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On the evening of Sunday, August 30 we proudly presented avant-garde multi-instrumentalist Danny Kamins (HOU), a duo between dark ambient/experimental electronic musician David Reed (CMH) and multi-instrumentalist Chris Weldon (CMH), and the Craft/Sherrick/Kunkler improv trio (CMH). In addition to a short solo set, Danny engaged in an improvisational set with Julie Licata, Caleb Miller, and Nick Weckman.
About the artist:
Danny Kamins is an improvising saxophonist based out of Houston, TX. His current musical endeavors include playing in various ensembles such as Sleeping Beast, El Mantis, Dennis Gonzalez Legacy Band, FireLife Trio, and Relative Dissonance as well as directing the jazz program at Rice University. Musicians he has performed/recorded with include Tatsuya Nakatani, Alvin Fielder, Ra Kalam Bob Moses, LaDonna Smith, Aaron Gonzalez, Stefan Gonzalez, Susan Alcorn, Jamison Williams, Thomas Helton, Lisa Cameron, Adam Goodwin, Vinny Golia, Antonio Borghini, David Leon, Jeb Bishop, Taylor Rouss, Sandy Ewen, Alexander Von Schlippenbach, Damon Smith, Luke Stewart, Kamila Drabek, Marc Edwards, Vincent Davis, Natan Kryszk, and Paulina Owczarek.
Julie Licata is a percussionist/drummer, noisemaker, collaborator, and educator. Her performances range from improvisational soundscapes and works with computer processing, to solo marimba and percussion, chamber ensembles, orchestras, theater pits, Indonesian gamelan and West African drum ensembles. Julie recently accepted the position of Assistant Professor and Director of Percussion at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. As a performer, Julie focuses on promoting emerging composers and seeking new modes of musical expression with particular emphasis on improvisation and the integration of live analog and digital electronics. She recently released an album, resound/unsound, with co-creators Andris Balins and Brett Masteller; the album features percussive improvisations with time lag accumulation, feedback looping, and modular synthesis. Within this musical realm, Julie has performed at the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the US, the International Computer Music Conference, CHIMEFest in Chicago, IL, and numerous new music venues across the US.
Nick Weckman has a zest for life and is excited to share new sounds that stem from his love for the avant garde as he constructs vocal sound fortresses of made up languages that integrate with dance and story-telling.
Caleb Miller is a keyboardist, saxophonist, composer and educator currently residing in Columbus, OH. His work mostly focuses on midwestern perspectives surrounding improvisational-based music and projects. In addition to his personally lead projects (Gault, pincer, Here Here & solo work) Caleb plays, writes and subs in many jazz-adjacent projects (Sun Trash, Yumbambe, Radarhill, Ryan Jewell Quintet, Troy Kunkler 4tet), songs-oriented groups (Zack Kouns and His Insatiable Orchestra, Confusions, Francis Bacon Band, Taylor K Conrad, Keating, Fables), contemporary classical settings (dance accompanist, classical pianist) and other settings (solo work, audio work, Very Much Recordings, music videos, album artwork, improvising/ creative ensembles). As output he is most interested in productions that show a true synthesis of perspectives, sounds, individuals and communities. Music and projects that truly strive for some form of “newness” regardless of the setting, people or situation. Simply stated things that try to be “their own” in some way or another. Caleb also currently operates the Columbus-based recording label Very Much Recordings and teaches in the American public (!) school system.
On the evening of Sunday, August 30 we proudly presented avant-garde multi-instrumentalist Danny Kamins (HOU), a duo between dark ambient/experimental electronic musician David Reed (CMH) and multi-instrumentalist Chris Weldon (CMH), and the Craft/Sherrick/Kunkler improv trio (CMH). In addition to a short solo set, Danny engaged in an improvisational set with Julie Licata, Caleb Miller, and Nick Weckman.
About the artist:
Danny Kamins is an improvising saxophonist based out of Houston, TX. His current musical endeavors include playing in various ensembles such as Sleeping Beast, El Mantis, Dennis Gonzalez Legacy Band, FireLife Trio, and Relative Dissonance as well as directing the jazz program at Rice University. Musicians he has performed/recorded with include Tatsuya Nakatani, Alvin Fielder, Ra Kalam Bob Moses, LaDonna Smith, Aaron Gonzalez, Stefan Gonzalez, Susan Alcorn, Jamison Williams, Thomas Helton, Lisa Cameron, Adam Goodwin, Vinny Golia, Antonio Borghini, David Leon, Jeb Bishop, Taylor Rouss, Sandy Ewen, Alexander Von Schlippenbach, Damon Smith, Luke Stewart, Kamila Drabek, Marc Edwards, Vincent Davis, Natan Kryszk, and Paulina Owczarek.
Julie Licata is a percussionist/drummer, noisemaker, collaborator, and educator. Her performances range from improvisational soundscapes and works with computer processing, to solo marimba and percussion, chamber ensembles, orchestras, theater pits, Indonesian gamelan and West African drum ensembles. Julie recently accepted the position of Assistant Professor and Director of Percussion at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio. As a performer, Julie focuses on promoting emerging composers and seeking new modes of musical expression with particular emphasis on improvisation and the integration of live analog and digital electronics. She recently released an album, resound/unsound, with co-creators Andris Balins and Brett Masteller; the album features percussive improvisations with time lag accumulation, feedback looping, and modular synthesis. Within this musical realm, Julie has performed at the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the US, the International Computer Music Conference, CHIMEFest in Chicago, IL, and numerous new music venues across the US.
Nick Weckman has a zest for life and is excited to share new sounds that stem from his love for the avant garde as he constructs vocal sound fortresses of made up languages that integrate with dance and story-telling.
Caleb Miller is a keyboardist, saxophonist, composer and educator currently residing in Columbus, OH. His work mostly focuses on midwestern perspectives surrounding improvisational-based music and projects. In addition to his personally lead projects (Gault, pincer, Here Here & solo work) Caleb plays, writes and subs in many jazz-adjacent projects (Sun Trash, Yumbambe, Radarhill, Ryan Jewell Quintet, Troy Kunkler 4tet), songs-oriented groups (Zack Kouns and His Insatiable Orchestra, Confusions, Francis Bacon Band, Taylor K Conrad, Keating, Fables), contemporary classical settings (dance accompanist, classical pianist) and other settings (solo work, audio work, Very Much Recordings, music videos, album artwork, improvising/ creative ensembles). As output he is most interested in productions that show a true synthesis of perspectives, sounds, individuals and communities. Music and projects that truly strive for some form of “newness” regardless of the setting, people or situation. Simply stated things that try to be “their own” in some way or another. Caleb also currently operates the Columbus-based recording label Very Much Recordings and teaches in the American public (!) school system.
