Just me if Im playing solo, but I have also had the honor to play with Larry Marotta, C. Spencer Yeh, Mike Shiflet, Greg Kelley, Jack Wright, Nate Wooley, Reuben Radding, Mike Khoury, Ben Hall/ Hans Buetow (Graveyards), Christine Sehnaoui, Chris Cogburn, Hasan Abdur-Razzaq, David Boykin, Douglas Ewart (AACM), Ben Bennett, Tatsuya Nakatani, Patrick Farmer, Matt Milton, David Thomas, Wasteland Jazz Unit, Mike Brown, Lathan Hardy, Jesse Kudler, Chris Riggs, Ed Chang, David Papapostolou, Seth Meicht, Tom Abbs, Tom Derwent, Swamp Leather, Dustin Hurt, Jon Barrios, Janet Feder, Terribly Empty Pockets, Jordan O Jordan, Pink Reason, Psychedelic Horseshit, Layne Garrett, Black Swans, Necropolis, Jay DeMarcus (of Rascal Flatts... seriously), David Reed (Luasa Raelon/ Envenomist), birds and wind at Goodale Park, space heater in my attic bed room, tunnel reverberations in Worthington, memories, perceptions of the sense organs and alot of other individuals, animals, objects and phenomena.
Influences
and Iannis Xenakis, Jack Wright, Tony Conrad, Mike Shiflet, Greg Kelley, Derek Bailey, Sachiko M, Susie Ibarra, Hair Police, Ben Hall/ Graveyards/ Melee, Bhob Rainey, Polly Shang Kuan Band, Keith Rowe, Aaron Dilloway, Patrick Farmer, Axel Doerner, Fernando Grillo, Sean Meehan, Mazen Kerbaj, Christine Sehnaoui, Dylan Nyoukis, Arnold Dreyblatt, Sixes, Gerritt, Ami Yoshida, Jason Zeh, Yamatsuka Eye, Han Bennink, Audrey Chen, Sword Heaven, Andrew Drury, Albert Ayler, John Wiese, Don B, Kawabata Makoto, Ben Bennett, Tatsuya Nakatani, Philip Gayle, Charles Gayle, Birgit Ulher, Luasa Raelon, Lee Ranaldo, C. Spencer Yeh, Alvin Lucier, Nate Wooley, Tetuzi Akiyama, David Tudor, John Cage, Ustad Akram Khan, Milford Graves, Al Jackson Jr, Z'ev, Pauline Oliveros, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Chris Corsano, Eitetsu Hayashi, Hasten And, Jad Fair, Helen Wiggin, the Ohio River valley, and you.
Sounds Like
Juice...
Record Label
Teen Action.Chocolate Monk.Lost Treasures.snipsnip
Wednesday, April 23
Skylab (57 E. Gay St. Columbus, Ohio)
Ryan Jewell & Greg Kelley duo, Life Partners, Rage Against the Cage, Super Desserts
Saturday, April 26
Oberlin University (50 w. lorain st, Oberlin, Ohio)
Electro-acoustic duo set w/ Larry Marotta and solo acoustic snare set
Sunday, April 27
Casbah (corner of King St. and Queen St. Hamilton, Ontario)
Noise night @ the Bah
Solo. Plus collab w/ Fossils
Monday, April 28th
House @ 193 Dowling Ave. Toronto, Ontario
Og Horwood, Ryan Jewell, Roman Pilates (Crump of Disguises/ Wintage Records’ solo act)
Saturday, May 3
Bela Dubby (13321 madison, just west of 117th, Lakewood, Ohio)
w/ Giants of Gender, Larry Marotta, Flux Monkey
Sunday, May 4
Grog Shop (2785 Euclid Heights Blvd. Cleveland, Ohio)
PIZZA NIGHT @ THE GROG: SUNDAY MAY 4th- FREE TACOS (no pizza) The Night Shift (Oakland Space Jam Ensemble) Ryan Jewell, Tanked (wyatt aka skin graft / david russel of jerk / free drums and noise assault borders on rock at times but never really rocks) Rot Ton Bone ( heavy tape manipulation and/or psychedelic clarinet, ben from tusco terror) dj thursday club should be weird!
Thursday, May 8
Skylab (57 E. Gay St. Columbus, Ohio)
The Epicurians (David Gross), Larry Marotta / Ryan Jewell / Ben Bennett, Mose Giganticus, Emotron
Tuesday, May 13
Legion of Doom (1579 Indianola Ave. Columbus, Ohio)
Eyes and Arms of Smoke, Mike Shiflet/ Larry Marotta guitar duo, Ryan Jewell
Thursday, May 29th
Skylab (57 E. Gay St. Columbus, Ohio)
Pod Blotz, Bill Nace, Ryan Jewell, Sam Goldberg
Friday, May 30th/ Saturday May 31st
Bohemian National Home (Detroit, Michigan)
The Third Annual Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music
Day 1: Friday, May 30th
Matthew Shipp Trio with Joe Morris/Whit Dickey, The Raw Truth, Tatsuya Nakatani, Joe Morris/Ben Hall/Hans Buetow
Day 2: Saturday, May 31st
Jack Wright/ Andrew Drury/ Ryan Jewell, Fred Anderson/Skeeter Shelton/Hakim Jami, Hasan Abdur Razzaq/ Ryan Jewell, Sabir Mateen Ensemble,Andrew Lamb Trio, Ellery Eskelin/Sylvie Courvoisier, Saris (Sara Schoenbecck, Harris Eisenstadt), EDGE, The Vizitors
Also appearing: members of New Music Detroit .
June 8th through June 27th
Psychedelic Horseshit tour
I'll be playing keyboards/ drums/ guitar/ electronics/ whatever with these dudes all over the US, plus a Mexico dip.
Check HERE for exact dates.
July 4th through July 26th
East coast solo/ collab tour
New Releases
"homemadepigeon" Split c2 tape with Autoerotic Asphyxiation on Delayed Fallout (canada). Quick and to the point. Wrapped in feathers. ed. of 25.
Mike Shiflet / Ryan Jewell - split C40 $6
Mike Shiflet/Ryan Jewell - "Study In Choreography"/"The Trees R Just Passing Through" split C40 tape on Teen Action Records (ohio)
"Deep minimalist head shit from these Kill-Bus wizards. Both sides possess a stark, solitary quality. While Shiflet bathes in shimmering sheets of digi-bliss Jewell drills deep into the subconcious. A personal favorite for late nights and still mornings."
Ryan Jewell - "Autodidact Starfruit Motherfucker" CDr choc.170 on Chocolate Monk (uk)
Dylan Nyoukis sayz:
"Ohios percussion/improv whippersnapper deals you a hand of potent one man gruel. two tracks: a real heavy scraper with snare, floor tom, cymbal and contact mic. Plus a white light excursion on a wheel. No overdubs, just mind rubs."
"I Have No Idea How Brilliant You Are" cassette recorded live @ Freddy's, Brooklyn with Mike Brown, Seth Meicht, and Aaron Meicht on Teenage Whore Tapes (virginia)
Alban Bailly/Ben Bennett // Mike Khoury/Ryan Jewell - Split CDR on Milmin Punts! One studio track each from the duos of Bailly/ Bennett, and Khoury/ Jewell. Plus a few extra live tracks from K/J recorded outdoors at a live show by the Olentangy River (feel those crickets!).
Out now:
SOLD OUT "Rooms" cdr. Two live sets from two different rooms earlier this year. One solo and one with Wasteland Jazz Unit. Super limited.
MJC144~ HAMMER LIVE 6 tape. I'm on it. It's a cassette recording of an entire evening in Hamilton, ON on October, 28 2007. Straw Dogs, Soundnambulist, Rob Michalchuk, Thousand Year Frog, and Dead Embers also jammed. ed. of 17 MJC 144 middlejamesco@hotmail.com
"2 Improvisations" recorded with Jon Lorenz in the emptiness of Skull Lab were released by the Net Label My Formica Table. FREE DOWNLOAD
JEWELL.RADDING.WOOLEY "Rift" On Smeraldina-Rima (belgium). Deep, creeking, minimal impov with Nate Wooley (trumpet), and Reuben Radding (double bass). cdr in 7" sleeve. Limited edition of 100.
New solo 3" cdr on Lost Treasures of The Underworld as part of their new "Mystery" series. No titles, no info, just heart tangling noise! Mine is the one with the black disc. You can get one from me, from the LTOTUW website, or through the distros like this.
Bennett/ Jewell "Squid Line" cdr on Milmin Punts. Duo acoustic improv with Ben Bennett on percussion and homemade wind instruments! I'm all out, but you can get them directly from the label.
Starlight Fleecing - (with David Reed, Larry Marotta and myself) on snip-snip records:
I just sold my last copy, but I think you can still order it from snip-snip .
Ryan Jewell - two blind men crossing a log bridge : 3" CDR on Teen Action is now SOLD OUT, sorry
SOLD OUT Ryan Jewell/ Ed Chang "Wood Box" on Lost Treasures of The Underworld is now available. 3 discs/ 3 live shows in NY with a different lineup for each performance. Hand painted boxes/ CDRs http://www.losttreasuresoftheunderworld.com/
Coming Soon!
Ryan Jewell/ C. Spencer Yeh/ Wateland Jazz Unit collab cdr
DS003 - "Ohio Ghastly Soil"
on Dreamsheep Records (italy)
Solo cdr on Blackest Rainbow (uk)
And tapes on Epicene/ESR (ohio), Night People (iowa) and Total Vermin (uk)
hey Ryan, 3 things: 1) late happy b-day 2) I'm sorry I put some of your stuff in the yard, I wasn't trying to be a dick 3) I will try to come see you play tonight at the Legion
Happy late birthday. Another year of absolutely no booze, animal flesh, caffine, sex or general debauchary. Oh wait, you did have caffine once last year right? With the cute girl during your travels? Or was that booze?
