Tag Archives: Wayne Grim

Sonic Demons, Pt II

The recent Sonic Demons Pt I group improvisation set at the Ivy Room was to be a showcase of one of my works which, although based on improvised performances, is an intentional and sculpted work. The ensuing result was still good, due to the talents of the fine improvisers on the gig (Wayne Grim, John [...]

Pearl Harbor and John Lennon

Tonight is a special show. My first conducted composition for large ensemble. It’s big. It’s beautiful. Piece to Celebrate the Proximity of Pearl Harbor Day and the Death of John Lennon on the only date it can happen – Mon Dec 7 @ The Makeout Room in San Francisco. Rehearsal last night was very productive. [...]

Dark Art

Two projects are finished just before the bell of the coming summer is rung and I couldn’t be more pleased. They are both beautifully dark pieces of work, a perfect juxtaposition to the gorgeous sunshine, which is in perfect juxtaposition to the economic realities that are in juxtaposition with the recent Wall Street running of [...]

Surface Noise

The Ivy Room Hootenanny received a mention in an East Bay Express article by Nate Seltenrich. The April Hoot featured O-Type, Greyscale, Jet Black Hair People and Strangelet batting around some crazy long tones and noise – check out some audio: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] O-Type [Audio clip: view full post to [...]

SPLITLIP

I love SPLITLIP and the people in it, Jon Brumit, Wayne Grim, Suki O’Kane and from time to time, the one and only Jeff Hobbs. We played in Sacramento last night at the Prescott Showcase of new, improv and jazz music hosted by our friend Ross Hammond. For some reason SPLITLIP has played more shows [...]