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Eivind Opsvik,
Jacob Sacks,
Jacob Garchik, BG,
Dan Weiss,
Thomas Morgan, 2007
BCeOnLGLeErCsTtIeViEn
A band formed in 1999 for jazz free-improvisation out of a close rapport
with fellow colleagues from the Manhattan School of Music (1995-99),
Dan Weiss, Jacob Garchik and Jacob Sacks,
as well as later with bassists Thomas Morgan and Eivind Opsvik, also MSM grads.
New York City performances 2001 - present:
March 11, 2001 - The Internet Cafe, NYC
Ben Gerstein - trombone, melodica; Jacob Sacks - keyboard, melodica; Jacob Garchik - computer;
Hans Glawischnig - bass; Dave Ambrosio - bass; Dan Weiss - drums
Set 1: 16:33, 15:00, 13:28, 10:37
Set 2: 30:53, 9:21, 2:50
June 3, 2001 - The Internet Cafe, NYC
Ben Gerstein - trombone, melodica; Jacob Sacks - keyboard; Jacob Garchik - computer;
Hans Glawischnig - bass; Dave Ambrosio - bass; Dan Weiss - drums
Set 1: 27:42, 22:40
Set 2: 25:47, 23:54, 6:57
January 18, 2002 - CBGB's, NYC
Ben Gerstein - trombone; Jacob Garchik - computer; Hans Glawischnig - bass;
John Hebert - bass; Bob Bowen - bass; Dan Weiss - drums
56:07
March 1, 2002 - Knitting Factory, NYC
Ben Gerstein - trombone; Jacob Sacks - piano; Jacob Garchik - computer;
Hans Glawischnig - bass; Dan Weiss - drums
22:24, 27:20
April 17, 2002 - CBGB's, NYC
Ben Gerstein - trombone; Jacob Sacks - keyboard; Jacob Garchik - computer;
Hans Glawischnig - bass; Thomas Morgan - bass; Dan Weiss - drums
47:16
July 7, 2002 - CBGB's, NYC
Ben Gerstein - trombone; Jacob Sacks - keyboard; Jacob Garchik - computer;
Dave Ambrosio - bass; Dan Weiss - drums
20:12, 20:46
February 18 2003 - Knitting Factory, NYC
Ben Gerstein - trombone; Jacob Sacks - piano; Jacob Garchik - computer;
D
ave Binney - sampler; Trevor Dunn - bass; Thomas Morgan - bass; Dan Weiss - drums
56:18
June 14 2003 - Williamsburg Art and Historical Center, Brooklyn
Ben Gerstein - trombone; Jacob Sacks - piano; Dave Binney - sampler;
Dave Ambrosio - bass; Thomas Morgan - bass; Dan Weiss - drums
42:27
February 8 2004 - CBGB's, NYC
Ben Gerstein - trombone; Jacob Sacks - keyboard; Dave Binney - sampler;
Jacob Garchik - computer; Thomas Morgan - bass; Trevor Dunn - bass; Dan Weiss - drums
35:56, 28:19
October 21, 2004 - Zebulon, Brooklyn
Ben Gerstein - trombone, melodica; Jacob Sacks - keyboard and rhodes;
Jacob Garchik - computer; Eivind Opsvik - bass; Dan Weiss - drums
12:27
Documentary excerpt by Lucie Hardoin & Ronan Cabon
June 8, 2005 - CBGB's, NYC
Ben Gerstein - trombone; Jacob Sacks - keyboard; Eivind Opsvik - bass;
Thomas Morgan - bass; Dan Weiss - drums
46:37
February 19, 2006 - BAR4, Brooklyn
Ben Gerstein - trombone, melodica; Jacob Sacks - keyboard, melodica; Jacob Garchik - computer;
Thomas Morgan - bass; Eivind Opsvik - bass; Dan Weiss - drums
Set 1: 42:44, 18:55
Set 2: 19:52, 32:36, 10:42
March 13, 2006 - 55 Bar, NYC
Ben Gerstein - trombone, melodica; Jacob Sacks - keyboard, melodica; Jacob Garchik - computer;
Thomas Morgan - bass; Eivind Opsvik - bass; Dan Weiss - drums
Set 1: 40:22
Set 2: 27:09 (incomplete - see video below)
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July 2, 2006 - BAR4, Brooklyn
Ben Gerstein - trombone, melodica; Jacob Sacks - keyboard, melodica; Jacob Garchik - computer, accordion;
Thomas Morgan - bass; Eivind Opsvik - bass; Dan Weiss - drums
25:54 (incomplete)
August 9, 2006 - Barbes, Brooklyn
Ben Gerstein - trombone, melodica; Jacob Sacks - keyboard, melodica; Jacob Garchik - computer, accordion;
Thomas Morgan - bass; Dave Ambrosio - bass; Dan Weiss - drums
November 5, 2006 - 55 Bar, NYC
Ben Gerstein - trombone, melodica; Jacob Sacks - keyboard; Jacob Garchik - computer, accordion;
Thomas Morgan - bass; Eivind Opsvik - bass; Dan Weiss - drums
18:03, 29:16
July 29, 2007 - Bar 4, Brooklyn
Ben Gerstein - trombone, melodica, harmonica, bulgarian flute; Jacob Sacks - piano, melodica;
Jacob Garchik - computer, accordion; Thomas Morgan - bass; Trevor Dunn - bass; Dan Weiss - drums
45:53, 19:47
June 27, 2010 - Brooklyn Lyceum
Ben Gerstein - trombone, bassoon reed, melodica; Jacob Sacks - keyboard; Jacob Garchik - computer
Thomas Morgan - bass; Eivind Opsvik - bass; Dan Weiss - drums
46:10, 36:00