1k News and updates (as of 10.01.01) Global illage was nominated by City Paper for Best Jazz Performer 2001…fingers crossed! The City Paper music awards ceremony will be held in April 2002 at the Trocadero in Philadelphia. Last year, 1k’s Jazzheads won for best jazz performer of 2000. CIUT-fm in Toronto added Global illage - Sushilove Sessions to their Top 30, as well as WRTI-fm in Philadelphia. Poet Ursula Rucker, just recently back from performing in Switzerland at the 35th Montreux Jazz Festival, along with guitarist Tim Motzer, and percussionist Jim Hamilton (Global illage) are getting ready to tour supporting her highly anticipated album ‘Supa Sista’ (!k7) to be released September 1. Producer Phillip Charles will round out the band on fretless bass. In Montreux they shared a night with K7 artists Herbert, DJ Stefan Stuerver, and Kruder and Dorfmeister. A concert replay and photographs are available at Montreux Jazz. Click on the July 15th performances to find Ursula Rucker’s performance. You can also access most of the concerts and workshops that happened during the festival including Herbert, Bobby McFerrin, John McLaughlin and Shakti, Herbie Hancock, and many others. 1k new releases: Global Illage - Sushilove Sessions double CD set is available at these fine stores: AKA, 611, Cue, Spaceboy, Repo, Tower Broad St. (in World and Pop sections), Princeton Record Exchange, University of Penn Bookstore, and Sound of Market. On line you'll find it at www.cdbaby.com/globalillage , at Amazon, www.mp3.com, or at www.1krecordings.com. Global illage Sushilove Sessions (equal area) The improvisational quartet of Global illage and their resonant world vision is unleashed from members and collaborators of Les Nubians, Jazzheads, Elwood, Sylk130, Spoken Hand, Zakir Husain, and BoyzIImen… Chris Cuzme - soprano + tenor sax, didgeridoo, exotic flutes, tibetan bowl Dan Sears - trumpet, fluegelhorn, flutes, chordal pipes, and tibetan bowl Tim Motzer - guitars, synth guitar, bass, guitarloops Jim Hamilton - percussion batterie The first sessions were largely group improvisations yielding two wildly divergent albums. The lush ambience of "chill side" is a kind of "Peter Gabriels Passion meets ECM". On the other side of that is "ill side" dark and menacing...an ill-fated futureworld of ambient punk funk abstraktions. Produced by Brian Boland, Jim Hamilton, and Tim Motzer "Sushilove Sessions is a breathtaking potpourri of jazzy, electronic ambience." Philadelphia City paper Available at all the fine Philadelphia record stores: AKA, Spaceboy, Repo, Cue, 611,Tower Avenue of the Arts, Spaceboy and others…You can also purchase the album through www.cdbaby.com as well as this website. Fractal Ark Live at the Bomb Congress (1k) Caught live in Philadelphia – DJ meets live bass, guitar, + arp2600…w/ Philip Charles, Barry Meehan, Ian J. Riddle, and Tim Motzer Fractal Ark- a space jazz probe research vessel…Recorded 060500. Upcoming live dates: Ursula Rucker Supa Sista Promo Tour Dates: Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland July 15 Cargo in London August 15, Popkomm Festival, Cologne Germany August 16, PS1 in NYC Sept 1, Great American Music Hall, San Francisco September 7 Knitting Factory Los Angeles September 8 Drum Rhythm Festival Tour Mojo Club, Hamburg Germany September 12 Maria Club, Berlin Germany September 13 Muffathalle, Munich, Germany September 14 Stadtgarten, Cologne Germany September 15 Painted Bride, Philadelphia September 21 Ursula Rucker Supa Sista World Tour 2001 Ursula Rucker with her band: Tim Motzer - guitar + efx Jim Hamilton - percussion Philip Charles - bass October ITALY Mi 3 Italy Maffia milano - magazzini generali Fr 5 Italy Sonar Club Siena Sa 6 Italy - Maffia 2001 reggio emilia maffia club AUSTRIA Mo 8 Austria Wien - Flex Mi 10 Austria Graz - Theatro JAPAN Sa 13 Japan So 14 Japan - Liquid Room Mo 15 Japan November USA and Canadian dates 12-16 cities (TBA) GERMANY Nov 26 Hamburg - Mojo Nov 27 Berlin - Maria Nov 28 Munich - Stadtgarten FRANCE Nov 30 Rennes - Transmusicales festival December UK Dec 01 UK Dec 02 UK Dec 03 UK PORTUGAL Dec 04 Lisboa - Lux SPAIN Dec 05 Barcelona BELGIUM Dec 06 Brussel - Anncienne Belgique DENMARK Dec 07 Copenhagen - Blue Foundation NETHERLANDS Dec 08 Amsterdam - Paradisio w. Tricky GERMANY Dec 09 Darmstadt - Centralstation Dec 10 Munich - Atomic Cafe Note: all dates are subject to change, More dates may be added... check www.ursula-rucker.com for more info... or check at: www.k7.com Wednesday May 2nd The Five Spot FRACTAL ARK FRACTAL ARK will pilot its jazzspace probe into the 5 Spot on Bank Street with its crew including DJ Jolah (turntablisms, drumbox), Barry Meehan (sub-bass), Mark Boyce (keys), Philip Charles (analog synths), and Tim Motzer (guitars+loops). Show time 10pm one set only! Don't miss this one! Fractal Ark, the DJ driven space jazz probe played recently to an extremely receptive audience at the intimate Filos club in Philly. The performance which features DJ Jolah (turntablisms,drumbox, poetry, guitar), Philip Charles (oberheim 2voice synthesizer), Elliot Levin (sax, flutes, poetry), Barry Meehan (sub bass), and Tim Motzer (guitar,loops) was recorded and filmed. Look for these performances to surface at some point in the near future. Coming soon fractal bytes up on the sounds page. Look for Fractal Ark coming to a club near you! Ellie Perez has been busy in the studio finishing new tracks…the latest –I Shine brought MPC2000 drum programming skills and vibe of Rob Life (Ursula Rucker, Guidance Recordings)….more to come. More dates to follow… For bookings or other info: contact vibrations@1krecordings.com Ursula Rucker + Tim Motzer live at the Tower Theatre Here's what a.d. Amorosi had to say about the show: scene and heard: Nina and Ursula The Tower Theater was moist enough to grow mushrooms last Saturday night (June 10). The pressure cooker heat was perfect for Nina Simone. With a temperament to match her talent, Simone¹s voice held classical, gospel, jazz and funky hunky folk in its sway. Yes, she seemed frail, puffy, even a bit lost at times. But she still commanded attention in the way an old boxer would, tempting you to stare at the left fist while she punches you square in the face with the right. Simone and her band rolled through the anthemic "Young, Gifted and Black" and the rickety boogie of "Mississippi Goddamn" like a truck driver. All nuance came from Simone¹s broken voice and her lightning fast, creepily instinctive piano playing. Simone¹s set, though far from perfect, was lovely. And for Ursula Rucker and Jazzhead guitarist Tim Motzer, opening for Simone seemed a genuine honor. Their set (faves and new stuff from Rucker¹s upcoming Super Sister) was like hearing the sermon on the mount before witnessing the crucifixion. While Motzer rolled his acoustic guitar, Rucker (this city¹s most forceful performance wordsmith) caressed femme-empowered phonetics and flava-filled stories of life in the hood with dangerous delicious skill. For bookings or other info: contact vibrations@1krecordings.com looking for past news? click here! June 2000 August 2000 May 2001