Last chance to catch Cryptogenic Animals!

…solid-state amp against a 112 Fender), Nick Didkovsky and Han-earl Park reexamine the freedoms and restraints of the two-guitar context; an experience that would inform into their approach in Newcastle in significant ways. [Read the rest…] Unique? Well, how often do I describe one of my recordings as unhurried and lush? This may be the closest I get to playing ambient. [More about this recording…] Only available with pre-orders of Eris 136199 Eri…

Richard Barrett and Han-earl Park at the Institute of Sonology, The Hague

…vatorium (Juliana van Stolberglaan 1, 2595 CA The Hague, The Netherlands). Free entrance. See the performance diary for up-to-date info. [Facebook event…] Plus, on the previous day (Tuesday, December 11), at 3:30pm, Han-earl Park will also be giving a presentation at the Colloquium at the Varèsezaal, Instituut voor Sonologie. He may be talking about: Improvising automata, and improvising cyborgs; performing stories of salvation through technology,…

performance diary 05-22-14 (Brooklyn, New York)

…ng (6:00pm): Gianni Mimmo (saxophone) and Alison Blunt (violin). Admission free. [Details…] June 8, 2014 Why Not Jazz Room 14 Christopher Street New York, NY 10014 7:30pm Performance by Han-earl Park (guitar) and Tom Rainey (drums) as part of Andrea Wolper’s Why Not Experiment? Series. Also performing: TransAtlantico (Lamy Istrefi: drums, percussion, sound efx; Lawrence Leathers: drums, sound efx; Brahim Fribgane: percussion, goumbri, oud, sound e…

performance diary 03-29-14 (Brooklyn, Cork, New York)

…ight (saxophones), Andrew Drury (percussion) and Han-earl Park (guitar). Recommended donation: $15. May 3, 2014 St Anne’s Church Shandon Cork, Ireland 2:00pm Han-earl Park (guitar) performs as part of Sonic Vigil 8. Free admission. [Details…] June 6, 2014 The New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music 55 West 13th Street New York, NY 10011 3:00pm Performance by Eris 136199 (Nick Didkovsky: guitar; Han-earl Park: guitar; and Catherine Sikora: saxop…

Reminder: The Sound of Science, Newcastle (plus London, Leeds, Dublin, Letterkenny, Derry and Belfast)

…ivic Theatre (Regent Farm Road, Gosforth, Newcastle NE3 3HD). The event is free, but booking is recommended. [Get tickets…] Also in March 2022 Han-earl Park is also performing in London with Lara Jones and Pat Thomas (March 20), performing a solo set in Leeds (22), and, with rit. and Una Lee, in Dublin (24), Letterkenny (25), Derry (26) and Belfast (27). See the performance diary for details. Funded by Berlin Senate Department for Culture and Euro…

Thanks: Sirene 1009 (Cork, 2017)

…s support. Special thanks to Hugh McCarthy of CIT Cork School of Music for coming forward with a new venue help us patch a date, to Mike McGrath-Bryan and Ann Rea (at the Firkin Crane) who helped in that process, and to Jonathan Stock who supported the project right from its inception back in May 2016. For the all their technical support and know-how, big thanks to David Bird (SARC), David Slevin (CSM), and John Hough (UCC). (Thanks also for the p…

farewell, Brooklyn, it’s been a blast

…been part of, even briefly, such a gracious, vibrant, creative, fun and welcoming community. I’m particularly indebted to Andrew, Jesse, Michael, Adam, Anna and Andrea for introducing me to the (cultural) geography/neighborhood(s); to Bruce, Wadada and Ras who gave me my first few gigs; and to Tim and Evan for offering me sideman gigs. And a very big thanks to Josh, Catherine and Nick for much of the above, and for collaborating on some long-term…

Lumbering 30 kilogram box of wood, metal, glass, paper, fabric, plastic and 1960s over-engineering

…alist is the particular way this cyborg is exploded in space, spilling its components and organs across the stage. The guitar-guitarist may sit on one side of the stage, while the amp sits some distance away. It’s freakish, as if, say, a violin’s soundbox had severed itself from the rest of the instrument and crawled across the stage. The speaker cabinet plays a curious part in this cyborg dance. The cabinet is both the sounding part of the instru…

Han-earl Park, Heather Roche and Anton Hunter at OUT FRONT! Derby

…axophonist Cath Roberts called Ripsaw Catfish, Cath’s quintet Sloth Racket, the trio Beck Hunters and a myriad of other different ensembles, ad hoc and otherwise. Born in Canada, clarinetist Heather Roche trained in England and now lives in London. She gives workshops in clarinet technique and composition all over Europe, and has premiered many solo works for her instrument, including pieces by Maija Hynninen, Simon Emmerson, Lisa Robertson, Chris…

tonight: Mathilde 253 with Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith (Cork, 2011)

…use, Emmet Place, Cork, Ireland). [Details…] Tickets: €11 (€6) from corkoperahouse.ie or +353 (0)21 427 0022 [get tickets…]. Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith will also speak on ‘Ankhrasmation: A Systemic Music Language for Creative Music’ as part of the UCC Music Research Seminar Series. The talk is free, open to the public, and takes place at the UCC Music Building (Sundays Well, Cork) at 2:00 pm on 30 March. Presented with funding from the Music Network…

reminder: Mathilde 253 with Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith (Cork and Dublin, 2011)

…ative Music’ as part of the UCC Music Research Seminar Series. The talk is free, open to the public, and takes place at the UCC Music Building (Sundays Well, Cork) at 2:00 pm on 30 March. Presented with funding from the Music Network Performance and Touring Award, and support from UCC School of Music, Note Productions, the National Concert Hall and the Cork Opera House. Facebook Twitter Bluesky Mastodon Email More Tumblr Threads Reddit WhatsApp Te…

tickets available: Mathilde 253 with Ishmael Wadada Leo Smith (Cork and Dublin, 2011)

…ative Music’ as part of the UCC Music Research Seminar Series. The talk is free, open to the public, and takes place at the UCC Music Building (Sundays Well, Cork) at 2:00 pm on 30 March. Presented with funding from the Music Network Performance and Touring Award, and support from UCC School of Music, Note Productions, the National Concert Hall and the Cork Opera House. Facebook Twitter Bluesky Mastodon Email More Tumblr Threads Reddit WhatsApp Te…