GG

Dear Friends,

On Friday afternoon (October 15) I will be joining 20 other performers to premiere my new piece GG. The 45’ work is designed for one performer at each of the G train line’s 21 platforms to methodically improvise on a melodica through an interaction with playback from a small speaker. GG will be performed twice — first from 6 to 6:45pm and then again from 7 to 7:45pm — to reach peak ridership along the line but also to give additional listening time for riders who are commuting later during the evening.

I’ve made a webpage for the GG and event here — which includes the performer list, links to the score, form, and a press release — with more information, including this description: Inspired by the history and ridership of the G train (the only local train in the MTA system that doesn’t go through Manhattan), musical games, Charles Mingus’ sonic interactions with the GG train along with subway improvisation culture, and the subterranean culture of the online gaming world, GG explores the possibility of microtonal listening and macro-spatial relationships on a local and geographically complex level while “musicking” within the realm of normally unheard — and underground — sounds.

For now,

Jordan

“If you wanna get to Greenpoint at a medium pace” (take the G train)