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2009

April

Jeff Albert - James Singleton - Helen Gillet -
Dan Godston - Justin Peake 
Dragon's Den (New Orleans) on April 26

James Singleton -- upright bass
Helen Gillet -- cello
Jeff Albert - trombone
Dan Godston -- trumpet & slumpet
Justin Peake -- percussion & electronics
It was great to play with these wonderful musicians, after having gone to check out amazing music at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. 

May

Annie Heckman and I co-curated The Synesthetic Plan of Chicago, an art installation that was commissioned by the City of Chicago. 30+ artists and a few organizations contributed to SPC, which was exhibited at the Chicago Cultural Center May-October 2009. Several SPC modules also "migrated" to several venues across Chicago, such as Myopic Books, Hyde Park Art Center & Faie Art Gallery. 
In spring 2009 I designed and built Putting Layers on the Onion, an audience-interactive, papier-mâché poetry sculpture that was part of SPC. The onion transformed over a year -- as people added "layers" to it at the Chicago Cultural Center and later at Bethesda Home. 





August

Constellation Grid at the Blank Slate Festival
Earth House Collective (Indianapolis) on August 8

Scott Deal -- percussion
Dan Godston -- trumpet
Alex Wing -- piano
Michael Drews -- laptop
Jordan Munson -- videography with MaxMSP Jitter
Constellation Grid performed during the Blank Slate Festival, organized by the intrepid Gerard Cox. Part of our set included a performance of Josef Albers, my graphic score which was part of Bauhaus9090. 

A lot of other bands performed during this festival -- dynamic music at this unique venue. 

November

Calligraphy Performing During the Rockpile Performance Event
at the Hideout (Chicago) on November 19