Switchboard Music Festival
By Switchboard Music Festival
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Podcast Description
Interviews with the ensembles performing on the 2011 Switchboard Music Festival - April 3, 2011, Brava Theater, San Francisco, CA
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Causing a Tiger | April 3, 2011 Switchboard Music Festival Brava Theater, San Francisco 2781 - 24th St (at York) 2-10pm Causing a Tiger “As I sleep, some dream beguiles me, and suddenly I know I am dreaming. Then I think: This is a dream, a pure diversion of my will; and now I have unlimited power, I am going to cause a tiger. — Jorge Luis Borges Causing A Tiger is at its very core, awkward. Like the tourettic guest, or the sibling who knows too much, all is revealed, nothing is sacred. The band never rehearses, but plays a rigorous and improvised set that sometimes sounds like a devotional meditation, other times like a travelogue written while dreaming, and still other times like it might have been ripped from the pages of the American Songbook. For each live show, they set parameters that allow them to test the boundaries of patience, expression and logic, often evoking a puzzling sense of familiarity. The three musicians are hopelessly dedicated to each other both onstage and off. The audience can sense this bond, and regardless of the tenor of the onstage music, be it gross or delicate, subtle or squirmy, they are always willing to forgive Causing A Tiger for any and all missteps forged in the heat of sonic congress. http://www.facebook.com/pages/Causing-A-Tiger/172258072795261 | 3/27/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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The Genie | April 3, 2011 Switchboard Music Festival Brava Theater, San Francisco 2781 - 24th St (at York) 2-10pm The Genie The Genie is an avant-garde guitarist, performer, and musical pioneer best known to audiences for his 'scratch guitar' shows, a unique performance involving live looping, slide guitar, beatboxing, unconventional syncopation, and various original techniques which he has crafted. His music ranges various genres and his broad range of musical interpretation has made fans of every generation and cultural background. Honing his "scratch guitar" showcase as full-time performer for the past seven years has elevated him into an elite level of performance and today he is considered one of the best live-loopers in the world. In 2007 he was profiled in Guitar Player Magazine (June) and was featured on Current TV in a piece entitled "What is Scratch Guitar", which was voted number 1 and aired on national TV in the US and UK. In 2008 he was selected for sponsorship by the Line6 company, the producers of the DL4-delay modeler, his loop pedal of choice. www.myspace.com/thegenie | 3/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Erik Jekabson and the Bay Area Composer's Big Band | April 3, 2011 Switchboard Music Festival Brava Theater, San Francisco 2781 - 24th St (at York) 2-10pm Erik Jekabson and the Bay Area Composer's Big Band Erik Jekabson is a freelance trumpet player, composer and educator who has recorded or performed with Illinois Jacquet, the Woody Herman Big Band, John Mayer, Galactic, Mark Turner, Brian Blade, and Nicholas Payton, among others. He has two solo albums: “Intersection”, which was recorded in New York and released in the fall of 2003 on the Fresh Sound/New Talent label, and “Crescent Boulevard”, which was recorded in Berkeley and released in July of 2010 in on his own Jekab’s Music label. Recordings of two other projects that he co-produced, “Vista: the Arrival” and “New World Funk Ensemble” are also widely available. Erik has a Bachelor’s of Music degree from Oberlin Conservatory of Music and a Master’s of Music degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and is currently teaching at The Jazzschool, Cal State East Bay and Los Medanos College. www.erikjekabson.com | 3/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Wiener Kids | April 3, 2011 Switchboard Music Festival Brava Theater, San Francisco 2781 - 24th St (at York) 2-10pm Wiener Kids Brain child of drummer/composer Jordan Glenn, Wiener Kids began as a duo with guitarist Steini Gunnarsson. After Steini moved back to Iceland Jordan picked the project up again a year later, this time with the help of reed masters Aram Shelton and Cory Wright. The music is inspired by small dogs, old bikes, muppets, cheap Halloween decorations, babies with glasses and other wiener kids. It draws as much from Jan Svankmajer and Hans Bellmer as Peewee Herman and Jim Hensen. It's music made by ex/current weaklings for everyone! | 3/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Telepathy | April 3, 2011 Switchboard Music Festival Brava Theater, San Francisco 2781 - 24th St (at York) 2-10pm Telepathy Patrick Cress' Telepathy is an original jazz quartet that creates unique compositions and highly energized improvised music. Its unusual instrumentation (baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, acoustic bass, and drums) and openness to unconventional time signatures bring new ideas that push past the traditional sounds of jazz. Together since March of 2002 Telepathy has recorded four albums, toured both nationally and internationally, and carried the torch for the Bay Area's original jazz scene. www.telepathicmusic.net | 3/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Gojogo | April 3, 2011 Switchboard Music Festival Brava Theater, San Francisco 2781 - 24th St (at York) 2-10pm Gojogo Gojogo is an unusual quartet that combines the Western sounds of classical and jazz with the rhythmic traditions of India. The acoustic instrumentation includes violin, bass, guitar, and dholki, a double-headed drum from Northern India. Some songs also feature electronic samples and loops. Gojogo performs original music composed collaboratively by the four performers, each drawing upon a different musical tradition and training. Compositions feature improvisation over structured forms, creating space for spontaneity and a medium to present each unique instrument. Gojogo challenges itself to create repertoire that incorporates the eccentricities of its various instruments and musical styles. The result is a sound that defies the borders of any specific genre. www.gojogo.com | 2/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Birds & Batteries | April 3, 2011 Switchboard Music Festival Brava Theater, San Francisco 2781 - 24th St (at York) 2-10pm Birds & Batteries Unique songwriting is hard to come by these days, but B&B pulls it off. Birds & Batteries delivers songwriter Mike Sempert's simple yet surprising works, bolstered by adventurous arrangements and production. Their brand new full-length, "Panorama," is satisfying fans and winning over new ones as the band continues to tour the US. Birds & Batteries are on a steady rise with consistently sold out shows in San Francisco, a new record, a Daytrotter session and more national touring ahead. "Panorama" is the third full-length from Birds & Batteries and their finest work to date (Spune/ Velvet Blue Music). The new album is a rare mix of organic and electronic, pop and experimental and an effortless play of surprising elements. www.birdsandbatteries.com | 2/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 7 Episodes |
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