kc Posted June 2, 2005 Report Share Posted June 2, 2005 (edited) Thursday, June 9th, 9:30pm IMA ENSEMBLE @ The Pepper Jack Cafe www.eemarecords.cao www.pepperjackcafe.com With one foot in the improvised music scene and one foot in the world music community, Ima Ensemble references a broad spectrum of musical approaches from Eastern and Western musical traditions. With these materials, Ima Ensemble eliminates the temporal divide between improvising and composing while relying on a unique range of sound and approaches that span the globe. The members of Ima Ensemble---Debashis Sinha, Andrew Downing, Ben Grossman, and Patrick Graham---have all had extensive training in a variety of world music traditions, and are recognized as some of Canada뭩 most vital contributors to world music (see attached bios). They are interested in recontextualizing their instruments and world music methodologies to create a new music that they term 뱎ost traditional?--music that is part of the journey of tradition, but beyond it at the same time. The group members?ability and training in world music traditions allow them to draw on highly structured non western rhythmic and harmonic information, or reference non western concepts in musical performance. At the same time, Ima Ensemble is creating a performance environment that also can draw on the pioneering work in free jazz and contemporary improvised music that has taken place over the last few decades. Ima Ensemble is one of the few groups in improvised music circles that focuses on combining these 2 worlds. The Canada Council for the Arts recognized the great potential of this new group and the post traditional concept by awarding Ima Ensemble a recording grant for their upcoming recording. At the mixing board will be Juno Award winning engineer David Travers-Smith. The CD will be available on the web and other outlets by early fall. Be it a live concert or studio recording, the music of Ima Ensemble is a fresh take on sound and culture, an inevitable extension of the current state of multicultural and multi-genre music in Canada. It is a unique voice, full of potential and experimentation. The group뭩 blend of top notch musicianship, deep foundations in world music traditions, and wild adventurousness creates music that is challenging and enjoyable for any audience, anytime, anywhere. Edited June 9, 2005 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted June 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2005 must bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted June 7, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2005 is this thing on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo Posted June 7, 2005 Report Share Posted June 7, 2005 Maybe more people would respond if you posted some nude pics of the band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kc Posted June 9, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 did I mention there will be naked babes passing out free money and beer at this show? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secondtube Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 i'm in!(will try to be there)9:30....is this the 'actual' starting time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lazlo Posted June 9, 2005 Report Share Posted June 9, 2005 I'm in if your serious about the free beer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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