by Matt Frazão on December 30, 2011
Here is a nice little write up that the Baltimore Sun did on Out Of Your Head (and other more random issues):
“Originally from West Hartford, Conn., Matt Frazao moved to Baltimore to attend The Peabody Conservatory, where he earned a degree in classical guitar performance. At the start of 2009, he co-founded the Out of Your Head music collective with bassist Adam Hopkins to help expand the creative music scene in Baltimore. Frazao, 31, now co-curates the series with Jon Birkholz, arranging for groups of musicians who have never rehearsed or played together before to perform sets of improvised, original music. Along the way, Frazao has been playing and recording with several other bands including Soul Cannon, Quartet Offensive and many more. This week, the Baltimore musician talks to b about wobble bass, delicious sandwiches and more. Read the rest of this entry »
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by Matt Frazão on October 31, 2011
We’ve got the full Out Of Your Head schedule for November, December, and January finalized and there are a lot of exciting groups on the calendar over the next three months. It was great to have Jon Birkholz’s help putting these line-ups together for the first time, and as usual the groups will be one-time-only, not-to-be-repeated bands. Out Of Your Head is at the Windup Space (12 W North Ave, Baltimore MD) from 9:30p to midnight EVERY Tuesday night, and is ALWAYS free. Hope to see you out!
11/01/11- Alan Munshower-drums; Jon Birkholz-keys; Janel Leppin-cello; Jarret Gilgore-sax
11/08/11- Susan Alcorn-pedal steel guitar; Brian Brunsman-bass; Patrick McAvinue-violin; Seth Chizeck-percussion
11/15/11- John Dierker- reeds; Amanda Bloom- voice; Savino Palumbo- keys; Matt Rynes- reeds
11/22/11- Chris Pumphrey- rhodes; Ethan Snyder-drums; Alex Weber-Bass; Eric Trudel-Sax
11/29/11- Zach Swanson-bass; Nathan Ellman-Bell- drums; Matt Frazao- guitar; Nick Horner-vocals
12/06/11- Mike Ross-drums; Mike Cerri- trumpet; Jake Leckie- bass; Anna Meadors- sax
12/13/11- Ben Frock-guitar/trumpet; Erik Spangler-electronics; Jarret Gilgore- sax; Jason Cohen-drums
12/20/11- Out Of Your Head ORCHESTRA!
12/27/11- Derrick Michaels-sax; Anthony Pirog- guitar; Ethan Snyder-drums; Adam Hopkins-bass
01/03/12- Nathan Ellman-Bell- drums; Brian Brunsman- Bass; Jon Lipscomb- guitar; Kevin Gift- keyboard
01/10/12- Jon Birkholz- rhodes; Blake Cramer- vibes; Andrew Delclos- Bassoon; Will Redman- drums
01/17/12- Savino Palumbo- keys; Michael Rondstadt-cello; Matt Rynes- sax; Alan Munshower- drums
01/24/12- Brent Madsen- Trumpet; Dan Ryan- Guitar; John Dierker- Sax; Mike Kuhl- drums; Mike Ross- drums
01/31/12- Zack Branch- cello; Lauren Shusterich-Voice; Jackie Pollauf- Harp; Joe Bussey- Bass
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by Adam Hopkins on August 16, 2011
We’ve finalized the full schedule for the rest of August, September, and October. As always we’re at the Windup Space (12 W North Ave, Baltimore MD) from 9:30p to midnight EVERY Tuesday night. All of these are one-time-only, never-to-be-repeated bands so come check out what you can! Lots of great lineups for these three months. Hope to see you out…enjoy.
August 16–Ben Frock-trumpet; Susan Alcorn-pedal steel guitar; Jackie Pollauf-harp
August 23–Danny Gouker-trumpet; Janel Leppin-cello; Chris Pumphrey-rhodes; Will Redman-drums
August 30–Eric Trudel-reeds; Matt Rynes-reeds; Mike Cerri-trumpet; Savino Palumbo-piano; Patrick McAvinue-violin; Zack Branch-cello; Zach Swanson-bass
September 6–John Dierker-reeds; Matt Frazao-guitar; Jack Leckie-bass; Mike Ross-drums
September 13–Peter Formanek-sax; Anthony Pirog-guitar; Brian Brunsman-bass; Alan Munshower-drums
September 20–Colin Renick-reeds; Adam Hopkins-bass; Ethan Snyder-drums
September 27–Amanda Bloom-voice; Lauren Shusterich-voice; Erik Spangler-turntables, electronics
October 4–Dave Ballou-trumpet; Blake Cramer-vibraphone; Michael Ronstadt-cello; Mike Kuhl-drums
October 11–Anna Meadors-sax; Dan Wallace-sax; Dan Ryan-guitar; Jason Cohen-drums
October 18–Derrick Michaels-sax; Jon Lipscomb-guitar; Kevin Gift-keyboards; Mike Ross-drums
October 25–John Dierker-reeds; Andrew Delclos-bassoon; Liz Meredith-viola; Alex Weber-bass; Nathan Ellman-Bell-drums
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by Adam Hopkins on July 23, 2011
Creative Differences keeps provided amazing chances to see creative and improvised music in Baltimore. Sunday at Windup Space is your next chance to check it out. Support what they’re doing!!!
ADAM RUDOLPH & JOSEPH BOWIE – DUO
& LAFAYETTE GILCHRIST – SOLO
@ The WindUp Space, 12 W.North Ave,Baltimore MD
SUNDAY JULY 24 @ 8PM (doors at 7.30p)
$15 AT THE DOOR.
tel 410 244 8855 www.thewindupspace.com
ADAM RUDOLPH – percussion, handdrums, thumb piano, voice
JOSEPH BOWIE – trombone,percussion,electronics
plus
LAFAYETTE GILCHRIST – piano solo
Creative Differences presents a rare meeting of two masters of jazz and multicultural music forms. This is no limp fusion project..its the real deal and should not be missed! Lafayette Gilchrist will open the evening with a set of piano improvisations.
Adam Rudolph and Joseph Bowie first performed together with Yusef Lateef at Lincoln Center in 2000. Since then they have collaborated in numerous projects, including a trio with Omar Sosa and most recently, in Rudolph’s Moving Pictures Ensemble. Their music is grounded in the American improvisational tradition while embracing languages, instrumentation, and cosmologies of Europe, Africa, the Middle East, Asia, and the African Diaspora. Decades of performance and research into these music cultures have given them the tools to create unique improvisations.
“A project of haunting power and beauty. Captivating and profoundly beautiful.” – Philadelphia Daily News
ADAM RUDOLPH – Born in 1955, hand drummer, composer and improviser Adam Rudolph has been hailed as “a pioneer in world music” by the New York Times. Currently he composes for his group Adam Rudolph’s Moving Pictures Organic Orchestra, a 15 – 50 piece ensemble for which he has developed an original music notation and conducting system. He has performed at festivals and concerts throughout the world and has recorded with Jon Hassel, L. Shankar, Muhal Richard Abrams, Fred Anderson, Hassan Hakmoun, Sam Rivers, Pharaoh Sanders and Wadada Leo Smith among others. He has released over a dozen recordings on his own Meta Records label.
JOSEPH BOWIE – Born in St. Louis in 1953, trombonist and percussionist Joseph Bowie is the younger brother of saxophonist Byron and trumpeter Lester Bowie. He was a member of the hugely influential St. Louis-based Black Artists Group, and performed and recorded with all its principals: Oliver Lake, Julius Hemphill, Baikida Carroll and Charles ‘Bobo’ Shaw.He formed his famed jazz/funk band Defunkt in the late 1970s, served as musical director for vocalist Fontella Bass, and continues to make genre-bending music with David Murray, Jean-Paul Bourelly, and the Ethnic Heritage Ensemble. Bowie has lived in Holland since 2003.
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by Adam Hopkins on July 13, 2011
Our friends at the High Zero Foundation are at it again, presenting experimental and improvised music at this year’s Artscape Festival. For the past five years they’ve presented music under the title Exotic Hipnotic in the University of Baltimore Student Center (5th floor). The concept is the same this year but the name has changed to Worlds In Collusion. It is, in my opinion, one of THE things to check out at Artscape, and it doesn’t hurt that the Student Center is air conditioned. So get out of the heat and check out something a little different. Full lineup:
Friday July 15:
2pm K. S. Resmi • Indian Carnatic Singing
3pm Alex Strama • Theatrical Apocalyptic Rock
4pm Effervescent Collective • Experimental dance & music
5pm Ear Monsters • Free Jazz by Elementary Schoolers
6pm N. Scott Robinson • World Percussion
7pm The Westsiders (Baltimore Marching Band) • Exalted Baltimore spirit
8pm Sam Garrett • Modern Classical compositions
9pm Andy Hayleck and Dan Conrad • Hypnotic light performance with experimental music
Saturday July 16:
12pm Holy Ghost Party • Chillingly weird pop music
1pm Rum Raisin • Cathartic noise music
2pm Spaceships and Insects (Liz Downing and Nathan Bell) • Cosmic Banjos & Songs
3pm HEARTON (Dan Bren and Friends) • Unpredictable improvised madness
4pm Neil Feather • Visionary invented instruments
5pm Peabody Early Music Ensemble • Music from Ancient Times to the Renaissance
6pm Geist • Japanese Heavy Metal
7pm Samuel Burt Ensemble • Contemporary Compositions for Reeds, Strings, and Electronics
8pm Soumya Chakraverty • Gorgeous Indian Classical Music
Sunday July 17:
12pm Parallel Octave • Experimental Greek chorus sings unusual texts
1pm Jesse Heffler & Allen Mozek • Spoken Word / Experimental Performance
2pm Whoarfrost • Explosive experimental rock
3pm Composer Will Redman • Avant-garde classical music featuring improvisation
4pm Ahmed Borhani • Persian Classical Music
5pm Horselords • Hypnotic rock influenced by North African music
6pm Jimmy Joe Roche • Live electronic music
7pm Wrhatnala USA Gamelan Ensemble • Traditional Balinese music
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