Anthony Coleman

Fri 19 May, 2006, 8pm
Old American Can Factory

“The more precisely
The POSITION is determined,
The less precisely
The MOMENTUM is known”

The more precisely the position is determined, the less precisely the momentum is known, said Heisenberg. Anthony Coleman has taken his (Heisenberg’s) Uncertainty Principle to heart, and thus he continues his quixotic quest for some sort of essence of the music of Ferdinand “Jelly Roll” Morton. Only this time on the beautiful vintage rosewood Steinway upright. That should give it some kind of Storyville whorehouse circa-1917 vibe. Or not. Not a revival, not scholarship, not a free interpretation… maybe more like a (Harold) Bloom-esque “misreading,” through AC’s really too old for that kind of thing. It’s sui generis, dont’cha know, and if you haven’t checked it out - you should. And if you have...well, this time it’s gonna be different.