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

…per Hill and Melanie L. Marshall, the then coordinators of the UCC Music Research Seminar Series, who strongly supported Wadada’s visit, and to Mary Hickson, Chris Gaughan, Peter Crudge, Eoin Winning and everyone at the Cork Opera House. Kudos to Tony O’Connor and Athos Tsiopani for the behind-the-scenes help, and to John Hough for the videography and the technical support. Thanks also to Carmel Daly and Mel Mercier of UCC School of Music; Gary Sh…

thanks: Matana Roberts, Han-earl Park and Mark Sanders

…Terry and Athoulis Tsiopani for helping out on the evening; to the Music Research Seminar Series (run by John Godfrey, Juniper Hill and Melanie L Marshall) for hosting the talk by Matana; to the Head of Music, Mel Mercier; to Carmel Daly for administrative support; and to John Hough for the technical and photographic work. I’d like to thank Jesse Ronneau who worked to host many improvised music events at the School over the years. This was the las…

performance diary 04-18-12 (Brooklyn, London, New York, Scarborough)

…; Han-earl Park: guitar; and Ian Smith: trumpet and flugelhorn) as part of Freedom of the City.Also performing: John Edwards, Caroline Kraabel and Lee Patterson; Terry Day; and the London Improvisers Orchestra.[Deatils…] [FOTC page with ticket info…] [facebook event…] May 7, 2012 The Oxford 256 Kentish Town Road London, England 9:00pm (doors: 8:30pm) Performance by Mark Hanslip (saxophone), Dominic Lash (double bass), Phillip Marks (drums) and Han…

performances: London*2 and Scarborough

Performances coming up, May 2012, in London and Scarborough including a performance by a relatively new project (Numbers with Richard Barrett), by the closest thing to ‘my band’ (Mathilde 253 with Charles Hayward and Ian Smith), and a new improvisative meet (with Mark Hanslip, Dominic Lash and Phillip Marks). See the performance diary for up-to-date info. Scarborough, May 3, 2012: Performance by Numbers (Richard Barrett: electronics; and Han-earl…

tonight: Matana Roberts, Han-earl Park and Mark Sanders

…page…] Matana Roberts will also be presenting a talk, ‘Coin Coin: a Blood Narrative in Blacks, Browns, Reds and Blues’ at the UCC Music Building at 11:00 am on the day. The talk is free, and open to the public. Facebook Twitter Bluesky Mastodon Email More Tumblr Threads Reddit WhatsApp Telegram Pinterest Pocket Print…

reminder: Han-earl Park and Tom Rainey at Why Not Jazz Room, New York

…with him. And multiply that with Andrea Wolper’s series which promises an open, intimate space for artistic experimentation. Above video: last time I performed with Tom Rainey. The set with Ken Filiano and Ingrid Laubrock took place as part of Gowanus Company at Douglass Street Music Collective, Brooklyn. Video by Scott Friedlander. [Watch the rest…] Facebook Twitter Bluesky Mastodon Email More Tumblr Threads Reddit WhatsApp Telegram Pinterest Po…

performance: final Stet Lab as curator

Monday, February 7, 2011, at 9:00 pm (doors open at 8:45pm): featuring Belfast-based drummer and composer Stephen Davis, plus Helena Reilly (voice), Kevin Terry (guitar) and Dan Walsh (drums), the final Stet Lab event with myself, Han-earl Park, as curator takes upstairs @ The Roundy, Castle Street, Cork, Ireland. Admission is €10/5. [Details…] 30+ events over 3+ years: it has been an interesting, sometimes exciting, by occasion wild, at times fr…

performance diary 01-04-12 (New York)

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performance diary 12-06-11 (Brooklyn, New York)

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performance diary 11-14-11 (Brooklyn, New York)

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performance diary 08-15-11 (Grass Valley, Nevada City, Oakland, Pasadena, Sacramento)

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performance diary 06-01-10 (Cork)

…Smith (trumpet and flugelhorn)). Details to follow… Interested promoters, venues and sponsors, please get in touch! Keep up-to-date with future performance by subscribing to the web feed at www.busterandfriends.com/category/diary/feed/ Facebook Twitter Bluesky Mastodon Email More Tumblr Threads Reddit WhatsApp Telegram Pinterest Pocket Print…