January 10th, 2011

Just got a giant box in the mail yesterday from 482 Music, with copies of the brand new Rempis Percussion Quartet cd “Montreal Parade,” which is slated for official release in March.  Very excited about this one – our first with Ingebrigt Håker Flaten on bass, and the first recording since 2009′s “The Disappointment of Parsley” on Not Two Records.  Looking forward to doing some playing with the group around Chicago in April.  Email me for your copy of the new cd……

This winter is starting out a bit quiet, with the first half of January free.  Had a nice concert at the tail end of December in Boston with the now regular quartet of myself, Forbes Graham on trumpet, Pandelis Karayorgis on piano, and Luther Gray on drums.  Despite the massive snow storm which ended the morning of the gig, we had a modest crowd at Outpost 186 in Cambridge, and a new batch of tunes to present.  The last batch was recorded a year ago during another holiday visit to my folks in Boston, and will be released on Not Two Records sometime this spring under the name Construction Party.

In January and onwards, getting ready to brush off the quartet with myself, Jaimie Branch on trumpet, Kent Kessler on bass, and Steve Hunt on drums at Elastic on January 23rd.  Also gearing up for a few concerts with the Engines this spring as we get ready to welcome special guest John Tchicai for a concert and recording session on May 15th at the Hungry Brain as part of their ongoing 10th anniversary monthly celebrations.  The first of those concerts is January 23rd at the Hungry Brain.  Finally, finishing up the bookings for the Rempis/Rosaly Duo tour in Europe in March and April of this year.  Check out the home page for those dates…..