Archive for February, 2011
Ligeti/Liebig/Ilgenfritz/Tiner @ Dagny’s
It was SRO at Dagny’s for what was by far one of the most remarkable local confluences of improvisational wizardry I’ve ever been a part of, with internationally renowned master drummer Lukas Ligeti stopping in on his way to CalArts to receive the Alpert Award, Brooklyn bassist James Ilgenfritz coming through on a solo tour, and electric bassist Steuart Liebig driving up from Los Angeles because we asked him nicely. The opening set featured local psych cadets the Invisible-Astro-Healing-Rhythm Quartet, with saxophonist Chris Nguyen sitting in…
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Empty Cage Quartet in Seattle
Below are some photos from recent Empty Cage Quartet sightings in the Pacific Northwest. After discussing our music for theory/composition students at the Art Institute of Seattle, we played a set at the Chapel Performance Space on the opening night of the 2011 Is That Jazz? Festival. This is an amazing multi-day event, now in it’s third year, that brings together a stellar lineup of creative musicians from the Northwest and beyond. We were certainly honored to take part. The following day consisted mainly of rehearsal in preparation for a recording session at Jack Straw Studio, where we made our first CD waaay back in 2003. We recorded all of the new music from the Montalvo/SoCal Tour last Fall – stay tuned for updates as this project progresses…
Concert photography by Daniel Sheehan.
Group shot at Jack Straw
Paul listening to playback
Jack Straw Studio, Seattle
Jack Straw Studio, Seattle
Paul Kikuchi and Ivan Johnson recording at Jack Straw Studio
studio snacks
rehearsal day
rehearsal day
Performance at the Is That Jazz? Fest (photo by Daniel Sheehan)
Performance at the Is That Jazz? Fest (photo by Daniel Sheehan)
Backstage at the Chapel Performance Space
Backstage at the Chapel Performance Space
Seattle Arrival
Kris Tiner lecturing at the Art Institute of Seattle
Jason Mears lecturing at the Art Institute of Seattle
