Ask John Clair

saltwatersnow · July-31st-2004, 08:41 PM

ask an unknown new york musician some things

Pete C · August-12th-2004, 09:42 AM

I have a question:

Do you communicate musically as well as you do verbally?

saltwatersnow · August-12th-2004, 01:25 PM

i communicate musically and verbally exceptionally well. The written word seems to have some problems, ironically i have an english degree, somewhere after completing all my lit requirements i snapped and stopped looking back when typing. Piss poor typing skills make it seem even worse. musically i kick ass dont worry

Pete C · August-13th-2004, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by saltwatersnow

somewhere after completing all my lit requirements i snapped and stopped looking back when typing.

Sometimes "don't look back" is bad advice.

saltwatersnow · August-13th-2004, 02:19 PM

ok thats about 5 times now you made the same snipe in some form. can we let it go.

Pete C · August-13th-2004, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by saltwatersnow

ok thats about 5 times now you made the same snipe in some form. can we let it go.

I'm sure it's more than 5.

At any rate, I only bother because I suspect you might actually have something to say behind the pseudo-hip quasi-illiterate act.

Dennis Gonzalez · August-13th-2004, 04:27 PM

it takes longer to write without punctuation i dont know how you do it so fluidly can you tell me why you do it that way is this any indication of how your music works

im not sniping just trying to understand if the monotony of this type of writing translates into other aspects of your life

Sergio Zamora · August-13th-2004, 04:57 PM

What's the significance of saltwatersnow, saltwatersnow?

Squaredancecalling Steve · August-13th-2004, 05:02 PM

Yeahbuttherealcuttingedgeisinleavingoutthewordspacingandthengoingevenmo-
reminimalbyleavingoutthevowlstndthnlvingtlttrsthmslvs

("The rest is silence.")

JazzJunkie · August-13th-2004, 05:13 PM

On issues of punctuation, it bothers me somewhat when I see the word piano presented as pno. I mean, crap, one more character and you could have had the whole word!

[ Insert big belt of Hee-Haw music here and cut to next post.

]

saltwatersnow · August-13th-2004, 05:23 PM

saltwatersnow the name is from a line in a poem of mine. No signifigance other than i thought it sounded good as an email address. the typing and puncuation lapses have no philosphical underpinning, and nothing to do with any art of music i make, just a product of distraction and never mastered eyes free typing. A lot of the time im posting im either in the middle of substitute teaching or another activity, so im forced to hunt and peck at the keyboard. I also like the way it feels to not think out thoughts beforehand, kind of debate improv. As everyone has let me know improv does not translate into the most coherent and readable posting style.

saltwatersnow · August-13th-2004, 05:27 PM

also... i have a new duo eai cdr im real proud of. If anyone has suggestions about labels who might accept some unsolicited material, or any venues in the nyc or surrounding areas, or for that matter any other useful place to send it out let me know.

here is the lineup

john clair-tenor sax, electronic devices, cymbal, piano, harmonica
andrew sosis- electronic devices, psaltery

Squaredancecalling Steve · August-13th-2004, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by saltwatersnow

psaltery

Something like a dulcimer?

saltwatersnow · August-13th-2004, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Squaredancecalling Steve

Something like a dulcimer?

yeah exactly, in this context amplified with different mics and pickups to the point of being barely identifiable

saltwatersnow · October-6th-2004, 01:37 PM

my friend is moving out of his astoria apartment and on friday all that will be left inside of it is an organ and a bed so he is having a party/concert. If anyone in new york is interested in coming out and hearing a quartet of organ and various electronics instruments played by john clair, jed shahar, andrew sosis, and loren steele write me an email at saltwatersnow@yahoo.com and i can give you some directions.. figure people show up between 9 and 10 music at about 11

saltwatersnow · November-30th-2004, 05:10 PM

Hey everyone sorry for the mass email, but I have 2 new cds just out this very moment. They are being put out by arrival records in canada. You can order directly from the record co by emailing arrivalrecords@canada.com, and telling Ron which ones you would like tp purchase. or if you like using a credit card they will be available in about a month online at vergemusic.com, cadencebuilding.com, and sound323.com..

Arrival records vam009- John Clair/ Andrew Sosis - Filigree

John Clair- tenor sax, portable feedback guitar, cymbal, piano, harmonica

andrew Sosis- electronics, psaltery

Arrival records vam010- John Clair- Early August

John Clair- exposed wires

Both disks are improvised music and come with a special previously unpublished poem by John Clair.

thanks and please forward to anyone who may be interested
-John

graypencil · November-30th-2004, 09:03 PM

Message to Walto:

why not check this guy out , and report back on your
reactions?

If his projects prove to be on something resembling the interaction of "Screwdriver", I'd possibly be interested in hearing some of it ..

saltwatersnow · November-30th-2004, 10:06 PM

well i would love if walter checked me out, but what does it have to do with screwdriver? Unless there is another screwdriver besides the hate rock punk band?

saltwatersnow · February-4th-2005, 03:28 PM

abc no rio- 156 rivington st nyc
Feb. 20th, 2005 8:00 PM
1. Jed Shahar alto sax. John Clair tenor sax
& guitar. Andrew Sosis electronics.
2. Paul Sullivan- Guitar
Stephen Moses- Drums/Trombone
3. Audrey Chen cello/ voice and
Tatsuya Nakatani perc.
4. An open session