kh1958 Posted January 4, 2019 Report Posted January 4, 2019 I didn't attend Sunday last year. But Saturday seemed significantly more crowded as compared to Thursday evening and Friday. Quote
BFrank Posted January 5, 2019 Author Report Posted January 5, 2019 If I remember correctly, Sunday was a little less crowded last year. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted January 7, 2019 Report Posted January 7, 2019 Booked hotel rooms for 4 nights. Will wait to purchase tickets when Ann gets the doctors approval for travel - maybe Wednesday. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted January 10, 2019 Report Posted January 10, 2019 (edited) Two weekend passes purchased. Whew! Edited January 10, 2019 by Chuck Nessa Quote
BFrank Posted January 14, 2019 Author Report Posted January 14, 2019 On 1/10/2019 at 11:50 AM, Chuck Nessa said: Two weekend passes purchased. Whew! See you THERE! Quote
kh1958 Posted January 18, 2019 Report Posted January 18, 2019 Additions to lineup, including Aurora Nealand. 01.17.2019 MORE BIG EARS SURPRISES! Big Ears celebrates its first decade in just more than two months in Knoxville, Tenn., with a roster that already includes 90 of the world’s most legendary composers and performers, cutting-edge musicians and bands, and multiple projects that you won’t see anywhere else during the same long weekend. Today, we are thrilled to announce several additions to this year’s festival that help confirm 2019’s status as the broadest but deepest Big Ears yet. ABSÎNT Big Ears 2019 will also include the world premiere of an incredible new band, Absînt. New Orleans saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer Aurora Nealandlearned the lingua franca of the city’s vintage jazz past (including an extended exploration of the Sidney Bichet songbook at Preservation Hall) before unapologetically pushing it ahead. For the first time, she will join a loaded ensemble of Bill Frisell, David Torn, and Tim Berne (who brought this possibility to our attention) for this special occasion, which you’ll only see at Big Ears 2019. IAN CHANG One of our favorite exceptional young solo instrumentalists, the drummer Ian Chang will do more than join Rafiq Bhatia’s incredible trio at Big Ears 2019. Chang has played with the likes of Matthew Dear and Moses Sumney, but he recently began writing his own music using a cutting-edge system that allows him to trigger and manipulate samples simply by playing the drums. His compositions, animated by an intoxicating light show, are kinetic and considered, punching you in the chest as they compel you to ponder the drum’s digital past and future. MARY LATTIMORE The harpist Mary Lattimore, on the heels of releasing two of 2018’s most lauded albums, will perform her first proper Big Ears solo set after appearing as a special guest in the past. With her harp, Lattimore creates brilliant vistas, which seem to hover just above the surface of the earth. NPR calledher recent album, Hundreds of Days, “a collective testament to the power of the beginner’s mind, or of allowing what you don’t know to reinvigorate the possibilities of what you’re known for.” Her subsequent collaboration with guitarist Meg Baird made a New Yorker list of the 10 best albums of 2018. CARNIVAL OF SOULS WITH LIVE SCORE BY MERCURY REV’S CLEAR LIGHT ENSEMBLE In addition to their own full performance, Mercury Rev will make a rare stateside appearance with one of its multiple alter egos—the Clear Light Ensemble—to provide a live score for the 1962 cult-horror favorite, Carnival of Souls. On occasion during this decade, the band has incorporated favorite collaborators into their textural expanser to offer new sounds for forgotten silent or avant-garde films. In Knoxville, Sonic Youth’s Steve Shelley, the Bad Seeds’ James Sclavunos, Hugo Largo’s Mimi Goese, mutantrumpet pioneer Ben Neill, saxophonist Tim Berne, Jesse Chandler, Jonathan and Grasshopper will round out this all-star Mercury Rev permutation. MIMI GOESE & BEN NEILL Goese and Neill won’t only be joining Mercury Rev. Though they come from seemingly different musical worlds—she from the art-rock of Hugo Largo, he from the experimental intersection of jazz and electronics—they connected at the start of this century and began building Persephone, a multimedia concert of dream-pop songs and near-symphonic abstraction. With her beguiling voice at the fore and his “mutantrumpet” wrapped around it like surreal lace, they shape gorgeous songs that, these days, use raw environmental data as the input for new tunes. TIM STORY presents THE ROEDELIUS CELLS Composer Tim Story will bring his installation, The Roedelius Cells, to the festival, too. After decades of work with Cluster and Harmonia co-founder (and longtime Brian Eno collaborator) Hans-Joachim Röedelius, Story edited and manipulated slivers of effortless piano vamps from the krautrock master, splitting the results across a circle of eight speakers. The audience moves within the sound field, allowing their perception to shift with their perspective in this awesome feat of meta-musical imagination. ST JOHN’s CHOIR presents ARVO PÄRT’S PASSIO And the St. John’s Cathedral Choir of Knoxville returns to Big Ears for a full Sunday afternoon performance of Arvo Pärt’s 1980s masterpiece, Passio. This seamless 70-minute passion exquisitely renders the arrest, sentencing, and crucifixion of Jesus in a powerful dramatic arc. First recorded by the Hilliard Ensemble for ECM’s New Series, it is a fitting work for ECM’s 50th anniversary. ADDITIONS TO TRANCE MAP+ And, finally, drummer Mark Nauseef, perhaps familiar from collaborations with the likes of the Velvet Underground and Steve Swallow, and acclaimed double bassist Adam Linson will join Evan Parker and Matt Wright’s immersive project, Trance Map+, at Big Ears 2019. These additions come on the heels of last week’s announcement of MOSAIC Interactive , a world premiere that puts musicians from the Muslim world in collaboration with several Western musicians, and the second edition of All Night Flight, our 12-hour drone concert. Look for additional announcements—workshops, artist talks, panels, and more—in the weeks to come. Tickets are available for Big Ears 2019 at bigearsfestival.org/tickets. Quote
BFrank Posted January 18, 2019 Author Report Posted January 18, 2019 (edited) ABSÎNT sure sounds interesting! I'm a nig fan of Berne. Just saw him last week at the NYC WJF w/Halvorson and Formanek. Edited January 18, 2019 by BFrank Quote
randyhersom Posted January 20, 2019 Report Posted January 20, 2019 On 1/15/2019 at 11:46 AM, Jason Bivins said: Organissimo meetup? Maybe something like 10:45 am daily at Tupelo Honey? I haven't been there but the web info looks pretty good. I'm planning on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted January 20, 2019 Report Posted January 20, 2019 1 hour ago, randyhersom said: Maybe something like 10:45 am daily at Tupelo Honey? I haven't been there but the web info looks pretty good. I'm planning on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Sounds like a good idea. Quote
randyhersom Posted January 21, 2019 Report Posted January 21, 2019 When we know who's in, I'll try to make resevations. Quote
randyhersom Posted January 25, 2019 Report Posted January 25, 2019 I took a mystery hotel deal from Hotwire for Knoxville North listed at $42 each for Friday and Saturday nights and got Baymont by Wyndham Knoxville I-75 6712 Central Ave. Pike, Knoxville, TN 37912 total with tax and fees 106.56 for 2 nights. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted January 25, 2019 Report Posted January 25, 2019 4 minutes ago, randyhersom said: I took a mystery hotel deal from Hotwire for Knoxville North listed at $42 each for Friday and Saturday nights and got Baymont by Wyndham Knoxville I-75 6712 Central Ave. Pike, Knoxville, TN 37912 total with tax and fees 106.56 for 2 nights. Wanna swap rooms? LOL. Quote
BFrank Posted January 27, 2019 Author Report Posted January 27, 2019 That's cheap! I'm at the Hyatt for around $150/night, but there are 3 of us sharing a room ... so about the same. Quote
randyhersom Posted January 30, 2019 Report Posted January 30, 2019 (edited) I'm driving in so that gives me some extra flexibility. By the way, when they ask who we want in 2020, let's mention Henry Threadgill. This year they have one I mentioned and two I would have if I thought about it! BFrank, are you interested a breakfast gathering around 10:45 each day at Tupelo Honey? Edited January 30, 2019 by randyhersom Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted January 30, 2019 Report Posted January 30, 2019 Anyone wanting to contact me - my cell is 231 944-8096. Don't be shy. We will be staying at the Crowne Plaza. Quote
BFrank Posted January 30, 2019 Author Report Posted January 30, 2019 5 hours ago, randyhersom said: I'm driving in so that gives me some extra flexibility. By the way, when they ask who we want in 2020, let's mention Henry Threadgill. This year they have one I mentioned and two I would have if I thought about it! BFrank, are you interested a breakfast gathering around 10:45 each day at Tupelo Honey? Hey, Randy. I probably won't know until I get there and rendezvous with my friends. I should be able to make it to at least one, I think. 5 hours ago, Chuck Nessa said: Anyone wanting to contact me - my cell is 231 944-8096. Don't be shy. We will be staying at the Crowne Plaza. Thanks, Chuck! New York Times Big Ears Festival Will Throw ECM Records a 50th Birthday Party Quote
kh1958 Posted February 6, 2019 Report Posted February 6, 2019 The detailed concert schedule is going to be released on Thursday, February 7. Quote
charlesp Posted February 7, 2019 Report Posted February 7, 2019 The detailed concert schedule required that I slightly modify everyone that I wanted to see because of overlaps, but I focused on my priorities: Wadada Leo Smith - solo and recreating "Devine Love", Bill Frisell - w/ Thomas Morgan and with the Bill Morrison film, the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Thumbscrew, Ralph Towner, Carla Bley's Trio, Avishai Cohen's Quartet, and the Parker, Schlippenbach,Lytton trio. Somewhat bummed that Kim Kashkashian and Punch Brothers conflict with my "must sees". Quote
kh1958 Posted February 8, 2019 Report Posted February 8, 2019 Tentatively, I will attend: Thursday 6:30-7:30: Bill Frisell and Thomas Morgan (Standard) 8-9: Derek Gripper (Knoxville MOA) 10-11: Artifacts Trio (St. John's) Friday 12-1: Bela Fleck and Edmar Castaneda (St. John's) 2-3: Larry Grenadier (St. John's) 4-5: Shai Maestro (St. John's) 5:30-6:30: Ralph Towner (St. John's) 7-8: Parker Schlippenbach Lytton Trio (Bijou) 9-10: ABSINT (Standard) 11-12: Fire (Standard) Saturday 12:30-1:30: Columbia Icefield (Standard) 2:30-3:30: Amirtha Kidambi Elder Ones (St. John's) 5-6:15: Carla Bley Trios (Tennessee) 7:30-9: Dejohnette Coltrane Garrison (Tennessee) 9:30-11: McCaya McCraven (Mill and Mine) 12-1:15: Sons of Kemet (Mill and Mine) Sunday 1-2: Vijay Iyer and Craig Taborn (Tennessee) Quote
BFrank Posted February 8, 2019 Author Report Posted February 8, 2019 I'm afraid to look at it because I know there will be conflicts-galore! Quote
randyhersom Posted February 8, 2019 Report Posted February 8, 2019 Parker-Schlippenbach wins out over Rhiannon Giddens in the most unfortunate conflict. Overlaps mean I will see little if any of Carla Bley and Rob Mazurek. Quote
Steve Reynolds Posted February 8, 2019 Report Posted February 8, 2019 9 hours ago, kh1958 said: Tentatively, I will attend: Thursday 6:30-7:30: Bill Frisell and Thomas Morgan (Standard) 8-9: Derek Gripper (Knoxville MOA) 10-11: Artifacts Trio (St. John's) Friday 12-1: Bela Fleck and Edmar Castaneda (St. John's) 2-3: Larry Grenadier (St. John's) 4-5: Shai Maestro (St. John's) 5:30-6:30: Ralph Towner (St. John's) 7-8: Parker Schlippenbach Lytton Trio (Bijou) 9-10: ABSINT (Standard) 11-12: Fire (Standard) Saturday 12:30-1:30: Columbia Icefield (Standard) 2:30-3:30: Amirtha Kidambi Elder Ones (St. John's) 5-6:15: Carla Bley Trios (Tennessee) 7:30-9: Dejohnette Coltrane Garrison (Tennessee) 9:30-11: McCaya McCraven (Mill and Mine) 12-1:15: Sons of Kemet (Mill and Mine) Sunday 1-2: Vijay Iyer and Craig Taborn (Tennessee) Glad that both Schlippenbach Trio & Fire! will be in NYC on 3/25 & 3/28 respectively so I can join in seeing at least 2 of the great bands you all will be seeing! really a dream for me to be able to see these two trios a few days apart with 2 of my saxophone heroes - Evan Parker & Mats Gustafsson. Plus I know I’ll be seeing Peter Brotzmann in June so this is going to be a great late Spring/early Summer for me!! Quote
kh1958 Posted February 8, 2019 Report Posted February 8, 2019 7 hours ago, BFrank said: I'm afraid to look at it because I know there will be conflicts-galore! There are many. Also. last year my preferred venue was the Bijou Theater, but this year they have not scheduled much of interest to me in that theater. And too many interesting artists are in the two standing venues (the Standard and the Mill and Mine). Quote
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