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New Dischord, Theater for the New South, and the Shaking Ray Levi Society present: February 25-28, 2012, 8:00 PM Barking Legs Theater 1307 Dodds Ave Chattanooga, TN 37404 Flying Fingers Productions and the Shaking Ray Levi Society present: Jack
Wright Barking Legs Theater 1307 Dodds Ave Chattanooga, TN 37404 $10 advance/$12 door/$8 under 25 at the door "In the rarefied, underground world of experimental free improvisation, saxophonist Jack Wright is king" - Washington Post "Raw, visceral, urgent, his music demands to be heard" - The Wire, on Jack Wright Flying Fingers Productions and the Shaking Ray Levi Society present: Trevor
Dunn's Endangered Blood Barking Legs Theater 1307 Dodds Ave Chattanooga, TN 37404 $12 advance/$15 door/$8 under 25 at the door Trevor Dunn first became widely known as a founding member of Mr. Bungle, with Mike Patton and Trey Spruance. An accomplished bassist and composer, Trevor has collaborated widely since Bungle's breakup in 2001, notably with Patton, John Zorn and Jenny Scheinman. His Trio Convulsant has been profoundly influential. Endangered Blood unites him with some of the top players pushing jazz and rock into the 21st century. "Endangered Blood signals a sort of watershed in the evolution of creative music that was once called jazz. The dust has cleared, and what's left is an idiosyncratic and very entertaining sound." - All About Jazz Egyptian Windmill Operators: Barking Legs Theater 1307 Dodds Ave Chattanooga, TN 37404 Prepare yourself for an insane evening of improvised avant-weird music featuring an unbelievable lineup assembled by the legendary Col. Bruce Hampton (from the Hampton Grease Band, Aquarium Rescue Unit, and Quark Alliance), with vocalist and Moog synthesizer wizard Dennis Palmer from the Shaking Ray Levis, and the astounding guitarist and one of the three "founding fathers of American free improv guitar" Davey Williams. "Bruce is the 8th Wonder of the World" - Billy Bob Thornton Wayne White and The Shaking Ray Levis Friday, April 27, 2012 Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit (MOCAD) 4454 Woodward Ave, Detroit, MI, 48201 Wayne White is a brilliant painter and sculptor, an Emmy Award-winning puppeteer and set designer for Pee-Wee's Playhouse, and he has worked on acclaimed music videos for Peter Gabriel ("Big Time") and Smashing Pumpkins ("Tonight Tonight"). This collaboration with the Shaking Ray Levis is part of the ongoing exhibit "Joshua White and Gary Panter's Light Show," reuniting Panter and Wayne White, who had worked together on Pee-Wee's Playhouse. The Shaking Ray Levis and Evan Lipson Friday, May 18, 2012 Bowerbird 2226 Locust St, Philadelphia, PA 19103 Flying Fingers Productions and the Shaking Ray Levi Society present: Trevor Watts and Veryan Weston Thursday, July 12, 2012Barking Legs Theater 1307 Dodds Ave Chattanooga, TN 37404 British saxophonist Trevor Watts has been associated with the British free jazz and improvised music scene since the mid-'60s. He is perhaps best known for his involvement in the Spontaneous Music Ensemble and in other projects with drummer John Stevens. Over the years, Trevor Watts has toured all over the world, from the Americas to New Zealand. He has run workshops, received numerous grants and commissions for his music, and has collaborated with a number of other widely respected jazz musicians, including Archie Shepp, Steve Lacy, Don Cherry and Jayne Cortez. |
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