PERFORMANCES (A SELECTION)
December 29, 1964
Judson Hall
New York, NY
USA
The Jazz Composer's Guild Orchestra
conducted by Michael Mantler
Steve Lacy (soprano saxophone)
Jimmy Lyons (alto saxophone)
John Tchicai (alto saxophone)
Archie Shepp (tenor saxophone)
Fred Pirtle (baritone saxophone)
Michael Mantler (trumpet,
conductor)
Willie Ruff (french horn)
Roswell Rudd (trombone)
Paul Bley (piano)
Eddie Gomez (bass)
Milford Graves (drums)
Communications No.3
April 20 & 27, 1969
The Long Concerts
Electric Circus
New York, NY
USA
The Jazz Composer's Orchestra
conducted by Michael Mantler
Perry Robinson (clarinet), Don Palmer,
Bob Donovan,
Norris Turney, Joe Temperley, Bill Morimando,
Trevor
Lawrence, Gato Barbieri, Charles Davis (saxophones),
Lloyd Michels, Virgil Jones (trumpets),
Bob Northern,
Julius Watkins (french horns), Jimmy Knepper,
Jack Jeffers (trombones), Howard Johnson
(tuba),
Charlie Haden, Larry Ridley, Ron McClure, Ron Carter,
Jimmy Garrison, Reggie Johnson, Bob Cunningham,
Herb Bushler (basses)
Carla Bley (piano)
Andrew Cyrille (drums)
Communications
No.6
with
Don Cherry (trumpet)
Communications
No.11
with
Cecil Taylor (piano)
Communications No.12
with Pharoah Sanders (tenor sax)
May 11, 1984
WDR
(Westdeutscher Rundfunk)
Funkhaus
Cologne
Germany
The WDR Symphony Orchestra
conducted
by Michael Gibbs
with
Michael Mantler (trumpet)
Bill Frisell (guitar)
Carla Bley (piano)
Steve Swallow (bass)
Nick Mason (drums)
Something
There (excerpts)
Twenty Five
March 13, 1986
Opera House
Lille
France
Orchestre de l'Opéra de Lille
conducted by Jean-Louis Forestier
with
Michael Mantler (trumpet)
Philip Catherine (guitar)
Slow Orchestra Pieces 1 - 8
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February 8, 1987
Internat'l Art-Rock Festival
Kongresshalle
Frankfurt
Germany
Michael Mantler (trumpet)
Rick Fenn (guitar)
Don Preston (synthesizers)
John Greaves (bass, piano)
Nick Mason (drums)
Alien
(Part Three)
Slow Orchestra Piece No.6
Slow Orchestra Piece No.3 (Prisonniers)
Slow Orchestra Piece No.8 (A L'Abattoir)
Alien (Part One)
plus
Jack Bruce (voice)
For Instance
When I Run
The Remembered Visit
The Doubtful Guest
The Hapless Child
No Answer
Preview
Something There
April 8, 1989
WDR
(Westdeutscher Rundfunk)
Oetker Halle
Bielefeld
Germany
Junge Sinfoniker Orchester
conducted by Helmut Imig
with
Ruth Sandhoff (voice)
Norbert Gottschalk (voice)
Michael Mantler (trumpet)
Günther Krause (guitar)
Many Have No Speech (excerpts)
June 4 & 5, 1991
Donau Festival
Stadtsaal
St.Pölten
Austria
Nö. Tonkünstlerorchester
conducted by Michael Gibbs
Many
Have No Speech (complete)
orchestra plus soloists
Jack Bruce (voice)
Timna Brauer (voice)
Linda Sharrock (voice)
Michael Mantler (trumpet)
Rick Fenn (guitar)
Donau
orchestra plus soloist
Andy Sheppard (soprano saxophone)
Movies
One / Six / Eight / Nine
sextet
Michael Mantler (trumpet)
Andy Sheppard (soprano saxophone)
Rick Fenn (guitar)
Uli Scherer (piano)
Heiri Känzig (bass)
Emil Kristof (drums)
Will
We Meet Tonight
orchestra
plus sextet plus soloists
Jack Bruce (voice)
Linda Sharrock (voice)
January 16, 1994
Danish Radio
Copenhagen
Denmark
The Danish Radio Big Band
conducted by Ole Kock Hansen
with
Mona Larsen (voice)
and
Michael Mantler (trumpet)
Bjarne Roupé (guitar)
Marianne Sørensen (violin)
Mette Winther (viola)
Gunnar Lychou (viola)
Helle Sørensen (cello)
Kim Kristensen (piano)
Cerco Un Paese Innocente (complete)
April 22, 1996
Teatro Al Massimo
Palermo
Sicily
Orchestra Jazz Siciliana
conducted by Gaetano Randazzo
with
Silvia Balistreri (voice)
Michael Mantler (trumpet)
Cerco Un Paese Innocente (complete)
August 31 & Sept 1, 1996
Arken Museum of Modern Art
Copenhagen
Denmark
The School of Languages (complete)
with
Jack Bruce (voice)
Per Jørgensen (voice)
Mona Larsen (voice)
Susi Hyldgaard (voice)
Karen Mantler (voice)
John Greaves (voice)
Don Preston (voice)
Robert Wyatt (voice / pre-recorded)
and
Michael Mantler (trumpet, conductor)
Roger Jannotta (clar, bsclar, flute, oboe)
Bjarne Roupé (guitar)
Marianne Sørensen (violin)
Mette Brandt (violin)
Mette Winther (viola)
Helle Sørensen (cello)
Tineke Noordhoek (vibraphone, marimba)
Kim Kristensen (piano, synthesizers)
Danish Radio Concert Orchestra
Strings (pre-recorded) conducted by
Giordano Bellincampi
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November 21 - 23, 1997
Hebbel Theater
Berlin
Germany
The School of Understanding
(complete / revised version of
The School of Languages)
with
Jack Bruce (voice)
Per Jørgensen (voice)
Mona Larsen (voice)
Susi Hyldgaard (voice)
Karen Mantler (voice)
John Greaves (voice)
Don Preston (voice)
Robert Wyatt (voice / pre-recorded)
and
Michael Mantler (trumpet, conductor)
Pelle Fridell (clar, bsclar, flute, oboe)
Bjarne Roupé (guitar)
John Von Daler (violin)
Mette Brandt (violin)
Mette Winther (viola)
Berit Hessing (cello)
Tineke Noordhoek (vibraphone, marimba)
Kim Kristensen (piano, synthesizers)
Danish Radio Concert Orchestra
Strings (pre-recorded) conducted by
Giordano Bellincampi
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November 13, 1998
Forum Neue Musik
Funkhaus
Hessischer Rundfunk
Frankfurt
Germany
Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt
conducted by Peter Rundel
One Symphony
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January 29 - Feb 16, 2002
Kanonhallen
Copenhagen
Denmark
March 1- 3, 2002
Hebbel Theater
Berlin
Germany
Hide and Seek
words by Paul Auster
music by Michael Mantler
directed by Rolf Heim
choreography by Tim Feldmann
scenography by Sisse Jørgensen
with
Susi Hyldgaard (singer)
Per Jørgensen (singer)
Charlotte Munksgaard (actress)
Pauli Ryberg (actor)
Victoria May/Tina Højlund (dancer)
Timothy Le Roux (dancer)
more information
September 19 - 21, 2006
Porgy & Bess
Vienna
Austria
Michael Mantler Portrait concerts
Chamber
Music and Songs
Mona
Larsen (voice)
Michael
Mantler (trumpet)
Bjarne
Roupé (guitar)
Roger
Jannotta (flute, oboe,
clar, tenor sax)
Ed
Partyka (bass trombone, tuba)
Flip
Philipp (vibraphone, marimba)
Martin Reiter (piano, accordion)
Bernie Mallinger (violin)
Igmar Jenner (violin)
Judith Reiter (viola)
Asja Valcic (cello)
Stefan
Gfrerrer (bass)
more
information
November 2, 2007
Jazzfest Berlin
Haus der Berliner Festspiele
Berlin
Germany
Concertos
Michael
Mantler (trumpet)
Bjarne
Roupé (guitar)
Bob
Rockwell (tenor
sax)
Gerhard
Gschlössl (trombone)
Pedro
Carneiro (vibraphone, marimba)
Majella Stockhausen (piano)
Nick Mason (percussion)
Kammerensemble
Neue Musik Berlin
conducted
by
Roland Kluttig
more
information
June 19, 2011
Porgy & Bess
Vienna
Austria
For
Two
Bjarne
Roupé (guitar)
Per
Salo (piano)
