completed a record a month or so ago with Jeff Kaiser (tpt) and Tom McNalley (gtr). it is an entirely acoustic trio and proved to be texturally very interesting. will post more info about it as it becomes available.

gigs this month:

JULY 21, 2011
SLUMGUM

http://slumgum.com

TED BYRNES + HAN-EARL PARK

http://tedbyrnesdrums.com

http://allaboutjazz.com/hanearlpark

G.E. STINSON + HANS FJELLESTAD + JIE MA

http://codedsource.com

http://majiepipa.com

with guest host KIM FOWLEY

ResBox @ Steve Allen Theater
The Center for Inquiry
4773 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90027

$10 at the door or reservations at: (800) 595-4849
more info: (323) 666-4268

all ages + free parking in lot

JULY 31, 2011
Ted Byrnes (perc), Han-earl Park (gtr), Kris Tiner (tpt).
Red Oak: Adam Benjamin: piano; and Storm Nilson: guitar

1:00pm
Metro Galleries
1604 19th Street
Bakersfield, CA 93301

$5, All ages.

a few quick updates. the image above is myself and William Roper from a concert on February 26th, 2011 with David Watson, performing one of David’s ‘ambulent’ pieces in the Beacon Arts Building here in Los Angeles. there were 8 of us total, and it was a large, spatial, guided improvisation piece in which we all had to walk across the large space (thus the bass drum) and yield to the commands of the leader of our group (there were 2 groups of four). in many ways, it was the most fun gig ive played.

also, have been playing some duets with bass player jeff schwartz that have been fun. will post some of the music here pretty soon i hope. there is some more interesting stuff happening in the near future – more on that as more info becomes available.

also this last week brought a fun recording session for a large group put together by jeff schwartz; we played his compositions and directives. there were some great people involved: tom steck, jeff (of course), robert leng, alan cook. it was good fun. more on the recording/video when the details are available.

12 annual Eagle Rock Music Festival
Saturday, October 2nd
10:15pm – 11:30pm
$5 suggested donation (this gets you into the entire fest, all the stages, etc)

Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock
2225 Colorado Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90041

An Evening of Light, Space and Sound is a live sonic/visual performance that will transform the façade of the Culver Center of the Arts into a large abstract space of color, light, and form. Through video projections, abstract imagery, and live sound compositions, the artists will blur the distinction between public and private space while exploring new possibilities of live performance and art practice. In respect to Earth’s nearest celestial neighbor, the moon, the artists will summon its equinoctial presence through the projection of its abstracted form on a series of large weather balloons and again through musical improvisation. A sequence of three sound-art ensembles will perform music exploring the realms of space and the immaterial in human language through amplified spatial arrangements and sonic improvisations. Performing outdoors, color-field light projections will fall upon the musicians and illuminate their actions, activating the visual space of the acoustic. Each group will perform individually and together through improvised segues from one ensemble to the next, yielding a collaborative score. In this moment of dematerialization, the artists will transform the Culver Arts Center into a mediated space of ambient form.

Featuring video and film by Doug Henry, Joe Potts, and Gabie Strong, with music performances by: Jorge Martin (electronics and live processing) and Anna Homler (vocals and electronics) Greg Lenczycki (keyboards & electronics), Albert Ortega (resonant electronics), Ted Byrnes (drums and percussion), and Steuart Liebig (bass guitar) Lady Noise – Kelly Coats (flute and vocals), Kathleen Kim (Mandicaster and amplified violin), Gabie Strong (electric bass), and Sandy Yang (drums and guitar).

A series of commissions celebrating West Hollywood’s 25th Anniversary including work by Ted Byrnes and Ari Desano, Scott Benzel, and Wadada Leo Smith. Performances happen the last Saturday in June, July, and August.

5×5
Ted Byrnes: drumset/percussion
Ari DeSano: accordion
Steuart Liebig: electric bass / electronics
Glenn Bach: electronics

For this commission, Ted Byrnes and Ari DeSano will create a new work for a quartet whose focus on the intensity of sound, color, and texture serves as the essence of its music. Through the intersection of four distinct and varied musical approaches, this quartet will unite under the guidance of a structured graphic score, exploring both the unbridled improvisational connectivity and focused sonic interplay of their practice. Texture and density, lightness and sparseness converge to give the music form through both the presence and the absence of timbre, rhythm, and pitch.

The piece, titled 5×5 (in commemoration of the 25th anniversary of the City of West Hollywood) consists of 5 ten minute long sections, each prescribed with its own set of rules for the trio to play within. Central to the improvisation is a recurring melodic theme written in celebration. As moments of extreme serenity are juxtaposed against abrasive movement, a synergistic process emerges that opens to question the simultaneity and coexistence of both minimalist and maximalist musical tendencies and their material origins in performance. Although guided by the score, it is through key areas of improvisation that the piece obtains its unique and ephemeral quality.

Performance begins at 5:00 p.m.

Location:
Kings Road Park Pavilion
1000 North Kings Road
West Hollywood, CA 90069

Buy tickets HERE

ResBox @ Steve Allen Theater
The Center for Inquiry
4773 Hollywood Blvd.
Hollywood, CA 90027

$10 at the door or reservations at: (800) 595-4849
more info: (323) 666-4268

all ages + free parking in lot