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previous High Zero festivals have been heavily documented through
audio, video, and commentary. Although the majoritty of this material
lives in an archive awaiting future publication and review. A taste
of this documentation is available online through archived versions
of the web sites associated with the festival...
Festival
documentation web sites:
2005
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
Promotional
pre-festival web sites:
2004
2003
2002
2001
2000
There have also now been six (!) great CDs produced from performances
at the High Zero Festival, published in partnership with the RECORDED
music label, and available at the festival and through various
distributors.
Recorded
004
The Shattering
with Carol Genetti and friends at High Zero 2000
Recorded
005
"Mr. Peabody Goes to Baltimore"
with Joe McPhee and friends at High Zero 2000
Recorded
007
"The Long Awaited Etcetera..."
with Katt Hernandez and friends at High Zero 2001
Recorded
008
WIDE OPEN
with Jack Wright and friends at High Zero 2001
Recorded
011
Before The Beginning
Oluyemi Thomas and friends at High Zero 2002
Recoreded 012
Roto-Melon
Neil Feather and friends at High Zero 2002
Recorded 014
Patience Tryouts
Michael Johnsen and friends at High Zero 2003
Recorded 015
MEDE
Paolo Angeli and friends at High Zero 2003
These
records are available through various distributors, and also from
Normals Books and Records in Baltimore (www.normals.com).
What is interesting about the records is that they are not only
amazing documents of contemporary improvisation (featuring a huge
range of players), but that they also sound VERY DIFFERENT from
most of the free improvisation records. If there is a recognizable
idiom of free improvisation (in the negative sense), these are
not it. Check them out.
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