Emvergeoning

** $5 admission **
** BYOB **

** Featuring: Remi Alvarez (Mexico City), Ingebrigt Håker Flaten (Oslo, Norway), Jesse Kudler (Philidelphia, PA), Chris Cogburn (Austin, TX) **

heavy Denim, in collaboration with Ten Pounds to the sound, is proud to present No Idea 2010 // Seeds + Systems. This year’s festival is focusing on a series of strong, consolidated smaller events (seeds) in the spirit of connecting international artists, audiences, presenters and organizations with the intention of helping to facilitate greater exchange between creative musicians internationally, and between México and the US specifically (systems).

For the first edition, No Idea 2010 is happy to present México City Free Jazz pioneer Remi Alvarez. Remi’s music creation is vast and diverse with collaborations between such luminaries as William Parker, Hamid Drake, Tobias Delius and the Gnawa Spirit from Morocco. Early studies at the Creative Music Studio in New York (with Don Cherry, Anthony Braxton, George Lewis, Roscoe Mitchell) and with Steve Lacy in Paris, provide the illuminated background from which Remi continues to evolve and share in his collaborations. An avid organizer, Remi also brings the world of creative music to his home in México City, enriching his fellow collaborators and audiences through festivals and concerts he curates year-round. Ten Pounds To The Sound is proud to be presenting such a gifted, generous spirit for its first edition of No Idea 2010.

Remi Alvarez will be joined by Norwegian double bass player (and recent Austin transplant!) Ingebrigt Håker Flaten and Philadelphia sound artist/improvisor Jesse Kudler – along with one of Texas’ premier improvisors – Austin percussionist Chris Cogburn.

In the spirit of exchange and collaboration, this first edition of No Idea 2010 // Seeds + Systems will also hold events in San Antonio, Houston and Dallas, Texas, as well as an event in México City in May 2010.