ad hoc ensembles
most of the ensembles listed below have only played once or twice, however, each one was a lot of fun. As Evan Parker says - "Regular groups come about because ad hoc groups like the experience"

 

Nathan Hubbard/Rainchaser

this group is still in training, going thru the waiting period to see if its important enough to keep going. sort of a math-rock approach to improvising. fun.

Nathan Hubbard - vibes, tunes
Nazo Zakkak - electric organ
Justin Grinnell - e bass
Harley Magsino - e bass
Nate Atwood - drumkit

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Noah Phillips/Nathan Hubbard

guitar/percussion + electronics duo

 

 

 

 

 

Scott Walton - Nathan Hubbard

Scott Walton and i play together regularly with the quartet Cosmologic. Over the past several years, we have also collaborated with numerous different artists, including Vinny Golia, Erik Grizwold, Phillip Wachsmann, Martin Blume, Kris Tiner and Jane Rigler. We also perform together regularly in my group Nathan Hubbard Skeleton Key Orchestra . . . .  . . .

 

 

Hubbard/Grinnell/Cline

An ad hoc trio of vibraphonist Nathan Hubbard, bassist Justin Grinnell and percussionist Alex Cline. A performance January 07 at the Open Gate Series in Los Angeles has been our only gig so far, you can check out two videos of the performance here and here.

 

 

 

Harris Eisenstadt/Nathan Hubbard

I first met Harris Eisenstadt in 1999 thru mutual friend Kate Conklin. We have played a few duo concerts over the years in San Diego and Los Angeles. Performances usually consist of a few improvisations mixed with our own compositions. Harris writes some fantastic music, has some ridiculus chops and grooves like mad, so these gigs are great. Harris has also played and recorded with my large ensemble, Skeleton Key Orchestra

 

 

Vinny Golia

I've had the good fortune to perform with woodwind master Vinny Golia on numerous occasions, starting with a trio performance at the Space in spring 2003 (with Scott Walton). Since then, i've commisioned Vinny to compose and perform with Skeleton Key Orchestra (Spring Reverb 2004), Vinny has collaborated with Cosmologic (Spring Reverb 2004), i've played drums in his sextet (Spring Reverb 200), and we have played ad hoc performances with Jane Rigler, Scott Walton and Kris Tiner.

Nathan Hubbard/Al Scholl

Al Scholl and myself have collaborated together in numerous groups over the years, from playing duo to a quartet w/ James Burton and Justin Grinnell, into working together in SKO. Things have slowed down since Scholls move back to CO, but our work continues.

 

 

 

Nathan Hubbard/DJ Tenshun

I first met turntablist virtuoso DJ Tenshun on one of Curtis Glatters NSDT gigs. Since then we've played quite a bit in different ensembles. We have also played as a duo a few times as well performing together more recently in Obscuricon and my Skeleton Key Orchestra. We've also been talking about recording.........

 

 

 

Alicia Mangan/Nathan Hubbard

Alicia Mangan and myself first performed as a duo in 1998. Most of our performances were at poetry readings and the music was decidedly jazz based. After a few years of not seeing each other, we reconnected at a quartet performance of Jim Ryans Forward Energy at The Space in San Diego in 2003. Since that time, we've been performing in the Los Angeles and San Diego area as a duo as well as collaborating with bassist Lisle Ellis and percussionists James Burton and Ritchie West.

Garth Powell/Nathan Hubbard

I first saw Garth Powell play at ROVA week in 1998, so it was a great pleasure to play with him a few years later. He kindly help set up a SF gig for me when i toured for the Born On Tuesday CD (spring 2003). At the gig we got a to play duo and it was great. Garth is amazing....

 

 

Windowclick

an ad hoc ensemble based around the double keyboard possibilities of Scott Looney and Eric Glickreiman. So far this ensemble has only performed in Oakland CA. In addition to Looney and Glickreiman, the ensemble has featured myself, Noah Phillips and Nate Atwood.