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Art of Improv Salon presents Spoken Word

October 20, 2024

The Art of Improv Salon series hosted by Bill Gilliam & Eugene Martynec, presents an afternoon of spoken word & improvised music at:

Kensington Sound
170A Baldwin St,
Toronto, M5T 1L8

Sunday Oct 20th, 3pm to 5pm,
$20 / PWYC, cash only

There will be 3 sets (approximately 30 mins) featuring each guest artist:

Set 1
Rod Campbell (voice, trumpet) with Eugene Martynec will perform a non linear journey through Chinatown, Kensington Market and a "Lecture on Nothing" with electroacoustics, trumpet, poetry and prose. Reading from Denison Ave by Christina Wong and illustrations by Daniel Innes, a Lecture on Nothing by John Cage and LSD Leacock by Joe Rosenblatt.

Set 2
Jenna Geen (vocalist & poet) with Bill Gilliam and Eugene Martynec will improvise and perform Jenna's poems

Set 3
Penn Kemp (performer) with Bill Gilliam will improvise from Penn's sound opera, Dream Sequins, and pieces from her collection Incrementally.

The studio is up one flight of stairs and there is seating for 30 people. Please come early as the street door will be closed during each set.

Gig Details

Time
3:00 pm
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Kensington Sound

About Bill

Bill is a Toronto based composer / pianist who creates and improvises new music compositions blending contemporary harmony and jazz idioms with his unique style of piano and prepared piano playing.

Originally from London UK, he studied jazz and film composition at Berklee College of Music. His diverse compositions, performances and recordings, with support from the Ontario Arts Council and Toronto Arts Council, have been showcased at Canadian venues as well as in London, UK and the USA.

He is active in Toronto as a composer, improvisor and presenter of innovative performances combining composed and improvised music, spoken word and visuals.

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