2020 CONCERT CALENDAR

2020 CONCERTS

JANUARY

STRING SONGS CONCERTS

TIM FARRELL - STEEL STRING GUITAR
MICHAEL MANRING - FRETTED AND FRETLESS BASSES
CG - EL MONSTRO PERCUSSION

Friday January 10, 2020
The Anchor Presbyterian Church
980 Durham Road
Wrightstown, PA 18940

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Saturday January 11, 2020
STRING SONGS
@
APAP Convention
Hilton Midtown
1335 6th Ave
New York, NY 10019
Showcase with Stringsongs

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1/12 THRU 1/14
RADCLIFFE INSTITUTE @ HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Invited to participate as a composer at the following
https://projects.iq.harvard.edu/latmusic/people

Exploratory Seminar Defining New Directions in Latin American and Latino Concert Music.

Executive Summary:
This seminar proposal is built around one main theme:
Defining and illustrating the specific directions taken by Latin American and Latino composition - and performance styles - in relation to the classical contemporary music discourses nurtured in modern Western Academia
Beyond the themes of cultural roots and identity, a discussion long surpassed, a web of interesting theoretical and practical branches of inquiry remain uncharted, the full description and study of which can certainly influence the direction of teaching, creating, and performing new music.
The Latin American musical continent is brimming with all possible forms of cultural hybridization between Amerindian, Hispanic, African, Middle Eastern, and North American music.
The conceptual cornucopia deriving from these combinations, from the coexistence of cultural strata involved in the mix, is an important ingredient in the new wave of Latin American concert music. The seminar will explore the field with specialists, creators, and theoreticians.

Surprised to be asked to be a part of this, as I believe, I am the only non academic
in attendance

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1/20/

MUSIC BEYOND BORDERS
Music for pedal harp and breath,
string and percussion of indigenous Mexico/Mesoamerica

Christopher Garcia               Tasha Smith Godinez
breath, string and                 pedal harp
percussion instruments
of Mexico/Mesoamerica

with very special guest
Leonard Patton - voice

Event Phone: 858-581-9935

Venue
ART ON THIRD
269 3rd Avenue
Chula Vista CA 91910

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1/24

MOTHERS OF INVENTION ALUMNUS
With
Bunk Gardner - sax, flutes, vocals
Don Preston - piano, synths, vocals
With
Cg - drumset, marimba and vocals
Anders Swanson - acoustic bass
@
MOR YORK GALLERY
LA, CA USA
http://moryork.com/about/

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FEBRUARY

2/19/WED
MR MUSICHEAD GALLERY
presents
Cosmic Vibrations

Dwight Trible – voice
John B. Williams – upright bass/kalimba/voice
Pablo Calogero – woodwinds/eclectic flutes
Derf Reklaw – congas/eclectic percussion
Christopher Garcia – EL MONSTRO/tabla/eclectic percussion
Breeze Smith – drumset/electronic looping
https://www.mrmusichead.com/events/just-jazz-live-concert-series-cosmic-vibrations

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2/22/SAT

ALEX CLINE LIMITLESS LIGHT ENSEMBLE
BENEFIT CONCERT FOR THE WORLD STAGE
https://www.theworldstage.org/about.html

Alex Cline - drums, percussion
George Abe - shakuhachi, bamboo flutes, percussion, etc.
Miguel Atwood-Ferguson - 5-string electric violin
Christopher Garcia - percussion
Phillip Greenlief - alto & tenor saxophone
Peter Kuhn - clarinets, tenor saxophone
Lisa Mezzacappa - bass
Jeff Parker - electric guitar
Dwight Trible - voice

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2/28/FR

presenting indigenous breath, string and percussion instruments of Mesoamerica/Mexico
not open to the PUBLIC
but there will be a few more which will be open to the public which will be posted soon

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MARCH

a huge GRACIAS Y ABRAZOS
to the different individuals, colleges, universities, teatros y mas
for invitations to continue to concertize in MEXICO

CONCERTS IN MEXICO
3/14
Teatro Peralta
San Miguel de Allende
@
TEATRO DE LA PERALTA

http://teatroangelaperalta.webpin.com/1826059_Inicio.html
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3/20
Teatro del Bicentenario
Leon, Guanajuato
https://forumcultural.guanajuato.gob.mx/

music for

Salomon Maawad - woodwinds
David Barrera Osornia - acoustic bass
Patricio Mendez - piano
&
myself
EL MONSTRO PERCUSSION
https://christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/el-monstro-faqs-and-facts.html

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3/21
CHARCO DEL INGENIO
https://www.elcharco.org.mx/

music composed for indigenous for breath, string and percussion instruments and voice
with my daughter Alegria Garcia

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MASTER CLASS
Tuesday, March 24, 2020
@
3 PM – 4 PM UTC-06
pinAcademia de Arte de Florencia
Calle Serapio Rendón 44, 06470
Mexico City, Mexico

Masterclass:
Improvisación y desarrollo de un lenguaje propio impartida
por el baterista/multipercusionista de Grand Mothers of Invention,
Don Preston ( Frank Zappa),
Bobby Bradford (Ornette Coleman),
y Michael Manring, entre muchos otros.

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3/29/SAT
COSMIC VIBRATIONS
@
THE SPEAKEASY
52 Windward Ave,
Venice, CA 90291

Cosmic Vibrations features:
Dwight Trible – voice
John B. Williams – upright bass/kalimba/voice
Pablo Calogero – woodwinds/eclectic flutes
Derf Reklaw – congas/eclectic percussion
Christopher Garcia – tabla/eclectic percussion
Breeze Smith – drumset/electronic looping

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APRIL

4/4/SAT
Saturday 4/4
8 – 10pm
Dave Askren/Jeff Benedict Quartet
http://www.daveaskren.com/index/

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4/13/MO

BOBBY BRADFORD MO - TET
not open to the public

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4/20/MO

THE RED, THE BLACK
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pIxdoJRShs

THE RED AND BLACK
information on indigenous culture,
history and breath and percussion instruments of Mexico/Mesoamerica
presented by Christopher Garcia

the educational site and youtubes
DO NOT HAVE ANYTHING FOR SALE ON THEM
just information

EDUCATIONAL SITE ON INDIGENOUS INSTRUMENTS OF MEXICO/MESOAMERICA https://indigenousinstrumentsofmexico...
2500 monthly visitors

INDIGENOUS INSTRUMENTS YOUTUBES
with over 90,000 visitors
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

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4/22/

CIVIL DEFIANCE
@
THE VIPER ROOM
http://www.viperroom.com/

MORE INFO TO COME
https://www.facebook.com/CivilDefiance/

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4/26

MUSIC BEYOND BORDERS
with special guest
LEONARD PATTON

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4/28
CIVIL DEFIANCE
will be play LIVE ON THE RADIO
@
KXLU
MORE INFO TBA

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MAY

KO MA GA TRIO dates
Motoshi Kosako - pedal harp
Michael Manring - fretted and fretless basses
cg - EL MONSTRO percussion

5/28(Thursday):
San Francisco International Arts Festival
Luminance & KoMaGa presents "Jazz Harp & Contemporary Fusion"
May 28(Thursday) 8:00pm - 10:00pm
[Location] Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture Chapel
Pope Road 2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94123
[Ticket] Early Bird: $15 / Advanced $25 / At the door $30
[Online Ticket]
https://fortmason.vbotickets.com/event/An_Evening_of_Jazz_Harp_and_Contemporary_Fusion_120_minutes_with_intermission/42206
[Event website]
https://www.sfiaf.org/komaga_trio
[Facebook event]
https://www.facebook.com/events/550960425541281/

5/29(Friday):
Monca Chico MONCA: KoMaGa Trio
May 29(Friday) 7:00pm -
[Location] MONCA(Museum of Northern California Art)
900 Esplande, Chico CA, 95926
[Ticket] Advanced $25 / At the door $30
[Reservation/Information] nortonbuffalohall@gmail.com
[Event Website]
[Facebook event]

5/30(Saturday):
KoMaGa Trio Concert in Reno, CA
May 30(Saturday)
Workshop:
Concert: 7:30pm -
[Location] Mountain Music Parlar 735 S Center St, Reno, NV 89501, Reno, NV 89501
[Ticket] Early Bird $ 26 / Late Bird $32
[Phone] (775) 843-5500
[Info & Tickets]  https://mountainmusicparlor.com/concerts/

5/31(Sunday):
GV Double Bill with Luminance
May 31(Sunday)

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JUNE

every second of every minute of every hour of every day is a blessing

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was able to complete
RESONANCIA
music for indigenous
breath,
string
and percussion instruments
with poems from the
CANTARES MEXICANOS
and the
HUEHUETLATOLLI
with
ORQUESTA INDIGENA
https://christophergarciamusicprojects.bandcamp.com/releases

100% of the downloads
go to an indigenous arts organization
CDs were sold out at concerts in Mexico

none of the books on the history of MESOAMERICA
are currently in Nahuatl
and we are doing what we can to change that
i.e.,
we are not profiting from our ancestral heritage

we are doing our best to expand it to those that the history is about

we do what we can
to
educate
to
illuminate
to
activate
to
perpetuate
to
propagate

the history and culture of the indigenous peoples
of Mexico
who are very much alive,
albeit in a very different inflection

not just with words or thoughts
but with our
ACTIONS

VIVA LA VIDA
VIVA LA GENTE

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THANKS to all the folks in MEXICO who continue to invite us to perform in
Guanajuato,
San Miguel de Allende,
and
Mexico City
since 2006

where we are surrounded by beauty and resonance of the instruments
without
regalia,
lights or lighting
or
a stage full of dancers
just the
beauty,
majesty
and
power of the instruments
and their resonance
https://flowersongsmusic.weebly.com/

THANKS to
CONTINUUM
https://continuummusic.weebly.com/
been making music with these folks since 1985
just finished our newest recording
with is currently being mastered

THANKS to the folks who gave $15,000
for the KO MA GA TRIO
to record our premiere CD

KO MA GA TRIO LINK
https://www.facebook.com/KOsaskoMAnringGArcia/

KOMAGA PLAYLIST FROM CROCKERT ART MUSEUM
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgF7nGRL0XaE0aCN8V3txaiRohuGwUt7X

THANKS to
TASHA SMITH GODINEZ
of
MUSIC BEYOND BORDERS
https://musicbeyondborders.weebly.com/
our premiere CD is now being mastered and we will have it soon

THANKS to
CIVIL DEFIANCE
https://civildefiance.bandcamp.com/album/the-fishers-for-souls
for the invitation to RECORD and tour 2020 and 2021

6/27/SA

CIVIL DEFIANCE PRIVATE EVENT
mostly acoustic set
not open to the public
https://civildefiance.bandcamp.com/album/the-fishers-for-souls

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6/28/SU @ 5 PM

invited to participate in this and make
A JOYFUL NOISE
with
Dwight Trible,
Paul Livingstone
and
Randal Fisher.

NOTE FROM PAUL LIVINGSTONE.
Join us for our 3rd livecast garden concert in the
Sounds of Soul Force Series.
Enjoy a high-quality live concert from home.
Dwight will be joined by
Randal Fisher on saxophone and flute,
multi-dimensional percussionist Chris Garcia
and
Paul Livingstone on bass and sitar.
LINK: https://www.soulforceproject.com/livecast

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JULY

7/9/TH

LIVE STREAM INFORMANCE
on
INDIGENOUS BREATH, STRING AND PERCUSSION
INSTRUMENTS OF MESOAMERICA/MEXICO

SUBSCRIPTION ONLY
must log in to EXPERIENCE

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7/12
streaming event
SUBSCRIPTION ONLY
must log in to EXPERIENCE

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completed an educational video for a cultural arts and educational center
in the United States that is an overview on the
culture, history and instruments of indigenous MesoAmerica and Mexico
for a subscription only audience

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AUGUST

8/3/
MUSIC BEYOND BORDERS
LIVE STREAM CONCERT


MUSIC BEYOND BORDERS
https://musicbeyondborders.weebly.com/
streaming concert

with
CHRISTOPHER GARCIA TASHA SMITH GODINEZ
breath and percussion instruments pedal harp
of indigenous Mexico /Mesoamerica   lever harp
North and South India, ringing metals extended techniques
western marimba

with very special guest
PABLO CALOGERO
bass flute, bass clarinet, soprano and tenor saxophones

8/3/MO
@
8 PM
Music for pedal harp and breath,
string and percussion of indigenous Mexico/Mesoamerica

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8/15
PRIVATE LIVESTREAM EVENT
on the beauty, majesty and resonance of indigenous
breath, string and percussion instruments of Mexico/Mesoamerica
without
regalia or dancers
for an international subscription only audience

INDIGENOUS INSTRUMENTS YOUTUBE DEMONSTRATIONS
with over 101,000 visitors
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-IOJRKz33lWiXF8h1pwCDa0mRsgmfk0a.

EDUCATIONAL SITE ON INDIGENOUS INSTRUMENTS OF MEXICO/MESOAMERICA
https://indigenousinstrumentsofmexico...
2000 monthly visitors

the CD RESONANCIA is now available at the following link
https://christophergarciamusicprojects.bandcamp.com/album/resonancia
100% OF THE DOWNLOADS
GO TO AN INDIGENOUS ARTS ORGANIZATION
CDs were SOLD OUT at concerts in Mexico

THANKS to the public and private organizations that continue to invite me to either
lecture,
concertize
or
both
for an international audience

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SEPTEMBER

THANKS
to all the folks who have asked me to contribute something
to their music
ongoing
rehearsals
composing
lectures
R&D
solo ZOOM CONCERTS
y
MAS
we will each get to the other side of this
STAY STRONG
STAY SMART
STAY HEALTHY

9/5
PRIVATE LIVESTREAM EVENT
with instruments of India, and suspended metals
for an international subscription only audience
(not open for the general public)
SUBSCRIPTION ONLY
must log in to EXPERIENCE
ADAMS

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9/24
PRIVATE LIVESTREAM EVENT
(not open for the general public)
SUBSCRIPTION ONLY
GDR
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9/25
COSMIC VIBRATIONS
will be performing a streaming concert
for their CD RELEASE
by SPIRITMUSE RECORDS
https://cosmic-vibrations.bandcamp.com/album/pathways-passages

releases September 25, 2020

Dwight Trible - voice / kalimba
with
Pablo Calogero - tenor sax / bass clarinet / woodwinds / flutes
Christopher Garcia - indigenous percussion of MesoAmerica/Mexico and India
Derf Reklaw - congas / percussion / flute
Breeze Smith -drums / percussion / loops
John B Williams - acoustic bass

Special guests:
Scott Fraser - lap steel guitar

Produced by Dwight Trible & Breeze Smith
Artwork & Art Direction: Nep Sidhu

All compositions by Cosmic Vibrations with exception to:
“Blue Skies” 1926 Irving Berlin, Inc.
”May the weak become strong” Jim Lang, Hiraeth Music ASCAP

Tracks recorded August 20, 2018 at the Scott Fraser Recording Studio, L.A., CA
Mixed by Tony Green at the Ear Gallery Studio, L.A., CA
Mastering by Andy Kravitz at Studio 4 West, L.A., CA

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OCTOBER

10/1/TH

SOLD OUT
LISTENING BY MOONRISE
LIVE MUSIC
in
REAL TIME
for
REAL PEOPLE

the beauty, majesty and resonance of indigenous
breath, string and percussion instruments of Mexico/Mesoamerica
without
regalia or dancers
for an international subscription only audience

INDIGENOUS INSTRUMENTS YOUTUBE DEMONSTRATIONS
with over 110,000 visitors
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-IOJRKz33lWiXF8h1pwCDa0mRsgmfk0a.

christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/indigenous-youtubes.html

EDUCATIONAL SITE ON INDIGENOUS INSTRUMENTS OF MEXICO/MESOAMERICA
https://indigenousinstrumentsofmexico...
2000 monthly visitors

the CD RESONANCIA is now available at the following link
https://christophergarciamusicprojects.bandcamp.com/album/resonancia
100% OF THE DOWNLOADS GO TO AN INDIGENOUS ARTS ORGANIZATION
CDs were SOLD OUT at concerts in Mexico

THANKS
to the public and private organizations that continue to invite me to either
lecture,
concertize
or
both
for an international audience

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10/4/SUN

LIVESTREAM ZOOM LECTURE
SUBSCRIPTION ONLY
not available for the general public

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10/15/TH

Young Musicians Foundation
LIVESTREAM CONCERT
with
Dwight Trible - voice
Paul Livingstone - sitar, guitar
Peter PJ Jacobson - cello
Christopher Garcia - el monstro

YMF Community Music Bridge Workshop Series, in Partnership with SoulForce Project:
Explorations with Dwight Trible & Friends
Performance, dialogue & workshop featuring
Vocalist Dwight Trible with
Paul Livingstone, sitar;
Chris Garcia, EL MONSTRP percussion;
Peter Jacobson, cello

Livestreaming Thursday, October 15, 5pm
Register:
zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0pdOihqjgpH9TTx-WE_6XxzusoJsoir2lc

Join YMF and Dwight Trible for what’s sure to be a memorable, deeply affecting performance followed by a discussion focusing on the intersections of music, spirituality, and social activism.

Dwight Trible is a rarity. Few singing careers involve performing with the legendary likes of Pharaoh Sanders, Kenny Garrett and Charles Lloyd, whilst also producing and innovating music with contemporary artists, ranging from J Dilla to Kamasi Washington.

His latest album,
PATHWAYS AND PASSAGES
with
COSMIC VIBRATIONS
continues to receive critical accolades and popular acclaim
cosmic-vibrations.com/#vision

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10/16/FR
HEALING GENERATIONS
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/healing-generations/id1516361319
PODCAST INTERVIEW
by
Jerry Tello

Broadcast date will be posted soon
Healing Generations is a podcast that addresses the question of how we transform
and heal generations of trauma and inequity in our society today. As part of a larger
effort of the Healing Generations Institute,
co-created by the National Compadres Network and The Brotherhood of Elders,
we will invite the insights of cultural wisdom keepers, healers, social advocates
and visionaries as they offer the medicine that can guide us on our journey towards
justice and interconnected sacredness for all.
For more, visit:
www.nationalcompadresnetwork.org/institutes/healing-generations/

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10/26/MO

in the studio with
Mike Albert - guitar
Chris Poland - guitar
Robbie Pagliari - fretless bass
myself - kit

playing some tunes by Mike Albert and Don Cherry

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10/27/TU

KO MA GA TRIO signing

Motoshi Kosako - pedal harp
Michael Manring - fretted and fretless basses
cg - EL MONSTRO percussion

signed 160 CDs and THANK YOU notes for folks
that helped fund our recording projects

komagatrio.com/?fbclid=IwAR3yaGcNdKWfoFHSkArtRd5ekeiRtFwFGm4a7ZqYpC3JSnaewZPa99ViR-k

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NOVEMBER

11/1/SUN
DIA DE LOS MUERTOS EVENT
@
FURMAN PARK
in
Downey CA

invited to present the history, culture and instruments of indigenous MesoAmerica
in conjunction with a danza group run by Gabriel Avila

in real time
in a real space
with real people

surrounded by the beauty, majesty and resonance of these instruments

presented songs in Nahuatl, Spanish and Purepecha
along with traditional and original compositions for these instruments
with mi esposa
Yolanda Delgado Garcia
and mi hija
Alegria Garcia

THANKS TO GABRIEL AVILA FOR THE INVITATION

INDIGENOUS INSTRUMENTS YOUTUBE DEMONSTRATIONS
with over 110,000 visitors
christophergarciamusic.weebly.com/indigenous-youtubes.html

EDUCATIONAL SITE ON INDIGENOUS INSTRUMENTS OF MEXICO/MESOAMERICA
https://indigenousinstrumentsofmexico...
2000 monthly visitors

the CD RESONANCIA is now available at the following link
https://christophergarciamusicprojects.bandcamp.com/album/resonancia
100% OF THE DOWNLOADS GO TO AN
INDIGENOUS ARTS ORGANIZATION
CDs were SOLD OUT at concerts in Mexico

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11/3/TUES
PODCAST INTERVIEW
LINKS & MORE INFO TO COME

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MORE INFO TO COME

MUSIC BEYOND BORDERS
LIVE STREAM CONCERT
musicbeyondborders.weebly.com/
streaming concert

with
CHRISTOPHER GARCIA TASHA SMITH GODINEZ
breath and percussion instruments pedal harp
of indigenous Mexico /Mesoamerica   lever harp
North and South India, ringing metals extended techniques
western marimba

with very special guest
PABLO CALOGERO
bass flute, bass clarinet, soprano and tenor saxophones

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(RE SCHEDULED TBA)

11/14/SAT

KO MA GA TRIO

Motoshi Kosako - pedal harp
Michael Manring - fretted and fretless basses
cg - EL MONSTRO percussion
@
MUSEUM OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ART
900 Esplanade,
Chico CA, 95926
(530) 487-7272

KO MA GA TRIO
LIVE PLAYLIST
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV2lDQyuMi4&list=PLgF7nGRL0XaE0aCN8V3txaiRohuGwUt7X

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DECEMBER

DON PRESTON TRIO CONCERT
VIA THE WORLD STAGE

THE DON PRESTON TRIO

DON PRESTON
AKA
BIFF DE BRIS,
DOM DE WILD,
OGO MOTO,
UNCLE MEAT
Don Preston
- pianoforte, whatknots
Anders Swanson
- acoustic bass
Christopher Garcia
- drumset, percussion

"Don is one of the pioneers in that whole area, I don't think he gets nearly enough
credit for the contributions he has made and the vast amount of knowledge he has
acquired in electronic music."
JOHN CARTER

"the guy that really impressed me was Don Preston, I didn't know what that stuff
was when I heard it on Frank Zappa's records. I said, "Man!"
GEORGE DUKE

"Preston not only brought his skewed piano sensibility into the creative jazz context, he lugged along a little of his zany synthesizer as well........touching on all these associations (Carla and Paul Bley, John Carter, Zappa and Cole Porter), showing what he can do twisting a standard around and delving a bit into his own compositional bag as well. Preston resides on the edge of tonality, toying with it."
DOWNBEAT

"revisiting choice moments of weirdness and glory, as well as dig into original works and unlikely standards, is not to be missed. The range of program is somewhat camouflaged by the seamless interply of Preston and cohorts. They possess a cohesion born of fluidity that is reminiscent of Paul Bley’s 60’s trios, but they have their own crisp edge. It is a high common denominator for such a diverse program."
JAZZTIMES

"best known as the first synth wielding Mother of Invention - Frank Zappa's keyboardist aide de camp, to others he is an avowed New Music experimentalist, whose work in theatre, and with assorted sonic daredevils is the stuff of underground
acclaim.......in the jazz orbit Preston's credits have included Gil Evans, Carla Bley, Buell Niedlinger, Michael Mantler, John Carter, and Bobby Bradford"
DOWNBEAT

"Preston demonstrated anew that he is one of the most consistently exciting keyboardists anywhere, he plays with an intensity and a rhythmic vitality that approached the demonic, at climactic moments smashing the keys with a forearm and elbow, as if the piano were just not instrument enough for him"
LA JAZZ SCENE

"Bassist Anders Swanson and drummer Christopher Garcia have a tough tensile strength to their rhythm with flexibility that allows for metric disembodiment......"
GLENDALE NEWS PRESS

"Garcia is an absolute lunatic..."
METRO MUSIC, CZECH REPUBLIC

"the man understands the art of drumming - tight,
flawless and full of passion, he goes on in his solo and then seamlessly continues. Very very good."
DUTCH PUBLIC BROADCASTING

"Because Zappa played drums before he played guitar, he always got a great drummer, you know, so we had to do that too," said Preston of Garcia, who is known around the world for being an expert tabla player, but can also drum out a hell of a rock and roll beat. "
DON PRESTON

"Christopher "Chris" Garcia, born in East Los Angeles, California, plays countless percussion instruments and is a composer in many musical ethnological environments such as his family home Mexico......he has made a living as a world musician and has drummed for the "Grand Mothers of Invention" as well as for the classical conductors Kristjan Järvi or various chamber music ensembles."
ZAPPANALE.DE

"Behind the drums, the beefy cragster with the bushy ponytail turns out to be none other than Christopher Garcia, who has jacked up the expressions of his Quarteto Nuevo, Continuum, Alex Cline, Vinny Golia, ZAPPA alumni the Grand Mothers,
Dottie Grossman and your uncle the bartender.
(And he credits Sab tubsman Bill Ward as an influence.)"
METALJAZZ.COM

DONS DISCOGRAPHY
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Preston#Discography
DON PRESTON ON FACEBOOK
https://www.facebook.com/don.preston.54540
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12/21/MO
TORRANCE MUSIC LIBRARY
presents
MUSIC AND INSTRUMENTS OF INDIA
with
Pablo Calogero - bansuri, bass flute, tenor saxophone
and
myself - North Indian tabla, South Indian ghatam and kanjira
playing traditional, classical and contemporary music of India

"Garcia also revels in playing the new and unexpected…..his musical vocabulary
not only spans centuries and cultures it's also spontaneous."
DEUTSCHE WELLE
GERMANYS INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTER

"Then there’s Christopher Garcia…. I heard and saw the spirit of his connection to the earth,
to the soil from which we all come, and to the cosmos of which we are all a part. He reminded
me through the sound of instrument and voice, of who and what I am and  that I need to be
reminded of that aspect of self again and again."
KUCI

"A project devised and led by gifted multi-percussionist Christopher Garcia, an artist known equally for his accomplishments as both adept player of North and South Indian instruments such as tabla and driving American drum set player) with the likes of the Frank Zappa alumni band, The Grand Mothers of Invention and the Bobby Bradford Mo’tet), the group reflects Garcia’s ongoing interest in honoring, exploring, and blending different musical cultures and their unique instruments. In this case, Garcia combines his tabla, mbwata, frame drums, baa wehai, and Paiste metals with the pipa, ruan, and other Chinese string instruments of the wonderful Jie Ma and the sitar of the gifted and versatile John Stephens. With Garcia always successful in his role as multicultural musical ambassador as well as sensitive and tasteful manifestor of thoroughly enjoyable musical experiences, this trio is sure to fascinate and satisfy."
OPEN GATE THEATER

"A drum solo by Garcia is deployed, (the man understands the art of drumming) tight,
flawless and full of passion, he goes on in his solo and then seamlessly continues.
Very very good."
DUTCH PUBLIC BROADCASTING

“I know Christopher Garcia ... he is an angel from above. We have been working over 3 years touring and everything else, and many times we rehearse, all the time, as music is not my profession, Music is my passion, Music is my LIFE, see…..We are always rehearsing so many times, and Chris used to come, he is one of the busiest percussions on earth, he is incredible, he also plays South Indian percussion, clay ghatam, kanjira and everything else......”
L. SHANKAR

"Garcia’s drumming cut through, complemented, and grounded the reverberating echoes
of L. Shankar’s masterful slides on the violin throughout the hall. ... Highlights included Garcia’s percussion solo in the fifth composition, in which he built upon various rhythms for several uninterrupted minutes, beating tabla, kanjira and ghatam, including tapping his face to a fascinating effect..... "
WESLEYAN ARGUS

"Christopher Garcia is a critically acclaimed percussionist, composer, performer, ethnomusicologist, and multi-instrumentalist ……he is known in different circles for various reasons: either as a composer or performer either on drum set, percussion instruments of North and South India, marimba, or instruments of indigenous Mexico/Mesoamerica….. he had the privilege of receiving a full scholarship at California Institute of the Arts where he studied tabla with Pandit Taranath Rao, Leonice Shinneman, and Swapan Chaudhuri, and tabla , ghatam and kanjira with John Bergamo. In 1976, his mentor John Bergamo was asked to perform with Shakti in Canada and 40 years later Christopher was honored to be the first Westerner to be invited by L. Shankar (aka Shenkar) to perform Indian classical music with him. His compositions for woodwind quintet, pedal harp, classical guitar, pipa, piano, and percussion of India and Mesoamerica continue to be performed in the Americas and Europe."
SCHIMMEL CENTER
PACE UNIVERSITY

"Christopher Garcia has deep roots in rock, but when L. Shankar wants Indian rhythms, he asks Christopher to fly east. Fusion, ancient Mesoamerican instruments, rarefied indigenous strings, Garcia approaches it all with equal practice and intuition. On this night, he tinkled bells, stroked tablas or crashed cymbals when he sensed a connection. Constant action......"
METALJAZZ.COM

"He's amazing to watch, talk about having a split personality, it's funny
because his fingers are flying, and he has all of the syllables available and
he's holding a stick with his right hand, a shaker with his toes, and hitting
bells and cymbals and all  sorts of things all at the same time."
KPFK GLOBAL VILLAGE

"Christopher Garcia, a multi-faceted percussionist, added an eclectic array of musical instruments from Mexico, India, and other places creating an imaginative array of sounds along with the movement."
NARTHAKI.COM

"We hear a variety of percussion, including instruments from Mexico and MesoAmerica. They sing and throb to the pulse of a single person, Christopher Garcia. He produces an extraordinary array of sound and rhythms, effortlessly weaving in and out of familiar Indian patterns to those of traditional MesoAmerica but we know we are not in India. This is the music and dance ......."
SRUTI MAGAZINE
INDIAS PREMIER MAGAZINE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS