Re: OT- NIK BARTSCH'S RONIN

[Johannes Korn <j.korn@gmx.de>]

Yes, go see (and listen to) them!

Johannes

Fabio_A schrieb:
> Saw them live in Perugia last july:......an amazing band playing amazing 
>music.
>  Strongly raccomended !
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> Fabio
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> Il giorno 08/ott/2010, alle ore 18:15, Rick Walker <looppool@cruzio.com> 
>ha scritto:
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>> Ted wrote:
>> .....
>> Nik Bartsch's Ronin rare US tour dates
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>> February 23 - Oakland,CA - Yoshis
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>> February 25 - Portland, OR - PDX JAZZ FESTIVAL
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>> February 26 - Knoxville, TN
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>> February 27 - New York, NY - (Highline) TBD
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>> Oh, thanks for pointing this out, Ted.      I'm sooooo there!!!
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>> I was fortunate to see them on their famous Montags gig in Zurich
>> with our own Berhnard Wagner doing a wonderful opening set.
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>> This is my favorite jazz/experimental/new instrumental band in the world
>> currently. No hyperbole..........just fact there.
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>> 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.
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>> Imagine Steve Reich meets any of the great ECM bands,
>> except that pigeonholes them too much.
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>> 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.
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>> I can't say enough good things about them.
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>> Don't miss them..............they never come to the US.
>> I'll see you there at both shows if they have them.
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>> yours,   Rick Walker
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