KPFA-FM Music Dept. ➔ Speaking of Music: Butch Morris , 2 of 2

Analog Audio

Event Type

Interview and Music

Origin

KPFA

Identifier

SOM.1988.12.15.B

Program Series

Speaking of Music

Program Length

50 min

Part

2 of 2

Dates

1989-09-21 | broadcast
| 1988-12-15 | created

Description

Recorded on December 15, 1988 as part of the San Francisco Exploratorium’s Speaking of Music series, Charles Amirkhanian interviews Butch Morris before a live audience. Morris talks about his recent works combining improvised music and theater, the difference between American and European audiences, and the composition of his various ensembles.

Genres

Jazz
Music Theater

Musical Selections

Image of None [excerpt] (6:04) / Butch Morris --The New York Comprovisation [excerpt] (13:08) / Butch Morris

Performers

Butch Morris, cornet (The New York Comprovisation)
J.A. Deanne, trombone, electronics (The New York Comprovisation)
Wayne Horowitz, keyboards, electronics (The New York Comprovisation)

Subjects

Jazz
Improvisation (Music)
Conduction
Mixed media (Music)
Music theater
Electro-acoustic

Related places

San Francisco (Calif.) (was recorded at)
Berkeley (Calif.) (was broadcast at)

Related Entities

Morris, Lawrence Butch
Deanne, J. A.
Horowitz, Wayne
Amirkhanian, Charles