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tesla69 · 05.29.2008, 08:58 AM

When I go to see 4 high level improvisers on one stage like last night at Issue Project Room, I have very high expectations, and all were met last night. I'm not really sure how to describe what I heard and saw. There was a cool light show projected on the high wall behind the performers, I wasn't totally blown away but it does point to the opportunities digital projection could provide. The 4 musicians - Mori, Parkins, Ranaldo and Rosenfeld seemed to have an intuitive feel for where they were going - which isn't surprising as MOri and Parkins perform together regularly. Mori was using her laptop to manipulate sounds and samples, Parkins had a keyboard through effects, Ranaldo mostly used his guitar through a piles of effects as a sound source, and Rosenfeld had her turntables hooked up through effects and laptop. Its no secret I have had some negative things to say about Rosenfeld but last night swept all that away, there was one sound in particular where she'd stop the power on the turntable and sample the slowing down sound and then manipulate that sound. Parkins kept bringing this enormous low frequency whale of a bass sound out of her set up. Each of the players would take a 'step forward' and the other players would work their way along side and then another player would 'step forward'. IN the free jazz music I see there is usually some kind of cue to indicate when a player should move but with this quartet it seemed to have a natural pace. Pretty cool stuff.

The Issue Project room is trying very hard, I want to love these people but I got there at 7:50 and they didn't seat us until 8:45. I don't think they understand how undercomfortable their hallway is. There's some amazing gigs there next month but I don't think its worth the aggravation or $5 glass of wine. I just don't understand why they won't post the correct start time and stick with it. I've never gone to a gig there that wasn't at least 30 minutes late.

I was pissed because Ras Moshe/Shayna Dulberger/Dave Ross was playing with his trio up the street at the Lyceum and I should have had no problem making the 2nd set, but I only saw the last 10 minutes, and from that last 10 minuites I'm not sure I went to the right show.

i'll be edit this later...

05.29.2008, 08:58 AM	#4
tesla69 Banned Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: NYC Posts: 4,055	When I go to see 4 high level improvisers on one stage like last night at Issue Project Room, I have very high expectations, and all were met last night. I'm not really sure how to describe what I heard and saw. There was a cool light show projected on the high wall behind the performers, I wasn't totally blown away but it does point to the opportunities digital projection could provide. The 4 musicians - Mori, Parkins, Ranaldo and Rosenfeld seemed to have an intuitive feel for where they were going - which isn't surprising as MOri and Parkins perform together regularly. Mori was using her laptop to manipulate sounds and samples, Parkins had a keyboard through effects, Ranaldo mostly used his guitar through a piles of effects as a sound source, and Rosenfeld had her turntables hooked up through effects and laptop. Its no secret I have had some negative things to say about Rosenfeld but last night swept all that away, there was one sound in particular where she'd stop the power on the turntable and sample the slowing down sound and then manipulate that sound. Parkins kept bringing this enormous low frequency whale of a bass sound out of her set up. Each of the players would take a 'step forward' and the other players would work their way along side and then another player would 'step forward'. IN the free jazz music I see there is usually some kind of cue to indicate when a player should move but with this quartet it seemed to have a natural pace. Pretty cool stuff. The Issue Project room is trying very hard, I want to love these people but I got there at 7:50 and they didn't seat us until 8:45. I don't think they understand how undercomfortable their hallway is. There's some amazing gigs there next month but I don't think its worth the aggravation or $5 glass of wine. I just don't understand why they won't post the correct start time and stick with it. I've never gone to a gig there that wasn't at least 30 minutes late. I was pissed because Ras Moshe/Shayna Dulberger/Dave Ross was playing with his trio up the street at the Lyceum and I should have had no problem making the 2nd set, but I only saw the last 10 minutes, and from that last 10 minuites I'm not sure I went to the right show. i'll be edit this later...
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