Checking in to make sure you received the press release about Wayne Horvitz's upcoming residency at the Stone this month. Below is a new release with some changes and updates to the programming for that week, as well as a few video excerpts of the featured project.  Let me know if you have any questions, or would like to hear a full recording. This is going to be a spectacular week of east meets west. 

All best, 
Beth 


Beth Fleenor
Director
The Frank Agency:
Innovative Arts Management
206.491.0516
www.thefrankagency.org

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Video links: 

Disingenuous Firefight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Z9-sBVALn4&feature=youtu.be

Trish
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pM_cDxDzYU

Sweeter Than the Day
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmGznT1oCf0&feature=youtu.be

A Walk in the Rain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1OzAt9cvdI&feature=youtu.be


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End date 5/27/12
Press Contact: Beth Fleenor*
The Frank Agency
206.491.0516
beth@thefrankagency.org
*Audio, photos, and more information available upon request

 

WAYNE HORVITZ & THE ROYAL ROOM COLLECTIVE MUSIC ENSMBLE HIJACK THE STONE
 
May 21 - 26, 2013

The Stone (NYC)
Avenue C & 2nd
$15

Information: www.waynehorvitz.net  / www.theroyalroomseattle.com


May 21-26 Wayne Horvitz and the Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble (RRCME) hijack the Stone. Presenting six nights of new music, the RRCME performs Horvitz's compositions, combining “Conduction” and spontaneous arrangement & orchestration, created by Horvitz in real time. In addition to the eight sets of music presented by the RRCME, the week-long residency will also feature Horvitz’s quartet Sweeter Than the Day with special guests, and a night of duets with Horvitz and a selection of collaborators including Bobby Previte (drums), Sara Schoenbeck (bassoon), Briggan Krauss (alto sax), and Beth Fleenor (clarinet/voice), among others.

In conjunction with their residency, the ensemble is releasing a limited edition live recording, created at the Royal Room*. The band will make a studio recording winter 2014.

(more about the players and show specifics below)

*live recording is now available to the press exclusively

 

THE PLAYERS

Beth Fleenor (clarinet) 
Kate Olson (soprano sax)
Briggan Krauss (alto sax)
Craig Flory (tenor sax)
Samantha Boshnack, Al Keith, Steve O’Brian (trumpets)
Naomi Siegel, Jacob Herring, Willem de Koch (trombones)
Geoff Harper (bass)
Eric Eagle (drums)
conducted by Wayne Horvitz                                                               

SPECIFICS

5/21 Tuesday
8 & 10 pm        Wayne Horvitz & the Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble with Special Guests

5/22 Wednesday
8 pm                The Westerlies Play Horvitz
Zubin Hensler, Riley Mulherkar (trumpets) Andy Clausen, Willem de Koch (trombones)
10 pm              Wayne Horvitz & the Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble with Special Guests

5/23 Thursday
8 pm                Wayne Horvitz & the Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble with Special Guests
10 pm              Wayne Horvitz and Sweeter Than the Day
Wayne Horvitz (piano) Geoff Harper (bass) Eric Eagle (drums)
Members of the RRCME (various)

5/24 Friday
8 pm                Wayne Horvitz & the Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble with Special Guests
10 pm              The Westerlies Play Horvitz
Zubin Hensler, Riley Mulherkar (trumpets) Andy Clausen, Willem de Koch (trombones)

5/25 Saturday
8 pm                Wayne Horvitz Duets
(including Bobby Previte, Sara Schoenbeck, Briggan Krauss, Beth Fleenor & others)
10 pm              Wayne Horvitz & the Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble with Special Guests

5/26 Sunday
8 and 10 pm    Wayne Horvitz & the Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble with Special Guests



MORE ABOUT THE ARTISTS

Wayne Horvitz is a composer, pianist, and electronic musician. He has performed extensively throughout Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America. He has performed and collaborated with Bill Frisell, Butch Morris, John Zorn, Robin Holcomb, Fred Frith, Julian Priester, Philip Wilson, Michael Shrieve, Bobby Previte, Marty Ehrlich, Skerik, William Parker, Ron Miles, Sara Schoenbeck, Peggy Lee, Steven Bernstein, Briggan Krauss, and Dylan van der Schyff among others. He has been commissioned by the NEA, Meet The Composer, Kronos String Quartet, Seattle Chamber Players, Mary Flagler Cary Trust, PGAFF, BAM and others. Collaborators include Paul Taylor, Liz Lerman Dance Exchange, Gus Van Sandt and Gordon Edelstein. He has produced CDs for Eddie Palmieri, Fontella Bass, Robin Holcomb and Bill Frisell among others. He is the 2001 recipient of the Seattle Artist Trust Fellowship, 2003 and 2006 recipient of the City of Seattle Office of Arts and Culture fellowship, 2002 recipient of the Rockefeller Map Grant for JOE HILL, 16 Actions for Chamber Orchestra, Voices and Improviser, and the 2008 NEA American Masterpieces grant for These Hills of Glory for string quartet and improviser. Ensembles include The President, Pigpen, Zony Mash, The HMP Trio, The New York Composers Orchestra, The 4 Plus 1 Ensemble, Sweeter Than the Day and The Gravitas Quartet.

Beth Fleenor (composer/clarinetist & raucous vocalist) has been heard internationally from 100,000 seat festivals, maximum-security prisons, rural bars, art museums, bunkers, sacred spaces, halls & theaters. Among others, she’s collaborated with Wayne Horvitz, Trey Gunn, Jherek Bischoff, Terry Riley, David Byrne, Butch Morris, Bobby Previte, Eyvind Kang, Kultur Shock, Mike Dillon, Degenerate Art Ensemble, Implied Violence, Seattle Symphony, and Wordless Music Orchestra.

Kate Olson is a saxophonist and woodwind teacher. She has a MM in Improvisation from the University of Michigan, where she studied with Geri Allen, Don Walden, Andrew Bishop, and Ed Sarath. She’s performed in Russia, Latvia, Turkey, Switzerland and Slovakia, in addition to the U.S., and has appeared on stage with improvised music luminaries such as Pauline Oliveros, Steve Coleman, Karl Berger, Bobby Previte.

Briggan Krauss is a saxophonist, composer, sound artist who has been a strong presence on the creative music scene in New York City since 1994. He is a founding member of the band Sexmob and has played on Grammy Award winning and nominated recordings. He has toured extensively internationally and leads several of his own projects.

Craig Flory has played music with Tex Williams, Julian Priester, Ruth Brown, Howard Tate, Wayne Horvitz, Mick Taylor, Butch Morris, Baby Gramps, Skerik, Bonnie Raitt, Medeski, Martin and Wood, Steve Cropper, Glenn Hansard, Pearl Jam, Sex Mob, Roswell Rudd and Les Claypool . He has also composed, and/or arranged and recorded for MUZAC, Teo Macero and MudHoney.

Samantha Boshnack (Bard '03) trumpet/composer leads Reptet, Sam Boshnack Quintet, and B'shnorkestra. She has toured around the world and received support from Meet The Composer, Artist Trust, 4Culture, Jack Straw, ASCAPlus, and Seattle Mayor’s Office of Arts & Cultural Affairs. Boshnack attended the Jazz Composers Orchestra Institute (2012) presented by Columbia, UCLA and American Composers Orchestra.  She has performed/recorded with artists such as Butch Morris, Eyvind Kang, Oliver Lake, Bobby Previte, David Byrne, Terry Riley, Sumi Tonooka, and Jessica Lurie.

Al Keith (trumpet) has played with Bobby Caldwell, The 4 Tops, Temptations,  Cab Calloway, Manhattan Transfer, Ray Charles, Don Rickles, Etta James, James Cotton, Natalie Cole, Washington Composers Orchestra, and Triskadet Band, among others. He’s recorded with Allen Vizzutti,  for Universal Vivendi, and PBS. He teaches at Shoreline Community College (trumpet/Improvisation).

Steve O’Brien studied with Jay Thomas and Jim Knapp at Cornish College of the Arts. Past highlights include a performance with Butch Morris in CONDUCTION® No.189 and Seattle premiere of “M is for Man, Music, Mozart” by Dutch composer Louis Andriessen and violinist Monica Germino, featuring six of Andriessen's signature works and video with Peter Greenaway.

Naomi Siegel is a trombonist, composer and educator based in Seattle. She performs with her duo The Syrinx Effect, Wayne Horvitz, Daniel Barry, Thione Diop, Jefferson Rose Band and Picoso. In 2012, she received a Golden Ear Award for Emerging Artist of the year.  She studied at Oberlin Conservatory.

Jacob Herring, a Northwest native, is currently finishing his B.M. in Trombone Performance at Cornish College of the Arts. Herring has studied trombone with Jennifer Hinkle, Julian Preister, Rob Tapper, and Ernie Carlson. Jacob is a member of the RRMCE, Solbird, as well as Steve O’Brien’s “Only Trio”.

A native of Seattle, Willem de Koch enjoys a diverse career as a performer, improviser, composer, and educator. At home in a variety of musical styles, Willem has shared the stage with the Seattle Symphony, Wayne Horvitz, Bill Frisell, Feist, and Miguel Zenon, among others.  Willem is currently pursuing a BM in Trombone Performance from the Manhattan School of Music.

Geoff Harper (bass) is the co founder of Bebop and Destruction, and has played with Herby Hancock, Julian Preister Band, Real Harper Brothers, Stone Gossard, Wayne Horvitz, Harrybu McCage (with Ryan burns & Matt Cameron), Tom Scott, Jay Roulston Band, Marriot Jazz Quintet, Thomas Marriot Willy Nelson Project, and Dave Marriot Jr:  Triskaideka Band.

Drummer Eric Eagle has performed and recorded with artists ranging from jazz/new music (Dave Peck, Wayne Horvitz, Kenny Kirkland, Eyvind Kang) to singer/songwriter (Nicolai Dunger, Laura Veirs, Sera Cahoone) to rock (Jesse Sykes, Mark Pickerel, Ray Davies, Robbie Robertson).  He has performed at legendary venues/festivals including Red Rocks Amphitheatre, The Fillmore, All Tomorrow's Parties, End of the Road Festival, Peace and Love Festival, Winnipeg Folk Festival, and Printemps de Bourges.

 

MORE ABOUT THE ROYAL ROOM AND IT’S COLLECTIVE MUSIC ENSEMBLE

In 2009 musician and composer Wayne Horvitz approached longtime Seattle bar, restaurant and venue owners Tia Matthies and Steve Freeborn about partnering on a new project in Seattle. After two years of planning and development the Royal Room opened in historic Columbia City in December 2011.

With permanent backline, recording and video, a grand piano and a generous stage, the venue has been designed to serve the musicians and artists who will be performing. The restaurant and bar has a comfortable neighborhood feel that welcomes patrons of all ages and varied tastes, from an after work happy hour to late in the evening. Thursday through Monday evenings feature local artists with no cover charge, allowing fans and regulars alike to enjoy the music. Tuesday and Wednesday nights are reserved for national and touring acts.

The music featured at the Royal Room covers a wide range of styles, with an emphasis on creative programming and development. This allows artists to work on projects in a collaborative community space. To that end, the club has been designed to accommodate in house recordings, off hour rehearsals and residencies of four to twelve weeks.

Built with intention to act as a hub of intersection for the Seattle creative community, and a destination for international artists traveling through the city, the Royal Room has quickly become the Northwest's most diverse and high caliber, casual music environment.

Along with the club, Horvitz also started a house band - the Royal Room Collective Music Ensemble - comprised of some of the city's absolute finest and most creative players. The Ensemble will be featured in the week-long residency at the Stone.

 

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