NEW
YORK ( Everyone Orchestra announcment) - The Everyone Orchestra offers
a new paradigm for live music by combining various musicians from
popular touring bands for two nights of improvisational music when the
group performs the 2nd Annual Pangaea Project Benefit at the Crystal
Ballroom in Portland
Thursday and Friday April 14, 15 and at WOW Hall
in Eugene Saturday, April 16.
The roster of performers
includes Jon Fishman of Phish, Billy Nershi and Michael
Travis of
String Cheese Incident, Kai Eckhardt of Garaj Mahal, Everyone Orchestra
founder Matt Butler, and a number of other musicians.
The
Everyone Orchestra catalyzes revolving casts of musicians who combine
energy and talent to raise funds and awareness for local non-profits
through performance of songs and improvisational music. Each Everyone
Orchestra performance culminates in unique and unpredictable segments
featuring a conductor directing both musicians and audience alike in
interactive, lively, and highly danceable jams.
The 2004
inaugural events raised funds and awareness for The Pangaea Project
which is a yearlong program for low-income teenagers that combines
international service work with localized volunteer projects, promoting
the development of leadership skills, increasing global awareness, and
fostering a commitment to work towards social change. Proceeds from
Everyone Orchestra show ticket sales, fundraising raffles, and other
generous donations will be contributed to The Pangaea Project.
Last
year's Pangaea Project benefit at the
Aladdin Theatre was enlivened by
guest speakers: at-the-time presidential candidate/Congressman Dennis
Kucinich, environmental activist Julia Butterfly Hill, and Pangaea
Project founders Deb Delman and
Stephanie Tolk. Ms. Butterfly Hill
reflects on the Everyone Orchestra, "I was blown away by the talent,
humor, love, and brilliantly orchestrated improvisation coming together
in what truly can be described as magic."
The magic continues
April 14 and 15 in Portland and April 16 in Eugene with music
interpreted by an all-star talent lineup within the Everyone Orchestra.
Butler explains "We simply pass the 'musical talking stick' around the
collective group of players and take turns leading the stage, much like
sharing music around a campfire. Then we culminate in moments when
everyone is on stage at once, playing conducted improvisations
together." The concerts are designed to create space for each
performer's musical personality to shine and facilitate a massive
celebratory coming together with the conducted segments.
In
true collaborative fashion, the percussive members of the Everyone
Orchestra, Jon Fishman, Michael Travis, Matt Butler and Jamie Janover,
will be holding a community drum and percussion session at the Crystal
Ballroom the afternoon of Friday, April 15. Simultaneously, a
singer/songwriter workshop featuring Billy Nershi, Scott Law and Libby
Kirkpatrick will also take place at the Crystal Ballroom. For an
additional $15 contribution to The Pangaea Project, percussionists,
drummers, singers, songwriters and all music fans are invited to join
these professional musicians in a unity-focused connection to rhythm
and songs at 4 PM at the Crystal Ballroom.
A limited number of
VIP Tickets are available for the Portland Everyone Orchestra shows.
VIP Tickets include A signed event poster and an after-show meet and
greet with the musicians.
Thursday and Friday, April 14 and 15: Crystal Ballroom �
https://www.mcmenamins.com/crystal 1332 W. Burnside � 503- 225-0047
Tickets for a single show general admission: $20 advance, $25 door
Two day general admission pass: $35
Single show VIP: $40
(VIP
entitles the ticket holder to a signed poster and admittance to that
evenings' post-show meet and greet with the performers; which is to
take place in the balcony of the main ballroom)
Two day VIP: $70
(Two day VIP entitles the holder to all of the VIP benefits plus admittance to the workshop on Friday afternoon),
Friday Rhythm Workshop: $15
Tickets on sale at all TicketMaster locations:
https://www.ticketmaster.com/artist/856560 and Baseline Ticketing:
https://sci.baselineticketing.com/choose.php?lid=1063 Doors open at 8 PM Shows start at 9 PM.
Complete List of
Players for the Second Annual Pangaea Project Benefit
Featuring The Everyone Orchestra
Portland, OR � Crystal Ballroom � April 14, 15
Matt Butler--Drums
Jon Fishman--Drums
Kai Eckhardt--Bass
Billy Nershi--Guitar, Lap Steel
Michael
Travis --Drums
Tye North--Conductor, Bass
Jamie Janover --Hammered dulcimer/percussion/conductor
Aaron Holstein--Guitar/bass
Scott Law--Guitar, Mandolin
Steve Vidaic--Keyboards/samples
Libby Kirkpatrick--Vocals
Enion Pelta--Violin
David Tiller�Mandolin
Saturday, April 16: WOW Hall --
www.wowhall.org291 W 8th Ave � 541-687-2746 |
Doors open at 8 PM show starts at 8:30 PM.
$15 in advance $18 door
Tickets available at the WOW Hall Box Office: 541-687-2746, TicketsWest outlets
https://www.ticketswest.com/TW/Events/Performance.asp?xval=NONE&Cat1=CON&Cat2=---&Cat3=XWH416&MP=False : 800-992-8499; and Jambase Ticketing:
https://www.jambasetickets.com/evinfo.php?eventid=7518&sid= Complete List of
Players for the Second Annual Pangaea Project Benefit
Eugene, OR �WOW Hall - Saturday, April 16
Matt Butler--Drums
Jon Fishman--Drums
Kai Eckhardt--Bass
Tye North--Conductor, Bass
Scott Law--Guitar, Mandolin
Asher Fulero--Keyboards/samples
Libby Kirkpatrick�Vocals
Jarrod Kaplan �Percussion
Tim McGloughlin � Trumpet
