Jeff Kaiser

Sunday, September 05, 2010

Berlin: September 1-4, 2010

Rosa Luxemburg

Skyline...

Isambard Khroustaliov – computer and Maurizio Ravalico – percussion, found objects at
Club der polnischen Versager

We can see who is moving the most...

Skyline

With Thea at the World Clock

Axel Dörner - trumpet, Bertrand Gauguet - saxofones, Michael Renkel - guitar

Liz Allbee at Ausland

Churches late at night on the walk home...

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Friday, September 03, 2010

Brad Henkel and Me....in The Wire....

Our pic from the B-CIMF...NOTE the "No Stage Diving Sign"

Maria with Jürg Bariletti and Phil Skaller

I really feel lucky sometimes, to do interesting gigs in equally interesting venues. Life can be so rich, varied and wonderfully surprising. When Phil told me we would be doing a gig in a cargo container by a river, needless to say, I was quite skeptical. But it still sounded interesting, plus the trio would include the wonderful Jürg Bariletti and Phil Skaller on prepared piano. It turned out to be a BEAUTIFUL night by the river, at the former edge of the Berlin wall at Schillingbrücke. Looking as much a squat as a venue for experimental music, the audience was awesome and appreciative and the trio was a blast. I believe some of my friends documented the event on film and video, so will keep you posted. But here are some set up pics.

Jürg setting up

fixing

and preparing the piano with Phil

view from the stage

Jürg, me, Phil

the stage

Sidney Corbett at Hauptbahnhof: September 1, 2010

I had the pleasure of hearing several gigs at of all places, Berlin Hauptbahnhof. Wednesday was a lovely piece by Sid Corbett for piano and multi-channel electronic playback. For many of the performances meshing with the environment has been difficult, trying to blend in by matching sounds (imitating trains) or contrasting and conflicting too much. Sid's piece was stunning in both it's sound and the way it would "sit" in the station and not fight, but beautifully mingle...