Oren Ambarchi will be preseting a handful of European and UK solo performances running from late October into early November. And in late November through the first week of December, be on the look out for a short Canadian tour, plus one exceptionally special New York performance collaboration with Keith Rowe and Crys Cole.

August 12th - August 22nd Zeena Parkins will be an artist in residence with the Christian Marclay Festival at The Whitney Museum of American Art. Not to be missed! Plus stay tuned for special North American solo performances in the works for this fall.

Ben Frost's first US tour begins September 10th and runs through September 23rd.  Performance details have been announced for these very special US events. We are also proud and exceptionally excited to announce that Ben Frost has been chosen by iconic artist Brian Eno for a year of mentoring and collaboration in the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative for 2010/2011.

On September 14th Nonesuch Records will be releasing Rhys Chatham's A Crimson Grail, a recording of the August 8, 2009 performance at the Lincoln Center Out of Doors Festival performed by 200 guitarists, 16 bassists, five conductors, and one percussionist.

And we have plenty of upcoming Rhys Chatham activity, both in Europe as well as rare performances in the US, Canada, and the UK beginning in September. Chatham's North American performances will start on September 8th at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, IL, as part of the Wire Magazine Adventures In Modern Music festival. These special performances will feature Mr. Chatham's trumpet-based work (making their 21st centry debut in North America) and will involve collaborators such as David Daniell, Tim Barnes, Frank Rosaly, David Wm. Sims, Kevin Shea, and live video artist Angie Eng.

Chicago Underground Duo will be embarking on a North American tour in September.  The tour will include stops at the Guelph Jazz Festival (Guelph, Ontario); the LOLA Festival (London, Ontario), and a number of other cities in Canada and the northeast and midwest US.

Tim Hecker will be returning to Europe and the UK late this fall. The tour is being booked now; check back soon for dates and cities.

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