Tag Archives: ICElab
ICEcast: Nathan Davis
We recently sat down with ICElab composer Nathan Davis to discuss his writing process, on the eve of the release of his new album on New Focus Recordings, The Bright and Hollow Sky.
In this episode of the ICEcast, Nathan tells us about composing for his friends in ICE, pulling inspiration from author Italo Calvino, dadaist Hugo Ball, and [...]
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ICE Streaming Begins Tomorrow at 2pm
We are pleased to announce that our recently recorded ICElab concert will be available via FREE streaming HD video beginning at 2pm tomorrow (Friday, April 29th). Tune in to www.iceorg.org at 2pm tomorrow or anytime after to check it out!
Check out photos from the session here. Program listed below:
Phyllis Chen: Beneath a Trace of Vapor, [...]
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The Show Must Go On: Photos from the Recording Session
We had an amazing time recording last night. The HD video will be streaming starting on Friday, April 29th, so you can see the performance at no charge from the convenience of your computer screen. We’ll post info on how to access it tomorrow on our homepage. Check out photos below!
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The Show Must Go On: ICE Streams Starting Friday
We were deeply saddened by the news that our performance tonight at The Southern Theater in Minneapolis has been canceled due to severe financial difficulties at the theater. We have a series of brand new works, all commissioned through our ICElab program, that we had planned to perform at The Southern, including what would have [...]
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Marcos Balter, Du Yun, Nathan Davis – ICElab Concert Preview @ the MCA
For those of you in the Chicago area, come through the Museum of Contemporary Art this Saturday, April 23 at 3pm. We’ll bring you onto the MCA stage, where you can meet and listen to works by ICElab composers Marcos Balter and Nathan Davis, as ICE musicians play some some of their works and discuss [...]
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ICEcast: Steve Lehman’s “Impossible Flow”
Our friend, composer Rafiq Bhatia, recently interviewed saxophonist and ICElab composer Steve Lehman (you may have heard of him recently). On this episode of the ICEcast, we feature selections from their conversation about rhythm, time, playing what you write, and writing what you want to play.
Be sure to catch ICE as we perform the world premiere of [...]
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Steve Lehman Octet – No Neighborhood Rough Enough
As we get ready to premiere Steve Lehman’s new piece, Impossible Flow, during our next FREE ICElab concert at LPR on Tuesday, we’ve been revisiting his mind-blowing 2009 tour-de-force octet album, Travail, Transformation, and Flow.
The title of the track streaming above, “No Neighborhood Rough Enough,” is taken from the lyrics of GZA’s “Gold” (from Liquid [...]
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Steve Lehman on Autechre, Allen Iverson, Antipop Consortium, B.A. Zimmermann, Betty Carter, Damion Reid, Fieldwork, Gerard Grisey, and Val-Inc.
We’re pleased to bring you this amazing guest post from 2011 ICElab Collaborator Steve Lehman, whose new work Impossible Flow will see its world premiere on Tuesday, April 19th during a FREE ICElab show at (le) poisson rouge in New York City. Enjoy!
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In my most recent work as composer, expressive timing, compound meter, rubato phrasing, [...]
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Fieldwork – “Rai”
Fieldwork is one of our favorite improvising ensembles active today. A collectively-led trio of composer-performers featuring ICElab collaborators Steve Lehman (alto saxophone, ICElab 2011) and Tyshawn Sorey (drums, ICElab 2012), as well as the venerable Vijay Iyer (piano), Fieldwork makes music to remember.
Here are a few words from the website of Fieldwork’s label, Pi Recordings:
Fieldwork’s [...]
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ICEcast: SummerICE at The Delancey