Bob Gluck's Performances, Showings and Lectures: Future, Present, and Past
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Date tbd: Mount Kisco, NY: Book talk & performance: Pat Metheny, Stories beyond Words
Details tbd. Sponsored by The Curio Room, 141 E. Main Street, Mount Kisco, NY. Book talk and concert. Bob Gluck will speak about his new book, Pat Metheny, Stories beyond Words
Recent past performances and events
Woodstock, NY: Book talk and performance: Pat Metheny, Stories beyond Words - Bob Gluck & Transcendence
Saturday afternoon, October 26, 2024, 4:00pm. At Kleinert James Center for the Performing Arts, 34 Tinker Street, Woodstock, NY. Sponsored by The Golden Notebook, Woodstock NY. Cost: $5 or book purchase. Book talk and performance by Transcendence. Bob Gluck will speak about his new book, Pat Metheny, Stories beyond Words and, with his band, Transcendence, perform musical examples to highlight and explore core ideas. Bob Gluck (keyboards), Karl Latham (drums), Christopher Dean Sullivan (electric bass).Info.
Live radio interview on Northeast Public Radio
Monday, October 28, 2024, 11:10am Eastern. Live radio appearance on "The Roundtable" with Joe Donahue about Bob Gluck's new book Pat Metheny, Stories beyond Words (University of Chicago Press). Airs on live audio stream and multiple radio stations within the Hudson Valley and the Adirondacks, Western Massachusetts, Eastern Vermont, and Connecticut. About The Round Table.
Radio stations include: 90.3 FM, Albany, NY; 1400 AM, Albany NY; 90.9 FM, Kingston, NY; 91.7 FM, Middletown, NY; 91.9 FM, Plattsburgh, NY; 93.3 FM, Canajoharie, NY; 103.9 FM, Ticonderoga, NY; 90.3 FM, Remsen-Utica, NY; 105.1 FM, Great Barrington, MA; 88.9 FM; Mt. Kisco, NY; 88.5 FM, Brewster, NY; 90.1, Stamford, NY; 103.3 FM, Sharon, CT; and "translators" in Beacon, NY (103.9); Ellenville, NY (96.5); Hudson, NY (97.1); Lake Placid, NY (88.7); Middletown, NY (106.3); Peekskill, NY (95.9); Milford, PA (90.9); Newburgh, NY (107.7); Warwick, NY (107.1); and elsewhere.
Ossining, NY: Book talk and performance: Pat Metheny, Stories beyond Words - Bob Gluck & Transcendence trio
Wednesday, September 25, 2024, 7:30pm. Hudson Valley Books for Humanity, 67 Central Avenue, Ossining, NY 10562. Further info & RSVP. Book talk and trio performance by Transcendence. Bob Gluck will speak about his new book, Pat Metheny, Stories beyond Words and, with his trio Transcendence, perform musical examples to highlight and explore core ideas. Bob Gluck (keyboards), Christopher Dean Sullivan (electric bass), Karl Latham (drums).
Livestream web interview: the place of humans "among" not "above" other species
Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024, 2pm. Livestream web Conversation with Evolve, hosted by Jacob Staub. Discussion of Bobs recent essay: What If We Stopped Assuming That the Human Species is the Chosen Species? What can sound and music tell us about the nature of human beings and our place among all species? View recording. Read the essay.
Release of Pat Metheny: Stories Beyond Words.
August 5, 2024. University of Chicago Press. The book's web page.
Jazz Studies Collaborative
Tuesday, April 20, 2023, 2-3pm. Streaming presentation, Jazz Studies Collaborative scholarly series. Presentation on the topic: "Simple chords, descending basslines, and open space for improvisors: the Gary Burton songbook."
Liner notes for Neil Rolnick recording, release date
January 2023. Release date for Neil Rolnick, Lockdown & Loss: music by Neil Rolnick for piano & electronics. Other Minds CD OM 1030-2.
"Tribute to Joel Chadabe" at Xenakis Symposium
September 30, 2022, 6pm. Remarks at Global Xenakis Centenary Symposium, The Graduate Center, CUNY, New York City. Program booklet.
Columbia University Jazz Studies Center: The Fusion Symposium
Friday, October 14, 2022, 10am-5pm. At the Center for Jazz Studies, Columbia University, East Gallery Buell Hall, 515 West 116th Street, New York City. Presentation on the topic: "Simple chords, descending basslines, and open space for improvisors: the Gary Burton songbook." Further information.
Performance of "Lost Requiem" at the concert "Remembering Joel Chadabe"
Wednesday, June 22, 2022, 1pm. At the New York City Electroacoustic Music Festival. The Loreto Theater at The Sheen Center 18 Bleecker St, New York, NY 10012. Thie premiere performance of "Lost Requiem (1997/2021)" will be part of the EMF Institute's tribute concert to the late Joel Chadabe. Inspiration for the piece was the influence Joel had as a mentor and friend, as Gluck recalls, "Joel was an important mentor to me in the 1970s, a collaborator in historical documentation in the 2000s, and a good friend. My background as a rabbi and Joels Jewish descent periodically led to provocative conversations that are reflected in my first CD, Stories Heard and Retold (1998). 'Lost Requiem' reshapes some of the historical and personal audio fragments to address issues of lost and reimagined Jewish legacies as a memorial to Joel." About the concert, which will also include music by Marc Battier, Tom Beyer & Ben Chadabe, Svjetlana Bukvich, Warren Burt, Richard Lainhart, Mary Simoni, and Laetitia Sonami. Glucks reflections about Chadabe may be found here.
Panel discussion: "Judith Kaplan Eisenstein's Musical Legacy, An Illustrated Conversation"
Saturday May 14, 2022, 1:00pm. At Society for the Advancement of Judaism (SAJ), 15 West 86th Street, New York, New York 10024, and virtual. Judith Kaplan Eisenstein (1909-1996), the first Bat Mitzvah, was an accomplished composer, scholar, and educator of Jewish music. Gluck's presentation will address Kaplan Eisenstein's pedagogy, drawing upon her recorded talks and publication "Heritage of Music: The Music of the Jewish People" (1972). Other speakers include Rabbi Elizabeth Bolton Miriam Eisenstein, and Cantor Lisa Shapanka Arbisser. Info.
Panel discussion: "Shiraz: Cultural Synthesis"
Sunday, March 20, 2022, 2pm. Virtual event, sponsored by Bowerbird, at UniLu, 3637 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104. Gluck speaks on: East and West, West and East: Alireza Mashayekhi, the Shiraz Festival, and the Origins of Electronic Music in Iran. Other speakers include Armaghan Fakhraeirad and Joshua Charney. Part of the series "Beyond Borders: Conversations Around the Festival of the Arts, Shiraz-Persepolis (1967-77)." Info.
Release of Italian edition of The Miles Davis Lost Quintet and Other Revolutionary Ensembles
November, 2020. Miles Davis, il Quintetto Perduto e altre rivoluzioni (Quodlibet/Chorus, 2020). Edited by Claudio Sessa. Italian language edition of The Miles Davis Lost Quintet and Other Revolutionary Ensembles (University of Chicago Press, 2016). Updated text. English translation of the Preface by Claudio Sessa. "Trans-species perspectives on musical mind," a talk at ISEA 2020
Tuesday, October 14, 2020. 26th International Symposium on Electronic Art. Online (was to be in Montreal, Quebec). Panel of speakers on the topic "Some Provocations from Skeptical Inquirers About Animal Sentience." Info.
Jazz trio at Concerts from the Cabin live stream
Saturday, October 24, 2020, 7:30pm. Concerts from the Cabin (livestream). Bob Gluck (piano), Christopher Dean Sullivan (bass), and Karl Latham (drums).
Transcendence: Concerts from the Cabin live stream
Saturday, December 12, 2020, 7:30pm. Concerts from the Cabin (livestream). Bob Gluck (piano), Christopher Dean Sullivan (bass), and Karl Latham (drums).
Transcendence: Concerts from the Cabin live stream
Saturday, October 24, 2020, 7:30pm. Concerts from the Cabin (livestream). Bob Gluck (piano), Christopher Dean Sullivan (bass), and Karl Latham (drums).
Transcendence: Music of Pat Metheny
Thursday, September 3, 2020, 12 noon. At Jazz on Jay, Summer Concert Series. Social distancing restrictions will be in place for this concert on Jay Street (outdoors), Schenectady, New York. Rain location at Robb Alley, Proctors Theater. Bob Gluck (piano), Christopher Dean Sullivan (bass), and Karl Latham (drums). FB event page.
Release of Early Morning Star (FMR CD)
June 15, 2020. Release date for Early Morning Star, a new recording by Bob Gluck, with Bob Gluck (piano), Kinan Azmeh (clarinet), Andrea Wolper (voice), Ken Filiano (bass), Tani Tabbal (drums). Compositions by Bob Gluck. FMR CD 569-0120. Info.
Talk about "Troplets as Musical Midrash" A Symposium sponsored by Jewish Art Salon / Art Kibbutz
Sunday, May 3, 2020, 10:30am-12:00pm. "A Tradition of Embellishment: Exploring the Aesthetics of Jewish Arts": Presentations by visual/sound/literary artists in discussion of how culturally identifiable Jewish motifs reverberate, both intentionally and sometimes without intention, in the work of many Jewish artists"
Talk about "Improvisation and Time," A Symposium at Columbia University
Saturday, April 11, 2020, 9:00am-6:00pm. To be held as a virtual event [formerly at the Columbia University Computer Music Center, 632 W 125th Street, New York, New York]. Panel presentation on the theme of "Improvisation and Time: Perspectives across Disciplines."
Cynthia Beth Rubin installation: "Do Plankton Have Feelings?"
Dec 14, 2019-Feb 29, 2020. Artspace New Haven, 50 Orange Street, New Haven, Connecticut 06510. Art exhibition/installation by Cynthia Beth Rubin, with music by Bob Gluck. From her artist residency at the Menden-Deuer Lab, School of Oceanography URI. Installation view video
Music of Pat Metheny: Bob Gluck and Christopher Dean Sullivan
Tuesday, January 28, 2020, 7pm. At the University at Albany, Performing Arts Center Recital Hall, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York. Bob Gluck (piano) and Christopher Dean Sullivan (bass). Preceded by a 3pm open rehearsal and conversation, free and open to the public. Concert: tickets: $3/$5 UAlbany students & faculty, & seniors/public (advance sale); $5/$10 (day of concert). Info.
Bob Gluck and David Rothenberg: Duets in Albany, NY
Thursday, September 26, 2019, 7pm. At the University at Albany, Performing Arts Center Recital Hall, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York. Bob Gluck (piano and electronics) and David Rothenberg (clarinet). Preceded by a 3pm open rehearsal and conversation, free and open to the public. Concert: $4 UAlbany students & faculty, & seniors/$8 public.
Recording session for Early Morning Star
Tuesday, July 16, 2019. At Scott Lehrer Sound Design, New York, New York. Bob Gluck (piano), Kinan Azmeh (clarinet), Andrea Wolper (voice), Ken Filiano (bass), Tani Tabbal (drums). For Spring 2020 release on FMR records.
Ways to Freedom: Bob Gluck, Kyra Gaunt, Christopher Dean Sullivan, Tani Tabbal
Thursday, May 23, 2019, 7pm. At Shapeshifter Lab, 8 Whitwell Place, Brooklyn, New York. (646) 820-9452. A riveting jazz quartet breaking away from the bar lines and the binaries. Music by Bob Gluck, Kyra Gaunt, Nina Simone, and others. $15 Info. FB event page.
Bob Gluck Quartet: New Compositions for Quartet & Quintet
Thursday, April 4, 2019, 7pm. At the University at Albany, Performing Arts Center Recital Hall, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York. Performance of new music by Bob Gluck. Performed by Bob Gluck, Christopher Dean Sullivan (bass), Keith Pray (saxophone), Tani Tabbal (drums), Kyra Gaunt (voice). Preceded by a 3pm open rehearsal and conversation, free and open to the public. Concert: $4 UAlbany students & faculty, & seniors/$8 public. Info. FB event page.
Ways to Freedom: Bob Gluck, Kyra Gaunt, Christopher Dean Sullivan, Tani Tabbal
Thursday, October 25, 2018, 7pm. At the University at Albany, Performing Arts Center Recital Hall, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York. Performance of music by Bob Gluck, Kyra Gaunt, Nina Simone, and others. Preceded by a 3pm open rehearsal and conversation, free and open to the public. Concert: $4 UAlbany students & faculty, & seniors/$8 public. Info. FB event page.
Bob Gluck Quartet with Tani Tabbal, Kyra Gaunt, David Katz
Thursday, April 19, 2018, 7pm. At the University at Albany, Performing Arts Center Recital Hall, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York. Performance of new music by Bob Gluck, featuring drummer Tani Tabbal, bassist David Katz, pianist Bob Gluck, with singer Kyra Gaunt. Preceded by a 3pm open rehearsal and conversation, free and open to the public. Concert: $4 UAlbany students & faculty, & seniors/$8 public. Info. FB event page.
"MDLQORE" Book Talk at the American Jazz Museum, Kansas City
Thursday, November 3, 2016, 6:00-7:30pm. At the American Jazz Museum, 1616 E. 18th Street, Kansas City, MO 64108. Talk about Bob Gluck's new book:"The Miles Davis 'Lost' Quintet and Other Revolutionary Ensembles" (University of Chicago Press) Info: (816) 474-8463 and on the web.
Albany, NY: Gluck/Bisio/Siegel/Tabbal Quartet performance & workshops
Thursday, September 22, 2016, 7pm. At the University at Albany, Performing Arts Center Recital Hall, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York. Performance featuring saxophonist Adam Siegel, bassist Michael Bisio, drummer Tani Tabbal, and pianist Bob Gluck. Preceded by a 1:15-2:30 open rehearsal and conversation with three of the artists, and 3:00-4:00 improvisation workshop. Afternoon events are free and open to the public. Concert: $4 UAlbany students & faculty, & seniors/$8 public. Info. FB event page.
Woodstock, NY: Gluck/Bisio/Siegel/Tabbal Quartet performance & book signing
Saturday, September 17, 2016, 6:30pm. At Kleinert/James Arts Center, 34 Tinker Street, Woodstock, New York. Quartet performance with saxophonist Adam Siegel, bassist Michael Bisio, drummer Tani Tabbal, and Bob Gluck - and talk about "The Miles Davis 'Lost' Quintet and Other Revolutionary Ensembles" (University of Chicago Press). Sponsored by The Golden Notebook bookstore and the Woodstock Artists Association. No charge. Golden Notebook events info. Phone: (845) 679-8000. FB event page.
"MDLQORE" Book Talk in Los Angeles
Friday, July 8, 2016, 7pm. At Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood California. Talk and book signing about Bob Gluck's new book Book talk:"The Miles Davis 'Lost' Quintet and Other Revolutionary Ensembles" (University of Chicago Press) Info: (310) 659-3110 and on the web.
Live radio interview on The Jazz Corner
Saturday, May 7, 2016, 10-11:45pm. Live radio appearance on 90.9 FM, WCDB, Albany, NY. On "The Saturday Morning Edition of Jazz," hosted by Bill McCann. About Bob Gluck's new book "The Miles Davis Lost Quintet and Other Revolutionary Ensembles" (University of Chicago Press). Live audio stream.
"MDLQORE" Book Talk in Chicago
Saturday, April 16, 2016, 3pm. Book talk: "The Miles Davis 'Lost' Quintet and Other Revolutionary Ensembles" (University of Chicago Press). At Corbett vs. Dempsey (John Corbett's Gallery). 1120 N. Ashland Avenue, 3rd Fl, Chicago, Ilinois 60622 (in the Dusty Groove building in West Town, Ukrainian Village, between Thomas Street & Haddon Ave). Info: (773) 278-1664 and website.
Live radio interview on Lofton Emenari's (Chicago) jazz show
Tuesday, April 12, 2016, 8pm Central (9pm Eastern). On WHPK-FM Chicago 88.5, University of Chicago. Listening and talking about Bob's new book, "The Miles Davis 'Lost' Quintet and Other Revolutionary Ensembles" (University of Chicago Press) and new CD, "Infinite Spirit: Revisiting Music of the Mwandishi Band" (FMR Records). Live audio stream.
Live radio interview on Jake Feinberg's (LA) jazz show
Saturday, April 9, 2016, 1pm Pacific (4pm Eastern). On Powertalk 1210 AM in Los Angeles. Listening and talking about Bob's writing and music. "The Miles Davis 'Lost' Quintet and Other Revolutionary Ensembles" (University of Chicago Press) and new CD, "Infinite Spirit: Revisiting Music of the Mwandishi Band" (FMR Records). Info and live audio stream.
"MDLQORE" Book Talk and Performance in Saratoga Springs, New York
Sunday, April 3, 2016, 4pm. Duets: Bob Gluck and saxophonist Adam Siegel, plus talk about "The Miles Davis 'Lost' Quintet and Other Revolutionary Ensembles" (University of Chicago Press). At Northshire Bookstore, 424 Broadway, Saratoga Springs, NY 12866. Info: (518) 682-4200 and website.
Live radio interview on Northeast (NY) Public Radio
You can listen to a recording of this interview here.
Thursday, March 31, 2016, 11:30am. Live radio appearance on WAMC "Writer's Almanac" during The Roundtable with Joe Donahue. About Bob Gluck's new book "The Miles Davis 'Lost' Quintet and Other Revolutionary Ensembles" (University of Chicago Press). About The Round Table. Airs on 90.3 FM, 1400 AM, live audio stream, and other stations along the Hudson Valley and Western Massachusetts.
NPR Jazz interview recording session
Tuesday, March 22, 2016. Discussion of Herbie Hancock's Mwandishi band and Infinite Spirit's new recording "Revisiting Music of the Mwandishi Band" (FMR, 2016). Public airing tba.
"MDLQORE" Book Talk in Phoenix
Wednesday, March 16, 2016, 7pm. Book talk: "The Miles Davis 'Lost' Quintet and Other Revolutionary Ensembles" (University of Chicago Press). Will include musical examples played at the piano. At Changing Hands. 300 W Camelback Road, Phoenix Arizona 85013. Info: (602) 274-0067 and website.
Solo performance in Delray Beach, Florida
Sunday, March 13, 2016, 3:30pm. At Abbey Delray North, Delray Beach, Florida. Concert of solo piano jazz standards and music by Herbie Hancock.
2016 Book and CD releases
February 2, 2016. The Miles Davis 'Lost' Quintet and Other Revolutionary Ensembles (University of Chicago Press).
January 15, 2016. Infinite Spirit: Revisiting Music of the Mwandishi Band (FMR Records).
With the Baba Andrew Lamb Quartet in NYC
Sunday, December 27, 5pm. Jazz Vespers at St. Peter's Church, 619 Lexington Avenue at 54th Street, New York, NYC. Bob Gluck (piano), Warren Smith (drums), Ken Filiano (bass).
Revisiting Music of the Mwandishi Band sessions
July - August 2015: post-production with Malcolm Cecil at Tonto Studio.
May - June 2015: recording sessions for "Infinite Spirit: Music of the Mwandishi Band" with original band members Billy Hart and Eddie Henderson plus Christopher Dean Sullivan.
Bob Gluck and Neil Rolnick at Johns Hopkins University
Saturday, March 28, 2015, 7:30pm. At Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. Homewood (Arts and Sciences) campus, Mattin 101 (SDS room). Directly west of Charles and 33rd Streets, 3400 N. Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21218. Program includes Neil Rolnick's "Dynamic RAM and Concert Grand" for piano and computer, Bob Gluck's arrangement of Herbie Hancock's "Sleeping Giant," and other works. More info
"Textures and Pulsations" Duo: Bob Gluck with a very special guest, NYC
Sunday, February 15, 2015, 6pm. At The Cornelia Street Cafe, 29 Cornelia Street (between Bleecker and West 4th), New York City. Two piano and electronics improvisatory duets. $10 + a drink minimum. Info about the recording "Textures and Pulsations" (Ictus Records 2013): Ictus Records and on the duo's Facebook page. Info.
Bob Gluck, Neil Rolnick and Christopher Dean Sullivan at University at Albany
Sunday, February 8, 2015, 5pm. Workshop, 3pm. At the University at Albany Performing Arts Center Recital Hall. $8/$4. Program includes Neil Rolnick's "Dynamic RAM and Concert Grand" for piano and computer, Herbie Hancock's "Sleeping Giant" and other works. Preceded by a 3pm workshop on improvisation and electronics. Rescheduled from January 27 due to snow. Info.
Bob Gluck at Bard College at Simon's Rock, with Neil Rolnick, Christopher Dean Sullivan and John Myers
Saturday, January 31, 2015, 8pm. At Bard College at Simon's Rock, 84 Alford Road, Great Barrington, MA. Kellogg Hall. Program includes Neil Rolnick's "Dynamic RAM and Concert Grand" for piano and computer, Herbie Hancock's "Sleeping Giant" and other works. Info
UAlbany Africana Studies Symposium: Talk about Anthony Braxton
Wednesday, October 15, 2014. Faculty presentations: 9am-12pm. Afternoon graduate student presentations. University at Albany Campus Center, Ballroom, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York. "What is that sound: Anthony Braxton as composer, instrumentalist andÉ 'jazz' musician?" This presentation draws upon a section of the forthcoming book "Revolutionary Ensembles" that situates Miles Davis's first electric band (with Chick Corea, Dave Holland, Wayne Shorter, and Jack DeJohnette) in a broader context that includes Circle (Corea, Holland, Anthony Braxton, and Barry Altschul), and the Revolutionary Ensemble (Leroy Jenkins, Sirone, and Jerome Cooper). The talk explores the late 1960s-early 1970s work of Anthony Braxton, his artistic significance and the conflicts that ensued due to critical expectations encountered as a member of Circle, performing across the "jazz" club circuit.
Celebrating the life of Jim Richard Wilson
Sunday, September 14, 2015, 2pm Art exhibition, 2:30 tributes; 3-4pm jazz performance. At the Opalka Gallery, Sage College, 140 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, New York. Remembrances and a concert by the Bob Gluck Trio, with Christopher Dean Sullivan (bass) and Tani Tabbal (drums) in honor of the late Art historian, gallerist, and dear personal friend. Music by Keith Jarrett, Ornette Coleman, and Bob Gluck.
Bob Gluck and Andrew Sterman: "Tropelets" at Spectrum, NYC
Saturday, June 28, 2014, 9pm. At Spectrum, 121 Ludlow Street, New York City. $15/$10. A concert marking the release of "Tropelets" on Ictus Records, a lyrical, multilayered duet for piano, soprano saxophone, and electronics. Together the instruments interweave layers of melody that highlights the sonic beauty of historical cantorial traditions with the openness, dialog and parallel play found within modern jazz improvisation. Info about the music. Show info.
Ken Filiano (bass) and Bob Gluck (piano and electronics) at ISIM 2014, NYC
Saturday June 7, 5pm. At the New School's 13th Street Building, New York City, Rm. 613. At ISIM 2014 (June 5-8, 2014). Part of The Seventh Festival-Conference of the International Society for Improvised Music. 'Past, Present, and Future: Revisiting the music of Carla Bley.' A fresh look at the early work of Carla Bley, building upon her technique of constructing music from brief melodic and rhythmic cells. In this revisit, the players engage in serial, cat-and-mouse and parallel play with cells from Bley's original material. The approach is cross-cultural in building upon traditional Jewish biblical cantillation ("trope") practice (coherent musical narrative is assembled from a pool of pre-existing melodic cells) and also through a poetic lens of change across time, considering historic performances of Bley's music, present practice, and maybe future projections. Layers of sound will be built using Filiano and Gluck's musical vocabularies, among them extended techniques and electroacoustic processes. More info.
Unusual happenings
Sunday, June 1, 2014: Receiving Doctor of Divinity Honorus Causa, Reconstructionist Rabbinical College, Wyncote, PA. Sunday, May 25, 2014: Guest speaker at the installation of Liz Bolton as rabbi of Or Haneshamah, Ottawa, Ontario
Bob Gluck and Andrew Sterman: "Tropelets" at Cornelia Street Cafe, NYC
Sunday, May 18, 2014, 6pm. At The Cornelia Street Cafe, 29 Cornelia Street (between Bleecker and West 4th), New York City. $8 (includes a free drink). A concert marking the release of "Tropelets" on Ictus Records, a lyrical, multilayered duet for piano, soprano saxophone, and electronics. Together the instruments interweave layers of melody that highlights the sonic beauty of historical cantorial traditions with the openness, dialog and parallel play found within modern jazz improvisation. Info about the music. Ticket reservations: (212) 989-9319. Doors open at 5:45.
Talk about the Paul Bley Synthesizer Show
Friday, March 28, 2014. At SEAMUS 2014, Wesleyan University. Conference of the Society for Electro-Acoustic Music in the United States. Precis: In 1969, Paul Bley, an early pioneer of open improvisation, seized on the sounds and performance potential of the Moog synthesizer to explore its potential within jazz. Bley had been a collaborator of Ornette Coleman in the late 1950s. Lacking experience with electronic instruments, Bley and collaborator Annette Peacock became fascinated with the Moog around the same time that Keith Emerson was exploring its use in rock settings. Despite trials and tribulations, the goal of Bley's 1969-1972 "Synthesizer Show" project was to demonstrate how the limitations of the piano (and electric) piano--timbral, flexibility of intonation, and grid-like tonality--could be transcended with an electronic keyboard instrument. Conference info.
Talk about Mordecai Kaplan, Artists, and the Arts
Sunday, March 2, 2014. At "Architect of the Future: A Conference on the Life, Work, and Legacy of Rabbi Mordecai M. Kaplan." At Georgetown University, Washington, D.C. Info. Video of the talk can now be viewed on the web.
Neil Rolnick Piano Fest in Brooklyn
Monday, February 17, 2014, 8pm. At Roulette. 509 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. Bob Gluck, Vicky Chow, and Kathy Supove will perform all three piano works by Neil Rolnick. Bob Gluck reprises Rolnick's grand work for piano and computer, "Faith." To see a previous performance Faith, captured on video:
Neil Rolnick Piano Fest in Troy, New York
Tuesday, February 18, 2014, 7:30pm. At Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, 30 Second Street,Troy, New York. Bob Gluck, Vicky Chow, and Kathy Supove will perform all three piano works by Neil Rolnick. Bob Gluck reprises Rolnick's grand work for piano and computer, "Faith." To see a previous performance Faith, captured on video:
Albany, NY: Infinite Spirit Trio: Music improvisation concert, with Christopher Dean Sullivan and Tani Tabbal
Thursday, October 10, 2013 (workshop at 3pm, concert at 7pm). University at Albany Performing Arts Center, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York. Concert by Bob Gluck (piano), Christopher Dean Sullivan (bass), and Tani Tabbal (drums). Info.
UAlbany Africana Studies Symposium: Talk about Miles Davis's Electric "Lost" Quintet
Wednesday, October 16, 2013. Faculty presentations: 9am-12pm. Afternoon graduate student presentations. University at Albany Campus Center, Ballroom, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York. "A Different Kind of Brew: Miles, Chick, Braxton, and Jenkins" -- situating Miles Davis's first electric band, with Chick Corea, Dave Holland, Wayne Shorter, and Jack DeJohnette in a broader context that includes Circle (Corea, Holland, Anthony Braxton, and Barry Altschul), and the Revolutionary Ensemble (Leroy Jenkins, Sirone, and Jerome Cooper.
Larchmont, NY: Infinite Spirit plays music of the Mwandishi Band
Sunday afternoon, April 28, 2013, 4pm. At the Larchmont Public Library, 121 Larchmont Avenue, Larchmont, New York. Concert, talk, and book signing, to mark the release of Bob Gluck's "You'll Know When You Get There: Herbie Hancock and the Mwandishi Band" (University of Chicago Press). Performance by the author (piano and electronics) with Eddie Allen (trumpet), Christopher Dean Sullivan (bass), and Tani Tabbal (drums). No charge. Friends of the Larchmont Library Phone: (914) 834-2281. About the book.
Bob Gluck and Aruan Ortiz in Albany, NY: workshops and concert
Thursday, March 7, 2013, 7pm. University at Albany Main Theatre, Performing Arts Center, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York. Two sets: new orchestral music by Aruan Ortiz featuring Bob Gluck, piano, followed by two-piano improvisatory duets. Orchestral music performed by the (Albany) University Community Orchestra. Part of a week-long residency by Aruan Ortiz that includes omprovisation workshops with Aruan Ortiz & Bob Gluck: Tuesday March 5, 4-6pm & Wednesday March 6, 2-4pm. Info.
Book Talk in Chappaqua, NY: Herbie Hancock and the Mwandishi Band
Thursday, February 14, 2013, 7pm. Talk and book signing about Bob Gluck's new book "You'll Know When You Get There: Herbie Hancock and the Mwandishi Band" (University of Chicago Press). Chappaqua Library, 195 South Greeley Avenue, Chappaqua, New York. In conjunction with The Village Bookstore, Pleasantville, NY. Chappaqua Library info. Phone: (914) 238-4779. Facebook page. About the book.
Bob Gluck and Aruan Ortiz: "Textures and Pulsations" CD release show
Thursday, February 7, 2013, 9pm. Shapeshifter Lab, 18 Whitwell Place, in Park Slope, Brooklyn (between Carroll and First Streets). Admission: $10. Two piano improvisatory duets to mark the release of their new duet CD. Info about "Textures...": Ictus Records and on the duo's Facebook page. About Shapeshifter Lab.
Book Talk in NYC: Herbie Hancock and the Mwandishi Band
Friday, February 8, 2013, 12pm. A talk about Bob Gluck's new book "You'll Know When You Get There: Herbie Hancock and the Mwandishi Band" (University of Chicago Press). 92nd Street Y Tribeca, 200 Hudson Street, New York City. There is an admission fee for this event. 92Y Tribeca info. Phone: (212) 601-1000. Facebook page. About the book.
Book Talk in Seattle with Julian Priester: Herbie Hancock and the Mwandishi Band
Thursday, December 13, 2012, 7pm. Elliot Bay Books, 1521 10th Avenue Seattle, Washington. Talk and book signing about Bob Gluck's new book "You'll Know When You Get There: Herbie Hancock and the Mwandishi Band" (University of Chicago Press). Joint appearance by the author and trombonist Julian Priester. About the book. Info: (206) 624-6600 and on the web.
Book Talk in Los Angeles: Herbie Hancock and the Mwandishi Band
Friday, December 14, 2012, 7pm. Book Soup, 8818 Sunset Boulevard, West Hollywood California. Talk and book signing about Bob Gluck's new book "You'll Know When You Get There: Herbie Hancock and the Mwandishi Band" (University of Chicago Press). About the book. Info: (310) 659-3110 and on the web.
Bob Gluck, James Keepnews, Daniel Carter & Ken Filiano at iBeam
Friday, November 30, 2012, 8pm. Bob Gluck (keyboards and electronics), James Keepnews (guitar and electronics), Daniel Carter (saxophone) & Ken Filiano (bass). Solo and ensemble performances. At iBeam, 168 7th Street, Brooklyn, New York (Gowanus neighborhood). Directions: F or R trains to 4th Ave & 9th Street, Brooklyn. Walk down 4th ave to 7th street. Make a left on 7th and walk past 3rd Ave. iBeam is on the ground floor, the grey doors to the right of the stairs of #168. Admission: $10.iBeam info.
Live radio interview about Herbie Hancock and the Mwandishi Band
Saturday, November 17, 2012, 10-11am. Live radio appearance on 90.9 FM, WCDB, Albany. On "The Saturday Morning Edition of Jazz," hosted by Bill McCann. About Bob Gluck's new book "You'll Know When You Get There: Herbie Hancock and the Mwandishi Band" (University of Chicago Press). Live audio stream. Use a browser other than Firefox to access (which has a plug-in issue with this particular form of stream).
Postponed: Bob Gluck and Andrea Centazzo at The Brecht Forum in NYC
Originally scheduled for November 11, 2012. Will be rescheduled for the future, due to logistical difficulties. Bob Gluck (piano) & Andrea Centazzo (percussion). Duet performance. At The Brecht Forum, 451 West Street, New York, NY. Info: (212) 242-4201 & Brecht Forum.
Bob Gluck talk and performance in Woodstock: Music of the Mwandishi Band
Saturday afternoon, October 27, 2012, 5pm. Talk, book signing, and concert to mark the release of Bob Gluck's book "You'll Know When You Get There: Herbie Hancock and the Mwandishi Band" (University of Chicago Press). Performance by the author with Eddie Allen (trumpet), Christopher Dean Sullivan (bass), and Tani Tabbal (drums). At The Peterson House (next door to the Bear Cafe in the Bearsville Theatre complex), 291 Tinker St., Woodstock, NY. Sponsored by The Golden Notebook bookstore and the Woodstock Artists Association. No charge. Golden Notebook info. Phone: (845) 679-8000. About the book.
Music of the Mwandishi Band: Mount Kisco, New York
Saturday afternoon, October 20, 2012, 2:30pm. Bob Gluck (keyboards), Christopher Dean Sullivan (bass), Tani Tabbal (drums), and a special guest artist. Music from the repertoire of the focus of Bob Gluck's new book "You'll Know When You Get There: Herbie Hancock and the Mwandishi Band" (University of Chicago Press). At the Mt. Kisco Public Library, 100 East Main Street, Mount Kisco, New York. No charge. Sponsored by Friends of the Mt. Kisco Library. Info: (914) 666-8041.
Africana Studies Research Symposium talk
Tuesday, October 16, 2012, 9:20-12:00pm. Exact time during the Symposium tba. At the University at Albany, Campus Center, Assembly Hall, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY. Fifth Annual Africana Studies Research Symposium. A talk about Bob Gluck's new book "You'll Know When You Get There: Herbie Hancock and the Mwandishi Band" (University of Chicago Press). About the book.
Scholar in Residence - Music of the Jewish People
Friday night - Saturday afternoon and evening, October 12-13, 2012. Temple Israel, New Scotland Avenue, Albany, New York. Three talks/workshops by Bob Gluck. Friday night: "Jewish Music - or - Music of the Jewish People?"; Saturday morning (after lunch): "What is Jewish About Jewish Musical Composers?"; Saturday night: "The Music of Ancient Israel - the the Music of Jews Throughout World History - What Can We Learn by Listening and Singing?" More info: Temple Israel.
Karl Berger and Bob Gluck, with Ingrid Sertso
Wednesday, October 3, 2012, 7pm. Piano, vibraphone, and voice duets and a trio to conclude day-long Karl Berger improvisation residency. University at Albany's Performing Arts Center Recital Hall. Workshops: GamalaTaki vocal percussion technique: 2:45-4:00; conducted improvisation: 4:00 to 6:00. Open to the public. Workshops are free; concert: $8/$4. Info.
Pre-concert talk about Mycale
Thursday, October 11, 2012, 6:30pm. At University of Albany Performing Arts Center Recital Hall. Introductory talk about music by John Zorn to be performed that evening at 7:30. This talk is only open to members of OASYS who are attending the concert. The concert is open to the public. Mycale is: Basya Schechter (Brooklyn), Ayelet Rose Gottlieb (Israel), Malika Zarra (Morocco) and Sophia Rei (Argentina). Talk sponsored by OASIS (concert sponsored by the UAlbany Performing Arts Center and Center for Jewish Studies. Event info.
New book on Herbie Hancock's Mwandishi band: August 2012 release
"You'll Know When You Get There: Herbie Hancock and the Mwandishi Band" (forthcoming, University of Chicago Press) is now in production. You can follow aspects of the story, related musical issues, and news of the book as it all unfolds on my Wordpress blog. U Chicago Press catalog listing.
Bob Gluck and Andrew Sterman: Tropelets recording session
September 7, 2012. In New York City. Piano, reeds, and electronics version of new work based upon traditional Jewish sacred text cantillation patterns.
Live radio interview about Herbie Hancock and the Mwandishi Band
Tuesday, September 11, 2012, 11:10am. Live radio appearance on WAMC "Writer's Almanac" during The Roundtable with Joe Donahue. About Bob Gluck's new book "You'll Know When You Get There: Herbie Hancock and the Mwandishi Band" (University of Chicago Press). About The Round Table. Airs on 90.3 FM, 1400 AM, live audio stream, and other stations along the Hudson Valley and Western Massachusetts.
Book Talk in Albany: Herbie Hancock and the Mwandishi Band
Thursday, September 13, 2012, 7pm. Talk and book signing about Bob Gluck's new book "You'll Know When You Get There: Herbie Hancock and the Mwandishi Band" (University of Chicago Press). Book House, Stuyvesant Plaza, Albany, New York. Book House info. Phone: (518) 489-4761
Mwandishi Band book talk and music making, Chatham, NY
Saturday, September 15, 2012, 5pm. Conversation and signing about Bob Gluck's new book "You'll Know When You Get There: Herbie Hancock and the Mwandishi Band" (University of Chicago Press). Bob will be playing musical examples. The Chatham Book Store, 27 Main Street, Chatham, New York. Phone: 518-392-3005. Info. Phone: (518) 489-4761
Yiddish Songs by Sidor Belarsky
Sunday, May 27, 2012, 6:30pm. Bass Anthony Russell and Bob Gluck, piano. At Kehillat Lev Shalem - Woodstock Jewish Congregation, 1682 Glasco Turnpike, Woodstock New York 12498. Part of the synagogue's Tikkun L'eyl Shavuot. Info. Phone: (845) 679-2218.
Three new recordings
All out in 2011. "Something Quiet" with Joe Giardullo, soprano sax, and Christopher Dean Sullivan (bass) - and "Returning" by the Bob Gluck Trio (FMR, with Michael Bisio, bass and Dean Sharp, drums) were released on (FRM Records, the British jazz label). Bob's performance of Neil Rolnick's 'Faith' for piano and computer was released on Rolnick's "Extended Family" (Innova).
Bob Gluck Solo Piano - with and without electronics
Tuesday, April 24, 2012, 7pm. At University at Albany, Performing Arts Center Recital Hall. Solo improvisiations, jazz and beyond. Music by Carla Bley, Herbie Hancock, and a solo version of Bob Gluck's "Tropelets." $8/$4 (students). Info
Bob Gluck and Neil Rolnick in Guelph, Ontario (near Toronto)
Thursday, March 8, 2012, 12 noon. At the University of Guelph. Duet concert for piano and electronics including Neil Rolnick's 'Faith' for piano and computer (2009), Herbie Hancock/Bob Gluck 'Waking the Sleeping Giant', and 'Dude Descending a Staircase' - followed by a lecture about Herbie Hancock's Mwandishi band. Info.
Troplets: Bob Gluck and Jane Ira Bloom
Saturday, February 18, 2012, 11am. At William Patterson University, Wayne, New Jersey. Premiere of new collaborative work based upon traditional Jewish biblical chant. Bob Gluck (piano and electronics) and Jane Ira Bloom (soprano saxophone and electronics). At ISIM (2012), International Society for Improvised Music. More info.
Talk about jazz & open improvisation collaborations with electronic musicians
Friday, February 17, 2012, 10am. At William Patterson University, Wayne, New Jersey. Focus on the collaborations between Herbie Hancock and Patrick Gleeson, and between Anthony Braxton and Richard Teitelbaum, and on contemporary approaches to the use of technology. At ISIM (2012), International Society for Improvised Music. More info.
Bob Gluck, Ras Moshe, James Keepnews, Mike Golub at iBeam Brooklyn
-Bob Gluck was unable to appear due to snow storm-
Saturday, January 21, 2012, 9:30pm. At iBeam, 168 7th Street, Brooklyn, New York. Bob Gluck (piano), Ras Moshe (saxophone), James Keepnews (guitar and electronics), and Mike Golub (drums). Solo set by James Keepnews at 8:30pm. $10. More info forthcoming at iBeam. Public transportation: F or R trains to 4th Ave & 9th Street. Walk down 4th ave to 7th street. Left on 7th; walk past 3rd ave. Located on the ground floor, the grey doors to the right of the stairs of #168.
NYC: Bob Gluck Trio in New York City
Thursday, December 22, 2011, 8pm. At the Gershwin Hotel, 7 East. 27th Street, New York City. Bob Gluck (piano), Michael Bisio (bass) and Dean Sharp (drums). Celebrating the release of their second CD "Returning." $20 (door), $15 advance sale. Information and advance ticket sales.
Bob Gluck and Aruan Ortiz: Duo piano improvisations
Tuesday, October 25, 2011, 7pm. At the University of Albany, Performing Arts Center Recital Hall. $8/$4. Part of a two-day residency: Monday-Tuesday, October 24-25, 2011, including a lecture on Cuban jazz and an improvisation master class. Information and schedule.
NYC: Bob Gluck on the Lofton Emenari (Chicago) jazz radio show
Sunday, June 26 2011, 4pm Eastern. On WHPK-FM Chicago 88.5, University of Chicago. Listening and talking about the Bob Gluck Trio's new release, 'Returning' (FMR). Live audio stream.
NYC: Bob Gluck and Neil Rolnick play 'Faith' at The Stone
Friday, May 27 2011, 8pm. At The Stone, 2nd Street and Avenue C, New York City. Also on the program is Maya performing Rolnick's 'Uptown Jump" and 'Making Light of It'. $10/$5 (under 19). Info.
Albany: Bob Gluck (piano and electronics), Ras Moshe (saxophone), James Keepnews (guitar and electronics), Dean Sharp (drums and electronics)
April 16, 2011, 10pm. At Valentines Music Hall, 17 New Scotland Street, Albany, New York. "A Night of Amazing Sounds" - improvised jazz and beyond. Also sets by Mitch Elrod and Holland Hopson, beginning at 8pm. Phone: (212) 432-6572. Info.
Neil Rolnick and Bob Gluck in Montreal
Saturday, March 26, 2011, 7:30pm (concert). At Concordia University, in Montreal. The concert will include Neil Ronick's'Faith' for piano and computer, 'Dude Descending a Staircase' (Gluck/Rolnick) and 'Waking the Sleeping Giant (Hancock/Gluck). It is part of CLIEC 2011 - Concordia Live and Interactive Electroacoustic Colloquium - sponsored by Hexagram Concordia Centre for Research Creation in Media Arts and Technologies in collaboration with Concordia University's Department of Music. Rolnick and Gluck will also deliver a 9am keynote address. Info: http://cliec2011.hexagram.ca. Email:cliec2011@gmail.com.
Albany, NY: Bob Gluck, Joe Giardullo (soprano sax), Christopher Dean Sullivan (bass)
Monday, March 28, 2011, 7pm. At the University at Albany, Performing Arts Center Recital Hall. Inauguaral concert of music from their new CD, 'Something Quiet'. $8/$4. Info.
NYC: Bob Gluck, Joe Giardullo (soprano sax), Christopher Dean Sullivan (bass)
Tuesday, March 29, 2011, 8pm. At University of the Streets, Muhammad Salahuddeen Memorial Jazz Theatre, 130 East 7th Street, New York City. NYC premiere of music from their new CD "Something Quiet." $15. Info and tickets. (212) 254-9300. Closest subways: 6 to Astor Place, L to 1st Avenue, F/V to 2nd Avenue, R/W to 8th Street. Closest buses: M8, M9, M14AD, M15.
Neil Rolnick's 'Faith' at Le Poisson Rouge
Tuesday, January 11, 2010, 7:30pm (doors open at 6:30). At (Le) Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleeker Street, New York City. The concert marks the release of Rolnick's CD "Extended Family" and include Bob Gluck's performance of 'Faith' for piano and computer (Neil Rolnick, computer). Also on the program is a performance by ACME (The American Contemporary Music Ensemble). $15 at the door or in advance. Info on the web or phone: (212) 505-3474.
Layered Histories in Hartford, Connecticut
Sunday, October 3 - Monday, November 22, 2010. Part of the Jewish Art Salon's "Seduced by the Sacred: Forging a Jewish Art" exhibition. At the Charter Oak Cultural Center, 21 Charter Oak Avenue, Hartford, Connecticut. 'Layered Histories: the Wandering Bible of Marseilles,' the interactive video and sound installation produced as a collaborative work with Cynthia Beth Rubin, relates to the imagined journey of the Marseilles Bible. About Layered Histories. About Cynthia Beth Rubin. Gallery contact: (860) 249-1207
Talk and performance: "Creative improvisation as models for constructive dialog"
Sunday, October 17, 2010. Registration and Refreshments: 2:30pm. Program: 3:00-5:00pm. At Congregation Beth Emeth, 100 Academy Rd. Albany, New York. Bob Gluck (piano) with Christopher Dean Sullivan (Bass) and Dean Sharp (Drums). A keynote presentation at "The Arts: A Portal to Interfaith Dialogue": A Program Honoring the Memory of Norman Brickman. Sponsored by The Jewish - Roman Catholic Dialogue Committee of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany, New York. Jim Richard Wilson, Director, Opalka Gallery at The Sage Colleges will also give a keynote talk, later in the program. Free & open to the public. Further information: Kathleen K. Duff (518) 372-8821 or by email.
UAlbany Africana Studies Research Symposium talk: Herbie Hancock's Mwandishi Band
Wednesday, October 13, 2010, 8:45am (light breakfast). Faculty panel: 9:20-12:00. Bob Gluck's talk will be entitled: "Call it jazz, call it avant-garde, call it funky, call it whatever: the evolution of Herbie Hancock's Mwandishi Band, 1970-1973." This presentation will be part of the 2010 Africana Studies Research Symposium, University at Albany. Afternoon program will feature graduate student presentations. At the Science Library, Standish Room, University at Albany. Free and open to the public. More information by phone: (518) 442-4730 or by email.
Bob Gluck Trio at Justin's
Saturday, August 21, 2010, 9:30pm and 11:30pm. At Justin's on Lark, 310 Lark Street, Albany, New York. Bob Gluck (piano), Chris Sullivan (bass) and Dean Sharp (drums). Reservations encouraged: (518) 436-7008. Cover: $5. Info: Justin's. About the trio.
Bob Gluck Trio at Justin's
Saturday, May 22, 2010, 9:30pm and 11:30pm. At Justin's on Lark, 310 Lark Street, Albany, New York. Bob Gluck (piano), Chris Sullivan (bass) and Dean Sharp (drums). Reservations encouraged: (518) 436-7008. Cover: $5. Info: Justin's. About the trio.
Sessions for new recordings
Mid-May, 2010, at Pilot Recording Studios, Monterey, Massachusetts. Sessions with the Bob Gluck Trio (Michael Bisio, bass and Dean Sharp, drums) and a second trio with Joe Giardullo (soprano sax) and Christopher Dean Sullivan (bass) for release on FRM Records. Will Schillinger (engineer and post-production).
Bob Gluck, John Myers and Dean Sharp in the Berkshires
Saturday, April 10, 2010, 8:00pm. At Simon's Rock College, Kellogg Music Center, Great Barrington, MA. Bob Gluck (keyboards and electronics), John Myers (guitars and MIDI guitar) and Dean Sharp (drums), with sound design and recorded material by Patrick Gleeson. Info
Bob Gluck Trio at Justin's
Saturday, March 13, 2010, 9:30pm and 11:30pm. At Justin's on Lark, 310 Lark Street, Albany, New York. Bob Gluck (piano), Chris Sullivan (bass) and Dean Sharp (drums). Reservations encouraged: (518) 436-7008. Cover: $5. Info: Justin's. About the trio.
Talk and performance at the Ammerman Center
Thursday, March 4 - Saturday, March 6, 2010. At the Ammerman Center for Arts and Technology, Connecticut College, New London, Connecticut. Part of the 12th Biennial Symposium for Arts and Technology. 'Waking the Sleeping Giant' (Hancock/Gluck) for piano and computer, and a talk: "Art Music, Jazz. Race and Experimentalism: Negotiating Perceived Boundaries." Info: (860) 439-2001, and on the web: http://cat.conncoll.edu/sym2010/index.html
Layered Histories in White River Junction, Vermont
February 4 - March 6, 2010. At PhotoStop, Tip Top Media Arts Building, White River Junction, Vermont. 'Layered Histories: the Wandering Bible of Marseilles,'the interactive video and sound installation produced as a collaborative work with Cynthia Beth Rubin, relates to the imagined journey of the Marseilles Bible. Part of Rubin's one-woman show, 'Memories & Wanderings'. Opening and talk by Rubin: 6:00pm. About Layered Histories. About Cynthia Beth Rubin. About PhotoStop.
Neil Rolnick's 'Faith' (2009) at EMPAC
Tuesday, February 16, 2010, 7:30pm. At the EMPAC performing arts center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York. The concert will include Bob Gluck's performance of 'Faith' for piano and computer (Neil Rolnick, computer). Also on the program is Rolnick's 'Extended Family' performed by Ethel String Quartet and Rolnick's own performance of 'MONO Prelude'. Tickets: free. Info.
Neil Rolnick's 'Faith' (2009) in NYC
Monday, February 8, 2010, 8:30pm. At The Cornelia Street, 29 Cornelia Street (between Bleecker and West 4th), New York City. Bob performs Neil Rolnick's 'Faith' for piano and computer (2009). Also on the program is Neil Rolnick performing his work-in-progress, 'Mono'. Part of the series Serial Underground, presented by Composers Collaborative, Inc. Info: (212) 663-1967.
Duo performance with Joe Giardullo
Thursday, November 19, 2009, 7:00pm. At the University at Albany, Performing Arts Center Recital Hall. Acoustic piano and saxophone duets. About Joe Giardullo. More info.
Bob Gluck Trio at Justin's
Wednesday, November 25, 2009, 9:00pm and 11:00pm. At Justin's on Lark, 310 Lark Street, Albany, New York. Bob Gluck (piano), Michael Bisio (bass) and Dean Sharp (drums). Reservations encouraged: (518) 436-7008. Cover: $3. Info: Justin's. About the trio.
"Silver Apples of the Moon and The Electric Circus: Creative Music Meets Commerce in late 1960s New York"
Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 11:30am-12:30pm. At the University at Albany, Performing Arts Center, Room 264. A talk in the U Albany Music Department faculty colloqium series.
Layered Histories in Cedar Rapids, Iowa
September 9 - November 1, 2009. At Legion Arts Center, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. 'Layered Histories: the Wandering Bible of Marseilles,'the interactive video and sound installation produced as a collaborative work with Cynthia Beth Rubin, relates to the imagined journey of the Marseilles Bible. About Layered Histories. About Legion Arts.
Bob Gluck Trio at Justin's
Thursday, September 10, 2009, 9:00pm and 11:00pm. At Justin's on Lark, 310 Lark Street, Albany, New York. Bob Gluck (piano), Michael Bisio (bass) and Dean Sharp (drums). Reservations encouraged: (518) 436-7008. Info: Justin's. About the trio.
Two presentations at ICMC 2009
Tuesday, August 18, 2009. At McGill University, Montreal, Quebec. The 2009 International Computer Music Conference (ICMC 2009). More info
"Electro-acoustic, creative, and jazz musicians: negotiating boundaries"
"Silver Apples, Electric Circus, Electronic Arts, and Commerce in late 1960s New York"
Albany Sonic Arts Collective Presents The Synapse Brothers
Saturday, July 25, 2009, 8:00pm. At Upstate Artists Guild, 247 Lark Street, Albany, NY, New York. Bob Gluck (keyboards and electronics), John Myers (guitars and MIDI guitar), with sound design and recorded material by Patrick Gleeson. Info: on the web or by email.
Synapse Brothers Premiere
Friday, June 19, 2009, 5:30pm. 'Signatures' at Proctor's Theater, 432 State Street, Schenectady, New York. Bob Gluck (keyboards and electronics), John Myers (guitars and MIDI guitar), with sound design and recorded material by Patrick Gleeson. Info: (518) 382-1083. This is part of Schenectady's Arts Night, so no cover charge.
Bob Gluck Trio at Justin's
Saturday, May 9, 2009, 9:30pm and 11:30pm. At Justin's on Lark, 310 Lark Street, Albany, New York. Bob Gluck (piano), Michael Bisio (bass) and Dean Sharp (drums). Reservations strongly encouraged: (518) 436-7008. Info: Justin's. About the trio.
New approaches to live electronic musical performance
Monday, April 20, 2009, 10:00am-12:00pm. At Bennington College, Bennington, Vermont. Carriage Barn, Fireplace Room. A talk about Bob Gluck's current performance practices with piano and electronics.
"Herbie Hancock's Mwandishi Band (1970-1973): Music That Challenged Perceptions About Genre, Technology, and Race"
Wednesday, April 22, 2009, 11:30am-12:30pm. At the University at Albany, Performing Arts Center, Room 213. A talk in the U Albany Music Department faculty colloqium series.
Music for piano and electronics at Colorado College
Thursday, March 5, 2009, 7:30pm. At Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado. Packard Hall, 5 W. Cache La Poudre St. Admission: free. Music by Neil Rolnick, Richard Teitelbaum, Alireza Mashayekhi, Herbie Hancock, and Bob Gluck. Lecture at Colorado College, Thursday morning, March 5. Info.
Music for piano and electronics at Brooklyn College
Wednesday, March 25, 2009, 6:30pm. At the Brooklyn College Conservatory of Music, Levenson Recital Hall, 2900 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, New York. Part of the 20th Biannual International Electroacoustic Music Festival (George Brunner, director). Music by Neil Rolnick, Richard Teitelbaum, Herbie Hancock, and Bob Gluck. Info: (718) 951 5792.
'Layered Histories' in Hartford, Connecticut
Thursday, December 18, 2008 - Friday, February 6, 2009, 9am - 4pm (M-F). Closing reception: Thursday, February 5, 4:30-6:30 p.m. At Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism Gallery, One Constitution Plaza, Second Floor, Hartford, Connecticut. This multimedia installation created in collaboration with Cynthia Beth Rubin is included in an exhibition of works by recipients of a State of Connecticut Commission on Culture & Tourism Artist Fellowship, of which Rubin is one. The show is titled "Lost and Found: Fragments Assembling Realties." More info: (860) 256-2800 and on the web.
Music for piano and electronics at SUNY Stony Brook
Wednesday, February 4, 2009, 8pm. At the Staller Center, State University of New York at Stony Brook. Music by Neil Rolnick, Richard Teitelbaum, Alireza Mashayekhi, Herbie Hancock, and Bob Gluck. Admission: $10/$8/$4. Info: (631) 632-7330 and on the web.
Music for piano and electronics at the University at Albany
Saturday, February 7, 2009, 8pm. At the University at Albany. Music by Neil Rolnick, Richard Teitelbaum, Alireza Mashayekhi, Herbie Hancock, and Bob Gluck. Open rehearsal: Friday, February 6, 3pm. info
Music for piano and electronics at SUNY New Paltz
Tuesday, February 10, 2009, 8pm. At McKenna Theater, SUNY New Paltz. Music by Neil Rolnick, Richard Teitelbaum, Alireza Mashayekhi, Herbie Hancock, and Bob Gluck. Admission: $10 / $8 / $3. Info: (845) 257-2700 and on the web
'Yiddish Songs' at Stanford University
Saturday, November 8, 2008. At Stanford University, Stanford, California. The Stanford New Ensemble presents "Music by Jewish Composers." Works include Gluck's 'Yiddish Songs', an electroacoustic piece from the mid-90s, and music by Oedoen Partos, Lukas Foss, Steve Reich, Mark Applebaum and Anton von Webern. Produced and conducted by Martin Fraile. Info.
Bob Gluck Trio at Justin's
Saturday, October 11, 2008, 9:30pm and 11:30pm. At Justin's on Lark, 310 Lark Street, Albany, New York. Bob Gluck (piano), Michael Bisio (bass) and Dean Sharp (drums). Info: Justin's. About the trio.
Bob Gluck Trio at The Opalka Gallery
Sunday, September 21, 2008, 3:00pm. At The Sage Colleges, Opalka Gallery, 140 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, New York. Bob Gluck (piano and electronics), Michael Bisio (bass) and Jay Rosen (drums). Repertoire from Herbie Hancock's Mwandishi Band and new music by Bob Gluck. Info: (518) 292-7742 or on the web. About the trio.
Bob Gluck Trio at Justin's: CD release concert
Saturday, July 12, 2008, 9:30pm and 11:30pm. At Justin's on Lark, 310 Lark Street, Albany, New York. Bob Gluck (piano, shofar and electronics), Michael Bisio (bass) and Dean Sharp (drums). Info: Justin's. About the trio.
Live Electronic Music and Jazz: First Encounters
June 5, 2008. At IRCAM, Paris, France. A presentation at the Electroacoustic Music Studies Network. Focus on the Herbie Hancock (Mwandishi) Sextet with Patrick Gleeson and on the Anthony Braxton / Richard Teitelbaum duets. More info.
Music of Weather Report: Bob Gluck with Keith Pray and Brian Melick
Sunday, April 6, 2008, 3pm. At the University at Albany Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York. Bob Gluck (piano and electronics) with Keith Pray (alto saxophone) and Brian Melick (drums). More info.
Bob Gluck Trio at Justin's with Michael Bisio and Jay Rosen
Saturday, March 15, 2008, 9:30pm and 11:30pm. At Justin's on Lark, 310 Lark Street, Albany, New York. Bob Gluck (piano, shofar and electronics) and friends, including Michael Bisio (bass) and Jay Rosen (drums). Info: Justin's. About the trio. About Jay Rosen .
'Layered Histories' at Yale University
January 14 - March 2, 2008. Opening talk and reception: Wednesday, January 30, 2008, 4:30pm. At Joseph Slifka Center For Jewish Life at Yale, 80 Wall Street, New Haven, Connecticut. Interactive video and sound installation produced as a collaborative work with Cynthia Beth Rubin, relating to the imagined journey of the Marseilles Bible. About Layered Histories.
Bob Gluck, Michael Bisio, Dean Sharp Trio at U Albany
Sunday, October 14, 2007, 3pm. At the University at Albany Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York. Bob Gluck (piano, shofar and electronics) with Michael Bisio (bass) and Dean Sharp (drums). About the trio.
'Electric Brew' at the Third Practice Electroacoustic Music Festival
Saturday, October 20, 2007, 8pm. At the University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia. Solo performance by Bob Gluck (piano, shofar and electronics). Info.
Songs by Laura Nyro and Joni Mitchell
Saturday, August 25, 2007, 8pm. At The Moon and River Cafe, 115 South Ferry Street, Schenectady, New York. Bob Gluck (piano), David Katz (bass), and Elisa Meredith (singer). More info: (518) 382-1938 or web.
CD release party for 60x60 Project
Wednesday, August 1, 2007, 7pm. At KGB Bar, 85 East 4th Street, New York City. CD compilation includes Bob Gluck's 'Sazmin' About 60x60. CD info.
'Inherited Memories' screening in New York City
Tuesday, July 17, 2007, 8pm. At Lotus Lounge, 35 Clinton Street at Stanton, New York City. Part of Worldwide Moving Image. More info: web. 'Inherited Memories' is a video by Cynthia Beth Rubin, soundtrack by Bob Gluck. About Inherited Memories.
Bob Gluck, Michael Bisio, Dean Sharp Trio at Justin's
Saturday, July 14, 2007, 9:30pm - 12:30am. At Justin's on Lark, 310 Lark Street, Albany, New York. Bob Gluck (piano, shofar and electronics) and friends, including Michael Bisio (bass) and Dean Sharp (drums). Info: Justin's. About the trio.
EMS 2007 talk: 'Educating International Composers: the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center'
Sunday, June 15, 2007. At De Montfort University, Leicester, UK. Electroacoustic Music Studies Network Conference. Info.
Bob Gluck, Michael Bisio, Dean Sharp Trio in Saratoga
Saturday, April 28, 2007, 8pm [rescheduled from March 17 due to snow]. At the Saratoga Springs Art Center, 320 Broadway Saratoga Springs, New York. Bob Gluck (piano, shofar and electronics), Michael Bisio (bass) and Dean Sharp (drums). More info: (518) 584-4132 and on the web. About the trio.
The Music of Keith Jarrett and Ornette Coleman
Sunday, March 25, 2007, 3pm. At the University at Albany Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York. Bob Gluck (piano, shofar and electronics) and friends, including Michael Bisio (bass) and Dean Sharp (drums). Info. About the trio.
Live radio: Bob Gluck, Michael Bisio, Dean Sharp Trio
Thursday, March 22, 2007, 11:20am - 12:00pm. Live performance and conversation on Public Radio WAMC's 'Performance Place', hosted by Michael Eck. 90.3 FM & 1440 AM (Albany). For other affiliated stations in the Hudson Valley and upstate NY. Broadcast can also be heard on the web. About the trio.
The Extensible Toy Piano Festival
Sunday, March 4, 2007, 3:00 pm. University at Albany, Performing Arts Center Recital Hall. Bob Gluck plays Jeff MorrisŐs solo work, 'Portrait' and as part of a quartet, John Cage's 'Music For Amplified Toy Pianos' on a program of music for toy piano and electronics. $8/$4 (students). Info and more details.
Standards New and Old
Saturday evening, February 10, 2007, 8:00 pm. At The Moon and River Cafe, 115 South Ferry Street, Schenectady, New York. Bob Gluck (piano and electronics) and David Katz (bass); jazz duet. More info: (518) 382-1938.
Bob Gluck and Alvin Curran: Shofar and Electronics
Saturday night, February 3, 2007, 8pm. At Judson Church, 55 Washington Square South, New York City. An evening of works for shofar and electronics featuring music by Bob Gluck and by live electronic performance pioneer Alvin Curran. Info.
Layered Histories Video in Belgium
Tuesday night, January 30, 2007, 8pm. At LOGOS Foundation, Tetrahedron Concert Hall, Ghent, Belgium. Screening of work by Cynthia Beth Rubin and Bob Gluck, as part of "collage/polyphony/different styles and perspective" concert. Program also includes works by James Tenney, John Oswald and Henry Gwiazda. Info: concert and venue.
60 x 60 Project: New York Minutes Mix in New Jersey
Thursday, January 18, 2007, 12:30pm. At Shea Center for Performing Arts, William Patterson University, 300 Pompton Road, Wayne, New Jersey. Concert of a series of 60, one-minute electroacoustic compositions including Bob Gluck's 'Sazmin' (2004). More information is available on the web at Vox Novus.
60 x 60 Project: New York Minutes Mix
Concert of a series of 60, one-minute electroacoustic compositions including Bob Gluck's 'Sazmin' (2004). Tuesday, November 14, 2006. At Brooklyn College's Levenson Hall. More information is available on the web at Vox Novus.
Presentations at ICMC 2006
Sunday, November 6 - Friday, November 11, 2006. At Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana. The International Computer Music Conference (ICMC 2006). More info.
"The Shiraz Festival: avant-garde arts performance in 1970s Iran"
"Conversations with Halim El-Dabh"
Chair: Panel discussion on "Integrating technology and traditional cultural expression"
Presentation: Electronic Music in China
Wednesday, October 25, 2006. At The Central Conservatory of Music, Beijing, China. A presentation at Musicacoustica, delivered in abstentia, due to illness. More info: CEMC and Musicacoustica blog.
Jazz standards in cafe settings: Bob Gluck (piano) / David Katz (bass)
Thursday, August 17, 2006, 7pm
The Fields
2 Market Street
Potsdam, New York
Info: (315) 265-1300
Monday, August 21, 2006, 8pm
Moon and River Cafe
115 South Ferry Street (Stockade District, between Union and State Streets)
Schenectady, New York
Info: (518) 382-1938
60 x 60 Project on the air: Ohio and New York City
Radio broadcast performances of a series of 60, one-minute electroacoustic compositions including Bob Gluck's 'One Prague Minute'. '60x60 Radio Request Extravaganza' is featured on Monday, May 8, 2006 (Tom Lopez's Foldover, Oberlin, Ohio) and Tuesday, June 6, 2006 (Afternoon New Music, WKCR, New York City). More information is available on the web at Vox Novus.
'Layered Histories' in Atlanta
Sunday, January 29 - Sunday, April 23, 2006. Opening reception Saturday, March 4, 7:30 reception, 8:30 talk. At the Fine Family Art Gallery, Atlanta Jewish Community Center, 5342 Tilly Mill Road, Dunwoody Georgia. Interactive video and sound installation produced as a collaborative work with Cynthia Beth Rubin, relating to the imagined journey of the Marseilles Bible. More info: at the JCC and about Layered Histories.
Solo concert at Middlebury College
Thursday, April 27, 2006, 8pm. At Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont. Performance of works for piano, shofar and electronics. Lecture at 3:00 pm. More info: email.
Solo concert at the University of Ottawa
Saturday, April 29, 2006, 8pm. At the University of Ottawa, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Performance of works for piano, shofar and electronics. Sponsored by the University of Ottawa Music Department and the Ottawa Reconstructionist Havurah. More info: email.
60 x 60 Project in California, Sweden, Maine, Australia ...
Performances of a series of 60, one-minute electroacoustic compositions, including Bob Gluck's 'One Prague Minute'. Thursday, February 23, 2006 (Mills College, Music Building Ensemble Room, Oakland, California); Saturday, March 11, 2006 (Kulturkiosken in Gavle, Sweden); Tuesday, March 14, 2006 (Sydney Conservatorium of Music, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia); Friday, April 7, 2006 (University of Maine Farmington, Farmington, Maine); Tuesday, May 9, 2006 (California Institute of the Arts Bijou Theater, Valencia, California); June 30, 2006 (The Alternative Education Resource Organization (AERO) Conference at Sage College, Troy, New York. March 14, 2006 performance in Sydney, Australia also included Bob Gluck's 'Sazmin' (2004). More information is available on the web at Vox Novus.
'Electric Brew: Re-visioning the Music of Miles Davis and Josef Zawinul'
Sunday, March 26, 2006, 3pm. At the University at Albany Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York. Bob Gluck (piano, shofar and electronics) with Don Byron (clarinet), David Katz (bass) and Benjamin Chadabe (drums). Works to include 'Pharoah's Dance', 'Dr. Honoris Causa', 'Its About That Time', and 'Bitches Brew' and Dave Holland's 'Q & A'. Also solo piano and computer music by Benjamin Broening, Ofer Ben-Amots and Shlomo Dubnov. More info: web or email
'Inherited Memories' video at the Los Angeles Film Festival
Sunday, April 2, 2006, 7pm. At the Laemmle Town and Country Theater, Los Angeles (exact site to be confirmed). Part of the Jewish Animation Retrospective screening at the Los Angeles Jewish Film Festival. More info: email. 'Inherited Memories' is a video by Cynthia Beth Rubin, soundtrack by Bob Gluck. About Inherited Memories.
Solo concert at the University of California at Irvine
Wednesday, April 5, 2006. At the University of California at Irvine. Works for Disklavier, piano, shofar and electronics. More info: email
Solo concert and talk at the University of California at San Diego
Thursday, April 6, 2006. At the University of California at San Diego. Works for Disklavier, acoustic piano, shofar and electronics. Lectures to be announced. More info: email
'Layered Histories' lecture in New York
Thursday, February 23, 2006, 7:30pm. At Eyebeam, 540 West 21st Street, (between 10th and 11th Avenues), New York City. Joint presentation with Cynthia Beth Rubin, part of "The Upgrade! New York" series, a monthly gathering of new media artists and curators, curated by Yael Kanarek. More info: email and web. 'Layered Histories' is an interactive video and sound installation produced as a collaborative work with Cynthia Beth Rubin, relating to the imagined journey of the Marseilles Bible. About Layered Histories.
60 x 60 Project at the University at Albany
Thursday, February 9, 2006, 8pm. At the University at Albany Recital Hall, Albany, New York. Performance of a series of 60, one-minute electroacoustic compositions, including Bob Gluck's 'One Prague Minute'. More information is available on the web at Vox Novus.
'Layered Histories' video, in New Delhi
Friday, January 27 - Sunday, January 29, 2006. At the first annual Carnival of e-Creativity (CeC), taking place at The India International Centre, IIC Main Auditorium and Annexe, Delhi, India. Sponsored by The Academy of Electronic Arts. Bob was an invited participant, who, like Cynthia, unfortunately cannot be present at the event. More info: email. 'Layered Histories' is a collaborative work with Cynthia Beth Rubin, relating to the imagined journey of the Marseilles Bible. About Layered Histories.
60 x 60 Project: December in Austria and St. Louis
Performance of a series of 60, one-minute electroacoustic compositions, including Bob Gluck's 'One Prague Minute'. December 14, 2005: The Essl Collection, Klosterneuburg, Austria; December 17, 2005: Forest Park Community College, St. Louis, Missouri. More information is available on the web at Vox Novus.
60 x 60 Project: November in Brooklyn, Lille, Chicago, London and Los Angeles
Performance of a series of 60, one-minute electroacoustic compositions, including Bob Gluck's 'One Prague Minute'. November 5, 2005: Galapagos, Brooklyn, New York (Williamsburg); November 12, 2005: Auditorium of the National Conservatory of Region of Lille, France; November 12, 2005: Roosevelt University, Chicago, Illinois; November 16, 2005: Goldsmiths College, London, UK; November 19: Los Angeles Harbor College, Wilmington, California. More information is available on the web at Vox Novus.
Piano and shofar recital in Prague
Monday, November 21, 2005, 8pm. At the Spanish Synagogue, Prague, Czech Republic. Performance of works for piano and premiere of a new composition for shofar and electronics. Music by Tzvi Avni, Ofer ben-Amots, Benjamin Broening, Bob Gluck and Miles Davis. To mark the opening of a new exhibition by digital artist Michael Bielicky. More info: email.
Piano and shofar recital in the United Kingdom
Wednesday, November 23, 2005, 12pm. At Keele University, Keele, Staffordshire, United Kingdom. Geographically between Manchester and Birmingham. Performance of works for piano, shofar and electronics by Tzvi Avni, Ofer ben-Amots, Benjamin Broening, Bob Gluck and Miles Davis. More info: email.
Music for Disklavier, Shofar and Electronics, to be recorded on an Edison cylindar: at the Schenectady Museum
Sunday, November 6, 2005, 3:30pm. At the Schenectady Museum and Planetarium, Schenectady, New York. Performance of works for Disklavier, shofar and electronics. Music by Ben Broening, Chris Dobrian, Bob Gluck and Miles Davis. With David Katz (bass). Part of 'Groove Exchange', a one-day event centering around Thomas Edison's impact on music, technology, and culture through demonstrations of recording and playing back wax cylinders on vintage Edison equipment. 12pm - 4:30pm. Cost: free w/ Museum admission. More info: email or web.
Bob Gluck & Cynthia Rubin's 'Layered Histories' video at Pixel Pops!
Saturdays and Sundays in October, 2005, 1 - 4pm. At City Gallery, 994 State Street, New Haven, Connecticut. Linear video version of installation relating to the travels of the "Marseilles Bible"; part of an all-digital exhibition featuring short videos, animations, and interactive works by approximately 30 digital artists. Info: on the web. About Layered Histories..
A history of electronic music from a non-Western, non-North American Perspective
Wednesday, October 19 - Saturday, October 22, 2005. At McGill University, Montreal, Quebec. A presentation at the Electroacoustic Music Studies Network. More info: web.
Lecture on the infusion and reinterpretation of elements from host cultures in Jewish music
Tuesday, September 20, 2005, 6:30pm. At SUNY at New Paltz. Part of the Louis and Mildred Resnick Distinguished Lectureship Series. More info: web or email.
Paper on "Free Sound Within Culturally Specific Practice" at ICMC 2005 in Barcelona
Monday, September 5 - Friday, September 9, 2005. In Barcelona, Spain. International Computer Music Conference. More info: web.
Layered Histories in Toronto
Friday, May 27 - Monday, June 27, 2005. (hours: Wednesdays - Saturdays: 12 - 5pm, Sundays: 1 - 5pm). Opening Friday May 27, 2005, 6 - 9pm. At Emmersive Gallery, 96 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Interactive video and sound installation produced as a collaborative work with Cynthia Beth Rubin, relating to the imagined journey of the Marseilles Bible. More info: at the Gallery and about Layered Histories.
Post-performance discussion of Richard Teitelbaum's opera 'Zvi', with Teitelbaum and Dr. Avraham Elqayam; Bob Gluck moderator.
Wednesday, April 13, 2005, 8:00 p.m. At the Center For Jewish History, 15 West 16th Street, New York City. New work about a 17th century messianic figure, Shabbetai Z'vi, performed by Richard Teitelbaum, Adrienne Cooper, Cantor Jacob Ben Zion Mendelson, Omar Faruk Tekbilek, David Krakauer and Zafer Tawil. More info: (212) 294-8314 (phone) or email.
Bob Gluck at Brown University
Wednesday, April 6, 2005, 8pm. Pre-concert talk at 7pm. At Grant Recital Hall, Brown University. Music for electronically expanded shofar, piano and computer assisted piano. Thursday, April 7, 12 - 2pm: lecture, with Cynthia Rubin, about the sound installation 'Layered Histories'. More info: email.
Bob Gluck at Johns Hopkins University
Saturday, April 2, 2005, 8:30pm. At the Mattin Arts Center, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. Music for electronically expanded shofar, piano and computer assisted piano. Co-sponsored by The Johns Hopkins Uiversity Brown Foundation Digital Media Center and JHU Hillel. Friday, 1pm lecture at the Mattin Arts Center. Saturday morning talk about historical cross cultural exchange in Jewish music, at Congregation Beit Tikvah. More info: email
'Layered Histories' installation with Cynthia Rubin in Prague, Czech Republic
Thursday, February 24 - Sunday, March 27, 2005. At The Jewish Museum in Prague, Robert Guttmann Gallery, U Stare skoly 1,3, 110 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic. Interactive video and sound installation relating to the travels of the "Marseilles Bible". Opening: Wednesday evening, February 23; gallery talk: Thursday, February 24, and workshop by Cynthia Rubin: tba. More info: +420-224 819 456 (phone), +420-224 819 458 (fax) or on the web.
You can find a feature about Layered Histories on the Arts Electric web magazine.
60 x 60 Project at the Collective: Unconscious, NYC
Saturday, March 19, 2005, 10pm. At Collective: Unconscious in Tribecca, 279 Church Street, New York City. Performance of a series of 60, one-minute electroacoustic compositions, including one by Bob Gluck (selected from 350 submissions),'Sazmin' (2004). Performance is accompanied by video by visual artist Shimpei Takeda. More information is available on the web at Vox Novus and the Spark Festival.
'Layered Histories' Lecture in Prague, Czech Republic
Thursday, February 24, 2005, 5pm. At United States Embassy, Prague Woodrow Wilson Center, Trieste 13, Prague 1, Czech Republic. The topic is "The development of new electronic music interfaces for installation and performance". More info: +420-602 124 963 (phone) or email
60 x 60 Project at the Spark Festival
Thursday, February 17, 2005, 4pm. At the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Performance of a series of 60, one-minute electroacoustic compositions, including one by Bob Gluck (selected from 350 submissions),'Sazmin' (2004). Performance is accompanied by video by visual artist Shimpei Takeda. More information is available on the web at Vox Novus and the Spark Festival.
Bob Gluck: Piano and Electronics at the University at Albany
Sunday, January 30, 2005, 3pm. At the University at Albany Performing Arts Center, Recital Hall, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York. Works for acoustic piano, disklavier and electronics. More info: web or email
60 x 60 Project: in Bucharest, Romania
Performance of a series of 60, one-minute electroacoustic compositions, including one by Bob Gluck (selected from 350 submissions),'Sazmin' (2004).
Sunday, December 9, 2004. At the Chopin Concert Hall, National University of Music, Bucharest, Romania.
More info: web.
60 x 60 Project: in NYC, Birmingham and St. Louis
Two performances of a series of 60, one-minute electroacoustic compositions, including one by Bob Gluck (selected from 350 submissions),'Sazmin' (2004). Performances include:
Sunday, November 7, 2004. At UNDER St. Marks, 94 St. Marks Place, New York City.
Tuesday, November 9, 2004, 7:30pm. At Hill Recital Hall, Birmingham-Southern College, 900 Arkadelphia Road Birmingham, Alabama.
Friday, November 19, 2004, 8pm. At the St. Louis Art Museum, 3750 Washington Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri.
More info: web.
'Sounds of a Community' paper at ICMC 04
November 1 - 6, 2004. At the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida. Paper about the 2001 - 2002 sound installation, to be delivered at the International Computer Music Conference on Tuesday morning, November 2. More info: web.
'Layered Histories' installation with Cynthia Rubin at ICMC 04
Monday, November 1 - Wednesday, November 3, 2004. At the University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida. Interactive video and sound installation relating to the travels of the "Marseilles Bible", to be shown at the International Computer Music Conference. Exhibition will be Monday - Wednesday, 10am - 8pm. More info: web.
Lecture in Miami on Interactive Multimedia Installation Work
Wednesday, November 3, 2004, 6:30 - 8:00pm. At Florida International University, Miami, Florida. More information is available from Orlando Jacinto Garc’a by email.
'Layered Histories' installation with Cynthia Rubin at ACM Multimedia 04
September 28 - October 16, 2004 (exhibition); October 10 - 16 (conference). At The Teacher's College Macy Gallery, 444 Macy Building, Fourth Floor, 525 West 120th Street, New York City (between Broadway and Amsterdam). Interactive video and sound installation relating to the travels of the "Marseilles Bible", to be shown at the Interactive Arts Program of the Association For Computing Machinery (ACM) Multimedia 04. Conference theme is "Digital Boundaries: Multiculturalism, Identity and Awareness." Curators include Christina Yang, Alejandro Jaimes and Pamela Jennings. More info: web.
'Layered Histories' installation with Cynthia Rubin at Pixelerations
Saturday, October 9 - Sunday, October 17, 2004. Gallery hours: Thursday - Sunday, 12 Đ 2pm & 5 - 10pm. Opening: Saturday, October 9, 6 - 11pm. At 191 Westminster Street (near Eddy Street), Providence, Rhode Island. Interactive video and sound installation relating to the travels of the "Marseilles Bible", to be shown at an exhibition sponsored by Rhode Island School of Design / Brown University, as part of Firstworks and the Office of Arts and Culture of the City of Providence, Rhode Island. Pixelerations is an exhibition of digital installations and video works by RISD artists and Brown University faculty and graduate students. More info is available at (401) 421-4278 (phone), on the web (FirstWorksProv Festival) and by email to Cynthia Rubin.
'Layered Histories' installation with Cynthia Rubin at SIGGRAPH 2004
August 8 - 12, 2004. At the Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, California. A new interactive video and sound installation, to be on display at the 31st International conference on computer graphics and interactive techniques, as part of Art Gallery: Synaesthesia. Artist talk on Thursday, August 12, 1:45pm. More info: web.
'Layered Histories' video animation with Cynthia Rubin at SIGGRAPH 2004
August 8 - 12, 2004. At the Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, California. Through-composed linear video animation, to be screened at the 31st International conference on computer graphics and interactive techniques. More info: web.
Bob Gluck at Dartmouth College
Wednesday, May 19, 2004, 12:30pm. At Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire. Part of the Dartmouth College Music Department Vaughn Recital Series. Solo music for Turkish saz, ram's horn, voice and electronics, and sounds from Jewish culture. Academic lecture about electronically expanded acoustical instruments / gestural controllers, on Tuesday, May 18, 2:00pm. More info: (603) 646-3531 (phone), or email.
Digital Expression: Electronic music, art, dance ... from the University at Albany
Tuesday, March 30, 2004, 8pm. At the University at Albany, Performing Arts Center, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York. Performances by faculty and students from the University's Electronic Music Studio and School of Arts and Sciences, including electronic music, digital video and visual arts, dance ... Includes music for electronically expanded acoustical instruments by EMS Studio Director, Bob Gluck, featuring premiere of a new work for harpsichord and electronics. Info: web or email.
Digital Expression: Electronic music, art, dance ... from the University at Albany
Tuesday, March 23, 2004, 8pm. At the University at Albany, Performing Arts Center, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York. Performances by faculty and students from the University's Electronic Music Studio and School of Arts and Sciences, including electronic music, digital video and visual arts, dance ... Includes music for electronically expanded acoustical instruments by EMS Studio Director, Bob Gluck. Info: web or email.
'Shofar' at the Electric Rainbow Coalition Festival
Friday, August 22 - Saturday, August 23, 2003, twelve hour concerts. At Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire. A recorded version of 'Shofar', from the forthcoming CD, 'ElectricSongs' will be heard during this festival. Info: web and email.
eShofar on Erev Shavuot
Thursday, June 5, 2003, 9pm. At Temple Sinai, Saratoga Springs, New York. Performance of recorded version of recent work for shofar and electronics as part of Tikkun L'ayl Shavuot. Service from 7 - 8:30 pm. More info: email.
Bob Gluck Solo performance at NIME
New Interfaces for Musical Expression Conference
Saturday, May 26, 2003, 8pm. At Pollack Hall, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec. Performance of 'Doina', for expanded saz and electronics. More info: on the web.
Bob Gluck with Zoe Zak in Albany, New York
Wednesday, February 26, 2003, 7pm. At The Sage Colleges, Opalka Gallery, 140 New Scotland Avenue, Albany, New York. Connected to the opening of the gallery showing of 'Jewish History and Community in Albany, NY' (January 27 - March 2). Solos and duets for acoustical instruments and electronics and sounds from Jewish culture. With singer, composer Zoe Zak. The program will include 'Electric Songs', a series of liturgical settings for voice and electronics. More info: (518) 292-1778 (phone), or on the web.
Bob Gluck solo at Deep Listening Space
Tuesday, February 11, 2003, 8pm. At Deep Listening Space, 75 Broadway, in the Historic Rondout section of Kingston, New York. Solo music for Turkish saz, ram's horn, voice and electronics, and sounds from Jewish culture. Also electroacoustic music by students at the University at Albany's Electronic Music Studio. Part of the Alternating Currents series. More info: on the web or (845) 338-5984 (phone), or email.
Bob Gluck at Lotus in NYC, with Andrew Sterman, Zoe Zak and Benjamin Chadabe
Saturday, February 1, 2003, 8pm. At Lotus Music and Dance,109 West 27th Street, New York City. Bob Gluck (sensor Turkish saz, ram's horn, and electronics) with Andrew Sterman (reeds), Zoe Zak (voice) and Benjamin Chadabe (percussion). Part of the "Warmer by the Stove" series. More info: (212) 627-1076 (phone) or by email, or on the web.
Bob Gluck with Ben Chadabe: Two shows at Mobius in Boston, Massachusetts
Saturday, November 9, 2002, 8pm and Sunday, November 10, 3pm at Mobius, 354 Congress Street, Boston, Massachusetts. Solos and duets for acoustical instruments and electronics and sounds from Jewish culture. With percussionist Ben Chadabe. More info: (617) 542-7416 (phone), email to Jed Speare, or on the web.
'Sounds of a Community' in Montreal
Thursday, November 7, 2002, 9pm showing preceded by 4pm workshop. At the Jewish Reconstructionist Federation bienniel convention. Participational interactive sound installation with sound sculptures modeled upon Jewish ritual objects and sounds from ritual and prayer. More info: on the web.
Bob Gluck performance in Tivoli, New York
Thursday, July 25, 2002, 9pm, at Milagro's, 73 Broadway, Tivoli, New York. Show will include performances of new works for eSaz and eShofar, and a duet with special guest percussionist Benjamin Chadabe. Roddy Schrock also performs a set of music on laptop computer. Part of the Thursday Night Special series. More info: (518) 537-3220 (phone), or email to Julia Christensen.
Bob Gluck lecture / demonstration at Bennington College
Friday, May 24, 2002, 9am, Bennington College Music Department, Bennington, Vermont. Presentation about Bob Gluck's performance and installation work, with demonstration / performance of eSaz.
EMF @ The Flea: Bob Gluck installation and concert with Zoe Zak
April 28, 2002, 3pm. At The Flea Theater, 41 White Street, New York City. 'Sounds You Can Touch': Live electronic performance and interactive sound installation drawing from sounds of Jewish culture. Works for the sensor-based instrument, eBoard; also electronically expanded ram's horn, voice, and Turkish Saz; plus Jewish ritual object sound sculptures. Premiere of 'Electric Songs' with singer Zoe Zak. Part of EMF's April concert series: EMF@The Flea. Tickets: $10. Box office: (212) 226-2407. or email to Bernadette Speach.
Bob Gluck performance at Bard College
Thursday, April 18, 2002, 8pm. Blum Hall, Bard College, Annandale on Hudson, New York. Show will include solo performance featuring eBoard and other interactive instruments. Preview of 'Shirim Hashmaliyim: Electric Songs' for voice and electronics, with singer Zoe Zak. More info: (845) 758-7250 (Music department).
Bob Gluck / Joe Reinsel Duet Performance in the Berkshires
February 9, 2002, 8pm. Simon's Rock College, 84 Alford Road, Great Barrington, Massachusetts. 'Four solos and a duet', Bob Gluck / Joe Reinsel duo. Interactive electronic music performances, using Max / MSP and custom designed interfaces. More info by calling: (413) 528-0771. Ask for the Music Department.
Bob Gluck solo performance and installation
January 19, 2002, 8pm. Congregation Ohav Shalom, New Krumkill Road, Albany, New York. Show will include solo performance featuring eBoard and other interactive instruments, and , and new sound sculptures related to the sound installation, 'Sounds of a Community'. More info by calling: (518) 489-4706.
Bob Gluck / Joe Reinsel Duet Performance in Troy, New York
January 3, 2002, 8pm. Capital District Center for the Arts, River Street, Troy, New York. 'Four solos and a duet', Bob Gluck / Joe Reinsel duo. Interactive electronic music performances, using Max / MSP and custom designed interfaces. Part of the Impulse Response (I / R) concert series. More info: http://www.ir-music.org/schedule.cfm
Bob Gluck / Joe Reinsel at Deep Listening Space
December 4, 2001, 8pm. 75 Broadway, in the Historic Rondout section of Kingston, NY. Bob Gluck and Joe Reinsel each play a solo and then a duet. Interactive electronic music performances, using Max / MSP and custom designed interfaces. Part of 'Alternating Currents', a year-series of concerts including students, faculty, staff from SUNY Albany, RPI, Bard College, and Vassar College. More info: http://www.deeplistening.org/dls/ or (845) 338-5984 (phone), or email Stephan Moore: moores@rpi.edu
Bob Gluck solo performance and installation
November 11, 2001, 4pm. Schenectady JCC, 2565 Balltown Road, Schenectady, New York. Show will include solo performance featuring eBoard and other interactive instruments, and elements from the sound installation, 'Sounds of a Community'. Premiere of 'Shofaralong' (2001), for electronically processed ram's horn. More info by calling: (518) 377-8803.
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