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Words by: Brennan Lagasse | Images by: Bud Fulginiti
Mickey Hart Band :: 01.21.12 :: Crystal Bay Club :: Lake Tahoe, NV
 Mickey Hart :: Arts Quest in Bethlehem, PA :: by Bud Fulginiti |
This winter season has been an unusual one in Lake Tahoe. Below average snowfall has made for a few unhappy campers in a place usually overflowing with positive energy. As luck would have it Saturday, January 21st was the first day of 2012 with enough fresh snow for locals and visitors to bask in a long awaited and celebrated Powder Day. This new snowfall also happened to coincide with a visit from the Mickey Hart Band (MHB) who made a stop at the Crystal Bay Club (CBC) on Tahoes North Shore. Perhaps it was a sign from the cosmos.
The MHB has seen several different lineups over the years. The most current incarnation of the group has been chosen for a certain kind of mission according the Rhythm Devil Mickey Hart himself. Hart has been locked in space for quite some time. Any Deadhead will tell you that, but with this project, Harts seriously been tapping space, as in from the solar system – not the abstract sounds commonly heard at Grateful Dead shows of years past – as a way to generate new music.
 MHB :: Arts Quest in Bethlehem, PA :: by Bud Fulginiti |
Technically, Hart has been engulfed in a rich study on the sonification of the universe, which has helped create the music that the MHB plans to record and release sometime this April. Hes worked with several scientists on this front to better understand the sounds of the galaxy, and with his band members has created a new quiver of music that many who attended the show at the CBC were hearing for the first time.
Truth be told, a great deal of the pre-show chatter pointed concert goers to the notion that they were about to take in a show that would probably be one long set of space and/or drums and space. In reality what ended up happening was a slew of Tahoe Deadheads came out to party with the MHB, with most more than pleasantly surprised by a just a few old Grateful Dead tunes sprinkled amongst two sets of newly composed originals.
 Mickey Hart Band :: Arts Quest in Bethlehem, PA :: by Bud Fulginiti |
Hart was recently quoted as saying, Its a combination of universal and global music, which to the attendee feels and sounds very much spot on. There are three drummers in the band beyond the two primary vocalists, keyboards, guitar and bass. Crystal Hall has a beautiful voice, and also lent a hand on acoustic guitar during the evening. Her take on Brokedown Palace was a fresh and welcome one, as were her soaring vocal leads throughout the evening. It was unfortunate that bassist Dave Schools from Widespread Panic was unable to be there for the evening, but as a band the music sounded as cohesive as a relatively new band could possibly be. Even though those familiar with Schools trademark playing know what a force he can be in any band, the MHB played as a whole, with Hart clearly fired up, enjoying the energy of the snow-inspired crowd, with the music and dancing growing stronger song-by-song over the course of the evening.
Inx Herman lays down the base beat and is accompanied by world renown talking drummer Sikuru Adepoju, whos been a fixture in many of Harts bands over the years. Mickey is then left to bring the spacey sounds and other worldly beats he was so well known for with the Grateful Dead. A solid bit of old favorites anchored with a host of new universally inspired songs is what you should expect to hear as this danceable trip lead by the space man himself gets ready for a solid tour this March into April. If you like the Grateful Dead, what Mickey brought to the band, and are into hearing some new music inspired by the rhythms of space played by a very solid band of quality musicians, then make sure when the MHB bus comes by you get on. The improvisational ride will be a welcome, unique experience, and youll be happy to have jumped on board.
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FUNDRAISING CONCERT FOR
UC BERKELEY JAZZ AND IMPROVISED MUSIC FUND
Art Lande |
The Department of Music at the University of California, Berkeley presents a special fundraising concert for the Jazz and Improvised Music Fund (JIM) on Saturday, April 10, 8:00pm at Hertz Hall, Berkeley, CA. Famed improvisers Art Lande (Pianist/Drummer) and Paul McCandless (Saxophonist/Multi-Instrumentalist) will perform a program of original compositions and free improvisations, and UC Berkeley professor and pianist Myra Melford will direct the Berkeley Nu Jazz Collective debuting student arrangements and compositions. There will be a preconcert Q & A with Lande and McCandless, for ticket holders, from 7:15 7:45pm.
Tickets are $15 general admission; $10 students, seniors, and groups of 10+; $5 UC Berkeley students. Tickets may be purchased at Hertz Hall one hour prior to performance (7:00pm) or in advance by calling (510) 642-9988 or visiting http://tickets.berkeley.edu.
The JIM Fund, under the direction of Melford and UC Berkeley faculty member and trumpeter Christy Dana, was created by and for UC Berkeley music students. Its primary purpose is to raise money and support for studies in jazz and contemporary improvised music, especially in light of recent budget cuts. The JIM Fund strives to provide new instruments and audio equipment, to increase the number of master classes and coaching sessions with world-class musicians, along with establishing an endowment. JIM allows students to study, perform and collaborate on a variety of approaches to improvised music by creating a thriving community of musicians.
Since its founding in 2009, JIM has created the Berkeley Nu Jazz Collective, produced an innovative collaboration between improvisers in food and in music, presented a master class with the progressive Jazz supergroup Kneebody, and held concerts with world-class musicians Denny Zeitlin, Taylor Eigsti, Matt Wilson, and Mark Dresser.
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RELEASE AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW;
SHIPPING PLANNED FOR WEEK OF FEBRUARY 13
The Zappa Family Trust is for the first time ever making the legendary Captain Beefheart album Bat Chain Puller available in its original format. Recording for the album began in 1976 and was completed but was never released on Frank Zappa’s label that Beefheart was signed to at the time, due to “all the usual financial difficulties in the proverbial record business, including breach of contract with the artist, lawsuits with artist management and distribution for the label,” according to sources.
Different recordings of some of the songs were released elsewhere, but this will be the first time Captain Beefheart fans will be able to hear the album the way it was intended. The release is available for pre-order now and shipping is planned for the week of February 13. Click here for more information.
Track Listing:
1Bat Chain Puller
2Seam Crooked Sam
3Harry Irene
481 Poop Hatch
5Flavor Bud Living
6Brick Bats
7Floppy Boot Stomp
8Ah Carrot Is As Close As Ah Rabbit Gets To Ah Diamond
9Owed T’ Alex
10Odd Jobs
11Human Totem Pole
12Apes-Ma
Bonus Tracks:
13Bat Chain Puller (Alternate Mix)
14Candle Mambo
15Hobo-Ism
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