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Fri April 26, 2019

An Evening of Jazz with Dave Mihaly

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Our dear friend - who also happens to be an extremely talented musician - will be preforming live this Friday at 8(ish)Simultaneously screening Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast (1946)Here is a little (or a lot) about Dave Mihaly:New Jersey born and raised Dave Mihaly is a multi instrumentalist and composer. He spent his early years on the east coast, and began playing in rock bands at the age of 12, as a drummer, the instrument with which he is most identified. He was exposed to jazz and blues music via the record collections of his friend’s older sister. He developed a voracious appetite for listening to music from all genres, and soon was spending time in record stores and the public library expanding and deepening his awareness of sonic forms and sounds. He also began playing guitar and piano, and singing at this time.At age 16, he realized he could take the train to New York city and witness the musicians he’d been hearing on recordings. So began a journey of absorbing sounds by Pharoah Sanders, Bill Evans, Air, Arthur Blythe, John Fahey, Joanne Brackeen, Don Cherry, Ed Blackwell, L. Shankar, Elvin Jones, the Allman Brothers, Jerome Cooper, Charles Mingus and many others. Subsequent studies at Drew University in music theory/history, and psychology along with some private percussion lessons with Andrew Cyrille and Barry Altschul, rounded out his formal education. At 21 he began playing gigs in the loft clubs of the era such as Jazzmania and the Ladies’ Fort, and spending time in the legendary Tin Palace on 2nd and Bowery absorbing the sounds of the loft era. He also recorded music in Stevie Wonder’s downtown studio, with the band Periphery East, through the auspices of Wonder’s scouts, the enigmatically named Byrd and Fountain. He spent time rubbing elbows with Philly Joe Jones, Billy Hart, David Izenson, and with painters and writers who frequented the lower east side between 1973 and 1980.“The loft jazz era existed side by side with the rise of punk rock, both chronologically, and geographically in downtown New York. i was interested in the energy of punk, but was far more interested in the forms that were being developed by the musicians who were playing in the lofts. I was learning to hear instrumental music in a deeper way, fascinated by the way the instrumentalists communicated with one another. I liked the mix of folkloric knowledge mixed with the compositional and improvisational development of organized sonic forms. The loft music embraced energy too, and that appealed to the energy of my youth, and still does.’ Dave MihalyMihaly began traveling across the US and Canada on a series of hitch hiking journeys, going to New Orleans, the southwest, and the west coast for the first time. At 24, after having played in the band Periphery in the east coast off and on for several years, he relocated to San Francisco, which became his base.‘The west coast seemed to offer new ideas and vistas that I found stimulating. It seemed like i could take these new inspirations and make a life for myself playing music and teaching while immersing myself in the music from Asia and Mexico that surrounded me. I also found the Keystone Korner club in North Beach (now defunct), that brought in musicians from New York and Europe, which allowed me to stay connected to a vibrant part of my inspiration. I bought a Keystone pass and was there many, many evenings, listening.”Mihaly worked in the social service sector using his psychology degree in counseling while playing in a variety of groups; jazz, rock, blues, experimental, and the new wave and punk of the 80s. He began teaching and spent time on the faculty of New Traditions School, and later, the Bird School of music. Always composing and playing, he amassed a book of hundreds of pieces/songs, covering eclectic territory. He wrote music for 7 silent films that was featured at the Mendocino Film Festival and theKuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz, CA.He began playing with the singer Jolie Holland, with whom he recorded three records, and toured Europe with her 3 times, went on two Australian/New Zealand tours, and crisscrossed the US and Canada playing venues from sports bars to hockey arenas, and everything in between. He also played in Europe with Sean Hayes and Jon Birdsong.Places played previously:the North Sea Jazz Festival, the Crossing Borders Jazz Festival, the Montreal Jazz Festival, the Merideth Music Fest in Australia, the SF Jazz Fest, the Symbiosis Gathering, the Bioneers Conference, the Joshua Tree Music Festival, the Classical Revolution Chamber Music Festival, Radio City Music Hall in NYC, the Knitting Factory NYC ,CBGBs NYC, Guanzhou, China, Hoi-An, Vietnam, the Fillmore, Yoshis in Oakland and SF CA, and the SF Offiside Jazz Festival….as well as many many other places throughout America, Europe, Asia, and the South Seas.Artists he has played with include: his own band ‘Dave Mihaly and the Shimmering Leaves Ensemble’ with whom he has recorded three CDS of original material, as well as Bardo, the After the End of the World Coretet, Mushroom, Mark Matos and Os Beaches, Jolie Holland, Sean Hayes, the Iron and the Albatross, Bill Noertker’s Moxie, Jon Birdsong and Kaliedophone, Eddie Gale, John Tchicai, Eartha Kitt, Victoria Williams, Gary Floyd, Jennifer Blowdryer, the Cowboys, the Mustangs, KillBossa SF, Stick against Stone, Fallen Angel, Bliss Boy Perez, Merle Sanders, Nice Guy Trio, the hip hop group Lilly White Lies, JC Hopkins in NYC and SF, Joel Harrison, Rent Romus and the Lords of Outland, Kush, Irish Higgins, , Lisle Ellis, Ben Goldberg, Graham Connah, and many, many others.“I have played drums with musicians in many idioms. Rock, straight ahead jazz, experimental textural bands, Chinese bands, Brazilian tropicalia music, funk, country, blues, folk music of many varieties, punk, reggae….they have all been of interest to me. I like that the mix has all influenced my writing. I have also been able to work as a percussionist in many groups, playing marimba and guitar as well. Sometimes, perhaps it confuses people. But it seems to be my path.”.
Our dear friend - who also happens to be an extremely talented musician - will be preforming live this Friday at 8(ish)Simultaneously screening Cocteau's Beauty and the Beast (1946)Here is a little (or a lot) about Dave Mihaly:New Jersey born and raised Dave Mihaly is a multi instrumentalist and composer. He spent his early years on the east coast, and began playing in rock bands at the age of 12, as a drummer, the instrument with which he is most identified. He was exposed to jazz and blues music via the record collections of his friend’s older sister. He developed a voracious appetite for listening to music from all genres, and soon was spending time in record stores and the public library expanding and deepening his awareness of sonic forms and sounds. He also began playing guitar and piano, and singing at this time.At age 16, he realized he could take the train to New York city and witness the musicians he’d been hearing on recordings. So began a journey of absorbing sounds by Pharoah Sanders, Bill Evans, Air, Arthur Blythe, John Fahey, Joanne Brackeen, Don Cherry, Ed Blackwell, L. Shankar, Elvin Jones, the Allman Brothers, Jerome Cooper, Charles Mingus and many others. Subsequent studies at Drew University in music theory/history, and psychology along with some private percussion lessons with Andrew Cyrille and Barry Altschul, rounded out his formal education. At 21 he began playing gigs in the loft clubs of the era such as Jazzmania and the Ladies’ Fort, and spending time in the legendary Tin Palace on 2nd and Bowery absorbing the sounds of the loft era. He also recorded music in Stevie Wonder’s downtown studio, with the band Periphery East, through the auspices of Wonder’s scouts, the enigmatically named Byrd and Fountain. He spent time rubbing elbows with Philly Joe Jones, Billy Hart, David Izenson, and with painters and writers who frequented the lower east side between 1973 and 1980.“The loft jazz era existed side by side with the rise of punk rock, both chronologically, and geographically in downtown New York. i was interested in the energy of punk, but was far more interested in the forms that were being developed by the musicians who were playing in the lofts. I was learning to hear instrumental music in a deeper way, fascinated by the way the instrumentalists communicated with one another. I liked the mix of folkloric knowledge mixed with the compositional and improvisational development of organized sonic forms. The loft music embraced energy too, and that appealed to the energy of my youth, and still does.’ Dave MihalyMihaly began traveling across the US and Canada on a series of hitch hiking journeys, going to New Orleans, the southwest, and the west coast for the first time. At 24, after having played in the band Periphery in the east coast off and on for several years, he relocated to San Francisco, which became his base.‘The west coast seemed to offer new ideas and vistas that I found stimulating. It seemed like i could take these new inspirations and make a life for myself playing music and teaching while immersing myself in the music from Asia and Mexico that surrounded me. I also found the Keystone Korner club in North Beach (now defunct), that brought in musicians from New York and Europe, which allowed me to stay connected to a vibrant part of my inspiration. I bought a Keystone pass and was there many, many evenings, listening.”Mihaly worked in the social service sector using his psychology degree in counseling while playing in a variety of groups; jazz, rock, blues, experimental, and the new wave and punk of the 80s. He began teaching and spent time on the faculty of New Traditions School, and later, the Bird School of music. Always composing and playing, he amassed a book of hundreds of pieces/songs, covering eclectic territory. He wrote music for 7 silent films that was featured at the Mendocino Film Festival and theKuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz, CA.He began playing with the singer Jolie Holland, with whom he recorded three records, and toured Europe with her 3 times, went on two Australian/New Zealand tours, and crisscrossed the US and Canada playing venues from sports bars to hockey arenas, and everything in between. He also played in Europe with Sean Hayes and Jon Birdsong.Places played previously:the North Sea Jazz Festival, the Crossing Borders Jazz Festival, the Montreal Jazz Festival, the Merideth Music Fest in Australia, the SF Jazz Fest, the Symbiosis Gathering, the Bioneers Conference, the Joshua Tree Music Festival, the Classical Revolution Chamber Music Festival, Radio City Music Hall in NYC, the Knitting Factory NYC ,CBGBs NYC, Guanzhou, China, Hoi-An, Vietnam, the Fillmore, Yoshis in Oakland and SF CA, and the SF Offiside Jazz Festival….as well as many many other places throughout America, Europe, Asia, and the South Seas.Artists he has played with include: his own band ‘Dave Mihaly and the Shimmering Leaves Ensemble’ with whom he has recorded three CDS of original material, as well as Bardo, the After the End of the World Coretet, Mushroom, Mark Matos and Os Beaches, Jolie Holland, Sean Hayes, the Iron and the Albatross, Bill Noertker’s Moxie, Jon Birdsong and Kaliedophone, Eddie Gale, John Tchicai, Eartha Kitt, Victoria Williams, Gary Floyd, Jennifer Blowdryer, the Cowboys, the Mustangs, KillBossa SF, Stick against Stone, Fallen Angel, Bliss Boy Perez, Merle Sanders, Nice Guy Trio, the hip hop group Lilly White Lies, JC Hopkins in NYC and SF, Joel Harrison, Rent Romus and the Lords of Outland, Kush, Irish Higgins, , Lisle Ellis, Ben Goldberg, Graham Connah, and many, many others.“I have played drums with musicians in many idioms. Rock, straight ahead jazz, experimental textural bands, Chinese bands, Brazilian tropicalia music, funk, country, blues, folk music of many varieties, punk, reggae….they have all been of interest to me. I like that the mix has all influenced my writing. I have also been able to work as a percussionist in many groups, playing marimba and guitar as well. Sometimes, perhaps it confuses people. But it seems to be my path.”.
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