Ictus Records -30th Anniversary Tour in Baltimore

[bernard lyons]

ICTUS RECORDS 30TH ANNIVERSARY “RENAISSANCE” TOUR

Andrea Centazzo SOLO & Andrea Centazzo/Perry Robinson/Nobu Stowe TRIO
Nov 10th (Fri)
An die Musik Live 409 North Charles St. Baltimore
www.andiemusiklive.com


8 PM (Centazzo SOLO) & 9:30 PM (Centazzo/Robinson/Stowe TRIO)

SOLO - $12 ($10 ICC members/students)
TRIO - $15 ($12 ICC members/students)
SOLO+TRIO - $20 ($15 ICC members/students)


This performance will be recorded for the upcoming ICTUS RECORDS release:
Andrea Centazzo, Perry Robinson & Nobu Stowe – Renaissance


ICTUS RECORDS: THE RENAISSANCE

Labeled as "The Creative Label for Creative Music" ICTUS Records was one of the leading independent labels during the late 70's and early 80’s. Founded in 1976 the company focused mostly on improvised music, contemporary music and avant-garde jazz with much critical acclaim. The label documented seminal collaboration of the innovative composer-percussionist A.C. with the greatest improvisers of the day, including Steve Lacy, John Zorn, Derek Bailey, Evan Parker, Pierre Favre, Rova Saxophone Quartet etc. In 1984, Ictus regrettably ceased to exist. Now, exactly after 30 years of its birth, ICTUS is back with a special new edition 12 CD's Box Set including brand new as well old recordings and also a great new catalogue. To mark this renaissance of ICTUS, A.C. has formed this trio with the clarinet legend Perry Robinson and the up-and-coming pianist Nobu Stowe. The trio challenges the boundary between composition and improvisation, and proclaims a holistic path to jazz, classical music, rock, avant-garde, world-music, electronica etc. ICTUS Records’ 30s Anniversary “Renaissance” Tour is the one of firsts of the new ICTUS era and will be released as double CD in the beginning of 2007. More on line at www.ictusrecords.com.


ANDREA CENTAZZO – Acoustic & Digital Percussion

In an artistic career that spans over 35 years, Andrea Centazzo (www.andreacentazzo.com) has given more than 1000 concerts in all over the world. Centazzo has recorded over 100 LP's and CD's, and has authored 350 published compositions (ranging from solo percussion to symphonic works and opera) and eight musicology books. Centazzo has received a number of prestigious awards (Premio Critica Discografica Italiana, Downbeat Poll, International Video Festival Tokyo, Prix Arcanal of French Culture, etc.). In the early years, Centazzo performed with Steve Lacy, Don Cherry, Giorgio Gaslini, John Zorn, Sylvano Bussotti, Albert Mangellsdorf, Enrico Rava, Lester Bowie, Henry Kaiser and the likes. Since 1986, Centazzo had dedicated himself to composing and orchestra conducting and creating solo multi-media experiences. His latest project MANDALA has been highly acclaimed. Now he's back in the jazz/improvised music world with this new trio and other collaborations.“One of the most influential performer/percussionist of the last 30 years” Michael Bettine – Modern Drummer


PERRY ROBINSON – Clarinet

Perry Robinson is truly a musical icon, with a performing and recording career spanning over 45 years, across all manner of genres, styles, and categories. Born in 1938 in New York City , he grew up in a musical family including Earl Robinson (his father), a well-known composer/protégé of Aaron Copland. Throughout his career Robinson has traveled far and wide to play with the most important musicians of his time, and in the process has become a living legend of the jazz clarinet. His discography reveals works with, among others, Dave Brubeck, Charlie Haden, Henry Grimes, Paul Bley, Carla Bley, Gunter Hampel, Paul Motian, and Archie Shepp. "The best of American melodic streams, both traditional and avant-garde, can be heard simultaneously in this fascinating musician." Matt Snyder – A Music Archivist/Musician


NOBU STOWE – Piano

Nobu Stowe was born in Maebashi , Gumma , Japan . He started taking piano lessons at age 3 and composition at age 6. He moved to the US to study music and psychology at the UC Berkeley. Then, he moved to Chicago to pursue graduate studies at the University of Chicago . After receiving Ph.D. in Psychology, he moved to Baltimore to work as a ‘drug researcher’ for the NIH. Since this relocation, Stowe is leading the post-fusion unit TRIO RICOCHET (www.trioricochet.com) and, in less than a year, had already appeared at some of the top venues in the East Coast including Blue Note N.Y. , The 55 Bar, The Knitting Factory, Twins Jazz and An die Musik. His fist recordings will soon be available from Konnex Records ( Germany ) and Soul Note ( Italy ). “This pianist fuses post-Evans lyricism and avant aggression with headlong forays reminiscent of Jarrett melodic spontaneity” Jim DeJong – Jazz Institute of Chicago