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Created AtTue May 23 2023 23:54:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Reference Number0005320095
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Media TypeCDR
Media Count2
Sound RatingA
NoteSainkho Namtchylak, William Parker, Hamid Drake

Guelph Jazz Festival,
Chalmers United Church,
Guelph, ON

Sept. 10, 2004

source: DPA 4060's > DPA MPS6030 > Sony PCM-M1

transfer: Tascam DA-20mkII > Soundblaster Audigy 2 > EAC > CDWAV > Flac Frontend > FLAC

disc 1
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1.intro
2.piece #1
3.sainkho's temper tantrum

disc 2
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1. piece # 2


Sainkho Namtchylak - screams & temper tantrum
William Parker - bass and assorted things
Hamid Drake - trap kit & frame drum
Source InfoDPA 4060's > DPA MPS6030 > Sony PCM-M1
J-Card CommentInfo:I wasn't there, but I spoke to people who were and also know some of the organizers. From what I was told, nobody picked her up at the airport because she didn't respond to a few weeks of emails asking her when she was coming in. She also didn't show up on time for some sort of colloquium that she was to take part in. I think her beef with the sponsors came down to the fact that it was "The Therapy Group" and she thought it was a dig at her. (It's worth noting that Namtchylak has endured a great deal after a vicious attack on her several years ago - I think this is recounted on her Web site.) I'm not sure if there was a time issue as well - i.e. was she late and beginning to eat into the second act's allotment of time? One thing is for sure is that, considering the open ears of festival organizers and attendees - Cecil Taylor would be as mainstream as Norah Jones at Guelph - something must have been amiss to cause that kind of reaction. According to people who know Namtchylak's material, she definitely wasn't doing her usual "thing." It's an unfortunate happening for Guelph because that festival has been built on shared ideals and strong relationships with a number of leading-edge artists. Artists like William Parker and Hamid Drake, who I understand were the epitome of class in trying to keep the situation under control. I know it was very upsetting to the organizers because, no matter what was going on behind the scenes, the appearance is out of keeping with the festival's guiding principals. Toronto's Globe and Mail ran the story as if it was a simple case of censoring an artist because they didn't like what she was doing. But the "delicious irony" angle is just too easy. Tellingly, said paper chose not to cover the Archie Shepp/Roswell Rudd Quartet. (Well, the reviewer did mention Ex Tempore, the opening act, making the Shepp/Rudd omission that much more baffling.) Every few minutes she paused, checked her watch, checked the side door, cleared her throat and continued singing the same phrase over again. I was actually just starting to get into it a bit just as he came out to pull her off stage. He tried to get her to come off quietly but it didn't work. Not sure who made the call to pull her off stage but this guy took all the blame. It took balls to do what he did. The biggest tip-off was her attitude and her gestures/posture. I'm not familiar with her stuff but after about 5minutes I (& most everybody else I would think) knew something was up. She didn't want to be there it was obvious.
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Performance
Sainkho Namtchylak, William Parker & Hamid Drake 2004-09-10 Guelph Jazz Festival, Chalmers United Church, Guelph, ON
Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
CommentSainkho Namtchylka- voice
William Parker - bass and various other things
Hamid Drake - trap kit & frame drum