Biography:
Christopher A. Garcia -
drumset, tabla, hand percussion, marimba, miscellaneous percussion, electronicsChris was born, raised, and still resides in East L.A. (Never to be confused with West L.A.). His background includes performances in a wide variety of musical settings including; Jazz, Rock, World Music, traditional Mexican music, pre-Hispanic music, percussion ensemble, soundtracks, and cartoon music.He attributes his musical growth to his studies with Professor John Bergamo, Pandit Tarnath Rao, Swapan Chadhouri and Leonice Shinemann where he studied tabla, while attending California Institute of the Arts on a full scholarship. Chris was also a member of the award winning Cal Arts Percussion Ensemble in 1979.
He attributes his "style"(?) to Listening to EVERYTHING, logging in thousands of hours, practicing, rehearsing,performing and touring constantly with musicians interested in stretching and reinventing themselves throughout the United States, Canada, Europe and Southeast Asia.Chris' drumming is unusual in that it incorporates not only the standard rhythms and their permutations, but also a fluency with odd time signatures and sonic textures, which he seamlessly incorporates into his playing.
His fascination for New Music and Sound as well as the advent of MIDI technology allow him the possibility of combining textures that have never before been available for the percussionist in live performance. Playing tabla next to state of the art MIDI instruments and being able to blend them musically is a challenge he continually explores.
Projects:
He continues to be the drummer/percussionist of several critically acclaimed ensembles including:
CONTINUUM - fusion(?) for the 21st Century.
A musical cooperative since 1987 The group was originally put together to have our music played correctly i.e., we actually rehearse. We get to read thru, take apart, and change the music accordingly. Everyone is allowed to bring in whatever they want and the composer has final say on how it is interpreted and what we do with it. We go thru a lot of music, chipping away at the marble to come up with something that is definitely CONTINUUM. Although gigs have always been few and far between having this "workshop" to bring in ideas and hear them played by human beings on a consistent basis is always stimulating.
- My musical partners are:
- Craig Ochikubo - piano, synthesizers,
- Damon Zick - soprano and tenor saxophone
- and Alfred Garcia - fretted and fretless basses
- Previous incarnations have included:bassists - Steve Billman, Alfred Garcia, guitarists - Alfred Garcia,
- saxophonists - Andy Suzuki, David Borgo, Paul Carman, all great musicians and good friends
- THE deMANIA TRIO
- featuring
- Alex DeGrassi - acoustic guitars
- Michael Manring - electric fretless basses
- CG -tabla, kanjira, cymbals, hand percussion
A trio that was put together by Alex De Grassi and Michael Manring. I had the fortunate experience to perform 1 concert with Michael Manring and he recommended me to Alex De Grassi. We are playing original music and original versions of folk and folkloric music and anything else we can with a decidedly new twist.
- I have the best seat in the house sitting between these two guys and taking it all in trying to keep up.
- The new CD entitled the DEMANIA TRIO is out as of 11/21/06
- check it out
- THE GRANDE MOTHERS RE-INVENTED
- - featuring original and former members of the Mothers Of Invention including
- Napoleon Murphy Brock,
- Roy Estrada,
- and Don Preston
- Miroslav Tadic on outrageous guitar parts, solos and what nots
- and myself on drumset, marimba, percussion
- I have been with the group since August 2002, we have done many tours across Europe, see below for a partial listing
- Performing the music of Frank Zappa with original and former members of the Mothers Of Invention, music they helped create with the maestro between 1962 and 1983.
- Roy Estrada is THE CAT for 3 of the most extraordinary groups to ever appear on ANY coast, left or right
- He supplied the bottom for FZ, Little Feat and Captain Beefheart, and is one of the ORIGINAL
- MOTHERS OF INVENTION.
- He covers the low end with his bass and the high end pachuco falsetto with his voice.
- He is one hell of a sweet guy and an extraordinary musician who is ALWAYS concerned about the music and the groove
- if you havent checked him out, what are you waiting for?? FZ utilized Roys talents up until 1983.
- Don Preston, is not an original member of the Mothers of Invention, but an ORIGINAL player/composer nonetheless.
- (Don joined FZ after the 1st record, and was asked back by FZ several times throughout his career),
- Don is always, full of surprises, I think he even surprises himself sometimes.
- He continues to pull off amazing MOOG solos combined with his acerbic wit and Donnyisms.
- Something only Preston can do.
- A true original by any standards,the only vegetarian I know who refuses to eat anything green(!)
- Napoleon Murphy Brock, frontman, showman, musician.
- "Every show is your first and last" and that is how he approaches it. Whether we perform for 500 folks or 5,000
- nightclubs, concert halls or festival.
- One of my favorite Brockisms is when he explained to an audience that he and Roy had been in a time machine, and that people are now ready for the music that FZ wrote 30 years ago and that's why he and Roy still look the same and are back playing the music with a vengeance(!)
THESE GUYS ROCK and play FZ music the way it is supposed to - often and with like minded individuals who played with the Maestro.
- QUARTETO NUEVO - a world music improvising chamber ensemble, including strings, breath and world percussion.
- I wrote very specific music I wanted to hear with this instrumentation and had to find folks willing to rehearse/perform it on a consistent basis.We are constantly working on new music, original compositions, as well as compositions by some of my favorite composers written specifically for us:Nick Ariondo, Harry Scorzo, Michael Vlatkovich
- New World Music for a new world order with a new line-up:
- CG -tabla, kanjira, electronic percussion, PAISTE cymbals etc.,
- Christopher Smith - steel and nylon string guitars, sitar, acoustic bass
- Jacob Szekely - c4 and 5 string cello
- Damon Zick - multiple woodwinds
- our frequents guests include
- Martin Espino - pre-hispanic winds
- Craig Ochikubo - piano, synthesizers
- Harry Scorzo - violin(s)
- THE MICHAEL VLATKOVICH ENSEMBLES - Avant trombonist, composer extraordinaire
- One of the most brilliant composer/improvisers on the planet that I have been able to make music with consistently since 1991 in various guises from duo to augmented big band across America and Canada. Michael continues to surprise, amuse and use me. (?)Only God and Michael know why, and I am grateful to both for choosing to do so.
and duets with various instrumentalists including:
Composer/Drummer/Percussionist Alex Cline. Alex Cline and I have been playing duos with various set ups the last few years. Sometimes we both play drumset and miscellaneous percussion,. sometimes one drumset and hand percussion, sometimes whatever we feel like playing. Alex is a wonderful musician. Intuitive, forgiving and ALWAYS listening. He is a joy to listen to. Sometimes I forget to play and sit there and just listen. One of our better moments was a prolonged silence and then, like magic, we came in at the same time and played ONE NOTE, without watching eachother. Just listening to the silence pass us by. It was beyond belief, and I am grateful for having his SPIRIT in my life. For additional information on Alex, click here: Alex Cline .guitarist extraordinaire Nels Cline He originally asked me to play hand percussion with him in a benefit for Petra Haden. We performed Keith Jarrett's Survivors Suite, for baritone guitar, tabla and miscellaneous hand percussion. The Haden family was present and it was quite an honor to have them sitting there. Since then we have performed the piece several times. Even though Nels has to be one of the busiest guys on the planet he still calls once in a while and we sit and make Music and will continue to do so at the drop of a hat. For more information on Nels, click here: Nels Cline .
and multi woodwinds master Vinny Golia.:Vinny is another one of those guys. Brilliantly, consistently amazing. The only horn player I know that can play one to one million notes at every conceiveable dynamic and make it swing like a Mother. Our duos have become less frequent but anytime he calls I am there. For more information on Vinny, click here: Vinny Golia .
NEW PROJECTS/R&D
ANCIENT GROOVES
- Martin Espino - breath, string and percussion instruments of the Americas
- Houman Pourmedhi - breath, string and percussion instruments of Persia
- Malik Sow - breath, and percussion instruments of Africa
- John Zeretzke - breath, string and percussion instruments of Europe, the Americas, and Asia
- A world music ensemble featuring drums, drumming, wind and string instruments from around the world played by master musicians who invited me along for the ride. We perform traditional and new music on ancient instruments based of years of research and performances.
MARTIN ESPINO and MEXIKA
- I was invited to perform with one of the pre-eminent pre-hispanic musicians living in North America, Martin Espino. Martin has basically led a one man research project into pre-hispanic instruments and instrument making since 1978. He is not only one of the most well read scholars on the subject but he is a "hands on" musician, who also happens to have a degree in classical guitar. He has done hundreds of concerts bringing these instruments and their practices into schools from kindergarten to major universities across America. He has been a joy to learn from and perform with and I am learning a lot.
- Employing techniques and sounds which I have never had access to before. Pre-Hispanic music,i.e., music before Spain came to "civilize" the new world, new and ancient music played on ancient instruments, including water drums, turtle shells, Hue Huetl, Teponaztil and instruments made from gourd and clay. Back to my roots.
- Check out his website at www.martinespino.com
- HARRY SCORZO'S VIO-FONIK
- The Maestro. Harry Scorzo is a rare gem of a musician. He can sight read some of the most difficult music and it sounds as if he has been playing it all of his life, he can also improvise in harmonically simple to harmonically ridiculous settings, i.e., bebop, etc.,and he also has a huge body of original material.
- He has had his group since 1996, with Alan Mautner on Cello and Robin Cecil on violin,
- and recently invited me to be a guest in his ensemble.
- We just recorded a CDs worth of material which should be out by October 2006
- CHECK THIS MAN OUT AND BE AMAZED.
- Check out his website at www.viofonik.com
- and HARRY SCORZO'S JAZZ QUARTET
- Harry recently put together a "traditional" jazz quartet to hear his music in this context
- with
- Guillermo Guzman - electric bass
- Sandy Stein - piano
- CG - drumset and percussion
I am truly blessed to play with people who are constantly challenging themselves and invite me along for the ride. Feel free to write me at anytime and I will do my best to write you in a timely manner.
THANKS FOR COMING TO CHECK THIS OUT- HOPE TO SEE YOU AT A PERFORMANCE
- PAZ=PEACE
- CG
Reviews:
REVIEWS with CONTINUUM
- "Garcia, an excellent percussionist, really pushes the group, especially in the solo sections....his sparkling cymbal work coloring the background..."
- Cadence Jazz Magazine
- "Where old school fusion drowned in self-indulgent displays of technical mastery, the four members of the Los Angeles based CONTINUUM play it cool. There are chops aplenty here(Christopher Garcia's clean and forceful drumming stand out, but they never get in the way of the ensemble...."
- Signal to Noise
REVIEWS with deMania
- "But percussionist Garcia just kicked my ears down Broadway. He sat cross-legged, almost hidden behind his unique drum kit, coaxing complex rhythms from hand drums and his cheeks and adding subtle colors on shakers, cymbals, cowbell and jam blocks. During his "Curanderos y Brujos,'' Garcia's mbwata, a Nigerian clay drum broke apart. Talk about an explosive solo."
- SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS
- "Here's a supergroup trio for you. Alex de Grassi, helped create the contemporary genre of acoustic fingerstyle guitar; Michael Manring is an unparalleled technical virtuoso on bass; and percussionist Christopher Garcia has worked in a wide variety of world-music settings. On Demania, the trio delivers masterful, confident improvisations that float in an environment as energetic as it is luxurious and spacious."
- ACOUSTIC GUITAR MAGAZINE
- "within a trio format, they merge their non-traditional instrumentation with an unrivaled degree of technical prowess and a diverse fusion of genres ranging from traditional folk, classical, jazz, and world music to produce a unique repertoire and sound all their own consisting of sensitive sonic textures, complex harmonic structures, lyrical melodies, intricate rhythmic figures, and odd meter grooves."
- INSTITUTE OF BASS
- "Extreme musical diversity underscores the improvised, unexpected arrangements of de Mania...Their influences range from ethnic
- folk to traditional jazz and classical."
- THE DENVER POST
- "Like Fleck and Corea, you'll find a lot of doubling on rhythmically complex melodies and plenty of solos for each. For anyone interested in World music styles this is a great recording that is very well written and played."
- FINGERSTYLE GUITAR MAGAZINE
REVIEWS with THE GRAND MOTHERS - EX FZ ALUMNI
- "Garcia's drum-solo rendition of "Uncle Meat" caused jaws to drop"
- SIGNAL TO NOISE
REVIEWS with QUARTETO NUEVO
- "Improvisers who like tight structures where you can hear everything. Musicians who bring the work of jazz composers (Jack DeJohnette, Paul Motian, Paul Carman) into their own concept, or start from scratch. Active in the region for a few years now, Quarteto Nuevo are actually a quintet featuring Alfredo Garcia, Christopher Garcia, Randy Gloss, Alan Lechusza and Ken Rosser, their debut recording is neatly titled El Musico. And their drums, winds and strings, assembled from around the world, produce sounds at once disciplined and relaxed, challenging yet easy to absorb."
- QUARTETO NUEVO WAS LA WEEKLY'S JAZZ PICK OF THE WEEK
- "This is an intriguing set. Although there have been many types of "fusions" of jazz with other types of music, only a relatively few projects have mixed jazz with World Music from foreigh countries. Quarteto Nuevo's music goes through quite a few different moods yet remains gentle, subtle, melodic and often rhythmically complex Lechusza's reeds are in the lead much of the time but the interplay between the members of the rhythm section are well worth listening to closely."
- LA JAZZ SCENE - SCOTT YANOW, DOWNBEAT/JAZZTIMES CONTRIBUTING WRITER
- "One of the larger quartetos (six members) out there now Quarteto Nuevo comes from a rhythmic sensibility as might be expected from a drummer-led band. But it is not your usual hit-you-over-the-head snares and tom-toms. For this band Christopher Garcia has discarded much of the ordinary drum kit (no snares, tom-toms, or bass drums) in favor of tabla, a family of lightly struck cymbals, and a variety of oriental instruments.
- Much of the time Garcia and Randy Gloss carry on a dialogue, although they occasionally play against each other or individually drop out to allow the remaining percussionist a clear field. The band often plays in odd meter grooves well served by the two percussionists. The other players have also rethought their instruments, resulting in a unique but natural band sound. That the music works as well as it does (It is remarkably uncluttered.) is due mainly to how much these musicians enjoy playing together.
- Christopher Garcia dedicated "With his Hat in his Hand" to his father, Don Alberto Garcia. Like much of his other music it was a piece of humility, confidence, clarity, and positive feeling--a pleasure to listen to."
- ALL ABOUT JAZZ REVIEW
REVIEWS with MICHAEL PIERRE VLATKOVICH
- "Garcia's playing is vibrant and alive with passion, humor and a good deal of technical prowess, not to mention the breadth of vision necessary to effectively translate such an unpredictable stream of music. And the fact that the trio seem perfectly at home with unpredictably and the endless world of musical possibilities it presents makes them perhaps"
- The Weekly Alibi
- "Vlatkovich's concepts start with the very aggressive Elvin Jones-muscular beat of drummer Chris Garcia. From this foundation, the piano-less band shifts pattern and time, not in sharp angles but sure-footed movements. They hop from blues to tangos and marches, all the time the trombones are vocalizing, articulating, and encouraging discourse."
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Performance Credits:
the following are folks I have performed with under their name:
- Ahn Trio, Ancient Grooves, John Bergamo,
- Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra under Kristan Jarvi,
- performing orchestral versions of Frank Zappa's music,
- Alex Cline Ensemble, Alex Cline Duo, Nels Cline Duo,
- Cal Arts Percussion Ensemble, Continuum,
- the deMania Trio with Alex de Grassi and Michael Manring,
- Martin Espino, Lukas Foss,Vinny Golia, Alex de Grassi,
- The Grande Mothers Re:Invented
- Napoleon Murphy Brock, Roy Estrada, Don Preston,
- Arthur Jarvinen, Johnson County Landmark Ensemble, Alan Lechusza,
- Steuart Liebig, Michael Manring, Roberto Miguel Miranda, Patrick Moraz,
The Moscow Symphony,The Northern Lights Ensemble, Bill Plake Trio, Quarteto Nuevo,
Ali Jihad Racy, William Roper, Salaam Ensemble, Harry Scorzo's Vio-Fonik, , G.E. Stinson,- UCLA World Jazz Ensemble, Luis Villegas, Michael Pierre Vlatkovich, Mark Weber,
- World Percussion Quartet featuring:
Gustavo Aguilar - percussion from the Americas,- Park Je Chun- percussion from Korea,
- Mochizuki Takinojo- percussion from Japan
- John Zeretzke
Performance Credits:
the following are folks I have performed with where we were both sidemen for live performances and/or recording projects:
- Abhiman, Airto, Nick Ariondo, John Bilezikjian, Michael Bisio,
- Rob Blakeslee, Spencer Brewer, Bobby Bradford, Jimmy Branley,
- Bob Fernandez, Ramon Flores, Bruce Fowler, Steve Fowler, Craig Fundyga,
- Randy Gloss, Vinny Golia, Jonathan Golove, Joel Hamilton, Michael Jacobsen,
- Eric Jorgensen, Souhail Kaspar, John Klemmer, Daniel Lozano, Michael Manring,
- Paul McCandless, George McMullen, Mashid Mirzadeh, David Mott, Todd Philips,
- Bill Plake, Bill Roper, Ken Rosser, Joe Rotondy, Malik Sow, Harry Scorzo, Aaron Serfaty,
- Eric Sevilla, Paul Smoker, Ramon Stagnaro, Andy Suzuki, Anders Swanson,
- Dean Taba, Miroslav Tadic, Arturo Velasco, Tom Walsh, John Zeretzky
2007 Performances:
OCTOBER 2007
- OCT 13 SA
- CONTINUUM @ ALVAS
- Alfred Garcia - electric 6 String, and 4 String fretted & fretless basses
- Christopher Garcia - drumset, tabla, percussion
- Craig Ochikubo - keyboard synthesizers, piano
- Damon Zick - soprano, alto & tenor saxophones
- ALVAS PERFORMANCE GALLERY
- SAN PEDRO, CA
- 10/12/FR
- ANCIENT GROOVES
- Martin' Espino - Pre-columbian & instruments of Ancient Mexico
- Christopher Garcia - North and South Indian Percussion
- Houman Pourmedhi - percussion, string and breath instruments of Persia
- Malik Sow - Master Drummer & Percussionist of Senegal
- John Zeretzke - World Music composer & multi-instrumentalist
- CENTER FOR THE ARTS, OC
- 9/30/SU DMG/JOES PUB IN NEW YORK, NY
- 9/29/SA DMG @ THE NATICK THEATRE, BOSTON, MASS
- the DEMANIA TRIO
- Alex de Grassi - acoustic guitars, sy mpitar
- Michael Manring - electric fretted and fretless basses
- CG - tabla, kanjira, mbwata, PAISTE cymbals
- 9/26/WE
- MEXIKA
- with Martin Espino and Christopher Garcia
- performing the Sounds of Ancient Mexico
- @ MESA COLLEGE
- Mesa, CA
- 9/22/SA
- MEXIKA
- with Martin Espino and Christopher Garcia
- performing the Sounds of Ancient Mexico
- @ BIG BEAR, CA
- 9/16/SU
- MEXIKA
- with Martin Espino and Christopher Garcia
- performing the Sounds of Ancient Mexico
- FIESTA DEL MAR
- MONTEREY, CA
- 9/15/SA
- CONTINUUM @ THE MUSIC RECITAL HALL
- 8:00 PM
- Alfred Garcia - electric 6 String, and 4 String fretted & fretless basses
- Christopher Garcia - drumset, tabla, percussion
- Craig Ochikubo - keyboard synthesizers, piano
- Damon Zick - soprano, alto & tenor saxophones
- LA,CA
- Sunday, September 9
- MEXIKA
- with Martin Espino and Christopher Garcia
- performing the Sounds of Ancient Mexico
- FIESTA DEL MAR
- MONTEREY, CA
AUGUST 2007
- ANCIENT GROOVES
- Martin' Espino - Pre-columbian & instruments of Ancient Mexico
- Christopher Garcia - North and South Indian Percussion
- Houman Pourmedhi - percussion, string and breath instruments of Persia
- Malik Sow - Master Drummer & Percussionist of Senegal
- John Zeretzke - World Music composer & multi-instrumentalist
- JULY 2007
- Saturday, July 21st
- 8:00 PM
- THE HARRY SCORZO QUARTET
- with
- Harry Scorzo - violin, compositions
- Kenton Youngstrom - guitars
- Guillermo Guzman - bajo, bass
- Christopher Garcia - drumset,percussion
- at
- THE MUSIC RECITAL HALL
- LA, CA
JUNE 2007
APRIL 2007
- Friday April 6, at 7:00 p.m.,
- Dottie Grossman - poetry
- Michael Vlatkovich - trombone, percussion
- SKYE AT NIGHT
- 54445 North Circle Dr.
- Suite E (upstairs)
- Idyllwild,CA
- Sunday, April 1, at 7:00 p.m.,
- Quetal
- (Martin Espino and Christopher Garcia).
- performing new music on ancient instruments of Mexico and India
- Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock,
- 2225 Colorado Blvd, Eagle Rock (one block west of Eagle Rock Blvd.).
MARCH 2007
- Saturday, March 24
- Creative Music Works
- presents
- Michael Vlatkovich Quartet
- Mandala Center
- 2516 Broadway St
- Boulder, CO 80304
- Thursday, March 22
- Outpost Performance Space
- presents
- Michael Vlatkovich Quartet
- Sunday March 18th
- HARRY SCORZO QUARTET
- @ Rosalie and Alva's Performance Gallery in San Pedro
- March 6 TU
- The Michael Vlatkovich Quartet
- YORK UNIVERSITY,
- Toronto, CANADA
- March 1 TH
- HALLS WALLS
- 341 Delaware Ave.,
- Buffalo, New York
FEBRUARY 2007
- FEB 28 WE
- Michael Vlatkovich Quartet
- featuring
- Michael Vlatkovich - trombone,Compositions
- David Mott - baritone saxophone
- Jonothan Golove - electric cello
- Christopher Garcia - drumset, percussion
- THE BOP SHOP
- Rochester, New York
- www.bopshop.com
Friday, November 17th
with the deMania Trio
Alex de Grassi
steel string guitar
Michael Manring
electric fretless bass
Christopher Garcia
tabla, mbwata, kanjira, cymbals
percussion
142 Throckmorton Theatre
Mill Valley, CA 94941
Box Office:415-383-9600
Information:415-383-9600
info@142ThrockmortonTheatre.com
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with the Grande Mothers Re:Invented
FRANK ZAPPA ALUMNI
Napoleon Murphy Brock
Roy Estrada
Don Preston
and
Miroslav Tadic
closing out the festival
11/5/2006 22:00
Main Stage Bosanski kulturni centar
http://www.jazzfest.ba/ - sarajevo jazz festival 2006
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11/7/2006. 21:00
SKC Velika Sala
http://www.topproduction.com
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11/9/2006. 21:00
Pere.Strojka, club Aquarius
http://www.topproduction.com
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Wednesday, November 1st at 7:30 p.m.
Vio-fonik ~ Re-inventing The String Trio
Harry Scorzo ~ Violin
Robin Cecil ~ Violin
Alan Mautner ~ Cello
Downey Museum of Art is located in Furman Park,
10419 So. Rives Ave.
Downey,California 90241.
Wednesday, October 11th, 2006
7:30 PM
Vio-fonik ~ Re-inventing The String Trio
Harry Scorzo ~ Violin
Robin Cecil ~ Violin
Alan Mautner ~ Cello
Rosalie Alvas Performing Arts Space
San Pedro, CA
Open Gate Series, Eagle Rock Center for the Arts
Sunday, October 1st, 2006
8 p.m.
Vio-fonik ~ Re-inventing The String Trio
Harry Scorzo ~ Violin
Robin Cecil ~ Violin
Alan Mautner ~ Cello
SEPTEMBER
9/23/SA @ 8:00 PM
CONTINUUM
at Rosalie & Alva's Performance Gallery
1417 W. 8th St.
San Pedro
for information and reservations:
(310) 519 1314
Alfred Garcia - electric fretted and fretless bass guitar
Christopher Garcia - drumset, tabla, Paiste Cymbals, percussion
Craig Ochikubo - keyboard synthesizers, piano
Damon Zick - soprano, and tenor saxophones
AUGUST
SATURDAY, AUGUST 12
at THE CAFE METROPOL
8 P.M.
"Call and Response" (poetry and improvised musical responses)
Dottie Grossman - poetry
Chris Garcia - drums, percussion
Anders Swanson - bass
Michael Vlatkovich - trombone
CAFE METROPOL
923 E. 3rd St., Downtown LA 90013
JULY
with the Grande Mothers Re:Invented
FRANK ZAPPA ALUMNI
Napoleon Murphy Brock
Roy Estrada
Don Preston
and
Ken Rosser
7/7/FR THRU 7/9/SU
WINNIPEG FOLK FESTIVAL, CA
7/10/MO
TORONTO HUGHS ROOM, CA
7/12/WE
MONTREAL, CA
7/14/FR THRU 7/16/SU
VANCOUVER FOLK FESTIVAL, CA
6/22/TH
with Dottie Grossman
and the
Michael Vlatkovich Trio
Michael Vlatkovich - trombone, compositions
Anders Swanson, - bass
CG -drumset/percussion
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6/10/SATURDAY
the Michael Vlatkovich Quartet
THE AROMA JAZZ FESTIVAL
Bill Plake - tenor saxophone
Steuart Liebig - electric contrabass
CG -drumset/percussion
Idyllwild , CA
5/30/TU
MEXIKA
pre-hispanic music of Mexico
with ancient instruments of Mexico
Martin Espino - musical director
East Los Angeles, CA
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5/26/FR
with
ANCIENT GROOVES
Martin Espino
Houman Pouredhi
Malik Sow
John Zeretzke,
Garden Grove Auditorium
Garden Grove, CA
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5/25/TH
MEXIKA
pre-hispanic music of Mexico
with ancient instruments of Mexico
Martin Espino - musical director
Los Angeles, CA
PASADENA, CA
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5/24/WE
with
Harry Scorzos Vio Fonik
at Arcadia, CA
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Michael Manring solo bass concert with
harp guitarist Adam Werner opening up for Michael
CG will join them for the last piece on the program
Saturday, May 20th
Grieb Theater
5440 Valley Circle Blvd.
Woodland Hills, CA. 91367
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Friday, May 19th at
Alvas Performance Gallery
1417 W. 8th St.
San Pedro, CA 90732
(800) 403-3447
www.alvas.com/performance_gallery.htm
8:00 PM
$10.00 at the door
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5/13/SA
Percussion ensemble concert of the music of John Bergamo
with the LAHC percussion ensemble, plus special guests
LAHC MUSIC RECITAL HALL
San Pedro, CA
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5/15/MO
MEXIKA
pre-hispanic music of Mexico
with ancient instruments of Mexico
Martin Espino - musical director
Los Angeles, CA
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5/13/SA
Percussion ensemble concert of the music of John Bergamo
with the LAHC percussion ensemble, plus special guests
LAHC MUSIC RECITAL HALL
San Pedro, CA
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5/4/TH
guest performer with the SALAAM ENSEMBLE
Bloomington, CA
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5/3/WE
guest performer with the SALAAM ENSEMBLE
Los Angeles, CA
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APRIL
4/29/Saturday
with the Grande Mothers Re:Invented
performing the music of the Maestro
at Folken, Stavenger Norway
show starts at 11:00 PM
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4/28/Friday
11:00 PM
with the Grande Mothers Re:Invented
performing the music of the Maestro
Grieg Hallen, Bergen Norway
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4/27/Thursday
6:00 PM - Pre - Concert Lecture
with the Grande Mothers Re:Invented
Orchestrated versions of FZ music
performed by the Bergen Symphony Orchestra
Grieg Hallen, Bergen Norway
~
4/26/Wednesday
LHistorie dSoldat
with
Roy Estrada - narrator
Don Preston - soldier
Napoleon Murphy Brock - the devil
with music provided by musicians from the Grieg Academy
Grieg Hallen, Bergen Norway
~
THE GRANDE MOTHERS RE:INVENTED
*featuring former members of the mothers of invention
performing at the REDCAT THEATRE,
i.e., the Roy and Edna Disney Cal Arts Theatre
located in the WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL
in downtown Los Angeles, California
BOTH SHOWS ARE SOLD OUT
~
Thursday, April 20th
the Michael Vlatkovich Quartet
CRYPTONIGHT CONCERT SERIES
Michael Vlatkovich - trombone, compositions
Bill Plake - tenor saxophone
Steuart Liebig - electric contrabass
CG -drumset/percussion
Culver City, CA
~
4/14/Friday and 4/15/Saturday
THE GRANDE MOTHERS RE:INVENTED
*featuring former members of the mothers of invention
performing at the REDCAT THEATRE,
i.e., the Roy and Edna Disney Cal Arts Theatre
located in the WALT DISNEY CONCERT HALL
in downtown Los Angeles, California
BOTH SHOWS ARE SOLD OUT
~
Thursday April 6
with the DEMANIA TRIO
Alex de Grassi
steel string guitar
Michael Manring
electric fretless bass
Christopher Garcia
tabla, mbwata, kanjira, cymbals
percussion
Mexico City, MEXICO
Festival de México en el Centro Histórico
Michael Manring solo and with The Demania Trio
~
Wednedsay April 5
with the DEMANIA TRIO
Zinco Jazz Club
Mexico City, MEXICO
Michael Manring solo and with The Demania Trio
~
Saturday April 1
with the DEMANIA TRIO
Daniels Hall @ Swallow Hill
Denver, CO
71 East Yale 303-777-1003
~
FEBRUARY
Sunday February 26th
with
Harry Scorzo's VIO FONIK
Harry Scorzo - violin
Robin Cecil - violin
Alan Mautner - cello
Rosalie Alvas Performing Arts Space
San Pedro, CA
~
Saturday, February 25th
with
Harry Scorzo's VIO FONIK
Harry Scorzo - violin
Robin Cecil - violin
Alan Mautner - cello
Arcadia, CA
~
Thursday, February 23rd
with
Harry Scorzo's VIO FONIK
Harry Scorzo - violin
Robin Cecil - violin
Alan Mautner - cello
at LOS ANGELES CITY COLLEGE
Los Angeles, CA
~
Sunday, February 19th
with
Alex de Grassi - acoustic steel string guitar
Mission Viejo, CA
~
Friday, February 17th
with
Quarteto Nuevo
improvising world music chamber ensemble
Club Tropical Culver City
~
Saturday February 4
with the DEMANIA TRIO
San Jose, COSTA RICA
Michael opens solo
CLINIC:4:00 PM
CONCERT 8:00 PM
~
Friday February 3
with the DEMANIA TRIO
San Jose, COSTA RICA
Alex DeGrassi opens solo
CLINIC:4:00 PM
CONCERT 8:00 PM
JANUARY
Friday January 27th
"The David Pritchard Acoustic Guitar Quartet,
at All Saints Episcopal Church in Pasadena.
~
Monday, January 23rd
Quarteto Nuevo
improvising world music chamber ensemble
at Ramo Auditorium - Caltech
Pasadena, Ca 91106
~
FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 2006
MEXIKA-Soundz of the Americas CONCERT!
in SAN DIEGO, CA at Chicano Perk
~
Friday, January 6th, 2005 8PM: the peace party
Alex and Nels Cline 50th Birthday extravaganza
Nels Cline - guitars
Alex Cline - drums, percussion
with...
Scott Amendola - drums, percussion
Dan Clucas - cornet
Jeff Gauthier - violin
Christopher Garcia - percussion
Joel Hamilton - bass
Glenn Kotche - drums, percussion
Dan Morris - drums, percussion
Steuart Liebig -contrabassguitar
Wayne Peet - keyboards
Will Salmon - flute
G.E. Stinson - guitar, effects
Norton Wisdom - action painting
David Witham - keyboards
Club Tropical Culver City
~
Previous Performances:
THE AHN TRIO
CERRITOS PERFORMING ARTS CENTER, CA - OCT/2004
California Institute of the ARTS Percussion Ensemble
OJAI MUSIC FESTIVAL, Ojai, Ca
SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY, San Jose, CA
ALEX CLINE - Drumset Percussion, Kantele
ANGELS GATE THEATRE - San Pedro, CA
*THE DOWNTOWN PLAYHOUSE- Los Angeles, CA - 2003
L.A. HARBOR COLLEGE - Music Recital Hall, San Pedro ,CA
OPEN GATE THEATRE - Eagle Rock , CA
*LA WEEKLY CONCERT PICK OF THE WEEK
NELS CLINE - Baritone Guitar
THE DOWNTOWN PLAYHOUSE- Los Angeles, CA
THE GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HALL - San Francisco, CA
KNITTING FACTORY - AlterKnit Lounge, LACA
L.A. HARBOR COLEGE MUSIC RECITAL HALL,Wilmington, CA
THE OPEN GATE THEATRE - Pasadena, CA
SACRED GROUNDS - San Pedro, CA
THE SILVERLAKE LOUNGE - Silverlake CA
CONTINUUM
(founding member since 1987)
THE ALLIGATOR LOUNGE, Santa Monica,CA
BAKED POTATO, Studio City, CA
BORDERS, Pasadena, CA
CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF THE ARTS, Valencia, CA
L.A. HARBOR COLLEGE,Wilmington, CA
ORANGE COUNTY ART AND JAZZ FESTIVAL- Orange, CA
ROSALIE AND ALVAS PERFORMING ARTS, San Pedro , CA
SANTA BARBARA INTERNATIONAL
JAZZ FESTIVAL, Santa Barbara,CA
SANTA MONICA COLLEGE, S.M.CA
U.S.C., Los Angeles, CA
THE DEMANIA TRIO
CINE VARIEDADES - SAN JOSE, COSTA RICA- FEB 2006
DANIELS HALL@SWALLOW HILL, Denver, CO - April 2006
ZINCO JAZZ CLUB/Mexico City, MEXICO - APRIL/2006
TEATRO LA CUIDAD/Mexico City, MEXICO - APRIL/2006
Little Fox Theater, Redwood, CA - AUG/2004
Strings,Emeryville, CA - AUG/2004
CASTORO CELLARS/TEMPLETON, CA - SEP/2004
THE
GRANDE
MOTHERS
RE-INVENTED
member since 2002
Napoleon Murphy Brock, Roy Estrada, and Don Preston
FRANKFURT JAZZ FESTIVAL, Frankfurt, Germany
THE GEWENDHAUS, Leipzig, Germany
THE AVALON BALLROOM, San Francisco, CA
VICTORS BY THE BAY, San Diego, CA
1/9/04 thru 2/5/04
January 9th/Switzerland, Zurich Moods
January 10th/ Italy-Firenze
January 11/Austria, Ebensee - Kino
January 12/Croatia, Zagreb - KSET
January 13/Germany, Nürnberg - Hirsch
January 14/Germany,Aschaffenburg - Colos Saal
January 15/Germany,Dresden - Die Scheune 8043822/www.scheune.org
January 16/Germany,Schwerin - Speicher
January 17/Germany,Erfurt - Gewerkschaftshaus
January 18/Germany,Hamburg - Fabrik
January 19/Germany,Berlin - Columbia Fritz
January 21/Norway, Bergen - Garage
January 22/Norway, Skien - Lundetangen
January 23/Norway, Oslo - Rockefeller
January 24/Denmark-Odense - Rytmeposten
January 25/Germany,Kiel - Raucherei
January 26/Germany,Bonn - Harmonie
January 27/Germany,Lorsch (bei Mannheim) - Musiktheater Rex
January 28/Belgium - Sint Niklaas - CC
January 29/UK, Brighton - Concorde
January 30/UK, Wolverhampton - The Robin www.therobin.co.uk
January 31/UK, London - The Borderlinewww.borderline.co.uk
February 01/Netherlands-Weert - De Bosuil
February 02/Belgium, Verviers - Spirit of 66
February 03/Germany,Krefeld - Kulturpunkt. Friedenskirche/02151-668440
February 04/Netherlands-Den Haag - Paard/015-2121980
February 05. /Netherlands-Zaandam - De Kade 015-2121980
Su 25 Bad Doberan, Zappanalle Festival - JUL/2004
Flensburg, - JUL/2004
Köln, - JUL/2004
Frankfurt / - JUL/2004
Halle / - JUL/2004
Dresden, - JUL/2004
Hamburg, Fabrik - AUG/2004
Berlin, Knaack - AUG/2004
CZ - Prague, - AUG/2004
A - Vienna, - AUG/2004
Weinheim, AUG/2004
HannoverAUG/2004
Su 08 Aschaffenburg, Kommz Festival - AUG/2004
MEXIKA
under the direction of Martin Espino
pre-hispanic music on ancient instruments of Mexico
Los Angeles County Museum of Art - Los Angeles, CA- MAY/2004
Luther Burbank Center for the Performing Arts - Santa Rosa, CA - 2004
MesoAmerican Heritage Plaza - GLENDALE, CA - SEP/2004
Music Center of Los Angeles - 2004
Mural Amphitheater, Seattle, WA - SEP/2004
Pacific Asia Arts Museum - Pasadenda, CA- 2004
Rancho Los Cerritos - Cerritos, CA- 2004
Southwest Museum - Los Angeles, CA- 2004
Park Je Chun Percussion Ensemble
(World Music Improvising Percussion Quartet)
The Korean Tour
All concerts were in Seoul 2000
Park Je Chun - Percussion from Korea
Gustavo Aguilar - Percussion from the Americas
Takinojo Nochizuki - Percussion from Japan
*Christopher Garcia - Percussion from India
Duomull Hall
Strawberry Live Hall
Seoul Institute of the Arts
Sungsin University Concert Hall
Cosmos Project Hall
Chun Nyun Jazz Club
with Mi Yeun - Piano
Total Art Museum Exhibition Hall
with Mi Yeun - Piano
QUARTETO NUEVO -
founding member since 1999
L.A. HARBOR COLEGE MUSIC RECITAL HALL,Wilmington, CA 2004
LOS ANGELES MUSIC ACADEMY - Pasadena, CA 2002
*OPEN GATE THEATRE - Pasadena, CA - 2002, 2003
PALMETTO CONVENTION CENTER - Greenville, South Carolina 2003
* ROCCOS - Los Angeles, CA - 2003
SACRED GROUNDS - San Pedro, CA 2002
SANGEET - SCHOOL OF WORLD MUSIC - Los Angeles, CA 2003
TROPICAL - Culver City, CA - APRIL/2004
THE UNITARIAN CHURCH - Music Series - Santa Monica, CA 2004
MICHAEL PIERRE VLATKOVICH
member since 1991
THE ALLIGATOR LOUNGE/ Santa Monica,CA
THE BERKELEY STORE ANNEX/Berkeley,CA
BUMBERSHOOT FESTIVAL/Seattle,WA
THE ELEPHANT BAR/Austin, Texas
THE EMPTY SPACE THEATER/Bakersielf, CA OCT/2004
HALL WALLS/Buffalo, NY
THE KNITTING FACTORY/ NY, NY
THE MUSIC GALLERY/ Toronto, Canada
THE NEW SCHOOL/New York, New York
THE OUTPOST/Albuquerque,New Mexico
PITT GALLERY, Vancouver, British Columbia
REAL ART WAYS/ Hartford,Connecticut
SALVATION THEATER/Los Angeles, CA
W.A.G. FESTIVAL/Worcester, Massachusetts
YORK UNIVERSITY/ Toronto, Canada
L.A. HARBOR COLLEGE - Music Recital Hall
UCLA - Schoenberg Hall
Chris plays Yamaha Bass Drums, rack and floor toms, Joe Montenieri Custom Snare Drums, and Paiste Cymbals exclusively
Additional instruments include: Marimba, DrumKat, MalletKat, Tabla, Kanjira, various hand drums, miscellaneous percussion instruments, homemade and found objects.