[NewMusicEvents] Forward Energy Trios & SBTG-Q Sat 4/7 and Sun 4/8

[JimRyan]

OUTSOUND.COM & jimzeen productions present

Jim Ryans FE3 Oakland & FE3 Portland
Two CD Release Concerts  $10ea
Saturday, April 7, 8pm, 2007 " 1510 8th St., Oakland
+ Dave Sewelson and Friends Jam (2nd Saturday Set)
Sunday, April 8, 7:30pm  116 9th St. @ Mission, S.F.
AND SBTG-Quartet Sewelson/Torrente/Bichon/Gvatua

FE3 Oakland was recorded in April 2006 in concert and studio settings at 
Scott R. Looneys 1510 8th Street Studio and Performace Space.  He is a 
pianist/electronic musician, composer, and 
recording/mixing.  engineer.  Scott received his BA from Coe College in 
Iowa, and his Masters from Cal Arts in southern California. He has 
performed and recorded throughout the U.S. and abroad.  He settled in 
Oakland in the mid-90s and  plays frequently in the Bay Area.
Stephen Flinn has lived a colorful life: In the 70s he played drums for 
rock bands in San Francisco and Seattle, in the early 80s he was a 
newsreader and dj in Dublin, Ireland, and in the mid 90s he was a forest 
monk in Saraburi, Thailand. Stephen has performed, as a spontaneous 
improviser, with many prominent American and European improvisers on tours 
and festivals throughout the United States, Europe, and Japan. In the 
spring of 2006, he did a cross country solo percussion tour of the U.S., 
which culminated in the filming of a documentary in New York by filmmaker 
Tracy Wuischpard.  At present, Stephen resides in San Francisco spending 
his time writing, teaching, and boxing.
Jim Ryan's involvement with jazz started while listening to late night 
radio as a kid but didnt begin to flower until he was in his thirtys, 
living in Paris, France, as a writer.  At that time free jazzbecame the 
rage and Jim played flute and sax over a year in Steve Lacys weekly free 
jazzjams, and he formed his first band, The Free Music  Formation.  In 1997 
he founded Forward Energy in the San Francisco bay area.  The group 
incorporates a shfiting cast of fine players.  He has just released two 
trio CDs and has been working mostly in that format recently.  He will tour 
the midwest and east coast late this spring.

Second April 7 Set " Forward Energy Jam "
a riot of spontaneouscomposition w/Dave Sewelson, Jim, et. al.

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Jim Ryans FE3 Portland CD Release Concert OUTSOUND SIMMs
Series $10 " 7:30pm " Sunday, April 8th " 116 9th St. San Francisco
Forward Energy has five CD recordings available on Edgetone Records with 
various players and approaches to free jazz improvizational 
composition.  On FE3 Portland Jim plays alto/tenor sax & flute.  Bob Jones, 
learned to play the double bass from Winston Budrow at Michigan State 
University.  He received his BA in contrabass performance and worked as an 
extra in several Midwest symphonic groups before moving to Portland, Oregon 
where he works with many improvisational ensembles including The 
Evolutionary Jass Band, Thee Oregon Artificial Limb Co. and Eternal 
Tapestry.  Andrew Wilshusen started drumming at ten and practiced the drums 
obsessively while obtaining his BA.   In 2000 he moved from the Midwest and 
immersed himself in the free jazz & improv music scenes of the San 
Francisco bay area.  In 2005 he relocated to Portland expanding his work to 
accompany dancers and to cull new sounds from drums and found objects.

SBTG-Q " Sunday, April 8, 2007  9pm
Musicians Union Hall " 116 9th St., San Francisco
Dave Sewelson sez: I was born in Oakland, California, in 1952. There was a 
half-size violin kept in the closet in case I wanted to be a concert 
violinist. I played trumpet at the age of nine, moving to baritone horn at 
the age of eleven, followed by a stint on drums until I settled on electric 
bass at thirteen, adding upright bass to the mix until the switch to 
saxophone at the age of twenty-one.
I have specialized in the baritone saxophone since the early seventies. I 
arrived in New York City in the summer of 1978, settled in the East 
Village, played in many bands in the area including the 25 OClock Band, 
Jemeel Moondoc's Jus Grew Orchestra, Noise R Us, Mofungo, Freedomland and 
Fast n Bulbous.. I was a founding member of the Microscopic Septet. 
Lifetime member of William Parkers Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra. 
Musical Director of The Daves  Antony Bichon bass Transplanted from old 
Europeto the San Francisco Bay Area, I discovered that it is a great place 
for wine, food and sun... even for a Frenchman! Eventually my bass playing 
resurfaced and I have never looked back... except for good bread..
Carolyn Torrente plays alto sax and has performed with Polly Bradfield, 
Lesli Dalaba, Robin Holcomb, Vicki Trent, Syble Glebow, ChuchEazy, Dave 
Sewelson, W. Horvitz, Spirit & Jim Ryan in NYC & SF Bay Area.
Nicolai Gvatua drums was born and raised in Tbilisi, Georgia, and has
lived in US since 1992. Started music education while attending Tbilisi 
Choreography college. At age of 14 replaced a drummer in the school band 
and hasnt given up the drum sticks since. Co-founder and lifetime member of 
the group Oazis (Road to Home, Live in SF) In 1998, together with Igor 
Abuladze (Oazis, Drug) started project Zarbzan (Zarbzan, Zarbzan2) that 
involves mostly studio work and occasional live performances. Played 
percussion with Foothill Brass band (Dave Adams-conductor) for two 
seasons.Founding member and drummer of BTG Trio with Carolyn Torrente and 
Antony Bichon.

Jim Ryan
550 24th St.  Ste 1014
Oakland, CA  94612
510-645-1894
www.bayimproviser.com/jimryan
http://www.myspace.com/forwardenergy
http://www.edgetonerecords.com/ryan  
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