
New performance pictures were either too dark or were somehow not taken at all, so Fish #1 (out of 3) offered his environment as a stand-in.
The Big Pink and Red is gratefully over. I can't over recall of a better place to spend V-Day than with the harp at Barcelona Restaurant. They were slammed -- still taking reservations even after the five hours I had been there. Though I still emergency to work out a few kinks, I am really happy with my new Phil Jones Flightcase amp that I used on this gig. The sound is clean and I don't walk out on out my back or shoulders hauling it from car to venue and back again.
The other weekend performances were with Chris Becker from New York City. Chris assembled a clique of musicians to improvise live to a series of silent short films by Maya Deren, Molly Schwartz, Noe Kidder, Ariane Anthony, Aurora Nealand, Ruby Quincunx, and Tom & Marta. The two out of three performances I had the right of contributing to were vastly different from each other -- one at Capital University for the NOW Festival, the other at Carabar. Imagine harp, two guitars, bass, trumpet, saxophone, flutes, and digital loops on laptop on one showbiz with a huge screen of stunning images behind them! Becker's blog entry summarizes the weekend of performances.
For me, a constant hyper-awareness is required to perform this way, which is perfect because that is a state where I tend to reside. Every moment is a new choice, influenced by what you see, be told, and feel. Being very present -- this is what the arts are all about. I am looking forward to future collaborations and more intense listening.
One of my favorite pairs.
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