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Kevin Frenette 4tet at Outpost 186 on May 12

Source: Kevin Frenette
May 7, 2012

Saturday - May 12, 2012 OUTPOST 186 186 1/2 Hampshire Street Cambridge, MA 02139 The Kevin Frenette Quartet + Dr T Kevin Frenette (guitar) James Rohr (piano) John McLellan (drums) Kit Demos (bass) + Dr T - video mix ”Kevin Frenette's cd 'Connections' is a dazzling display of sympathetic interactions with truly spontaneous results. Frenette and company combine for a powerful force of open-minded creative energy.” —John Barron ...

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Carl Testa (from Anthony Braxton 12tet+1) at Outpost on 10/22

Source: Kevin Frenette
October 17, 2011

Saturday—October 22, 2011 OUTPOST 186 186 1/2 Hampshire Street Cambridge, MA 02139 8:00 PM Carl Testa/Kevin Frenette Quartet World renowned master bassist Carl Testa (from Anthony Braxton's 12+1tet) and Boston's own avant-jazz co-conspirators Kevin Frenette (guitar), James Rohr (piano) and John McLellan (drums) present an evening of improvised music centering on exceptionally intricate interplay, texture and timbre on Saturday, October 22. The Carl Testa/Kevin Frenette Quartet will take the stage at 8 p.m. at ...

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Carl Testa/Kevin Frenette Quartet at Outpost 186 on 10/22

Source: Kevin Frenette
October 3, 2011

Saturday, October 22, 2011 OUTPOST 186 186 1/2 Hampshire Street Cambridge, MA 02139 8:00 PM Carl Testa/Kevin Frenette Quartet World renowned master bassist Carl Testa (from Anthony Braxton's 12+1tet) and Boston's own avant-jazz co-conspirators Kevin Frenette (guitar), James Rohr (piano) and John McLellan (drums) present an evening of improvised music centering on exceptionally intricate interplay, texture and timbre on Saturday, October 22. The Carl Testa/Kevin Frenette Quartet will take the stage at 8 p.m. ...

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Nakatani Gong Orchestra @ Outpost 186 on September 10th

Source: Kevin Frenette
September 2, 2011

Saturday, September 10, 2011 OUTPOST 186 186 1/2 Hampshire Street Cambridge, MA 02139 8:00 PM Tatsuya Nakatani Gong Orchestra World renowned master percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani will present an evening of improvised music centering on exceptionally intricate interplay, texture and timbre on Saturday, September 10. Nakatani will be performing a set of solo percussion music followed by his Nakatani Gong Orchestra (Kevin Frenette, Forbes Graham, Matt Samolis, Todd Brunel and Joe Monteiro). The music of ...

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Simons/Plsek/Frenette Trio at the Outpost on March 19th

Source: Kevin Frenette
March 17, 2011

OUTPOST 186 186 1/2 Hampshire Street Cambridge, MA 02139 8:00 PM The Green Umbrella Series presents: The Simons / Plsek / Frenette Trio Junko Simons—(cello) Tom Plsek—(trombone) Kevin Frenette (guitar) Cellist Junko Fujiwara Simons is both a “creative musician"/improviser and an active classical musician. She has performed with Joe Morris, Allan Chase, Jim Hobbs, Charlie Kohlhase, Tom Plsek, Jane Wang, Laurence Cook, and Luther Gray. Junko Simons has also participated ...

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Maxwell/Frenette/Gray @ Outpost 186 on 10/21

Source: Kevin Frenette
October 19, 2010

Thursday—October 21, 2010 OUTPOST 186 186 1/2 Hampshire Street Cambridge, MA 02139 8:00 PM David Maxwell's Quantum Mathematics David Maxwell (piano) Kevin Frenette (guitar) Luther Gray (drums) David Maxwell has amassed an enormous resume throughout the years playing piano with some of the greatest and well-known musicians in jazz and blues. David plays many styles of jazz, improvised music and blues, but he is best known for his soulful virtuosity ...

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Simons/Graham/Frenette/Cook at the Outpost on October 16th

Source: Kevin Frenette
October 12, 2010

Saturday October 16, 2010 OUTPOST 186 186 1/2 Hampshire Street Cambridge, MA 02139 8:00 PM Simons / Graham / Frenette / Cook Junko Simons (cello) Forbes Graham (trumpet) Kevin Frenette (guitar) Laurence Cook (drums) Cellist Junko Fujiwara Simons is both a “creative musician"/improviser and an active classical musician. She has performed with Joe Morris, Allan Chase, Jim Hobbs, Charlie Kohlhase, Tom Plsek, Jane Wang, Laurence Cook, and Luther ...

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Tatsuya Nakatani Quartet on 7/23 at Outpost 186

Source: Kevin Frenette
July 21, 2010

World renowned master percussionist Tatsuya Nakatani, bassist Carl Testa (from Anthony Braxton's 12+1tet) and Boston's own avant-jazz co-conspirators Kevin Frenette (guitar) and James Rohr (fender rhodes) present an evening of improvised music centering on exceptionally intricate interplay, texture and timbre. Friday July 23, 2010 OUTPOST 186 186 1/2 Hampshire Street Cambridge, MA 02139 8:00 PM Tatsuya Nakatani (percussion) is originally from Osaka, Japan. In 2006 he performed in 80 cities in 7 countries and collaborated with ...

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