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I hear ya... I can hardly believe it myself. Noel, the graphic designer told me that Revenant took considerable pains to keep the price very low. I asked if $85 was the wholesale price and he replied No.... retail.

Hello folks, I just got my advance copy of Holy Ghost! Man Oh Man what a set! I have not even listened to the music yet. It is so overwhelming. It comes in a beautiful plastic box. 9 CDs, a hardbound book and some really nice surprises... I have never seen a box set like this. It really raises the bar. I've been told that the retail price will be around $85... Which is really unbelievable considering the heft of this thing... The book is incredible. Ben Young did a wonderful job with the research. The chapter of testimonials from Ayler's peers and witnesses is amazing. It is a wonderful assessment of the man's work and it is likely to raise the profile of free jazz and improvised music. The press release indicates that it will be released on October 5 and I understand there are a couple of release parties/events in the works in Austin, Marfa Texas and NYC. I'll keep you all posted. in the meantime you can get a look at the box here.... http://home.austin.rr.com/subculture/news.htm thanks pg moreno Austin, TX

Thanks Brandon, I really appreciate it. I'll keep doing the concerts as long as people come out...

You just have to invite them... Seriously, all it takes is 1 or a couple of dedicated folks to set it up. Rent a space, book a hotel room, make some flyers, write a press release etc. It is risky and often frustrating, but worth it. Try to find a few folks willing to guarantee some $$ against losses. The important thing is to stick with it until a solid audience builds around your events. Some people spend more on records and stereo equipment than we lose on events. We could definitely use another stop in Texas for visiting improvisers. There are so many artists who want to come to Texas. I get so many proposals it is ridiculous. I can only manage to do a handful of concerts a year, and I need to limit my activity to artists I really believe in. With enough stops in Texas (Austin, Houston, San Antonio, DFW, Marfa?) a visiting artist could manage an entire tour... Are there any other folks in this forum who are involved in grass-roots presenting? I would love to hear about your experiences.

Han Bennink solo tour Austin Han Bennink solo and duo with Alex Coke Sunday, June 6 8pm doors 7:30 Auditorium on Waller Creek (4100 Red River) Tickets available at Waterloo Records and 33 Degrees $15 presented by Epistrophy Arts for info email epistrophyarts@hotmail.com Houston Han Bennink solo Tuesday, June 8 8pm at Barnevelder Movement/Arts Center 2201 Preston http://www.pofinc.org/houston/Fall2003concerts.html

CreOp Muse presents The 3rd Annual NEW JAZZ SERIES Tina Marsh & the Creative Opportunity Orchestra with special guest Hamiet Bluiett WHEN: May 23, 2004 WHERE: Laguna Gloria Amphitheatre (3809 West 35th St.) TICKETS: $12 general; $8 Students, Seniors, Artists; $5 Children Hamiet Bluiett The finest baritone saxophonist of the 1970's and beyond, Hamiet Bluiett has demonstrated a huge, impressive sound, superb technique, and a mastery of his horn in every register. Bluiett played with Sam Rivers, Charles Mingus and many others, as well as founding the BAG (Black Artists Group), before becoming a founding member of the World Saxophone Quartet along with Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake and David Murray. Down Beat and the New York Times consider the WSQ among the most important acoustic jazz quartets performing today. Tina Marsh and the Creative Opportunity Orchestra Tina Marsh & the Creative Opportunity Orchestra (CO2), Austin’s longstanding jazz composer’s consortium, have consistently created innovative jazz compositions, laced with brilliant improvisations and the unique vocalizations of bandleader Marsh. Far more than a typical jazz Big Band, Tina Marsh & CO2 accelerate the genre into the modern age with an avant-garde sound mixed with a world music sensibility. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A Free Flowing Improvisational CHAIN WHEN: May 14, 2004 WHERE: Church of the Friendly Ghost (209 Pedernales) Tickets: $5 general an evening of spontaneous musical interaction... a daisy chain of musicians exchanging and collaborating on instant musical ideas from a variety of aesthetic points of view... solos, duos, ensembles, and whatever else we can think of. MUSICIANS: Tina Marsh, Alex Coke, Chris Cogburn, Travis Weller, Brian Allen, and others FOR MORE INFO ABOUT THE SERIES: visit www.creop.org or call 448.348.5 Creative Opportunity Orchestra is a project of CreOp Muse and is funded in part by the City of Austin under the auspices of the Austin Arts Commission, the Texas Commission on the Arts, Mid-America Arts Alliance, Chamber Music America, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Still Water Foundation, SBC Foundation, HEB, the Austin American-Statesman, with generous help from Epistrophy Arts, DiverseArts, Blue Lapis Light, Greenlights, and Sharir+Bustamante DanceWorks.

I'm sorry... I should have posted that these dates will be solo...

Friday, April 30, 8pm Barnevelder Movement/Arts Complex 2201 Preston Street $12 tickets available at the door for information and directions call 713-928-5653 Presented by Pauline Oliveros Foundation Houston Saturday May 1, 8pm Ballet Austin Academy (3002 Guadalupe) $14 adv tickets available at Waterloo Records and 33 Degrees ($15 cash, $16 charge) Presented by Epistrophy Arts http://www.marilyncrispell.com "Hearing Marilyn Crispell play solo piano is like monitoring an active volcano. She is one of a very few pianists who rise to the challenge of free jazz." Jon Pareles, N.Y. Times "For two decades, Marilyn Crispell has been one of the most highly regarded pianists at the sharp end of contemporary jazz." John Fordham, The Guardian (London, England) "one can't quite believe that she can play so perfectly and still be human" Scott Yanow, Downbeat Magazine Marilyn Crispell was schooled in classical music, studying piano from the age of 7. Graduating in piano and composition from the New England Conservatory of Music, she came late to jazz, but by 1978 was teaching at Karl Berger's Creative Music Studio. There she met many musicians with whom she has since worked, including Roscoe Mitchell, Wadada Leo Smith, Oliver Lake and, most crucially, Anthony Braxton. Extensive touring and recording with Braxton raised her critical profile and paved the way for numerous albums of her own, for a plethora of little labels. Crispell's recordings have ranged from solo improvisations to programs of Coltrane's music to performances of contemporary composition (by Manfred Niehaus, Robert Cogan, Barry Guy and others). Documented encounters with improvisers have included meetings with Fred Anderson, Evan Parker, Peter Brötzmann, Charles Gayle, Irène Schweizer, Eddie Prévost, Billy Bang, Tim Berne and the massed cast of the London Jazz Composers Orchestra. Amongst her influences, Crispell has cited Coltrane, Bach, Webern, Braxton, Cecil Taylor, Sun Ra, Thelonious Monk and Annette Peacock. and Coming on June 6th. Han Bennink solo percussion + special guest. Church of the Friendly Ghost Epistrophy Arts is sponsored by individual contributions, Revenant Sound Laboratories, CreOpMuse, and the City of Austin under the Auspices of the Arts Commission.

I got word that Mars Williams has left the tour in Ahtens. So it will be a nonet or a ninetet in NOLA and in Austin. 10 or 9, I'm sure it will be every bit as powerful! You can catch them in Austin on Thursday night.

Yes, the members of the Thing will all be in NO, but they will not perform. The Tentet is only playing in Athens, NO and Austin. It should be a very memorable series of concerts.

Unfortunately not. Mats is on a tight schedule and needs to return to Sweden shortly after the Brotzmann Tentet tour. We are very lucky to have the opportunity to host their first US tour here in Texas. We have been trying to get the Thing here for the last 2 years. I am going to try to make it to all 3 concerts, I'll post a review on this forum.

The Thing from Norway, Sweden and the US will be making their first tour of the US. They will perform at the ACME festival in Athens GA and continue on to Texas for the remainder of the tour. From Sweden and Norway, The Thing represents the most visceral and expressive extreme of "free jazz". The Thing are Europe's most intense young jazz musicians, yet they refer to themselves as a "garage band". When they put their energy together and perform, the collective force is overwhelming. They play with the power of a rock band, but without amplifiers. The group's repertoire reflects the diversity of their influences. Pieces by jazz legends Don Cherry and James Blood Ulmer are played alongside covers of PJ Harvey and The White Stripes. Their 2 recent releases on Crazy Wisdom/Universal have sold out. They will be touring in support of a forthcoming release on the Norwegian label Small Town Supersounds. The Thing are joined by living legend Joe McPhee. The American multi-instrumentalist is a veteran of the 60's New York "Fire Music" that is at the heart of The Thing. In his lyrical and soulful playing lies the true cry of the blues. McPhee is one of the most in-demand artists in Jazz and an authentic and vital messenger of its radical avant-garde. to hear samples of their music log on to: http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/jazz/jon3/jon3...16fsatoko.shtml http://www.alphamusic-shop.com/5430354.html *Joe McPhee (New York City) - Saxophones and Trumpet *Mats Gustafsson (Sweden) - Saxophones *Paal Nilssen-Love (Norway) - Drums *Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (Norway) - Bass Texas Tour Dates Friday April 9 8pm Austin Texas presented by Epistrophy Arts Auditorium on Waller Creek (4100 Red River) for info and tickets call 512-302-5233 or email epistrophyarts@hotmail.com Saturday April 10 8pm Houston Texas Barnevelder Movement/Arts Complex 2201 Preston Street for more info dovedavedove@yahoo.com http://www.pofinc.org/houston/ Sunday April 11 The Thing in San Antonio at the Art Lodge email sanford@texas.net for info

Brotzmann Tentet PETER BROTZMANN CHICAGO TENTET (with Jeb Bishop, Peter Brotzmann, Mats Gustafsson, Kent Kessler, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Joe McPhee, Paal Nilssen- Love, Ken Vandermark, Mars Williams, Michael Zerang) Thursday April 8th 2004 The Parish 214 E.6th St., Austin Tx, 78757 512.478.6372, www.theparishroom.com Advance Tix $15, Doors Tix $18 presented by Epistrophy Arts & Philip M. Croley Advance Tix @ www.frontgatetickets.com, Waterloo Records, 33 Degrees, Cd Warehouses, Jo's Coffee on Congress Friday April 9 8pm Epistrophy Arts presents THE THING with Joe McPhee Auditorium on Waller Creek (4100 Red River) on the Campus of the Sri Atmananda Memorial School, and the Griffin School Mats Gustafsson - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone Ingebrigt Haker Flaten - bass Paal Nilssen-Love - drums Joe McPhee - reeds - trumpet for info call 512-302-5233 or email epistrophyarts@h...