John King

John King: 10 Mysteries

by Wilbur MacKenzie
May 14, 2010

The point where composition and improvisation meet is often a quite perforated boundary. For a composer looking to engage performers as both interpreters of composed music and also as improvisers, the question of notation becomes of great importance. Composers have long looked to implement systems that determine certain aspects of a performer's behavior but leave other issues up to chance. This leads to a different gray area: the often equally ambiguous boundary between improvisation and indeterminacy. This distinction usually has ...

Jazz this week: Jeremy Davenport, Perihelion Quartet, John King, and more

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
November 26, 2015

While the biggest-name jazz musician visiting St. Louis this week actually is an expat playing his annual homecoming gig, there nevertheless is a tasty selection of jazz shows from local performers available for your pre- and post-Turkey Day consumption. Let's go to the highlights... Wednesday, November 25 The Perihelion Quartet, featuring pianist Greg Mills and friends, will offer free jazz and improvisation at the Tavern of Fine Arts, while over in Grand Center, the regular Wednesday gigs are in effect, ...
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Jazz This Week: Bhob Rainey, Dogtown All-Stars, John King, Joe Mancuso, Kasimu Taylor, and More

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
December 20, 2012

Holiday hustle and bustle will be in full effect for the next couple of weeks, but if you've got time to get out and hear some live jazz this weekend, here are some upcoming gigs in and around St. Louis to consider.... Tonight, guitarists Eric Slaughter and Tom Byrne will co-lead a quartet at Troy's Jazz Gallery, the recently opened venue on Olive just west of Taylor in the Central West End . On Friday, the Dogtown All-Stars begin a ...
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John King to Record Live DVD on Friday, December 21 at BB's Jazz, Blues and Soups

Source: St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
November 17, 2012

Bassist John King (pictured), known for his work with Good 4 The Soul, saxophonist Jim Stevens, and numerous other St. Louis musicians and groups, will launch his new solo project with the recording for DVD of a live performance at 7:00 p.m. Friday, December 21 at BB's Jazz, Blues and Soups. The gig, billed as “John King - The Story of My Life," will showcase King's new band, featuring drummer Kevin Kelley, keyboardist Kyle Kelley and guitarist Steve Johnson, as ...
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Interview: John King

Source: Ars Nova Workshop
November 4, 2010

Guitarist and violist John King has composed music for opera, theater, orchestras, chamber ensembles, rock bands, dance and film, and was Music Curator at New York City's The Kitchen from 1999-2003. He has received commissions from the Kronos Quartet, Ethel, Bang On A Can All-Stars, Mannheim Ballet, New York City Ballet, Stuttgart Ballet, the Ballets de Monte Carlo and the Merce Cunningham Dance Company. In March 2010, King and the Crucible Quartet released 10 Mysteries on Tzadik, which features 11 ...
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John King "10 Mysteries" CD Release at Roulette May 15

Source: Peter McDowell Arts Consulting
May 7, 2010

String quartet Crucible (Cornelius Dufallo and Chris Otto, violins; John King, viola; and Alex Waterman, cello) will perform music from composer John King's new CD “10 Mysteries" at NYC's Roulette on Saturday, May 15, 2010 at 8:30 pm.

Roulette is located at 20 Greene Street, NYC, between Canal and Grand. Tickets are $15/$10 and can be reserved at 212.219.8242. Admission is free to Roulette members.

Earlier this year, John King released his second CD, 10 Mysteries on John Zorn's Tzadik ...
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John King, Who Made Ukulele Ring with Bach Dies

Source: Michael Ricci
April 27, 2009

John King adored Hawaii, though he lived there for only a few years as a boy. The Hawaiian room in his Florida home was stuffed with hundreds upon hundreds of hula dolls, leis and other artifacts.

He once owned 400 Hawaiian shirts, more than enough to wear a different one every day of the year which he was proud to do. Is it a surprise that Mr. King played the ukulele?

And boy, did he play that ukulele. His huge ...
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Author John King on Understanding Your Tribe

Source: HypeBot
January 9, 2009

In Part 1 of my interview with John King, co-author of Tribal Leadership: Leveraging Natural Groups to Build a Thriving Organization, he gave us a brief explanation of how he thought the tribal stages of an organization could help us understand the occurrences of tribalism within an artist's fan base. Like many of you, the brevity of his answer left me wanting to hear more. Here to continue the discussion, John lays out his thoughts on the various stages of ...
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Tribal Leadership: Interview with Author John King

Source: HypeBot
January 6, 2009

Part 1 of a 2 part post by our resident music industry philosopher Kyle Balin

The African proverb, “It takes a village to raise a child," was used on Hypebot by Bruce as a reality check for Music 2.0. Black Stone Cherry adds onto those famous words of wisdom in their song 'You' by saying, “It takes an army to march a mile." We've been talking on the blog quite a bit about followings and I'm sure ...
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