Since the early 2000s, Festival Director and musical curator Cem Zafir has been presenting diverse, exploratory, and engaging concerts via his non-profit organization, Zula Presents. After moving to Hamilton, Ontario in 2012, Cem seized on the opportunity to create an early summer music festival. The Something Else! Festival began in 2014. Now in its 12th year, it brings to Hamilton some of the finest talents in creative, global, and improvised music.
In this fun and compact catch up with Jane, Cem previews some of the highlights of the upcoming festival. From solo piano with Guggenheim Fellow and Alpert Award-winning pianist/educator Myra Melford, to the deep electronic vibes of Farida Amadou; from the "weird beauty" of The Cluttertones, to a nature walk with Pulitzer Prize recipient, percussionist and composer Susie Ibarra, the lineup is guaranteed to blow your mind, and open your ears.
Tickets and passes are on sale now via Eventbrite or E-transfer (no fee) to tix@zulapresents.org
Music in this episode:
"Water Thief" - Izumi Kimura and Gerry Hemingway (Kairos, 2023)
"The End Of" - Farida Amadou (When It Rains It Pours, 2024)
"Moveable Do (La-La Bémol) Feat. Matt Mitchell and John Hollenbeck" - Anna Webber (simpletrio2000, 2024)
"Pulse" - Susie Ibarra (Perception, 2017)
"Enero" - The Cluttertones (Ordinary Joy, 2015)
"Coastal Birds" - Susie Ibarra et al (Walking on Water, 2015)
"DESTEJER" - Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti and Frank Rosaly (MESTIZX, 2024)
"One More Latch (Give It to 'ya) - Pantayo (Ang Pagdaloy, 2023)
"Ravenous Hound" - Peter Van Huffel's Callisto (Meandering Demons, 2024)
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MUSIC BUDDY IS:
Jane Gowan (host, producer, editor) ; Tim Vesely (co-producer)
The show's theme song, "Human Stuff," is written by Jane Gowan and Tim Vesely, and performed by Jane and Tim, with additional vocals by Steve Wright and Connie Kostiuk
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