BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Find Local//findlocal.community//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8d975238-8176-4111-9f2b-0f94d058eb4f@findlocal.community DTSTAMP:20261012T020007Z DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261027T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20261027T210000 SUMMARY:CMG Improv Summit: blond-noise • GITSLINGER • Oleo & Al Pasture DESCRIPTION:The Creative Music Guild blond-noise blond-noise is a multi-i nstrumentalist\, sound artist\, and producer creating experimental elect ronic and alternative music in Portland\, Oregon. Their creative practic e stems from play\, experimentation\, and outsider approaches to guitar and singer songwriter traditions\, expanding into noise\, synthesis\, an d experimental sound design. Music releases blend voice\, instrumentatio n\, field recordings\, and sound design into immersive\, textural compos itions\, often accompanied by their multimedia visual art. Their current improvisational work explores meditative electroacoustic soundscapes th rough guitar\, modular synth\, and other instruments\, alongside vocal d rones\, singing\, noise\, and feedback\, while responding to and creatin g with the unique resonance of each performance space and audience. GITS LINGER Gitslinger\, with Alan Cook on drums and percussion\, Mike Murray and Jack Maiolo on guitar and electronics\, explores the world of impro visation and spontaneous composition from a unique perspective. Each pla yer brings decades of experience to create dynamic musical tapestries fu ll of color\, texture\, creativity and deep listening. Alan Cook Alan Co ok Born in Ayr\, Scotland\, Alan Cook brings a dynamic and multifaceted perspective to the creative exploration of the percussive arts\, with ov er 50 years of diverse musical experience which includes performing with Nigerian master drummer Francis Awe’s Talking Drum Ensemble\, competing to top international honors with the Misty Isle Pipe Band\, ensembles l arge and small covering music in a wide range of genres\, as well as ext ended experience in solo accompaniment for modern dance and performance art. Originally self-taught\, from his early twenties on he had been pro fessionally active in the Southern California area\, as well as national ly and internationally for several decades\, studying and performing wit h renowned musicians such as Dave Holland\, Kenny Wheeler\, Lee Konitz\, Fred Katz\, Bobby Bradford\, Vinny Golia\, and others. Since relocating to the Pacific NW in August of 2015\, Alan has continued to be musicall y active on many fronts\, most notably live performances in Seattle at T he Chapel Performance Space and on air performances on the long running radio series Sonarchy\, produced by engineer extraordinaire Doug Haire. In the Portland area\, Alan has been actively involved with the Creative Music Guild\, the Portland Story Theater\, experimental film maker Pame la Chipman\, singer/songwriter Noah Kite\, and freelance work in jazz se ttings with a wide range of artists such as Nancy King\, Paul K Ward\, H arrison Richter\, John Stowell\, Ryan Meagher\, Rich Halley\, Noah Berns tein\, legendary bassist Andre St. James\, Andrew Jones\, among many oth ers. He is currently working on original creative improvised music\, eit her spontaneously produced or compositionally directed\, with SAMadhi\, a quartet that features Noah Bernstein on alto sax\, Mike Murray on guit ar\, Shao Way Wu on bass\, and himself on drums and percussion. Since Au gust of 2021\, Alan has been the creative director of the ongoing Thursd ay’s the new Friday jazz series at Roland Wines in Longview\, WA. Mike M urray Elements of jazz\, rock\, noise\, microtonal and world traditions have all made their way into the music of Mike Murray. Whether involved in original composition\, free improvisation\, electronics\, the great A merican songbook or somewhere in between\, the guitarist is always pushi ng to explore new territory. Mike is a Berklee grad who has also receive d a masters degree in jazz studies from the New England Conservatory hav ing studied with Jon Damien\, Jimmy Giuffre\, George Russell and Mick Go odrick. He has performed and/or recorded with CT free improv masters Pau l Flaherty and Randall Colbourne\, the late Thomas Chapin\, Royal Hartig an\, Scott Thornton\, Matt Moran\, Rich McGhee\, Steve Marien and many o thers in and around the New England and New York areas. He now makes his home in the Pacific Northwest exploring creative music with some of the area’s finest improvisers. Jack Maiolo Jack’s musical concept delicatel y weaves together both improvisation and written composition. Nature has been one of Jack’s greatest teachers. The cyclical yet expansive rhythm s of nature constantly inspire him to push the boundaries of form. For J ack\, music is a collaboration—an ever-evolving dialogue where every pla yer’s unique perspective is shared and honored. While studying at Berkle e College of Music\, Jack was immersed in several musical mediums\, and he uses this diverse foundation to more authentically translate his inne r world into sound. With his music\, Jack aims to find the balance betwe en tradition and his own unique style. Oleo & Al Pasture Oleo (O Leo) is a guitarist and composer based in Portland\, Oregon. Rooted in samba\, ambient\, and free improvisation\, they create warm\, organic music that blends expressive guitar with subtle electronics. The result is spaciou s\, immersive sound that balances intimacy and atmosphere. Al Pasture is the collective experimental vehicle of student and teacher Oleo and Mik e Gamble\, with powerhouse additions Joshua Lehman and Christian San Nic olas. Celebrating the release of their debut recording\, Al Pasture has come to the Creative Music Guild ready to shred. Oleo – Guitar Mike Gamb le – Drums Christian San Nicolas – Saxophone & Effects Joshua Lehman – B ass\n\nTickets: https://www.facebook.com/events/2507601383014814/\n\nhtt ps://findlocal.community/event/8d975238-8176-4111-9f2b-0f94d058eb4f LOCATION:No Fun\, Portland\, OR URL:https://findlocal.community/event/8d975238-8176-4111-9f2b-0f94d058eb4 f STATUS:CONFIRMED SEQUENCE:0 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR