Date/Time
Date(s) - 07/31/2023
7:30 PM - 10:00 PM
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Outsound Presents and KFJC 89.7 FM co-presents the Bay Area’s Creative Music Festival
- Doors Open 7:00 PM
- Artist Q&A 7:30 PM
- Music Performance 8:15 PM
Myles Boisen’s Ornettology
Ornettology began 10 years ago as a group dedicated to the music of Ornette Coleman, ranging from the early “classic quartet” to the later harmolodic years. Rather than recreating past ensembles or recorded pieces, the group uses Coleman’s compositions as a springboard for re-interpretation, group improvisation, and free jazz exploration, always keeping a focus on Coleman’s distinctive melodies. Written heads may appear as medleys, overlapping layers, or brief interludes framing unpredictable improv. Energetic septet arrangements alternate with a variety of subgroupings – duos/ trios/ quartets – to keep the textures varied and surprising.
- Jordan Glenn – drums
- Lisa Mezzacappa – double bass
- Myles Boisen – guitar
- John Shiurba – guitar
- Steve Adams – alto saxophone
- Sheldon Brown – tenor saxophone
- Chris Grady – trumpet
Rent Romus’ Actual/Actual
Actual/Actual showcases improvised music with a blues music orientation at the core while keeping to a broad outlook towards “spontaneous composition”. Their wide swath takes in swing, Latin music, fusion, doom rock, reggae, punk, and many other musical elements. It’s all “grist for the mill” as they create a new context for these elements where improbable connections are made and things happen when you least expect them to. Romus originally hails from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan and has made it a point to engage and collaborate with musicians from the region. This band represents recent “talent reconnaissance” and is truly a multi-generational affair.
The group features pianist/community leader Gerard Cox, drummer/educator Troy Kunkler both from Columbus Ohio, and Cincinnati based vibraphonist/educator and Grammy-nominated Instrumentalist Josh Strange.
- Rent Romus – alto, soprano, c-melody, soprano saxophones
- Gerard Cox – piano, key bass
- Josh Strange – vibraphone
- Troy Kunkler – drums
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Location
Berkeley's Finnish Kaleva Hall
Category(ies)
- Acoustic
- Music
- Video
- Avant-Garde
- Community
- Culture
- Electronic
- Duet
- Ensemble
- Experimental
- Festival
- Improvisation
- Performance Art
- New Music
- Premiere
- Q&A
- Reception
- Summit
- Sonic
- Vocal
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