.........................................the 4-tet
axel doerner - trumpet
greg kelley - trumpet
andrea neumann - innenklavier
bhob rainey - soprano saxophone

.........................................u.s. tour 2001
6th - detroit, mi.  detroit contemporary.
7th - chicago, il.  the candlestick maker.
8th - minneapolis, mn.  venue tba
10th - denver, co.  1215 e. 13th avenue.
11th - colorado springs, co.  venue tba.
12th - salt lake city, ut.  kilby court gallery.
13th - san francisco, ca.  luggage store gallery.
15th - portland, or.  1st congregational church.
16th - berkeley, ca.  acme observatory.
17th - san diego, ca.  eveoke dance theater.
20th - austin, tx.  venue tba.
21st - houston, tx.  mecca.
22nd - new orleans, la.  zeitgeist.
24th - louisville, ky.  artswatch.
25th - newport, ky.  southgate house.
26th - st. louis, mo.  forum for contemporary art
27th - bloomington, in.  gallery 101
28th - chapel hill, nc.  house concert (ian davis via AIM),
29th - birmingham, al.  pilgrim congregational church.
october 1st.  washington, d.c.  DCAC.

.........................................info
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.........................................b l u r b
This September, two of Berlin's most renowned experimental musicians, Axel
Doerner and Andrea Neumann, tour the United States with nmperign, Boston's
acclaimed duo of Bhob Rainey and Greg Kelley.

Doerner and Kelley represent the forefront of innovation on their chosen
instrument - the unlikely trumpet.  In parallel, they have found ways to
transform the traditionally unsubtle bad boy of the brass family into an
instrument of intimate detail and variety, adding breath and an understated
humor to a palette of sounds often associated with electronic music.

A similar case can be made for Rainey, whose music has challenged the role
of the saxophone (specifically, the soprano saxophone) even in the
well-trammelled field of experimental music.  Distinctly un-saxophone-like
sounds mingle with pure tones, multiphonics (split-tones), and a host of
unnameable outpourings in a microtonal universe far removed from the
well-tempered dungeon of Western Europe.

Andrea Neumann's instrument, the innenklavier (inside-piano), has a distant
relationship with the well-tempered world - it is a custom-made
inside-of-a-piano that Neumann prepares with kitchen-sink ingenuity
(literally including items from the kitchen).  But don't expect the
orientalisms of John Cage's prepared piano works - Neumann's is a
microscopic universe where noise scratches at the edge of silence.

.........................................b i o s

Axel Dörner (b. 1964) - trumpet
Studied piano and trumpet (with Malte Burba) at the Musikhochschule,
Cologne.  Moved to Berlin in 1994.  He has performed with numerous
internationally respected figures (Schlippenbach, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Jim
O'Rourke, Kevin Drumm, Sven-Ake Johansson, etc.) in the fields of Improvised
Music, New Music and Jazz. He has developed a totally unique style of
trumpet playing based in part on unusual, often self-invented techniques
that seem to cross the boundary between electric and acoustic sound,
although no electronics are used.  He has toured in Europe, USA, Australia,
Japan and appeared on numerous CD and record releases.

Greg Kelley (b. 1973) - trumpet
Studied classical trumpet at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore.  There,
in a small studio at night, he began, with a few like-minded individuals, to
develop his approach to the trumpet - one filled with unique preparations
and extended techniques that defy acoustic expectations.  He has performed
in the U.S., Europe, and Japan with highly respected musicians (Kevin Drumm,
Donald Miller, Keiji Haino, Michael Zerang, etc.) and has appeared on
numerous CDs.

Andrea Neumann (b.1968) - innenklavier (custom-made portable instrument)
Studied piano at "Hochschule der Künste" in Berlin.  In the process of
exploring the piano for new sound possibilities she has reduced the
instrument to strings, resonance board and metal frame.  With the help of
electronics to manipulate and amplify the sounds, she has developed numerous
new playing techniques, sounds, and ways of preparing the dismantled
instrument.  She has worked intensively in the crossover area between
composition and improvisation with musicians such as Annette Krebs, Axel
Dörner, John Edwards, Kaffe Mathews, Phil Durrant, and Sven-Åke Johansson in
a range of festivals at home and abroad.  She has also composed for
interdisciplinary projects such as film, dance and performance.

Bhob Rainey (b.1972) - soprano saxophone
Studied composition at the New England Conservatory.  In 1996 he began to
cultivate an approach to the saxophone that utilizes both the extreme
possibilities of sound available on the instrument and the extreme ends of
the dynamic spectrum, tending towards silence.  He has performed with
numerous internationally recognized musicians (John Zorn, Kevin Drumm, Fred
Lonberg-Holm, Jerome Noetinger, etc.) in the U.S. and in Europe and has both
produced and appeared on numerous CDs.
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