Concerts
High Zero 2001 will consist of five concerts over four days, from Thursday, September 13th to Sunday, September 16th. There will be performances each night and an additional daytime matinee performance on Saturday. Each performance will consist of four sets with a few un-announced solos, pairing the improvisors in new combinations, and ranging in size from solos to big-bands. All indoor concerts will take place at The Theater Project, 45 West Preston Street
(On Preston across Cathedral Street from The Meyerhoff Concert Hall).

For all evening concerts, the venue and box office will open at 7:30 and showtime is at 8:30. For the Saturday Day Performance, the venue and box office will open at 12:00 and showtime is at 1:00PM.

Thursday Night, Sept 13th 8:30 PM

Friday Night, Sept 14th 8:30 PM

Saturday Day, Sept 15th 1:00 PM

SaturdayNight, Sept 15th 8:30 PM

SundayNight, Sept 16th 8:30 PM

Street Events
As last year, High Zero 2001 will involve site-specific and random outdoor concerts organized by Baltimore's ownarch-absurdist Tom Boram. These ruptures in social reality will include musicians from the festival and from the Baltimore improvisation scene. More information about their times and locations will be posted here two weeks before the festival.


The following set descriptions may vary slightly at the time of performance in terms of exact personell and instrumentation!

Thursday night, Sept. 13, 8:30 PM::

Set One
Kaffe Matthews (live sampling)
Catherine Pancake (dry ice - orchestra leader)
Lukas Ligeti (dry ice)
Dan Breen (dry ice)
Dave Gross (dry ice)

John Berndt (dry ice)

Set Two
Lafayette Gilchrist (piano)
Mike Bullock (bass)
Chris Meeder (tuba)

Set Three
Neil Feather (invented instruments)
Keenan Lawler (guitar, elect.)
Jack Wright (reeds)

Set Four
Eric Franklin (theremin, invented inst.)
Helena Espval-Santoleri (cello, banjo)
Dave Gross (reeds)
Andy Hayleck (elect.)


Friday Night, Sept 14, 8:30 PM::

Set One
Thomas Ankersmit (reeds)
Jack Wright (reeds)
Jason Willett (anything)
Dan Breen (bass, invented, drums, etc.)

Set Two
Andy Hayleck (electronics, gong, inventions)
Jim Baker (Arp, piano)
Mike Bullock (bass)
Dan Conrad (invented instruments, voice)

Set Three
Eric LeTourneau (electronics, etc.)
Chris Meeder (tuba)
Charles Cohen (Buchla)

Set Four
Eric Franklin (theremin, invented)
Lukas Ligeti (percussion, electronics)
John Berndt (reeds, elect)
Dave Gross (reeds)
Leslie Ross (bassoon)


Saturday AFTERNOON, Sept 15, 1:00 PM::

Set One
Dan Breen (clavinet)
Jim Baker (Arp)
Evan Rapport (piano)

Set Two
Andy Hayleck (elect.)
Charles Cohen (Buchla)
Kaffe Matthews (live sampling)
Leslie Ross (bassoon)

Set Three
Jim Baker (piano, Arp)
Peter Kowald (bass)
John Berndt (reeds, electronics)

Set Four
Helena Espvall-Santoleri (cello, banjo)
Ian Nagoski (elect.)
Mike Cooper (guitar, electronics)


Saturday NIGHT, Sept 15, 8:30 PM::

Set One
Helena Espvall-Santoleri (cello, banjo)
Neil Feather (invented instruments)
Eric LeTourneau (computer, etc.)

Set Two
Catherine Pancake (percussion, etc.)
Kat Hernandez (violin)
Dan Conrad (inventions, voice)

Set Three
Jack Wright (reeds, piano)
Peter Kowald (bass)
Mike Cooper (guitar, electronics)
Chris Meeder (tuba)

Set Four
Jason Willett (anything)
Lukas Ligeti (percussion, electronics)
Lafayette Gilchrist (piano)


Sunday night, Sept 16, 8:30 PM::
with Chromaccord Light Organ by Daniel Conrad

Set One
Evan Rapport (reeds, piano)
Charles Cohen (Buchla Synthesizer)
Kat Hernandez (violin)

Set Two
Mike Cooper (guitar, electronics)
Keenan Lawler (guitar, electronics)
Lukas Ligeti (percussion, electronics)

Set Three
Thomas Ankersmit (reeds, elect.)
Peter Kowald (bass)
Catherine Pancake (percussion, etc.)
Ian Nagoski (electronics)

Set Four
Jim Baker (Arp)
Eric LeTourneau (electronics, etc.)
Ian Nagoski (electronics)
Kaffe Matthews (live sampling)


Site Specific and Street Performances
Due to recent events, we have scaled these back to a smaller number which we hope will not offend in the current atmosphere of grief. THESE PERFORMANCES ARE TENTATIVE!!
Day Street and Site Specific Performances
Thursday, Sept 13 4:00 THE HEAVY THINGS (Dan Breen, Andy Hayleck, Eric Franklin) in Wyman Park on Remmington (bridge underpass between remmington and Hampden)
Friday Sept 14th 12:30 Helena Espvall-Santoleri and Katt Hernandez in the Port Discovery High Flyer Ballon 400 feet over Baltimore
6:00 PM CAR PIANO: Mobile Performance--Bob Wagener will drive Tom Boram who will be doing a piano solo on upright piano in the back of the truck--from Abell Avenue in charles Village to Antique Row on Howard Street
Saturday , Sept 15th 5:00 Lukas Legeti solo outside Normals Books and Records (to be confirmed w/Normals guys) possibly with Mike Cooper
Sunday, Sept 16th 10:00 AM Keenan Lawler solo at the Highway Underpass of 83 downtown around Farmers Market--in the area of Lexington or Saratoga

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