March 11, 2005
To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected]
This Saturday, March 12, 2005 - 10pm Vision Club Presents: Tom & Gerry
Thomas Lehn -analogue synthesizer & Gerry Hemingway-drums
VISION CLUB - 2005 Clemente Soto Velez LES Gallery 107 Suffolk St. at Rivington (old school on the corner of Rivington and Suffolk) inquiries, 212 696 6681 or send e-mail to [email protected] www.visionfestival.org
General Admission is 10$ Students/Seniors reduced rate
for more information
http://www.gerryhemingway.com/tomgerry.html
Thomas Lehn's duets with drummer Gerry Hemingway count to the most successful attempt to merge an aestethic of sound, which extends from the techno of today, into a rhythmical drive more suggestive of jazz. Hemingway's approach, informed by contemporary (new) music as well as by west-african percussion ensembles, harmonizes in a dream-like way with the crackling sounds by Lehn." Felix Klopotek, StadtRevue Köln, April 2000
The American-German Duo of Gerry Hemingway and Thomas Lehn gave a special concert in the series “Unheard in the Neuen reformierten Kirche [New Reformed Church]. Both artists offered a program of largely improvised music that revealed significant references to the tone creations of Karlheinz Stockhausen from the 50's. At that time, he experimented and composed on the basis of synthetic sound production with electronic tone sources. That the possibilities of creating tones in this manner have no bounds was proven by Thomas Lehn with his analogue synthesizer. This instrument's unbelievable spectrum of sound and static from a simple sinus tone to colorful noises made for an exciting combination with the dynamically highly sophisticated percussion performance of Gerry Hemingway. This combination allowed both artists to build large tensioned arcs and bizarre sound structures (impulse sequences, static), which were skillfully and convincingly resolved in the end.
Both musicians complemented each other superbly, whereas on the surface Gerry Hemingway acted a little reservedly. In contrast, Lehn “processed his analogue synthesizer as if in a rage with impressive facial play and gestures, and exactly this connection of the optic and acoustical impressions made up the appeal of this music.
Daniel Schraad, Westdeutsche Zeitung [West German Newspaper]
Upcoming Shows (ALL PERFORMANCES AT TEN PM )
March 19 10pm Henry Grimes and Marshall Allen
March 26 10pm Gunter Hampel Trio w/ Perry Robinson and Lou Grassi
April 2 10pm Steve Swell Quartet w/ Sabir Mateen, reeds Steve Swell, trmb Matthew Heyner, bs Klaus Kugel, drums
April 9 10pm Ras Moshe with Raphe Malik,Larry Roland and Donald Robinson.
April 16 10pm sonic openings under pressure patrick brennan - composition, saxophone Hilliard Greene – bass David Pleasant - drums
April 23 10pm Tatsuya Nakatani and Billy Bang
April 30 10pm Moo Lohkenn vocals with Dick Griffin-tb/ Leonard Jones-b/Pheeroan akLaff –dr?
May 7 10pm Daniel Levin’s Black Bear: Daniel Levin, cello; Nate Wooley, trumpet; Joe Morris, bass Croix Galipault, drums
VISION FESTIVAL X JUNE 14 through JUNE 19 www.visionfestival.org
To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES Press Contact: JIM EIGO, [email protected]
This Saturday, March 12, 2005 - 10pm Vision Club Presents: Tom & Gerry
Thomas Lehn -analogue synthesizer & Gerry Hemingway-drums
VISION CLUB - 2005 Clemente Soto Velez LES Gallery 107 Suffolk St. at Rivington (old school on the corner of Rivington and Suffolk) inquiries, 212 696 6681 or send e-mail to [email protected] www.visionfestival.org
General Admission is 10$ Students/Seniors reduced rate
for more information
http://www.gerryhemingway.com/tomgerry.html
Thomas Lehn's duets with drummer Gerry Hemingway count to the most successful attempt to merge an aestethic of sound, which extends from the techno of today, into a rhythmical drive more suggestive of jazz. Hemingway's approach, informed by contemporary (new) music as well as by west-african percussion ensembles, harmonizes in a dream-like way with the crackling sounds by Lehn." Felix Klopotek, StadtRevue Köln, April 2000
The American-German Duo of Gerry Hemingway and Thomas Lehn gave a special concert in the series “Unheard in the Neuen reformierten Kirche [New Reformed Church]. Both artists offered a program of largely improvised music that revealed significant references to the tone creations of Karlheinz Stockhausen from the 50's. At that time, he experimented and composed on the basis of synthetic sound production with electronic tone sources. That the possibilities of creating tones in this manner have no bounds was proven by Thomas Lehn with his analogue synthesizer. This instrument's unbelievable spectrum of sound and static from a simple sinus tone to colorful noises made for an exciting combination with the dynamically highly sophisticated percussion performance of Gerry Hemingway. This combination allowed both artists to build large tensioned arcs and bizarre sound structures (impulse sequences, static), which were skillfully and convincingly resolved in the end.
Both musicians complemented each other superbly, whereas on the surface Gerry Hemingway acted a little reservedly. In contrast, Lehn “processed his analogue synthesizer as if in a rage with impressive facial play and gestures, and exactly this connection of the optic and acoustical impressions made up the appeal of this music.
Daniel Schraad, Westdeutsche Zeitung [West German Newspaper]
Upcoming Shows (ALL PERFORMANCES AT TEN PM )
March 19 10pm Henry Grimes and Marshall Allen
March 26 10pm Gunter Hampel Trio w/ Perry Robinson and Lou Grassi
April 2 10pm Steve Swell Quartet w/ Sabir Mateen, reeds Steve Swell, trmb Matthew Heyner, bs Klaus Kugel, drums
April 9 10pm Ras Moshe with Raphe Malik,Larry Roland and Donald Robinson.
April 16 10pm sonic openings under pressure patrick brennan - composition, saxophone Hilliard Greene – bass David Pleasant - drums
April 23 10pm Tatsuya Nakatani and Billy Bang
April 30 10pm Moo Lohkenn vocals with Dick Griffin-tb/ Leonard Jones-b/Pheeroan akLaff –dr?
May 7 10pm Daniel Levin’s Black Bear: Daniel Levin, cello; Nate Wooley, trumpet; Joe Morris, bass Croix Galipault, drums
VISION FESTIVAL X JUNE 14 through JUNE 19 www.visionfestival.org
For more information contact All About Jazz.
