Fire Museum Presents :
Jooklo Duo
Jamison Williams Quartet
Alban Bailly/Matt Engle/Dan Capecchi Trio
Jooklo Duo (Italy):
Italian tenor saxophonist Virginia Genta and drummer David Vanzan
formed Jooklo Duo in 2004, and released their first album, Free
Serpents, two years later. They have since toured extensively in
Europe and the US in duo, and also in various configurations under the
names Neokarma Jooklo Octet, Neokarma Jooklo Trio, Golden Jooklo Age,
Jooklo Fire Quartet, and Jooklo Finnish Quartet, and with musicians
such as Sonny Simmons, Maurizio Abate, Makoto Kawabata, Tero
Kemppainen, Andrew Barker, Chris Corsano, Peaking Lights, Bill Nace,
Paul Flaherty, Daniel Carter, Sabir Mateen, John Blum, John Paul Jones
(Led Zeppelin), Takehisa Kosugi (Taj Mahal Travellers), Merce
Cunningham Dance Company, Thurston Moore and Lee Ronaldo of Sonic
Youth, Hartmut Geerken, Famodou Don Moye, Makoto Kawabata, Muruga
Booker, Raymond Strid, and Giorgio Pacorig.
Jamison Williams Quartet (Florida):
Jamison Williams (soprano saxophone)
Dan Kozak (woodwinds)
Thomas Milovac (double bass)
Leo Suarez (percussion)
‘THE ART OF WALT DISNEY’: Interpretations from the Disney Songbook;
this limited ten-city tour is showcasing a series of experimental
expositions, proudly presenting extensive musical deconstructive
emphasis on a core medley spanning over 75 years of Disney songbook
classics; in all its historic glory, this experimental /
improvisational jazz performance will guarantee a mesmerizing night of
structured musical abstraction, while pleasantly making acquaintance
with the memorable abstraction of its yesterself.
“Florida-based saxophone player Jamison Williams says that he
“specializes in experimental deconstructionism,” a great descriptor
for his exploratory improvisations and his jagged, joyous
interpretations of familiar material. His performance in Portland is
an extension of his many years vivisecting songs found in Disney
films. He sticks with the classics -“When You Wish Upon A Star,” “It’s
A Small World,” and so on-and turns them into terrifying thrill rides
of agitated chords and familiar yet warped melodies. If Banksy were as
smart as he thinks he is, Williams’ work would be playing on a loud
loop through the artist’s dark Dismaland installation.” – ROBERT HAM,
Portland Mercury
“In the technical tradition of players like Peter Brotzmann, and most
famously Albert Ayler, Williams is a proponent of the extended
techniques of the saxophone, spitting out harmonics, weeping
‘multiphonics’, the reed equivalent of a guitarist creating feedback
and noise from an amplifier and effects pedals.” Dan Brown (Folio
Weekly)
Alban Bailly/Matt Engle/Dan Capecchi Trio (Philadelphia):
Alban Bailly is a multi-faceted instrumentalist from Brittany, France.
He studied composition, jazz, and improvisation In Rennes and Nancy.
He’s toured extensively in Europe and North America performing with
dance ensembles, impromptus, theater, and national acts.
He’s a founder, composer and guitarist of Inzinzac, Yapp, Belleville
Quartet and Mazout. He is also co-founder of Oscuro Quintet, where he
performs as a cellist.
Matt Engle (bass) has been an active member of the Philadelphia
creative and improvised music scene for over 15 years. He is a member
of the Dan Blacksberg Trio, Bobby Zankel small group, and Sonic
Liberation Front.
Born and raised in the Twin Cities of Minnesota (St. Paul and
Minneapolis), percussionist Dan Capecchi moved to Philadelphia in the
fall of 2002, where he became increasingly interested and active in
the world of in improvised music. Dan has been involved with Shot x
Shot, Peter Robbins, Jeff Baumeister, and Toshi Makahara as well as
short term engagements with Susie Ibarra and others.
