Rabble Without A Cause
Wednesday May 9th, 2012 with Bernard Stepien
British unsetting extreme vocalist Phil Minton

Phil Minton has had a long career exploring the capabilities of producing music with the human voice well beyond established standards. He has done anything imaginable with his voice. Burping is considered as a musical element here. He is known to master the technique of producing multiple simultaneous burps. Minton can be sometimes funny like Donald Duck or outrageously dramatic. Tonight we will sample his solo CD, No doughnuts in hand that is part of a series about doughnuts over the last three decades, 1982, 1996 and now 2007. It illustrates particularly well the extraordinary vocabulary he has developed over the years. His unique technique has attracted continuous engagements. Since the 60’s, Minton has performed on over 100 vinyl or CDs and is considered equally unique with another Britton, Evan Parker. He will perform with the Toronto based CCMC at the NAC 4th stage on Thursday, May 9th at 7:30 PM. An interview of Michael Snow that leads CCMC is available from Alayne McGregor at OttawaJazzScene.ca at: http://ottawajazzscene.ca/news/4453-michael-snow-making-music-in-the-now