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A cognate phrase, Dirigo Rataplan loosely translates from the Latin and French respectively to “I direct a drumming sound.” The latter word is also the name of Devin Gray’s new record label, this disc being the inaugural release on the same. Gray’s kept fast company over the course of his active career and this project is a direct reflection of that consistency from the roster on down. Trumpeter Dave Ballou, tenorist Ellery Eskelin and bassist Michael Formanek are each acknowledged masters on their instruments and strong musical personalities who exhibit their shared confidence through the deference and engagement they show toward Gray’s deceptively demanding designs.

HDO 461. Bateristas y percusionistas: Devin Gray “Dirigo Rataplan”, Günter Baby Sommer, Núria Andorrà [Podcast]

Por Pachi Tapiz.

Tres propuestas lideradas por bateristas – percusionistas suenan en la entrega 461 de HDO, con propuestas sonoras que van de la improvisación libra a una cierta ortodoxia, pasando por el free. Suenan Devin Gray: Dirigo Rataplan II (Rataplan Records) con Ellery Eskelin, Dave Ballou, Michael Formanek; Günter Baby Sommer: Baby’s Party (Intakt) con Till Brönner; Núria Andorrà: Kokoro

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9. Aug. 2015 @ Greenhouse Berlin, Gottlieb-Dunkel-Straße 43.-44.

The Gumbo #44: Dörner/Gropper/Meier/Sundland

Philipp Gropper tenor saxophone (DE) Axel Dörner trumpet (DE) Dan Peter Sundland electric bass (NO) David Meier drums (CH)

21:00 Uhr

10. Aug. 2015 @ Greenhouse Berlin, Gottlieb-Dunkel-Straße 43.-44.

The Gumbo #46: Christl/Dzialocha/Hein/Meier

Tobias Christl - Voice Nicola Hein - Guitar Andreas Dzialocha - E-Bass Dave Meier - Drums

21:00 Uhr

11. Aug. 2015 @ Greenhouse Berlin, Gottlieb-Dunkel-Straße 43.-44.

The Gumbo #45: Hein/Heyndels/Kempendorff/Narvesen

Nicola Hein: electric guitar Lennart Heyndels: double bass Uli Kempendorff: bass clarinet, alto saxophone Dag Magnus Narvesen: drums

21:00 Uhr

12. Aug. 2015 @ Greenhouse Berlin, Gottlieb-Dunkel-Straße 43.-44.

The Gumbo #47: Erel/Kneer/Kürvers/Scott w.special guest Shelley Hirsch

Korhan Erel - computer & controller Richard Scott - modular synth Klaus Kürvers - double bass Meinrad Kneer - double bass special guest Shelley Hirsch - voice

13. Aug. 2015 @ Greenhouse Berlin, Gottlieb-Dunkel-Straße 43.-44.

The Gumbo #48: Wackadoodle (Kosack/Sundland/Gray)

Liz Kosack: synthesizers, masks Dan Peter Sundland: electric bass Devin Gray: drums, percussion

Liz invited Devin to her 6th birthday party in 1989 in a small coastal village in Maine. Dan was not invited because he was only 3 and lived in Norway. The group formed a trio (electric bass, synth, and drums) in 2014 in Berlin after liking each other very much and finding out they were all musicians from nicenice improvised scenes in New York and Trondheim, connecting in mutually beloved Berlin.

This girlpower trio is propelled by the instant breakfast super-glue kind of immediate musical connection with little draconic Liz as the fulcrum. The two fellows are elastically fastened to her irremovably - Liz is Devin are brothers, Dan and Liz are others. Together rather interestingly they compliment eachother. Combined these 3 surpass a deer but not a moose in size, look as much like champs to ears as sound they to the eyes.

16. Aug. 2015 @ Greenhouse Berlin, Gottlieb-Dunkel-Straße 43.-44.

The Gumbo #49: Dick/Siedl/Sundland/Gropper (SC/AT/NO/D)

Gregor Siedl - saxophone Dan Peter Sundland - bass Corrie Dick - drums Philipp Gropper - saxophone Siedl/Sundland/Dick is an Austrian/Norwegian/Scottish trio playing improvised/composed/rehearsed music on saxophone/bass/drums. Currently residing in Berlin/Berlin/London, the trio is most known/infamous/famous for their collaborations/interactions/interferences with Parallel Asteroid/Home Stretch/RRR/Laura Jurd. ******EXTRA EXTRA EXTRA******* Philipp Gropper is giving the concert an added German edge with his (french?) saxophone!

17. Aug. 2015 @ Greenhouse Berlin, Gottlieb-Dunkel-Straße 43.-44.

The Gumbo #50: ThreeBuddy (Holmes/Grip/Gray)

This evening marks the first in a series of SEVEN incredible concerts The Gumbo will present in the framework of the exhibition by the talented young Estonian painter/artist Kennet Lekko, entitled "Oh, Youth!".

https://www.facebook.com/events/1658094994477131/ All concerts take place @ 8th floor Gallery, Greenhouse-Berlin.

These three musicians, Joel Holmes, Joel Grip, and Devin Gray, met over a dozen years ago, while attending the Peabody music school in Massachusetts.

 Since then, Grip and Gray have played together as the rhythm section in both CORPULENT and JOLLY BOAT PIRATES, as well as doing a million things on their own and with other people in the direction of experimental/avantgarde/improvised jazz; while Joel Holmes had been exploring his own path, more in the spirit of jazz tradition, but also trying to bring together hip-hop, soul, funk and jazz with his most recent projects, The Greenhouse Expansion / The Greenhouse Experiment.

Tonight, their paths cross in Berlin for the first time in over a decade. What will it sound like? Joel Holmes - piano Joel Grip - doublebass Devin Gray - drums

18. Aug. 2015 @ Greenhouse Berlin, Gottlieb-Dunkel-Straße 43.-44.

Tony Buck(drums), Tony Elieh (electric bass), Mazen Kerbaj (trumpet) , Magda Mayas (clavinet/keyboard)

Improvised music concert with free rock elements -   electric, loud, noisy, hypnotic and in your face - by four musicians internationally active musicians, from Australia, Germany and Lebanon.

19. Aug. 2015 @ Greenhouse Berlin, Gottlieb-Dunkel-Straße 43.-44.

The Gumbo #52: Lauren Lee/Velocity (USA, free jazz)

Velocity is a New York City-based free jazz ensemble-to-duo, who recently released their first album, "Dichotomies", which is getting some good press in American jazz publications. They are currently on tour in Europe (Denmark, Sweden, The Netherlands, Germany, and the UK)

Lauren Lee: vocals // Charley Sabatino: double bass

20. Aug. 2015 @ Greenhouse Berlin, Gottlieb-Dunkel-Straße 43.-44.

The Gumbo #53: Müller/Schubert/Wandt (improvised music)

Matthias Müller: trombone Frank Paul Schubert: soprano/alto saxophones Niklas Wandt: drums

21. Aug. 2015 @ Greenhouse Berlin, Gottlieb-Dunkel-Straße 43.-44.

The Gumbo #54: Adam Bohman & Company (instant composition)

From England: Adam Bohman: amplified objects installation Sue Lynch: clarinet Adrian Northover: soprano saxophone From Berlin: Emilio Gordoa:vibraphone Anna Kaluza: alto saxophone Stephan Bleier: double bass

"You can never be 100 per cent certain what you’re going to get from a Adam Bohman performance. You might see him coaxing tiny acoustic tones and textures from a tabletop of bric-a-brac and junk; reading a cut-up of found texts incorporating snatches of Chinese takeaway menus and TV screenplays; or telling a long and convoluted joke that gets more doggedly hilarious with every passing minute. But these recordings from 1977–2010 show that, throughout his whole career, the tape recorder – and, specifically, the art of tape collage – has been a constant." The Wire

22. Aug. 2015 @ Greenhouse Berlin, Gottlieb-Dunkel-Straße 43.-44.

The Gumbo #55: Devin Gray / Uli Kempendorff / Noah Punkt (free jazz)

The 2nd evening of Devin Gray's The Gumbo residence. Uli Kempendorff: reeds Noah Punktt: double bass Devin Gray Music: drums

23. Aug. 2015 @ Greenhouse Berlin, Gottlieb-Dunkel-Straße 43.-44.

The Gumbo #56: Gray / Rupp / Van Huffel + guest

The 3rd concert in The Gumbo residence series presenting the various situations around the NYC/Brooklyn-based composer/drummer Devin Gray Music

Devin Gray: drums Olaf Rupp: electric guitar Peter Van Huffel: alto/soprano saxophones

+ special guest (t.b.a.)

25. Aug. 2015 @ Greenhouse Berlin, Gottlieb-Dunkel-Straße 43.-44.

The Gumbo #57: Frank Gratkowski / Devin Gray / Andrea Parkins (USA/DE)

Frank Gratkowski - alto saxophone, bass clarinet Devin Gray - drums Andrea Parkins - accordion, electronics

27. Aug. 2015 @ Greenhouse Berlin, Gottlieb-Dunkel-Straße 43.-44.

The Gumbo #59: Devin Gray / Adam Pultz Melbye / Simon Rose

words cannot accurately describe how excited i am to be playing with VAX (pronounced "fajh") tonight at the Launch Pad's Sounds and Sounds series.

devin gray, liz kosack, and i put a lot of work into creating a brand new 40 minute piece. it includes a pretty fucking unbelievable rap that Biz wrote. funny, but not a joke.

in other news, the "other" gig i was supposed to have tonight got cancelled (for me anyway).

This happened at a random art gallery in Brooklyn on Friday night after the Breiner/Gray/Kosack show at Midwood Music House. A bunch of freaky artists, about 2,000 peanuts strung from the ceiling each with an individual message sharpied onto it, a motorcycle with a bunch of spray paint on it (the owner later came and picked it up, NOT happy), some PBRs, a flying grapefruit, and a pair of very confused and very out of place musicians who happened to wander in. We played a little something for them. Thanks to Devin for the vids.