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Two MUCH JAZZ: A PAIR OF FESTIVALS HIT A2
By John Uhl
Dl)ylMsxixcEtoxx
Kerrytown Cotxcert ltouse. otxe of the xxoxst fer-
ile grouttds for creative improvxsed mxusxc ixx lxe
Midwest. is planted ,just across from the expanxd-
xing People's Food Ctx-op axxd thxe Farmer's Market
plot. Forte fourtht year in a xrxwthxe smxall venxue
has harvested an atmbitixxus linteup of ifozexis xf
artists fromx around the world to present a festixval
that will explore tmprosvsationxthtrougtt a varxety
of musie styles.
The AMGi Edgefest festixval runs fiomx
fTursdavx to the earliest hours of Sundits norninig
and will include nine contcerts,tincling twit
triple-hilled shows, by 12 differeixietsetmbles at
' three small venues.
While a fatt of expertntental imiprovsisatioin
mixghtx considerthe stature of the Edgefest bill coxm-
~parable to any other music festival held in the past
veat, most of the nustcians do tot have thxe natme
recognition they deserve. Conseqentlv the tickets
aren't vety expensixe and the venues dox't have
riotti for more than 1211 people, impartixng ant espe-
cialiv intitnate feel to the concerts.
Untiversity music stitdent Brian Lixpsoxn, whoxse
tHearitng From the (iap trio perfhmns at the Concert
H ouse Saturday affernootn, said ftc agrees thxax
"seeinig Kexx Vandermark in a furnxture store oxx a
coxxchx xs greax buit wxxxld alsox like tox see xxmore
appreciatcxn foir inmprcxvised msusic.
lxx iirxxpe thxey lxaxecgxxs crtxisctt suippxrtcd
arts Sxxixe of thxe muscans thxere are xsakxxtg
5110,1111 for a gig and there's thoxusanxcs of people
at the festivals'" Lispson said. "Here, if thxe people
oxtfy hear Bxtney Spearstsexntheyll he happy'
ipson, aloxxtgw ithx local guitarist fobyx
Suxtioeefteld (member of tarval anxd Pxintaxxt
Plecostoxrxsf axtd felloxw Unxiversity music stu-
dent and ifrumixer'Fitt Browix, will gisve a dlebut
trio petformanxce at thxe festival. Oxte of Edgefests
mxxsinitable aspects ts its coxnpilationx of lixcal
axxd internationxal talent, sometimes teaxminxg Ann
Arbor xmusicianxs with out-of-town artists. For
instaxnce, Suxnmerfxctd still also be playing two
sets at the tFireflv Club Saturday night with fel-
low Larval guitarist Bill Broxxld anxd British satx-
ophoxxxsxtrexor Watts and members of hts group
in a maikeshift hand formed to accompany Daevid
Allen, Australian guitarist anxd vocalist frott the
spaec rock banxdf (ong.
Othxer featured performers frixmt the Axti
Arbxxr Bctrxxit area at ldgefestinixclude druxtmnex
Gerald Cl easer, whlose Veil of Natmes sextet plays
Fridav nielix xat lie Firefly (tub, and guitaristi
Spenxcer Barefie l, whts will performs with bassist
Reggic: Workmtan directly afier Veil of Names.
Both plavers hve taught at tie Unixversity.
explore the compositions of Mites Davis' seminal
Bitc/ixsx Brewi albumn for new sonic territory.
Vanderimark, mili-reedist and a key leader of
thxe budding Chicago avant-garde scenxe, wilt lead
a quintet and trio of (Cxicago nusicians before
Rush.
fThe material that we cotme up with may sound
like thenmes anxd tunes, but they're really created
on thxe spot, in the niomient. lt's like instant eom-
position,' Vatndermark said of the DKV trio. The
quitt, otn the other hand. is ttore of a vehicle for
Vandermark's eomnpositions: "How do you comie
withx new approaches to writing muisie to inspire
imiprosvisers to intprovise at their highest levels?"
Vantdermark will also be discussinxg the art of
coniposing anid imiprovising moxie for filmt with
New York saxophonist atnd conmposer Phillip
Johnxstonx tn a free seminar Saturday afterntoon.
Thxat evening, Johnston's Transparent Quartet
will perform music to a series of silent films by
French einema pioneer Georges Mdtis in what
promsises to be one of the festival's most innova-
tise and etngaging events. "The area of original
uusic for silet films is a very fruitful one,
Johnswton said. "Thtere's a lox of stuff that hasn't
been done yet, so it's still got a tot of possibilities:'
Yet the openitng night "International Avant
E~xtravagantza" could be a surprise hit and I haven't
exen iseitiotted pianto legetid Marilyn Crispell.
Although each event looks to
be a wtnner, this sampling isan
economical and intriguing:
selection. Reservations are
recommended (769-2999).
UL'Orchestra Des Pas Perdujs,
Trevor Watts' Moire Music Group,
and Miriodor at The Firefly Club.
8.pm. Thursday, $15,
EMarilyn Crispell/ Reggie.
Workman Ensemble at
Kerrytown Concert House. 8 p-rr
Friday, $15,
EiPhillip Johnston 's Geore..
Melies Project. Film and li'V"
music at Kerrytown Concetx. -
House. 7 p.m. Saturday, $ P
EVandermark 5, DKV Trio and
Steve Rush's Bitches Brew ata
Workbench Furniture. 8:31Tp.m. '9trdy $0
Ken Vandermark is poised to blow Edgefest
over with his Vandermark 5 and DKV Trio.
I lxx Aixn ,Arboixmproxvisatioin s cne-willalsox
coixfigure heatvly intouxthliSaturdayv iinigt iiple-
lieaixer xat the \Vorkbentchx Iurnxiitxre stIxirsxxhixeh
wxill pair ax local ensemblexwihiwox baixds tromt
k hicigixo. Stcsve Rush's Bitchles Brews projfeet is
comipismxcd of nsixe XiAntArxorplayers xwhoxxwilt
Pierpont Commons hosts 11 groups today
By Tom Sinas
O(e sex liyseas. A'xvii borhis lx
bsecomse a basioncofitaitxhiionxs.I Frxii
sxxmmxxer's AXxi lair to flls Blues axnd
Jazz Festivl fail Fesuivl, this
icitilyscslxxx co
'slo # lyc ixi lxin tlmes
Co m n II'ixpestilt t imt
fitace courti ciiithetlgst
Nortx ampuirs tixapo eaxii it xi
lit xmmi tmx iii studntsxxandsta.t~
Fexstitl. me lxxxix l, a jusoiteffort
iseiseexi sixidenti oxxxTinxcrs andc thme
lxxxi sxixi Aixsmiand lirxgramts Boxard, ms
ciesignxedti xt x ocasxe regiontal amidfiscal
jazz taletei il x provxixinmg a untifying
socaei e rthxxi ec cNoxrth (amnpus coms-
munxxxixtyThis year'slineup combines
nationaxx~l xazz acts. Music Schsool Faculty
andc studxenit enxsexmbls
Th hx feadltinxerxfrxis lxwaer's festivail is
'tMinneaipolxs Ihased expserimtentail xtzz
trio, Iapp' ,apple. lxhexxri, xwhich hsx
lxxxi xxxeix imp agoda xicl ofmatentimon
lxrxii cxxix cixcles. heamurics saxosphsonist
Mlicha~el Leisxxx. bassisi Irik Fratzke amid
dtrumxxxxxx Daixid Kixsx Ott thirltnest
(DI) "Bods Popping, Moon Was lkingti
Tug Roxckinig,"te groump shows their
ability itoxxix x homers, textural varia-
mmmons mindhflowxing meodic gestures to
creatic someifresh, cuxttin"gedge imipro-
visect mmxxix. lxegiuxup successfully
pass tr ibutie totxirxiOrncimeC (olemanx
sle ixituemixx sttle miaiingxi'a lox
xxix c-lxxxkiiix xmxiuernx sxound ifsaxt craws
wit mmnfluences from outside of the jaiz
genre.
Dxnx particulairly interesting aspect of
lis festival is its Ipromsise tx showscase
tlix world-class talent of the School of
Music's Jazz Studies faculty. Today's
cxvents wilt feature pxerformances by Jaxzz
Studies professors Donald Walden and
Ellets Rowe as wvell as Musie Teehnology
professor Steve Rusts.
Donxald Walden lxaixlong beets recog-
sized as a vainguard of the Detroit xxazz
scense. His career spamis decades and
icludes wsork withx souse jazz's most
revered figures, incluiding Dizzy
Gillespie amid Barry Harris. Additionahly,
many of jazz's brightest young stars like
Rodney Whitaker, Regina Carter mnd
Robert Burst have all worked under his
tutelage in their formative years.
Walden's sex will likely feature a col-
lection of original compositionss as welt
as lis world-renow ned interpretationxs of
mtsc music of Monk and Mixngus.
Drummser Karrieni Riggins, eurrenstly
stkmig xxwmtlxtlxxRay BxxownmTio, xwill
be making ax special appeiramice w itx
Wxalden's group ax todhay's festival.
Elleni Rostc, a pianismtwit a sVn h;
motie sensibility, will be p"erfQtom
alomng with locaxl saxophonist/comxposer
Anxdrew Bishxop for a set that is xsure to' be
full, of adsvensurous eoiipoaixi'ons and
organic improvisation.x
Stephen Rush, known to msansy as thie
mousical udirectoxr axtxlixCamterbury
Hoxuse's Jaiz Mxass. will lbx performsing
wih thlix group, Quartex.
In addition to this bill of esteemed pro-
fessionials amid educators, todxiy's festival
alsox features sets from seven diftec
studenit emsembles. lime perf Orma .
will txinge flomt large scale conxtributions
by tlix University Jtazz Emsenible and Tte
Creative Ails Orchestra to ssmill combos,
all oxfwhssm look to enter a great deal of
stylistic terrain.
Alms1oxugh you might thinik to yourself
that Anni Arbor needs anothxer tradixiomi
like the iserage student ncc&-d.ansother
_ parkinig ticket, tlix PierpontECmmons
Jazi fesivsat promxises to ;dae
great msusic amid a vsaluiable'"ributionm
to tlix culturaul fibric of this cnxiuniy.
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