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video clip from RIJF 2006 - Posted on 2006-06-15 14:37:00

here is a pretty hilarious clip from the final moments of the final set of respect's rochester international jazz festival performance! (here we perform the crowd-pleaser of all crowd-pleasers: a time to say goodbye). note, in particular, the running start as well as the final momentous chorus of joyful song!

jumping our way out of climate troubles - Posted on 2006-06-15 11:28:36

hey folks, it's that time of year again; time to busy ourselves preparing for world jump day. a day (slash, a moment) dedicated to driving the planet into a new orbit which would theoretically "stop global warming, extend daytime hours and create a more homogeneous climate."

either that, or we go spinning into the sun.

according to professor hans peter niesward, planet earth could be driven out of its current orbital rotation by way of a combined jumping force of (at minimum) 600 million people on the western hemisphere. enter your time zone to find out the exact time you should jump on july 20th of this year.

respect bears (with) its collective midriff at r.i.j.f. - Posted on 2006-06-14 15:07:00

this past weekend, the respect sextet played in its hometown, rochester, ny for the 5th annual rochester international jazz festival. it was particularly poignant as we welcomed long lost original respect bassist malcolm kirby back in the fold. after a quick rehearsal and delicious carb-induced coma at the wierenga household, we headed downtown to the street we know all too well from our days as eastman students, GIBBS. wait, what's that? oh, my apologies, this is jazz festival season- "jazz street."

ahem.

the weather was beautiful (which was nice- it had rained only days before) and the crowds were fantastic! they filled gibbs street and were, i thought, suprosingly attentive for an outdoor crowd- the few times we broke down into quiet improvisationals, there was almost a feeling of being in an intimate club; really beautiful quiet.

most of the set was filled with rowdy outdoor crowd-pleasers, including a brand new composition by eli asher, many other originals, and choice covers such as albert ayler's "the truth is marching in" and boccelli's "time to say goodbye." many pictures were taken, some audio and video too. check back for more of that.

in the meantime, check out jameshirschfeld.com for a pictoral play-by-play of respect's trip.

respect | even more ziz - Posted on 2006-06-09 11:03:00

several things to report since last we’ve spoken:

-the respect sextet performed this past monday night at cornelia street cafe to a wonderful crowd as part of this year’s bulgarian seasons of new york festival. the week before we had received a nice little write up from jim macnie in the village voice that read:

I hear oodles of Art Ensemble in the Rochester outfit, and it sounds good. Percussion passages, horn webs, a liquid sense of forward motion, and unity, unity, unity. If you're covering the snaky lines of Misha Mengelberg's "Hypochristmutreefuzz," you're jake in my book.

as i mentioned, the crowd was into it, and we were able to pull of our bulgarian-steeped set list (which included such gems as “copa-caba-nitsa,” “grape paidushko,” “unpaidushko,” “vermont,” “beer” and many more) with great aplomb. there is a chance we may travel to bulgaria next year to play a similar “respect meets bulgaria” concert. (ears to the ground, people, ears to the ground!)

-this coming monday night, respect will be on the “jazz street stage” (gibbs street, for you rochestarians) at 7:15 and 9:15 pm for two free outdoor shows! it looks like it’ll be a great festival. please stop by and hear us if you’re in the area (and don’t forget to visit the official record shop of the festival, the bop shop! here is the preview of respect’s festival show, listed in city paper’s guide:

Beloved locally, this group of Eastman alums (now based in New York) returns for what promises to be another edge-of-your-seat homecoming like the one that nearly brought the Village Gate roof down last December. Respect's music soars, swoops, and glides like some large, prehistoric bird --- at once formidable and majestic, but with a decidedly playful edge. Eastern European folk, toyish-sounding electronics, and general eclecticism all get anchored by drummer Ted Poor's enthralling, simultaneous command of drive and flexibility. Respect makes a lively ball of sound that sends color and good cheer exploding in all directions. -Saby Reyes-Kulkarni

-even more zizek last night! the second movie on slavoj this year, the reality of the virtual is less a film about zizek, than a film that is zizek. like a personal lecture, the movie is 71 minutes of monologue, very methodically laid out (at least in the beginning), with SZ never looking the camera in the eye (always speaking directly to whom i assume is an off-camera ben wright). because he speaks like he writes, it was very much as if the movie was a reading rather than a lecture. though towards the end, i found the film’s single shot vision slightly tiring on the ol’ eyeballs, as usual, slavoj’s knowledge of, passion about, and ability to communicate his material, provides an oft-needed set of arm ‘floaties’ that can help keep the able listener’s head above the rough waters of lacanian concepts. the movie has a very short run at the quad cinema, and it only showing once every two days, so if you live in nyc, check the schedule and go see it!

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