Jazz Opera Workshop by Artist George Herms

Takes place at 269 N Beverly Dr, Beverly Hills 90012

Please join us for live jazz music on August 18 or August 25, 2007. Rehearsals on the 13, 14, 17. “Opera Workshop" is the umbrella title of two blended, process-based installations that set out to develop ideas and create a zone of play, flexibility, and collaboration in the heart of a busy commerce district. “Opera Workshop" consists of two projects:

*"Amaze," by Farmlab Team; and
*"The Artist's Life: A Free Jazz Opera" workshop by George Herms
Dates & Hours: August 11-August 31, 2007; Thurs-Sat, 12-5pm, and by appointment

*August 18 @ 7-9pm: Free Jazz Opera workshop performance by George Herms & jazz musicians

*August 25 @ 10pm: Free Jazz Opera performance by George Herms & jazz musicians

August 13, 14, 17 Rehearsals

MORE ABOUT WORKSHOP ON AUGUST 18, 2007 at 7-9 PM
On this evening, Herms and musicians will workshop, “Act Two: Away." Jazz musicians joining Herms on 8/25 are: Roberto Miranda (bass), Bobbie Bradford (cornet), Vinnie Golia (reeds), Clayton Cameron (drums), Miguel Atwood-Ferguson (viola). Featuring Diane Briscoe (vocals)

MORE ABOUT WORKSHOP ON AUGUST 25, 2007 at 10 PM
On this evening, Herms and musicians will workshop, “Act One, Scene One: A Sculptor's Studio," a salute to john Coltrane. A spiral staircase will be elevated, and a large spherical buoy played. Jazz musicians joining Herms on 8/25 are: Theo Saunders (piano), Adar Lawrence (tenor sax); Henry “The Skipper" Franklin (bass); Ramon Banda (drums); David Dalston (trombone). Levitation of the spiral staircase is courtesy of Bill Gray.

MORE ABOUT “AMAZE"
This experimental labyrinth from the Farmlab team is a zone of play, flexibility, and collaboration located in the heart of a renowned commerce district where passers-by are offered constant opportunities to consume, but far fewer to build and make.

Utilizing a palette of salvaged materials (steel rods, telephone wire, kimonos, etc.), and inspired by the assemblage work and recycling ethos of George Herms - himself a recent Farmlab artist-in-residence - Farmlab team members have since mid-July been working to transform the large, ground-floor lobby area of this former bank building.

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MAZE aims to explore the idea of collaborative endeavors as the result of individual acts. Rather than decide every move together, Herms and Farmlab build separately, in different sections of the venue. The end result is a loose framework that likely - or not - will fit together. Farmlab is a collective dedicated to the preservation and perpetuity of living things.

MORE ABOUT PHANTOM GALLERIES LA
Phantom Galleries LA is a Los Angeles County-based organization that transforms unoccupied storefronts and spaces into temporary art galleries. Exhibits are curated by local arts organizations, Los Angeles-based galleries, independent curators, and Los Angeles-based artists. The project gives artists an opportunity to exhibit their work, while promoting the creative community to a broader audience and keeping the area looking vital and culturally exciting. The spaces are lit and on view 24 hours a day.