4th Annual Umbrella Fest!

Posted in Uncategorized on November 2, 2009 by Tim Daisy

THE FOURTH annual Umbrella Music Festival BEGINS THIS WEEK!!!

Don’t miss out on what the Chicago Reader calls “perhaps the most important jazz festival in Chicago.”

The festival opens this Thursday, November 5th with a special evening dubbed “European Jazz Meets Chicago,” co-presented by Umbrella Music, the City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs, and several European consulates and cultural organizations. Tonight’s FREE concerts will feature some of the best improvising musicians on the European scene.

The concerts continue this weekend at the regular Umbrella Music venues, and this year will feature three elder statesman of the improvised music world: legendary trumpeter Bobby Bradford, renowned multi-instrumentalist Joe McPhee, and the Chicago debut of Japanese alto-saxophone legend Akira Sakata.

The complete schedule is listed below, and can also be found at www.umbrellamusic.org.

UMBRELLA MUSIC FESTIVAL 2009 SCHEDULE AND LINEUPS

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH @ THE

CHICAGO CULTURAL CENTER

78 E. Washington St. / FREE!! / www.chicagoculturalcenter.org / 312-744-6630

“EUROPEAN JAZZ MEETS CHICAGO”

Produced in partnership with The Austrian Consulate General, The Goethe Institut Chicago, The Consulate General of the Republic of Lithuania in Chicago, The Consulate General of The Netherlands, The Consulate General of Sweden, The Consulate General of Switzerland, and The Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs

6:00 PM : Liudas Mockunas Quartet

LITHUaNIA

Liudas Mockunas – saxophones

Jim Baker – piano

Brian Sandstrom – bass

Steve Hunt – drums

Claudia Cassidy Theater

6:45 PM : Martin Brandlmayr Solo

AUSTRIA

Martin Brandlmayr – solo percussion and electronics

Preston-Bradley Hall

7:30 PM: David StackenAs TRIO

SWEDEN

Jason Stein – bass clarinet

David Stackenas – guitar

Josh Abrams – bass

Claudia Cassidy Theater

8:15 PM : Gratkowski/Kaufmann/De Joode

GERMANY

Frank Gratkowski – reeds

Achim Kaufmann – piano

Wilbert De Joode – bass

Preston-Bradley Hall

9 PM : Hans Koch Quartet

SWITZERLAND

Hans Koch – reeds

Fred Lonberg-Holm – cello

Brian Labycz – electronics

Marc Riordan – drums

Claudia Cassidy Theater

10 PM : Guus Janssen Trio

THE NETHERLANDS

Guus Janssen – piano

Anton Hatwich – bass

Wim Janssen – drums

Preston-Bradley Hall

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6TH @ ELASTIC

2830 N. Milwaukee Ave. 2nd Floor / $15 COVER

www.elasticarts.org / 773-772-3616

9 PM : NEW HORIZONS QUARTET

Ernest Khabeer Dawkins – saxophones and percussion

Steve Berry – trombone

Junius Paul – bass

Isaiah Spencer – drums

10 PM : MATTHEW SHIPP SOLO

Matthew Shipp – piano

11 PM : THE BOBBY BRADFORD QUARTET

Bobby Bradford – trumpet

Dave Rempis – saxophones

Junius Paul – bass

Frank Rosaly – drums

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 7TH @ THE HIDEOUT

1354 W. Wabansia / $15 COVER

www.hideoutchicago.com / 773-227-4433

9 PM : VOX ARCANA

James Falzone – clarinet

Fred Lonberg-Holm – cello

Tim Daisy – drums

10 PM : People Places and Things w/Bobby Bradford

Bobby Bradford – trumpet

Greg Ward – alto saxophone

Tim Haldeman – tenor saxophone

Jason Roebke – bass

Mike Reed – drums

11 PM : SAKATA/PARKER/MCBRIDE/HERNDON

Akira Sakata – alto saxophone

Jeff Parker – guitar

Nate McBride – bass

John Herndon – drums

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 8TH @ THE HUNGRY BRAIN

2319 W. Belmont / $15 suggested donation

www.emergingimprovisers.org / 773-935-2118

9 PM : HEAD WITH WINGS

Elliot Bergman – reeds

Charles Gorczynski – reeds

Jake Vinsel – bass

Quin Kirchner – drums

10 PM : AKIRA SAKATA & CHIKAMORACHI

Akira Sakata – alto saxophone

Darin Gray – bass

Chris Corsano – drums

11 PM : TOPOLOGY “The compositions of Joe McPhee, arranged

by Ken Vandermark for nonet, featuring special guest Joe McPhee”

Joe McPhee – pocket trumpet, flugelhorn

Josh Berman – cornet

Jeb Bishop – trombone

Ken Vandermark – reeds

Dave Rempis – saxophones

Jason Adasiewicz – vibes

Fred Lonberg-Holm – cello

Kent Kessler – bass

Tim Daisy – drums

FIND MORE INFORMATION AND UPDATES ONLINE AT :

WWW.UMBRELLAMUSIC.ORG

UMBRELLA MUSIC is a group of Chicago musicians and presenters working to provide performance opportunities for creative and improvising musicians. Umbrella members book weekly concert series on Wednesdays at The Hideout, Thursdays at Elastic, and Sundays at The Hungry Brain. More information on the group and on the events they coordinate is available at WWW.UMBRELLAMUSIC.ORG.

The fourth annual Umbrella Music Festival is presented in conjunction with THE EMERGING IMPROVISERS ORGANIZATION and THE ELASTIC ARTS FOUNDATION.

Bon Voyage!

Posted in Current News on September 24, 2009 by Tim Daisy

9/24/09

Tonight I leave for a 5 week trip touring across Europe. I’ll be performing with three different groups: my own New Fracture Quartet; Gebhard Ullmann’s Basement Research; and Ken Vandermark’s Resonance Project. If you live, or know anybody, who lives in or near any of these cities (see below) send them out! Au Revoir!!

Krakow-Wavel Castle

Krakow-Wavel Castle

New Fracture Quartet
Tim Daisy. Drums/Composer
Nate Wooley.Trumpet
Jake Vinsel.Bass
Dave Miller. Guitar

Sep 28. 2009 Centrum Kultury, Lublin Poland
Sep 29. 2009 Powiekszenie, Warsaw Poland
Sep 30. 2009 Dragon Klub, Poznan Poland
Oct 1. 2009 Alchemia, Krakow Poland

Gebhard Ullmann’s Basement Research
Gebhard Ullmann. Tenor Sax & Bass Clarinet
Steve Swell. Trombone
Julian Arguelles. Baritone and Soprano Sax
John Hebert. Bass
Tim Daisy. Drums

Oct 4. 2009 Alchemia, Krakow Poland
Oct 6. 2009 B Flat, Berlin Germany
Oct 7. 2009 Sunset 60, Paris, France
Oct 8. 2009 Le Petit Faucheux, Tours France
Oct 9. 2009 Paradox,Tilburg Netherlands
Oct 10. 2009 De Werf, Brugge, Belgium
Oct 11. 2009 Speicher Wilhelminengang, Leer Germany
Oct 12. 2009 Grand Theatre, Groningen, Netherlands
Oct 13. 2009 Centre Culturel Opderschmelz, Dudelange, Luxemburg
Oct 14. 2009 Schauspielhaus, Bergneustadt, Germany
Oct 16. 2009 Bessunger Knabenschule,Darmstadt Germany
Oct 17.2009 Jazzclub, Bamberg,Germany
Oct 18.2009 Hot Jazz Club, Munster

Ken Vandermark’s Resonance Project
Ken Vandermark. Reeds
Dave Rempis. Reeds
Mikolaj Trzaska. Alto Sax. Bass Clarinet
Waclaw Zimpel.Bass Clarinet
Mark Tokar.Bass
Steve Swell.Trombone
Per Ake Holmlander.Tuba
Magnus Broo. Trumpet
Tim Daisy.Drums
Michael Zerang. Drums

Oct 19-20. 2009 Alchemia, Krakow Poland
Oct 21. 2009 Manggha Hall, Krakow, Poland
Oct 23. 2009 Cormons, Italy
Oct 24. 2009 Szekesfehervar,Hungary
Oct 25. 2009 Lublin, Poland
Oct 30. 2009 Torun, Poland
Oct 31. 2009 Gdansk, Poland

Klang Cd Release Party

Posted in Uncategorized with tags , , , , , on September 16, 2009 by Tim Daisy

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Klang will celebrate the release of our new recording: “Tea Music” on Wednesday September 23rd at the Hideout: 1354W Wabansia Ave. Come on out and celebrate with us! We hit at 10pm

Ben Ratliff of the New York Times has written: “the band plays music that’s controlled on the surface and wriggling inside: tight, cruising arrangements of thoughtful and stylish music, with vibraphone shimmers and Mr. Falzone’s handsome tone over bass and drums that rumble freely, without fixed rhythm, but never make a big deal out of it.The band is having everything at once, of course: structure and freedom, tunes and the open imagination”

Klang is: James Falzone:clarinet Jason Adaisewicz:vibraphone Jason Roebke:bass Tim Daisy:drums

New Release from the Frame Quartet

Posted in Current News on September 2, 2009 by Tim Daisy

Just released:

Frame Quartet “35mm” on Okka Disk records- please contact me if your interested in getting a copy, here at the blog or at: timothydaisy@warpmail.net

Coming soon: Vandermark 5 “Annular Gift” not two records
Tim Daisy/KenVandermark “Light on the Wall” (vinyl) lawrence family records
Engines “Wire And Brass” okka disk records

Frame Quartet European Tour:
Sep 5 2009
Cafe 7 Grad: Mainz, Germany
Sep 6 2009
Stadtgarten: Cologne,Germany
Sep 8 2009
Jazz Dock: Prague,Czech Republic
Sep 9 2009
Jazz Dock: Prague,Czech Republic
Sep 10 2009
Blue Tomato: Vienna,Austria
Sep 11 2009
Rovinj:Rovinj,Croatia
Sep 12 2009
Roada: The Frame Quartet Steyr,Austria

Frame Quartet: ken vandermark-reeds;fred lonberg-holm-cello;nate mcbride-bass;tim daisy-drums

New Photo Gallery Page

Posted in Current News on September 1, 2009 by Tim Daisy

I have created a new page for all of the photos I have taken while traveling around Europe. Click on Photo Gallery on the right hand side of this page or follow this link:


timdaisy.wordpress.com/photo-gallery

Fall Tour Dates!

Posted in Current News on August 24, 2009 by Tim Daisy

It’s shaping up to be a busy fall, here is listing of all the concerts I have coming up through November. Hope to see you out there!
Frame Quartet European Tour
Frame Quartet: Ken Vandermark:reeds,Fred Lonberg-Holm:cello Nate McBride:bass,Tim Daisy:drums
Sep 5 2009
Cafe 7 Grad: Mainz, Germany
Sep 6 2009
Stadtgarten: Cologne,Germany
Sep 8 2009
Jazz Dock: Prague,Czech Republic
Sep 9 2009
Jazz Dock: Prague,Czech Republic
Sep 10 2009
Blue Tomato: Vienna,Austria
Sep 11 2009
Rovinj:Rovinj,Croatia
Sep 12 2009
Roada:Steyr,Austria

Sep 21 2009 Marc Riordan trio @ The Skylark 2149S Halsted St

Sep 23rd 2009 Klang @ The Hideout 1354W Wabansia Ave

New Fracture Quartet Polish Tour
New Fracture Quartet: Nate Wooley:trumpet, Dave Miller:guitar,electronics, Jake Vinsel: bass, Tim Daisy:drums

Sep 27th 2009 TBA
Sep 28th 2009 TBA
Sep 29th 2009 Warsaw, Klub Powiekszenie
Sep 30th 2009 Poznan, Klub Dragon
Oct 1st 2009 Krakow, Alchemia

Gebhard Ullman’s Basement Research European Tour
Gebhard Ullman:tenor sax,bass clarinet, Julian Arguelles: baritone,soprano sax, Steve Swell: trombone, John Hebert: bass, Tim Daisy:drums

Oct 4 2009
KRAKOW (PL) Alchemia 5, Estery St.
Oct 6 2009
BERLIN (D) B Flat Rosenthaler Strasse 13
Oct 7 2009
PARIS (F) Sunset 60, rue des Lombards
Oct 8 2009
TOURS (F) Le Petit Faucheux 12, rue Léonard de Vinci
Oct 9 2009
TILBURG (NL) Paradox Telegraafstraat 62
Oct 10 2009
BRUGGE (B) DeWerf Werfstraat 108
Oct 11 2009
LEER (D) Speicher Wilhelminengang
Oct 12 2009
GRONINGEN (NL) Grand Theatre Grote Markt 35
Oct 13 2009
DUDELANGE (L) Centre Culturel Opderschmelz 1a, rue du Centenaire
Oct 15 2009
BERGNEUSTADT (D) Schauspielhaus Kölner Strasse 273
Oct 16 2009
DARMSTADT (D) Bessunger Knabenschule Ludwigshöhstrasse 42
Oct 17 2009
BAMBERG (D) Jazzclub Obere Sandstrasse 18
Oct 18 2009
MÜNSTER (D) Hot Jazz Club Hafenweg 26

Ken Vandermark’s Resonance Project

Ken Vandermark: reeds, Magnus Broo: trumpet, Per Ake Holmlander: tuba, Dave Rempis: reeds, Steve Swell: trombone, Mark Tokar: bass, Waclaw Zimpel: bass clarinet, Mkolaj Trzaska: alto sax, bass clarinet, Michael Zerang: percussion, Tim Daisy: drums

Oct 19th 2009 :: Krakow, Poland
Oct 20th 2009 :: Krakow, Poland
Oct 21st 2009 :: Krakow, Poland
Oct 23rd 2009 :: Cormons, Italy
Oct 24th 2009 :: Szekesfehervar, Hungary
Oct 26th 2009 :: Lviv, Ukraine
Oct 30th 2009 :: Torun, Poland
Oct 31st 2009 :: Gdansk, Poland

Nov 7 2009 :: Vox Arcana: Tim Daisy, James Falzone, Fred lonberg-Holm Hideout- Umbrella Music festival

Nov 8 2009 :: Topology : The Music of Joe McPhee The Hungry Brain- Umbrella Music Festival

KLANG US Tour Nov 16th – 22nd

Klang

Posted in Current News on August 18, 2009 by Tim Daisy

Klang - tea music

I have copies of the new release from Klang: “Tea Music” (allos documents) Please get in touch if your interested in obtaining one. Klang is: James Falzone on clarinet, Jason Adasiewicz on vibes, Jason Roebke on bass and yours truly on drums.

Here is a nice review of the record: http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=33718

Vox Arcana Video

Posted in Uncategorized on August 15, 2009 by Tim Daisy

Here is a video from our recent performance at the Columbia Museum of Art in Columbia, South Carolina. The piece is titled: “Chi Harp Call in E”

Enjoy!

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Vandermark 5 US Tour

Posted in Uncategorized on July 29, 2009 by Tim Daisy

Please come out and say hello!

05 AUG-13 AUG :: VANDERMARK FIVE NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
05 AUG :: Columbus, OH | The Wexner Center
06 AUG :: Rochester, NY | The Bop Shop
08 AUG :: Newport RI | The Newport Jazz Festival
09 AUG :: Brooklyn, NY | Union Hall
10 AUG :: Montreal, QC | Sala Rossa
11 AUG :: Toronto, ON | The Supermarket
12 AUG :: Buffalo, NY | Hallwalls Art Center

Vandermark 5:

Ken Vandermark – reeds;Dave Rempis- reeds;Fred Lonberg-Holm-cello;Kent Kessler-bass;Tim Daisy-drums

www.kenvandermark.com


Vox Arcana performs at the Columbia Museum of Art

Posted in Current News on July 13, 2009 by Tim Daisy
Cleve Gray: Union Square 1977

Cleve Gray: Union Square 1977

Very excited to perform with Vox Arcana at the Columbia Museum of Art in Columbia, South Carolina. The performance takes place on Friday July 24th. Doors open at 6pm, concert begins at 7.

The performance coincides with an exhibition by the American abstract  painter Cleve Gray. There will be an original composition performed during the second set inspired by the work of this great artist.

The Columbia Museum of Art is located at 1515 Main St.

More information is available at:  www.columbiamuseum.org

Vox Arcana will also be performing on Saturday July25th at Bobo Gallery in Asheville NC. More info at: www.bobogallery.com

Vox Arcana is:

Tim Daisy: percussion and marimba

Fred Lonberg-Holm: cello and electronics

James Falzone: clarinet