1st set:
Bonnie B. Jones and Andy Hayleck
2nd set:
The Ensemble
Andy Hayleck is a Baltimore composer/musician and recordist. For the past few years he has concentrated on using unamplified bowed metal (cymbals and saw), although recently he has begun to improvise using a computer. Currently a member of Trockeneis, he recently made a solo tour of the west coast of the United States (playing the amplified gong/wire). Recordings include: “Gong/Wire” (earlids), “Various, Recordings Involving Ice” (HereSee), and “The Disappearing Floor” (Recorded).
Bonnie B. Jones was born in South Korea in 1977 and until recently her work has focused largely on text and performance. However, a recent trip back to Korea introduced her to the digital delay pedal and circuit bending. For the last year she has been collaborating with Korean musicians, such as the duo Astronoise, and expat Joe FOster. A very pleasant and brief trip to Japan gave her the chance to play with Toshi Makihara and saxophonist Kenichi Matsumoto.
The Ensemble is a NYC/Wesleyan University based collective of improvisers/composers interested in and actively pursuing the process of music improvisation as solo artists, collaborators, and occasionally in this larger configuration. Collectively, The Ensemble contains musical relationships dating back at least five years for some of the members involved and is the result of musical meetings nad a shared vision that has taken place all across the US during that time. For this concert the group will feature Jonathon Zorn (synthesizer), Bryan Eubanks (electronics), Rachel Thompsen (violin), Andrew Lafkas (contrabass), Andrew Raffo Dewar (soprano saxophone), Aaron Siegel (percussion), and for the first time in this larger configuration of players Maria Chavez (turntables) will be participating. The Ensemble is an exciting project for all involved that brings together musicians with a rich and varied experience in improvised, experimental, and contemporary music from the Pacific NW, Texas, the Midwest, and the New England area.