DJAM KARET 25th YEAR ANNIVERSARY TOUR 2009
Djam Karet plays 3 LIVE GIGS this summer!! For the first time in 7 years, Djam Karet will be performing live! Come see the group that ELECTRONIC MUSICIAN Magazine called “The greatest undiscovered band in the world”. They will be playing music from many of the 14 CDs they’ve recorded, throughout their 25-year career together, most of which has never been performed live before. Each show will feature over 2 hours of music.
The first show is at The Hip Kitty, a nice jazz bar in Claremont, CA. It will feature Djam Karet and our Electronic music side-group Ukab Maerd. The Hip Kitty, Thursday, August 6th, 8:00pm, 2009: Featuring music by Djam Karet and Ukab Maerd. They have a full service bar and fondue lounge. Price: 2-drink minimum
Djam Karet will be head-lining this year’s Crescendo Festival. The Crescendo Festival, Saturday, August 22nd, 9:30pm, 2009: Featuring music by Djam Karet and 8 other groups. This is a three-day Progressive Rock festival held for the past 10 years on the beach of the beautiful west coast of France. Price: FREE
The Immersion Festival: Saturday, October 17, 5:00pm, 2009: at the DA Gallery: Featuring music by Djam Karet, and world famous Electronic musician (and contributor to some of Djam Karet’s CDs) Steve Roach will also be performing his amazing music. There will also be a bunch of other Electronic musicians performing their own music there as well, and more information about them will be available soon. The Immersion Festival/DA Gallery has a bar, and numerous restaurants are located nearby. Price: $10.oo
DATES:
Djam Karet and also Ukab Maerd
Thursday, August 6th, 8:00pm, 2009
Hip Kitty Jazz and Fondue Lounge
www.HipKittyJazz.com
502 West First St.
Claremont, CA. 91711
909-447-6700
Djam Karet and 8 other groups.
Saturday, August 22nd, 9:30pm, 2009
Crescendo Festival
www.festival-crescendo.com
10 Chemin Des Colombres
17420 Saint Palais sur Mer
France
The Immersion Festival
Djam Karet, Steve Roach, and numerous Electronic musicians To Be Announced
Saturday, October 17, 5:00pm, 2009
The dA Center for the Arts
www.DaCenter.org
252-D South Main St.
Pomona CA 91766
909-397-9716
Please visit them at www.DjamKaret.com for the most up-to-date information!
Many Thanks!
www.DjamKaret.com
www.Festival-Crescendo.com
www.CuneiformRecords.com
Saint Palais seaside WebCam!
www.saint-palais-sur-mer.com/index.php?id_site=1&id_page=249
AWARDS:
"#2 Independent Album Of The Year" ROLLING STONE magazine
"Critic's Choice Award" BILLBOARD magazine
"#2 Album Of The Year" ELECTRONIC MUSICIAN magazine
"#2 Album Of The Year" GAGLIARCHIVES
"#3 Album Of The Year" SEA OF TRANQUILITY
"#6 New Age Album Of The Year" PULSE! Magazine
"Top 10 Album Of The Year" DEEP LISTENING magazine
"Top 10 Album Of The Year" EXPOSE' magazine
SOME REVIEWS:
"Pink Floydian dreamscapes intersect with the jagged complexity of King Crimson and the improv-guitar happenstance of the Grateful Dead."-ROLLING STONE magazine
"Never less than exhilarating in its virtuoso interplay, while never succumbing to jam band histrionics''-BILLBOARD magazine
"Hose down your living room, or your furniture will be burned to a cinder by the intense guitar playing of Gayle Ellett and Mike Henderson"-GUITAR PLAYER magazine.
DISCOGRAPHY:
2005: Recollection Harvest
2004: Live At NEARfest 2001
2004: No Commercial Potential...And Still Getting The Ladies
2003: A Night For Baku
2001: Ascension
2001: New Dark Age
1999: Live At Orion
1998: Still No Commercial Potential
1997: The Devouring
1994: Collaborator
1991: Suspension & Displacement
1991: Burning The Hard City
1989: Reflections From The Firepool
1987: The Ritual Continues
1985: No Commercial Potential
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