[image: High Mayhem] * * *VOICE OF THE TREES ** Saturdays October 22 at 7:30pm* ** * * *Armory For the Arts 1050 Old Pecos Trail, Santa Fe NM * Tickets are $15 in advance and 20 at the door. Tickets available at the Candyman or from Al Faaet (alfaaet@yahoo.com, 505-474-6381) or Jeff Sussmann (js@skiherenow.com 505-984-1799) *Voice of the Trees, in association with Santa Fe Performing Arts and The Candyman, announces the 14th session in the on-going series of drumming and percussion concerts. These have been presented since 1992, and this is the first in 7 years. *The lineup will include Al Faaet, Hidden Whale (featuring Angel Gabriel and Jim Goulden), iNK oN pAPER (featuring Milton Villarrubia III and Carlos Santistevan), Smokin' Bachi Taiko, Jeff Sussmann, Dave Wayne and special guests. See below for details. [image: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=ee7af639ad&view=att&th=13317f837b3...] *AL FAAET* Playing in town since 1984 with a wide ranging and eclectic mix of musicians, Al loves the energy and power hidden in the drums. He has been a member of the Zozobra orchestra for 7 years. He co-founded the Voice of the Trees series to help show off some of the town's percussive power. His drum-vocation will help launch our 14th show into the energetic stratosphere. *HIDDEN WHALE (Angela Gabriel and Jim Goulden)* Anything is possible with Jim Goulden & Angela Gabriel (aka Hidden Whale), both multi-instrumentalists who regularly perform in many different genres. Their credits, both together and separately, include performances with musicians as varied as The Gluey Brothers, Tony Bennett, Tish Hinojosa, Kansas, Bobby McFerrin, Stella Chiweshe, and the Santa Fe Opera, and appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular, the Taos Solar Music Festival and the Hollywood & Devine Show. www.hiddenwhale.com *INK ON PAPER (Milton Villarrubia III and Carlos Santistevan)* iNK oN pAPER is a drum, bass, and electronics duo featuring Milton Villarrubia III (drums and laptop) and Carlos Santistevan (bass and electronics). After making music together as a rhythm section in numerous creative projects for 12 years, Carlos and Milton are now honing their craft in a duo setting exploring the vast possibilities of their respective instruments. They have shared the stage with Roscoe Mitchell, Myra Melford, the Dub Trio and have been featured at the Outpost Creative Soundspace Festival and many other such events. * SMOKIN' BACHI TAIKO* Smokin' Bachi Taiko is a nonprofit organization with the mission to promote the art and culture of Japanese drumming and drum making, through classes, concerts, and workshops with masters, including Art Lee and his group Tokara, Grammy winner Koji Nakamura, Kenny Endo and Taiko Project. They perform the Post WWII type of taiko called Kumi-Daiko. This is a break from traditional taiko and it is performed as an ensemble. SBT will perform their arrangements of Japanese festival music. * JEFF SUSSMANN* Jeff has played or recorded with a wide range of artists, including Michael Stearns, ThaMuseMeant, Krishna Das, Ottmar Liebert, Tulku and the Zozobra Orchestra. He is co-founder of The Drum is the Voice of the Trees, and has studied with Paul Wertico and Christopher Shultis (Univ. of New Mexico). For this performance, he will be exploring the possibilities of multiple foot sounds, in both acoustic and electronic settings, otherwise known as The Pedal Project. *DAVE WAYNE* Largely self-taught, Dave is currently one-third of the jazz piano trio 'Now Playing,' with Robert Muller and Ben Wright. His other recent musical endeavors include composing for, and drumming in, The Things That Are Heard. He has played drums with a wide variety of New Mexico artists, including Venus Bogardus, Zimbabwe Nkenya, The Gagan Brothers, Peter Breslin, Bichos, Protuberance, and Bing. Recent collaborations include performances and recordings with avant-jazz artists Mark Weaver, Dan Clucas, Michael Vlatkovich, and Alan Lechusza. This performance will be a premiere of a piece for solo percussion (with electronics) written by Alan Lechusza, titled "Kumeyaay" <http://www.hiddenwhale.com/> [image: https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=ee7af639ad&view=att&th=13317f837b3...]