Michael Vlatkovich Santa Fe Trio

April 24, 2010
8:00 pmto10:00 pm

Working from the Left Coast since 1973, trombonist, composer, and arranger Michael Vlatkovich delights in blending jazz and world music styles into his own brand of engaging, unpredictable music. One of the leading lights of the Los Angeles modern jazz scene, Vlatkovich is an emotionally charged performer, comfortable in a variety of jazz and world music styles who has performed extensively as a leader and a sideman throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe. His highly intuitive, largely improvised music expresses raw power and beauty in a minimally structured format. Read more

Ambient music pioneer – Robert Rich

June 4, 2010
8:00 pmto10:00 pm

Ambient music pioneer Robert Rich is touring North America to support his new album, Ylang. Venues include planetariums, cathedrals, art museums and university recital halls. Drawing from decades of recorded work, his concerts blend composition and improvisation in a fluid continuum, creating a hypnotic atmosphere. Rich’s performances will include live electronics with analog modular synthesizer, keyboards and computer, along with his signature handmade flutes and steel guitar. Visuals will include custom built laser projectors and deep saturated lighting. Read more

Eric Glick Rieman – Prepared Rhodes

March 20, 2010
8:00 pmto10:00 pm

Performing on a variety of instruments, including the prepared/extended Rhodes electric piano, as well as piano, melodica, celeste, Waterphone, and toy piano, SF Bay Area composer/improviser Eric Glick Rieman performs improvised and previously structured music. He writes for piano and for ensembles, and his work for the prepared and extended Rhodes piano is featured in this performance. Read more

Mark Weaver’s UFO Ensemble Invades the Complex

February 12, 2010
8:00 pmto10:00 pm

Take a trip with the UFO Ensemble, the latest project of Albuquerque tuba player and composer Mark Weaver, whose startling and tuneful music places the group in nether regions beyond category. This acoustic quartet features Bill Clark on flugelhorn and trumpet, Christian Pincock on trombone, and Jason Aspeslet on drums, along with Mark on tuba. Read more

The Improvising Composer

March 6, 2010
10:00 amto10:30 pm

The Improvising Composer project is an all-day event devoted to digital music and the software used to create it. The day begins with workshops in interactive audio software featuring composers Martin Back, James Brody, William Fowler Collins, J.A. Deane, Philip Mantione and Christian Pincock. Read more

Nathaniel Bartlett Takes the Marimba to 3-Dimensions

January 30, 2010
8:00 pmto10:00 pm

Nathaniel Bartett visits Santa Fe on Saturday January 30 for a virtuoso marimba performance at the Complex. Nathaniel Bartlett has performed all across the US—from Maine to California, Minnesota to Texas—in a wide variety of venues: art galleries, museums, concert halls, dance spaces, warehouses, lofts, multi-purpose art spaces, universities & colleges, etc.  He is a graduate of the Eastman School of Music (Rochester, NY), the Royal Academy of Music (London), the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and studied privately with marimbist Leigh Howard Stevens. Read more

SFMax is back this February featuring Panaiotis!

February 5, 2010
8:00 pmto10:00 pm

Panaiotis launches the 2010 SFMax season on February 5 with a performance and presentation oh his music and graphics work. Currently a research professor at UNM, Panaiotis has worked and performed internationally during his 15-year exploration of Max and digital music. Read more