9/20/2005
High Jinx Schedule
PLACE: Everywhere
OUTDOOR INSTALLATION PIECES
Installation of several different kinds of outdoor sound installations. Be aware of “talking greeting cards” in a quiet bathroom somewhere. Or
wind chimes from a tree or building ledge. Or an aolian(wind driven) harp. Enjoy.
2-3
people needed
PLACE: Everywhere
PUBLIC USE INSTRUMENTS
A city-wide installation of public use instruments. Guitars on street signs and tamborines give everyone a chance to get off their cell phones
and get their groove on.
2-3
people needed
Friday, Sep 16, 2005
1:00 PM
PLACE: Inner Harbor
PADDLE BOAT BAND
As many as will dare get onto the paddle boats and play their little hearts out as we serenade harbor place
4-6
people needed
Friday, Sep 16, 2005
5:00 PM
PLACE: American Visionary Art Museum Court Yard. Under The Whirlygig
INVENTED INSTRUMENT BAND
Improv concert of only experimental invented instruments. You don’t have to be the inventor you could be playing an invented instrument of
someone else’s.
2-3
people needed
Friday, Sep 16, 2005
8:30 PM
PLACE: In Front Of 14k Cabaret 218 W. Saratoga (near Park)
CASSETTE RECORDING GIVEAWAY
A free recording booth is set up. Members of the public can improvise with “professionals” and be recorded onto a 3 minute tape loop. If you
play then you get the tape.
2-3
people needed
Saturday, Sep 17, 2005
9:00 AM
PLACE: Waverly Farmers Market 33rd St And Univ. Pkwy
12 AND UNDER BAND
Free music if you are 12 years old or under. Bring instruments that kids can play- tamborines drums noise makers music boxes.
2-3
people needed
All of these events are subject to changes in start times and places.
Please double check www.highzero.org/highjinx for last minute changes.
9/20/2005
High Jinx Schedule
Saturday, Sep 17, 2005
7:00 PM
PLACE: Lawn Opposite Front Of Meyerhoff Symphony Hall Or Creative Alliance
MOD COMPOSITION
A small (5-6 performers) chamber group will perform one of the greatest pieces from the compendium of greatest modern compositions.
4-6
people needed
Saturday, Sep 17, 2005
11:59 PM
PLACE: Falls Rd Just North Of Maryland Under Howard Street
VOCAL ENSEMBLE
Midnight vocal ensemble. Composed. Perhaps a Pauline Oliveros piece.
4-6
people needed
Sunday, Sep 18, 2005
10:00 AM
PLACE: Jones Falls Festival (meet At 3337 Falls Rd.)
JONES FALLS MUSICAL MASS
Rig up your bike for sound and invade the Jones falls festival.
4-6
people needed
Sunday, Sep 18, 2005
3:00 PM
PLACE: Amazing Grace Lutheran Church. 2424 Mcelderry St.
LABYRINTH MUSIC
There are several walkable labyrinths around the city. Many are large made of stone and are quite beautiful. They are generally used as a
meditational tool by people who walk the maze slowly either chanting or praying. Musicians walk a labyrinth slowly playing in a drone. The
length and frequency of their notes would be dictated by the musician’s position on the maze.
2-3
people needed
Sunday, Sep 18, 2005
5:00 PM
PLACE: Mt. Vernon To Mica (meet At Washington Mon. In Mt. Vernon)
RANDOM ACTS OF DRUMMING
Drummers move through out the city playing on anything they can. This could be a piece that encourages the public to play along. Bring
more percusion than we’ll need.
4-6
people needed
Monday, Sep 19, 2005
12:00 PM
PLACE: Mt. Vernon @ Wash Mon.
FREEDUMB ORCHESTRA
Performers free improvise at the washington monument in mount vernon or maybe up in the monument.
4-6
people needed
All of these events are subject to changes in start times and places.
Please double check www.highzero.org/highjinx for last minute changes.
9/20/2005
High Jinx Schedule
Monday, Sep 19, 2005
11:59 PM
PLACE: Fraziers 919 W. 36th In Hampden
BAR BAND
Invade a local haunt for a open mic night and play exotic instruments and Call out your favorite pop hits as a request. Musical saws &
theremin?
2-3
people needed
Tuesday, Sep 20, 2005
8:30 AM
PLACE: S E Corner Of Mt. Royal And North Ave
THE HAT BAND
Players free improvise but must have outrageously silly hats on.
2-3
people needed
Tuesday, Sep 20, 2005
12:00 PM
PLACE: Innerhharbor Near Legg Mason
MUSIC INVESTMENTS
Laptop players duel each other in front of one of the investment brokerages downtown. Wear pin stripes and wingtips.
2-3
people needed
Tuesday, Sep 20, 2005
6:00 PM
PLACE: Joppa Rd. Towson
GUITAR CENTER BAND
Invade the Guitar Center and sample the equipment for purchase. Begin by “noodling” seperately then get into an all out experimental free
jam.
4-6
people needed
Tuesday, Sep 20, 2005
11:00 PM
PLACE: Baltimore Street And Gay-the Block
BEAUTIFUL SEXUAL MUSIC
Two players mock screw on a mattress filled with piezo pickups and battery powered amp in the back of a pickup truck going down
Baltimore’s block.
2-3
people needed
Wednesday, Sep 21, 2005
8:30 AM
PLACE: Starbucks 1340 Smith Ave. Mt. Washington
COFFEE SHOP ATTACK
A group of people invade a coffee shop and conduct a group vocal improv consisting of everyone talking to each other at the same time
improvising their words or reciting them from printed text. A group vocal improv with the structure of a conversation taking turns and using
appropriate body language and so on but avoiding English or any other known languages entirely.
4-6
people needed
All of these events are subject to changes in start times and places.
Please double check www.highzero.org/highjinx for last minute changes.
9/20/2005
High Jinx Schedule
Wednesday, Sep 21, 2005
6:00 PM
PLACE:
MUSIC WORKSHOP
Music workshop on some subject related to experimental improvised music. Perhaps the dangerous subject: half notes.
2-3
people needed
Wednesday, Sep 21, 2005
8:30 PM
PLACE: True Vine Records, 1123 W. 36th St.
CASSETTE RECORDING GIVEAWAY
A free recording booth is set up. Members of the public can improvise with “professionals” and be recorded onto a 3 minute tape loop. If you
play then you get the tape.
2-3
people needed
Thursday, Sep 22, 2005
1:30 PM
PLACE: Morton St. Alley Betwn. Charles And Maryland. Behind Club Charles
MR. SLIMER
Ectoplasm in the alley. Trolls from your chokras and cockroaches too.
people needed
Thursday, Sep 22, 2005
3:00 PM
PLACE: Meet At Redwood And Charles To The Fells Pt Free Music Parade
MUSICAL BIKES
A musical ride through town on Bicycles anyone who can is invited to take a bike trip through the city while making whatever sound you can.
whistles tin cans bells cards in the spokes drum kit. set it up play it and ride. Route should begin at Redwood and Charles and eventually go
to the fells pt free music paarade.
4-6
people needed
Thursday, Sep 22, 2005
4:00 PM
PLACE: Fells Point (meet At Thames And Wolfe)
FREE MUSIC PARADE
Any and all who dare. bring an instrument and march through fell's point in style.
many people needed
Thursday, Sep 22, 2005
11:59 PM
PLACE: Mount Royal Tavern
DRUNKEN MASTERS DO KARAOKE
Two of baltimore’s best drinkers perform outside of the mount royal tavern. Drunken karaoke is a part of the scene.
2-3
people needed
All of these events are subject to changes in start times and places.
Please double check www.highzero.org/highjinx for last minute changes.
9/20/2005
High Jinx Schedule
Friday, Sep 23, 2005
9:30 AM
PLACE: South Of Balt Book Fair In Mt Vernon
ROOFTOP ASSAULT
It’s a bird it’s a plane. No it’s free music delivered to us on high.
2-3
people needed
Friday, Sep 23, 2005
5:30 PM
PLACE: Penn Station Near The Sculpture That Everyone Hates
ACOUSTIC STRING BAND
Players perform a free improv on only strings.
2-3
people needed
Friday, Sep 23, 2005
11:59 PM
PLACE: O’donnell Park In Canton
FRED AND CHARLIE SHOW
The Fred (Collins) and Charlie (Chadwick) show. Again in O’donnel park in Canton. Drunks, look out.
0
people needed
Saturday, Sep 24, 2005
12:00 PM
PLACE: Howard St. At Monument
DROGOUL WINDOW PERFORMANCE
Laure Dragoul uses her home as an enormous loom for amplified knitting.
0
people needed
Saturday, Sep 24, 2005
4:30 PM
PLACE: Lovegrove Alley. (meet At Lovegrove And 34th St)
ACTION @ A DISTANCE
Action at a Distance is dancers and musicians collaborating for an exciting free for all improvisation over long distances with the performers
spread so far they can barely perceive each other.
4-6
people needed
Saturday, Sep 24, 2005
11:59 PM
PLACE: Outside Theatre Project (45 W. Preston St.)
CAKE MIX
An amplified cake gets slowly eaten will playing Baltimore club beat from within. Get yer freak on for sweets.
0
people needed
All of these events are subject to changes in start times and places.
Please double check www.highzero.org/highjinx for last minute changes.
9/20/2005
High Jinx Schedule
Sunday, Sep 25, 2005
11:30 AM
PLACE: Beginning? And Going To?
BOWING BALTIMORE
Performers with bows can converge at a public location and improvise together by bowing whatever public objects they can get a sound
from--buildings furniture trash cans newspaper boxes etc. When the current objects are exhausted the group moves elsewhere.
4-6
people needed
Sunday, Sep 25, 2005
2:00 PM
PLACE: Wyman Park Dell
WEEDS
NIcole Bindler, Melissa Moore, Claire Barratt, Rose Hammer and Kate Porter. Music and dance between your toes.
0
people needed
Sunday, Sep 25, 2005
5:00 PM
PLACE: Wyman Park @ Keswick & 29th
MUSIC GAME
Frisbees and rockets that rock!
many people needed
All of these events are subject to changes in start times and places.
Please double check www.highzero.org/highjinx for last minute changes.