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Improvised Music Workshop

Milo — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:43:40 +0000

I will be tag teaming with Stefan Kac for an Improvised Music Workshop at Walker Community Church, sponsored by the West Bank School of Music. For further information: http://wbsm.org/instruction/, and click on “Workshops” on the left hand side. (Please note that the “advanced students” and age requirements are in error. The sessions and concert are open to musicians and interested parties of all ages, and at all levels of experience.)

In Vienna As Part of the Reform Art Orchestra

Milo — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 00:09:16 +0000

This was an intense, exhausting and exhilarating experience. 10 + hours of travel, a 12 hour day consisting of a recording session and concert, a day spent hanging out with Fritz Novotny (including a long walk in the Vienna woods, and a delightful home-cooked meal at his new girlfriend Eleonore’s home), and then 10 + hours of travel. (Plus, in addition to being put up at a very nice hotel, I was met at the airport by a driver holding a sign with my name on it; seriously. [People who know me and my history, will understand why I bother to mention it.]) My deep gratitude to Fritz, Sepp, Christoph, and all the (other) members of the RAO.

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Milo Fine/Scott Newell/John O’Brien/Stefan Kac to be featured in TCJS Event

Milo — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 02:39:32 +0000

Looking to next year,The Twin Cities Jazz Society has booked “Two Trios” as part of its “Jazz From J to Z” concert series. Fine (drum set [bowed cymbals], piano) and Kac (tuba) will interface with 2 of the Twin Cities’ best kept secrets — jazz/improvised music veterans O’Brien (cornet, flugelhorn) and Newell (tenor sax, voice) — in separate sets at Studio Z in St. Paul. (See the “Concerts” page for more details.) In one of many (too many) errant musings, Milo thought that if he lived long enough, he would get a TCJS gig. And, particularly in the light of his having been an integral part of the Ascension Jazz Council (the direct precursor to the TCJS founded by Ken Mason in the early 70s), this event, which provides him with the rare opportunity to present his collaborative work in an actual concert space (complete with a grand piano), seems somehow fitting and a full circle of sorts.

Split LP on Nero’s Neptune featuring Milo Fine and Paul Metzger just released

Milo — Wed, 12 May 2010 18:51:50 +0000

CONCERNING “THE OTHER CONDITION”/SPONTANEOUS COMPOSITION GENERATOR features solo works from each musician. Nero’s Neptune 12 was pressed on 180 gram vinyl, is a limited edition of 421 copies, and is adorned with a sublime silk screen cover (on wax paper) designed by Paul, and based on a painting by Richard Barlow. It will be available at Milo’s and Paul’s upcoming concerts; and can be obtained now at Treehouse Records (Minneapolis), and directly from Milo via this website.

Gratitude

Milo — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:41:09 +0000

Jason — In light of the website overhaul, which, in part, facilitates my being able to directly contribute to its content, I want to publicly express my deep appreciation for your support, friendship, and, despite your current semi-retirement status, vital contributions to the music over the last 2 decades. Thank you, sir. –milo