03.19.11 - 8:00pm

Artist-in-Residence: James Ilgenfritz

Photo by Reuben Radding

Bassist and composer James Ilgenfritz kicks off his first Artist-in-Residence performance with the music of Anthony Braxton for solo bass. Ilgenfritz will also bring a chamber ensemble to premiere a new work for septet, featuring Leah Paul (flute), Kirk Knuffke (trumpet), Julianne Carney (violin), Chris Dingman (vibraphone), Taylor Levine (guitar), and Sara Schoenbeck (bassoon), with Ilgenfritz on contrabass. The evening will conclude with Billy Fox’s Blackbirds and Bullets celebration of their CD release Dulces, which includes Ilgenfritz on bass.

I: James Ilgenfritz: The music of Anthony Braxton for Solo Bass

Various works from Anthony Braxton’s Duo, Quartet, Ghost Trance Music, Pulse Track, and works for brass ensemble or orchestra are collaged together using Language Music -based improvisation structures.

II: New music for chamber ensemble

A new chamber work for septet, featuring Leah Paul (flute), Kirk Knuffke (trumpet), Julianne Carney (violin), Chris Dingman (vibraphone), Taylor Levine (guitar), and Sara Schoenbeck (bassoon), and Ilgenfritz on contrabass, followed by a game piece for the septet, augmented with percussionists and woodwinds.

II: Billy Fox’s Blackbirds and Bullets: CD Release Party Composer Billy Fox’s second record for Clean Feed, Dulces, features jazz improvisation influenced by west african and north indian music. The band, Blackbirds and Bullets, features James Ilgenfritz (bass), John O’Brien(drums), Evan Mazunik (keyboards), Miki Hirose (trumpet), Gary Pickard (saxophone), Matt Parker (saxohpone), and the composer playing maracas and conducting.

Established in 2006, ISSUE’s AIR program provides emerging artists with a 3-month residency including rehearsal space, production, curatorial, and pr/marketing support to create new works, to reach the next stage in their artistic development, and gain exposure to a broad public audience. ISSUE’s Artist-in-Residence program is made possible, in part, through generous support from the Jerome Foundation, the Suzanne Fiol Memorial Fund, and with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, and the New York State Council on the Arts, celebrating 50 years of building strong, creative communities in New York’s 62 counties.