[NewMusicEvents] SIMM Series 2008 Opens January 20th w/Citti di Vitti & Steve Lockwood Quartet

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OUTSOUND Presents...
SIMM New Music Series
116 9th St. @ Mission, San Francisco
7:30 PM, donation 
$10 general $8 student/senior $5 artist
kids under 12 free
http://www.outsound.org
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Sunday, Jan 20, 2007 7:30 PM

7:30 Citta di Vitti Phillip Greenlief - alto saxophone Lisa Mezzacappa - bass Jason Levis - drums
8:30 Steve Lockwood Quartet (Los Angeles)
Ken Rosser - guitar Steve Lockwood - piano Dan Lutz - e-bass Billy Mintz - drums

"As can be seen, Lockwood is no mean artist. His musical intellect and sense for drama, without being abstractly distant, are combined into an appealing set of songs that suggest perhaps as much classically influenced 20th century art music as jazz. -Russell Arthur Roberts: from L.A. Jazz Scene 

"As his titles..........suggest, the music conjures visuals, mirages of scenery that surround the audience. The listener derives his sense of wonder from his inability to analyze the entire scene at once; he must release the urge to breakdown, organize, and stereotype every sound and solo. - Nick Burns

Steve Lockwood's influences range from Classical music (20th cent) and jazz, (Coltrane, Miles, and Monk) mostly during my youth. Then he met Meredith Monk and became her keyboardist he was able to explore post-modern/minimalist as well. His latest album "Equipoise" is an example of that mixture. "Latinesque" is even light and dreamy, while "Fly on the Wall" is certainly aggressive and free. He also enjoys poly-harmony which comes from his classical influence. 
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During November and December 2006, Phillip Greenlief composed 40 melodic fragments while watching the films L'Avventura, L'Eclisse, and Deserto Rosso, all films by Michelangelo Antonioni, featuring Monica Vitti.

Early this year, he expanded those fragments into new compositions for trio. Phillip is currently joined by Lisa Mezzacappa and Jason Levis, who work in the bass and drum manifesto "duo b". At the time of writing, they have toured around California, and are preparing to record a new CD in early January followed by a tour of the Pacific Northwest in March and a summer 2008 European tour.

$10 gen/$8 student/senior/$5 artist/children under 12 free

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THE MUSIC UNION HALL 116 9th Street @ Mission St., 1.5 blocks from Civic Center Street BART, San Francisco. Outsound presents...The SIMM Series is a musician run/audience funded music series now in it's eighth season bringing highly professional and truly adventurous music that would not normally be heard or supported by mainstream society. Outsound is an emerging non-profit presenting organization dedicated to presenting artists by artists.  We ask that you contribute $10 in support of the artists. All Ages welcome, $5 minimum entry. Kids under 12 free. 
For series info 
tel: 415-905-4425; web: http://www.outsound.org/


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