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2013-14 Season Announcement
MusiXplore is proud to present our second season. We have a great lineup of musicians this year, covering the range of free jazz, new classical and electronic styles and representing every place from the Pine Barrens in the south to the Hudson Valley in the north. In September, we’ll host Terrence McManus, a free jazz…
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Make Music New Jersey Video
We picked the right day for a celebration of the start of summer: hot and sunny with a strong chance of music! We enjoyed performance by Scott Patire, Symmetry (Jose Murcia), ArtCrime, Sparse and Nicolas Melmann, who came all the way from Argentina to perform for us. It was a full house by the end…
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This Friday – Fête de la Musique
Our special Friday night mini festival celebrates the longest day of the year with free experimental and electronic music from 6pm to 10pm on June 21. We are presenting musicians from around our area plus a special appearance by Nicolas Melmann who is on tour from Argentina. This presentation is our contribution to the international…
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Summer Solstice Celebration
June 21 is a world-wide day of free music that started in France in the 1980s. There they call it Fête de la Musique, here we call it Make Music New Jersey, but it’s the same celebration of music on the longest day of the year. musiXplore participates this year with an evening of free…
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Pyxl8r Video
From the April 21 concert, Pyxl8r (Ken Palmer) performs one of his untitled space music meditations. You can view other performance from this concert: Piece #1, Piece #2, Piece #4 and Piece #5. On the same date, Michael Sperone also performed three pieces that are on YouTube: Piece #1, Piece #2 and Piece #3.
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Sunday April 21 – Pyl8r Replaces Electronic Memory
Due to a sudden work emergency, Mike Hunter is not able to play this Sunday. Ken Palmer, his partner in the duo Electronic Memory, will play solo as Pyxl8r. Here is one of Ken’s pieces: Michael Sperone will still open with a set of his processed percussion.
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Peter Beidermann with Anthony LaMort – April 28
Guitarist Peter Biedermann will perform with keyboard player Anthony LaMort. They are 2/3 of the New Jersey trio Serious Fun, but when performing as a duo they are Amalgamation. Peter has influenced a couple of generations of NJ experimental musicians, including our November performers, Monkeyworks. He has led bands as diverse as Ping, White Light…
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Electronic Memory (Mike Hunter & Ken Palmer) – April 21
Electronic Memory is a duo composed of Mike Hunter on looped guitar/synth and Ken Palmer on synthesizer. Mike and Ken have performed at the Electro-Music Festival, the New Jersey Festival of Electronic Arts and the Event Horizon concert series, among others. They’ll bring us their mind-expanding style of ambient space music. Mike Hunter hosts a…
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If, Bwana Video
From the March 17 concert, If, Bwana (Al Margolis) performs “Many Many Flutes”, accompanied by John Korchok on wind synthesizer. You can view other performance from this concert: Fork and Waves, Frogfield and Massed Roses.
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If, Bwana (Al Margolis) – March 17
If, Bwana is the performance name for experimental music legend Al Margolis. Al has been an active composer, player and distributor of experimental music since the 80s. If, Bwana is an acronym for “It’s Funny, But We Are Not Amused”. Al began when the main source of new music was cassette tapes, and his Sound…