Eyes on Athens

Thanks to Freejazz.org & Nightclub Jitters for serving as conduits for this highly promising info (I’m looking into cheap tix south as type this):

ATHENS CREATIVE MUSIC EXPERIENCE
April 1 - 4, 2004 in Athens, Georgia, USA
Organized by Erik Hinds, Julie Powell & Ken Vandermark

Working concert schedule, (venues TBA):

THURSDAY, APRIL 1
8:00 p.m.: Joe/Mat Maneri Ensemble
9:30 p.m.: The Thing (Mats Gustafsson, Ingebrigt Haker Flaten, Paal
Nilssen-Love) with Joe McPhee
10:45 p.m. (?): ad hoc group

FRIDAY, APRIL 2
8:30 p.m.: Vandermark 5
10:00 p.m.: Atomic (Magnus Broo, Ingebrigt Haker Flaten, Fredrik Ljungkvist, Paal Nilssen-Love, Haavard Wiik)
11:30 p.m.: Peter Brotzmann Chicago Tentet
12:45 a.m.: ad hoc group

SATURDAY, APRIL 3
3:00 p.m.: Joe and Mat Maneri Duo
4:30 p.m.: School Days (Jeb Bishop, Ingebrigt Haker Flaten, Paal Nilssen-Love, Kjell Nordeson, Ken Vandermark)
8:30 p.m.: Triage (Jason Ajemian, Tim Daisy, Dave Rempis)
10:00 p.m.: Peter Brotzmann, Hamid Drake, Misha Mengelberg Trio
11:30 p.m.: Atomic/School Days Octet
12:45 a.m.: ad hoc group

SUNDAY, APRIL 4
3:00 p.m.: Free Fall (Ingebrigt Haker Flate, Ken Vandermark, Haavard Wiik)
4:30 p.m.: Misha Mengelberg solo
6:00 p.m.: Peter Brotzmann Chicago Tentet
8:00 p.m.: Festival Party!
Here's the proposed seminar/workshop schedule from the performers, venues/times TBA.

LECTURES:

PERFORMANCE/TECHNIQUE
Joe Maneri - "Microtonal Improvisation"
Mats Gustafsson - "Extended techniques"

HISTORY/MUSICOLOGY
Paal Nilssen-Love - "The Contemporary Scandanavian Improvisation Scene"
Joe McPhee "A History of the Free Jazz Scene"

COMPOSITION
Ken Vandermark - "Composing for Improvising Musicians"
Mats Gustafsson - "'Total Improvisation' today vs. Early 70's"

WORKSHOPS:

A. REEDS
Maneri - microtonality
Mats Gustafsson - extended techniques
Fredrik Ljungkvist - contemporary applications of harmony

B. BRASS
Jeb Bishop

C. DRUMS/PERCUSSION
Hamid Drake - hand drums, set
Paal Nilssen-Love - drum set
Michael Zerang - hand drums

D. STRINGS
Fred Lonberg-Holm - extended techniques
Mat Maneri - violin
Kent Kessler - double bass

E. PIANO
Haavard Wiik or Misha Mingelberg

For more info on the Athens Creative Media Experience, contact Erik at info@solponticello.com.