Audible Think: Improvised Music Series and Concerts

Audible Think - transitions to Concerts

2011-08-06T10:41:00.000-05:00

Thank you for visiting the web site of the Audible Think: Improvised Music Series and Concerts, founded by jazz pianist and composer Andy McWain. After six amazing years of performances (each year from Sep-May, with the occasional hiatus!), Audible Think has transitioned from a twice-monthly to a periodic Concert Presenter. All of the great musicians (local, regional, national, and international) that participated in the series of the years deserve the credit for the success of the series with their amazing performances which we will not soon forget! (Feel free to peruse the archived posts in the right margin of this page.)

The demands of life (!) have made it so that the regular series is impossible to maintain, but the cool spirit of those shows, gigs, events, happenings, "shoulda-been-theres", and more, will continue as occasional special concerts, which are in the planning stage now. Please bookmark this site, and check back here for updates!

READ ON: Here are a couple of interesting links:

Jazz Listener's Guide: Jazz Piano Players

Practice Ideas for Aspiring Jazz Musicians

Wed, May 19, 2010: Fred Fried and CORE

2010-05-15T19:37:00.006-05:00

Wednesday, May 19, 2010, 7:30pm
The Audible Think: Improvised Music Series at Gallery X, New Bedford, MA
presents

FRED FRIED and CORE
Fred Fried, 8-string guitar
Michael Lavoie, acoustic bass
Miki Matsuki, drums

2 SETS, 7:30pm; $5 suggested
BYOB, and bring 2 friends

This live performance by Fried Fried and CORE celebrating the CD release of Fred Fried and Core: CORE 3.0. From Fred Fried: "This is my latest CD and I’m tremendously happy about it. Those of you who have heard my group at Bubala’s in Provincetown will be familiar with bassist Michael Lavoie and drummer Miki Matsuki. They are absolutely wonderful musicians and it was a ball working with them on this recording of all original tunes. This also marks my first trio CD with my nylon 8-string guitar. Built by Luthier Steve Connor it has a low A below the low E and a high A above the high E and sounds amazing.
Fred Fried - 8-String Acoustic Guitar
Michael Lavoie - Bass
Miki Matsuki- Drums"

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=7814078289

ABOUT FRED FRIED: Amidst a sea of talented guitarists playing today, Fred believes that what sets him apart, especially from other 7-string (8-string) guitarists, is that “although there are players who work out arrangements that have a pianistic aspect, I have trained myself to actually improvise in this manner. That is, I can sit down and improvise inner lines or bass lines or comp under a melody or improvised line. I have developed the ability to harmonize a melody any number of ways. This doesn’t mean that I won’t just let fly on a single line solo. I certainly enjoy that, but I think the harmonic and pianistic aspects of my playing give the guitar greater dimension. I don’t, however, consider this a tremendous feat in any way. It’s just the way I have trained myself to play and I consider myself very fortunate in that over time a very distinctive sound and style has evolved.

SPECIAL: Audible Think Concert Event, 3/31/10: royal hartigan & Blood Drum Spirit

2010-03-24T21:41:00.002-05:00

A special 5th Wednesday concert event... (Generally we are on the 3rd!)

The Audible Think Improvised Music at Gallery X, New Bedford, MA presents:

BLOOD DRUM SPIRIT

in cooperation with a residency at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth

royal hartigan, drums/percussion
wes brown, acoustic bass
art hirahara, piano
david bindman, saxophone

2 sets 7:30pm, $5 suggested

AUDIBLE THINK: Jorrit Dijkstra & John Hollenbeck, 2/17/10

2010-02-15T16:09:00.001-05:00

The Audible Think Improvised Music Series at Gallery X, 169 William Street, New Bedford, MA presents:

Wednesday, 17 February 2010
JORRIT DIJKSTRA and JOHN HOLLENBECK
2 sets, 7:30pm, $5/suggested

Jorrit Dijkstra - alto sax, lyricon, analog electronics

John Hollenbeck - drums, percussion, toys

"...improv electronica? grotesque minimalism? cyborg jazz? soundscapes for human drum machine and autoharp?", "...textures that never existed before and will never be heard again..."
(Nate Dorward in www.parisatlantic.com)

John Hollenbeck and Jorrit Dijkstra have been playing duets on and off since 1998. In their improvisations they investigate the minuscule details within the sonic palette of their instruments by “zooming in” to a whole new world of sonic textures. With the help of some analog electronics, they place their sounds under an imaginary microscope, to orchestrate the overtones, micro-beats, wind flows, clicking of the pads, impact of the stick on the drumhead, and sub tone effects, without losing their strong sense of melody and groove. They also share an interest in improvising with multiple-tempo layerings, melodic cells, cut and paste methods, extended techniques and integrating uncommon (analog) instruments such as the Autoharp and the Lyricon. Their music shows influences from Ornette Coleman, Steve Lacy, György Ligeti, and Conlon Nancarrow, as well as minimalists like Morton Feldman, and ambient music pioneer Brian Eno. Their debut CD “Sequence” on Trytone Records has received critical acclaim in the international press.

Saxophonist and composer Jorrit Dijkstra has been an active member of Amsterdam’s vivid jazz and improvisation scene since 1985, before moving to Boston early 2002. The critical press compares his clear, flexible sound and lyrical improvisation to Ornette Coleman, Paul Desmond and John Zorn, showing the broad spectrum of his saxophone style. Besides the alto saxophone he plays the Lyricon (the first electronic wind instrument from the 70’s) and uses electronics to process his saxophone sounds live on stage. He has released ten CDs of his own music on the Songlines, BVHaast, Trytone, Skycap and Clean Feed labels, and he has worked with Anthony Braxton, Gerry Hemingway, Herb Robertson, Barre Phillips, John Butcher, Willem Breuker, and Guus Janssen. In 1995 he received the prestigious Podium Prize from the Dutch Jazz Foundation, and in 1998 a Fulbright grant to study and teach at the New England Conservatory in Boston. As a composer, Jorrit has written commissions for the Amstel Saxophone Quartet, Tetzepi Big Band, Kaida, Duo X, and The Harvard Jazz band. Jorrit is current projects include The Flatlands Collective (with musicians from Chicago) and his eight-piece ensemble Pillow Circles, commissioned by the North Sea Jazz Festival 2009. In Boston he is active with Curt Newton, Pandelis Karayorgis, James Coleman and Steve Drury.

John Hollenbeck’s journey has been one of the most remarkable in contemporary music. Building on a wealth of experience in jazz and world styles as well as a deep interest in contemporary composition and spiritual practice, he has forged a lyrical new musical language, as accessible and expressive as it is advanced. He has worked with many of the world’s leading musicians in jazz (Bob Brookmeyer, Fred Hersch, Tony Malaby, the Village Vanguard Orchestra, Kenny Wheeler), world music (Pablo Ziegler), and new music (Meredith Monk). John Hollenbeck was named as both the Rising Star Composer and the Rising Star Arranger of the Year in the 2008 & 2009 Down Beat Magazine’s Critics Poll. Down Beat magazine has in previous years recognized him as a “Rising Star” in the Composer, Jazz Artist, Arranger, Big Band, and Jazz Group (Claudia Quintet) categories. John’s first large ensemble recording, A Blessing, received a 2006 Grammy Nomination, and in 2007, John was awarded the prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship. In 2009, John self-released a CD of chamber music, “Rainbow Jimmies”, comprised of recent commissioned pieces which feature: The Claudia Quintet, Mark Stewart, Todd Reynolds, Ethos Percussion Group, Youngstown State Percussion Ensemble and Saxophone Quartet. In addition, the John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble released its second recording, “eternal interlude” in August 2009. For more info: www.johnhollenbeck.com.

AUDIBLE THINK: WInter/Spring 2010

2009-12-20T22:43:00.004-05:00

The Audible Think Improvised Music Series at Gallery X presents performances on the third Wednesday of each month Sep-May.

remaining events. all at 7:30pm, sets:

January 2010: (no performance)
Wednesday, February 17, 2010: Jorrit Dijkstra & John Hollenbeck
Wednesday, March 17, 2010: tba
Wednesday, April 21, 2010: tba
Wednesday, May 19, 2010: Fred Fried Trio w/Michael Lavoie & Miki Matsui

Audible Think: DECEMBER 16, 2009 - UMASS-Dartmouth Jazz Ensembles

2009-12-13T18:04:00.001-05:00

The Audible Think Improvised Music Series presents
two ensembles from the UMass Dartmouth Music Department:

Wednesday, December 16, 2009, 7:30pm
at Gallery X, 169 William Street, New Bedford, MA

1st set: The Bebop/Post-Bop Ensemble (Andy McWain, dir)
2nd set: The Latin Jazz Ensemble (Chris Poudrier, dir)

---featuring music students from the music department at the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth.

2 sets; free admission (for this event only)
bring a friend!

Wed, Nov 19, 2009: Ben Moniz: Mantra Band

2009-11-16T22:33:00.002-05:00

Wed, Oct 21, 2009: Chris Lopes ATMOSPHERES

2009-10-19T16:59:00.002-05:00

The Audible Think Improvised Music Series (at Gallery X, New Bedford, MA) returns for the 2009-10 season with performances on the third Wednesday of each month (SEP to DEC; FEB to MAY). The series presents improvised music, jazz, avant-garde, and original compositions by musicians from around the region and those on tour.

[ This series, directed by Andy McWain and presented by Gallery X, a local/regional artist cooperative and gallery, is made possible, in part, with the support of Whaling City Sound, a CD label featuring regional, national, and international recording artists in jazz, rock, classical, and world music. Special thanks to Neal Weiss at WCS for his generous support. ]

Wednesday, October 21, 2009: 7:30pm, 2 sets ($5/suggested)
The Audible Think Improvised Music Series at Gallery X presents:

CHRIS LOPES' Atmospheres
John McKenna, saxophone
Jim Robitaille, guitar
Chris Lopes, bass
Chris Poudrier, drums

ORIGINAL and IMPROVISED MUSIC.
Bring a Friend.

Wednesday, Sep 16, 2009: The Rich Greenblatt Group

2009-09-10T21:06:00.002-05:00

AUDIBLE THINK..... returns for 2009-10 season
The Audible Think Improvised Music Series (at Gallery X, New Bedford, MA) returns for the 2009-10 season with performances on the third Wednesday of each month (SEP to DEC; FEB to MAY). The series presents improvised music, jazz, avant-garde, and original compositions by musicians from around the region and those on tour.

[ This series, directed by Andy McWain and presented by Gallery X, a local/regional artist cooperative and gallery, is made possible, in part, with the support of Whaling City Sound, a CD label featuring regional, national, and international recording artists in jazz, rock, classical, and world music. Special thanks to Neal Weiss at WCS for his generous support. ]

Wednesday, September 16, 2009: 7:30pm, 2 sets ($5/suggested)
The Audible Think Improvised Music Series at Gallery X presents:
THE RICH GREENBLATT GROUP
Rich Greenblatt, vibraphone
Rick DiMuzio, saxophone
Gilson Schachnik, piano
Fernando Huergo, bass
Steve Langone, drums

Rich Greenblatt is a vibraphonist with "dazzling speed and a truly magical touch" writes John Blenn in 'Good Times Magazine'. He has performed at jazz festivals in the US and Europe and has recorded on Centaur, Zafiro, Innova, and Cadence Jazz Records. Rich has performed and recorded with Kurt Elling, Dennis Irwin, Winard Harper, Greg Hopkins, and Oscar Neves. He’s contributed articles for the Percussive Arts Society and has published compositions on Jardis Music. He endorses Musser vibraphones and Vic Firth mallets.

Rick DiMuzio is one of Boston’s premiere saxophonists. He has performed and recorded with Steve Grossman, Danilo Perez and Terry Lynn Carrington.

Brazilian pianist, Gilson Schachnik, has played and recorded with Claudio Roditti, Billy Pierce, Romero Lumbambo, Luciana Souza, and Jerry Bergonzi.

Argentine bassist, Fernando Huergo, has been a mainstay in the Boston and New York Latin Jazz genre for over a decade. He has recorded over 100 CDs.

Drummer extraordinaire, Steve Langone, is called the ‘most working drummer in New England’. He performs regularly throughout the US and Europe.

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‘Hat Trick’, the newest CD by The Rich Greenblatt Group.

Boston-based vibraphonist and composer Rich Greenblatt’s 3rd CD contains nine original compositions performed by this rock-solid band of Berklee professors.

This modern jazz group mixes in funk, odd-time signatures, South American, and blues with their generous helping of swing. The band showcases Greenblatt’s lyrical and rhythmically quirky compositions combined with each musician’s extraordinary improvisational gifts.

Each song on the recording has a unique mood and style. Get ready for a melodic, jazz band that swings hard, grooves deep, and soars on ballads.

AUDIBLE THINK..... returns for 2009-10 season

2009-09-10T20:29:00.001-05:00

The Audible Think Improvised Music Series (at Gallery X, New Bedford, MA) returns for the 2009-10 season with performances on the third Wednesday of each month (SEP to DEC; FEB to MAY).

[ This series, directed by Andy McWain and presented by Gallery X, a local/regional artist cooperative and gallery, is made possible, in part, with the support of Whaling City Sound, a CD label featuring regional, national, and international recording artists in jazz, rock, classical, and world music. Special thanks to Neal Weiss at WCS for his generous support. ]

Audible Think.... HIATUS

2009-05-18T21:50:00.002-05:00

After four successful seasons, Audible Think was on hiatus in the 2008-09 season.

NO AUDIBLE THINK SERIES in the summer!!

2008-06-05T15:33:00.001-05:00

no performances in JUNE, JULY or AUGUST--- visit here again for updates....

Chris Poudrier & Jim Robitaille - Wed, 21 May 2008

2008-05-20T21:57:00.003-05:00

Wednesday, 21 May 2008
The Audible Think IMPROVISED MUSIC SERIES presents

POLARITY Duo

Chris Poudrier & Jim Robitaille -
drums/percussion & guitar

original & improvised music

7:30pm, 2 sets, $5 suggested

Wed, 21 May 2008
bring a friend...

WED, May 7, 08; NO AUDIBLE- Please attend GAMELAN Music Concert at UMASSD

2008-04-17T08:24:00.001-05:00

the Audible Think Improvised Music Series will not hold a performance on the first Wednesday of May----
we encourage you to attend this SPECIAL EVENT:

JAVANESE GAMELAN MUSIC FEATURED AT UMASS DARTMOUTH

A concert of Indonesian music directed by world renowned composer I. M. Harjito will take place at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 7 pm. Guest artists will include vocalist Srihadeni Harjito and dancer Triwik Harjito. The event, which is sponsored by the UMass Dartmouth Music Department and College of Visual and Performing Arts, will be held in room 104 in the College of Visual and Performing Arts building Group VI, on the main campus in North Dartmouth.

The event is free and open to the public. Parking is available in lots 8 and 9. Anyone interested in additional information about this special concert event can contact professor royal hartigan by telephone at (508) 999-8572.

About the Artists

Professor I. M. Harjito of Wesleyan University in Connecticut is acknowledged as one of the foremost musicians and composers of gamelan music in the world today. In addition to teaching at Wesleyan University, he is also a visiting professor of music at Brown University, the University of Chicago, the New York City Gamelan, as well as UMASS Dartmouth. He is also a regular guest artist at concerts of gamelan music throughout the United States and the world. He has composed many traditional and contemporary pieces for gamelan, including collaborations with tap dance, symphony and chamber orchestra, bagpipes, and jazz.

Srihadeni Harjito is a master dancer who also is a reknown vocalist in the Javanese tradition. She has taught at Wesleyan University and performed throughout the world.

Triwik Harjito has performed Indonesian dance and traditional music with many master artists in the United States and Indonesia.

About Javanese gamelan

The Gamelan is an ancient orchestra from Indonesia dating back many centuries. It includes tuned gongs, metallophones, a wooden marimba, 2-string violin, bamboo flute, zither, and male and female singing. The instruments are played in a modal polyphony - many layers of sound - that function to outline structure, to control time and rhythm, and to state a basic melody known as the balungan (‘skeleton’). The melody is then enhanced by recreating it in complex patterns of improvisation. It was traditionally played in villages and in the royal courts in Indonesia and is related to other gong chime ensembles of Southeast Asia, such as the Philippine kulintang. Gamelan music can accompany dance and drama – such as the wayang kulit shadow puppet theater – or be performed instrumentally, known as klenengan.

The program will include:

1. Ladrang Wilejung, sléndro pathet manyura.

2. Ladrang Naglarirasa, sléndro pathet manyura.

3. Ladrang Semburat Wangi, sléndro pathet manyura.

4. Lancaran Kotek, sléndro pathet manyura.

5. Ayakan, Srepegan, sampak, sléndro pathet manyura.

Wed, Apr 16, 2008, 7:30pm: Boxcars (Joe Moffett, Dan Blacksberg, Jeff Kimmel, Adam Dotson)

2008-04-08T23:47:00.002-05:00

The Audible Think Improvised Music Series
at Gallery X, 169 William Street, New Bedford, MA USA

presents

Wed, Apr 16, 2008,
7:30pm:

"Boxcars"

(Joe Moffett, Dan Blacksberg, Jeff Kimmel, Adam Dotson)

Adam Dotson - Euphonium
Dan Blacksberg - Trombone
Jeff Kimmel - Bass Clarinet
Joe Moffett - Trumpet

2 sets, improvised & original music
byob and a friend

First Wednesday in April: NO AUDIBLE THINK!!!

2008-03-31T19:16:00.004-05:00

On Wednesday April 2nd, 2008, the first Wednesday in April, there will NO AUDIBLE THINK performance.
(We did have an extra one in March!!!)

Instead, please attend this EVENT at
the University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth
285 Old Westport Rd, North Dartmouth, MA

Main Auditorium, 7pm, free admission
Wednesday April 2nd, 2008

BATTLE OF THE BANDS!!!

(10 groups!!!!)

we are rooting for

"Ya Doctor"
which features
Ben Paulding, Nick Thibault,
Jason Crewe, Sarah Kearley,
Matt Cavanaugh and Doug Dufresne.

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should be a great night!!!

SPECIAL: Audible Think Concert Event, 3/26/08: royal hartigan & Blood Drum Spirit Ensemble

2008-03-20T23:43:00.008-05:00

The Audible Think Improvised Music Series
at Gallery X, 169 William Street, New Bedford, MA

presents

the Blood Drum Spirit Ensemble

Wednesday, March 26, 2008, 7:30pm
2 sets, $5 suggested

royal hartigan, percussion
david bindman, tenor saxophone
wes brown, bass
art hirahara, piano

Blood Drum Spirit plays original and historic music in the African American tradition. We adapt elements of world cultures into our playing, including Indian solkattu rhythms and tala (time cycles); Javanese gamelan structures; Philippine kulintang ensemble instruments and timbres, Turkish usul and hand drum techniques; Gaelic bodhran rhythms, Native American songs; West African instruments, melodies, and rhythms; African American clapping plays, camp meeting shouts, and New Orleans grooves.

Our music is a vehicle to express the spirit of the African American heritage and the musics of the world, who we are, and what we have been given from our ancestors.

We toured Asia in 2001, 2004 and 2006, and will return to China and Hong Kong in June 2008. The ensemble has recorded two double CDs; the latest soon to be released by Innova records, entitled Blood Drum Spirit Live in China.

We are in the process of recording a video for Public Television, and will continue to do residencies, record, and perform across the globe.

The group is composed of contrabassist Wes Brown, pianist Art Hirahara, saxophonist David Bindman, and percussionist royal hartigan.

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The Music

Pieces will be announced from the stage, and are drawn from the following repertoire:

Crisis in (Now’s the) Time

Flowing Stream/Goodbye Pork Pie Hat

Threads

A Night in Tunisia

DreamfiresWaking/Invitation
Anlo Kete

Peace, Unknown

High Definition Truth

Generations Suite: Owl’s Nightmare/We’ll Be Together Again/Tenderly

royal hartigan ensemble – blood drum spirit bios:

Wes Brown (bass) has performed and toured with a wide range of musical personalities. Wes plays acoustic and electric bass, keyboard, percussion and African flute. His current interests include African-American/jazz, Afro-pop/world beat, reggae and traditional African styles. Wes has appeared on over two dozen records with various artists and has extensive international touring experience with such artists as Earl "Fatha" Hines and Anthony Braxton.

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David Bindman, tenor saxophonist, is co-founder of the Brooklyn Sax Quartet and leader of his own ensemble. He has performed and recorded with Talking Drums, JUBA, Wadada Leo Smith, Royal Hartigan, Kevin Norton, Ehran Elisha, Anthony Braxton, and Fred Ho, among others. Bindman has collaborated with poet Tyrone Henderson and visual artist Quimetta Perle, creating the multimedia pieces "The Madman" and "Strawman Dance", performed at Performance Space 122 in New York and the Green Room in Manchester, England in 1994. Their CD "Strawman Dance" (Konnex) achieved critical acclaim. He has worked as a soloist and collaborated with artists in theater, dance and visual arts in the United States, England, Bosnia, and Sweden.

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Art Hirahara is a jazz pianist/composer, originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, now residing in Brooklyn, NY. He received his Master of Fine Arts degree in jazz piano performance at California Institute of the Arts in Valencia, CA and a Bachelor of Music degree in Electronic and Computer Music from the Oberlin College Conservatory in Oberlin, OH.

In the fall of 1996, he was selected by the Arts America office of the U.S. Information Agency to serve as a "Jazz Ambassador" on a seven-week tour in Qatar, Yemen, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Oman, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, where he performed, lectured and conducted workshops with local musicians.

Art has performed regularly around the world, including germany, japan, and the West Asia.

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royal hartigan is a percussionist who has studied and performed the musics of Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe, and the Americas, including indigenous West African drumming, dance, song, and highlife; Turkish bendir frame drum; Japanese taiko drumming; Philippine kulintang gong and drum ensemble; Chinese Beijing, Cantonese, and Kunqu opera percussion; South Indian solkattu rhythms; Korean Nong Ak gong and drum ensemble; Javanese and Sumatran gamelan; Gaelic bodhran; Cambodian sampho drumming; Vietnamese clapper percussion; Native American drumming; Dominican merengue; Brazilian samba; European symphony, and African American blues, gospel, funk, hip-hop, and jazz traditions.

He was chosen as a J. William Fulbright research scholar through the U.S. State Department, conducting research on traditional Philippine kulintang and kalinga music at the University of the Philippines in 2006.

His publications include Blood Drum Spirit: Drum Languages of West Africa, African America, Native America, Central Java, and South India, a 1700-page analysis of world drumming traditions (University Microfilms International); articles in Percussive Notes, World of Music, Annual Review of Jazz Studies, and The African American Review; and three books with CD/DVD, West African Rhythms for Drumset, Dancin’ On The Time, and West African Ewe Rhythms for Drumset. He has given lectures and clinics on world music and jazz in Africa, China, Europe, and North America. He travels to West Africa each summer to teach, perform, and do research.

WED, Mar 19, 08: The Collision Ensemble (improv/video)

2008-03-17T00:47:00.005-05:00

The Audible Think Improvised Music Series
at Gallery X, 169 William Street, New Bedford, MA

presents

Wednesday, March 19, 2008, 7:30pm

The THIBAULT-WILLIAMS Collision Ensemble

Nick Thibault: bass, video
Dave Williams: gtr/laptop, video
Marcus Monteiro: sax/elec
Andy McWain: elec piano

improvised music and video

2 sets, $5 suggested
byob, and a friend

Wednesday, March 5, 2008: Dijkstra/Rosenthal/Reichman

2008-02-25T14:16:00.005-05:00

The AUDIBLE THINK: Improvised Music Series
at Gallery X, 169 William Street, New Bedford, MA

presents

Wednesday, March 5, 2008, 7:30pm

Jorrit Dijkstra - alto sax, lyricon, electronics
Eric Rosenthal - drums, percussion
Ted Reichman - accordion

2 sets, improvised and original music
$5 suggested, byob, and 11 friends!

http://www.audiblethink.com * http://www.audiblethink.com * http://www.audiblethink.com

Wed, Feb 20,'08, 7:30pm: LAVOIE - McWAIN - POUDRIER - ROBITAILLE (bass, piano, drums, guitar)

2008-02-16T12:47:00.010-05:00

The Audible Think: Improvised Music Series
at Gallery X, 169 William Street, New Bedford, MA

Wednesday, February 20, 2008, 7:30pm

presents

LAVOIE - McWAIN - POUDRIER - ROBITAILLE

(bass, piano, drums, guitar)

(an - in for mal - sess i on)

7:30pm

2 sets, byob, and a friend

improvised and original music

Wed, Feb 6, 08: Marcus Monteiro & the Fire Accelerants

2008-02-04T00:13:00.000-05:00

The Audible Think Improvised Music Series
at Gallery X, 169 William Street, New Bedford, MA

PRESENTS

Marcus Monteiro and the Fire Accelerants

Marcus Monteiro- alto saxophone
Amy Bowles- keyboard
Aaron Bellamy- bass
Ryan Loud- drums

2 sets, $5+ suggested, 7:30pm
improvised & original music
byob

AUDIBLE THINK: WInter/Spring 2008

2008-02-02T14:34:00.001-05:00

The Audible Think: Improvised Music Series:
First & Third Wednesday at Gallery X, 169 William Street, New Bedford, MA

Wed, Feb 6, 2008, 7:30pm: Marcus Monteiro and the Fire Accelerants (Marcus Monteiro- alto saxophone; Amy Bowles- keyboards; Aaron Bellamy- bass; Ryan Loud- drums
Wed, Feb 20, 2008, 7:30pm: LAVOIE - McWAIN - POUDRIER - ROBITAILLE (bass, piano, drums, guitar)

Wed, Mar 5, 2008, 7:30pm: ?? Jorritt Dijkstra
Wed, Mar 19, 2008, 7:30pm: Nick Thibault-Dave Williams Video/Improv Project

Wed, Apr 2, 2008, 7:30pm: ?? Jim Robitaille Quintet
Wed, Apr 16, 2008, 7:30pm: Boxcars (Joe Moffett, Dan Blacksberg, Jeff Kimmel, Adam Dotson)

Wed, May 7, 2008, 7:30pm: ??
Wed, May 21, 2008, 7:30pm: ??

each performance, 2 sets, $5+ suggested
improvised & original music, byob
(artist CD's/music on sale at most performances)

(RSS feeders: please don't repost or republish this schedule UNTIL it's more complete... THANKS)

Audible Think: December 19, 2007: ONDA & UMD Laptop Ensemble

2007-12-19T17:20:00.000-05:00

last audible think of the year...

ONDA

and the UMD Laptop Ensemble

2 sets (7:30pm)

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Audible Think
Improvised Music Series at Gallery X
First & Third Wednesdays from September to December and February to May.

UMD Laptop Ensemble (Ken Ueno, dir) &
ONDA
Ken Ueno,
Hillary Zipper, and Tim Feeney
Wednesday,
December 19, 2007
Downstairs @ Gallery X
169 William Street, New Bedford, MA
7:30pm-10pm, 2 sets, $5 suggested http://www.audiblethink.com original & improvised music

AUDIBLE THINK: December 5, 2007: Daniel Levin & Ingebrigt Haker Flaten

2007-12-03T14:02:00.000-05:00

AUDIBLE THINK: Improvised Music Series
at Gallery x, 169 William Street, New Bedford, MA

presents December 5, 2007, 7:30pm (2 sets, $5/suggested)

Daniel Levin & Ingebrigt Haker Flaten
Daniel Levin, cello
Ingebrigt Haker Flaten, bass

Improvised and original music.

Biography
Daniel Levin began playing the cello at age six, and studied classical music intensively through adolescence. During this period he attended the Walnut Hill School for the Arts, the Mannes College of Music, and the New England Conservatory of Music. Since then, he has had opportunities to work with many major improvisers and composers in the creative music world: Borah Bergman, Mark Dresser, Joe Morris, Rob Brown, Whit Dickey, Joe & Mat Maneri, Tim Berne, J.D. Parran, Warren Smith, Satoshi Takeishi, Joe McPhee, Joe Giardullo, Taylor Ho Bynum, Bhob Rainey, Tom Rainey, Roy Campbell, Frode Gjerstad, Sabir Mateen, Billy Bang, Jason Hwang, William Parker, and many others. Venues in which he has performed include The Vision Festival (NYC), The New Orleans Jazz Festival, JVC Jazz Festival (NYC), XM Satellite Radio, WGBH FM (Boston), The Knitting Factory, Tonic, CBGB's Gallery, The Brecht Forum, Cornelia Street Cafe, Barbes, Vision Club Series, and Roulette, the Stone, and Firehouse 12 in New Haven. Daniel has performed professionally in several other genres including: Klezmer music with Hankus Netsky, contemporary compositions for solo cello such as Joe Maneri's microtonal Sharafuddin bYah-Yah Maneri Makhdum Ul-Mulk, and large ensemble pieces, including Lou Harrison's Concerto for Violin, Piano, and Orchestra with the NYC-based Alarm Will Sound. His recorded work includes Enter the Continent (Masashi Harada Condanction Ensemble) on EMANEM, and, as a leader, Don't Go it Alone (Daniel Levin Quartet) on Riti Records and Some Trees (Daniel Levin Quartet) on HatOLOG

Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (b. Oppdal, Norway) is one of the most important figures in creative music in Norway – and elsewhere – today. Since 1995 Ingebrigt Håker Flaten have been a professional musician based in Oslo, and have been an important musician in leading scandinavian bands such as The Source, Element, Maria Kannegård Trio, Petter Wettre Trio, and between 1997-04 toured the world with the famed norwegian keyboard/piano player Bugge Wesseltoft and his New Conceptions of Jazz. Together with Bugge he performed with internationally established artists such as John Scofield (US), Joshua Redman (US) and Eric Trufaz (FRA).Today Ingebrigt Håker Flaten have released more than 40 recordings and is focusing his work in Atomic, The Thing with Mats Gustafson, Atomic/School Days, Scorch Trio with Raoul Björkenheim, The Electrics with Axel Dörner, Free Fall with Ken Vandermark, Close Erase with Christian Wallumrød, Tore Brunborg Kvartett and is regulary doing solo performances. Ingebrigt Håker Flaten´s creative and highly original bass playing has been highly regarded all over the world and he have done several performances with major international artists such as Evan Parker (UK), Paul Lytton (UK), Joe McPhee (US), Joe Lovano (US), Yusef Lateef (US), Tony Oxley (UK), Iain Ballamy (UK), Dave Liebman (US), Chris Potter (US), Zim Ngqvana (SA), Benoit Delbeq (FRA), Dr.L.Subramaniam (IND), Billy Cobham (US), Jean Luc Pounty (FRA). He has frequently appeared at important international jazz festivals in Den Haag, Liége, Montraux, Athens/Georgia, Cape Town, Vancouver, Toronto, Montreal, Paris, Istanbul, Saalfelden, Nice, Groningen, San Francisco, San Sebastian, Lüc, Nancy, London, Perpignan, Molde, Perth, Kongsberg, Berlin, Houston and legendary clubs such as New Morning in Paris, Quasimodo in Berlin, Ronny Scotts and Pizza Express in London, Knitting Factory and Tonic in New York, Empty Bottle in Chicago, Blue Note in Yokohama and Hemlock Tawern in San Francisco. His musical expression is based on the language of jazz and improvised music, acoustic and electronic, but his interest in rock and ethnic music also shows through his collaborations with the norwegian rock bands Motorpsycho and Cato Salsa Experience as well as his work through Rikskonsertene with musicians from Palestine and India.In July 2003, as the first bass-player in Norway, he released his solo-CD “Double bass” on the norwegian label SOFA. In July 2004 Ingebrigt Håker Flaten was awarded Kongsberg Jazzfestival official “Vitalprisen” – the highest award for jazz musicians in Norway.

------------------------->>>>>>>>Bring a friend, byob.

TRINE CD Release at Audible Think 11/21/07

2007-11-12T14:03:00.000-05:00

The Audible Think: Improvised Music Series
at Gallery X, 169 William Street, New Bedford, MA

Presents

Wednesday, Nov 21, 2007, 7:30pm:
TRINE: (>> CD release performance!!!)
featuring Jim Robitaille, guitar; Rick Britto, saxophone; Chris Poudrier, drums
TRINE's performance celebrates the release of their new CD "Politics" on the Fuller Street Music label. Original and improvised music.

performance: 2 sets, $5/suggested, byob
Bring a friend (or three!)

NOVEMBER 2007 at Audible Think

2007-11-04T10:16:00.000-05:00

Wed, Nov 7, 2007, 7:30pm:
The Hilary Noble Quartet:
[Hilary Noble (ten/sop sax) with Andy McWain (pno); Chris Lopes (bass); Chris Poudrier (dr)]
Reinterpretations-deconstructions of jazz compositions by Shorter, Evans, Rollins, Mingus, and by members of the quartet, as well as open improvisations.

Wed, Nov 21, 2007, 7:30pm:
TRINE: (>> CD release performance!!!)
featuring Jim Robitaille, gtr; Rick Britto, sax; Chris Poudrier, dr
TRINE's performance celebrates the release of their new CD "Politics" on the Fuller Street Music label. Original and improvised music.

Each performance: 2 sets, $5/suggested, byob
Bring a friend (or seven!)

Wed, Oct 17, 2007: The Sean Farias FULCRUM

2007-10-13T12:09:00.000-05:00

Audible Think Improvised Music Series
at Gallery X, 169 William Street, New Bedford, MA

presents

The Sean Farias FULCRUM
featuring Sean Farias, bass and Miki Matsuki, drums
[ ful•crum (noun) : the point on which a lever rests or is supported and on which it pivots • a thing that plays a central role in an activity, event, or situation: "research is the fulcrum of the academic community" ]

Wednesday, October 17, 2007 at 7:30pm
2 sets, $5 suggested, byob

Wed, Oct 3, 2007: Jazz Jam Session

2007-10-02T21:43:00.000-05:00

PLEASE NOTE: Due to an unexpected family emergency, the New World Composers Octet will not appear on the Audible Think series on 10/3/07, and will be rescheduled to spring 2008.

So we present:

The AUDIBLE THINK Improvised Music Series presents a

JAZZ JAM SESSION ------ Wed, Oct 3, 2007, 7:30pm

(tunes, standards, free/open)

(no cover for musicians who play)

2sets (perhaps), $5 suggested

AUDIBLE THINK: Sep 19, 2007: FRENETTE-GRAHAM Project

2007-09-18T21:44:00.000-05:00

The Audible Think Improvised Music Series
at Gallery X, 169 William Street, New Bedford, MA

presents:

The Kevin Frenette - Forbes Graham PROJECT
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The Kevin Frenette (gtr)-Forbes Graham (trpt) PROJECT
with Adam Dotson (euphonium) and Ryan McGuire (bass)

Wednesday, Sep 19, 2007, 7:30pm, 2 sets, $5 suggested

***Guitarist Kevin Frenette began playing music at the age of eleven and began working professionally in the 1990s. He studied guitar, composition, and music theory at UMASS-Dartmouth where he received a BA in Theory/Composition and has performed throughout the Northeast USA making music that is inspired by both contemporary improvisation and avant-garde jazz. Frenette is also a freelance recording engineer.He has performed and/or recorded with such artists as Tatsuya Nakatani, Jack Wright, Joe Giardullo, Andy McWain, Forbes Graham, Gordon Allen, Sarah Weaver, Harvey Sorgen, Brian Melick, Michael Snow, Gwen Laster, Larry Packer, Martha Colby, Lori Freedman, David Gamper, Al Margolis, Luther Gray, Ryan McGuire, Jeff Kimmel, Adam Dotson, Jonathan LaMaster, Andrew Hickman, Eric Platz, Todd Keating and Gabe Cabral. In 2007, Fuller Street Music released Kevin’s first date as a leader: Connections. That album featured Frenette with Tatsuya Nakatani on percussion, Andy McWain on piano and Todd Keating on bass.

***Forbes Graham's newest composition, "Kleinman", was written specifically for the new music ensemble Normal Love. Maddeningly complex and rife with numerological symbolism, it represents the pinnacle of his uncompromising principles. At present, he is working on a new composition for trumpet, two drum machines and live electronics which will be premiered at this year's Festival of New Trumpet in New York City. The piece is currently entitled "Variations on the Fibonacci Sequence".
Forbes is currently playing music with The Interdimensional Science Research Orchestra and the Full Metal Revolutionary Jazz Ensemble. He also works with a number of other musicians in the Boston area, and has his own quartet featuring Ryan McGuire, Raqib Hassan, and Luther Gray. Forbes has toured America numerous times playing in various groups. He has also lent his trumpet to many studio recordings for the likes of such artists as Daughters, One Am Radio, The Red Chord, Love Life, Irepress, and more. His label Ricecontrol helped introduce the music of Jeromes Dream, The Day of Man as Man, Dysrhythmia, and XThoughtstreamsX to unsuspecting audiences. Ricecontrol has returned and will be releasing Forbes' newest album "I Won't Stop" this summer. Self recorded and produced and mastered by James Plotkin (O.L.D., Khanate, Phantomsmasher), "I Won't Stop" is a provocative electro-acoustic document. Never one to stick to one style "I Won't Stop" traverses the genres of free improvisation, drum n' bass, abstract glitch electronics, noise, and more. Besides music Forbes enjoys vegan cuisine, comedy, studying Taoism, and hanging out with his beautiful girlfriend Lillian.

***Bassist and composer Ryan McGuire has performed with Jim Hobbs, Raqib Hassan, Forbes Graham and others, and has toured the U.S. and Canada on several occasions. Originally from Cape Cod, McGuire studied composition and performance at UMass-Lowell and Berklee, and has recordings on Tzadik, Hydrahead, Robotic Empire, and Holy Roar Records. He currently performs with Dilettante, Raqib Hassan's Interdimensional Science Research Orchestra, and the Forbes Graham Quartet.

***Adam Dotson is a improvising euphoniumist in the Boston area. He has performed with Joe Morris, Dave Douglas, Gerald Cleaver, Allan Chase, Bob Nieske, Luther Gray, and Steve Lantner. He can be seen playing in the Boston area with the Greek brass band Poladactolos Orchestra as well as the Haitian band Nakawoot. He is a graduate of the New England Conservatory and Interlochen Arts Academy.

Audible Think; 2007-2008 Season Schedule...

2007-08-29T09:01:00.000-05:00

Here's the FALL Schedule 2007 of Audible Think

AUDIBLE THINK; 2007-2008 Season...

Here's the updated/revised schedule of the 2007-08 Season of the
Audible Think Improvised Music Series at Gallery X in New Bedford, MA:

Here's the 2007 Fall schedule:

Wed, Sep 5, 2007, 7:30pm: The Jeff Galindo (tbn) Project:
[Jeff Galindo (trbn) with Andy Voelker (sax), Jeff Charland (bass), and Chris Punis (dr)
Wed, Sep 19, 2007, 7:30pm: The Kevin Frenette (gtr)-Forbes Graham (trpt) PROJECT with -Adam Dotson (euph) and Ryan McGuire (bass)

Wed, Oct 3, 2007, 7:30pm: JAM SESSION!
Wed, Oct 17,2007, 7:30pm: The Sean Farias FULCRUM: featuring Sean Farias (bass) and Miki Matsuki (drums)

Wed, Nov 7, 2007, 7:30pm: The Hilary Noble Quartet:
[Hilary Noble (sax) with Andy McWain (pno); Chris Lopes (bass); Chris Poudrier (dr)]
Wed, Nov 21, 2007, 7:30pm: TRINE: (>> CD release performance!!!)
featuring Jim Robitaille, gtr; Rick Britto, sax; Chris Poudrier, dr

Wed, Dec 5, 2007, 7:30pm: Levin / Håker-Flaten
[Daniel Levin (cello) and Ingebrigt Håker-Flaten (bass]
Wed, Dec 19, 2007, 7:30pm: The Group Six Collective (ajm, dir) / The UMD Laptop Ensemble (Ken Ueno, dir)
[Selected UMass Dartmouth Music Students perform in two different groups]

[[ NOTE: All shows start at 7:30pm, 2 sets, and $5 suggested (pay more if you can - helps the musicians!)
Light refreshments often available; byob and a friend (or 12!)...]]

GALLERY X Closed in January (2008): No Audible Think performance...

[and 1st & 3rd Wednesdays February to May 2008]

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Directions to Audible Think:

2007-08-29T08:59:00.000-05:00

Directions to GALLERY X and the Audible Think Improvised Music Series:

From Providence/Conn/NYC: Take 95N to I-195 east, take exit 15 (Downtown, Rte. 18) south. Follow Rte. 18 south and take a right at the second set of lights (Union St.). Continue up Union St. to the top of the hill and take a right onto County St. Then take the next right onto William Street. Gallery X is the first white church on the left.

From Boston and points north: Take 93S to 24S to 140S to I-195 east, take exit 15 (Downtown, Rte. 18) south. Follow Rte. 18 south and take a right at the second set of lights (Union St.). Continue up Union St. to the top of the hill and take a right onto County St. Then take the next right onto William Street. Gallery X is the first white church on the left.

From Cape Cod and points east: Take Rt-6 to Rt-25 to I-195 west, take exit 15 (Downtown, Rte. 18) south. Follow Rte. 18 south and take a right at the second set of lights (Union St.). Continue up Union St. to the top of the hill and take a right onto County St. Then take the next right onto William Street. Gallery X is the first white church on the left.

GALLERY X, 169 William Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA; Tel: 508-992-2675

AUDIBLE THINK Improv Series, c/o Fuller Street Music, P.O. Box 79106, North Dartmouth, MA 02747, USA

www.audiblethink.com

Max Roach, jazz drummer, R.I.P.

2007-08-27T09:41:00.000-05:00

Max Roach (1924-2007), great jazz drummer, R.I.P.

Can you even imagine what this music would be like if Max Roach and Kenny Clarke had not "opened up" the ride cymbal ?????? Baffling??

Scheduling.... 07/08

2007-08-20T18:13:00.000-05:00

So this is technically a BLOG site, so I'll actually write a post about scheduling. I'm/we're in the process of still piecing together the Fall 2007 schedule of Audible Think (eight performances in the fall and eight more in the spring). The response to playing on the series has been really great-- the space (thanks to Gallery X), the vibe (thanks to the audience), and the scene (thanks to the community of musicians) --- has made this a place where people WANT TO PLAY. I'm glad that something that started in the spring of '04 is still running, and that the circles have spun out to include some great musicians from all across New England, including NY, Penn, and Chicago... (Anyone who runs a series can tell you that the other side of the coin is that sometimes it feels like real work, that it can make a LONG day, even longer, and that the thought of stopping (and letting someone else bust their @#$%^& seems appealing. Some great nights of music, appreciative audiences (many are students from UMass-Dartmouth), and about 1000 oatmeal-raisin cookies put those thoughts out of my mind. (true). Stay tuned for the schedule, and please come out to as many Audible Think nights as you can... THANK YOU!

Last Audible THink of the Season!!!

2007-05-15T15:18:00.000-05:00

Wednesday, May 16th, 2007

The Audible Think Improvised Music Series presents

THE GROUP Six Collective (and the Combustible Orchestra)

collective and conducted improvisations......

2 sets, $5 suggested, byob and snackage/pot luck

Wednesday, May 2, 2007: Wright/Wright/Hernandez

2007-04-29T23:43:00.000-05:00

The Audible Think Improvised Music Series
(at Gallery X, 169 William Street, New Bedford, MA)

presents

Wednesday, May 2, 2007, 7:30pm

***Wright/Wright/Hernandez

Jack Wright on saxophone; Ben Wright on bass; Katt Hernandez on violin
2 sets, $5 cover,

improvised and original music

for more info: http://www.audiblethink.com/

"To my mind, Jack Wright is one of the handful of musicians that most perfectly embody the practice of free improvisation..." -Michael Anton Parker, Bagatellen

Audible Think: BATTERIE!!!, April 18, 2007, 7:30pm

2007-04-16T21:03:00.000-05:00

Wed Apr 18, 2007 at 7:30pm

Rich Greenblatt/Steve Langone's "Batterie":
Rich Greenblatt (vib)/Steve Langone (dr)/Rick DiMuzio (sax)/Bruno Raberg (bass)

BATTERIE!!!

Vibist Rich Greenblatt and drummer Steve Langone, long time friends and musical collaborators, formed the band ‘Batterie’ to bring to the forefront the power and mystique of percussion. Award winning bassist Bruno Raberg and celebrated saxophonist Rick DiMuzio round out the ensemble. New compositions combined with fresh arrangements of jazz, Latin and pop standards are the palettes from which Batterie draws its lyrical melodies, surprising improvisations and powerful rhythms.

Rich Greenblatt is a vibraphonist with "dazzling speed and a truly magical touch" writes John Blenn in 'Good Times Magazine'. Recording artist on Brass Taco Records with his two CDs as a leader, ‘Hot and Dry’ and ‘Mooin’. He has played with such great artists as Kurt Elling, Billy Mitchell, Kevin Hayes, Valery Ponamarev, Winard Harper, and Joe Hunt. He is currently on the faculty at the Berklee College of Music.

Drummer Steve Langone has performed with Jerry Bergonzi, George Garzone, Jinga Quintet, Enclave, and Rebecca Paris.
He can be heard on the following recording labels: Whaling City Sounds, Zoho, Verve, Double Time, Fresh Sounds, Pentagrama and Candid.

Bassist/composer Bruno Raberg is an acclaimed musician and bandleader. He has collaborated with a long list of notable musicians including George Garzone, Billy Hart, Nils Landgren, Bob Mintzer, Sam Rivers, and Bobo Stenson.

Rick DiMuzio, jazz saxophonist and composer, has performed throughout the United States and Italy, in the Boston Globe and Portsmouth Jazz FestivalsHe has performed with such artists as Steve Grossman, David Liebman, Bill Pierce, and Kenny Wheeler.

Audible Think: April 4, 2007, Branch/Riordan/Sexton

2007-04-02T16:23:00.000-05:00

The Audible Think Improvised Music Series presents:
(at Gallery X, 169 William Street, New Bedford, MA)

Wednesday, April 4, 2007, 7:30pm:
Branch/Riordan/Sexton:
(Jaimie Branch, trumpet; Marc Riordan, drums/piano; Joe Sexton, saxophones), from Chicago/Boston;
with Kevin Davis, solo cello (opening)

improvised and original music

2 sets, $5 suggested, byob, and some friends

CD Release @ Audible Think, 3/21/2007

2007-03-14T22:59:00.000-05:00

Wednesday, March 21, 2007 LIVE PERFORMANCE and CD Release!!!

The Audible Think Improvised Music Series
at Gallery X, 169 William Street, New Bedford, MA

presents a live performance by the

Kevin Frenette 4:

Kevin Frenette (gtr)/Andy McWain (pno)/Todd Keating (bass)/with SPECIAL GUEST Tatsuya Nakatani (drums)

CD Release performance for KEVIN FRENETTE 4: CONNECTIONS (Fuller Street Music) available March 21

7:30pm, 2 sets, improvised music

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BIO: Kevin Frenette has performed and/or recorded with such artists as Tatsuya Nakatani, Andy McWain, Jonathan LaMaster, Andrew Hickman, Eric Platz, Todd Keating, Erik VanDam and Gabe Cabral. He holds a BA in Theory/Composition from UMass-Dartmouth and has performed throughout the Northeast US. Kevin currently works with the quartet SRUTI (with Keating, VanDam and Cabral), and has recently debuted a new ensemble with Keating, LaMaster, Hickman and Platz. Kevin is also a freelance recording engineer.

BIO: Originally from Kobe and Osaka, Japan, internationally renowned percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani has toured extensively throughout the world, having performed in approximately 80 cities and 10 countries. Utilizing drumset, gongs, cymbals, singing bowls, metal objects, sticks and bows, he creates collages of sound, which combine the sense of space and beauty found in traditional Japanese folk music with the extended techniques of New Music, yet with great energy and intensity. Although his music defies category or genre, it can be viewed as a cross-cultural mixture of improvised music, experimental music, jazz, free jazz, and rock. In addition to live solo and ensemble performances, he has provided sound design for films and television projects. The latest of these was the performance of an improvised sound score for silent movie- “The Water Magician” (1933, directed by Kenji Mizoguchi), which was part of exhibition of Hiroshi Sugimoto Photograph at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. He is the recent recipient of The Bronx Arts Council Individual Artist grant. Also he has been seIected PennPAT Artist Roster 2007(Pennsylvania Performing Art on Tour). In addition to his work as a percussionist, Nakatani heads H&H Production, an independent record label and recording studio based in Easton, Pennsylvania.

Wed, Mar 7, 07: bassist Reuben Radding @ Audible Think

2007-03-03T11:28:00.000-05:00

The Audible Think Improvised Music Series presents:
(at Gallery X, 169 William Street, New Bedford, MA)

Bassist Reuben Radding (New York)

original and improvised music
7:30pm, 2 sets, $5 suggested

Reuben Radding is a Brooklyn-based improviser and double bassist who has been performing solo concerts since 1994. His recent Pine Ear CD releases include the atonal chamber jazz of "Intersections" with vibraphonist Matt Moran and clarinetist Oscar Noriega, as well as "Fugitive Pieces," which explores graphic score-driven improvisations. Radding is a member of the group Transit, the Denman Maroney Quartet, Matt Bauder's Paper Gardens, and performs frequently with Jack Wright, Ursel Schlicht, Daniel Carter, Andrew Drury, Wade Matthews, Nate Wooley, Mary Halvorson, Wally Shoup, Ned Rothenberg, Tatsuya Nakatani, and many others.

"Radding’s bass tolls like a bell and sends the horns scurrying for cover." - Jason Bivins, Dusted Magazine

"Radding has one of the thickest tones on the double bass to be heard in jazz today." Jeff Stockton, All About Jazz

"Radding has a fertile and wide-ranging imagination." Christian Carey, Signal to Noise

------------------- NEXT UP:
Wed, Mar 21, 2007: Kevin Frenette 4: Kevin Frenette (gtr)/Andy McWain (pno)/Todd Keating (bass)/Tatsuya Nakatani (dr)
(This performance will be a CD release event for a new disc called Kevin Frenette 4: Connections [Fuller Street Music]

Wed, Feb 21, 07 - Forbes Graham and Daniel Levin

2007-02-20T21:49:00.000-05:00

Wednesday, Feb 21, 2007, 7:30pm

Audible Think Improvised Music Series presents:
(at Gallery X, 169 William Street, New Bedford, MA)

Forbes Graham (trumpet) with Daniel Levin (cello) +

original and improvised music
2 sets, $5 suggested

AUDIBLE THINK 2007 Schedule (revised!! AGAIN)

2007-01-17T22:39:00.000-05:00

The Audible Think Improvised Music Series at Gallery X, New Bedford, MA:

Winter/Spring 2007:

Wed, Feb 7 Andy McWain (pno)/Joe Morris (bass)/Chris Poudrier (dr)

Wed Feb 21 Forbes Graham (trumpet) with Daniel Levin (cello)

Wed Mar 7 Reuben Radding (bass), NYC

Wed Mar 21 Kevin Frenette 4: Kevin Frenette (gtr)/Andy McWain (pno)/Todd Keating (bass)/Tatsuya Nakatani (dr)

Wed Apr 4: Branch/Riordan/Sexton: (Jaimie Branch, trumpet; Marc Riordan, drums/piano; Joe Sexton, saxophones), Chicago; with Kevin Davis solo cello (opening)

Wed Apr 18 Rich Greenblatt/Steve Langone's "Batterie":
Rich Greenbnlatt (vib)/Steve Langone (dr)/Rick DiMuzio (sax)/Bruno Raberg (bass)

Wed May 2 Jack Wright on saxophone; Ben Wright on bass; Katt Hernandez on violin

Wed May 16 1st set: TBA
2nd set: Jorrit Dijkstra (saxophone/lyricon), Ted Reichman (accordion) and Eric Rosenthal (drums)?

JUN-JUL-AUG: Summer concerts by announcement only....

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Directions to GALLERY X and the Audible Think Improvised Music Series
From Providence/Conn/NYC: Take 95N to I-195 east, take exit 15 (Downtown, Rte. 18) south. Follow Rte. 18 south and take a right at the second set of lights (Union St.). Continue up Union St. to the top of the hill and take a right onto County St. Then take the next right onto William Street. Gallery X is the first white church on the left.

From Boston and points north: Take 93S to 24S to 140S to I-195 east, take exit 15 (Downtown, Rte. 18) south. Follow Rte. 18 south and take a right at the second set of lights (Union St.). Continue up Union St. to the top of the hill and take a right onto County St. Then take the next right onto William Street. Gallery X is the first white church on the left.

From Cape Cod and points east: Take Rt-6 to Rt-25 to I-195 west, take exit 15 (Downtown, Rte. 18) south. Follow Rte. 18 south and take a right at the second set of lights (Union St.). Continue up Union St. to the top of the hill and take a right onto County St. Then take the next right onto William Street. Gallery X is the first white church on the left.

GALLERY X, 169 William Street, New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA; Tel: 508-992-2675
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Gallery X closed in January

2007-01-05T11:56:00.002-05:00

Happy New Year 2007! Lots of great things lined up for Feb to May of this year, with special concerts during the summer.... STAY TUNED!!!

December 20, 2006 AUDIBLE THINK

2006-12-19T11:44:00.000-05:00

Wednesday, December 20, 2006: 7:30pm:
DAVE WILLIAMS and his ComputaBand:
Dave Williams (laptop/live elec/guitar) with Marcus Monteiro (sax), Nick Thibault (bass), Mike Ashley (drums), Dan Hannon (elec tubular drum thing), Jess Hamill (horn and scissors), Andy McWain (elec piano), and MM4, and more...

An exploration of laptop and live electronics, mixed with live instruments (and other stuff!!)... Hi-tech meets low-tech meets-high tech... expect the unexpected...

Last event of the year...(Potluck food/drink if you want to bring something....). Merry Happy. Hope to see you there- bring 3 friends...

December 2006 and early 2007at Audible Think

2006-11-16T08:58:00.000-05:00

The Audible Think Improvised Music Series presents
at Gallery X, 169 William Street, New Bedford, MA

Wednesday, December 6, 2006, 7:30pm:
The CHRIS LOPES Project: ASTRONOMICO
Christopher Pitts-sop sax; Nina Ott-kybds; Bertram Lehmann-drums/perc; Chris Lopes-ac bass
"Astronomico is an exploration of the more extroverted side of music and improvisation. Our mission is to create music that stirs up feelings of joy and wreckless abandon."

Wednesday, December 20, 2006: 7:30pm:
DAVE WILLIAMS and his ComputaBand:
with Marcus Monteiro, Nick Thibeault, Mike Ashley, others

November 15, 2006: Industrious Noise at Audible Think

2006-11-11T01:00:00.000-05:00

Wed, Nov 15, 2006, 7:30pm, 2 sets, $5

Audible Think Improvised Music Series presents:

INDUSTRIOUS NOISE
Chris Veilleux- Alto & Soprano Sax
Phil Sargent- Guitar & Electronics
Mike Connors- Drums & Percussion

at Gallery X, 169 William Street, New Bedford, MA

"Industrious Noise is a Boston-based creative music ensemble that focuses on creating smooth and seamless transitions between composition and free improvisation. The original compositions draw from a variety of influences, most prominently the odd meters and eastern tonalities of ethnic Balkan music, modern jazz and rock. The members of the trio are Chris Veilleux (saxophones), Phil Sargent (guitar), and Mike Connors (drums)."

Audible Think: Kevin Frenette Ensemble, Nov 1, 2006

2006-10-31T00:18:00.000-05:00

Audible Think Improvised Music Series:
Wednesday, November 1, 2006, 7:30pm, 2 sets
at Gallery X, 169 William Street, New Bedford, MA

presents

The Kevin Frenette Ensemble

Kevin Frenette (gtr) with Jonathan Lamaster (violin), Andrew Hickman (reeds), Todd Keating (bass), and Eric Platz (drums)

Kevin Frenette (gtr)

Todd Keating (bass)

Jonathan LaMaster - Electric Six String Violin; He has toured Europe, Russia, Asia, Canada and the US extensively over the last few years as a free-jazz/new music improviser with the likes of Peter Kowald, Peter Brotzmann, Daniel Carter, William Parker, and his own ensemble Saturnalia. Jonathan runs the Sublingual Records label in Boston.

Andrew Hickman (reeds): "he plays saxophone in a variety of bands perfroming multiple styles. In any given week you may find me performing Jazz Standards, R&B and Soul Classics, Hard Rock, Street Beat Brassband (New Orleans Style), Funk, Top 40 Cover, Avant Garde, Experiemental, and Big Band (to name a handful). He enjoy playing music..."

Eric Platz - Drums/Percussion; M.M. New England Conservatory of Music, Sc.B. Brown University. Mr. Platz has studied with Bob Moses, Michael Cain and Danilo Perez and is an international performer. Currently a member of several Boston-based improvisational ensembles, Mr. Platz has toured extensively, appearing at festivals in the United States, Europe, and South America. Mr. Platz’s diverse professional career has also included performances with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Odaiko New England Japanese Taiko Drumming Ensemble, the Beija Flor Escola de Samba in Rio de Janeiro, and the Brown University Ghanaian Drum Ensemble. Mr. Platz is actively recording and performing in New York City and Boston in a variety of contexts including jazz, rock, African, Latin, and avant-garde music. Currently a faculty member at the University of Rhode Island, Providence College, and the University of Massachusetts-Boston where he teaches drumset and hand percussion, coaches jazz ensembles, and lectures on music history.

2 sets, light refreshments, great music, $5 suggested... BRING A FRIEND!!

ENCLAVE October 18, 2006

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LIVE AFRO-LATIN JAZZ AT AUDIBLE THINK!
Enclave featuring Hilary Noble and Rebecca Cline

Hilary Noble: saxes, flute, congas
Rebecca Cline: piano
Fernando Huergo: bass
Steve Langone: drums

Wednesday, October 18
7:30 pm
$5 suggested

Audible Think Improvised Music Series
Gallery X
169 William St.
New Bedford, MA

"Best jazz CD of the year." Norman Weinstein/ All About Jazz

"The writing...is uniformly excellent...unquestionably a hint of what's to
come in jazz." --Peter Watrous

"The playing is hard-hitting."--Owen Cordel/Jazz Times

www.enclavejazz.com

www.cafepress.com/audiblethink

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The Audible Think: Improvised Music Series store... t-shirts, stickers, mugs, etc... and other cool stuff that helps support the series AND gets the word out!!

VISIT: http://www.cafepress.com/audiblethink

AUDIBLE THINK: October 4, 2006, 7:30pm

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The Audible Think Improvised Music Series presents

Marcus Monteiro’s Hysteria

Marcus Monteiro: alto saxophone
Dru Stylus: turntables and laptop
Daniela Chirigotis: violin

•Wednesday, October 4, 2006

• Downstairs @ Gallery X,
169 William Street, New Bedford, MA

• 7:30 pm, 2 sets, $5 suggested

• http://www.audiblethink.com

[Special thanks to the Dartmouth (MA) Chronicle for the recent feature and photos of the Audible Think Series....]

Audible Think Series SCHEDULE 2006/2007

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2006
Wed, Sep 6: Joe Giardullo, Andy McWain, Chris Poudrier (sax-pno-dr)
Wed, Sep 20: TRINE plus ONE (Jim Robitaille (gtr), Chris Poudrier (dr), Rick Britto (sax), Chris Lopes (bs)

Wed, Oct 4: Marcus Monteiro's HYSTERIA (sax) with Dru Stylus (laptop/turntable) and Daniela Chirigotis (violin)
Wed, Oct 18: ENCLAVE (Hilary Noble (sax), Rebecca Cline (pno), Fernando Huergo (bs), Steve Langone (dr)

Wed, Nov 1: Kevin Frenette Ensemble (gtr) with Jonathan Lamaster (violin), Todd Keating (bass), and Eric Platz (drums)
Wed, Nov 15: INDUSTRIOUS NOISE (Chris Veilleux (sax), Phil Sargent (gtr), Mike Connors (dr)

Wed, Dec 6: Chris Lopes Project
Wed, Dec 20: Dave Williams and his ComputaBand

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WINTER BREAK in January (Gallery X closed)....

2007
Feb 7: TBA
Feb 21: TBA

Mar 7: Reuben Radding (NYC), solo bass
Mar 21: TBA

Apr 4: Jaimie Branch (trumpet/Chicago) and others
Apr 18: TBA

May 2: TBA
May 16: TBA

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JUN-JUL-AUG: Summer concerts by announcement....

LIVE EVENTS - SEPTEMBER 2006

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LIVE JAZZ and IMPROVISED MUSIC IN NEW BEDFORD, MASSACHUSETTS

Sep 6, 2006, Audible Think Improvised Music Series at Gallery X, 169 William Street, New Bedford, MA:
JOE GIARDULLO (soprano sax); ANDY McWAIN (piano); CHRIS POUDRIER (drums), 7:30pm, 2 sets, $5

Sep 13, 2006, at the New Bedford Art Museum, 608 Pleasant, Street, New Bedford, MA.
The NBAM, Fuller Street Music, and Whaling City Sound present:
THE DONNY McCASLIN QUARTET
DONNY McCASLIN (saxophone); BEN MONDER (guitar); Bruno Raberg (bass); Marcello Pelliteri (drums), 7:30pm, 2 sets $10/$6 students

Sep 20, 2006, Audible Think Improvised Music Series at Gallery X, 169 William Street, New Bedford, MA:
TRINE: RICK BRITTO: (sax); JIM ROBITAILLE (guitar); CHRIS POUDRIER (drums) with guest CHRIS LOPES (bass), 7:30pm, 2 sets, $5

SCROLL DOWN for more info...............................

SPECIAL CONCERT: The Donny McCaslin Quartet

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This isn't an Audible Think event, but you DEFINITELY should know about this...

The New Bedford Art Museum, Fuller Street Music, and Whaling City Sound present:

THE DONNY McCASLIN QUARTET featuring Ben Monder
Donny McCaslin, saxophone
Ben Monder, guitar
Bruno Raberg, bass
Marcello Pelliteri, drums

Wednesday, September 13, 2006, 7:30pm
at the New Bedford Art Museum,
608 Pleasant Street, New Bedford, MA - http://www.newbedfordartmuseum.org/

Tickets: $10/$6 with student ID (all ages)

This special concert event benefits live jazz performances in the area!

ABOUT DONNY McCASLIN: 2005 Grammy nominee Donny McCaslin was raised in Santa Cruz, California. The son of a high school English teacher turned jazz musician, Donny performed with his father's band in his teenage years and then attended Berklee college of Music where he studied with Herb Pomeroy, Gary Burton, Joe Viola, George Garzone and Billy Pierce. While at Berklee, Donny began a four-year tenure in Gary Burton's band. Since moving to New York in 1991, McCaslin has performed and toured with a wide variety of groups including Steps Ahead, Danilo Perez and the Motherland Project, Tom Harrell, Brian Blade, John Pattitucci, Lan Xang, David Binney, Luciana Souza, Eddie Gomez, George Gruntz, Billy Hart, Santi Debriano, The Mingus Big Band, and many others. His three solo records, "Exile and Discovery", "Seen From Above", and "The Way Through" have all garnered critical acclaim. 2006 will see the release of two new solo efforts "Give and Go" on Criss Cross Jazz, and "Soar" on Sunnyside Records as well as the premiere of new original music commissioned by Chamber Music of America. Donny will also be touring extensively with the Dave Douglas Quintet, the Maria Schneider Jazz Orchestra, and his own group. For more info go to www.donnymccaslin.com

Audible Think: SEPTEMBER 6 & 20, 2006

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The Audible Think Improvised Music Series returns in September 2006 after a brief hiatus. Performances are held (twice monthly) downstairs at Gallery X, 169 William Street, New Bedford, MA, USA

Wed, SEPTEMBER 6, 2006:
JOE GIARDULLO (soprano sax); ANDY McWAIN (piano); and CHRIS POUDRIER (drums)
7:30pm, 2 sets. $5 suggested donation
An evening of trio improvisations with the respected NY saxophonist Joe Giardullo, a rare NE performance.

Wed, SEPTEMBER 20, 2006:
TRINE:
Jim Robitaille: guitar; Rick Britto: saxophone; Chris Poudrier, drums
7:30pm, 2 sets. $5 suggested donation
TRINE: These guys have been gigging lately more as a unit, and probably have nearly three CD's in the can (including a live set from last year (?) at Audible Think that features guest Swede bassist Bruno Raberg). This is a group that features cool writing, great interplay, and wily improvising. When they play with a bass player, they still maintain their approach of a sax/gtr/drums trio and all its possibilities and just let another player into the mix....
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We had originally hoped to restart Audible Think in August, but September makes more sense. (To view the old frozen website of Audible Think go here!)

[***Look for these musicians coming soon (or coming back) to Audible Think: pianist Nina Ott, bassist Chris Lopes, saxophonist Marcus Monteiro, drummer Brooke Sofferman, saxophonist Erik van Dam, drummer Luther Gray, saxophonist Hilary Noble, bassist Sean Farias, cellist Daniel Levin, guitarist Kevin Frenette, drummer Laurence Cook, drummer Tatsuya Nakatani, bassist Reuben Radding, guitarist John Dirac, and many more....]