Re: OT- NIK BARTSCH'S RONIN

[Fabio_A <eterogenus@gmail.com>]

Saw them live in Perugia last july:......an amazing band playing amazing 
music.
 Strongly raccomended !

Fabio



Il giorno 08/ott/2010, alle ore 18:15, Rick Walker <looppool@cruzio.com> 
ha scritto:

> Ted wrote:
> .....
> Nik Bartsch's Ronin rare US tour dates
> 
> February 23 - Oakland,CA - Yoshis
> 
> February 25 - Portland, OR - PDX JAZZ FESTIVAL
> 
> February 26 - Knoxville, TN
> 
> February 27 - New York, NY - (Highline) TBD
> 
> 
> 
> Oh, thanks for pointing this out, Ted.      I'm sooooo there!!!
> 
> I was fortunate to see them on their famous Montags gig in Zurich
> with our own Berhnard Wagner doing a wonderful opening set.
> 
> This is my favorite jazz/experimental/new instrumental band in the world
> currently. No hyperbole..........just fact there.
> 
> They don't loop, per se, but they are so into cyclical parts that are
> played in a very, very disciplined and accurate way,  mixing
> odd time signatures and polyrhythmic playing.
> 
> Imagine Steve Reich meets any of the great ECM bands,
> except that pigeonholes them too much.
> 
> Every member of this ensemble is an amazing musician.
> They all are really exploiting their individual instruments to get
> traditional and highly non-traditional sounds out of them.
> 
> I can't say enough good things about them.
> 
> Don't miss them..............they never come to the US.
> I'll see you there at both shows if they have them.
> 
> yours,   Rick Walker
>