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Friday and Saturday, September 19th and 20th
JOSEPH JARMAN
Friday:
Joseph Jarman, Solo
Saturday:
Joseph Jarman with guests Alex Cline and Henry Grimes
Joseph Jarman
Alex Cline
Henry Grimes
Composer and multi-instrumentalist Joseph Jarman is cofounder of Chicago's famed AACM (Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians), founded in 1965, and was a member of the Art Ensemble of Chicago from 1969 to 1993. Best known as a saxophonist, Jarman plays all the woodwinds and many percussion instruments, including vibes, marimba, balophone and an array of bells, gongs and little instruments. He is a published writer and poet and the recipient of numerous awards and grants, including several first place awards from Downbeat Critics Polls. In 1990, Jarman was ordained a Jodo Shinshu Buddhist priest and also holds the rank of Godan (5th degree) black belt in Aikido. He currently directs the Jikishinkan Aikido Dojo and Brooklyn Buddhist Association. Recent recordings include Pachinko Dream track 10 (Music @ Arts Records), Return of the Lost Tribe (Delmark Records), Out of the Mist (Ocean Records) and Lifetime Visions for the Magnificent Human (Bopbuda Music).
Now in his sixties, Joseph Jarman's work takes in a wide variety of influences, including jazz, western music (especially Webern and John Cage), Asian music and theater and African music. Because of his collaborative work with poets, dancers and other artists, he is sometimes called the first "multi-media" jazz musician. His devotion to Asian philosophy and meditation has brought much to his musicianship, especially the values of breath and silence. Jarman summarizes the many strands of his experience as an interest in "the sound of the universe."
Jazz giant Henry Grimes earned his reputation through a prolific decade of performance and recording in the late 1950s to 1960s. He played bass with mainstream artists such as Gerry Mulligan and Sonny Rollins and with many avant-garde artists, including Archie Shepp, Pharoah Sanders, Cecil Taylor, Don Cherry and Albert Ayler. He dropped out of the music world for almost 30 years and has been playing with Alex Cline since his "re-emergence" in 2003.
Percussionist Alex Cline has converted his years as a presence in the jazz and new music scenes of Los Angeles into a musical career international in scope. A veteran of numerous domestic and European tours as well as over fifty recordings, Cline has sonically contributed to the music of artists such as Vinny Golia, Julius Hemphill, Tim Berne, Quartet Music, John Carter, Bobby Bradford, Richard Grossman, and Charlie Haden, as well as numerous dancers and dance companies.
Doors open at 7:00 p.m.
Advance tickets: $12; $9 for students with valid I.D.,
FOSH and SASSAS members.
$15 at the door
Series ticket $40 for four performances.
Purchase tickets by phone/fax/email at the MAK Center