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Fire at the FireHouse

Here are some videos of our gig on Saturday September 15th. I had a magnificent time diving whole-heartedly into impro-land with master double bassists Michael Bisio & Ken Filiano. They had set high standards with a very inspiring first set. After the break we did three pieces with my visuals:

DRAGON LAND BAKERY & RIDE THE LINE / CHEVAUCHER LE TRAIT —both featured on my CD: “La Garbure Transcontinentale / The Bi-continental Chowder — for which Firehouse artistic director Sandra Sprecher joined in & added relevance on piano. RIDE THE LINE / CHEVAUCHER LE TRAIT just came out in an anthology edited by Erika Lutzner: Some Stories Are True That Never Happened. You will get a chance to set it live again at the book party on January 5th at Modca 103 N 3rd street, Brooklyn.

We closed with PINKONOCLASTIC, a piece that literally whisks to emulsion: icons, politics & La Vie en Rose. To help us reflect on these complicated issues, we had the great honor to have the magnificent Grande Dame piano improvisor Connie Crothers joining us. Then we hung out most pleasurably eating the mean black bean chili, the corn bread, the pescajos & the stage -vanilla flavored- whipped cream (see video 3). Truly “thank you” for playing, for being there — & also thank you Pierre Joris for filming & Françoise Bevy for the still photos!

Dunch du Jour

We don’t brunch, we don’t lunch, but between 3 & 4 p.m. we do DUNCH!
After our daily walk we have a very copious breakfast —will be featured in a near future post—, that sticks to the ribs until early afternoon. We also found out that the eating pattern works very well to regulate our weight without feeling deprived at all. Our evening snack is usually very light: few slices of cheese w/ apples, a little bread, maybe a bowl of miso soup… but for now voilà le Dunch today:

Dunch du Jour
Cheese Polenta (delicious NYS grown corn & US cheeses) with Shitake Mushrooms
Simple Salad w/ Fennel & Roasted & Soaked Almonds
Prune Sweetened CranApple Sauce topped with Sheeps Milk Yogurt
Vegan Bars (made with fibres saved from juicing & delightfully called turdies by our son!)

Bon App!

Beignets for you!

These delicious little pyrenean beignets (pescajous) are for you!
YES! COME TOMORROW night (Sat December 15)
The Firehouse Space — 246 Frost St. Brooklyn, NY 11211 (Williamsburg)
A STEAL or better: a Christmas present to you!
for $10 you get:
8PM – The most sought after bass players in the world in a DUO: Michael Bisio & Ken Filiano
9:30PM – Filiano/Bisio/Peyrafitte with voice & video & food!
Ingredients courtesy of Sandra at Firehouse & cooking by yours truly! ( & I’ve been at it all day & the chili smells mighty good)
http://www.thefirehousespace.org

Ken Filiano : Critics have called him a “creative virtuoso,” a “master of technique” . . . “a paradigm of that type of artist. . . who can play anything in any context and make it work, simply because he puts the music first and leaves peripheral considerations behind.”

Michael Bisio : “His personality, his technique, his skills are all there, but fully in the service of the music, real music then, with a depth that transcends the physical aspect of sound : it is so full of deep “human-ness”. An absolute joy to hear, … ” Stef Gijssels
freejazz-stef.blogspot.com/2011/02/michael-bisio-travel-music-self.html
“His Playing appears to be produced by sorcery.” Frank Rubolino Cadence Magazine

Passion Cabbage

I am very passionate about cabbage and a few years back I dedicated two blogs to it.
Cabbage: a winner for the winter (I)
Cabbage: a winner for the winter (II)

Today I came up with an other version of cole slaw. So bright, so crisp, so healthy that I can assure you, this dish will make you smile on the dreariest foggiest winter days.
Try it!
Ingredients:
Finely chopped green cabbage/onion/ celery/ apple/ parsley
add fresh pomegranate & satsuma
Dressing:
Fresh grated ginger & clove of garlic
juice of 1 Mayer lemon
rice vinegar
soy sauce
mostly sesame oil
a little olive oil

End / Beginning

Ride The Line video w/ Michael Bisio
Texts & Drawings published see below

More events & goodies to fill up your holiday schedule!
Voilà a few suggestions to catch the Joris/Peyrafitte’s in trio, solo, duo or — last but not least — in print!
We sure are looking forward to see you — meanwhile be joyous!

Saturday December 15th
8PM: Bisio/Filiano Duet Concert (1st set)
9:30PM: with Nicole Peyrafitte (2nd set)
& you might get some treats!
The Firehouse Space
246 Frost St. Brooklyn, NY 11211

December 29th 7PM
Pierre Joris & Nicole Peyrafitte + great musiciens TBA
Chronocosmos II Reading
curated by Sylvie Degiez & Bonnie Finberg
92Y Tribeca
200 Hudson Street (corner of Hudson, Ground Floor)
New York, NY 10013

January 1st 2PM-1AM
The 39th Annual New Year’s Day Marathon Benefit Reading
The Poetry Project at at St. Mark’s Church
Both Pierre Joris & I will be among the many performers & as usual,
I will be flipping crepes & will serve my CPPC, or Creamy Poetry Project Chowder 2013.
131 E. 10th Street, New York, NY 10003

Fresh from the presses:

Texts & drawings by Nicole Peyrafitte:
RIDE THE LINE / CHEVAUCHER LE TRAIT
in an Anthology by Erika Lutzner:
Some Stories Are True That Never Happened
selections by: Nin Andrews, J.P. Dancing Bear, Sean Edgely, Johannes Huppi, Sara Lefsyk, Emily Lisker, Erika Lutzner, Kate Luzner, Jillian Mukavetz, Coriel Gaffney O’Shea, Nicole Peyrafitte

The long time awaited for:
POEMS FOR THE MILLENNIUM, VOLUME FOUR:
The University of California Book of North African Literature
by Pierre Joris & Habib Tengour

on Pierre Joris:
PIERRE JORIS CARTOGRAPHIES OF THE IN-BETWEEN
ed. Peter Cockelbergh
I do have an essay in this volume on my collaboration w/Pierre called “Bohaire de Mots /Souffleur de Mots”

Our film BASIL KING : MIRAGE (Miles Joris-Peyrafitte & I w/ Joseph Mastantuono as Associate Producer)
had a successful screening at the Beverly Film Fest.
It has been submitted to many more festivals so keep sending the good vibes!
Check out the website for more news.

More GOOD News:

Thrilled to report that Nicole Peyrafitte’s BI-VALVE texts & paintings
will be out late spring by STOCKPORT FLATS!

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