Travis Just and Object Collection Travis Just (compostion, electronics, woodwinds, objects) Kara Feely (voice, recordings, objects) James Moore (guitar) Devin Maxwell (percussion, inside piano) Aaron Meicht (trumpets, electronics) Music by...
Suzanne's memorial at St. Ann's was a truly extraordinary event. Despite being 3 1/2 hours long, there wasn't a single moment that felt unessential. Below is a short video I shot with my Flip UltraHD during sound check, several images taken with my iPhone, and scans of the program. I and 9 other trombonists...
After an incredibly challenging process and satisfying TILT Brass show on the previous evening, I was very excited to witness the inspired resurrection of the Italian Futurist Luigi Russolo's Intonarumori (Noise Intoners) instruments at Town Hall. 13 composers were (enviably) asked to compose new works for the 16-piece...
I attended the Merce Cunningham Memorial event at the Park Ave. Armory last night. Lots of friendly faces in the audience and on the "bandstand." Every time I see/hear a MCDC performance, I can't help but smile through most of it. The dance is so playful, exploratory, natural; the sound often has a similar manner, but other times it really exists on another complimentary plane altogether. I took...
I visited EAI recently to view several videos from their collection, including various Dan Graham documents, Robert Smithson/Nancy Holt's Mono Lake, Gordon Matta-Clark's...