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edited September 2011
News:
At the occasion of Tchicai's 75th birthday, the danish newspaper
Politiken published an interview with John.
To read the interview in danish, click here.
2010 saw several new CDs with John Tchicai.
The first one is a tribute to Thelonious Monk and is called "In Monk's Mood". Accompanied by George
Colligan on piano & B3 Hammond organ, Steve LaSpina on bass and Billy
Drummond on drums, this cd features John's striking sound on alto sax
interpreting the works by Monk. Available via Steeplechase 31675.
The second one is a release of New York Art Quartet-recordings from the
'60s, when John Tchicai and Roswell Rudd, trombone, did a European
tour
with Finn von Eyben on bass and Louis Moholo on drums. It is released by
Cuneiform Records under the title "Old Stuff", named after a composition by Rudd. Available as Rune 300.
The third one is called "Reptiles in the Sky" and this is bassist Peter Danstrup's creation. Recorded in
2008, an ensemble of 5 hornplayers plus a trio of saxophone, bass and
drums plays 9 original Danstrup-compositions and 2 collective
improvisations. Tchicai is the main soloist. Danstrup's music is
characterized by tight arrangements with an intriguing balance of
traditional jazz and contemporary dissonance. Available as DANPETCD 01.
The last one is called "Truth lies
in-between". In a collage of instrumental improvisations,
compositions and John Tchicais orchestrations of poems by John
Stewart, this 12-track hybrid of genres (Jazz through Techno) gives
jazzpoetry a new form. Tchicai recites, plays alto saxophone and Indian
flute,
Margriet Naber plays piano, synthesizer and sings and Ernest Guiraud
Cissé plays kalimba, congoma, balafon, tom toms and conga. Available as
HTE MARGE 01.
How can one compare John Tchicai's music with Jackson Pollock's paintings?
Read it in
Jackson Griffith's article in the Sacramento SN&R.
Sheetmusic
of several of Tchicai's compositions can be ordered online via Sheetmusicnow.com.
Calendar:
September 1
Aarhus, Denmark
As part of the Aarhus Festuge, a concert of
”ELEKTRO with John Tchicai”.
ELEKTRO is a group that combines acoustic music and live-electronica in
improvisational circumstances. Today with Katinka Vindelev en
Lea Quotrup on vocals, Lars Winberg on el. bass, Jens
Balder on trombone, Peter Ole Jürgens, percussion and
Adam Winberg on drums. Concert at Atlas at 17.00 hours.
September 11-15
Switzerland
A short duo-tour of John Tchicai and swiss-italian
guitarist Giancarlo Nicolai:
Sept. 11 Bellinzona, Spazio Culturale Temporaneo
Sept. 12 Lugano, Jazz in Besso
Sept. 13 Küsnacht Zürich, Kantonsschule Küsnacht
Sept. 14 Luzern, Mulbau
Sept. 15 Bern, Etage
October 14 - 15
London, Britain
Two evenings of duos and trios at the
Vortex Jazz Club: Evan Parker, saxes and Louis Moholo,
drums, followed by Tchicai, saxes and Tony Marsh, drums,
both evenings culminating in a trio improvisation by Evan Parker, John
Tchicai and Louis
Moholo. Vortex Jazz Club, 11 Gillett Square, N16 8AZ.
October 25-28
Frankfurt/Darmstadt, Germany
A series of concerts of the group
formerly known as ”Jazz Gegen Apartheid”:
John Tchicai and Daniel Guggenheim, saxes, Claude
Deppa, trumpet, Al Jacobsen, trombone, Christopher Dell,
vibraphone, John Edwards, bass and Makaya Ntshoko on drums.
Oct. 25 Frankfurt Rödelheim, Cyriakus Kirche
Oct. 26 Frankfurt Römerberg, Alte Nikolaikirche
Oct. 27 Frankfurt Höchst, Josefskirche (S1, S2, Linie 11)
Oct. 28 Darmstadt, Bessunger Knabenschule
November 2 - 4
Vienna/Wels, Austria
Tchicai will be playing two concerts in Austria.
Nov. 2 A duo with Nina Polaschegg, double bass, at the Blue Tomato in Vienna. Wurmserg. 21,
tel. 985 5960.
Nov. 4 As part of the Waschaecht-Brötzmann
Festival 2011, John will
appear with the Chicago Tentet and Keiji Hiano. Alter Schlachthof,
Wels, 7.00 pm
November 16 - 20
Copenhagen, Denmark
Tchicai will be special guest in three concerts with Katrine
Suwalski's group "Another World".
16 nov at Paradise Jazz, Copenhagen, Magstraede 14.,1. sal at 20.30
17 nov at Templet, Jernbanegade 16, Lyngby at 20.00
20 nov church concert "Berakah", Messiaskirke, Charlottenlund,
Hartmannsgade 46 at
16.00
December 3
Portel des Corbieres, France
Tchicai in concert with Guilhem Verger, saxophone, Olivier
Puisais, bass, and André Mallau, drums, at La
Distillerie, Terre Vinea, Portel des Corbieres, 9 pm.
December 30- January 2
Manhattan, NY
Tchicai is on the East Coast for a few concerts with Garrison
Fewell, guitar.
On Nov. 30 they will be playing with Steve Swell, trombone,
Roy Campbell, trumpet, Dimitri Ivshenko, bass and Jay
Rosen on drums.
This will be at 17 White Street, Manhattan #4A,
at 7 pm.
On Jan. 2, they will perform with their Ascension Unending Group, joined
by Rosi Hertlein, violin and voice, and Alex Weiss,
saxophone, as part of the Vision Festival/Evolving voice-series. This
evening's
concert will be a tribute to Rashied Ali, and it takes place at Clemente
Soto Velez - Educational & Cultural Center, on 107 Suffolk St., at 8.45
pm.
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