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3.22.03 | 2:40pm |
Ossia Triumphs!
I'm happy to report that our performance last night of Misha Mengelberg's
Reef und Kneebus was a rousing success! Everybody played ridiculously and
molto energico! I
received many enthusiastic comments from audience members. Thanks to
everyone who played, and thanks to everyone who listened.

3.20.03 | 4:08pm |
Return from Vienna
Well, I rolled back into town last night after a successful trip to Vienna
and Italy. Many museums were visited (several by me). Other highlights
included the Heurigen,
massive amounts of Italian food, a concert by Fanfare Ciocarlia, and the
premiere of Fear Death by Water, a new opera by Viennese
trumpeter/composer Franz Koglmann.
Fanfare Ciocarlia is a Romanian brass band that plays ridiculously fast,
energetic, joyous music. Read more at http://www.piranha.de/records/english/artists/art_fanfa.htm
or check out a sound clip at http://respect.inway.cz/1999/Kapely99/fanfar-e.html
Fear Death by Water was advertised as a beach opera, and it fully lived up
to the billing: the stage, pit, and audience areas were for the most part
one, consisting a large
rectagular room filled with sand. The music, performed by Koglmann's
Monoblue Quartet and exxj (ensemble XX jahrhundert), successfully fused
cool and free jazz with
20th-century classical. Read more at http://www.netzzeit.at/fear/
Uponst my triumphant return to Rochester, I was treated to a respectable
performance by Pachora (www.pachora.com). I also got to talk with Jim
Black (www.jimblack.com),
a very nice person as well as an incredible drummer.
Keep checking back for more updates, which will be occurring more
frequently.
Don't forget! Tomorrow night at 8pm: Ossia presents a concert of new
chamber music and jazz, featuring the US premiere of Misha Mengelberg's
Reef und Kneebus for big band
(Josh Rutner and myself, producers for the piece).

2.15.03
| 3:19pm | Valentine Thanks to all who came out last night to
hear G'Hoktasaurus. We had a
great time playing, and we'll be performing again soon. I'll let you
know when. In other news, Respect will not be performing this
Wednesday, February 19--instead, we'll be in the studio recording our
first "real" official CD. Check back for updates on the progress of
this most illuminating stela!

1.27.03 | 7:46pm |
Back in action
I am pleased to announce that I have survived both the trip to Amsterdam
and the subsequent bout with Norwalk disease. Highlights of the
Amsterdam trip were numerous and included playing with Misha Mengelberg,
playing with Michael Moore, seeing/hearing Available Jelly and Joost
Buis' Astronotes, meeting Cor Fuhler, and eating lots of falafel. For
more details, visit Josh Rutner's website.
Highlights of the bout with Norwalk were few.
The regular gig schedule recommences: Mondays with the Dave Rivello
Ensemble at the Montage Grille, Wednesdays with the Respect Sextet at
Java's, and Saturdays with the Red Wierenga Trio at Jared's Global
Cuisine. In addition, several special events have been added to the
docket. For more details, check out the Events
page.

1.06.02 | 12:28pm |
Amsterdam
Red Wierenga has officially left the country for Amsterdam, so I, Al Gore,
will be updating his page while he's away. I received an Instant
Message
from
Red this morning and the report was pretty exciting. Last night, he dined
with the members of Michael Moore's Dylan trio (Moore, Michael
Vatcher and Lindsey Horner), Moore's wife, and the
director of the Vancouver Jazz Festival. Red first met Moore and his trio
after their short stint at Eastman, which included a short performance of
some
tunes off of their latest album, "Jewels and Binoculars".
It's exciting to hear that the guys are as
hospitable as they are talented.
Red, Eli Asher, and Josh Rutner also sat in on a jam session at
Engelbewaarder to an audience that included members of Willam Breuker's
Kollektief. As
of yet, no prostitutes have been solicited.

12.09.02 | 12:51am |
Respect New Years
The Respect Sextet will be playing at
Jared's Global Cuisine this New Years Eve from 7pm until Midnight. Do stop
in.

12.04.02 | 10:55pm | This ship has
sailed
Redwierenga.com goes live! To be added in the next few days: sound
clips, more photos, and the "events"section.
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