hall, with invaluable assistance from Laptop musician and tech guru Chris Sorg. As part of the Chicago Calling Festival, I was fortunate enough to perform a concert with Chicago’s legendary patriarch of modern jazz, Fred Anderson, Liquid Soul and Psychedelic Furs reedist Mars Williams, the incomparable Jim Baker, and the amazing bass player Josh Abrams. The concert was intended to be an internet2 facilitated collaboration between artists and musicians of University of California San Diego; Stanford University; and University of Alaska at Fairbanks. However, technical difficulties arose and the only external input that Chicago musicians received were some loud feedback hums and squeals. Our show took place at Loyola University’s Quinlan Hall, with invaluable assistance from Laptop musician and tech guru Chris Sorg. tag:odeo.com,2006-10-30,2278403 Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:25:49 -0800 no Joshua Manchester music, chicago, rock, audio, Experimental, Piano, jazz, Sound, bass, saxophone, noise, modern, loud, composition, Joshua, spontaneous, joshua manchester, avant garde, free jazz, distortion, josh manchester, free improvisation, manchester, avant, improvised, garde, improvisation, www.joshuamanchester.com, challenging, quinlan hall, loyola university, jim baker, loyola, mars williams, fred anderson, josh abrams, chicago calling festival, thing http://odeo.com/episodes/2278282-1-Fred-Anderson-Mars-Williams-Jim-Baker-Josh-Abrams-and-Joshua-Manchester As part of the Chicago Calling Festival, I was fortunate enough to perform a concert with Chicago’s legendary jazz saxophonisst, Fred Anderson, reedist Mars Williams, the incomparable Jim Baker, and the amazing bass player Josh Abrams. The concert was intended to be an internet2 facilitated collaboration between artists and musicians of University of California San Diego; Stanford University; and University of Alaska at Fairbanks. However, technical difficulties arose and the only external input that Chicago musicians received were some loud feedback hums and squeals. (Audible in the recording) Our show took place at Loyola University’s Quinlan Hall, with invaluable assistance from Laptop musician and tech guru Chris Sorg. As part of the Chicago Calling Festival, I was fortunate enough to perform a concert with Chicago’s legendary jazz saxophonisst, Fred Anderson, reedist Mars Williams, the incomparable Jim Baker, and the amazing bass player Josh Abrams. The concert was intended to be an internet2 facilitated collaboration between artists and musicians of University of California San Diego; Stanford University; and University of Alaska at Fairbanks. However, technical difficulties arose and the only external input that Chicago musicians received were some loud feedback hums and squeals. (Audible in the recording) Our show took place at Loyola University’s Quinlan Hall, with invaluable assistance from Laptop musician and tech guru Chris Sorg. As part of the Chicago Calling Festival, I was fortunate enough to perform a concert with Chicago’s legendary jazz saxophonisst, Fred Anderson, reedist Mars Williams, the incomparable Jim Baker, and the amazing bass player Josh Abrams. The concert was intended to be an internet2 facilitated collaboration between artists and musicians of University of California San Diego; Stanford University; and University of Alaska at Fairbanks. However, technical difficulties arose and the only external input that Chicago musicians received were some loud feedback hums and squeals. (Audible in the recording) Our show took place at Loyola University’s Quinlan Hall, with invaluable assistance from Laptop musician and tech guru Chris Sorg. tag:odeo.com,2006-10-30,2278282 Mon, 30 Oct 2006 20:19:06 -0800 no Joshua Manchester music, chicago, Technology, Piano, bass, saxophone, drums, modern, project, josh, composition, synthesizer, University, joshua manchester, improvise, percussion, percussionist, avant garde, live performance, free jazz, drumset, josh manchester, free improvisation, manchester, new thing, jim baker, loyola, mars williams, fred anderson, analog electronics, soprano saxophone, tenor, upright bass, stanford, joshua abrams, tenor saxophone, experimental music, internet2, chicago calling, scott deal, internet collaboration, ucsd, university of alaska fairbanks, arp, uaf http://odeo.com/episodes/2278086-Set-4-Josh-Manchester-plays-at-Elastic-Arts-Revolution-for-the-Chicago-Calling-Festival From 12:00-2:00 AM on October 25, 2006, Daniele Cavallanti and Tiziano Tononi of the Italian Instabile Orchestra directed two sets of free-improvised music. Also, Dan Schwarzlose served synesthesia. Daniele Cavallanti (tenor saxophone) Tiziano Tononi (drums) Ben Boye (piano) Daniel Godston (trumpet & percussion) Jon Godston (soprano saxophone) Ben Gray (drums) Joshua Manchester (percussion) Jayve Montgomery (reeds & percussion) Joel Wanek (upright bass) Alex Wing (guitar From 12:00-2:00 AM on October 25, 2006, Daniele Cavallanti and Tiziano Tononi of the Italian Instabile Orchestra directed two sets of free-improvised music. Also, Dan Schwarzlose served synesthesia. Daniele Cavallanti (tenor saxophone) Tiziano Tononi (drums) Ben Boye (piano) Daniel Godston (trumpet & percussion) Jon Godston (soprano saxophone) Ben Gray (drums) Joshua Manchester (percussion) Jayve Montgomery (reeds & percussion) Joel Wanek (upright bass) Alex Wing (guitar From 12:00-2:00 AM on October 25, 2006, Daniele Cavallanti and Tiziano Tononi of the Italian Instabile Orchestra directed two sets of free-improvised music. Also, Dan Schwarzlose served synesthesia. Daniele Cavallanti (tenor saxophone) Tiziano Tononi (drums) Ben Boye (piano) Daniel Godston (trumpet & percussion) Jon Godston (soprano saxophone) Ben Gray (drums) Joshua Manchester (percussion) Jayve Montgomery (reeds & percussion) Joel Wanek (upright bass) Alex Wing (guitar tag:odeo.com,2006-10-30,2278086 Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:44:52 -0800 no Joshua Manchester music, chicago, rock, audio, Experimental, Piano, guitar, jazz, Sound, bass, saxophone, drums, noise, modern, loud, composition, Joshua, spontaneous, joshua manchester, percussion, distortion, josh manchester, manchester, avant, improvised, garde, improvisation, soprano, challenging, thing, tenor, trumpet, daniel godston, ben gray, ben boye, reeds, joel wanek, jayve montgomery, upright, daniele cavallanti, alex wing, jon godston, tiziano tononi http://odeo.com/episodes/2278038-Set-3-Josh-Manchester-plays-at-Elastic-Arts-Revolution-for-the-Chicago-Calling-Festival From 12:00-2:00 AM on October 25, 2006, Daniele Cavallanti and Tiziano Tononi of the Italian Instabile Orchestra directed two sets of free-improvised music. Also, Dan Schwarzlose served synesthesia. Daniele Cavallanti (tenor saxophone) Tiziano Tononi (drums) Ben Boye (piano) Daniel Godston (trumpet & percussion) Jon Godston (soprano saxophone) Ben Gray (drums) Joshua Manchester (percussion) Jayve Montgomery (reeds & percussion) Joel Wanek (upright bass) Alex Wing (guitar From 12:00-2:00 AM on October 25, 2006, Daniele Cavallanti and Tiziano Tononi of the Italian Instabile Orchestra directed two sets of free-improvised music. Also, Dan Schwarzlose served synesthesia. Daniele Cavallanti (tenor saxophone) Tiziano Tononi (drums) Ben Boye (piano) Daniel Godston (trumpet & percussion) Jon Godston (soprano saxophone) Ben Gray (drums) Joshua Manchester (percussion) Jayve Montgomery (reeds & percussion) Joel Wanek (upright bass) Alex Wing (guitar From 12:00-2:00 AM on October 25, 2006, Daniele Cavallanti and Tiziano Tononi of the Italian Instabile Orchestra directed two sets of free-improvised music. Also, Dan Schwarzlose served synesthesia. Daniele Cavallanti (tenor saxophone) Tiziano Tononi (drums) Ben Boye (piano) Daniel Godston (trumpet & percussion) Jon Godston (soprano saxophone) Ben Gray (drums) Joshua Manchester (percussion) Jayve Montgomery (reeds & percussion) Joel Wanek (upright bass) Alex Wing (guitar tag:odeo.com,2006-10-30,2278038 Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:26:41 -0800 no Joshua Manchester music, chicago, rock, audio, Experimental, Piano, guitar, jazz, Sound, bass, saxophone, drums, noise, modern, loud, composition, Joshua, spontaneous, joshua manchester, percussion, distortion, josh manchester, manchester, avant, improvised, garde, improvisation, soprano, challenging, thing, tenor, trumpet, daniel godston, ben gray, ben boye, reeds, joel wanek, jayve montgomery, upright, daniele cavallanti, alex wing, jon godston, tiziano tononi http://odeo.com/episodes/2278002-Set-2-Josh-Manchester-plays-at-Elastic-Arts-Revolution-for-the-Chicago-Calling-Festival From 12:00-2:00 AM on October 25, 2006, Daniele Cavallanti and Tiziano Tononi of the Italian Instabile Orchestra directed two sets of free-improvised music. Also, Dan Schwarzlose served synesthesia. Daniele Cavallanti (tenor saxophone) Tiziano Tononi (drums) Ben Boye (piano) Daniel Godston (trumpet & percussion) Jon Godston (soprano saxophone) Ben Gray (drums) Joshua Manchester (percussion) Jayve Montgomery (reeds & percussion) Joel Wanek (upright bass) Alex Wing (guitar From 12:00-2:00 AM on October 25, 2006, Daniele Cavallanti and Tiziano Tononi of the Italian Instabile Orchestra directed two sets of free-improvised music. Also, Dan Schwarzlose served synesthesia. Daniele Cavallanti (tenor saxophone) Tiziano Tononi (drums) Ben Boye (piano) Daniel Godston (trumpet & percussion) Jon Godston (soprano saxophone) Ben Gray (drums) Joshua Manchester (percussion) Jayve Montgomery (reeds & percussion) Joel Wanek (upright bass) Alex Wing (guitar From 12:00-2:00 AM on October 25, 2006, Daniele Cavallanti and Tiziano Tononi of the Italian Instabile Orchestra directed two sets of free-improvised music. Also, Dan Schwarzlose served synesthesia. Daniele Cavallanti (tenor saxophone) Tiziano Tononi (drums) Ben Boye (piano) Daniel Godston (trumpet & percussion) Jon Godston (soprano saxophone) Ben Gray (drums) Joshua Manchester (percussion) Jayve Montgomery (reeds & percussion) Joel Wanek (upright bass) Alex Wing (guitar tag:odeo.com,2006-10-30,2278002 Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:21:00 -0800 no Joshua Manchester http://odeo.com/episodes/2277928-set-1-Josh-Manchester-plays-at-Elastic-Arts-Revolution-for-the-Chicago-Calling-Festival From 12:00-2:00 AM on October 25, 2006, Daniele Cavallanti and Tiziano Tononi of the Italian Instabile Orchestra directed two sets of free-improvised music. Also, Dan Schwarzlose served synesthesia. Daniele Cavallanti (tenor saxophone) Tiziano Tononi (drums) Ben Boye (piano) Daniel Godston (trumpet & percussion) Jon Godston (soprano saxophone) Ben Gray (drums) Joshua Manchester (percussion) Jayve Montgomery (reeds & percussion) Joel Wanek (upright bass) Alex Wing (guitar From 12:00-2:00 AM on October 25, 2006, Daniele Cavallanti and Tiziano Tononi of the Italian Instabile Orchestra directed two sets of free-improvised music. Also, Dan Schwarzlose served synesthesia. Daniele Cavallanti (tenor saxophone) Tiziano Tononi (drums) Ben Boye (piano) Daniel Godston (trumpet & percussion) Jon Godston (soprano saxophone) Ben Gray (drums) Joshua Manchester (percussion) Jayve Montgomery (reeds & percussion) Joel Wanek (upright bass) Alex Wing (guitar From 12:00-2:00 AM on October 25, 2006, Daniele Cavallanti and Tiziano Tononi of the Italian Instabile Orchestra directed two sets of free-improvised music. Also, Dan Schwarzlose served synesthesia. Daniele Cavallanti (tenor saxophone) Tiziano Tononi (drums) Ben Boye (piano) Daniel Godston (trumpet & percussion) Jon Godston (soprano saxophone) Ben Gray (drums) Joshua Manchester (percussion) Jayve Montgomery (reeds & percussion) Joel Wanek (upright bass) Alex Wing (guitar tag:odeo.com,2006-10-30,2277928 Mon, 30 Oct 2006 19:06:37 -0800 no Joshua Manchester http://odeo.com/episodes/2193968-Still-by-William-Jason-Raynovich-for-Solo-Marimba-Performed-by-Joshua-Manchester I performed this piece on October 13 2006 for the Electronic Music Midwest Festival at Lewis University. This piece ended up on a symposium of electronic music not by including electronics but by being composed by a computer. Jason Raynovich, using software developed by Alex Lazarevich, manipulated motives with the same invention as composers have for centuries, with the difference that these motives were manipulated in three dimensions. This manifests itself in the music as rhythmic diminution and augmentation; extreme interval swings, changes of color with both mallet choice and changing placement of the strike on the bar, and dead strokes. I performed this piece on October 13 2006 for the Electronic Music Midwest Festival at Lewis University. This piece ended up on a symposium of electronic music not by including electronics but by being composed by a computer. Jason Raynovich, using software developed by Alex Lazarevich, manipulated motives with the same invention as composers have for centuries, with the difference that these motives were manipulated in three dimensions. This manifests itself in the music as rhythmic diminution and augmentation; extreme interval swings, changes of color with both mallet choice and changing placement of the strike on the bar, and dead strokes. I performed this piece on October 13 2006 for the Electronic Music Midwest Festival at Lewis University. This piece ended up on a symposium of electronic music not by including electronics but by being composed by a computer. Jason Raynovich, using software developed by Alex Lazarevich, manipulated motives with the same invention as composers have for centuries, with the difference that these motives were manipulated in three dimensions. This manifests itself in the music as rhythmic diminution and augmentation; extreme interval swings, changes of color with both mallet choice and changing placement of the strike on the bar, and dead strokes. tag:odeo.com,2006-10-18,2193968 Wed, 18 Oct 2006 22:14:54 -0700 no Joshua Manchester music, chicago, Experimental, Software, electronic music, performance, computer, instrument, modern, yamaha, josh, concert, lewis, composition, classical, Festival, attack, resonator, drum, Joshua, New Music, phrase, drummer, solo, joshua manchester, percussion, percussionist, avant garde, josh manchester, manchester, avant, garde, piece, electronic composition, timbre, electroacoustic, mallet, motive, motivic, rosewood, chicago percussionist, electronic music midwest, symposium, october 13 2006, yarn mallets, rattan, graduated mallets, motif, lewis university, four mallet technique, marimba, emm, marimba solo http://odeo.com/episodes/2193725-Josh-Manchester-Air-horn-Improvisation This is actually an air horn imitation I bought from walgreens. The user blows into a pipe which splits in two parts, each of which actuate a rubber skin stretched over a plastic tube. The two tubes are set an attention-getting dissonant interval apart. I’m not sure I ever play it normally during this piece though. This is actually an air horn imitation I bought from walgreens. The user blows into a pipe which splits in two parts, each of which actuate a rubber skin stretched over a plastic tube. The two tubes are set an attention-getting dissonant interval apart. I’m not sure I ever play it normally during this piece though. This is actually an air horn imitation I bought from walgreens. The user blows into a pipe which splits in two parts, each of which actuate a rubber skin stretched over a plastic tube. The two tubes are set an attention-getting dissonant interval apart. I’m not sure I ever play it normally during this piece though. tag:odeo.com,2006-10-18,2193725 Wed, 18 Oct 2006 21:30:07 -0700 no Joshua Manchester music, chicago, work, Experimental, toy, computer, instrument, noise, modern, loud, composition, Contemporary, Joshua, spontaneous, drummer, joshua manchester, percussion, percussionist, distortion, josh manchester, free improvisation, manchester, avant, improvised, garde, piece, improvisation, walgreens, university of illinois, air horn http://odeo.com/episodes/2129853-Josh-Manchester-on-the-106th-Street-Bridge-over-the-Calumet-River-South-Chicago My friend Jon Vanderbrug and I stood on this bridge watching massive cranes load coal on one side of the river and huge dump trucks move loads of rock on the other. In the distance was an imposing railroad elevating bridge and the commuter-packed skyway. Suddenly behind us a bell began to ring and our bridge began to open to allow passage of a coal barge, driving the seagulls wild and sending us running for the bank. My friend Jon Vanderbrug and I stood on this bridge watching massive cranes load coal on one side of the river and huge dump trucks move loads of rock on the other. In the distance was an imposing railroad elevating bridge and the commuter-packed skyway. Suddenly behind us a bell began to ring and our bridge began to open to allow passage of a coal barge, driving the seagulls wild and sending us running for the bank. My friend Jon Vanderbrug and I stood on this bridge watching massive cranes load coal on one side of the river and huge dump trucks move loads of rock on the other. In the distance was an imposing railroad elevating bridge and the commuter-packed skyway. Suddenly behind us a bell began to ring and our bridge began to open to allow passage of a coal barge, driving the seagulls wild and sending us running for the bank. tag:odeo.com,2006-10-10,2129853 Tue, 10 Oct 2006 18:22:37 -0700 no Joshua Manchester music, chicago, Experimental, exploration, Sound, white, art, climate, noise, change, antique, Road, bridge, Traffic, record, industry, composition, recording, field, Joshua, coal, concrete, joshua manchester, josh manchester, manchester, avant, garde, tempo, context, piece, hiss, narcosis, humming, blaze, tessitura, hum, real world music, highway, calumet river, railroad, lake michigan, elevated, phonography, historical, skyway, barge, field recording, tugboat http://odeo.com/episodes/2072880-Jesse-Levine-Piano-and-Josh-Manchester-drumset Jesse is a piano player from Quebec. Since he has moved to Chicago we’ve been meeting on Wednesday nights for unguided challenges. The general concept is free improvisation in which we allow reference to established idioms. Jesse is a piano player from Quebec. Since he has moved to Chicago we’ve been meeting on Wednesday nights for unguided challenges. The general concept is free improvisation in which we allow reference to established idioms. Jesse is a piano player from Quebec. Since he has moved to Chicago we’ve been meeting on Wednesday nights for unguided challenges. The general concept is free improvisation in which we allow reference to established idioms. tag:odeo.com,2006-10-03,2072880 Tue, 03 Oct 2006 18:54:42 -0700 no Joshua Manchester music, chicago, rock, audio, Experimental, Piano, jazz, Sound, noise, modern, loud, composition, Joshua, spontaneous, joshua manchester, avant garde, free jazz, distortion, josh manchester, free improvisation, manchester, avant, improvised, garde, improvisation, challenging, thing, quebec, jesse levine http://odeo.com/episodes/2072258-Daniel-Godston-Jayve-Montgomery-Bill-Mackay-and-Josh-Manchester-play-live-at-the-Vittum-Theater-Around-The-Coyote-Arts-Festival-2006-09-10 The beautiful and great-sounding Vittum Theater played host to Dan, Bill, Jayve and I as part of the Around The Coyote Arts Festival in Chicago’s Wicker Park. Ellyzabeth Adler danced for the middle section. If you listen closely at the beginning, a superball flew loose of its handle and bounced across stage striking the guitarist Bill. As we looked at each other frozen with consternation, Dan produced a Chinese massage ball without missing a beat and sent it jangling across stage at me. When Ellyzabeth made her entrance, she incorporated the balls into her dancing as well. The beautiful and great-sounding Vittum Theater played host to Dan, Bill, Jayve and I as part of the Around The Coyote Arts Festival in Chicago’s Wicker Park. Ellyzabeth Adler danced for the middle section. If you listen closely at the beginning, a superball flew loose of its handle and bounced across stage striking the guitarist Bill. As we looked at each other frozen with consternation, Dan produced a Chinese massage ball without missing a beat and sent it jangling across stage at me. When Ellyzabeth made her entrance, she incorporated the balls into her dancing as well. The beautiful and great-sounding Vittum Theater played host to Dan, Bill, Jayve and I as part of the Around The Coyote Arts Festival in Chicago’s Wicker Park. Ellyzabeth Adler danced for the middle section. If you listen closely at the beginning, a superball flew loose of its handle and bounced across stage striking the guitarist Bill. As we looked at each other frozen with consternation, Dan produced a Chinese massage ball without missing a beat and sent it jangling across stage at me. When Ellyzabeth made her entrance, she incorporated the balls into her dancing as well. tag:odeo.com,2006-10-03,2072258 Tue, 03 Oct 2006 18:00:49 -0700 no Joshua Manchester music, chicago, rock, Experimental, guitar, jazz, saxophone, Dance, art, instrument, noise, modern, loud, musical, composition, drum, gender, Joshua, coyote, spontaneous, joshua manchester, percussion, percussionist, drumkit, drumset, distortion, josh manchester, free improvisation, manchester, avant, improvised, garde, improvisation, bill mackay, challenging, thing, tenor, trumpet, daniel godston, jayve montgomery, vittum theater, vittum, xylophone, around the coyote, ellyzabeth adler, arts festival, javanese, dancer http://odeo.com/episodes/1992018-Manchester-Ft-Worth-Track-7-Josh-with-Carter-Case-Belota-and-White Here is the concluding music to my foray into Texas. Joey Carter starts it off with an infectious dialogue on the vibes which never quite repeats itself. This music is from a session I played with some fine musicians on tour in Ft. Worth. At Sardines, where they play live jazz 7 nights a week, I got together with Jhon Khasen (piano), Daniel Stone (bass), Chris White (bass/flute/trumpet), Leonard Belota (trumpet), and Joey Carter (vibes). I recorded this on a minidisk player next to the drumkit, so apologies for the heavy drums in the mix. Blogger Stashdauber Ken writes: johnny case, joshua manchester: most exciting music Ive heard so far this yr: an evening of free improv put together by pianist-composer-activist johnny case at sardines, of all places, featuring drummer joshua manchester. also on the set: leonard belota (trumpet), joey carter (vibes), daniel stone (bass), and mvp chris white (trumpet, flute, bass). johnny pulled it together on the quick when manchester called from h... Here is the concluding music to my foray into Texas. Joey Carter starts it off with an infectious dialogue on the vibes which never quite repeats itself. This music is from a session I played with some fine musicians on tour in Ft. Worth. At Sardines, where they play live jazz 7 nights a week, I got together with Jhon Khasen (piano), Daniel Stone (bass), Chris White (bass/flute/trumpet), Leonard Belota (trumpet), and Joey Carter (vibes). I recorded this on a minidisk player next to the drumkit, so apologies for the heavy drums in the mix. Blogger Stashdauber Ken writes: johnny case, joshua manchester: most exciting music Ive heard so far this yr: an evening of free improv put together by pianist-composer-activist johnny case at sardines, of all places, featuring drummer joshua manchester. also on the set: leonard belota (trumpet), joey carter (vibes), daniel stone (bass), and mvp chris white (trumpet, flute, bass). johnny pulled it together on the quick when manchester called from his sweet home chicago to try and hustle a gig while accompanying his wife on a biz trip. tuesdays usually a dead night at the restaurant, and these cats dream about making music totally extempore, without the constraints of heads, chord changes, expectations, fans. the vibe was redolent of classic dates like dolphys out to lunch or cecil taylors unit structures. from moment to moment, a different man might be the leader, with the others listening and responding empathetically. when we got there, johnny was hammering out tone clusters a la cecil (i finally figured out who he reminds me of: jaki byard, a cat steeped in tradition who can also go out?). this led to a dialogue between belota on ruminative harmon mute and chris white playing smears and flurries of notes on open horn. (when not playing, leonard had his eyes closed a lot of the time; id like to have seen the movies that this music was making inside his head.) joshua, can play total sprung riddim a la sunny murray or his homeski famoudou don moye; there were times when the only repeating figures onstage came from joey on vibes or young bassist stone. chris white opened one piece with a virtuosic turn on flute, which manchester, stone, and case built to an intensity. then white moved to bass, playing a legato line with lotsa intervallic leaps and the music spiralled to an even higher level. carter kicked one off with his usual deft four-mallet work, and case, white, and manchester rode it out till they had nothing left to add. there are moments when this music flows like a mountain stream; at others, it surges like an erupting volcano. at all times, its like looking at the world with new eyes. be nice if sardines could do this kinda thang on a regular basis. while not jam-packed, there were a good number of music appreciators in the house. if you werent there, you missed it, kid. Check out Kens blog at http://stashdauber.blogspot.com/ This is the 5th track of a set which lasted nearly two hours, and Ill be posting all the compositions here over a seven week period. My deepest heartfelt appreciation to Johnny Case for making this happen. Thanks! Josh More info: www.joshuamanchester.com Here is the concluding music to my foray into Texas. Joey Carter starts it off with an infectious dialogue on the vibes which never quite repeats itself. This music is from a session I played with some fine musicians on tour in Ft. Worth. At Sardines, where they play live jazz 7 nights a week, I got together with Jhon Khasen (piano), Daniel Stone (bass), Chris White (bass/flute/trumpet), Leonard Belota (trumpet), and Joey Carter (vibes). I recorded this on a minidisk player next to the drumkit, so apologies for the heavy drums in the mix. Blogger Stashdauber Ken writes: johnny case, joshua manchester: most exciting music Ive heard so far this yr: an evening of free improv put together by pianist-composer-activist johnny case at sardines, of all places, featuring drummer joshua manchester. also on the set: leonard belota (trumpet), joey carter (vibes), daniel stone (bass), and mvp chris white (trumpet, flute, bass). johnny pulled it together on the quick when manchester called from his sweet home chicago to try and hustle a gig while accompanying his wife on a biz trip. tuesdays usually a dead night at the restaurant, and these cats dream about making music totally extempore, without the constraints of heads, chord changes, expectations, fans. the vibe was redolent of classic dates like dolphys out to lunch or cecil taylors unit structures. from moment to moment, a different man might be the leader, with the others listening and responding empathetically. when we got there, johnny was hammering out tone clusters a la cecil (i finally figured out who he reminds me of: jaki byard, a cat steeped in tradition who can also go out?). this led to a dialogue between belota on ruminative harmon mute and chris white playing smears and flurries of notes on open horn. (when not playing, leonard had his eyes closed a lot of the time; id like to have seen the movies that this music was making inside his head.) joshua, can play total sprung riddim a la sunny murray or his homeski famoudou don moye; there were times when the only repeating figures onstage came from joey on vibes or young bassist stone. chris white opened one piece with a virtuosic turn on flute, which manchester, stone, and case built to an intensity. then white moved to bass, playing a legato line with lotsa intervallic leaps and the music spiralled to an even higher level. carter kicked one off with his usual deft four-mallet work, and case, white, and manchester rode it out till they had nothing left to add. there are moments when this music flows like a mountain stream; at others, it surges like an erupting volcano. at all times, its like looking at the world with new eyes. be nice if sardines could do this kinda thang on a regular basis. while not jam-packed, there were a good number of music appreciators in the house. if you werent there, you missed it, kid. Check out Kens blog at http://stashdauber.blogspot.com/ This is the 5th track of a set which lasted nearly two hours, and Ill be posting all the compositions here over a seven week period. My deepest heartfelt appreciation to Johnny Case for making this happen. Thanks! Josh More info: www.joshuamanchester.com tag:odeo.com,2006-09-26,1992018 Tue, 26 Sep 2006 18:54:41 -0700 no Joshua Manchester music, chicago, rock, vibraphone, Experimental, jazz, exploration, stone, bass, white, case, flute, drums, noise, modern, improv, chris, loud, antique, josh, record, texas, Daniel, fort, composition, Joshua, spontaneous, johnny, concrete, carter, joshua manchester, improvise, percussionist, free jazz, distortion, josh manchester, free improvisation, manchester, avant, improvised, garde, tempo, context, piece, improvisation, challenging, thing, experimental music, trumpet, italiano, jhon, ft., kahsen, jhon kasen, http://stashdauber.blogspot.com, leonard, joey, vibes, johnny case, worth, ristorante, jhon kahsen, belota, joey carter, kasen, sardines ristorante italiano, sardines, chris white, leonard belota, daniel stone http://odeo.com/episodes/1708475-Joshua-Manchester-Ft-Worth-T6 A solo by Chris White gives everyone the introduction to provide direction for this composition. Leonard makes his entrance fully 10 minutes into the track. This music is from a session I played with some fine musicians on tour in Ft. Worth. At Sardine’s, where they play live jazz 7 nights a week, I got together with Jhon Khasen (piano), Daniel Stone (bass), Chris White (bass/flute/trumpet), Leonard Belota (trumpet), and Joey Carter (vibes). I recorded this on a minidisk player next to the drumkit, so apologies for the heavy drums in the mix. Blogger Stashdauber Ken writes: johnny case, joshua manchester: most exciting music Ive heard so far this yr: an evening of free improv put together by pianist-composer-activist johnny case at sardines, of all places, featuring drummer joshua manchester. also on the set: leonard belota (trumpet), joey carter (vibes), daniel stone (bass), and mvp chris white (trumpet, flute, bass). johnny pulled it together on the quick when manchester called ... A solo by Chris White gives everyone the introduction to provide direction for this composition. Leonard makes his entrance fully 10 minutes into the track. This music is from a session I played with some fine musicians on tour in Ft. Worth. At Sardine’s, where they play live jazz 7 nights a week, I got together with Jhon Khasen (piano), Daniel Stone (bass), Chris White (bass/flute/trumpet), Leonard Belota (trumpet), and Joey Carter (vibes). I recorded this on a minidisk player next to the drumkit, so apologies for the heavy drums in the mix. Blogger Stashdauber Ken writes: johnny case, joshua manchester: most exciting music Ive heard so far this yr: an evening of free improv put together by pianist-composer-activist johnny case at sardines, of all places, featuring drummer joshua manchester. also on the set: leonard belota (trumpet), joey carter (vibes), daniel stone (bass), and mvp chris white (trumpet, flute, bass). johnny pulled it together on the quick when manchester called from his sweet home chicago to try and hustle a gig while accompanying his wife on a biz trip. tuesdays usually a dead night at the restaurant, and these cats dream about making music totally extempore, without the constraints of heads, chord changes, expectations, fans. the vibe was redolent of classic dates like dolphys out to lunch or cecil taylors unit structures. from moment to moment, a different man might be the leader, with the others listening and responding empathetically. when we got there, johnny was hammering out tone clusters a la cecil (i finally figured out who he reminds me of: jaki byard, a cat steeped in tradition who can also go outÂÂ?). this led to a dialogue between belota on ruminative harmon mute and chris white playing smears and flurries of notes on open horn. (when not playing, leonard had his eyes closed a lot of the time; id like to have seen the movies that this music was making inside his head.) joshua, can play total sprung riddim a la sunny murray or his homeski famoudou don moye; there were times when the only repeating figures onstage came from joey on vibes or young bassist stone. chris white opened one piece with a virtuosic turn on flute, which manchester, stone, and case built to an intensity. then white moved to bass, playing a legato line with lotsa intervallic leaps and the music spiralled to an even higher level. carter kicked one off with his usual deft four-mallet work, and case, white, and manchester rode it out till they had nothing left to add. there are moments when this music flows like a mountain stream; at others, it surges like an erupting volcano. at all times, its like looking at the world with new eyes. be nice if sardines could do this kinda thang on a regular basis. while not jam-packed, there were a good number of music appreciators in the house. if you werent there, you missed it, kid. Check out Kens blog at http://stashdauber.blogspot.com/ This is the 5th track of a set which lasted nearly two hours, and Ill be posting all the compositions here over a seven week period. My deepest heartfelt appreciation to Johnny Case for making this happen. Thanks! Josh A solo by Chris White gives everyone the introduction to provide direction for this composition. Leonard makes his entrance fully 10 minutes into the track. This music is from a session I played with some fine musicians on tour in Ft. Worth. At Sardine’s, where they play live jazz 7 nights a week, I got together with Jhon Khasen (piano), Daniel Stone (bass), Chris White (bass/flute/trumpet), Leonard Belota (trumpet), and Joey Carter (vibes). I recorded this on a minidisk player next to the drumkit, so apologies for the heavy drums in the mix. Blogger Stashdauber Ken writes: johnny case, joshua manchester: most exciting music Ive heard so far this yr: an evening of free improv put together by pianist-composer-activist johnny case at sardines, of all places, featuring drummer joshua manchester. also on the set: leonard belota (trumpet), joey carter (vibes), daniel stone (bass), and mvp chris white (trumpet, flute, bass). johnny pulled it together on the quick when manchester called from his sweet home chicago to try and hustle a gig while accompanying his wife on a biz trip. tuesdays usually a dead night at the restaurant, and these cats dream about making music totally extempore, without the constraints of heads, chord changes, expectations, fans. the vibe was redolent of classic dates like dolphys out to lunch or cecil taylors unit structures. from moment to moment, a different man might be the leader, with the others listening and responding empathetically. when we got there, johnny was hammering out tone clusters a la cecil (i finally figured out who he reminds me of: jaki byard, a cat steeped in tradition who can also go outÂÂ?). this led to a dialogue between belota on ruminative harmon mute and chris white playing smears and flurries of notes on open horn. (when not playing, leonard had his eyes closed a lot of the time; id like to have seen the movies that this music was making inside his head.) joshua, can play total sprung riddim a la sunny murray or his homeski famoudou don moye; there were times when the only repeating figures onstage came from joey on vibes or young bassist stone. chris white opened one piece with a virtuosic turn on flute, which manchester, stone, and case built to an intensity. then white moved to bass, playing a legato line with lotsa intervallic leaps and the music spiralled to an even higher level. carter kicked one off with his usual deft four-mallet work, and case, white, and manchester rode it out till they had nothing left to add. there are moments when this music flows like a mountain stream; at others, it surges like an erupting volcano. at all times, its like looking at the world with new eyes. be nice if sardines could do this kinda thang on a regular basis. while not jam-packed, there were a good number of music appreciators in the house. if you werent there, you missed it, kid. Check out Kens blog at http://stashdauber.blogspot.com/ This is the 5th track of a set which lasted nearly two hours, and Ill be posting all the compositions here over a seven week period. My deepest heartfelt appreciation to Johnny Case for making this happen. Thanks! Josh tag:odeo.com,2006-08-14,1708475 Mon, 14 Aug 2006 20:16:23 -0700 no Joshua Manchester music, vibraphone, Experimental, exploration, stone, bass, white, case, flute, noise, improv, chris, antique, record, texas, Daniel, fort, composition, johnny, concrete, carter, joshua manchester, josh manchester, avant, garde, tempo, context, piece, hiss, narcosis, humming, blaze, tessitura, hum, misused, trumpet, italiano, jhon, ft., leonard, joey, vibes, worth, ristorante, belota, kasen, http://stashdauber.blogspot.com/, sardine's http://odeo.com/episodes/1706707-Manchester-Ft-Worth-Track-5 This music is from a session I played with some fine musicians on tour in Ft. Worth. At Sardine’s, where they play live jazz 7 nights a week, I got together with Jhon Khasen (piano), Daniel Stone (bass), Chris White (bass/flute/trumpet), Leonard Belota (trumpet), and Joey Carter (vibes). I recorded this on a minidisk player next to the drumkit, so apologies for the heavy drums in the mix. Blogger Stashdauber Ken writes: johnny case, joshua manchester: most exciting music Ive heard so far this yr: an evening of free improv put together by pianist-composer-activist johnny case at sardines, of all places, featuring drummer joshua manchester. also on the set: leonard belota (trumpet), joey carter (vibes), daniel stone (bass), and mvp chris white (trumpet, flute, bass). johnny pulled it together on the quick when manchester called from his sweet home chicago to try and hustle a gig while accompanying his wife on a biz trip. tuesdays usually a dead night at the restaurant, and these cats ... This music is from a session I played with some fine musicians on tour in Ft. Worth. At Sardine’s, where they play live jazz 7 nights a week, I got together with Jhon Khasen (piano), Daniel Stone (bass), Chris White (bass/flute/trumpet), Leonard Belota (trumpet), and Joey Carter (vibes). I recorded this on a minidisk player next to the drumkit, so apologies for the heavy drums in the mix. Blogger Stashdauber Ken writes: johnny case, joshua manchester: most exciting music Ive heard so far this yr: an evening of free improv put together by pianist-composer-activist johnny case at sardines, of all places, featuring drummer joshua manchester. also on the set: leonard belota (trumpet), joey carter (vibes), daniel stone (bass), and mvp chris white (trumpet, flute, bass). johnny pulled it together on the quick when manchester called from his sweet home chicago to try and hustle a gig while accompanying his wife on a biz trip. tuesdays usually a dead night at the restaurant, and these cats dream about making music totally extempore, without the constraints of heads, chord changes, expectations, fans. the vibe was redolent of classic dates like dolphys out to lunch or cecil taylors unit structures. from moment to moment, a different man might be the leader, with the others listening and responding empathetically. when we got there, johnny was hammering out tone clusters a la cecil (i finally figured out who he reminds me of: jaki byard, a cat steeped in tradition who can also go outÂ?). this led to a dialogue between belota on ruminative harmon mute and chris white playing smears and flurries of notes on open horn. (when not playing, leonard had his eyes closed a lot of the time; id like to have seen the movies that this music was making inside his head.) joshua, can play total sprung riddim a la sunny murray or his homeski famoudou don moye; there were times when the only repeating figures onstage came from joey on vibes or young bassist stone. chris white opened one piece with a virtuosic turn on flute, which manchester, stone, and case built to an intensity. then white moved to bass, playing a legato line with lotsa intervallic leaps and the music spiralled to an even higher level. carter kicked one off with his usual deft four-mallet work, and case, white, and manchester rode it out till they had nothing left to add. there are moments when this music flows like a mountain stream; at others, it surges like an erupting volcano. at all times, its like looking at the world with new eyes. be nice if sardines could do this kinda thang on a regular basis. while not jam-packed, there were a good number of music appreciators in the house. if you werent there, you missed it, kid. Check out Kens blog at http://stashdauber.blogspot.com/ This is the 5th track of a set which lasted nearly two hours, and Ill be posting all the compositions here over a seven week period. My deepest heartfelt appreciation to Johnny Case for making this happen. Thanks! Josh This music is from a session I played with some fine musicians on tour in Ft. Worth. At Sardine’s, where they play live jazz 7 nights a week, I got together with Jhon Khasen (piano), Daniel Stone (bass), Chris White (bass/flute/trumpet), Leonard Belota (trumpet), and Joey Carter (vibes). I recorded this on a minidisk player next to the drumkit, so apologies for the heavy drums in the mix. Blogger Stashdauber Ken writes: johnny case, joshua manchester: most exciting music Ive heard so far this yr: an evening of free improv put together by pianist-composer-activist johnny case at sardines, of all places, featuring drummer joshua manchester. also on the set: leonard belota (trumpet), joey carter (vibes), daniel stone (bass), and mvp chris white (trumpet, flute, bass). johnny pulled it together on the quick when manchester called from his sweet home chicago to try and hustle a gig while accompanying his wife on a biz trip. tuesdays usually a dead night at the restaurant, and these cats dream about making music totally extempore, without the constraints of heads, chord changes, expectations, fans. the vibe was redolent of classic dates like dolphys out to lunch or cecil taylors unit structures. from moment to moment, a different man might be the leader, with the others listening and responding empathetically. when we got there, johnny was hammering out tone clusters a la cecil (i finally figured out who he reminds me of: jaki byard, a cat steeped in tradition who can also go outÂ?). this led to a dialogue between belota on ruminative harmon mute and chris white playing smears and flurries of notes on open horn. (when not playing, leonard had his eyes closed a lot of the time; id like to have seen the movies that this music was making inside his head.) joshua, can play total sprung riddim a la sunny murray or his homeski famoudou don moye; there were times when the only repeating figures onstage came from joey on vibes or young bassist stone. chris white opened one piece with a virtuosic turn on flute, which manchester, stone, and case built to an intensity. then white moved to bass, playing a legato line with lotsa intervallic leaps and the music spiralled to an even higher level. carter kicked one off with his usual deft four-mallet work, and case, white, and manchester rode it out till they had nothing left to add. there are moments when this music flows like a mountain stream; at others, it surges like an erupting volcano. at all times, its like looking at the world with new eyes. be nice if sardines could do this kinda thang on a regular basis. while not jam-packed, there were a good number of music appreciators in the house. if you werent there, you missed it, kid. Check out Kens blog at http://stashdauber.blogspot.com/ This is the 5th track of a set which lasted nearly two hours, and Ill be posting all the compositions here over a seven week period. My deepest heartfelt appreciation to Johnny Case for making this happen. Thanks! Josh tag:odeo.com,2006-08-13,1706707 Sun, 13 Aug 2006 22:32:31 -0700 no Joshua Manchester music, vibraphone, Experimental, exploration, stone, bass, white, case, flute, noise, improv, chris, antique, record, texas, Daniel, fort, composition, johnny, concrete, carter, joshua manchester, josh manchester, avant, garde, tempo, context, piece, hiss, narcosis, humming, blaze, tessitura, hum, misused, trumpet, italiano, jhon, ft., leonard, joey, vibes, worth, ristorante, belota, kasen, http://stashdauber.blogspot.com/, sardine's http://odeo.com/episodes/1706605-Manchester-Ft-Worth-Track-4 At first straining to hear the opening motives of this drumset monotribe, track four builds until an enthusiastic toddler in the crowd makes their own contribution with a scream, seemingly sparking response from the other musicians on stage. This music is from a session I played with some fine musicians on tour in Ft. Worth. At Sardine’s, where they play live jazz 7 nights a week, I got together with Jhon Khasen (piano), Daniel Stone (bass), Chris White (bass/flute/trumpet), Leonard Belota (trumpet), and Joey Carter (vibes). I recorded this on a minidisk player next to the drumkit, so apologies for the heavy drums in the mix. Blogger Stashdauber Ken writes: johnny case, joshua manchester: most exciting music Ive heard so far this yr: an evening of free improv put together by pianist-composer-activist johnny case at sardines, of all places, featuring drummer joshua manchester. also on the set: leonard belota (trumpet), joey carter (vibes), daniel stone (bass), and mvp chris white (tr... At first straining to hear the opening motives of this drumset monotribe, track four builds until an enthusiastic toddler in the crowd makes their own contribution with a scream, seemingly sparking response from the other musicians on stage. This music is from a session I played with some fine musicians on tour in Ft. Worth. At Sardine’s, where they play live jazz 7 nights a week, I got together with Jhon Khasen (piano), Daniel Stone (bass), Chris White (bass/flute/trumpet), Leonard Belota (trumpet), and Joey Carter (vibes). I recorded this on a minidisk player next to the drumkit, so apologies for the heavy drums in the mix. Blogger Stashdauber Ken writes: johnny case, joshua manchester: most exciting music Ive heard so far this yr: an evening of free improv put together by pianist-composer-activist johnny case at sardines, of all places, featuring drummer joshua manchester. also on the set: leonard belota (trumpet), joey carter (vibes), daniel stone (bass), and mvp chris white (trumpet, flute, bass). johnny pulled it together on the quick when manchester called from his sweet home chicago to try and hustle a gig while accompanying his wife on a biz trip. tuesdays usually a dead night at the restaurant, and these cats dream about making music totally extempore, without the constraints of heads, chord changes, expectations, fans. the vibe was redolent of classic dates like dolphys out to lunch or cecil taylors unit structures. from moment to moment, a different man might be the leader, with the others listening and responding empathetically. when we got there, johnny was hammering out tone clusters a la cecil (i finally figured out who he reminds me of: jaki byard, a cat steeped in tradition who can also go outÂ?). this led to a dialogue between belota on ruminative harmon mute and chris white playing smears and flurries of notes on open horn. (when not playing, leonard had his eyes closed a lot of the time; id like to have seen the movies that this music was making inside his head.) joshua, can play total sprung riddim a la sunny murray or his homeski famoudou don moye; there were times when the only repeating figures onstage came from joey on vibes or young bassist stone. chris white opened one piece with a virtuosic turn on flute, which manchester, stone, and case built to an intensity. then white moved to bass, playing a legato line with lotsa intervallic leaps and the music spiralled to an even higher level. carter kicked one off with his usual deft four-mallet work, and case, white, and manchester rode it out till they had nothing left to add. there are moments when this music flows like a mountain stream; at others, it surges like an erupting volcano. at all times, its like looking at the world with new eyes. be nice if sardines could do this kinda thang on a regular basis. while not jam-packed, there were a good number of music appreciators in the house. if you werent there, you missed it, kid. Check out Kens blog at http://stashdauber.blogspot.com/ This is the 5th track of a set which lasted nearly two hours, and Ill be posting all the compositions here over a seven week period. My deepest heartfelt appreciation to Johnny Case for making this happen. Thanks! Josh At first straining to hear the opening motives of this drumset monotribe, track four builds until an enthusiastic toddler in the crowd makes their own contribution with a scream, seemingly sparking response from the other musicians on stage. This music is from a session I played with some fine musicians on tour in Ft. Worth. At Sardine’s, where they play live jazz 7 nights a week, I got together with Jhon Khasen (piano), Daniel Stone (bass), Chris White (bass/flute/trumpet), Leonard Belota (trumpet), and Joey Carter (vibes). I recorded this on a minidisk player next to the drumkit, so apologies for the heavy drums in the mix. Blogger Stashdauber Ken writes: johnny case, joshua manchester: most exciting music Ive heard so far this yr: an evening of free improv put together by pianist-composer-activist johnny case at sardines, of all places, featuring drummer joshua manchester. also on the set: leonard belota (trumpet), joey carter (vibes), daniel stone (bass), and mvp chris white (trumpet, flute, bass). johnny pulled it together on the quick when manchester called from his sweet home chicago to try and hustle a gig while accompanying his wife on a biz trip. tuesdays usually a dead night at the restaurant, and these cats dream about making music totally extempore, without the constraints of heads, chord changes, expectations, fans. the vibe was redolent of classic dates like dolphys out to lunch or cecil taylors unit structures. from moment to moment, a different man might be the leader, with the others listening and responding empathetically. when we got there, johnny was hammering out tone clusters a la cecil (i finally figured out who he reminds me of: jaki byard, a cat steeped in tradition who can also go outÂ?). this led to a dialogue between belota on ruminative harmon mute and chris white playing smears and flurries of notes on open horn. (when not playing, leonard had his eyes closed a lot of the time; id like to have seen the movies that this music was making inside his head.) joshua, can play total sprung riddim a la sunny murray or his homeski famoudou don moye; there were times when the only repeating figures onstage came from joey on vibes or young bassist stone. chris white opened one piece with a virtuosic turn on flute, which manchester, stone, and case built to an intensity. then white moved to bass, playing a legato line with lotsa intervallic leaps and the music spiralled to an even higher level. carter kicked one off with his usual deft four-mallet work, and case, white, and manchester rode it out till they had nothing left to add. there are moments when this music flows like a mountain stream; at others, it surges like an erupting volcano. at all times, its like looking at the world with new eyes. be nice if sardines could do this kinda thang on a regular basis. while not jam-packed, there were a good number of music appreciators in the house. if you werent there, you missed it, kid. Check out Kens blog at http://stashdauber.blogspot.com/ This is the 5th track of a set which lasted nearly two hours, and Ill be posting all the compositions here over a seven week period. My deepest heartfelt appreciation to Johnny Case for making this happen. Thanks! Josh tag:odeo.com,2006-08-13,1706605 Sun, 13 Aug 2006 20:25:48 -0700 no Joshua Manchester music, chicago, rock, Experimental, jazz, bass, case, flute, noise, modern, ken, loud, josh, texas, toddler, fort, composition, drum, Joshua, build, spontaneous, johnny, chaos, solo, percussion, drumkit, distortion, manchester, avant, improvised, garde, improvisation, cymbals, tessitura, thing, trumpet, upright, jhon, ft., worth, joey carter, kasen, chris white, leonard belota, daniel stone, stochastic, scream, ostinato, khasen, drumming, sardine's italiano ristorante, harmon mute, drone, idee, cornet, drum solo, fixe, vamp http://odeo.com/episodes/1706598-Manchester-Ft-Worth-Track-3 In continuation, track three begins with low tessitura and a short idee fixe in the rhythm section which is used alternately as a drone, a call and response, and a forum for improvisation. There is also a drum solo this week. This music is from a session I played with some fine musicians on tour in Ft. Worth. At Sardine’s, where they play live jazz 7 nights a week, I got together with Jhon Khasen (piano), Daniel Stone (bass), Chris White (bass/flute/trumpet), Leonard Belota (trumpet), and Joey Carter (vibes). I recorded this on a minidisk player next to the drumkit, so apologies for the heavy drums in the mix. Blogger Stashdauber Ken writes: johnny case, joshua manchester: most exciting music Ive heard so far this yr: an evening of free improv put together by pianist-composer-activist johnny case at sardines, of all places, featuring drummer joshua manchester. also on the set: leonard belota (trumpet), joey carter (vibes), daniel stone (bass), and mvp chris white (trumpet, flute, ba... In continuation, track three begins with low tessitura and a short idee fixe in the rhythm section which is used alternately as a drone, a call and response, and a forum for improvisation. There is also a drum solo this week. This music is from a session I played with some fine musicians on tour in Ft. Worth. At Sardine’s, where they play live jazz 7 nights a week, I got together with Jhon Khasen (piano), Daniel Stone (bass), Chris White (bass/flute/trumpet), Leonard Belota (trumpet), and Joey Carter (vibes). I recorded this on a minidisk player next to the drumkit, so apologies for the heavy drums in the mix. Blogger Stashdauber Ken writes: johnny case, joshua manchester: most exciting music Ive heard so far this yr: an evening of free improv put together by pianist-composer-activist johnny case at sardines, of all places, featuring drummer joshua manchester. also on the set: leonard belota (trumpet), joey carter (vibes), daniel stone (bass), and mvp chris white (trumpet, flute, bass). johnny pulled it together on the quick when manchester called from his sweet home chicago to try and hustle a gig while accompanying his wife on a biz trip. tuesdays usually a dead night at the restaurant, and these cats dream about making music totally extempore, without the constraints of heads, chord changes, expectations, fans. the vibe was redolent of classic dates like dolphys out to lunch or cecil taylors unit structures. from moment to moment, a different man might be the leader, with the others listening and responding empathetically. when we got there, johnny was hammering out tone clusters a la cecil (i finally figured out who he reminds me of: jaki byard, a cat steeped in tradition who can also go outÂ?). this led to a dialogue between belota on ruminative harmon mute and chris white playing smears and flurries of notes on open horn. (when not playing, leonard had his eyes closed a lot of the time; id like to have seen the movies that this music was making inside his head.) joshua, can play total sprung riddim a la sunny murray or his homeski famoudou don moye; there were times when the only repeating figures onstage came from joey on vibes or young bassist stone. chris white opened one piece with a virtuosic turn on flute, which manchester, stone, and case built to an intensity. then white moved to bass, playing a legato line with lotsa intervallic leaps and the music spiralled to an even higher level. carter kicked one off with his usual deft four-mallet work, and case, white, and manchester rode it out till they had nothing left to add. there are moments when this music flows like a mountain stream; at others, it surges like an erupting volcano. at all times, it’s like looking at the world with new eyes. be nice if sardines could do this kinda thang on a regular basis. while not jam-packed, there were a good number of music appreciators in the house. if you werent there, you missed it, kid. Check out Kens blog at http://stashdauber.blogspot.com/ This is the 4th track of a set which lasted nearly two hours, and Ill be posting all the compositions here over a seven week period. My deepest heartfelt appreciation to Johnny Case for making this happen. Thanks! Josh In continuation, track three begins with low tessitura and a short idee fixe in the rhythm section which is used alternately as a drone, a call and response, and a forum for improvisation. There is also a drum solo this week. This music is from a session I played with some fine musicians on tour in Ft. Worth. At Sardine’s, where they play live jazz 7 nights a week, I got together with Jhon Khasen (piano), Daniel Stone (bass), Chris White (bass/flute/trumpet), Leonard Belota (trumpet), and Joey Carter (vibes). I recorded this on a minidisk player next to the drumkit, so apologies for the heavy drums in the mix. Blogger Stashdauber Ken writes: johnny case, joshua manchester: most exciting music Ive heard so far this yr: an evening of free improv put together by pianist-composer-activist johnny case at sardines, of all places, featuring drummer joshua manchester. also on the set: leonard belota (trumpet), joey carter (vibes), daniel stone (bass), and mvp chris white (trumpet, flute, bass). johnny pulled it together on the quick when manchester called from his sweet home chicago to try and hustle a gig while accompanying his wife on a biz trip. tuesdays usually a dead night at the restaurant, and these cats dream about making music totally extempore, without the constraints of heads, chord changes, expectations, fans. the vibe was redolent of classic dates like dolphys out to lunch or cecil taylors unit structures. from moment to moment, a different man might be the leader, with the others listening and responding empathetically. when we got there, johnny was hammering out tone clusters a la cecil (i finally figured out who he reminds me of: jaki byard, a cat steeped in tradition who can also go outÂ?). this led to a dialogue between belota on ruminative harmon mute and chris white playing smears and flurries of notes on open horn. (when not playing, leonard had his eyes closed a lot of the time; id like to have seen the movies that this music was making inside his head.) joshua, can play total sprung riddim a la sunny murray or his homeski famoudou don moye; there were times when the only repeating figures onstage came from joey on vibes or young bassist stone. chris white opened one piece with a virtuosic turn on flute, which manchester, stone, and case built to an intensity. then white moved to bass, playing a legato line with lotsa intervallic leaps and the music spiralled to an even higher level. carter kicked one off with his usual deft four-mallet work, and case, white, and manchester rode it out till they had nothing left to add. there are moments when this music flows like a mountain stream; at others, it surges like an erupting volcano. at all times, it’s like looking at the world with new eyes. be nice if sardines could do this kinda thang on a regular basis. while not jam-packed, there were a good number of music appreciators in the house. if you werent there, you missed it, kid. Check out Kens blog at http://stashdauber.blogspot.com/ This is the 4th track of a set which lasted nearly two hours, and Ill be posting all the compositions here over a seven week period. My deepest heartfelt appreciation to Johnny Case for making this happen. Thanks! Josh tag:odeo.com,2006-08-13,1706598 Sun, 13 Aug 2006 20:17:09 -0700 no Joshua Manchester music, chicago, rock, Experimental, jazz, bass, case, flute, noise, modern, ken, loud, josh, texas, fort, composition, drum, Joshua, spontaneous, johnny, chaos, solo, percussion, drumkit, distortion, manchester, avant, improvised, garde, improvisation, cymbals, tessitura, thing, trumpet, upright, jhon, ft., worth, joey carter, kasen, chris white, leonard belota, daniel stone, stochastic, ostinato, khasen, drumming, sardine's italiano ristorante, harmon mute, drone, idee, cornet, drum solo, fixe, vamp, http://www.joshuamanchester.com http://odeo.com/episodes/1706593-Joshua-Manchester-in-Ft-Worth-Track-2 I invite you to listen to this week’s podcast from a session I played with some fine musicians on tour in Ft. Worth. At Sardine’s, where they play live jazz 7 nights a week, I got together with Jhon Khasen (piano), Daniel Stone (bass), Chris White (bass/flute/trumpet), Leonard Belota (trumpet), and Joey Carter (vibes). I recorded this on a minidisk player next to the drumkit, so apologies for the heavy drums in the mix. Stashdauber Ken writes: “johnny case, joshua manchester most exciting music i’ve heard so far this yr: an evening of free improv put together by pianist-composer-activist johnny case at sardines, of all places, featuring drummer joshua manchester. also on the set: leonard belota (trumpet), joey carter (vibes), daniel stone (bass), and mvp chris white (trumpet, flute, bass). johnny pulled it together on the quick when manchester called from his sweet home chicago to try and hustle a gig while accompanying his wife on a biz trip. tuesday’s usually a... I invite you to listen to this week’s podcast from a session I played with some fine musicians on tour in Ft. Worth. At Sardine’s, where they play live jazz 7 nights a week, I got together with Jhon Khasen (piano), Daniel Stone (bass), Chris White (bass/flute/trumpet), Leonard Belota (trumpet), and Joey Carter (vibes). I recorded this on a minidisk player next to the drumkit, so apologies for the heavy drums in the mix. Stashdauber Ken writes: “johnny case, joshua manchester most exciting music i’ve heard so far this yr: an evening of free improv put together by pianist-composer-activist johnny case at sardines, of all places, featuring drummer joshua manchester. also on the set: leonard belota (trumpet), joey carter (vibes), daniel stone (bass), and mvp chris white (trumpet, flute, bass). johnny pulled it together on the quick when manchester called from his sweet home chicago to try and hustle a gig while accompanying his wife on a biz trip. tuesday’s usually a dead night at the restaurant, and these cats dream about making music totally extempore, without the constraints of heads, chord changes, expectations, fans. the vibe was redolent of classic ‘60s dates like dolphy’s out to lunch ‘n’ cecil taylor’s unit structures. from moment to moment, a different man might be the “leader,â€Â? with the others listening and responding empathetically. when we got there, johnny was hammering out tone clusters a la cecil (i finally figured out who he reminds me of: jaki byard, a cat steeped in tradition who can also go “outâ€Â?). this led to a dialogue between belota on ruminative harmon mute and chris white playing smears and flurries of notes on open horn. (when not playing, leonard had his eyes closed a lot of the time; i’d like to have seen the movies that this music was making inside his head.) joshua, who plays regularly at an open jam sponsored by the aacm (still active ‘n’ vital after all these yrs), can play total sprung riddim a la sunny murray or his homeski famoudou don moye; there were times when the only repeating figures onstage came from joey on vibes or young bassist stone. chris white opened one piece with a virtuosic turn on flute, which manchester, stone, and case built to an intensity. then white moved to bass, playing a legato line with lotsa intervallic leaps that reminded me a bit of one local muso’s comment that “chris’ bass playing is a lot like his flute playing,â€Â? and the music spiralled to an even higher level. carter kicked one off with his usual deft four-mallet work, and case, white, and manchester rode it out till they had nothing left to add. there are moments when this music flows like a mountain stream; at others, it surges like an erupting volcano. at all times, it’s like looking at the world with new eyes. be nice if sardines could do this kinda thang on a reg’lar basis. while not jam-packed, there were a good number of music appreciators in the house; some of ‘em even ate food. if you weren’t there, you missed it, kid.â€Â? Check out Ken’s blog at http://stashdauber.blogspot.com/ This is the warm-up track of a set which lasted nearly two hours, and I’ll be posting the next six compositions here in weeks to come. My deepest heartfelt appreciation to Johnny Case for making this happen. Thanks! Josh I invite you to listen to this week’s podcast from a session I played with some fine musicians on tour in Ft. Worth. At Sardine’s, where they play live jazz 7 nights a week, I got together with Jhon Khasen (piano), Daniel Stone (bass), Chris White (bass/flute/trumpet), Leonard Belota (trumpet), and Joey Carter (vibes). I recorded this on a minidisk player next to the drumkit, so apologies for the heavy drums in the mix. Stashdauber Ken writes: “johnny case, joshua manchester most exciting music i’ve heard so far this yr: an evening of free improv put together by pianist-composer-activist johnny case at sardines, of all places, featuring drummer joshua manchester. also on the set: leonard belota (trumpet), joey carter (vibes), daniel stone (bass), and mvp chris white (trumpet, flute, bass). johnny pulled it together on the quick when manchester called from his sweet home chicago to try and hustle a gig while accompanying his wife on a biz trip. tuesday’s usually a dead night at the restaurant, and these cats dream about making music totally extempore, without the constraints of heads, chord changes, expectations, fans. the vibe was redolent of classic ‘60s dates like dolphy’s out to lunch ‘n’ cecil taylor’s unit structures. from moment to moment, a different man might be the “leader,â€Â? with the others listening and responding empathetically. when we got there, johnny was hammering out tone clusters a la cecil (i finally figured out who he reminds me of: jaki byard, a cat steeped in tradition who can also go “outâ€Â?). this led to a dialogue between belota on ruminative harmon mute and chris white playing smears and flurries of notes on open horn. (when not playing, leonard had his eyes closed a lot of the time; i’d like to have seen the movies that this music was making inside his head.) joshua, who plays regularly at an open jam sponsored by the aacm (still active ‘n’ vital after all these yrs), can play total sprung riddim a la sunny murray or his homeski famoudou don moye; there were times when the only repeating figures onstage came from joey on vibes or young bassist stone. chris white opened one piece with a virtuosic turn on flute, which manchester, stone, and case built to an intensity. then white moved to bass, playing a legato line with lotsa intervallic leaps that reminded me a bit of one local muso’s comment that “chris’ bass playing is a lot like his flute playing,â€Â? and the music spiralled to an even higher level. carter kicked one off with his usual deft four-mallet work, and case, white, and manchester rode it out till they had nothing left to add. there are moments when this music flows like a mountain stream; at others, it surges like an erupting volcano. at all times, it’s like looking at the world with new eyes. be nice if sardines could do this kinda thang on a reg’lar basis. while not jam-packed, there were a good number of music appreciators in the house; some of ‘em even ate food. if you weren’t there, you missed it, kid.â€Â? Check out Ken’s blog at http://stashdauber.blogspot.com/ This is the warm-up track of a set which lasted nearly two hours, and I’ll be posting the next six compositions here in weeks to come. My deepest heartfelt appreciation to Johnny Case for making this happen. Thanks! Josh tag:odeo.com,2006-08-13,1706593 Sun, 13 Aug 2006 20:04:07 -0700 no Joshua Manchester music, chicago, rock, Experimental, jazz, bass, case, flute, noise, modern, ken, loud, josh, texas, fort, composition, drum, Joshua, spontaneous, johnny, chaos, percussion, drumkit, distortion, manchester, avant, improvised, garde, improvisation, cymbals, thing, trumpet, upright, jhon, ft., worth, joey carter, kasen, chris white, leonard belota, daniel stone, stochastic, khasen, drumming, sardine's italiano ristorante, cornet http://odeo.com/episodes/1704863-Case-White-Stone-Carter-Belota-and-Manchester-in-Ft-Worth-Track-1 Stashdauber Ken writes: “johnny case, joshua manchester most exciting music i’ve heard so far this yr: an evening of free improv put together by pianist-composer-activist johnny case at sardines, of all places, featuring drummer joshua manchester. also on the set: leonard belota (trumpet), joey carter (vibes), daniel stone (bass), and mvp chris white (trumpet, flute, bass). johnny pulled it together on the quick when manchester called from his sweet home chicago to try and hustle a gig while accompanying his wife on a biz trip. tuesday’s usually a dead night at the restaurant, and these cats dream about making music totally extempore, without the constraints of heads, chord changes, expectations, fans. the vibe was redolent of classic ‘60s dates like dolphy’s out to lunch ‘n’ cecil taylor’s unit structures. from moment to moment, a different man might be the “leader,” with the others listening and responding empathetically. when we got there, johnny was hammering out tone clusters a... Stashdauber Ken writes: “johnny case, joshua manchester most exciting music i’ve heard so far this yr: an evening of free improv put together by pianist-composer-activist johnny case at sardines, of all places, featuring drummer joshua manchester. also on the set: leonard belota (trumpet), joey carter (vibes), daniel stone (bass), and mvp chris white (trumpet, flute, bass). johnny pulled it together on the quick when manchester called from his sweet home chicago to try and hustle a gig while accompanying his wife on a biz trip. tuesday’s usually a dead night at the restaurant, and these cats dream about making music totally extempore, without the constraints of heads, chord changes, expectations, fans. the vibe was redolent of classic ‘60s dates like dolphy’s out to lunch ‘n’ cecil taylor’s unit structures. from moment to moment, a different man might be the “leader,” with the others listening and responding empathetically. when we got there, johnny was hammering out tone clusters a la cecil (i finally figured out who he reminds me of: jaki byard, a cat steeped in tradition who can also go “out”). this led to a dialogue between belota on ruminative harmon mute and chris white playing smears and flurries of notes on open horn. (when not playing, leonard had his eyes closed a lot of the time; i’d like to have seen the movies that this music was making inside his head.) joshua, who plays regularly at an open jam sponsored by the aacm (still active ‘n’ vital after all these yrs), can play total sprung riddim a la sunny murray or his homeski famoudou don moye; there were times when the only repeating figures onstage came from joey on vibes or young bassist stone. chris white opened one piece with a virtuosic turn on flute, which manchester, stone, and case built to an intensity. then white moved to bass, playing a legato line with lotsa intervallic leaps that reminded me a bit of one local muso’s comment that “chris’ bass playing is a lot like his flute playing,” and the music spiralled to an even higher level. carter kicked one off with his usual deft four-mallet work, and case, white, and manchester rode it out till they had nothing left to add. there are moments when this music flows like a mountain stream; at others, it surges like an erupting volcano. at all times, it’s like looking at the world with new eyes. be nice if sardines could do this kinda thang on a reg’lar basis. while not jam-packed, there were a good number of music appreciators in the house; some of ‘em even ate food. if you weren’t there, you missed it, kid.” Check out Ken’s blog at http://stashdauber.blogspot.com/ This is the warm-up track of a set which lasted nearly two hours, and I’ll be posting the next six compositions here in weeks to come. My deepest heartfelt appreciation to Johnny Case for making this happen. Thanks! Josh Stashdauber Ken writes: “johnny case, joshua manchester most exciting music i’ve heard so far this yr: an evening of free improv put together by pianist-composer-activist johnny case at sardines, of all places, featuring drummer joshua manchester. also on the set: leonard belota (trumpet), joey carter (vibes), daniel stone (bass), and mvp chris white (trumpet, flute, bass). johnny pulled it together on the quick when manchester called from his sweet home chicago to try and hustle a gig while accompanying his wife on a biz trip. tuesday’s usually a dead night at the restaurant, and these cats dream about making music totally extempore, without the constraints of heads, chord changes, expectations, fans. the vibe was redolent of classic ‘60s dates like dolphy’s out to lunch ‘n’ cecil taylor’s unit structures. from moment to moment, a different man might be the “leader,” with the others listening and responding empathetically. when we got there, johnny was hammering out tone clusters a la cecil (i finally figured out who he reminds me of: jaki byard, a cat steeped in tradition who can also go “out”). this led to a dialogue between belota on ruminative harmon mute and chris white playing smears and flurries of notes on open horn. (when not playing, leonard had his eyes closed a lot of the time; i’d like to have seen the movies that this music was making inside his head.) joshua, who plays regularly at an open jam sponsored by the aacm (still active ‘n’ vital after all these yrs), can play total sprung riddim a la sunny murray or his homeski famoudou don moye; there were times when the only repeating figures onstage came from joey on vibes or young bassist stone. chris white opened one piece with a virtuosic turn on flute, which manchester, stone, and case built to an intensity. then white moved to bass, playing a legato line with lotsa intervallic leaps that reminded me a bit of one local muso’s comment that “chris’ bass playing is a lot like his flute playing,” and the music spiralled to an even higher level. carter kicked one off with his usual deft four-mallet work, and case, white, and manchester rode it out till they had nothing left to add. there are moments when this music flows like a mountain stream; at others, it surges like an erupting volcano. at all times, it’s like looking at the world with new eyes. be nice if sardines could do this kinda thang on a reg’lar basis. while not jam-packed, there were a good number of music appreciators in the house; some of ‘em even ate food. if you weren’t there, you missed it, kid.” Check out Ken’s blog at http://stashdauber.blogspot.com/ This is the warm-up track of a set which lasted nearly two hours, and I’ll be posting the next six compositions here in weeks to come. My deepest heartfelt appreciation to Johnny Case for making this happen. Thanks! Josh tag:odeo.com,2006-08-12,1704863 Sat, 12 Aug 2006 15:20:19 -0700 no Joshua Manchester music, chicago, rock, vibraphone, Experimental, jazz, exploration, stone, bass, white, case, flute, noise, modern, improv, ken, chris, loud, antique, josh, record, texas, Daniel, fort, composition, drum, Joshua, spontaneous, johnny, chaos, concrete, carter, percussion, drumkit, distortion, manchester, avant, improvised, garde, tempo, context, piece, improvisation, cymbals, hiss, narcosis, humming, blaze, tessitura, hum, misused, thing, trumpet, upright, italiano, jhon, ft., leonard, joey, vibes, worth, ristorante, belota, joey carter, kasen, chris white, leonard belota, daniel stone, http://stashdauber.blogspot.com/, sardine's, stochastic, khasen, drumming, sardine's italiano ristorante, cornet http://odeo.com/episodes/1697065-Josh-Manchester-Toy-Piano Double bass arco and Toy piano Double bass arco and Toy piano Double bass arco and Toy piano tag:odeo.com,2006-08-09,1697065 Wed, 09 Aug 2006 21:04:23 -0700 no Joshua Manchester music, chicago, Experimental, Piano, jazz, bass, toy, game, drums, instrument, modern, josh, Joshua, drummer, percussion, percussionist, manchester, avant, improvised, garde, improvisation, http://www.joshuamanchester.com, string, arco, conceptual http://odeo.com/episodes/1598564-Joshua-Manchester-wind-rattles-my-front-door When I was young, my mother melted her kitchen timer on the oven. The suddenly sad looking ticker became useless and i adopted it, because of a deep seeded yet unrecognized fascination with its new quality; random unpredictability. I would set the timer over and over again, each time listening when the small bell inside would sound, now pathetically muted by melted plastic into muffled stutters of metallic origin. It never once rang the same way, and the realization that an event could be repeated exactly yet produce unique results each time was attractive to me and became ingrained into my aesthetic. Luckily, I grew up in the century in which composers create situations similar to my little kitchen timer all of the time. In this track, our front door rattles in its frame every time a gust of wind blows by. If you listen to the groupings, pace, and nuance of variation that wind can produce from this seemingly static situation, hopefully you can understand why I find it so appealing. When I was young, my mother melted her kitchen timer on the oven. The suddenly sad looking ticker became useless and i adopted it, because of a deep seeded yet unrecognized fascination with its new quality; random unpredictability. I would set the timer over and over again, each time listening when the small bell inside would sound, now pathetically muted by melted plastic into muffled stutters of metallic origin. It never once rang the same way, and the realization that an event could be repeated exactly yet produce unique results each time was attractive to me and became ingrained into my aesthetic. Luckily, I grew up in the century in which composers create situations similar to my little kitchen timer all of the time. In this track, our front door rattles in its frame every time a gust of wind blows by. If you listen to the groupings, pace, and nuance of variation that wind can produce from this seemingly static situation, hopefully you can understand why I find it so appealing. When I was young, my mother melted her kitchen timer on the oven. The suddenly sad looking ticker became useless and i adopted it, because of a deep seeded yet unrecognized fascination with its new quality; random unpredictability. I would set the timer over and over again, each time listening when the small bell inside would sound, now pathetically muted by melted plastic into muffled stutters of metallic origin. It never once rang the same way, and the realization that an event could be repeated exactly yet produce unique results each time was attractive to me and became ingrained into my aesthetic. Luckily, I grew up in the century in which composers create situations similar to my little kitchen timer all of the time. In this track, our front door rattles in its frame every time a gust of wind blows by. If you listen to the groupings, pace, and nuance of variation that wind can produce from this seemingly static situation, hopefully you can understand why I find it so appealing. tag:odeo.com,2006-08-01,1598564 Tue, 01 Aug 2006 23:39:44 -0700 no Joshua Manchester music, chicago, rock, Experimental, jazz, noise, modern, loud, josh, composition, drum, Joshua, spontaneous, chaos, percussion, distortion, manchester, avant, improvised, garde, improvisation, thing, phonography, drumming http://odeo.com/episodes/1566463-Josh-and-Jayve-Montgomery-at-Cafe-Mestizo-2006-07-20 Cafe Mestizo in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood features an open jam every Sunday. I played drumset with Jayve Montgomery on tenor sax. Jayve is the excellent musician from the Ways and Means trio and Sacred Round. I thought it was a great time, and we responded to each other’s ideas really well. Cafe Mestizo in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood features an open jam every Sunday. I played drumset with Jayve Montgomery on tenor sax. Jayve is the excellent musician from the Ways and Means trio and Sacred Round. I thought it was a great time, and we responded to each other’s ideas really well. Cafe Mestizo in Chicago’s Pilsen neighborhood features an open jam every Sunday. I played drumset with Jayve Montgomery on tenor sax. Jayve is the excellent musician from the Ways and Means trio and Sacred Round. I thought it was a great time, and we responded to each other’s ideas really well. tag:odeo.com,2006-07-26,1566463 Wed, 26 Jul 2006 20:14:28 -0700 no Joshua Manchester music, chicago, rock, Experimental, jazz, noise, modern, loud, composition, Joshua, spontaneous, distortion, manchester, avant, improvised, garde, improvisation, challenging, thing http://odeo.com/episodes/1508821-Caligramme-by-Daniel-Godston Caligramme is a piece consisting of two melodies that interplay in a variety of ways. Dan performs the trumpet, while Bill MacKay provides the counter melody on guitar. Dan’s composition is more of a framework on which to hang improvisation however. A large majority of this track is spontaneous and depends on the interaction of the three performers. This music was chosen for the podcast this week because this trio will be performing on Wednesday, July 19th at 11:00 AM. (Today) You can catch it in the Chicago area at 89.3 WNUR FM, or streaming on the internet through http://www.wnur.org/ with Real or Windows Media Player. Caligramme is a piece consisting of two melodies that interplay in a variety of ways. Dan performs the trumpet, while Bill MacKay provides the counter melody on guitar. Dan’s composition is more of a framework on which to hang improvisation however. A large majority of this track is spontaneous and depends on the interaction of the three performers. This music was chosen for the podcast this week because this trio will be performing on Wednesday, July 19th at 11:00 AM. (Today) You can catch it in the Chicago area at 89.3 WNUR FM, or streaming on the internet through http://www.wnur.org/ with Real or Windows Media Player. Caligramme is a piece consisting of two melodies that interplay in a variety of ways. Dan performs the trumpet, while Bill MacKay provides the counter melody on guitar. Dan’s composition is more of a framework on which to hang improvisation however. A large majority of this track is spontaneous and depends on the interaction of the three performers. This music was chosen for the podcast this week because this trio will be performing on Wednesday, July 19th at 11:00 AM. (Today) You can catch it in the Chicago area at 89.3 WNUR FM, or streaming on the internet through http://www.wnur.org/ with Real or Windows Media Player. tag:odeo.com,2006-07-18,1508821 Tue, 18 Jul 2006 21:00:15 -0700 no Joshua Manchester music, chicago, rock, Experimental, guitar, jazz, noise, modern, bill, loud, Daniel, composition, Joshua, spontaneous, distortion, manchester, avant, improvised, garde, improvisation, challenging, thing, trumpet, xylophone, mackay, godston http://odeo.com/episodes/1470761-54 54 was my 54th composition. I spent 4+ hours on CTA trains today when an underground el derailed and took fire, so I dedicate this music to Chicago – city of insurmountable obstacles! . . .And I think it accurately reflects my mood. 54 was my 54th composition. I spent 4+ hours on CTA trains today when an underground el derailed and took fire, so I dedicate this music to Chicago – city of insurmountable obstacles! . . .And I think it accurately reflects my mood. 54 was my 54th composition. I spent 4+ hours on CTA trains today when an underground el derailed and took fire, so I dedicate this music to Chicago – city of insurmountable obstacles! . . .And I think it accurately reflects my mood. tag:odeo.com,2006-07-11,1470761 Tue, 11 Jul 2006 21:18:58 -0700 no Joshua Manchester http://odeo.com/episodes/1403545-Pastiche-by-Manchester-Trump This piece was used recently on a show called Framework on London’s Art Radio Station, Resonance 104.4 fm. framework broadcasts fridays on resonance104.4fm in london (uk) or worldwide on http://www.resonancefm.com. The program is phonography/field recording; contextual and decontextualized sound activity presented by patrick mcginley for general info, playlists, podcast, or to stream the latest edition: http://www.resonancefm.com/framework More tracks and explanatory information into this piece can be found at http://www.joshuamanchester.com/ClimateChangeInTheGreatLakes.htm The Field Museum’s Jonathan Vanderbrug described the pieces to area conservation groups this way: “Joshua Manchester and Brian Trump, are sound artists. For a conference on climate change and the Great Lakes, they took both industrial and environmental sounds from Calumet and other regions and “blended” them into a composition. The result is that we can “hear” the interaction of industry and nature, be reminded o... This piece was used recently on a show called Framework on London’s Art Radio Station, Resonance 104.4 fm. framework broadcasts fridays on resonance104.4fm in london (uk) or worldwide on http://www.resonancefm.com. The program is phonography/field recording; contextual and decontextualized sound activity presented by patrick mcginley for general info, playlists, podcast, or to stream the latest edition: http://www.resonancefm.com/framework More tracks and explanatory information into this piece can be found at http://www.joshuamanchester.com/ClimateChangeInTheGreatLakes.htm The Field Museum’s Jonathan Vanderbrug described the pieces to area conservation groups this way: “Joshua Manchester and Brian Trump, are sound artists. For a conference on climate change and the Great Lakes, they took both industrial and environmental sounds from Calumet and other regions and “blended” them into a composition. The result is that we can “hear” the interaction of industry and nature, be reminded of how our actions affect nature (including air and climate) and through this awareness, take steps for positive change. Many of the sounds come from recordings Josh made during one day in March when I took him on a “sound tour” of Calumet. Being a rainy day, there wasn’t an enormous number of clear nature sounds, but you’ll be surprised at what we heard.” This piece was used recently on a show called Framework on London’s Art Radio Station, Resonance 104.4 fm. framework broadcasts fridays on resonance104.4fm in london (uk) or worldwide on http://www.resonancefm.com. The program is phonography/field recording; contextual and decontextualized sound activity presented by patrick mcginley for general info, playlists, podcast, or to stream the latest edition: http://www.resonancefm.com/framework More tracks and explanatory information into this piece can be found at http://www.joshuamanchester.com/ClimateChangeInTheGreatLakes.htm The Field Museum’s Jonathan Vanderbrug described the pieces to area conservation groups this way: “Joshua Manchester and Brian Trump, are sound artists. For a conference on climate change and the Great Lakes, they took both industrial and environmental sounds from Calumet and other regions and “blended” them into a composition. The result is that we can “hear” the interaction of industry and nature, be reminded of how our actions affect nature (including air and climate) and through this awareness, take steps for positive change. Many of the sounds come from recordings Josh made during one day in March when I took him on a “sound tour” of Calumet. Being a rainy day, there wasn’t an enormous number of clear nature sounds, but you’ll be surprised at what we heard.” tag:odeo.com,2006-06-27,1403545 Tue, 27 Jun 2006 20:23:53 -0700 no Joshua Manchester music, chicago, rock, Experimental, jazz, sonic, Sound, noise, modern, loud, josh, composition, recording, field, drum, Joshua, spontaneous, chaos, percussion, distortion, manchester, avant, improvised, garde, improvisation, microphone, thing, phonography, field recording, stochastic, drumming, acoustics http://odeo.com/episodes/1356773-Audio-from-Joshua-Manchester-Jun-21-2006 tag:odeo.com,2006-06-21,1356773 Wed, 21 Jun 2006 01:57:52 -0700 no Joshua Manchester http://odeo.com/episodes/1356640-Character Composed entirely of the sounds of an antique and misused record. This piece is an examination of the hiss underlying albums and a kind of exploration into why it is such a comforting sound to so many people. At different speeds and in different contexts, these background noises, which normally go unheard because of their ubiquity in the recording, take prominence in ‘Character’. As the tessitura and tempo of the music slow down, it is hoped that the listener will find something comforting in the humming narcosis- a retreat to the origin we all share. Composed entirely of the sounds of an antique and misused record. This piece is an examination of the hiss underlying albums and a kind of exploration into why it is such a comforting sound to so many people. At different speeds and in different contexts, these background noises, which normally go unheard because of their ubiquity in the recording, take prominence in ‘Character’. As the tessitura and tempo of the music slow down, it is hoped that the listener will find something comforting in the humming narcosis- a retreat to the origin we all share. Composed entirely of the sounds of an antique and misused record. This piece is an examination of the hiss underlying albums and a kind of exploration into why it is such a comforting sound to so many people. At different speeds and in different contexts, these background noises, which normally go unheard because of their ubiquity in the recording, take prominence in ‘Character’. As the tessitura and tempo of the music slow down, it is hoped that the listener will find something comforting in the humming narcosis- a retreat to the origin we all share. tag:odeo.com,2006-06-20,1356640 Tue, 20 Jun 2006 18:13:08 -0700 no Joshua Manchester music, Experimental, guitar, exploration, white, noise, antique, record, album, composition, player, recording, field, character, vinyl, long, concrete, avant, garde, tempo, context, piece, microphone, hiss, narcosis, humming, blaze, tessitura, hum, misused, phonography, field recording, needle, mic, scratched http://odeo.com/episodes/1247093-06-Fest-May-5-2006-at-the-McCormick-Student-Center-of-IIT-Chicago 06 Fest May 5 2006 at the McCormick Student Center of IIT Chicago. Rotten Milk told us to go about 30 minutes, and we made it 29:48. My car was busted into the week before, so a big drum solo starts it out before the guitar, trumpet, and electronics assert themselves. Mitra plays many textures with many effects pedals for his guitar, and Brian uses an electric trigger pad thumb piano and bass drum for instruments. 06 Fest May 5 2006 at the McCormick Student Center of IIT Chicago. Rotten Milk told us to go about 30 minutes, and we made it 29:48. My car was busted into the week before, so a big drum solo starts it out before the guitar, trumpet, and electronics assert themselves. Mitra plays many textures with many effects pedals for his guitar, and Brian uses an electric trigger pad thumb piano and bass drum for instruments. 06 Fest May 5 2006 at the McCormick Student Center of IIT Chicago. Rotten Milk told us to go about 30 minutes, and we made it 29:48. My car was busted into the week before, so a big drum solo starts it out before the guitar, trumpet, and electronics assert themselves. Mitra plays many textures with many effects pedals for his guitar, and Brian uses an electric trigger pad thumb piano and bass drum for instruments. tag:odeo.com,2006-05-27,1247093 Sat, 27 May 2006 13:57:16 -0700 no Joshua Manchester http://odeo.com/episodes/1067115-The-Sherpas-play-Musician-s-For-Peace-at-Cafe-Mestizo-in-Chicago-on-April-1-2006 tag:odeo.com,2006-04-26,1067115 Wed, 26 Apr 2006 05:26:46 -0700 no Joshua Manchester