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The Creative Music Foundation would like to thank Markertek for their generous support
Sounds Like
1. Music Universe: Research and practice of elements common to all music that invites cross-cultural communication.
2. Music Mind: Ways to focus on detail; heightened sensitivity towards elements of rhythm, dynamics, harmonics, sound/silence, regardless of stylistic forms.
3. Personal expression, leading to very specific meetings of the minds.
4. The art of group improvisation and interpretation: building teams of individuals.
5. Projection and communication to audiences
6. Audience Development: The Basic Practice of musical laws, available to and beneficial for practically anyone, regardless of their prior level of musical knowledge. ( SoundSchool I )
7. Creative Relaxation, Liberation Through Sound: music/sound as healing and spiritual practice. ( SoundSchool II )
8. Applying the new experiences to specific traditional styles or contemporary concepts : Practicing and playing in groups, creating works, performing, recording, listening.
9. Taking the new experiences home, expanding familiar horizons, taking a new approach to projects, communicating with the CMS community worldwide.
All of these points relate to three principles of ancient wisdom:
* The laws of music spell out the laws of vibration, governing all areas and all aspects.
* The more personal you are the more universal you are.
During the '70- and '80's, the Woodstock-based
Creative Music Studio
was considered the premier study center for contemporary creative music. Founded in 1971 by
Karl Berger,
Ingrid Sertso and
Ornette Coleman
, CMS brought together leading innovators in the jazz and world music communities. Unprecedented in its range and diversity, CMS was an acknowledged phenomenon in the international music world, providing participants with the rare opportunity to interact personally with the musical giants of improvisation and musical thought on a daily basis.
CMS is credited as the birthplace of Worldjazz - the improvisational and compositional expansion of the world's musical traditions. Now one of the main driving forces in many styles of music, this concept was pioneered very early at CMS, guided by authentic leaders. Don Cherry coined "Multi Kulti" here, now a household expression world-wide.
CMS ARCHIVE PROJECT
LEGENDARY RECORDINGS OF
CREATIVE MUSIC STUDIO TO BE PRESERVED:
The CMS Archive, housed at Sertso Studio, in Woodstock,NY, contains more than 400 performances by ground-breaking composer/performers of the World Jazz and New Music genre (1972-1986).recorded at the CMS facilities in Woodstock NY., as well as at other concerts sites in the US. One only needs a glimpse of the complete Artist List (on left) to understand the need for this project.
Under the guidance of CMS-Director Karl Berger, the master engineer and composer
Ted Orr leads the effort to transfer and re-master the tapes. The new masters will be stored and backed up in 3 different digital formats.
The collection of recordings is unique in its artistic scope and depth, capturing spontaneous performances by some of the most outstanding and ground-breaking composers/performers in World Jazz, World Music and New Music. CMS served as an incubator for new music for nearly 15 years, providing a musical laboratory for contemporary masters, guiding ensembles of highly motivated emerging artists and expanding the language of contemporary improvised music.
Among the artists leading ensembles on these archive recordings are Don Cherry, Anthony Braxton, Leo Smith, Foday Suso, Abdullah Ibrahim, Roscoe Mitchell, Joseph Jarman, Cecil Taylor, Jimmy Giuffre, Frederic Rzewski, Carla Bley, Dave Holland, Paulo Moura, Nana Vasconcelos, Pauline Oliveros, Karl Berger, Ingrid Sertso, Baikida Carroll, Trilok Gurtu, Steve Gorn, Ismet Siral, Jack DeJohnette, Fred Frith, Oliver Lake, Lee Konitz, Leroy Jenkins, George Lewis, and others (see left)
The CMS archive project is considered revolutionary in that the re-mastered recordings will be returned to the contributing artists for their unrestricted use. Selected tracks of these recordings will be made available by participating artists to be included in a special CMS series of CD/DVD compilations.
The CMS Archive project is expected to launch a new wave of communication among the CMS participants and thus lead to further workshops, concerts and recordings. A not-for-profit recording platform, ArtistsCreateRecordings (ACR), has been established to support and showcase recording projects by CMS members.
At the discretion of the guiding artists, selections of the re-mastered recordings will be made available in CD/DVD compilations to the CMS network of artists, contributors, active and supporting members, as well as to educational institutions and dedicated radio hosts.
For more information on the CMS Archive project contact:
WE HAVE FINALLY COMPLETED FOUR ALBUMS FOR OUR FOUNDATION TO HELP THE NEW ORLEANS MUSICIANS IN NEED FEATURING LOUIE BELLSON, PRESERVATION HALL JAZZ BAND, EARL PALMER, HUBERT SUMLIN, LEVON HELM, DR. LONNIE SMITH, JIMMY COBB, CHUCK E. WEISS, JAVON JACKSON, CLEM BURKE, LARRY CAMPBELL, AIRTO MOREIRA, COUGAR & RUBEN ESTRADA, WASHBOARD CHAZ, MIKE WATT, STEVE JORDAN, DANNY 'KOOTCH' KORTCHMAR, JOHN BOUDREAUX, JAMES GADSON, TANMOY BOSE, CLIVE BUNKER, IRA COLEMAN, PETER ERSKINE, JERRY JUMONVILLE, PETE LOCKETT, SANTA DAVIS, JOHNNY VIDACOVICH, SAM CARR, BILL BRUFORD, KEITH CARLOCK, STANTON MOORE, SOUHAIL KASPAR, AFRICAN MUSICIANS, NATIVE AMERICAN TRIBES, GOSPEL CHOIRS, CLASSICAL ENSEMBLES, TAP DANCING, LATIN ENSEMBLES, MARDI GRASS INDIANS, STREET MUSICIANS, DJ RE-MIXES, ETC. . . Currently looking for the right record company to release these wonderful gems. Please, help us support thee cradle of modern music!!! Regards, Fabian Jolivet
If it's too far from your home, if you have better things to do, if you're scared to go out...discover
Jack Dupon's video almost live at a private concert...
Oppression
Si c'est trop loin de chez vous, si vous avez mieux a faire, si sortir vous fait peur... Découvrez la vidéo de Jack Dupon presque en live lors d'un concert privé filmé sur Clermont-1ère en octobre 2008...
........Notre nouveau clip, entièrement fait à la main... PIG MONSTER.
Déjanté, hors normes, expérimental, décalé, théâtral, déglingué.
........Our new music video, entirely handstitched .... PIG MONSTER.
Crazy, non-standard, out of norme, unusual, experimental, out of phase, theatrical, delirious.
Pig Monster
BONNE ANNÉE, GROSSES BISES et VIVE le ROCK...
