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Bonnie Barnett ( feat.Dorothea Grossman) at Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater
Courtesy of Calarts REDCAT | Posted on September 21, 2012
Where
Roy and Edna Disney/CalArts Theater
631 W 2nd St.
Los Angeles, CA
Map
213-237-2800
When
Wed, October 3, 2012
8:30pm
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Musicians
About
Armed with a sonorous, agile contralto, plenty of extended techniques, and a fearless approach to free jazz improvisation, “extreme vocalist” Bonnie Barnett trades chops with consummate players Ken Filiano, on bass, and Anders Nilsson, on electric guitar. In addition to Barnett’s intense, often otherworldly wordless improvisations, her program includes idiosyncratic settings of poems by Gertrude Stein, Gary Snyder and Federico García Lorca. The evening begins with a tribute to the late Los Angeles poet Dottie Grossman, who, among other things, was known for signature “call and response” live performances with musicians. The opening set revisits this format, as visiting poet Elaine Terranova reads from Grossman’s poetry while trombonist Michael Vlatkovich, guitarist Tom McNalley and drummer Rich West volley back with improvised responses....