events
upcoming events:
i have started working quite a bit this summer w/ a band of cuban musicians called savor. .. .playing son and cuban street music. this is a fantastic group of players all originally from cuba but living in santa fe, and i feel very privileged to share the stage and play their music.
you can view the entire schedule @ http://www.savormusic.com/
weekly gigs include the el dorado on thursdays and fridays at el farol starting in august....
hope 2 c u there. lots of dancing and up cuban music!
also in the works: the Brilliant dullards first full length cd is being mixed and it sounds great! check back for more updates.
July 19th i will be performing w/ zevk ensemble, playing traditional illahi's (sufi devotional songs) at the dar islam mosque in abiqui.
recent events:
5.10 medjool cd release @O'Shanausey, College of Santa Fe
3.9 medjool
(jeremy bleich/meagen
chandler/sitara schauer/gregory gutin/jason ordaz)
@body 333 cordova
7pm 986.0362 www.bodyofsantafe.com
medjool
is an original fusion of middle-eastern, balkan, north african,east indian
and american traditions
w/ some suprising arrangements of songs from around the world.
this concert is in support
of the launch of our website, where you can pre-order our debut disk and
listen/download mp3's.
the site is all in 3-d, and glasses will be given away at the show
for your viewing pleasure.
the web address: www.medjoolmusic.com
medjool just finished
recording our debut album and will be performing all the new stuff.
come and checkout
this innovative blend of influences from arabia to the balkans to america
and back again
3.15
trio andaluz (jeremy bleich/gregory gutin/meagen chandler) w/ jasmine quinsier
dancing
@green
palace 7:30pm
209 east palace (across
from cathedral park at otero)
12.21 Mjane @high mayhem
The
newest incarnation of Molly Sturges' brilliant ensemble includes CK Barlow,
Milton Villarrubia III, Chris Jonas,
DJ Ultraviolet and
myself. We are debuting this lineup at high mayhem on the solstice!
12.5 The brilliant Dullards - @the
taos inn
125 Paseo Del Pueblo Norte
Taos, New Mexico 87571
Phone: 505.758.2233
taosinn@newmex.com
12.7 The Mediteranean Cafe -
w/ meagen chandler
and gregory gutin
(505) 255-5244
513 San Mateo Blvd
Ne
Albuquerque, NM
11.23-25 circus luminous - a wise fool production
@ the lensic
sanfrancisco
st. dwntn santa fe
i
am acting as musical director and composer for this amazing annual production
thanksgiving weekend. the band consists
of
members of the brilliant Dullards, trio andaluz, and round mountain. its
going to be a beautiful circus... .. . ..
www.lensic.com
11.18 Albuquerque museum 2:30 pm - i will be
performing egyptian music on the oud w/ polly tapia ferber (percussion),
and satara shower (violin).
11.16
&11.30 jeremy bleich/gregory gutin/meagen chandler/jasmine
quinsier
@green
palace 7:30pm
209 east palace (across
from cathedral park at otero)
11.8 between 5th & 6th 6pm
a film by michael carnahan and melody summner
@CCA old santa fe trail
in santa fe, nm
the brilliant dullards have created
a soundtrack for this amazing film shot on super 8mm in sanfrancisco
9.27 Medjool live at the hunab hookah lounge in
albuqurque 8:30-12pm
medjool is a middle eastern
ensemble featuring myself on oud, gregory gutin on percussion and meagan
chandler
on vocals. jasmine quinsier
will be joining us as a dancer.
3400
Constitution NE, just West of Carlisle Blvd in Albuquerque, NM
$5 cover
9.28 &
10.6 jeremy bleich/gregory gutin/jasmine quinsier
@green
palace 8:30pm
209
east palace (across from cathedral park at otero)
we
will be performing oud/percussion and dance in this brand new venue in santa
fe
green
palace offers organic, locally sourced food, tea from around the world
9.21-23 The 6th annual high mayhem festival
@the
wisefool performance space
i
will be performing in four acts this year!
in
order of appearance: the cleveland trio 9pm friday(josh smith, jeremy
bleich and carmen casaldi)
rrake-
midnight (chris jonas leads this ten piece supergroup,
the brilliant Dullards w/ burning books saturday 4pm (btwn 5th&6th),
and scrambler sunday 10:30 (w/ nyc guitarist mike gamble and josh
smith on drums)
checkout
www.highmayhem.org for details......
9.14 jeremy
bleich/gregory gutin/jasmine quinsier
@green
palace 8:30pm
209 east palace (across from
cathedral park at otero)
we will be performing oud/percussion
and dance in this brand new venue in santa fe
green palace offers organic,
locally sourced food, tea from around the world
8.18 high mayhem fundraiser
w/ the brilliant Dullards
7.6 zevk ensemble
@ghost ranch in
abiqui, nm
playing traditional sufi illahis on
oud
5.28-6.2 ashes -the
alchemy of hope
wisefool
new mexico
a
dance performance based on butoh. myself and yozo suzuki create the soundscape
using various percussion, made instruments, laptop,
melodica, flutes and samplers.
3.18.07
sufi event in L.A. w/ Zevk ensemble
playing traditional illahis on the oud....
3.16.07 WATIV
south
by southwest festival in
austin, tx
w/ WATIV
@leonards
401 w2nd. st.
midnight
http://2007.sxsw.com/music/showcases/date/2007-03-16.html
3.2.07 Kevin McCarthy and beautiful
loser cd release party
i recorded
a record w/ kevin just before leaving cleveland in 2005. he has since finished
it w/ the help
of sanfrancisco
producer jerry becker. checkout kevin's music at www.corkmusic.com
@the
cleveland agora
3.9.07 medjool middle
eastern ensemble
a new
santa fe based group will be performing @ the rail yard as part of
a benefit concert 7pm
2.2.07 the
Brilliant dullards
@ the taos inn
125 Paseo Del Pueblo Norte
Taos, New Mexico 87571
Phone: 505.758.2233
taosinn@newmex.com
1.20.07 the hermanito project
artists from sanfa fe's flamenco, middle eastern and circus performance
communities are
joining forces in a benefit concert for struggling youth. jeremy is performing
w/ megan chandler (voice)
accompaning masnavi dance collective.
7pm @ the unitarian universalist church
107 w. barcelona in Santa Fe
sliding scale $15-50
contact megan @ thrueyesofruby@hotmail.com
12.30.06 the good guys @the
rocket room
clemet st.
dwtn sanfrancisco
josh smith - sax
kurt kothiemer - bass
chess smith - drums
jeremy bleich - bass
11.25-27 the Brilliant dullards
circus luminous w/ wisefoolnewmexico
@the lensic theatre
10.21.06 the Brilliant dullards at The
Santa Fe Beer and Nut Festival
noon, Santa Fe Horse Park
aka: the Polo Grounds
100 S. Polo Drive
505.424.7400
Cost: $10
10.21.06 the Brilliant dullards 8:00
PM - The Taos Inn
125 Paseo Del Pueblo Norte
Taos, New Mexico 87571
Phone: 505.758.2233
the 5th annual
high mayhem festival
10.6-8.
w/ the Brilliant dullards, Rrake, Masnavi (presente) and deidre morris
7.22.06
w/ WATIV
L.A.
Grand Performance
Venue
william thompson IV- keyboards/electronics/clarinet
matthew golombisky - bass/electronics/melodica
milton villarubia III - drums/electronics/melodica
jeremy bleich - oud/melodica/percussion
WATIV, or William A. Thompson, IV, is a musician whose
National Guard unit was activated on April, 27 2004.
Upon deployment, and with permission from his
higher-ups, Will took with him to Iraq a power book G4 and all necessary
music production software. With MIDI, environmental samples, and imagination
Will has begun and continues to compose music reflecting his experiences
in this war. WATIV is Will's transmission from Baghdad, his way of communicating
his experience of war across the world. The result being the release of
Baghdad Music Journal, the CD which makes this historic project assessable.
i began a correspondence w/ william just before he
was deployed to iraq.
he was given my information as a reference on arabic music, and he contacted
me after learning about his initial deployment to iraq. our email's back
and forth eventually led to his decision to add me on w/ his core trio of
musicians from new orleans.
baghdad music journal's release on highmayhem records has generated quite a bit of interest and william has been interviewed for NPR's "all things considered", the bbc, and has a featured article in "signal to noise" magazine.
i am very honored and excited to be a part of this very special music. . . . ... . .