Thursday, December 5, 2013

Dickens of an Ancient Future Present Starring Etherseizer Scrooogle

Ancient Future Times
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December 2013 Issue:

Dickens of an Ancient Future Present

by Ancient Future Past, Present, and Future Leader Matthew Montfort with Apologies to Charles Dickens

I HAVE endeavoured in this Spooky little spoof, to raise the Spirit of a solution to Silicon Skulduggery, which shall not put my readers out of humour with themselves, with each other, with the season, with their religions, or with me. The Culprits' names are but metaphors for what Man must improve upon, and have been changed to protect the Guilty in hopes they may change their ways. Though it be lengthy for a dispatch of the Digital Age, may it haunt the Interwebs pleasantly.

Pirate and Scrooogle

Scrooogle Logo
Torrent Pirate was dead, to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. Etherseizer Scrooogle and he were partners for who knows how many years. Scrooogle was his search partner, his ad agency, his friend, and his mourner.
Scrooogle is what the politically astute would call a person of corporate heritage. As was Pirate. Nobody ever stopped them in the street to say, with gladsome looks, "My dear Pirate and Scrooogle, how are you?" Read the full story.

Musician's Fund

A.F.A.R. So Far Digital Liner NotesA.F.A.R. So Far Tracks
"At this festive season of the year, Mr. Scrooogle," said the gentleman, "it is more than usually desirable that we should make some slight provision for the Musicians. Many are in want of common necessaries to practice their craft. A few of us are endeavouring to raise a fund to buy them some means of production. We choose this time, because it is a time, of all others, when Want is keenly felt, and Abundance rejoices. What shall I put you down for?"
"Nothing!" Scrooogle replied. Read on.
While Scrooogle and the other tech titans are not currently interested in supporting the creation of the content they exploit, you, the dear reader may certainly do so. The Archive of Future Ancient Recordings is a collection of new recordings that are available to supporters as they are created.
Recording Newsletter. $15 (receive 128 kbps downloads): Subscribe @ $15. Download Supporter. $25 (320 kbps downloads): Subscribe @ $25. Limited Edition CD Sponsor. $50 (all previous plus CD quality audio): Subscribe @ $50. Honorary A & R Representative. $75 (all previous plus video and 24 bit audio): Subscribe @ $75. Donor VIP. Make Additional Donation.

Ghost of the Ancient Future Past

Turkish Taffy Youtube Video

Scrooogle Spoke of an Ancient Future Reunion Concert

"I am the Ghost of the Ancient Future Past. Rise, and walk with me!" When they entered, preparations for a concert were under way. In came a fiddler with a music-book, and went up to the stage and warmed up, his fingers moving like fifty buzzing bees. In came all the other young musicians with their instruments, bounding to the stage and readying to perform. Read on.

Ghost of the Ancient Future Present

Planet Passion CD CoverSangria CD CoverSeven Serenades CD CoverSeven Serenades CD Cover
"I am the Ghost of the Ancient Future Present," said the Spirit. "Listen upon me!" Scrooogle reverently did so. "You have never heard the likes of this before!" exclaimed the Spirit. Read on.
The Gift of an Ancient Future Present

Ghost of the Ancient Future Yet to Come

Matthew Montfort and Vishal Nagar
"Ghost of the Ancient Future Yet to Come!" Scrooogle exclaimed, "Will you not speak to me?" Read the full story.

Northern California Tour with World Guitar Pioneer Matthew Montfort and Tabla Virtuoso Vishal Nagar

The End of the Beginning

"I will live in the Ancient Future Past, the Ancient Future Present, and the Ancient Future Yet to Come!" Scrooogle repeated, as he scrambled out of bed." Read on.

Tuesday, October 8, 2013

Ancient Future in Real Time Worldwide Oct. 16

Ancient Future Times
Oct 2013 Issue:
Ancient Future Concert to Stream Worldwide on Concert Window
•'World Without Walls' Reunion at Freight and Salvage Streams Live October 16 at 8 PM PDT
Fall into the Future Continues
• Four Acclaimed Releases Just $10 Each, 25% off Books, and New Tracks A.F.A.R.
Ancient Future Duet Northern California Tour
•Featuring World Guitar Pioneer Matthew Montfort and Tabla Virtuoso Vishal Nagar


Ancient Future Concert to Stream Worldwide on Concert Window

Freight Poster PDF

'World Without Walls' Reunion at Freight and Salvage Streams Live October 16 at 8 PM PDT

In a first for Ancient Future, their upcoming 'World Without Walls' reunion concert at the Freight & Salvage will be available for viewing anywhere in the world as a live stream! This is a very rare chance for Ancient Future fans worldwide to view a live concert of the exact lineup of the pioneering world music group that performed on Ancient Future's influential World Without Walls and Asian Fusion recordings. They will perform their fourth reunion concert after a 15 year hiatus on Wednesday, October 16, at 8 PM at the Freight and Salvage, located at 2020 Addison Street in Berkeley.
Online tickets are available now for $5 at concertwindow.com/shows/ancient-future. The webshow will not be archived – it's offered only in real time starting at 8 PM Pacific Daylight Time on October 16. It is recommended to purchase a ticket in advance to sign up for an email reminder to tune in for the show at the correct time. For example, for music fans in Mumbai, India, the concert stream will begin at 8:30 AM on October 17.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013, 8 PM PDT
Streaming Live at ConcertWindow.com
Freight and Salvage

2020 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA 94704
Tix: $18.50 advance at the F&S or ticketfly.com, $20.50 door, or $5 for live stream at concertwindow.com/shows/ancient-future
Info: Call 510-644-2020 or email info@freightandsalvage.org
Facebook Event. Ancient Future Facebook Page.
This lineup of Ancient Future played over a hundred concerts together from 1988 to 1995. In 2011, they reunited for the first time in 15 years to perform concerts at Todos Santos Plaza in Concord and Yoshi's in San Francisco. In honor of the reunion concerts, World Without Walls was released digitally by Capitol Records for the first time ever at major digital retailers. Twenty two years after its initial release in 1990, broadcasters worldwide voted the record as one of the top 5 world music releases of 2012. This show features the original lineup of Matthew Montfort on scalloped fretboard guitar, Jim Hurley on violin, Doug McKeehan on keyboards, and Ian Dogole on percussion, plus Kash Killion on bass. Don't miss this very rare event! Read more.

'World Without Walls' Reunion Video of 'Indra's Net' Released in Celebration

Indra's Net youtube video
Live Medley of 'Alap' and 'Indra's Net' Recorded at Yoshi's SF 6/7/11

To celebrate Ancient Future's first worldwide live streaming video concert, this live video recording of a medley of Matthew Montfort's 'Alap' and Jim Hurley's 'Indra's Net' composition has just been released. Inspired by Hindu mythology, 'Indra's Net' was used as a soundtrack for a United Nations documentary film, Closing the Curtains of Death, about drift net fishing. This version was recorded at Yoshi's San Francisco on June 7, 2011, the day of their first performance together in 15 years. The video features Doug McKeehan on piano, Kash Killion on bass, Ian Dogole on percussion, Matthew Montfort on scalloped fretboard guitar, Mariah Parker on santur, Jim Hurley on violin, and Patti Weiss on violin.

Fall into the Future Continues

Four Acclaimed Releases Just $10 Each, 25% off Books, and New Tracks A.F.A.R.

Ancient-Future.Com Records Logo
Planet Passion CD CoverSangria CD CoverSeven Serenades CD CoverSeven Serenades CD Cover
The "Fall into the Future" sale continues through fall with rollbacks to the lowest prices we have ever offered on the following releases. Plus, the Archive of Future Ancient Recordings is close to a fundraising milestone that will propel the project to fall into the future with two new studio tracks!

CDs

Planet Passion by Ancient Future. Ancient-Future.Com Records AF-2010. List $17.98. Sale: $10. Buy 1 Now. (>audio.)
Sangria by Mariah Parker. Ancient-Future.Com Records AF-2017. List $17.98. Sale: $10. Buy 1 Now. (>audio).
Seven Serenades for Scalloped Fretboard Guitar by Matthew Montfort. Ancient-Future.Com Records AF-2008. List $17.98. Sale: $10. Buy 1 Now. (>audio).
Sympathetic Serenade by Matthew Montfort. Ancient-Future.Com Records AF-2012. Signed EP CD-R. List $12.98. Sale: $10. Buy 1 Now. (>audio).

Books

Ancient Traditions–Future Possibilities by Matthew Montfort. Book/Enhanced CD set with MIDI Soundfiles. List $69.95. Sale: $52.95. Add optional Skype lesson for $50 ($60 List). Buy 1 Now.

The Archive of Future Ancient Recordings Ready to Fall into the Future

A.F.A.R. So Far Digital Liner NotesA.F.A.R. So Far Tracks
The Archive of Future Ancient Recordings concept is to involve fans of world fusion music in supporting the creation of a collection of new recordings that are available to subscribers as they are created, including beautiful digital liner notes of the recording in progress, downloads of all available files in MP3, CD, or hi-res audiophile quality, and files to print an A.F.A.R. So Far CD label, cover, and tray card for CD and hi-res subscribers. You can subscribe for as little as $15 (a real bargain for so much music), or as much as you care to donate. So far, we've raised $2865 of our total project goal of $25,000, and there are already eight tracks in the archive totaling 52 minutes and 31 seconds. Two more studio tracks were completed and mixed over the summer, and will be added when we reach the fundraising milestone of $3000. Please help Ancient Future "fall into the future" by supporting the Archive of Future Ancient Recordings now!
Recording Newsletter. $15 (receive 128 kbps downloads): Subscribe @ $15. Download Supporter. $25 (320 kbps downloads): Subscribe @ $25. Limited Edition CD Sponsor. $50 (all previous plus CD quality audio): Subscribe @ $50. Honorary A & R Representative. $75 (all previous plus video and 24 bit audio): Subscribe @ $75. Donor VIP. Make Additional Donation.

Ancient Future Duet Northern California Tour

Matthew Montfort and Vishal Nagar
Shown: Matthew Montfort and Vishal Nagar

Featuring World Guitar Pioneer Matthew Montfort and Tabla Virtuoso Vishal Nagar

Friday, January 10, 2014, 8 pm
The Sunflower Center
1435 N. McDowell Blvd.
Petaluma, California 94954
Tix: $15 general at lydiasorganics.com/tickets.html
Info: Call 707-792-5304 or email info@thesunflowercenter.org

Saturday, January 11, 2014, 8 pm
Trinity Chamber Concerts
Trinity Chapel
2320 Dana Street between Bancroft Way & Durant Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94704
Tix: $15 general, $10 senior/disabled/student. No one turned away for lack of funds.
Info and reservations: 510-549-3864

Sunday, January 12, 2014, 7 pm
Don Quixote's International Music Hall
6275 Highway 9
Felton, CA 95018
Tix: $12 advance, $15 door. Info: Call 831-603-2294 or email tmm@cruzio.com

Concert Poster
Strains of flamenco, ancient Celtic music, and Indian raga will emanate from this improvisatory duet featuring world guitar pioneer Matthew Montfort accompanied by renowned Indian tabla virtuoso Vishal Nagar.
The program will feature music from the groundbreaking world music recordings of Ancient Future along with serenades from Matthew Montfort's solo guitar releases: Seven Serenades for Scalloped Fretboard Guitar and Sympathetic Serenade, for which he was lauded as one of the world's 100 Greatest Acoustic Guitarists by DigitalDreamDoor. Montfort is a pioneer among guitarists who have had their fretboards scalloped in order to play various forms of world music that require intricate note-bending ornaments while still being able to play chords. Montfort immersed himself in an intensive study with vina master K.S. Subramanian in order to fully apply the South Indian gamaka (note-bending) techniques to the guitar.
Vishal Nagar is considered one of the most gifted tabla players of his generation. Born into a family of musicians, Vishal has been surrounded by music in an extremely musically creative and artistic environment. Vishal had his initial training for a very brief period with the late Ustad Latif Ahmed Khan of the Delhi Gharana. After his Ustad's untimely demise, Vishal continued his training under the guidance of Ustad Shamim Ahmed Khan. He also has had intense rhythmic training from his mother, the renowned and highly respected Kathak dancer and vocalist, Urmila Nagar.

Monday, September 9, 2013

Fall into the Future

Ancient Future Times
Sept 2013 Issue:
Ancient Future 'World Without Walls' Reunion
•Freight and Salvage, Berkeley, Oct. 16: Fourth Reunion Concert After 15 Year Hiatus
Fall into the Future Sale
• Four Acclaimed Releases Just $10 Each, 25% off Books, and New Tracks A.F.A.R.
Musical Awakening of Indian Jazz Concert
• Harris Center, Folsom, Sept. 14, Featuring Binay Pathak, George Brooks, Matthew Montfort, Abbos Kosimov, and Vishal Nagar


Ancient Future World Without Walls Reunion

Freight and Salvage, Berkeley, Oct. 16: Fourth Reunion Concert After 15 Year Hiatus

Turkish Taffy Youtube Video
Ancient Future Performs 'Turkish Taffy' at "World Without Walls" Reunion

Wednesday, October 16, 8 PM
Freight and Salvage
2020 Addison Street
Berkeley, CA 94704
Tix: $18.50 in advance, $20.50 at the door.
Info: Call 510-644-2020 or email info@freightandsalvage.org
Poster (703k pdf). Facebook Event.
Freight Poster PDF
This exact lineup of Ancient Future appeared on the band's influential World Without Walls and Asian Fusion recordings and played over a hundred concerts together from 1988 to 1995. In 2011, they reunited for the first time in 15 years to perform concerts at Todos Santos Plaza in Concord and Yoshi's in San Francisco. In honor of the reunion concerts, World Without Walls was released digitally by Capitol Records for the first time ever at major digital retailers such as iTunes. Twenty two years after its initial release in 1990, broadcasters worldwide voted the record as one of the top 5 world music releases of 2012. In September 2012, the band performed at the Frick Museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This show featuring the original lineup of Matthew Montfort on scalloped fretboard guitar, Jim Hurley on violin, Doug McKeehan on keyboards, and Ian Dogole on percussion, plus Kash Killion on bass will be their fourth reunion concert. Don't miss this very rare event! Read more.

Fall into the Future Sale

Four Acclaimed Releases Just $10 Each, 25% off Books, and New Tracks A.F.A.R.

Ancient-Future.Com Records Logo
Planet Passion CD CoverSangria CD CoverSeven Serenades CD CoverSeven Serenades CD Cover
For a limited time, Ancient-Future.com is hosting a "Fall into the Future" sale with rollbacks to the lowest prices we have ever offered on the following releases, so now is the time to pick them up! They also make great gifts. Plus, the Archive of Future Ancient Recordings is close to a fundraising milestone that will propel the project to fall into the future with two new studio tracks!

CDs

Planet Passion by Ancient Future. Ancient-Future.Com Records AF-2010. List $17.98. Sale: $10. Buy 1 Now. (>audio.)
Sangria by Mariah Parker. Ancient-Future.Com Records AF-2017. List $17.98. Sale: $10. Buy 1 Now. (>audio).
Seven Serenades for Scalloped Fretboard Guitar by Matthew Montfort. Ancient-Future.Com Records AF-2008. List $17.98. Sale: $10. Buy 1 Now. (>audio).
Sympathetic Serenade by Matthew Montfort. Ancient-Future.Com Records AF-2012. Signed EP CD-R. List $12.98. Sale: $10. Buy 1 Now. (>audio).

Books

Ancient Traditions--Future Possibilities Book
Ancient Traditions–Future Possibilities by Matthew Montfort. Book/Enhanced CD set with MIDI Soundfiles. List $69.95. Sale: $52.95. Buy 1 Now.
"You've heard Afro-Pop, sitar, gamelan and world music for years. But do you know what they are and how they work? Better yet, would you like to play those twisted cross-rhythms and melodies? In Ancient Traditions--Future Possibilities, Matthew Montfort, a founding member of the world music band Ancient Future, has put together the book for people who want to dig into world music with both hands." – Richard Kadrey, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

The Archive of Future Ancient Recordings Ready to Fall into the Future

A.F.A.R. So Far Digital Liner NotesA.F.A.R. So Far Tracks
The Archive of Future Ancient Recordings concept is to involve fans of world fusion music in supporting the creation of a collection of new recordings that are available to subscribers as they are created, including beautiful digital liner notes of the recording in progress, downloads of all available files in MP3, CD, or hi-res audiophile quality, and files to print an A.F.A.R. So Far CD label, cover, and tray card for CD and hi-res subscribers. You can subscribe for as little as $15 (a real bargain for so much music), or as much as you care to donate. So far, we've raised $2850 of our total project goal of $25,000, and there are already eight tracks in the archive totaling 52 minutes and 31 seconds. Two more studio tracks were completed and mixed over the summer, and will be added when we reach the fundraising milestone of $3000. Please help Ancient Future "fall into the future" by supporting the Archive of Future Ancient Recordings now!
Recording Newsletter. $15 (receive 128 kbps downloads): Subscribe @ $15. Download Supporter. $25 (320 kbps downloads): Subscribe @ $25. Limited Edition CD Sponsor. $50 (all previous plus CD quality audio): Subscribe @ $50. Honorary A & R Representative. $75 (all previous plus video and 24 bit audio): Subscribe @ $75. Donor VIP. Make Additional Donation.

Musical Awakening of Indian Jazz Concert

Photo of Matthew Montfort, Binay Pathak, George Brooks, and Vishal Nagar
Shown: Matthew Montfort, Binay Pathak, George Brooks, and Vishal Nagar

Harris Center, Folsom, Sept. 14, Featuring Binay Pathak, George Brooks, Matthew Montfort, Abbos Kosimov, and Vishal Nagar

Saturday, September 14th, 2013, 7 PM
Harris Center
Stage 2: City Studio Theater
10 College Parkway
Folsom, CA 95630
Tix: $25. Students with ID & seniors 65 and older, $20.
Info: 916-608-6888.
Facebook Event.
Pandit Binay Pathak (renowned Indian vocalist, harmonium player and composer), George Brooks (jazz saxophonist and composer who's considered a "leading American voice in Indian jazz fusion"), Matthew Montfort (leader of Ancient Future and guitar innovator who's considered one of the world's "Top 100 Acoustic Guitarists"), Abbos Kosimov (Uzbekistan's legendary percussionist) and Vishal Nagar (one of the finest Indian tabla masters of his generation) will perform original compositions that lace ancient elegant melodies with the rhythms of North India and a taste of modal jazz.

Friday, June 14, 2013

Summer Serenades, Sale, & Schedule

Ancient Future Times
June 2013 Issue:
Auctioning the Past to Pay for the Future
•Rare Items from the Ancient Future Historical Archives Auctioned to Fund the Archive of Future Ancient Recordings
Summer CD Sale
•Four Acclaimed Releases Priced at Just $10 Each for a Limited Time!
Matthew Montfort to be Interviewed on KCSM
•Streams Live June 20 at 11 PM PST
Summer Solstice Serenades at Garden Gate, Berkeley
•Ancient Future Duet Featuring World Guitar Pioneer Matthew Montfort and Tabla Virtuoso Vishal Nagar
World Rhythms Workshop at Gryphon Strings, Palo Alto
•Got Rhythm? Get the Beats of Africa, Bali, and India with Ancient Future Leader Matthew Montfort

A Meeting of Acoustic Minds at The Old Princeton Landing, El Granada
•Featuring Matthew Montfort, Steve Baughman and Mark Kostrzewa

Auctioning the Past to Pay for the Future

Rare Items from the Ancient Future Historical Archives Auctioned to Fund the Archive of Future Ancient Recordings

To raise money to fund the next Ancient Future recording, the Archive of Future Ancient Recordings, we are debuting a program to auction off rare items from the historical archives of the band Ancient Future. Below are just a few of the items that will be available through Ancient Future's eBay store (ancientfuturemusic) starting now. Check back frequently for more offerings!

Rare Visions of a Peaceful Planet Original Collector's LP

Visions of a Peaceful Planet Cover
Visions of a Peaceful Planet (Beauty AF-79. >audio) by Ancient Future is the band's debut recording, recorded between December 1978 and May of 1979, when all of the members were studying at the Ali Akbar College of Music in San Rafael, California, under the late sarod master, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan.
Ancient-Future.Com Records has a very limited number of original vinyl LP copies of this release left. Used Ancient Future LPs have been sold on eBay for $44 by third parties. This copy is an original printing, still unopened! Bidding through Ancient Future's eBay store (ancientfuturemusic) starts at only $35, and the auction winner will also receive a signed certificate of authenticity, a 128 kbps download subscription to the Archive of Future Ancient Recordings, and downloads of every track on the record so that the LP itself can remain a pristine collector's item. View auction.

Complete Set of Rare Cassettes by Ancient Future

Quiet Fire CD CoverDreamchaser CD CoverWorld Without Walls CD CoverAsian Fusion CD Cover








This is a complete set of original virgin unopened cassette copies of Ancient Future's four major label releases: Quiet Fire, Dreamchaser, World Without Walls, and Asian Fusion. Rare copies of these out of print recordings are fetching high prices, as evidenced by this July 2011 review of World Without Walls by Chris Spector at MIDWEST RECORD: "Bloody hell, get me some Alzheimer's drugs, will you? Ancient Future was on Narada's Sona Gaia subsidiary with a world beat album that was ahead of it's time and they were hanging out with Zappa's world beat buddies and I don't remember any of it? More bloody hell, new copies of this are going for over $200 on Amazon! How did I miss this? Fun stuff throughout that still sounds fresh and in the moment today."
Included with the cassettes are a 128 kbps download subscription to the Archive of Future Ancient Recordings, a signed certificate of authenticity, and associated downloads. We only have two complete sets, and one is reserved for the Ancient Future archive, so this collector's set of four cassettes and one download subscription is truly a one of a kind! Bidding through Ancient Future's eBay store (ancientfuturemusic) starts at just $75, which is only $15 per recording, and unlike the $200 copies of rare out of print Ancient Future recordings being sold on Amazon.com, the money goes to support the creation of new music! View auction.

About The Archive of Future Ancient Recordings

A.F.A.R. So Far Digital Liner NotesA.F.A.R. So Far Tracks
The Archive of Future Ancient Recordings concept is to involve you, fans of world fusion music, in supporting the creation of a collection of new recordings that are available to subscribers as they are created, including beautiful digital liner notes of the recording in progress, downloads of all available files in MP3, CD, or hi-res audiophile quality, and files to print a cover, tray card, and label for an A.F.A.R. So Far CD for CD and hi-res subscribers. You can subscribe for as little as $15 (a real bargain for so much music), or as much as you care to donate. Your help and participation is essential and very much appreciated.
Recording Newsletter. $15 (receive 128 kbps downloads): Subscribe @ $15. Download Supporter. $25 (320 kbps downloads): Subscribe @ $25. Limited Edition CD Sponsor. $50 (all previous plus CD quality audio): Subscribe @ $50. Honorary A & R Representative. $75 (all previous plus video and 24 bit audio): Subscribe @ $75. Donor VIP. Make Additional Donation.

Summer CD Sale

Four Acclaimed Releases Priced at Just $10 Each for a Limited Time

Ancient-Future.Com Records Logo
Planet Passion CD CoverSangria CD CoverSeven Serenades CD CoverSeven Serenades CD Cover
In addition to the A.F.A.R. auction program, we are also having a summer CD sale at Ancient-Future.Com. This is the best pricing we have ever offered on the following releases, so now is the time to pick them up! They also make great gifts for loved ones.
Planet Passion by Ancient Future. Ancient-Future.Com Records AF-2010. List $17.98. Sale: $10. Buy 1 Now. (>audio.)
Sangria by Mariah Parker. Ancient-Future.Com Records AF-2017. List $17.98. Sale: $10. Buy 1 Now. (>audio).
Seven Serenades for Scalloped Fretboard Guitar by Matthew Montfort. Ancient-Future.Com Records AF-2008. List $17.98. Sale: $10. Buy 1 Now. (>audio).
Sympathetic Serenade by Matthew Montfort. Ancient-Future.Com Records AF-2012. Signed EP CD-R. List $12.98. Sale: $10. Buy 1 Now. (>audio).

Matthew Montfort to be Interviewed on KCSM

Streams Live June 20 at 11 PM PST

Guitarist Matthew Montfort will be interviewed on KCSM on Thursday, June 20th, at 11 PM PST on "All Out" with Greg Bridges, a show focusing on improvisational jazz that pushes the envelope. The interview will stream live at kcsm.org, and Comcast Digital Cable also carries KCSM FM Jazz 91 on
Channel 962, so if you have Comcast you can tune in on your TV!

Summer Solstice Serenades at Garden Gate

Matthew Montfort and Vishal Nagar

Ancient Future Duet Featuring World Guitar Pioneer Matthew Montfort and Tabla Virtuoso Vishal Nagar

Friday, June 21, 8 PM
Garden Gate Creativity Center

2911 Claremont Ave. @ Ashby Ave.
Berkeley, CA 94705
Tix: $25 at the door and brownpapertickets.com.
Info: Call Rebecca Trujillo at 510-472-2834 or Diana Rowan at 510-717-7148 or email gardengatecenter@gmail.com.
Poster. Facebook event.
Experience Summer Solstice Serenades with strains of flamenco and Indian raga in this concert featuring world guitar pioneer Matthew Montfort accompanied by renowned Indian tabla virtuoso Vishal Nagar. The program will feature music from the ground breaking world music recordings of Ancient Future along with serenades from Matthew Montfort's solo guitar releases: Seven Serenades for Scalloped Fretboard Guitar and Sympathetic Serenade, for which he was lauded as one of the world's 100 Greatest Acoustic Guitarists. Read more.

World Rhythm Workshop at Gryphon Strings

Got Rhythm? Get the Beats of Africa, Bali, and India with Ancient Future Leader Matthew Montfort

Workshop Poster
Saturday, June 22, 2013, 1 PM to 4 PM
Gryphon Strings
211 Lambert Avenue
Palo Alto, California 94306

Cost: $50. Seats are limited, so it is highly recommended to call or stop by Gryphon Strings to get your ticket in advance.
Info: 650-493-2131. Poster. Facebook event.

This workshop the weekend of the equinox is a wonderful way to welcome summer with improved timing skills. Matthew Montfort is the author of Ancient Traditions – Future Possibilities: Rhythmic Training Through the Traditions of Africa, Bali and India. The book, which is the basis for this world music workshop, has been used by many teachers and musicians around the world, including Reinhard Flatischler, founder of the TaKeTiNa rhythm training process, and Steve Smith, famed jazz and rock drummer.
The workshop is presented in an easy to follow, entertaining yet educational format for all music lovers. African polyrhythms, Balinese kotèkan and Indian classical music were chosen as the source material for the training because these three traditions in combination cover the major types of rhythmic organization used in most of the world's music. Not just for musicians and percussionists, this training can help anyone with a desire to improve their rhythm skills. The workshop is open to all levels, and no musical background is required. Very simple to play percussion instruments will be provided, and participants are free to bring any percussive instrument they enjoy playing. Read more.

Rhythm Training Materials

Ancient Traditions – Future Possibilities

Ancient Traditions--Future Possibilities Book

Ancient Traditions – Future Possibilities: Rhythmic Training Through the Traditions of Africa, Bali and India by Matthew Montfort. Book/Enhanced Audio CD Set with MIDI Soundfiles: $52.95 (SALE! Normally $69.95): Buy Link.
"You've heard Afro-Pop, sitar, gamelan and world music for years. But do you know what they are and how they work? Better yet, would you like to play those twisted cross-rhythms and melodies? In Ancient Traditions--Future Possibilities, Matthew Montfort, a founding member of the world music band Ancient Future, has put together the book for people who want to dig into world music with both hands. The first section of the book covers traditional music of West Africa, Bali and India with theories and exercises. Wherever possible, Montfort has provided beat counts alongside the standard musical notation so even if you can't read music, you can still learn the rhythms. The last section of the book mixes patterns from different cultures, demonstrating the powerful music these simple exercises can generate." – Richard Kadrey, SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE

A Meeting of Acoustic Minds at The Old Princeton Landing

Featuring Matthew Montfort, Steve Baughman and Mark Kostrzewa

Saturday, July 13th, 2013, 3:30 PM to 6 PM
The Old Princeton Landing
460 Capistrano Rd.
El Granada, CA 94018
Tix: $10 advance/$12 door. 12 and under free. Advance tickets at the O.P.L or call 650-728-7096.
Info: 650-728-7096.
Three amazing acoustic guitarists will hold a "Meeting of Acoustic Minds" at the Old Princeton Landing in El Granada. World music guitar pioneer Matthew Montfort is known as leader of the seminal world fusion music band Ancient Future and as been recognized as one of the world's 100 greatest acoustic guitarists. Mark Kostrzewa is well known in the Northern California acoustic guitar scene for his coastal-inspired progressive finger-picking originals. Steve Baughman is well known from several CD's for his melodic fingerstyle guitar, drawing upon Celtic, Appalachian, and various ethnic and folks traditions and has five books to his credit with Mel Bay Publications. Read more.