Wuppertal: KENOSHA KID performs Steamboat Bill Jr.

KENOSHA KID performs Steamboat Bill Jr.
MUSIC + SILENT FILM
“A stunning sonic tapestry performed alongside Buster Keaton’s classic silent film”

More info, MP3’s, and videos at:
WWW.KENOSHAKID.COM/MOVIES

SUN. NOV. 8TH AT 6PM
Festival der Stimmen, Wuppertal
www.festivalderstimmen.de/2009/konzerte/_/index.shtml

ABOUT KENOSHA KID:

Read more at www.KenoshaKid.com/bios

Kenosha Kid is an international jazz collective formed by composer/guitarist Dan Nettles. Based in the college-rock haven of Athens, Georgia, Nettles leads several incarnations of the band and has performed his music in the U.S., Europe, and Canada. Performances are often multimedia events, featuring silent films, actors, dancers or unusual instrumentation.

ABOUT THE NOVEMBER 2009 LINEUP:

Dan Nettles ~ Athens, GA ~ Guitar ~ www.KenoshaKid.com
Peter Van Huffel ~ New York City, NY ~ Alto Sax ~ www.PeterVanHuffel.com
Roland Fidezius ~ Berlin, Germany ~ Bass ~ www.RolandFidezius.de
Marlon Patton ~ Atlanta, GA ~ Drums www.myspace.com/MarlonPatton

“Two red-necks from Georgia, a rural Canadian, and a German all walk into a bar…”

What happens next? In this case, they all became fast friends and musical partners, touring and recording together for well over 5 years now. Each member is a talented bandleader and composer in their own rite and each musician brings something vital to the musical palette that makes up Kenosha Kid. The sound is something new and enticing: a fermented blend of NYC hipster-jazz soaked in the humid college-rock town of Athens, Georgia, and uncorked in Europe with ferocious glee. After years of experience performing together, Nettles, Patton, Fidezius and Van Huffel weave their way from one song to another with an uncanny sense of telepathy. The melodies are haunting, the grooves are devastating, and the focus is always on instrumentation, song arrangement, and band sound over long-winded soloing.

ABOUT THIS EVENT:

A live jazz & silent film event…
Bandleader/composer/guitarist Dan Nettles has woven a stunning sonic tapestry that fits alongside Buster Keaton’s classic silent film “Steamboat Bill, Jr.” Although well steeped in the American jazz tradition, the music manages to defy complete classification. Rather than focusing on long-winded soloing, the emphasis is always on the total band sound, melody, texture, and solid grooves. The event is designed to have something for everyone: It’s a jazz concert… it’s a film… it’s a chamber ensemble… it’s a comedy… it’s a rock band… it’s all these things rolled into one.

ABOUT THE MOVIE: 1928 black & white 73 minutes

Buster Keaton stars as Junior, a hapless college dandy forced to learn the ropes of river-boating from his cantankerous father. Set on the Mississippi River, the film is loaded with intricate sight-gags, acrobatic feats, and cinematic ingenuity all leading to a climatic storm sequence like none other.