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Hi folks, I'll be doing video improvisations at the Zeitgeist Gallery in Cambridge, this Saturday night as part of the following event. rob chalfen presents subconsciouscafe new chamber music series @ ZEITGEIST GALLERY 1353 Cambridge St. Inman Sq. Cambridge 69 Bus from Harvard Gate Doors @ 8pm (exc. where noted) All shows $10 (exc. where noted) All ages PHONE: 617.876.6060 <http://www.zeitgeist-gallery.org> Saturday, 21 December -JAMES MERENDA TRIO -SMART LEONARD FIELD 10:00 JAMES MERENDA TRIO James Merenda - alto sax John Voigt - bass William Buchanan - batterie 8:30 WILL KEN NEIL Neil Leonard (alto saxophone) Ken Field (alto saxophone) Will Buchanan - drums ABOUT THE MUSICIANS: JOHN VOIGT has played with Billy Bang, Borah Bergman, Peter Brotzmann, Roy Campbell, Denis Charles, Marilyn Crispell, Andrew Cyrille, Stu Dempster, Bill Dixon, Paul Flaherty, Bill Frisell, Malcolm Goldstein, Milford Graves, Joseph Jarman, Keith Jarrett, Oliver Lake, Jeanne Lee, Joe McPhee, Jemeel Moondoc, Thurston Moore, Joe Morris, Lawrence "Butch" Morris, Paul Motian, Bern Nix, and Zenna Parkins. He has recorded for Aum Fidelity, Ayler Records, Eremite, Box Holder, and RRRecords (a video with T. Moore). Played at Bell Atlantic, Sound Unity, Fire In The Valley, and Vision Festivals. Many gigs at the Knitting Factory. He has published articles on Henry Grimes, Charles Mingus, Don Cherry, Morton Feldman. Voigt has lectured at the Institute of Jazz Studies; and taught at Berklee College, Boston Arts Academy and Massachusetts College of Art. Drummer and percussionist WILL BUCHANAN (b. 1976) has toured the US, Canada,Spain, Greece, and Russia to perform both serious and popular music concerts. Most recently, he has established himself as an active freelance player in the Boston area. His improvisational playing style has been described as a conjunctive synthesis of jazz, indie rock, african drumming, parade music, and minimalism. Alto saxophonist JAMES MERENDA - born in Brooklyn,NY,James has been performing in Boston for over 10 years -co-leading an original trio "Perilous Foil" .He has played with Joe Hunt,Barry Reis,Ran Blake,George Schuller,Ed Schuller,Mike Rivard,George Garzone,John McNeil,The Either Orchestra,The Ardvark Orchestra,Eric Rosenthal,John Voigt,Luther Gray.Recorded with Ran Blake on Hatology and has three independent recordings.Performing currently with Brandon Seabrook/Phantom Power Supply and leading an ongoing project performing compositions of Charles Mingus (the Masked Marvels). James brings these three musicians together for the first time - a must see - the second meeting of John Voigt and James - a further development in our longing for creative music. NEIL LEONARD has performed internationally, including in Spain, Cuba, Canada, Puerto Rico, Poland, Russia, and at New York's Carnegie Hall. He has worked with Don Byron, and has released his own experiments combining acoustic saxophones with computer-based processing systems. Leonard currently teaches at Berklee College of Music. KEN FIELD is a member of the group Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, and has released several CDs of his layered saxophone compositions and improvisations. He leads the Revolutionary Snake Ensemble, and also performs with the Board of Education and other groups. Field is in the process of preparing a masterclass CD for the Saxophone Journal. @ THE ZEITGEIST GALLERY 1353 Cambridge St. Inman Sq. Cambridge 69 Bus from Harvard Gate all shows 8 pm all shows $10 or b/o all ages NEW PHONE: 617.876.6060 http://www.zeitgeist-gallery.org/