11/1 Sunday (KRSK)
3 pm
JOHN ZORN’S BAGATELLES: MARY HALVORSON QUARTET
Mary Halvorson, Miles Okazaki (guitars) John Hebert (bass) Tomas Fujiwara (drums)
TWENTY DOLLARS
8 pm
Ron Anderson, Max Jaffe, Brandon Lopez
Ron Anderson (guitar) Max Jaffe (drums) Brandon Lopez (bass)
This will be the premiere performance of this mega intense super power trio.
10 pm
Vintage Korg MS-20 Synthesizer Duet
Ron Anderson, Lawry Zilmrah (synthesizers)
Two Korg MS-20 Synthesizers! Raw Analog Power.
11/3 Tuesday (HW)
8 pm
Thomas Dimuzio, Richard Teitelbaum and Nick Didkovsky
Thomas Dimuzio, Richard Teitelbaum (electronics) Nick Didkovsky (tabletop guitar)
10 pm
Thomas Dimuzio, Michael Lytle, Chuck Bettis, Nick Didkovsky
Thomas Dimuzio (electronics) Michael Lytle (bass clarinet) Chuck Bettis (electronics) Nick Didkovsky (guitar)
11/4 Wednesday (ICS)
8 pm
Petromyzontiformes
Samuel Smith (guitar) Kevin Hufnagel (guitar) Tomas Ulrich (cello) Nick Didkovsky (guitar)
10 pm
The Guidonian Hand Trombone Quartet with Samuel Smith and Nick Didkovsky
William Lang, Mark Broschinsky, Matt Melore (trombones) Samuel Smith (bass) Nick Didkovsky (baritone guitar)
Premiere!
11/5 Thursday (MJC)
8 pm
LOADBANG with Mary Rowell and Geoffrey Burleson play the music of Vomit Fist
William Lang (trombone) Jeffrey Gavett (voice) Andy Kozar (trumpet) Carlos Cordeiro (bass clarinet)
Premiere and commissions.
10 pm
Zinc Nine Psychedelic
Kevin Norton (percussion) Dave Ballou (trumpet, electronics) Nick Didkovsky (guitar)
11/6 Friday (ICS)
8 pm
Kathleen Supove and James Moore play Didkovsky
Kathleen Supove (piano) James Moore (guitar)
Premiere of a new composition by Nick Didkovsky.
10 pm
ONE HUNDRED DOLLAR Guitar Project
Colin Marston, Prester John, Amy Mills, Jon Diaz, Nicholas Liivak, Dylan DiLella, Jon Ehlers, Chris Cochrane, Sean Walsh, Toby Driver, Keller (guitars)
Hosted by Nick Didkovsky. Guitarists Colin Marston, Prester John, Amy Mills, Jon Diaz, Nicholas Liivak, Dylan DiLella, Jon Ehlers, Chris Cochrane, Sean Walsh, Toby Driver, and Keller: each will have 3 or 4 minutes to perform with it and pass it on to the next player.
11/7 Saturday (BAL)
8 pm
Häßliche Luftmasken
Josh Lopes (guitar) Nick Didkovsky (guitar) Jesse Krakow (bass) Jon Lango (drums)
10 pm
Vomit Fist with guest Todd Colby
Nick Vürdoth Didkovsky (guitar) Leo Lurkrot Didkovsky (drums) Malcolm Skrag the Screecher Hoyt (vocals) Todd Colby (voice)
11/8 Sunday (VPSV)
3 pm
JOHN ZORN'S BAGATELLES: BEN GOLDBERG QUARTET
Ben Goldberg (clarinet) Liberty Ellman (guitar) Trevor Dunn (bass) Tyshawn Sorey (drums)
TWENTY DOLLARS
8 pm
Alice Cooper “Pretties for You”
Paul Bertolino (vocals) Adam Minkoff (keyboards) Nick Oddy, Nick Didkovsky (guitars) Max Johnson (bass) Glenn Johnson (drums)
Premiere.
10 pm
DITHER Guitar Quartet with special guest Nick Didkovsky
Josh Lopes (guitar) Nick Didkovsky (guitar) Taylor Levine (guitar) James Moore (guitar)
Includes a Premiere.
11/10 Tuesday (KR)
8 pm
Den Svarta Fanan
Joe Merolla (bass) Nonoko Yoshida, special guest Chris Pitsiokos (saxes) Ron Anderson (guitar) Weasel Walter (drums)
Noise punk free improvisation. TEN DOLLARS
10 pm
The 4th Familiar Genetic Saxophone Trio
Adam Robinson, Dean Buck (tenor saxes) Nonoko Yoshida (alto sax)
New sax trio! Compositions and improvisation. TEN DOLLARS
11/11 Wednesday (KR)
8 pm
Nonoko Yoshida Solo Works
Nonoko Yoshida (sax, loop station)
28th birthday. TEN DOLLARS
11/12 Thursday (DDT)
8 pm
Tom Zlabinger Quartet
Nonoko Yoshida, Dave Schnug (saxes) Tom Zlabinger (bass) Dave Miller (drums)
Free improvisation unit, playing together since 2006. TEN DOLLARS
10 pm
Jamison Williams, Steve Swell, Nonoko Yoshida, Brandon Lopez, Dave Miller
Jamison Williams (soprano sax) Steve Swell (trombone) Nonoko Yoshida (alto sax) Brandon Lopez (bass) Dave Miller (drums)
New free improvisation group—rare appearance of free jazz sax player, Jamison Williams from Florida!
11/13 Friday (HM)
8 pm
Red Triangle
Chuck Bettis (electronics) Nonoko Yoshida (sax) James Ilgenfritz (bass)
Compositions by Bettis, Ilgenfritz and Yoshida, and improvisation. TEN DOLLARS
10 pm
Red Triangle Percussion
Chuck Bettis (electronics) Nonoko Yoshida (sax) James Ilgenfritz (bass) Justin Veloso, Shayna Dunkelman (drums, percussion)
A set of free-improvisation. TEN DOLLARS
11/14 Saturday (BS)
8 pm
Pet Bottle Ningen
Nonoko Yoshida (sax) Dave Scanlon (guitar) Dave Miller (drums) Chuck Bettis (electronics)
Plays new compositions. TEN DOLLARS
10 pm
Pet Bottle “Mega” Ningen
Nonoko Yoshida (alto sax) Adam Robinson (tenor sax) Dave Scanlon (guitar) Mikey Coltun (bass) Dave Miller (drums) Chuck Bettis (electronics)
Special extended version of Pet Bottle Ningen with guest players—Robinson and Coltun. Plays Yoshida's compositions for large ensemble and more. TEN DOLLARS
11/15 Sunday (ISJB)
3 pm
JOHN ZORN’S BAGATELLES: URI CAINE—JOHN MEDESKI DUO
Uri Caine (piano) John Medeski (organ)
TWENTY DOLLARS
8 pm
Pet Bottle Ningen
Nonoko Yoshida (sax) Dave Scanlon (guitar) Dave Miller (drums) Chuck Bettis (electronics)
Plays old hits and new works! TEN DOLLARS
10 pm
Rothenberg x Yoshida Duo
Ned Rothenberg (reeds) Nonoko Yoshida (sax)
Duo improvisation with Yoshida’s honorable teacher, Ned Rothenberg. TEN DOLLARS
11/17 Tuesday (HW)
8 pm
Duo with Nate Wooley
Zeena Parkins (electric harp) Nate Wooley (trumpet)
10 pm
Zeena Parkins with White Out
Zeena Parkins (electric harp) White Out: Tom Surgal (drums) Lin Culbertson (keyboards, electronics, harp)
11/18 Wednesday (KR)
8 pm
Phantom Orchard
Zeena Parkins (electric harp) Ikue Mori (electronics)
A set featuring pieces from their Tzadik release Through the Looking Glass plus brand new works.
10 pm
Phantom Orchard with special guests Erik Friedlander and Cyro Baptista
Zeena Parkins (electric harp, keyboards) Ikue Mori (electronics) Erik Friedlander (cello) Cyro Baptista (percussion)
11/19 Thursday (KR)
8 pm
Trio with Zeena Parkins, Jim Black, Nels Cline
eena Parkins (electric and acoustic harps) Jim Black (drums) Nels Cline (electric guitar)
10 pm
Duo with Okkyung Lee
Zeena Parkins (electric harp) Okkyung Lee (cello)
11/20 Friday (SC)
8 pm
Zeena Parkins composes for TILT Brass Sextet
Gareth Flowers (trumpet) Tim Leopold (trumpet) Mike Gurfield (trumpet) Jen Baker (trombone) Will Lang (trombone) Chris McIntyre (trombone)
TWENTY DOLLARS
10 pm
Zeena Parkins collaborates with UllU
Chris McIntyre (trombone, tapes, synths, drums) Dave Shively (feedback, drums, tapes, combo organs, siren) Zeena Parkins (electric and acoustic harps)
TWENTY DOLLARS
11/21 Saturday (VP)
8 pm
New works for strings, percussion and electronics
Maggie Parkins (cello) Sara Parkins (violin) Zeena Parkins (harps, electronics) William Winant (percussion)
TWENTY DOLLARS
10 pm
Duo with William Winant
Zeena Parkins (harps) William Winant (percussion)
Duo with percussionist extraordinaire William Winant! TWENTY DOLLARS
11/22 Sunday (VPSV)
3 pm
JOHN ZORN'S BAGATELLES: FACULTY AND STUDENTS OF NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY
Anthony Coleman (piano) and many others
TWENTY DOLLARS
8 pm
insitu: corner of Ave C and East 2nd street
Zeena Parkins (piano, acoustic harp, electric harp) Brian Chase (drums)
10 pm
Impossible Tasks
Zeena Parkins (acoustic harp) Matty Ostrowski (live processing)
11/23 Monday (JB)
8 pm
Ben Goldberg, Kris Davis and Billy Mintz
Ben Goldberg (clarinet) Kris Davis (piano) Billy Mintz (drums)
11/24 Tuesday (DDT)
8 pm
ITT (Improvising Trombone Trio)
Dick Griffin (trombone) Joe McPhee (trombone) Steve Swell (trombone)
10 pm
Dragonfly Breath
Paul Flaherty (tenor saxophone) C. Spencer Yeh (violin, voice) Weasel Walter (drums) Steve Swell (trombone)
11/25 Wednesday (BAL)
8 pm
Kende Dreams: Hommage to Bela Bartok
Rob Brown (alto saxophone) Connie Crothers (piano) Larry Roland (bass) Chad Taylor (drums), Steve Swell (trombone, compositions)
10 pm
Leaf Peeping in Poland
Jason Hwang (violin) Larry Roland, James Ilgenfritz (bass) Chad Taylor (drums) Steve Swell (trombone, compositions, words)
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11/27 Friday (SC)
8 and 10 pm
Nation Of We With Embedded String Quartet #1
Jason Hwang, Jake Sokolov, Rosi Hertlein, Sarah Bernstein, Stephanie Griffin (strings) Darius Jones (alto sax) Chris Pitsiokos (alto sax) Ras Moshe Burnett (tenor sax, flute) Dave Sewelson (baritone sax) Lewis Barnes (trumpet) Matt Lavelle (trumpet) Vincent Chancey (french horn) Joe Daley (tuba) Todd Nicholson (bass) Chad Taylor (drums) Steve Swell (trombone, compositions)
11/28 Saturday (JB)
8 pm
Trombone Solo, Schematics and Heuristics for (4) Clarinets #2, Composite #11
Marty Ehlrich, Ned Rothenberg, Guillermo Gregorio, Aaron Novik (clarinets) Nate Wooley (trumpet) Steve Swell (trombone, compostion)
10 pm
TPP (Trombone, Piano, Poetry)
Connie Crothers (piano) Steve Dalachinsky (poetry) Steve Swell (trombone)
11/29 Sunday (HMHM)
3 pm
JOHN ZORN'S BAGATELLES: MARK FELDMAN AND SYLVIE COURVOISIER
Mark Feldman (violin) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano)
TWENTY DOLLARS
8 and 10 pm
From Norway—Frode Gjerstad Trio with Steve Swell
Frode Gjerstad (alto saxophone, clarinet) Johnny Ruun (bass) Paal Nilssen-Love (drums) Steve Swell (trombone)