Out Of Your Head

Baltimore Sun Interviews Matt on OOYH

Matt Frazão — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 01:14:45 +0000

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.

Worst pet peeve? Noodlers in rehearsal

What’s on your iPod? An absurd amount of music. Lately I’ve been listening a lot to Whoarfrost’s new album, Turn Around Norman’s new album and Yeveto’s new album. Also James Blake.

What song are you hating/loving right now? I’ve hadOrnette Coleman‘s tune “Peace’” stuck in my head for around six months. That one.

Last concert you went to? Little Women, Deradoorian, Susan Alcorn at The Windup Space. It was great.

Your worst habit? Forgetting to eat when I’m working on something

Trend that has exceeded its natural lifespan? Wobble bass. Wob wob wob wobwobwobwobwobwob. Never die, wobble bass … never die.

Favorite band? Soul Cannon and Quartet Offensive, but I’m admittedly biased as a member of both.

Favorite instrument? The ondes Martenot [an electronic instrument with a theremin-like sound]

Last movie you liked/disliked? “Cat Soup.” It was a bizarre animated Japanese short that made me feel good about my body.

TV shows you can’t get enough of? “Louie,” “Breaking Bad”

Favorite book you recently read? “Autobiography of Mark Twain”

Last great meal you had? The Nick-Mechen at Bolton Deli. It’s an improvised sandwich … Always a surprise, never a let down.

Food you hate? Endives. Duck blood soup is also pretty gross.

Favorite place to get a drink? The Windup Space.

Favorite quote/saying? “Nothing is true, everything is permitted,” [attributed to] Hassan-i Sabbah

Source of inspiration? The present moment

Favorite thing about Baltimore? The genuine nature of the people who live here

AS TOLD TO LAURA LEFAVOR, B

If you go

What: Out of Your Head collective

When: 9:30 p.m. Tuesdays

Where: The Windup Space, 12 W. North Ave., Station North

Tickets: Free

Info: outofyourhead.org and thewindupspace.com”

Full OOYH Schedule for November, December, and January

Matt Frazão — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 22:25:00 +0000

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

Full August/September/October Schedule Posted

Adam Hopkins — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 05:17:33 +0000

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

Adam Rudolph & Joseph Bowie SUNDAY @ Windup Space

Adam Hopkins — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 03:45:05 +0000

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.

World In Collusion @ Artscape 7/15-7/17

Adam Hopkins — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 17:37:32 +0000

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

May/June/July Complete OOYH Schedule

Adam Hopkins — Sun, 15 May 2011 15:52:02 +0000

Here’s the full upcoming schedule through July for OOYH. All performances are Tuesday nights at The Windup Space from 9:30pm until Midnight and FREE. Hope to see you out. Enjoy!

May 17: John Dierker-reeds; Jacqueline Pollauf-harp; Brother Jake Leckie-bass

May 24: Danny Gouker-trumpet; Kevin Gift-keyboards; Alex Weber-bass; Ethan Snyder-drums

May 31: Solo/Duo/Trio Night w/ Cam Collins-sax; Blake Cramer-vibes; Chad Hochberg-drums The first set will be a combination of solos and duos (Matt will explain the process) followed by a trio for the second set.

June 7: Patrick McAvinue-violin; Matt Frazao-guitar; Anthony Pirog-guitar; Will Redman-drums; Devin Gray-drums

June 14: Susan Alcorn-pedal steel guitar; Chris Pumphrey-rhodes; Nathan Ellman-Bell-drums

June 21: Chad Hochberg’s Going Away OOYH!!! Cam Collins-reeds; Eric Trudel-reeds; Matt Frazao-guitar; Jon Birkholz-keyboards; Adam Hopkins-bass; Chad Hochberg-drums The first set will be five duos…everyone as a duo with Chad. Second set will be the full sextet.

June 28: High/Low Night–Low Team: John Dierker-reeds; Andrew Delclos-bassoon; Colin Renick-bari sax; Brian Brunsman-bass; Adam Hopkins-bass; Nathan Ellman-Bell-low drums High Team: Brent Madsen-piccolo trumpet; Eric Trudel-flute; Matt Rynes-clarinet; Patrick McAvinue-violin; Alan Munshower-high drums First set is High Team, second set is Low Team, third set is both teams in an epic battle of High vs. Low.

July 5: Mike Cerri-trumpet; Liz Meredith-viola; Janel Leppin-cello; Savino Palumbo-keys; Lauren Shusterich-voice

July 12: Brent Madsen-trumpet; Jon Lipscomb-guitar; Mike Kuhl-drums

July 19: Ben Frock-trumpet; Zack Branch-cello; Brian Brunsman-bass; Ethan Snyder-drums

July 26: Derrick Michaels-sax; Michael Ronstadt-cello; Erik Spangler-electronics, melodica; Mike Ross-drums

Father Figures join OOYH 5/10 @ Windup Space

Adam Hopkins — Mon, 09 May 2011 00:20:32 +0000

We have a special performance this coming Tuesday, May 10…trying something a little bit different for the night. A great band called Father Figures is coming through Baltimore on tour, and it worked out for them to join us on a Tuesday night. They have a full set of their own music (which is definitely worth checking out) so they’re playing that at 8:00pm then OOYH will proceed as normal at 9:30pm. But we’ll be splitting up their band and mixing in some of our favorite Baltimore musicians to stay true to the idea of OOYH. Should be great. It’s all FREE so come at 8:00pm and stay until it’s over…as always this occurs at The Windup Space (12 W North Ave) Schedule for the night and more info about Father Figures:

Tuesday, May 10 @ The Windup Space

8:00pm–Father Figures

9:30pm–Adam Schatz, Jas Walton-saxophones; Jon Lipscomb-guitar; Nathan Ellman-Bell-drums

11:00pm–John Dierker-reeds; Ross Edwards-rhodes; Spencer Zahn-bass; Ian Chang-drums

Father Figures is a band of five friends from Brooklyn, making music that blends the composed and improvised into something that is wild, yet accessible. It is Zombie Jazz, and it is not your grandfather’s music… unless your grandfather juggled knives. Always melodic and strong willed, Father Figures manages sounds into sculptures to make you move your feet, then break a vase, and can neatly package these sounds into a 30 minute set ideal for a dirty basement, or an hour long set ideal for a slightly cleaner warehouse. But they’ll actually play anywhere, and won’t be stopped.

After meeting at NYU, Father Figures studied with instrumental monsters Ralph Alessi, Dave Pietro & Wayne Krantz to help develop their approach to collective improvisation and build a rock solid group sound as a foundation for creative composition from every band member. As a listener, it will be unclear what is improvised and what is not, and that mystery is what carries Father Figures live performance to new heights.

Father Figures is:

Adam Schatz (tenor sax, effects)
Jas Walton (tenor sax)
Ross Edwards (keys)
Spencer Zahn (bass)
Ian Chang (drums)

Video Added and Scheduling

Adam Hopkins — Wed, 04 May 2011 21:20:28 +0000

There’s a new video up in the Media section. This is a clip from last night’s performance of Eric Trudel-reeds; Patrick McAvinue-violin; Zach Swanson-bass; and Alan Munshower-drums. This was a GREAT group…check out the short video to see.

Full schedule for May/June/July will be posted over the weekend. Next week we have a special performance featuring Father Figures from NY…we’ll be mixing them up with some Bmore musicians and see what happens. Details for that coming soon.

Video: 5.3.11 Trudel/McAvinue/Swanson/Munshower

Adam Hopkins — Wed, 04 May 2011 21:05:34 +0000

Eric Trudel-sax; Patrick McAvinue-violin; Zach Swanson-bass; Alan Munshower-drums

4/27 Party Pack!, Mutasm, Nathan Bell @ Windup Space

Adam Hopkins — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:54:51 +0000

Another great show coming to Baltimore at our favorite venue The Windup Space on Wednesday April 27. This one is extra exciting for me because Party Pack! is a trio I am a part of with Dustin Carlson-guitar, and Nathan Ellman-Bell-drums. We don’t get to play very often since Dustin lives in NY, but he’ll be performing with Will McEvoy’s Mutasm so Party Pack! gets in on the fun as well.

Will writes amazing music, and his semi-large ensemble is made up of some of my favorite NY (and not NY) based musicians. The group is Will McEvoy-bass; Nathaniel Morgan-alto; Patrick Breiner-tenor; Brad Henkl-trumpet; Dustin Carlson-guitar; Cody Brown-drums. If you missed them last time they were in town, I highly recommend checking them out at this show. You can hear some clips on this website, but they don’t quite compare to the live show. You want to see this.

Party Pack! is a trio of Dustin Carlson-guitar; Adam Hopkins-bass; and Nathan Ellman-Bell-drums. We are pretty much a rock band…but there is a lot of improvisation and really open sections, so you can call it whatever you want. It is always a party, though…we promise. I’ve attached a video of PP opening for the Oxes last year, which was filmed at our first public performance. Lineup for the night is roughly:

9:30pm–Nathan Bell

10:30pm–Mutasm

11:30pm–Party Pack!

Wednesday April 27, Windup Space, 12 W North Ave, Baltimore MD