Tracks

• First Set (37:14)
  
• Second Set (36:42)

 

Tokyo in F (Sublingual Records SLR004) is a live recordings of a fully-improvised concert in Tokyo by saxophonist/flautist Field, violinist Katsui, guitarist Kido, and pianist Shimizu. It consists of two 37-minute spontaneous musical creations by the ensemble, who had not previously met or performed together, and who communicated only through their music.

A live CD of the August 1998 improvisational concert in Tokyo by Ken Field (flute, alto sax, percussion), Katsui Yuji (violin), Kido Natsuki (guitar), and Shimizu Kazuto (piano).

All About Jazz reviewer Nils Jacobson says it "oozes with spontaneity and a constant sense of discovery" and calls it "unusually satisfying" [Full Review]. And a second All About Jazz review, this one by Modern Jazz Editor Glenn Astarita, calls Tokyo in F "Highly recommended" and gives it ***** out of (*****) [Full Review].

Available from CDeMUSIC (888-749-9998), Newbury Comics, and other locations.

Additional information at http://www.sublingual.com.

 

Tracks

• Pictures of Motion (3:04)
• Canned Chicken (4:14)
• Corteo (4:01)
  
  
• Plitvice (2:21)
• Tensleep (7:53)
• Pass Along (2:02)
  
• Some Things Reconsidered (0:46)
• Parade (2:38)
• Book of Balance (2:24)
• Road to Recluse (2:49)
  
• Confluence Suite (6:53)
• Time Remembered (1:14)
• Bells of Balance (2:27)

 

Pictures of Motion (sFz Recordings 002) is the second solo release from Birdsongs of the Mesozoic saxophonist Ken Field. Composed in Wyoming and recorded in Seattle & Boston, this unique music for layered alto saxophones builds on the concepts Field introduced on Subterranea, his critically-acclaimed debut 1996 CD on O.O.Discs.

Field's second solo CD, on sFz Recordings, includes new compositions for alto saxophone trio and quartet (including two of Field's compositions for Sesame Street) with guest musicians including Seattle saxophonists Amy Denio and Jessica Lurie, percussionist Will Dowd, drummers Ethan Meyer & Eric Paull, and bassists Mike Rivard & John Styklunas. Available now at all Newbury Comics stores, or with a credit card by phone/internet from CDeMUSIC at 1-888-749-9998.

The CD reached the number one spot on the WZBC jazz charts. There have been release concerts in Providence, at the Knitting Factory in NYC, at Flywheel in western MA, and a sold-out evening in Cambridge - sorry to those who couldn't get in.

The Boston Phoenix calls it "excellent" [Full Review].

Read the liner notes by John Schaefer.

Available from sFz Recordings (508-947-7387), CDeMUSIC (888-749-9998), Newbury Comics, and other locations.

Additional information at http://www.sfzrecordings.com.

Tracks

• A Space in a Place (3:57)
  
• Om on the Range (4:51)
• Takuskanskan (2:50)
• Five Saxophones in Search of Meaning (2:05)
• Sanity
• Perpetual Motion (5:20)
• Thoughts Unspoken (3:01)
• Berrendo (3:11)
• Sympathetic Magic (7:40)
• The Missing Soul (2:15)
• When I Fall In Love (1:38)

 

Subterranea (O.O.Discs #OO25) is the first solo release from Birdsongs of the Mesozoic saxophonist Ken Field. Recorded in an unusual underground space in Roswell, New Mexico, the CD contains Field's layered saxophone, flute, and percussion music.

Multitracked saxophones and other instruments recorded in an underground room in Roswell, New Mexico. Available from amazon.com, CDNow, Wayside, or via a toll-free call to CDeMUSIC at 1-888-749-9998.
You can listen to RealAudio music samples and buy it online at tunes.com.

Available from O.O.Discs (203-367-7917), CDeMUSIC (888-749-9998), Albany Music Distributors (800-752-1951), www.amazon.com (filed under classical), www.tunes.com, and other locations.

• "Petrophonics", Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, Cuneiform Rune 137 (CD). 2000.
• "Tokyo in F", Ken Field et al, Sublingual Records #SLR004 (CD). 2000.
• "Let's Have a Pancake", The Chandler Travis Philharmonic, Sonic Trout #ST 2861-2 (CD). 2000.
• "Pictures of Motion", Ken Field, sFz Recordings #002 (CD). 1999.
• "Erik Lindgren Scores!", Erik Lindgren, sFz Recordings #001 (CD). 1999.
• "Stimuli", Lauri des Marais & Erik Lindgren, sFz Recordings #003 (CD). 1999.
• "The East Main Street Suite", Willie Alexander & the Persistence of Memory Orchestra, Accurate (CD). 1999.
• "Black on Black", Firecat, ReR (CD). 1999.
• "Swipe", Swipe, Interrelated Arts Foundation (CD). 1997.
• "Naked Ear Sessions: Vol. 2", w/Universal You, Naked Ear Records (CD). 1997.
• "Subterranea", Ken Field, O.O.Discs #OO25 (CD). 1996.
• "LongLine", Peter Wolf, Reprise (CD/Tape). 1996. (Sax & Flute on "Riverside Drive")
• "The Holy Babble", Willie Alexander, Tourmaline (CD). 1996.
• "Studebakersfield", Charlie Chesterman, Slow River Records (CD). 1996.
• "Garden of Delight". Universal You, Gruvtone Records (CD). 1996.
• "Nervada", Lars Vegas, Akers (CD). 1995.
• "Dancing on A'A", Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, Cuneiform (CD). 1995.
• "Private WA", Willie Alexander, Tourmaline (CD). 1994.
• "Hazard Yellow/Requiem/Icy Needles", Lars Vegas, BHS (Single). 1994.
• "From the Book of Flames", Charlie Chesterman, Slow River Records (CD). 1994.
• "I Dreamed I Painted Living Music a Light Blue Shade", June LaPointe, JAL (Tape). 1994.
• "Persistence of Memory Orchestra", Willie Alexander, Accurate/Distortion (CD). 1993.
• "They Came, They Played, They Blocked the Driveway", w/Birdsongs, WFMU (CD). 1993.
• "Oil on Linen", Erik Lindgren, Arf! Arf! (CD). 1992.
• "Pyroclastics", Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, Cuneiform (CD/Tape). 1992.
• "Place of General Happiness: Lyrics by Ernest Noyes Brookings, Vol 2", w/Birdsongs, ESD (CD). 1991.
• "Faultline", Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, Cuneiform (LP/CD). 1989.
• "Boston Bla '88", Mark Pierson, W-Bla-Bla-Bla Compilation Cassette (Tape). 1988.
• "Sanity", Skin, EOD (LP). 1988.
• "Tribal Surrealism", Plate O' Shrimp, Chicabob (LP). 1988.
• "Those Helicopters", UHF Endeavors Compilation Cassette (Tape). 1987.
• "Something We Share", The I-Tones, I-Tones Music (LP). 1987.
• "Hark The Rock N' Rollers Sing...", Lisa Traxler, WBCN Compilation Cassette (Tape) 1986.
• "Troubled Sleep/Stand Up", Skin, EOD (7" Single). 1986.
• "Bim Skala Bim", Bim Skala Bim, Fonograff Records (LP). 1986.
• "Saddle/You're the Best", Skin, EOD (12" Single). 1985.
• "Brian Cullman", Brian Cullman (LP). 1975.

• Residency Grant (with Karen Aqua), Artists & Communities: America Creates for the Millennium. 2000.
  3-month teaching residency in Price and Salt Lake City, Utah.

• Residency Grant, National Performance Network, 2000.
  Support for residency and performances with the Dog & Pony Theatre Company, New Orleans.

• Professional Development Grant, Massachusetts Cultural Council, 1999.
  Support for travel to Fundacion Valparaiso.

• Music Composition Residency Grant, Fundacion Valparaiso, Mojacar, Spain, 1999.
  One-month residency for the creation of new musical compositions.

• Production Grant, Gardner/Wu Trust, 1998.
  Support for production of second solo CD.

• Professional Development Grant, Massachusetts Cultural Council, 1998.
  Support for attendance at Hiroshima '98 International Animation Festival.

• Music Composition Residency Grant, Ucross Foundation, Clearmont, WY, 1997.
  One-month residency for the creation of new musical compositions.

• Meet the Composer, 1992, 1994, 1997.
  Support for appearances at the Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI, and the Outpost, Albuquerque, NM.

• Production Grant, Gardner/Wu Trust, 1996.
  Support for production of "Subterranea" solo CD.

• New England Touring Roster, New England Foundation for the Arts, 1990-present.
  General performance and residency support. Birdsongs of the Mesozoic.

• New Forms Regional Initiative Grant, New England Foundation for the Arts, 1992.
  Collaborative project grant. Birdsongs of the Mesozoic and visual artist Greg Garvey.

• Animation & Soundtrack Workshop. Woods Hole Film Festival, MA, 2000. (with Karen Aqua)
• Nunez Correctional Learning Center, Port Sulpher, LA. 2000. (with Delfeayo Marsalis)
• Creative Music Orchestra, SCSU, New Haven, CT. 2000. (4-week composer-in-residence)
• "Promoting Music" panel moderator, Arts & the Media Conference, Cambridge, MA. 2000.
• Animation & Soundtrack Workshop. Artists' Association of Nantucket, MA. 1999. (with Karen Aqua)
• "Soundtrack Workshop". Alfred University, Alfred, NY. 1998. (3-week teaching residency)
• Jazz Improvisation Workshop. Alfred University Jazz Band, Alfred, NY. 1998.
• "Development of a Soundtrack for Sesame Street". Alfred University, Alfred, NY. 1998.
• "Soundtrack Workshop". Western New Mexico University, Silver City, NM. 1998. (1-week teaching residency)
• Camden-Rockport High School/YouthArts, Camden, ME. 1997. (with Birdsongs)
• "Development of a Soundtrack for Sesame Street". Sheridan College, Sheridan, WY. 1997.
• "Development of a Soundtrack for Sesame Street". NMMI Lyceum Lecture, Roswell, NM. 1997.
• "Habitation", On-Line Discussion of Contemporary Composition, Festival MANCA, Nice, France. 1996.
• "Sesame Street Soundtrack Workshop", Carolina Film & Video Festival, UNC, Greensboro, NC. 1996.
• Emory University, Atlanta, GA. 1995. (with Birdsongs)
• University of North Carolina, Asheville, NC. 1995. (with Birdsongs)
• Hilo & Waiakea High Schools, Hilo, HI. 1994. (with Birdsongs)
• Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH. 1994. (with Birdsongs)
• Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA. 1994. (with Birdsongs)
• "Authors & Artists", Lebanon Valley College, Annville, PA. 1992. (with Birdsongs)
• "What Makes Music", Museum of Science, Boston, MA. 1990. (with Birdsongs)

• Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA. 2000. (with Dog & Pony Theatre Company)
• The Knitting Factory, NYC, NY. 1989, 1992, 1994, 1996, 2000. (with various groups)
• "New Sounds with John Schaefer", Show #1770, WNYC 93.9 FM, NYC, NY. 2000. (one-hour interview)
• National Performance Network, 15th Annual Meeting Invited Showcase, Providence, RI. 1999.
• Charlotte Martin Theater, Seattle Center, Bumbershoot Festival, Seattle, WA. 1998.
• In F, Tokyo, Japan. 1998.
• La Fleche d'Or, Paris, France. 1998. (with Willie Loco Alexander)
• CIAM, Bordeaux, France. 1998. (with Willie Loco Alexander)
• Altxerri, San Sebastian, Spain. 1998. (with Willie Loco Alexander)
• Auditorio Conservatorio, Eibar, Spain. 1998. (with Willie Loco Alexander)
• The Outpost Performance Space, Albuquerque, NM. 1997.
• The Bug Theater, Denver, CO. 1997.
• Salvador Dali Museum, St. Petersburg, FL. 1997. (with Birdsongs of the Mesozoic)
• "New Sounds with John Schaefer", Show #1353, WNYC 93.9 FM, NYC, NY. 1997. (one-hour interview)
• "Collage" Fine Arts Festival, Musique d'appartement, Nice, France. 1996. (via recorded music)
• "What Is Jazz" Festival, The Knitting Factory, NYC, NY. 1996. (with Lars Vegas)
• Reception for President Bill Clinton, Boston, MA. 1995. (with John Payne Saxophone Choir)
• New Music America Festival, Academy of Arts, Honolulu, HI. 1992. (with Birdsongs)
• New Music America Festival, Beyond Baroque, Los Angeles, CA. 1992. (with Birdsongs)
• Boston Public Library, Boston, MA. 1991. (with Birdsongs)
• First Night, Boston, MA. 1990, 1991, 1993, 1995. (with Birdsongs & Revolutionary Snake Ensemble)
• New England Composers' Festival, Real Art Ways, Hartford, CT. 1990. (with Birdsongs)
• New Music Harvest Festival, Boston, MA. 1989. (with Birdsongs)

• "5 Dreams". Artist: Luke Jaeger, Animated Film. 1997.
  Composed and performed for film soundtrack (with Birdsongs of the Mesozoic).

• "Ground Zero / Sacred Ground", Artist: Karen Aqua, Animated Film. 1997.
  Composed and performed film soundtrack.

• "Sesame Street", Artist: Karen Aqua, Animated segments. 1990-present.
  Composed and produced over one dozen soundtracks for Children's Television Workshop's "Sesame Street" program.

• "Sympathetic Magic", Artists: Karen Aqua/Annie Loui, Animated Film with Dance. 1994.
  Composed and produced 8 minute recorded soundtrack for live performance.

• "Dancing in the Park", The Dance Collective, Outdoor Dance Performances. 1994.
  Percussion and soprano saxophone improvisations for live performances.

• "Perpetual Motion", Artist: Karen Aqua, Animated Film. 1992.
  Composed and performed film soundtrack.

• "Shrine to Ritualized Time", Artists: K. Aqua/J. Gillooly, Slide/Animation Installation, Boston. 1990.
  Composed and produced soundtrack for multimedia outdoor installation.

• "A Day in the Life of Scoop Bradley", Artist: Tamara Jenkins, Performance Theater, NYC. 1987.
  Alto saxophone improvisations for live performances.

• "Nine Lives", Artist: Karen Aqua, Animated Film. 1987.
  Composed and performed for film soundtrack.

• "Reacting to the Crisis", Multimedia Performance, Cambridge, MA. 1986.
  Composed and performed for live experimental presentation.

• "Intellectual Properties", Artist: John Adams, Video. 1985.
  Composed and performed for video soundtrack.

• "Penetralia", Artist: Karen Aqua, Animated Film. 1976.
  Flute improvisations for film soundtrack.

• Named to short list (with Karen Aqua) for Artists & Communities: America Creates for the Millennium. 1999.
• Named semifinalist in Musician Magazine's "Best Unsigned" competition. 1997.
• Named one of "Boston's Top 10 Unsigned Acts": The Tab, Boston, MA. 1996.
• Nominated "Best Other Instrument" in Boston: The Noise, Boston, MA. 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998..
• Third Prize, Soundtrack Category (for "Nine Lives"): ASIFA-East Animation Awards, NYC. 1988.
• Voted #3 Horn Player in Boston: The Beat, Boston, MA. 1986.
• Listed in Who's Who in the East. 1986--.

Dig Big Saxophone Quartet. (Boston) 2000-present
Board of Education. Post-neo-hippy funk/r&b groove. (Boston) 1997-present
Chandler Travis Philharmonic. Dixieland/Pop/Rock. (Boston) 1996-2000
Crown Electric Company. 70's R&B. (Boston) 1994-1999
Revolutionary Snake Ensemble. New Orleans Brass Band. (Boston) 1993-present
Birdsongs of the Mesozoic. Instrumental Music. (Boston) 1988-present
Atlantic Saxophone Quartet. Classical/Jazz/Ragtime. (Boston) 1991-1992
Bad Art Ensemble. (Boston) 1991-2000
Persistence of Memory Orchestra. Beat Rock & Roll. (Boston) 1991-present
Lars Vegas. Poetry/Rock. (Boston) 1991-1996
Jah Spirit. Reggae. (Boston) 1990-1993
Skin. Rock/Psychedelic Funk. (Boston) 1984-1988
Ibrahima's World Beat. African. (Boston) 1987-1989
The I-Tones. Reggae. (Boston) 1987
The Breeze. GB. (Boston) 1986-1987
Trained Circus Dogs. Rock. (Boston) 1982
Ness. R&B/Funk. (Boston) 1981-1984
Sojourners. Asian-American/Rock. (Boston) 1979
Ken Field Group. Jazz. (Boston) 1979-1986
Brown University Stage Band. Jazz. (Providence) 1976-1977
Guns Galore. Rock. (Providence) 1976
Heat. R&B/Gospel/Soul. (Providence) 1976
Johnny and the Luncheonettes. Swing/R&B. (Providence) 1975-1977
RISD Orchestra. Avant-Garde Jazz/Funk. (Providence) 1975-1976
Forecast. Jazz/Fusion. (Providence) 1973-1975

• Jerry Bergonzi (Boston) Improvisation. 1988-1989.
• Charlie Banacos (Magnolia, MA) Improvisation. 1984-1986.
• Berklee College of Music (Boston) Saxophone, Theory. 1977-1979.
• Fred DiChristofaro (Providence) Saxophone. 1976-1977.
• Joe Viola (Boston) Saxophone. 1975-1976.
• Fred Caruso (Long Branch, NJ) Clarinet, Theory. 1963-1969.

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Black Uhuru

Burning Spear

Eugene Chadbourne

Rhys Chatham

Christmas

The Del Fuegos

Doctor Nerve

The Fat Boys

Fugazi

Nina Hagen

Debbie Harry

Nona Hendryx

Gil Scott Heron

Hunters and Collectors

Baaba Maal

Ray Manzarek/Michael McClure

Grand Master Melle Mel

Roger Miller

NRBQ

The Neville Brothers

The Persuasions

Andy Pratt

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Royal Crescent Mob

Salem 66

Eliot Sharpe

Sonny Sharrock

Patti Smith

Speed the Plow

Swimming Pool Q's

Third World

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