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Nov. 07 - Curtis Glatter was in town for a little over a week and Glatter/Hubbard recently performed a slew of gigs and recordings (five gigs and three recording sessions in six days). We kicked off the first concert of the NSDT series for this season as a duo and with Glatters electronic quartet Triokastra. Also, we also returned to the site of our very first gig and performed on the San Diego Libraries Film Series, performing music with film from our recent recording Rivulet and well as new music for six of my films. Other gigs included an LA date @ Dangerous Curve, a concert @ Palomar College and a radio interview with Miff Mole.

more info here - Glatter/Hubbard

 

 

October 07 - I was recently nominated for "Best Jazz" by the San Diego Music Awards. Although i didn't win, thanks to everybody who voted for me.......

 

 

 

fall 07 - Spent two enjoyable days in the studio with Jason Robinson, Kamau Kenyatta and Rob Thorsen recording several tracks for a new Jason Robinson CD. In addition to the quartet tracks, we recorded with pianist Anthony Davis and a woodwind + one brass sextet. The picture at left is Scott Walton conducting that ensemble. Special thanks to Rob for spilling Snapple all over me at the last session........

this music has been released as the recording Fingerprint.

 

 

fall 07 - i've been thinking about (and listening to) Collin Walcott quite a bit in the last several weeks. I first heard Collin on the Oregon recording Winterlight. I never got a chance to see him live, but he has been a major influence on me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

and speaking of new websites, i've been hard at work on sites for a few of my groups, here is one of them -
Nathan Hubbard Octet

i've also overhauled the Glatter/Hubbard site and there are major structural changes on this site - here are a few pages to check out -

the kit page has been updated and backlogged - here
i've finally made a complete list of my compositions - here
and there are a plethora of new promo shots on the promo page - here

 

 

The quintet Everything After has spent the last several months rehearsing and performing, gearing up for recording. This is my first document of my mallet playing (outside of overdubs on previous recordings) and the two different quintets together form a cohesive project for my compositions.
Both quintets have recorded (the first, Scott Walton/bass, Gabriel Sundy/bass clarinet, Ellen Weller/flute and clarinet, Brad Dutz/percussion and myself/vibraphone) @ Apperson Studios on July 22nd, and the second (Rick Helzer/piano, Justin Grinnell/bass, Jeanette Kangas/drumkit, Melonie Sacalamitao/voice and myself/vibraphone and marimba) with Steve Langdon on August 3rd.
Editing and mixing continues and the last several weeks have been spent on overdubs (more percussion, mallets, tack piano, etc.) - this is where it gets fun. I'm hoping to have the recording out by the fall, i'll keep you posted......

new website - Nathan Hubbard/Everything After

June 07 - Just back from a few concerts in the Bay Area, three gigs with guitarist Noah Phillips, one with Moe!kestra and i also got to perform with Scott Looney, Nate Atwood and Eric GlickRieman in Oakland and C.J. Reaven Borosque, Matt Davignan, Rent Romus, Bob Weller and most of the Trummerflora Collective in Big Sur. The video at left features most of the action.

new Phillips/Hubbard site as well......

 

 

 

 

 

Spring Reverb 2007 is here.......and gone. I'll have pictures up soon, i've also posted a few videos, you can check those out here.

Cosmologic recently got back from our first tour of western Europe, i still feel a bit whiplashed from the jetlag. We had a great time, good gigs, good food, great hospitality. I'll have pictures up soon on the journal page. Giant thanks to Jos Demol for all his help on this trip.

 

Also, we spent two days @ Souden Studios in San Clemente 12/06 recording material for a new CD and have spent the last month mixing the material with engineer Steve Langdon.

Cosmologic's most recent CD is titled III, featuring four new compositions by Hubbard and two composition each by Jason Robinson and Michael Dessen. The CD also features guitarist Al Scholl as a guest and is available from Circumvention Music.

a few reviews here of the new CD
I recently spend two days working on the new Castanets recording. Masterfully engineered by Rafter Roberts and under the careful eye of Ray Raposa, we cut a few things live and then overdubbed drumkit and a bit of percussion. Looking forward to the final product, gentlemen!
February 2007 - Erik Grizwold was in town a few weeks ago, and Erik, Scott Walton and myself got together to listen to the recordings we made two years ago (!), pick our favorites and get this project moving. We are hoping to have the recording out in the fall, more info to come. For now, you can check out our track on the new Rubble 2 compilation CD.

The ARC Trio CD is done and available now from this website as well as Circumvention Music.

Titled Triptych Mirror, this is the debut recording for the ARC Trio and will be released on Circumvention Music. Recorded in June with engineer James Burton, the CD was mixed by Nathan Hubbard and Justin Grinnell, mastered by Steve Langdon and features artwork by Andrew West.

Thanks to everyone that made it out to the release concert @ Dizzy's - we all had fun, hope you did as well......

We also have a brand new site designed by Justin Grinnell - ARC

 

 

Recently released - Trummerflora : Rubble 2, a new compilation of works from members and ensembles of the Trummerflora Collective. Hubbard is featured on several of the tracks - an improvisation from the prepared piano trio of Erik Grizwold/Scott Walton/Nathan Hubbard, a improvisation by Curtis Glatters electro-acoustic ensemble Obscuricon and two brand new tracks by Skeleton Key Orchestra.

 

 

 

 

 

The Unmentionables, the trio of Kris Tiner (trumpet), Noah Phillips (electric guitar) and Nathan Hubbard (drumkit/electronics) performed at the Ventura Experimental Music Festival on Saturday May 6th 2006. And a few weeks later, the group performed in Bakersfield and the Bay Area, culminating in a bit of recording with engineer to the stars Myles Boisen. And to conclude our trip, we had two performances the following weekend in the Los Angeles area.

We also have a 3" EP that has just been released in April 2006 on Castor & Pollux Music. The EP was recorded during our fall tour August 2005 at KFJC and features three improvisations. New website as well - http://www.whoaretheunmentionables.com

 

Spring Reverb 06, Trummerfloras annual spring festival, flew by in the blink of an eye. This year the festival was a four day affair at four different venues, and here is where i performed -
Thursday May 4th The Honey Bee Hive - with G.E. Stinson (and DJ Tenshun) and Borborygmus
Friday May 5th The Museum Of Making Music - with David Borgo/Rick Helzer/Gunnar Biggs
Sunday May 7th Cal State University San Marcos - with Something Strange Is Afoot, Wormhole, Vinny Golia, in a quartet with Paquito Villa, Jason Robinson and Tracy McMullen, and conducting the Trummerflora High School Honors Band.

The Skeleton Key Percussion Ensemble spend a cold long night in St. Cecilias Playhouse on Friday December 16th 2005, recording Hubbards new percussion suite for the ghosts/while we sleep. As you can tell from the picture on the left, Hubbard barely made it there he had so much equipment stuffed in his truck. Marcos Fernandes, James Burton, Don Nichols, Curtis Glatter and Nate Atwood all quickly learned, rehearsed and recorded Hubbards pieces along with solo and duo improvs in various locations thru-out the building. More pictures and info to come.....

 

 

Skeleton Key Orchestra performed at the Ensenada Jazz Festival on Sunday September 25th 2005. SKO premiered five new compositions + one older piece that has never been performed. The 21 member ensemble featured an extended electronics/keyboards section, a new horn player, all your favorite saxophonists, a killer brass section, the double rhythm section we've been waiting for and NMH conducting. We had a great time, and the crowd was wonderful (standing ovation, demands for an encore). On a sad note, this was Al Scholls last gig with SKO as he is moving to Colorado. Special thanks to Adnan Marquez, Ernesto G. Rosas Montoya and Joaguin Bohigas.

 

 
Ellen Weller-soprano saxophone, clarinet and flute
Adnan Marquez-alto saxophone
Tracy McMullen-soprano and tenor saxophone
Jason Robinson-tenor saxophone and clarinet
Gabriel Sundy-baritone saxophone and bass clarinet
Isaac Tubb-trumpet, flugelhorn
John Reynolds-trumpet, flugelhorn
Kelley Coker-horn
Dwight Dillon-trombone
Brandon Jagow-bass trombone
Sam Behar-tuba
Al Scholl-electric guitar
Tom McNalley-electric guitar
Scott Walton-acoustic bass
Justin Grinnell-acoustic bass
Melonie Sacalamitao-fender rhodes
Stephanie Robinson-theremin, sampler, electronics
Jon Calzo-turntables
James Burton-drumkit
Nate Atwood-drumkit
Nathan Hubbard-tunes, conducting
The Skeleton Key Percussion Quartet debuted constant flow (Hubbard) with dancer Rebecca Bryant at Trummerflora's annual Spring Reverb festival in June 2005. This was SKO's third performance at Spring Reverb. While not as logistically insane as last years performance with Vinny Golia, the performance was excellent, with the fantastic setting of the Wonderbread building adding quite a bit to the piece. Maybe we'll put it out at some point......

Adrian Rollini Trio finished its first tour in March 2005 (San Diego to Seattle), with too much driving and a string of great gigs. We also recorded the material and are all scratching our head about what to do with it. Thanks to everyone involved with the tour, especially Mitch LeMay, Tom Swafford, Jay Easton, Angie + Earl, Ward and Aurora, Carole Patterson, Rent Romus, Danny Cantrell and Phillip Greenlief. An overview of the tour is now up on the journal page. New website as well - SSIA - at this writing we are changing the name of the group to Something Strange Is Afoot - sorry about the confusion....

 

February 2005 - Curtis Glatter and Nathan Hubbard are happy to announce the release of their first CD, Rivulet, on Circumvention Music. The Glatter/Hubbard Duo uses percussion and electronics to create their music, and the recording documents the duos previous three years of performing and collaborating. The CD features three extended tracks inspired by filmmakers Carl Dreyer, Jean Cocteau and Akira Kurasawa.