"Back in Oakland after a long, productive stay in Thailand, Philip Gelb checks into Wyldflowr Arts for a three-night residency, starting Thursday with his first Bay Area shakuhachi performance in more than a decade. For many years he was a leading new-music practitioner of the ethereal Japanese end-blown bamboo flute and a mainstay on the Bay Area scene. Newly inspired by collaborations in Thailand, he's playing solo traditional and modern pieces for shakuhachi along with Buchla modular synthesizer."
"Not on a jet, but in an old Chevy or maybe a 1990s Ram pickup that never sheds the dust of a dirt road despite rainstorms and wind. His solo tour suggests the show has him picking up his guitar and swinging his sweet voice into the air while "reimagining songs from his nine-album catalog as well as new interpretations of gospel, rock & roll, and country classics.""
Philip Gelb returns to Oakland after a long, productive stay in Thailand for a three-night residency at Wyldflowr Arts, beginning with his first Bay Area shakuhachi performance in more than a decade. He pairs solo traditional and modern shakuhachi repertoire with a Buchla modular synthesizer, presents the improvisation ensemble Kra Pa for electronic and acoustic explorations, and culminates with a 25-piece orchestra honoring Pauline Oliveros. Pokey LaFarge performs a solo tour reimagining songs from his nine-album catalog and new interpretations of gospel, rock & roll, and country classics, joined by Julian Davis and the Situation. Jason Isbell is a six-time Grammy winner from Northern Alabama who cites Bob Dylan as a major influence.
Read at East Bay Express | Oakland, Berkeley & Alameda
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