On Metal Chaos Ensemble: "... using unique strategies to yield densely active and eerily surreal music, an incredible excursion through experimental improvisation." - Squidco website staff
Evil Clown
On Leap of Faith: "Alien yet familiar, bizarre yet completely fascinating. Expanding, contracting, erupting, settling down, always as one force..." - Bruce Lee Gallanter, DMG
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Evil Clown Bios
PEK & his Grand Aesthetic Challenge
PEK Artist Profile on JazzRightNow.com
Current and Former
Leap of Faith Core Members
As of 2018, the Core Unit of the Leap of Faith Orchestra is a
trio comprised of PEK, Glynis and Yuri - LOF is highly modular
and has played in dozens of configurations with many guests
PEK - clarinets, saxophones, double reeds, metal, voice
Glynis Lomon - cello, aquasonic, voice
Yuri Zbitnov - percussion, metal, voice
Former core members of Leap of Faith
Andria Nicodemou, Steve Norton, Mark McGrain, Craig Schildhauer,
Yedidyah Syd Smart, James Coleman
Metal Chaos Ensemble
Metal Chaos Ensemble is the extended percussion section of the
Leap of Faith Orchestra which uses the percussion equipment along
with many guests and instruments of kinds to make
highly varied long form improvisations
PEK - clarinets, saxophones, double reeds, daxophone, metal, voice
Yuri Zbitnov - drums, percussion, metal, voice
Frequent guests of Metal Chaos Ensemble
Andria Nicodemou, Kevin Dacey, Bob Moores, Eric Woods,
Reverend Grant Beale, Joe Hartigan, Mike Gruen
String Theory
String Theory is the Extended String Section of the Leap of Faith Orchestra.
PEK and Glynis are the core with many guests on various orchestral strings
and guitar
PEK - clarinets, saxophones, double reeds, daxophone
Glynis Lomon - cello, aquasonic, voice
Frequent guests of String Theory
Mimi Rabson, Tony Leva, Silvain Castellano, Elinor Speirs, Matt Schuchfield,
Lucasz Pavlikovsky
Turbulence
Turbulence is the extend horn section of the Leap of Faith Orhcestra.
PEK is the only player on all of the Turbulence sessions, but there have been
several configurations with multiple sessions and a number of frequent guests
PEK - clarinets, saxophones, double reeds, metal, voice
Frequent guests of Turbulence
Steve Norton, Charlie Kohlhase, Dan O'Brien, Zach Bartolomei ,
Bob Moores , David Harris, John Baylies, Steve Proviser,
Eric Dahlman, Jim Warshauer, Mike Caglianone
Mekaniks
Mekaniks is a studio project to explore electronic and real-time
signal processing in a long form improv setting. Has more of a
rock-improvisation feel than most Evil Clown ensembles.
PEK - clarinets, saxophones, double reeds, metal, electronics
Yuri Zbitnov - drums, metal, electronics
Greg Grinell - electronics, trumpet, bass
Bob Moores - trumpet, guitar, electronics
Plus guests
Axioms
Axioms is the duet Zen Beats with special guest PEK. Free improvisation with poetry from Jane SpokenWord.
Jane SpokenWord - spoken word
PEK - alto & bass saxophones, clarinet & contralto clarinet, bass tromboon,
AKai EWI5000, [d]ronin, daxophone, gongs, tank & brontosaurus bells,
Tibetan bowls, crotales, cymbells, orchestral chimes
Albey onBass - electric upright bass, gongs
Joel Simches - live to 2 track recording, real time signal processing
Chicxulub
Chicxulub is the Space Rock branch of the Evil Clown Universe.
Featuring the powerful bass and drums of Yuri and Jason Adams who
play together in Catherine Capozzi's power trio Axmunkee
PEK - clarinets, saxophones, double reeds, metal, electronics
Jason Adams - electric bass, electric cello, Interstellar grain clouds
Yuri Zbitnov - drums, metal, wood
Leap of Faith Orchestra /
the Contemporary Evil Clown Roster
The LOFO is the large improvisation orchestra made up of all of the
Sub-Units listed above and many others. The Contemporary Evil
Clown Period starts in early 2015 after a long haitus. A list of players in the
current Evil Clown Roster who have played with the orchestra or been
a guest of one or more of the above ensembles follows:
Strings
Glynis Lomon - cello, aquasonic, voice
Mimi Rabson - violin, electronics, metal
Elinor Speirs - violin
Clara Kebabian - violin, viola, electronics, metal
Mat Ward - violin
Matt Scutchfield - violin
Jonathan LaMaster - violin
Rob Flax - violin
Sue Buzzard - violin
Abigale Reisman - violin
Jane Wang - cello, space plates
Lucasz Pavlikovsky - cello
Albey onBass - electric bass
Zachary Lavine - bass
Tony Leva - bass
Silvain Castellano - bass
Damon Smith - bass
Adrienne Schoenfeld - bass
Kirsten Lamb - bass
Kit Demos - bass
Mike Gruen - bass
Horns
PEK - clarinets, saxophones, double reeds, metal, voice
Steve Norton - clarinets, saxophones, metal
Michael Caglionone - saxophones +
Charlie Kohlhase - saxophones
Matt Samolis - flute, flax, game calls, bowed metal, metal
Dan O'Brien - flutes, clarinets and saxophones
Zach Bartolomei - clarinets and saxophones
Bob Moores - trumpet, electronics
David Harris - trombone, tuba, electronics
John Baylies - tuba, electronics
Duane Reed - baritone horn, bass trombone
Kat Dobbins - trombone
Steve Proviser - trumpet, baritone horn, voice, percussion
Zack Grass - tuba, bass trombone
Eric Goode - tuba, euphonium
Eric Dahlman - trumpet
Jim Warshauer - saxophones, clarinets
Duane Reed - baritone horn
Forbes Graham - trumpet
Steve Swell - trombone
Thomas Heberer - trumpet
Todd Brunel - clarinets, saxophones
Greg Burbank - Tuba
Devin Lomon - harmonica
Elwood Epps - trumpet
Bonnie Kane - tenor sax, flute
Percussion
Yuri Zbitnov - percussion, metal, voice
Andria Nicodemou - vibraphone, metal
Yedidyah Syd Smart - drums, percussion
Eric Rosenthal - drums, percussion
Steve Niemitz - drums, percussion
Kevin Dacey - drums, percussion, metal
Joe Hartigan - drums, percussion
Tamora Gooding - drums, percussion, metal
Moouse Traore - djembe, talking drum
John Loggia - drums
Michael Knoblach - percussion
Piano, Guitars, Electric Bass and Electronics
Greg Grinell - electronics, trumpet, bass
Jason Adams - electric bass, electric cello, Interstellar grain clouds
Bill T Miller - electronics
Catherine Axmunkee Capozzi - guitar, metal
Chris Florio - Guitar, Guitar Synthesizer
Drew Wesley - guitar, electronics
Eric Woods - Analog Synth
Eric Zinman - piano, percussion
Emilio Gonzalez - piano
Grant Beale - guitar, electronics
Joel Simches - real time electronic processing, recording
Kenny Maurais - bass, metal
Kevin Siegel - bass, loops, electronics
Marc Drinkwater - guitar
Federico Balducci - guitar
Tony Savarino - guitar, metal, iphone apps
Space - guitar, bass
Voice
Dei Xhrist - voice
Maura Lynch - soprano, keyboards, metal
Audio Engineering
Joel Simches - real time electronic processing, recording
The Archival Period
The Early period of Leap of Faith/Evil Clown included the 90s and the
early 00s. A list of players who participated in the Early projects from
the Archival Period follows:
Strings
Glynis Lomon - cello, aquasonic, voice
Rob Bethel - cello
Craig Schildhauer - bass
John Voigt - bass
Larry Roland - bass, poetry
Horns
PEK - clarinets, saxophones, double reeds, metal, voice
Mark McGrain - trombone, alphorn
Charlie Kohlhase - saxophones
Matt Samolis - flute, bowed metal
Alec Haavik - saxophones, trombone
B'hob Rainey - soprano sax
Jeff Hudgins - saxophones
George Garzone - tenor sax
Keith Hedger - trumpet
Leslie Ross - bassoon
Raphe Malik- trumpet
Raqib Hassan - saxophones and double reeds
Russell Jewell - trombone
Taylor Ho Bynum - trumpet
Percussion
Yuri Zbitnov - percussion, metal, voice
Yedidyah Syd Smart - drums, percussion
Curt Newton - drums
Dennis Warren - drums
Laurence Cook - drums
Tatsuya Nakatani - percussion, bowed metal
Piano, Guitars, Electric Bass and Electronics
James Coleman - theremin
Core Redonnett - electric zither, electronics
Keith Fullerton Whitman - guitar, electronics
Kate Biggard - bass
Michael Shea - piano, keyboards
Tor Snyder - guitar
Wayne Rodgers - guitar
Multi-Media Partners
Adrienne T Hawkins - dance
Guadulesa - performance painting
Martha Ritchey - piano, fractals