reminder: Human-Machine Improvisations (Cork, 2010)

Human-Machine Improvisations (Cork, 2010) poster
poster (click to download PDF…)

On Wednesday, May 26, 2010, at 8:00pm (doors: 7:45pm): io 0.0.1 beta++ (itself) with Han-earl Park (guitar) Bruce Coates and Franziska Schroeder (saxophones) plus iWife (itself) with John Godfrey and Francis Heery (diffusion) perform at Blackrock Castle Observatory (Cork, Ireland). [Details…]

Tickets: €16.00 (€10.00 concessions). [Get tickets…]

You are warmly invited to come along to watch / listen. The performance by / with io++ will be a culmination of three years of research, work and play by Han, Bruce and Franziska… and an ironic sci-fi parody!

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  • Music Network logo
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Presented with funding from the Music Network Performance and Touring Award, and support from the Arts Council of Ireland, Blackrock Castle Observatory, The Castle Bar and Trattoria and the UCC School of Music.

performance diary 04-29-10 (Cork)

upcoming performances
date venue time details
May 10, 2010 The Roundy
Castle Street
Cork, Ireland
9:00pm (doors: 8:45pm) Stet Lab featuring Juniper Hill (voice) and friends, plus The Real-Time Company (for the Ad-Hoc Association) of… Philip Guiton (guitar), Marian Murray (violin), Claudia Schwab (violin) and Kevin Terry (guitar).
Admission: €10 (€5).
[Details…]
May 24, 2010 The Roundy
Castle Street
Cork, Ireland
9:00pm (doors: 8:45pm) An improvised music performance by Bruce Coates (saxophones), Marian Murray (violin) and Han-earl Park (guitar).
Admission: €10 (€5).
May 26, 2010 Blackrock Castle Observatory
Cork, Ireland
8:00pm (doors: 7:45pm) Human-Machine Improvisations (Cork, 2010)
Debut performance by io 0.0.1 beta++ (itself) with Bruce Coates (saxophones), Franziska Schroeder (saxophones) and Han-earl Park (guitar), plus iWife (itself) with John Godfrey (guitar) and Francis Heery (diffusion).
Presented with funding from the Music Network Performance and Touring Award, and support from the Arts Council of Ireland, Blackrock Castle Observatory, The Castle Bar and Trattoria and the UCC School of Music.
€16 (€10).
[Details…]
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[Get tickets…]
June 15, 2010 Ó Riada Hall
UCC Music Building
Sundays Well
Cork, Ireland
TBC Stet Lab featuring Alex Hawkins (piano).
Admission: €10 (€5).
[Details…]
June 18, 2010 (TBC) TBC
Cork, Ireland
TBC The Jitney Trio (Marian Murray (violin), Neil O’Loghlen (double bass) and Han-earl Park (guitar)) perform as part of the Trash Culture Revue.
Details to follow….
July 29, 2010 Lewis Glucksman Gallery
UCC
Cork, Ireland
6:00pm An improvised music performance by Han-earl Park (guitar).
Details to follow….
Free admission.
2010 (TBC) Venue TBC TBC Performance by Han-earl Park (guitar), Mark Sanders (drums) and Franziska Schroeder (saxophones).
Details to follow…
Interested promoters and venues, please get in touch!

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thanks: Glasgow, Edinburgh, Market Harborough and London

Stills Gallery (Edinbugh) 04-15-10: “Experimental Music, Thursday 15 April - 7pm, £4 donation: Join us for an acoustic improvisation and free jazz from French saxophonist Heddy Boubaker, Irish guitarist Han-earl Park and Percussionist Fritz Welch.”

Special thanks to Ian Smith for the scheming and pre-performance guidance, and to Charles Hayward, Lol Coxhill and Ian who reminded me how much I’ve got to learn—I was performing in the presence of giants. Thanks to Fritz Welch, Lin Zhang of Grind Sight Open Eye, and Jamie Smith of Owlhouse Recordings for organizing the events (and feeding this itinerant musician), and to Stills Gallery, and Hamish Dunbar and Keiko Yamamoto at Cafe OTO for hosting the performances.

Kudos to all the musicians who were involved, in particular Neil Davidson and Sean Williams for two memorable duos; EdImpro for their generosity and sense of fun; Shiori Usui and Lin for the Asian noise; Jamie, Lee Allatson and Oliver Betts for the high-volume rock-out; and Heddy Boubaker for sharing the first leg of the trip.

Last but not least, thanks to all who came to listen/watch—it was a pleasure to share the journey.

reminder: Hayward-Park-Smith + Coxhill

Han-earl Park (Photo by Stephanie Hough)
Photo by Stephanie Hough.

Today (Sunday, April 18, 2010), at 8:00 pm: Charles Hayward (drums), Han-earl Park (guitar) and Ian Smith (trumpet and flugelhorn) plus special guest Lol Coxhill (saxophone) perform at Cafe OTO (18–22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, London E8 3DL, England). [Details…]

Tickets: £5 advance / £6 on the door. [Get tickets…]

You are warmly invited to come along to watch / listen. Should be a good one (and I’ll be damned if I don’t play my ass off)!

reminder: Glasgow, Edinburgh, Market Harborough and London

A quick reminder (and update) of the performances in the UK coming up this week (see the performance diary for up-to-date info):

Be great to see y’all there.

update: Hayward-Park-Smith + Lol Coxhill

Han-earl Park (Photo by Stephanie Hough)
Photo by Stephanie Hough.

I’m very excited to announce that the incomparable and inimitable saxophonist Lol Coxhill will be joining Charles Hayward (drums), Ian Smith (trumpet and flugelhorn) and me (Han-earl Park (guitar)) on Sunday, April 18, 2010, 8:00 pm at Cafe OTO (18–22 Ashwin Street, Dalston, London E8 3DL, England). [Details…]

w00t!

performance diary 03-31-10 (Cork, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Husbands Bosworth, London)

upcoming performances
date venue time details
April 12, 2010 The Roundy
Castle Street
Cork, Ireland
9:00pm (doors: 8:45pm) Stet Lab featuring John Godfrey (guitar) plus The Real-Time Company (for the Ad-Hoc Association) of… Enda Buckley (guitar), Tony O’Connor (bass guitar), Owen Sutton (drums) and Athoulis Tsiopani (keyboard).
Admission: €10 (€5).
[Details…]
April 14, 2010 House Gig
La Crosse Terrace
Glasgow
Scotland
7:30pm Performance by Han-earl Park (guitar) plus Heddy Boubaker (saxophone), Fritz Welch (percussion) and others.
Donations.
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April 15, 2010 Stills Gallery
23 Cockburn Street
Edinburgh EH1 1BP
Scotland
7:00pm Grind Sight Open Eye presents a performance by Han-earl Park (guitar) plus Heddy Boubaker (saxophone), Fritz Welch (percussion) and others.
Donations: £5.
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[Details…]
April 17, 2010 Turville Memorial Hall
Welford Road
Husbands Bosworth
Leicestershire LE17 6JX
England
7:00pm An open recording session by Lee Allatson, Han-earl Park, Jamie Smith and the four guys in Black Carrot.
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[Details…]
April 18, 2010 Cafe OTO
18–22 Ashwin Street
Dalston
London E8 3DL
England
8:00pm Performance by Charles Hayward (drums), Han-earl Park (guitar) and Ian Smith (trumpet and flugelhorn) plus special guest Lol Coxhill (saxophone).
Admission: £5 adv. / £6 on the door.
[Details…]
[Cafe OTO Page…]
[facebook…]
[Get tickets…]
May 10, 2010 The Roundy
Castle Street
Cork, Ireland
9:00pm (doors: 8:45pm) Stet Lab featuring Juniper Hill (voice) and friends, plus The Real-Time Company (for the Ad-Hoc Association) of… Philip Guiton (guitar), Marian Murray (violin), Claudia Schwab (violin) and Kevin Terry (guitar).
Admission: €10 (€5).
[Details…]
May 26, 2010 Blackrock Castle Observatory
Cork, Ireland
8:00pm (doors: 7:45pm) Debut performance by io 0.0.1 beta++ (itself) with Bruce Coates (saxophones), Franziska Schroeder (saxophones) and Han-earl Park (guitar), plus iWife (itself) with John Godfrey (guitar) and Francis Heery (diffusion).
Presented with funding from the Music Network Performance and Touring Award, and support from the Arts Council of Ireland, Blackrock Castle Observatory, The Castle Bar and Trattoria and the UCC School of Music.
€16 (€10).
[Details…]
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[Get tickets…]
2010 (TBC) Venue TBC TBC Performance by Han-earl Park (guitar), Mark Sanders (drums) and Franziska Schroeder (saxophones).
Details to follow…
Interested promoters and venues, please get in touch!

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performances (Market Harborough)

On Saturday, April 17, 2010, at 7:00 pm: An open recording session by Lee Allatson, Han-earl Park, Jamie Smith and the four guys in Black Carrot. The event takes place at Turville Memorial Hall (Welford Road, Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire LE17 6JX, England). Sounds like anything could happen! (Thanks to Jamie and Owlhouse Recordings for making this happen.)

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tickets available: Human-Machine Improvisations (Cork, 2010)

io 0.0.1 beta++ logoTickets are now available for the Wednesday, May 26, 2010 performance at Blackrock Castle Observatory (Cork, Ireland) by io 0.0.1 beta++ (itself) with Han-earl Park (guitar) Bruce Coates and Franziska Schroeder (saxophones) plus iWife (itself) with John Godfrey and Francis Heery (diffusion). [Details…]

Tickets: €16.00 (€10.00 concessions). [Get tickets…]

  • Arts Council Ireland logo
  • Music Network logo
  • BCO logo

Presented with funding from the Music Network Performance and Touring Award, and support from the Arts Council of Ireland, Blackrock Castle Observatory, The Castle Bar and Trattoria and the UCC School of Music.

performances (Glasgow, Edinburgh, Market Harborough and London)

Performance in the UK, April 2010 (see the performance diary for up-to-date info):

Hope to see y’all at these events!

updates

04–11–10: special guest Lol Coxhill. [More info…]

performance diary 03-22-10 (Cork, Edinburgh, Glasgow, London, Market Harborough)

upcoming performances
date venue time details
April 12, 2010 The Roundy
Castle Street
Cork, Ireland
9:00pm (doors: 8:45pm) Stet Lab featuring John Godfrey (guitar) plus The Real-Time Company (for the Ad-Hoc Association) of… Enda Buckley (guitar), Tony O’Connor (bass guitar), Owen Sutton (drums) and Athoulis Tsiopani (keyboard).
Admission: €10 (€5).
[Details…]
April 14, 2010 House Gig
La Crosse Terrace
Glasgow
Scotland
7:30pm Performance by Han-earl Park (guitar) plus Heddy Boubaker (saxophone), Fritz Welch (percussion) and others.
Donations.
[facebook…]
April 15, 2010 Stills Gallery
23 Cockburn Street
Edinburgh EH1 1BP
Scotland
7:00pm Grind Sight Open Eye presents a performance by Han-earl Park (guitar) plus Heddy Boubaker (saxophone), Fritz Welch (percussion) and others.
Donations: £5.
[facebook…]
[Details…]
April 17, 2010 Venue TBC
Market Harborough, England
TBC Performance by Han-earl Park (guitar), Jamie Smith (guitar) and others.
Details to follow….
[facebook…]
April 18, 2010 Cafe OTO
18–22 Ashwin Street
Dalston
London E8 3DL
England
8:00pm Performance by Charles Hayward (drums), Han-earl Park (guitar) and Ian Smith (trumpet and flugelhorn).
Admission: £5 adv. / £6 on the door.
[Details…]
[Cafe OTO Page…]
[facebook…]
[Get tickets…]
May 10, 2010 The Roundy
Castle Street
Cork, Ireland
9:00pm (doors: 8:45pm) Stet Lab featuring Juniper Hill (voice) and friends, plus The Real-Time Company (for the Ad-Hoc Association) of… Philip Guiton (guitar), Marian Murray (violin), Claudia Schwab (violin) and Kevin Terry (guitar).
Admission: €10 (€5).
[Details…]
May 26, 2010 Blackrock Castle Observatory
Cork, Ireland
8:00pm (doors: 7:45pm) Debut performance by io 0.0.1 beta++ (itself) with Bruce Coates (saxophones), Franziska Schroeder (saxophones) and Han-earl Park (guitar), plus iWife (itself) with John Godfrey (guitar) and Francis Heery (diffusion).
Presented with funding from the Music Network Performance and Touring Award, and support from the Arts Council of Ireland, Blackrock Castle Observatory, The Castle Bar and Trattoria and the UCC School of Music.
€16 (€10).
[Details…]
[facebook…]
2010 (TBC) Venue TBC TBC Performance by Han-earl Park (guitar), Mark Sanders (drums) and Franziska Schroeder (saxophones).
Details to follow…
Interested promoters and venues, please get in touch!

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performances: Safety First plus DIG

Interrupt the usual updates with news of a performance by my students.

On Friday March 19, 2010, 1:00 pm, at the Ó Riada Hall, UCC Music Building, Sundays Well, Cork, Ireland:

The Safety First Improvisers are putting on their end of year show. It will feature instances of momentary weirdness, inside and outside, reggae-rock-nuts and a popular Christmas number one. Support by the Dangerous Improvisations Group. Admission is free!

Every year is different, but this’ll be… all over the map! 🙂