RELAXATION

Wayne Horvitz' These Hills of Glory featuring Beth Fleenor

In conjunction with the esteemed NEA American Masterpieces: Chamber Music program, this performance is the second incarnation of Horvitz’ These Hills of Glory for string quartet and improvising soloist. Support for the project was provided to showcase the work in two radically different settings, demonstrating the impact of the environment on the composition and the soloist. The first incarnation featured violinist Carla Kihlstedt performing at the Nordstrom Recital Hall, the second will feature clarinetist Beth Fleenor at the Rendezvous Jewel Box Theater, this January.

In addition to the Horvitz piece, the program will also feature a performance of a new string quartet by Robin Holcomb, and an entire set of “neo-chamber avant noise jazz” ensemble Figeater, led by Fleenor.

In Figeater, Fleenor recognizes the audience and environment as members of the performing ensemble as she surfs sounds ranging from acoustic chamber quartet to jazz ensemble, to metal band, alien pop outfit, and beyond. The cumulative performance will take listeners deep into uncharted improvised territories while exploring Fleenor’s range as an improviser.

This concert is made possible by generous support from NEA American Masterpieces and Earshot Jazz.

Reptet Record Release Party - AGENDACIDE!

New Reptet Release: Agendacide
Record Release Party w/ Orkestar Zirkonium

Thursday, November 19th 2009
9pm - $8
The Tractor Tavern
5213 Ballard Ave NW

“This Seattle sextet does it all: it grooves, it rocks, it squawks - occasionally, it even talks. Mostly, it sounds like a New Orleans jazz band on crystal meth.”
- Jazziz Magazine

“The manically fun Reptet make new music by merrily hopping around the history of jazz.”
– The Stranger


Monktail Records and Reptet are pleased to announce the release of Reptet’s new 7” vinyl record/digital release entitled Agendacide, available online and in stores on October 27th.

Reptet will be performing original music from the record and other new compositions at their record release party, held at The Tractor Tavern. The event will also include a performance by Orkestar Zirkonium, the Balkan-inspired, mobile, brass-and-drum troupe.

Agendacide is being released as a digital download and 7” red vinyl record, and features stunning cover art by the late great jazz illustrator, Jim Flora. The record was produced by Reptet and features a guest appearance by the world-renowned composer/keyboardist Wayne Horvitz on Hammond organ. Recorded in January of 2009 by Doug Haire (Leslie Dalaba, Wally Shoup) at Jack Straw Productions in Seattle. Overdubs, mixing and mastering were done by Mell Dettmer (Eyvind Kang, Mr. Bungle, Skerik’s Syncopated Taint) at Alpha Studios and Sinister Kitchen, Seattle. The recording and production of Agendacide were made possible, in part by the Jack Straw Artists Support Program.

www.reptet.com

FIGEATER- UDistrict Jazz Walk

Saturday 11/07 - $5
9:30 - 12:30

Lucid University District Jazz Walk*
University Heights Community Center
5031 University Way NE


Sonic cavalier contortionists and surveyors of the intangible spectrum, FIGEATER will telepathically moderate an audience participatory tutorial of the "Lucid Jazz Walk" as opposed to other forms of walking. Featuring performing unit: Special Fig. There may be yelling and/or ice cream.

(FIGEATER preceded by Special Ops)
*there are many other fantastic musicians throughout the day

http://lucidseattle.com/jazzwalk/

http://www.thefrankagency.org/Figeater.htm

THESE HILLS OF GLORY

THESE HILLS OF GLORY
the chamber music of Wayne Horvitz
featuring Carla Kihlstedt and odeonquartet

November 4, 7:30 pm

Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall
Benaroya Hall
200 University Street
Tickets: $29-$19

Seattle Symphony, in collaboration with the 2009 Earshot Jazz Festival, presents These Hills of Glory, for string quartet and improvising soloist, with violinist Carla Kihlstedt (Tin Hat, Fred Frith's Cosa Brava,Two Foot Yard, John Zorn) and odeonquartet, a world-renowned string quartet featuring members of the Seattle Symphony.

The program will also include two world premieres - For Piano Alone in Four Parts (2009), composed by Wayne Horvitz and performed by pianist Cristina Valdes, and Carry Over (2009), composed by Robin Holcomb, performed by odeonquartet.

Also featured on the program are Horvitz' works, Thursday, At Dusk, in Spokane, Washington, for clarinet and piano, and Inside Morning, for flute and piano. The concert will conclude with an improvisation by Horvitz and Carla Kihlstedt. A discussion with the composer, moderated by composer/writer Chris DeLaurenti, will precede the performance.

This project has been made possible by the National Endowment for the Arts as part of American Masterpieces: Three Centuries of Artistic Genius, and was funded in part through Meet The Composer's MetLife Creative Connections program. Additional support was provided by 4Culture, Seattle Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs and Artist Trust.

Special thanks to Earshot Jazz, The Seattle Symphony, Seattle Chamber Players, Cornish College of the Arts, The Frank Agency, Centrum and The Blue Mountain Center.

WACO - Earshot Jazz Festival

WACO
with guest clarinetist
Beth Fleenor

October 27 / 7:30 pm

Chapel Performance Space /4649 Sunnyside Ave

Tickets: $15

Earshot Jazz and Nonsequitur present the Washington Composers Orchestra (WACO) in an evening of music specially suited for the Chapel Performance Space.

Approaching the traditional jazz big band as a "pocket orchestra," this evening's program will feature four extended compositions by composer Robin Holcomb, Wayne Horvitz's concerto for clarinet "River of Whiskey," featuring guest clarinetist Beth Fleenor, and Chris Stover's "The Murderess." The program will also include the Seattle premiere of "Laredo," written for saxophone quaret by Robin Holcomb, originally commissioned by the Rova Saxophone Quartet.

For more information please visit:

www.waynehorvitz.net

FIGEATER

FIGEATER

October 20 / 9 pm

Rendezvous Jewel Box Theater

2322 2nd Ave

Performing Unit: Special Fig

"Clarinetist/composer Beth Fleenor bases her cargo-cult band on the arrival of unhinged, uncorked, unkempt provocations from a small, raucous band of collaborators. Expect some wailin', some keening, and some siren-singing, too." - Earshot Jazz

Disjunctive, raucous, soaring, and powerful - Figeater is a textural, tribal exploration of organic movement, instigated by clarinetist/composer Beth Fleenor.

Improvisations are punctuated, buttoned and launched by original compositions and songlike psychedelic episodes, with an emphasis on enviornmental participation. It has been called sonic spelunking - or an all improvised fun time.

"Daringly, {Figeater} was down right pretty, not a term often associated with free improv...while later it was visceral, convulsive and more than a bit creepy..." - Seattle Weekly

For more information please visit:

www.myspace.com/figeaterparty