Chris McIntyre on Julius Eastman - Talea Ensemble Open Forms podcast 210630

"In this episode, we spoke with Chris McIntyre, whom we most recently worked with on a recording of Julius Eastman’s "Femenine" in collaboration with the Harlem Chamber Players. Throughout his career as an improviser and instrumentalist, Chris has been deeply involved in reconstructing performance materials for the late Julius Eastman’s work, which we’ll hear all about shortly. The following is a lightly edited version of a conversation we had about Julius Eastman’s music, legacy, a particular improvisation scene in New York City, and more."

Some names mentioned in conversation:

Anthony Coleman's Mom - Corrine Coleman
Tionna Nekkia McClodden - www.tionam.com

Photo in NY Times article linked here:
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/19/arts/music/julius-eastman-kitchen.html?smid=url-share

Caption: "The organizers of the Brooklyn Philharmonic Community Concert Series, outside of the old New York Times building in Midtown Manhattan in the mid-1970s. From left: Corrine Coleman, program director, with composer-coordinators Ms. León, Talib Hakim and Julius Eastman." Credit: Marbeth, via Tania León.

Resources:
Gay Guerrilla: Julius Eastman and His Music
Edited by Renee Levine-Packer and Mary Jane Leach
https://boydellandbrewer.com/9781580469562/gay-guerrilla/

1984 David Garland radio interview
https://spinningonair.org/episode-2-julius-eastman/

Julius Eastman at Walker Art Center
https://walkerart.org/collections/publications/jazz/julius-eastman-at-the-walker
> Video - 14-minute Interview
> Video - 4-piano performance of Evil N***** and Gay Guerilla during 1980 New Music America Festival
> Archival paper archive items

Part of "Creative Black Music at The Walker" project
https://walkerart.org/collections/publications/jazz/creative-black-music-at-the-walker-selections-from-the-archives

Univ. of Buffalo - Performing the Music of Julius Eastman (2017)
https://library.buffalo.edu/exhibitions/pdf/ubmu_pdf_eastman2017.pdf

Philly presenter Bowerbird's Eastman Festival site
https://www.thatwhichisfundamental.com/

The Kitchen Festival site
https://thekitchen.org/event/julius-eastman-that-which-is-fundamental

NYT piece about Trumpet reconstruction
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/19/arts/music/julius-eastman-kitchen.html

Host & Editing: Victoria Cheah