Eisenbeil, Flinn, Itakura Trio to Perform at the Burchfield-Penney Art Center
The Burchfield-Penney Art Center is pleased to announce the performance of the Eisenbeil, Flinn, Itakura Trio at the museum on Friday, May 7, 2004 at 8:00 p.m. The performance is free and open to the public.
These internationally known performers will present an evening of their compositions for the first time ever in Western New York. Each a virtuoso in his own right, are touring together throughout the US and Canada. Over the past several years they have worked together with other musicians but have never toured as an ensemble.
It is with great pleasure that the Burchfield-Penney Art Center is able to co-host this performance with Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center. The performance by these amazing musicians promises to be a most exceptional evening of improvised music.
About the Eisenbeil, Flinn, Itakura Trio
Katsuyuki Itakura, pianist
Katsuyuki (Katsu) Itakura is a innovative cutting edge pianist. His improvisations span the range from subtle minimalism to noise. He often displays a devilish humor and wit in his music while remaining in a hazy territory that exists prior to musical "expression".
A strong supporter of New Music in Japan, Katsu incorporates a wide range of musicians in a variety of compositional and improvisational formats.
Katsu was born in Taiwan in 1943. A few years later his parents moved to Tokyo, Japan. He began his studies of classical music when he was 7. He soon became interested in blues and jazz and then played his first jazz gig when he was 12.
Musicians Katsu has performed and recorded with include: Peter Brotzman, Dave Holland, drummer Warren Benbow, trumpeter Richie Vitale, saxphonist Scott Robinson, drummer Sabu Toyozumi, saxophonist Mototeru Takagi, drummer Daniel Umer, Yoshio Ikkeda, trumpeter Natsuki Tamura, Kondo Hitonori.
He has toured throughout Japan and for many years 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 (1995). In 2000 he performed at the Florida Jazz and Blues Festival. Since 1985, Katsu has been curating the music series at Club Ornette in Ashikaga, Japan.
In November 2003 he recorded a CD with guitarist Bruce Eisenbeil, bass clarinetist David Rothbaum and drummer Stephen Flinn. This will be released on the Nine Winds label in 2004.
Bruce Eisenbeil, electric and acoustic guitars
The Wire wrote, "Electric guitarist Eisenbeil is developing a distinctive voice . . . His scurrying, skittering style generates animated fluxations, which are integrated successfully within the overall group sound . . ." Each of Eisenbeil's cd's - OPIUM, MURAL and NINE WINGS - has received critical acclaim. He has performed throughout the USA, Japan, Brazil, Paris, Berlin and at many festivals including the Texaco New York Jazz Festival, Vision Festival, CMJ Music Conference, Buffalo Interprov Festival, Philadelphia Mellon Jazz Festival, Trenton Avant-garde Festival, and the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. Eisenbeil has collaborated with many fine musicians including: Cecil Taylor, David Murray, Milford Graves, Evan Parker, Wolfgang Fuchs, Ellery Eskelin, Andrew Cyrille, William Parker, Micheal Manring and many others. The readers and writers of Cadence Jazz Magazine voted OPIUM, his recent CD, one of the top 10 new jazz releases of 2002. His work has been featured in many magazines. Eisenbeil has been interviewed in AVANT and featured in CADENCE with a cover story.
For more info see: www.eisenbeil.com
Stephen Flinn, drummer
Stephen Flinn has been a professional musician for over twenty years, performing most styles of western music throughout the United States and Europe. He has performed and/or recorded with Sam Most, Lynn Johnson, Bruce Eisenbeil, Tony Wren, Wolfgang Fuchs, Marcello Blanco, Jeremy Drake, Ayal Moaz, Jason Michaels (AACM), Jack Wright, and many European Improvisers. He has 2 releases on the Nine Winds Label. In the summer of 2001 Flinn toured the UK and played with many respected improvisors including: Gail Brand, Lol Coxhill, Marcio Mattos, Hugh Metcalfe, Maggie Nicols, Ian Smith and Tony Wren. Flinn is a curator at Line Space Line in Los Angeles for modern improv concerts.
About the Burchfield-Penney Art Center
The Burchfield-Penney Art Center is a museum dedicated to the art and vision of Charles E. Burchfield and distinguished artists of Buffalo Niagara and Western New York State. Through its affiliation with Buffalo State College, the museum encourages learning and celebrates our richly creative and diverse community. For more information, call (716) 878-6011 or visit www.burchfield-penney.org.
The Burchfield-Penney Art Center is accredited by the American Association of Museums and is supported in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts and County of Erie. Additional operating support is provided by the Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Trust, the Mary A. H. Rumsey Foundation and the Burchfield-Penney’s members.
These internationally known performers will present an evening of their compositions for the first time ever in Western New York. Each a virtuoso in his own right, are touring together throughout the US and Canada. Over the past several years they have worked together with other musicians but have never toured as an ensemble.
It is with great pleasure that the Burchfield-Penney Art Center is able to co-host this performance with Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center. The performance by these amazing musicians promises to be a most exceptional evening of improvised music.
About the Eisenbeil, Flinn, Itakura Trio
Katsuyuki Itakura, pianist
Katsuyuki (Katsu) Itakura is a innovative cutting edge pianist. His improvisations span the range from subtle minimalism to noise. He often displays a devilish humor and wit in his music while remaining in a hazy territory that exists prior to musical "expression".
A strong supporter of New Music in Japan, Katsu incorporates a wide range of musicians in a variety of compositional and improvisational formats.
Katsu was born in Taiwan in 1943. A few years later his parents moved to Tokyo, Japan. He began his studies of classical music when he was 7. He soon became interested in blues and jazz and then played his first jazz gig when he was 12.
Musicians Katsu has performed and recorded with include: Peter Brotzman, Dave Holland, drummer Warren Benbow, trumpeter Richie Vitale, saxphonist Scott Robinson, drummer Sabu Toyozumi, saxophonist Mototeru Takagi, drummer Daniel Umer, Yoshio Ikkeda, trumpeter Natsuki Tamura, Kondo Hitonori.
He has toured throughout Japan and for many years 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 (1995). In 2000 he performed at the Florida Jazz and Blues Festival. Since 1985, Katsu has been curating the music series at Club Ornette in Ashikaga, Japan.
In November 2003 he recorded a CD with guitarist Bruce Eisenbeil, bass clarinetist David Rothbaum and drummer Stephen Flinn. This will be released on the Nine Winds label in 2004.
Bruce Eisenbeil, electric and acoustic guitars
The Wire wrote, "Electric guitarist Eisenbeil is developing a distinctive voice . . . His scurrying, skittering style generates animated fluxations, which are integrated successfully within the overall group sound . . ." Each of Eisenbeil's cd's - OPIUM, MURAL and NINE WINGS - has received critical acclaim. He has performed throughout the USA, Japan, Brazil, Paris, Berlin and at many festivals including the Texaco New York Jazz Festival, Vision Festival, CMJ Music Conference, Buffalo Interprov Festival, Philadelphia Mellon Jazz Festival, Trenton Avant-garde Festival, and the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. Eisenbeil has collaborated with many fine musicians including: Cecil Taylor, David Murray, Milford Graves, Evan Parker, Wolfgang Fuchs, Ellery Eskelin, Andrew Cyrille, William Parker, Micheal Manring and many others. The readers and writers of Cadence Jazz Magazine voted OPIUM, his recent CD, one of the top 10 new jazz releases of 2002. His work has been featured in many magazines. Eisenbeil has been interviewed in AVANT and featured in CADENCE with a cover story.
For more info see: www.eisenbeil.com
Stephen Flinn, drummer
Stephen Flinn has been a professional musician for over twenty years, performing most styles of western music throughout the United States and Europe. He has performed and/or recorded with Sam Most, Lynn Johnson, Bruce Eisenbeil, Tony Wren, Wolfgang Fuchs, Marcello Blanco, Jeremy Drake, Ayal Moaz, Jason Michaels (AACM), Jack Wright, and many European Improvisers. He has 2 releases on the Nine Winds Label. In the summer of 2001 Flinn toured the UK and played with many respected improvisors including: Gail Brand, Lol Coxhill, Marcio Mattos, Hugh Metcalfe, Maggie Nicols, Ian Smith and Tony Wren. Flinn is a curator at Line Space Line in Los Angeles for modern improv concerts.
About the Burchfield-Penney Art Center
The Burchfield-Penney Art Center is a museum dedicated to the art and vision of Charles E. Burchfield and distinguished artists of Buffalo Niagara and Western New York State. Through its affiliation with Buffalo State College, the museum encourages learning and celebrates our richly creative and diverse community. For more information, call (716) 878-6011 or visit www.burchfield-penney.org.
The Burchfield-Penney Art Center is accredited by the American Association of Museums and is supported in part with public funds from the New York State Council on the Arts and County of Erie. Additional operating support is provided by the Elizabeth Elser Doolittle Trust, the Mary A. H. Rumsey Foundation and the Burchfield-Penney’s members.
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