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Mark Dresser Quintet | michael dessen

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December 16, 2014. It’s always a joy to play with bassist-composer Mark Dresser’s quintet, on either coast. Last week, we performed some of Mark’s new compositions in San Diego with a west coast lineup, including flutist Nicole Mitchell joining the band for the first time, and pianist Joshua White and drummer Kjell Nordeson. Once again, the dedicated listener-scribe Robert Bush wrote a beautiful review. Somewhere In The Upstream. Joelle Leandre and Nicole Mitchell →. Festival de la Imagen in Colombia.

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telematics | michael dessen

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Telematic music is live performance via the internet by musicians in different geographic locations. I’ve collaborated on numerous telematic concerts over the last decade as a composer, performer and co-director, and I’m excited to be part of an expanding community of artists exploring this field. Recent concerts in 2016 included collaborations with musicians in Colombia. Pictured below) and San Francisco/Pittsburgh. As described in the trailer above, pfMENTUM recently released a DVD (2016) of. 2016 Betw...

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tools for telematics | michael dessen

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People often ask about the software we are using for telematic music. And what is possible with newer technologies. The bandwidth required for networking uncompressed audio and video is hard to access outside of universities, but here is information on the tools we have used:. There are several good options for networking with uncompressed audio, but the software that we use in my circles is a fantastic open source tool called JackTrip. It was developed by the SoundWIRE group. JackTrip Basics, Part 1.

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about | michael dessen

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PRESS QUOTES from critics are here. Michael Dessen is a composer and trombonist who creates music for improvisers and explores the artistic potentials of technologies including live electronics, telepresence and networked scores. He is a faculty member at the University of California, Irvine, where he co-founded a new PhD program in Integrated Composition, Improvisation and Technology (ICIT). 2014), a piece commissioned through Chamber Music America’s New Jazz Works award,. Between Shadow And Space.

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press | michael dessen

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8220;In an era where technology erases old truths about our world at a blistering pace, Michael Dessen is a musician for this moment…” Downbeat player profile by Joe Tangari, June 2014 issue. Read full text…. Robert Bush. Review of Michael Dessen Trio at Smith Hall, UC Irvine, 5/7/11. Full review…. Dan Lehner. Review of Michael Dessen Trio at Shapeshifter Lab, Brooklyn, 11/27/12]. Full review…. Oct 2011, Bill Meyer. Review of. By the Michael Dessen Trio. New York City Jazz Record. 8220;A trombonist with ...

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solo digibone | michael dessen

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Digibone is an animistic world of live electronics where the viscoelastic qualities of the slide trombone invoke shifting digital sprites and topographies. Technically, digibone is a performance environment for live processing and sampling of structured improvisations on the trombone, sometimes along with algorithmically-generated compositions. 8220;TrumpinPutinStoopin” by Mark Dresser. Festival de la Imagen in Colombia. Concerts with Joshua White. Telematics, Stony Brook-CA (2016).

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photos | michael dessen

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8220;TrumpinPutinStoopin” by Mark Dresser. Festival de la Imagen in Colombia. Concerts with Joshua White. Telematics, Stony Brook-CA (2016). 8220;Spooky Interaction” by George Lewis. MD3 receives New Music USA award. Telematics, Zurich-CA (2016). Telematics, Korea-CA (2016). Virtual Tour DVD released.

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Joelle Leandre and Nicole Mitchell | michael dessen

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Joelle Leandre and Nicole Mitchell. March 5, 2015. It was a pleasure and privilege to join Nicole Mitchell, Joelle Leandre, and Derf Recklaw for a set of improvised music at the Blue Whale in February. Joelle was passing through SoCal and gave a fantastic talk at our university that morning. She and Nicole have a unique duo together and played an incredible first set that night to celebrate a new duo CD release. Festival de la Imagen, Colombia →. 8220;TrumpinPutinStoopin” by Mark Dresser.

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Telematics, Zurich-CA (2015) | michael dessen

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Telematics, Zurich-CA (2015). May 11, 2015. We had another great telematic. At UCSD, and we’re looking forward to pushing the visual dimension even further in more collaborations with many of these same people next year. Pictured above is Mark on stage next to a video projection mixing Gerry and Matthias, and on the screen above, filmic content from Brian Cross. Festival de la Imagen, Colombia. Seoul Institute of the Arts →. 8220;TrumpinPutinStoopin” by Mark Dresser. Festival de la Imagen in Colombia.

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Somewhere In The Upstream | michael dessen

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Somewhere In The Upstream. November 11, 2014. In November 2014, I enjoyed performing two concerts in CA with my trio. Featuring Chris Tordini and Dan Weiss, in which we premiered a new scorestream. Composition that was commissioned by the Fromm Foundation. Titled. Somewhere In The Upstream. This piece is dedicated to my former teacher Yusef Lateef. Who passed about a year ago. If you missed the concerts, you can at least enjoy the vivid imagery of Robert Bush in the great concert review.