[NEohioPAL]Kabuki & Butoh inspired Jazz show and Improv workshop 5/17 @ Passport Project gcac

Sun May 15 21:25:49 PDT 2005

This is a multi-part message in MIME format.

------=_NextPart_000_012E_01C559AD.D04ABB60
Content-Type: text/plain;
	charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Into the Sun explores melodic themes and rhythms found in ancient Kabuki
theatre, modern Butoh dance and contemporary jazz improvisation,
producing a cutting-edge, high-energy art form.=20

=20
Tuesday, May 17 at 8:30PM:=20
    Into the Sun: Bruce Eisenbeil (guitar), Katsuyuki Itakura (piano),
and Brian Osborn (percussion).    =20
                        see bios below

Tuesday, May 17, 4-5:30PM: Art of Improvisation workshop with the trio!=20

"Eisenbeil is on of the most unique jazz guitarists to emerge in
decades."--Harvey Pekar, JazzTimes=20

Itakura is an avant garde music legend in Tokyo. His keyboard
improvisations span the range from subtle minimalism to noise.=20

Osborne employs a wide range of tonal instruments. The Balinese Gamelan
is evident in his musings.=20

Art of Improvisation Workshop with Bruce Eisenbeil, Katsuyuki Itakura,
and Brian Osborne on May17, from 4-5:30PM. All levels; bring your
instruments (some available at Passport Project). $10 ($7.50 students
and seniors).=20

BIOS=20
Bruce Eisenbeil (NYC) electric and acoustic guitarist, has performed
throughout the USA, Japan, Brazil, Paris, Berlin, and at many festivals.
Eisenbeil has collaborated with many fine musi=20

cians including: Cecil Taylor, David Murray, Milford Graves, Evan
Parker, Wolfgang Fuchs, Ellery Eskelin, Andrew Cyrille, William Parker,
Michael Manring and many others. Bruce Eisenbeil has received critical
acclaim for each of his CD=92s =96 Opium, Mural, and Nine Wings. The =
readers
and writers ofCadence Jazz Magazine voted Opium, his most recent CD, one
of the top 10 new jazz releases of 2002. Eisenbeil=92s work has been
featured in many magazines and has been reviewed in Avant and featured
in Cadence with a cover story. Moreinformation on Bruce Eisenbeil is
available at www.eisenbeil.com. <http://www.eisenbeil.com./> =20

Eisenbeil is one of the most unique jazz guitarists to emerge in
decades.=94 - Harvey Pekar, JazzTimes=20

Katsuyuki (Kastu) Itakura (Tokyo),is an innovative cutting edge pianist.
His improvisations span the range from subtle minimalism to noise. A
strong supporter of New Music in Japan, Katsu incorporates a wide range
of musicians in a variety of compositional and improvisational formats.
Born in Tokyo in 1943, he began his studies of Classical Music when he
was 7. He soon became interested in blues and jazz and played his first
jazz gig at the age of 12. Musicians that Katsu has performed and
recorded with include: Peter Brotzman, Dave Holland, William Parker,
Warren Benbow, Richie Vitale, Scott Robinson, Sabu Toyozumi, Mototeru
Takagi, Daniel Umer, Yoshio Ikkeda, Natsuki Tamura, and Kondo Hitonori.
Katsu has toured throughout Japan and has received critical acclaim as
an improviser and composer. Over the past 30 years, Katsu has performed
at dozens of festivals in Japan. He has also performed in London at the
15th anniversary of Leo Records and at the Florida Jazz and Blues
Festival in 2000. Since 1985, Katsu has been curating the music series
at Club Ornette in Ashikaga, Japan.=20

The improvisations of Japanese pianist Katsuyuki Itakura span the range
from subtle minimalism to noise.=20

Brian Osborne (NYC) is an active performer of improvised and new music
He has been organizing and participating in local DIY music events
throughout the USA and Europe for over 12 years. Osborne received a
Bachelor of Music in Percussion Performance from the North Carolina
School of the Arts.While there he studied many styles of music and
performed in a variety of ensembles.Distinct specialty was with his
studies and performance of Javanese Gamelan Music. He has continued his
advanced studies with master percussionist Milford Graves. Along with
his solo percussion music Osborne currently enjoys an array of musically
stimulating projects. He recently finished a European tour with
saxophonist Blaise Siwula. Osborne has also performed, recorded or
worked with Daniel Carter, Sabir Mateen, Elisa Osborne, Christoph Irmer,
Ge-Suk Yeo, Charles Waters, DOSDEDOS, the George Steeltoe Ensemble, and
has had a longtime collaboration with clarinetist Michael T. Jackson.=20

A wide range of percussive tonal instruments are employed by Brian
Osborn, and his work with Balinese Gamelan is evident in his musings.=20

TICKET INFO=20

Tickets $12 ($8 seniors and students with I.D.); full-priced tickets are
available for purchase at www.passportproject.org;
<http://www.passportproject.org;/> all tickets available at the door.
For more information contact Passport Project at (216) 721-1055.=20

LOCATION=20

Passport Project Global Community Arts Center=20
12801 Buckeye Road (1 block southwest of Shaker Square)=20
Cleveland, Ohio 44120=20
(216) 721-1055=20
more info and directions: www.passportproject.org
<http://www.passportproject.org/> =20

Begun Summer, 2004, the Passport Project Vibrations Series features
music, dance, art, and poetry performances that inspire, challenge and
break the molds that bind us. A reminder that every one and every thing
possesses motion, VIBRATIONS supports art that stretches boundaries and
explores connections.=20
=20
Chlo=EB Hopson
Passport Project, Director
chloe at passportproject.org
ph:: 216.721.1055
http://passportproject.org <http://passportproject.org/>=20
=20
Passport Project's mission is to provide exciting educational
experiences that build community through the arts, encourage respect for
diversity and rejection of racism and negative bias, and a passion for
learning and the global community.
=20
Passport Project does multicultural programs and residencies at schools,
at its Global Community Arts Center, and for the community to further
this mission. Passport Project does diversity training in the corporate
setting.
=20
Passport Project is a 501 (c) 3, non-profit organization that has been
planting seeds of peace and acceptance since 1998.
=20

------=_NextPart_000_012E_01C559AD.D04ABB60
Content-Type: text/html;
	charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN">
<HTML><HEAD>
<META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; =
charset=3Diso-8859-1">
<TITLE>Message</TITLE>

<META content=3D"MSHTML 6.00.2800.1498" name=3DGENERATOR></HEAD>
<BODY>
<DIV><FONT color=3D#008080><!--StartFragment --><SPAN =
class=3Dpostbody><FONT=20
size=3D4><FONT color=3D#008000><FONT color=3D#000080 size=3D5>Into the =
Sun explores=20
melodic themes and rhythms found in ancient Kabuki theatre, modern Butoh =
dance=20
and contemporary jazz improvisation, producing a cutting-edge, high<SPAN =

class=3D742521704-16052005>-energy art form. </DIV>
<DIV><FONT=20
color=3D#008000> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT=20
color=3D#008000>Tuesday, May 17 at 8:30PM:=20
</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN=20
class=3D742521704-16052005><SPAN=20
class=3D742521704-16052005>    Into the Sun:=20
Bruce =
Eisenbeil (guitar),=20
Katsuyuki Itakura (piano), and Brian Osborn=20
(percussion). <FONT=20
color=3D#000000>   =20
</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN=20
class=3D742521704-16052005><FONT=20
color=3D#ff0000>         &nb=
sp;           &nbs=
p; =20
see bios=20
below</DIV>
<DIV><SPAN=20
class=3D742521704-16052005> <FONT=20
color=3D#808000 size=3D4>Tuesday, May 17, 4-5:30PM: Art of Improvisation workshop with the =
trio!=20
 "Eisenbeil is on of the most unique jazz guitarists =
to emerge=20
in decades."--Harvey Pekar, JazzTimes =
 Itakura is an=20
avant garde music legend in Tokyo. His keyboard improvisations span the =
range=20
from subtle minimalism to noise. Osborne employs a wide range of =
tonal=20
instruments. The Balinese Gamelan is evident in his musings. Art =
of=20
Improvisation Workshop with Bruce Eisenbeil, Katsuyuki Itakura, and =
Brian=20
Osborne on May17, from 4-5:30PM. All levels; bring your instruments =
(some=20
available at Passport Project). $10 ($7.50 students and seniors).=20
 BIOS Bruce Eisenbeil (NYC) =
electric and=20
acoustic guitarist, has performed throughout the USA, Japan, Brazil, =
Paris,=20
Berlin, and at many festivals. Eisenbeil has collaborated with many fine =
musi=20
 cians including: Cecil Taylor, David Murray, Milford Graves, =
Evan=20
Parker, Wolfgang Fuchs, Ellery Eskelin, Andrew Cyrille, William Parker, =
Michael=20
Manring and many others. Bruce Eisenbeil has received critical acclaim =
for each=20
of his CD’s – Opium, Mural, and Nine Wings. The readers and =
writers ofCadence=20
Jazz Magazine voted Opium, his most recent CD, one of the top 10 new =
jazz=20
releases of 2002. Eisenbeil’s work has been featured in many =
magazines and has=20
been reviewed in Avant and featured in Cadence with a cover story.=20
Moreinformation on Bruce Eisenbeil is available at <A=20
href=3D"http://www.eisenbeil.com./" =
target=3D_blank>www.eisenbeil.com.</A><FONT=20
color=3D#000000> Eisenbeil is one of the most unique jazz =
guitarists to=20
emerge in decades.” - Harvey Pekar, JazzTimes Katsuyuki =
(Kastu) Itakura=20
(Tokyo),is an innovative cutting edge pianist. His improvisations span =
the range=20
from subtle minimalism to noise. A strong supporter of New Music in =
Japan, Katsu=20
incorporates a wide range of musicians in a variety of compositional and =

improvisational formats. Born in Tokyo in 1943, he began his studies of=20
Classical Music when he was 7. He soon became interested in blues and =
jazz and=20
played his first jazz gig at the age of 12. Musicians that Katsu has =
performed=20
and recorded with include: Peter Brotzman, Dave Holland, William Parker, =
Warren=20
Benbow, Richie Vitale, Scott Robinson, Sabu Toyozumi, Mototeru Takagi, =
Daniel=20
Umer, Yoshio Ikkeda, Natsuki Tamura, and Kondo Hitonori. Katsu has =
toured=20
throughout Japan and has received critical acclaim as an improviser and=20
composer. Over the past 30 years, Katsu has performed at dozens of =
festivals in=20
Japan. He has also performed in London at the 15th anniversary of Leo =
Records=20
and at the Florida Jazz and Blues Festival in 2000. Since 1985, Katsu =
has been=20
curating the music series at Club Ornette in Ashikaga, Japan. =
<BR><BR>The=20
improvisations of Japanese pianist Katsuyuki Itakura span the range from =
subtle=20
minimalism to noise. <BR><BR>Brian Osborne (NYC) is an active performer =
of=20
improvised and new music He has been organizing and participating in =
local DIY=20
music events throughout the USA and Europe for over 12 years. Osborne =
received a=20
Bachelor of Music in Percussion Performance from the North Carolina =
School of=20
the Arts.While there he studied many styles of music and performed in a =
variety=20
of ensembles.Distinct specialty was with his studies and performance of =
Javanese=20
Gamelan Music. He has continued his advanced studies with master =
percussionist=20
Milford Graves. Along with his solo percussion music Osborne currently =
enjoys an=20
array of musically stimulating projects. He recently finished a European =
tour=20
with saxophonist Blaise Siwula. Osborne has also performed, recorded or =
worked=20
with Daniel Carter, Sabir Mateen, Elisa Osborne, Christoph Irmer, Ge-Suk =
Yeo,=20
Charles Waters, DOSDEDOS, the George Steeltoe Ensemble, and has had a =
longtime=20
collaboration with clarinetist Michael T. Jackson. <BR><BR><BR>A wide =
range of=20
percussive tonal instruments are employed by Brian Osborn, and his work =
with=20
Balinese Gamelan is evident in his musings. <BR><BR>TICKET INFO =
<BR><BR>Tickets=20
$12 ($8 seniors and students with I.D.); full-priced tickets are =
available for=20
purchase at </FONT><A href=3D"http://www.passportproject.org;/"=20
target=3D_blank>www.passportproject.org;</A><FONT color=3D#000000> all =
tickets=20
available at the door. For more information contact Passport Project at =
(216)=20
721-1055. <BR><BR>LOCATION <BR><BR>Passport Project Global Community =
Arts Center=20
<BR>12801 Buckeye Road (1 block southwest of Shaker Square) =
<BR>Cleveland, Ohio=20
44120 <BR>(216) 721-1055 <BR>more info and directions: </FONT><A=20
href=3D"http://www.passportproject.org/"=20
target=3D_blank>www.passportproject.org</A><FONT color=3D#000000> =
<BR><BR>Begun=20
Summer, 2004, the Passport Project Vibrations Series features music, =
dance, art,=20
and poetry performances that inspire, challenge and break the molds that =
bind=20
us. A reminder that every one and every thing possesses motion, =
VIBRATIONS=20
supports art that stretches boundaries and explores=20
connections.</FONT></SPAN><FONT color=3D#000000> </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana size=3D2><STRONG>Chlo=EB  =
Hopson</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3D"Trebuchet MS" size=3D2>Passport Project, =
Director</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20
href=3D"mailto:chloe at passportproject.org">chloe at passportproject.org</A></=
FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DGeorgia size=3D2>ph:: 216.721.1055</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2><A=20
href=3D"http://passportproject.org/">http://passportproject.org</A></FONT=
></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#008080 size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#408080 size=3D1>Passport Project's =
mission is to=20
provide exciting educational experiences that build community through =
the arts,=20
encourage respect for diversity and rejection of racism and negative =
bias, and a=20
passion for learning and the global community.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#800080 size=3D1></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#8080c0 size=3D1>Passport=20
Project does multicultural programs and residencies at =
schools,=20
at its Global Community Arts Center, and for the community to further =
this=20
mission. Passport Project does diversity training in the corporate=20
setting.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#800080 size=3D1></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DVerdana color=3D#800080 size=3D1>Passport Project is a =
501 (c) 3,=20
non-profit organization that has been planting seeds of peace and =
acceptance=20
since 1998.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV> </DIV></BODY></HTML>

------=_NextPart_000_012E_01C559AD.D04ABB60--