I’ve been listening to a pre-release copy of this recording again and again in this, my winter incarnation as the ‘immobile nomad’ (to quote Albert Memmi), and, ladies and gentlemen, this is indeed Travel Music. added 1/10/11: And now the CD is officially out — & I heard a mind-blowing concert last night at Station 269 with Bisio doing a 45-minute solo. Here’s an excerpt: [audio:https://pierrejoris.com/blog/audio/BisioSolo.mp3] Get the CD! … Read more Travel Music
Monday August 23rd 8PM TRIALOGUES Nicole Peyrafitte / Pierre Joris / Michael Bisio (bass) THE LOCAL 269 269 E Houston Street NYC Trialogues are improvised collaborative exchanges inside a set time limit between 3 protagonists unconditionallydedicated to their chosen mode of expression: Joris to his nomadic poetry in its wandering, rhizomatic explorations; Peyrafitte to her nourishing, sensual, campy and scintillating multi-layered vocal range & texts ; Bisio to the … Read more Trialogues @ Local 269
It may have been hotter than hell at The Stone tonight, but after 5 minutes you knew that even if it was a July scorcher in NYC, the real heat was coming from the two musicians who were cookin’ onstage: Connie Crothers (piano) & Michael Bisio (double bass). A fifty minute set without interruptions, pure playing, pure impro-travelogue, exhilarating for the listener, but, or so it seemed to me, … Read more Saturday Night Pleasures: Crothers & Bisio
Sunday June 27th Metropolitan Museum 1:00PM “Picasso, Pablo Ruiz: Spanish Poet Who Dabbled in Painting, Drawing, and Sculpture”” A conference & reading by Pierre Joris, co-editor and translator of Pablo Picasso’s poetry: The Burial Of The Count Of Orgaz & Other Poems Nicole Peyrafitte will read the French & Spanish versions of Picasso’s texts. * * * Tuesday June 29th TRIALOGUES @ The Vision Festival XV Abrons Arts Center … Read more Forthcoming Events
Wanted to upload some extracts from the video I shot (poorly, iPhone isn’t the Red camera) of Ed Sanders’ closing event at the Worcester Olson conference on Saturday. But I need to spend some more time editing the video, so it won’t be up for a couple days yet. Meanwhile, here is an audio-file (I’m a bit faster at editing them thar things) of a part of last night’s … Read more Extract of Last Night's Gig with Peyrafitte & Bisio
Monday March 29th 8PM Nicole Peyrafitte, Pierre Joris & Michael Bisio (bass) THE LOCAL 269 269 E Houston Street NYC check out the full line up and details as the NY Times put it: “EVOLVING VOICE/EVOLVING MUSIC (Monday) The headliner on this edition of the experimental music series, appearing at 10 p.m., is Bizingas, a quartet with Kirk Knuffke on trumpet, Brian Drye on trombone, Jonathan Goldberger on guitar … Read more Peyrafitte, Joris & Bisio @ Local269
PS: “First come — first served” basis One menu (3 courses, only one option available and don’t ask me what it will be, because I don’t know yet) Wine & Beer available at the bar We will start on time check out: Nicole’s Blog Nicole’s Website Cooking Parties
Adishatz! Hello! Bonjour! We are looking forward to our NYC CD release multimedia concert of: “Whisk! Don’t Churn!” Nicole Peyrafitte (voice, video, electronics & whisk) Michael Bisio (double bass) & with guest poet & producer Pierre Joris THIS COMING SATURDAY May 16, 2009 6:00pm $8| Bowery Poetry Club 308 Bowery New York, NY 10012 (212) 614-0505 We hope to see you there. Nicole & Pierre Details here. Read the … Read more "Whisk! Don't Churn!" Concert @ Bowery Poetry Club
“Whisk! Don’t Churn!” The live cd recorded at Justin’s on November 20th 2008 is OUT! Nicole Peyrafitte & Michael Bisio are looking forward to see you at the Albany release concert at Justin’s (of course) Thursday March 12 9PM Justin’s on Lark 301 Lark Street Albany NY 12208 (518) 436-7008 reservation recommended Cover $3 New York City release: Saturday May 16th 2009 6PM Bowery Poetry Club CD available thru: … Read more Nicole Peyrafitte & Michael Bisio's New CD