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DESCRIPTION:[ More info at : http://montalvoarts.org/events/final_friday_ki
 kuchi/ ] Paul Kikuchi is a percussionist\, composer\, and instrument maker
  living  in Seattle\,WA. He holds degrees in music from Bennington College
  and  California Institute of the Arts\, where he studied with Milford  Gr
 aves\, Wadada Leo Smith\, Swapan Chaudhuri\, and Vinny Golia among  others
 .The Empty Cage Quartet\, of which Kikuchi is a member\, has been consiste
 ntly praised by critics as one of the most interesting and original new ja
 zz groups to emerge from the American West Coast. For over eight years the
  group has explored new ways to integrate a diverse mix of musical influen
 ces\, utilizing a unique system that blurs the lines between composition a
 nd improvisation. They have recently received funding and support from Cha
 mber Music America\, The American Composers Forum\, and the International 
 Society for Improvised Music. Their seventh CD\, Gravity\, is out now on t
 he Clean Feed label.Visit the Empty Cage Quartet's website. | Visit our Fa
 cebook page to RSVP to this event.After the concert\, all 
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LOCATION:Carriage House Theatre\, 15400 Montalvo Rd.\, Saratoga CA 95071-01
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SUMMARY:Final Fridays: Paul Kikuchi and the Empty Cage Quartet
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