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2 Shows, โข May 31, 8:00pm + June 1, 8:00pm at the Dresher Ensemble Studio (2201 Poplar Street Oakland, CA 94607)
โข Tickets: http://grex-auntie-tebs.eventbrite.com/
๐๐ง๐๐ญ: "๐ผ๐ช๐ฃ๐ฉ๐๐ + ๐๐๐๐จ"
Karl Evangelista - guitar, voice
Rei Scampavia - keys, voice
Robert Lopez - drums
w/Bobby Bradford - cornet
Francis Wong - saxophone (May 31 only)
& Zoh Amba - saxophone (June 1 only)
Oakland experimental duo ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ (Karl Evangelista and Rei Scampavia) presents โAuntie + Tebs,โ a brand new musical work that celebrates the sound of change - and the cost of making noise. "Auntie + Tebs" blends cutting-edge sounds drawn from the realms of jazz, rap, and electronic music with visuals and spoken word, underlining the relationship between Bay Area activism and hard-fought battles in countries like the Philippines and South Africa.
The project title โ๐๐๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฒ + ๐ง๐ฒ๐ฏ๐โ references two epochal figures: Miriam Defensor Santiago, Evangelistaโs Aunt and a longtime Filipino public servant, and Louis Moholo-Moholo (โTebsโ), an innovative South African drummer and Anti-Apartheid activist. Both of these individuals devoted their lives to toppling corruption and oppression in their home countries.
Instead of simply recounting history, โAuntie + Tebsโ explores what happens when one speaks out against injustice - and what happens in the aftermath.
Grex is joined by longtime drummer ๐ฅ๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐, legendary cornetist ๐๐ผ๐ฏ๐ฏ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฑ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ, Asian Improv aRts cofounder ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ถ๐ ๐ช๐ผ๐ป๐ด (May 31), and incendiary saxophonist ๐ญ๐ผ๐ต ๐๐บ๐ฏ๐ฎ (June 1).
Grex is an experimental music duo based out of Oakland, California. In biological terms, a "grex" is an entity composed of several smaller organisms. Grex (the band) explores the meeting point between surreal songcraft and the dark outer reaches of free jazz, industrial hip-hop, and art rock. The group has been called an "otherworldly experience" (Eugene Weekly) and "true genre warping music" (KFJC), recalling at turns the ecstatic energy of John Coltrane, the electronic squall of Death Grips, and the lilting songwriting of Mitski.
Funded in part by the East Bay Community Fund. Produced in association with Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center.
General Admission: $15; Students and Seniors: $10
More Info: https://www.grexsounds.com/AuntieTebs.html
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Dresher Ensemble Studio (5/31, 6/1) - 2201 Poplar Street, Oakland, United States
