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WEBA GARRETSON -
Songwriter/Performer/Producer
B.A. Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, New York, 1977
A.A. Simon’s Rock College, Great Barrington, Massachusetts, 1975
June 2007, "The San Gallo Project" Bill Viola, Venice Italy
May 6, 2007 Blast 4, Benefit for SASSAS at the Grinstein, My Barbarian
Puttanesca, Petra Haden and Mike Watt's new duo, Pelicanman
October 2006 - March 2007 Puttanesca with Joe Bazia, Ralph Gorodetsky & Wayne Griffin at Cryptonight, TAIX, The Echo, Safari Sams, Cafe 322, The Scene
December 8-10, 2005 The SHRIMPS "HACK" at Los Angeles Contemporary Exhitions
May 22, 2005 American Composers Forum “House Concert”
Performed “Dancing Naked” with Ken Lasaine, guitar,
Jessica Catron, cello
May 15, 2005 Simply Songwriting Festival, winner for
“Simply Voices” performed with with Ken Lasaine, guitar,Jessica Catron,
cello
August 28, 2004 A Dangerously Unexpected Tribute to LA MUSIC
With Ken Lasaine guitar/Joe Berardi percussion
musical direction by Stew
California Plaza, Los Angeles
Presented by Grand Performances
July 25, 2004 Exquisite Corpse, solo/group improvisation
Kris Tiner, Joe Berardi, Weba Garretson, Mitch Brown, Petra Hayden & GE Stinson
Schindler House, Los Angeles
Presented by SASSAS
July 18, 2004 “Dancing Naked” a new cycle of songs
Performed by Joe Berardi – Percussion, Jessica Catron Cello, Weba Garretson – Voice,
Bob Remstein – Keyboards
Central Library, Mark Taper Auditorium
presented by the Library Foundation of Los Angeles
June 20, 2004 Earjam IV
“Dancing Naked”
Performed by Joe Berardi – Percussion, Jessica Catron Cello, Weba Garretson – Voice,
Ken Lasaine – Guitar
Redcat Theater at Disney Hall, Los Angeles, CA
March 13, 2004 Route 66 Art Auction,
With Ken Lasaine, guitar
Center for the Arts, Eagle Rock, CA
December 4, 2003 EASTSIDE SINFONIETTA
Weba Garretson voice, Joe Berardi vibraphone, Tracy Wannomae woodwinds and
Ralph Gorodestky bass. Club Tropical, Culver City, CA
Presented by Cryptogramaphone Records
August 12, 2003 EASTSIDE SINFONIETTA record release party
The Echo, Los Angeles, CA
August 9, 2003 EASTSIDE SINFONIETTA
Amoeba Records, Los Angeles, CA
July 29, 2003 “German Emigré Community in Los Angeles”
Lecture and performance, with Ken Lasaine, guitar
MAK Center, Los Angeles, CA
Presented by CARS, Community Arts Resources, Los Angeles, CA
June 27, 2003 EASTSIDE SINFONIETTA
Bricktops, Parlour Club, Los Angeles, CA
March 28, 2003 “Shape of Emotion” an evening of performance & discussion
regarding Bill Viola’s “The Passions”
With John Malapede, John Fleck, Weba Garretson, Dan Gerrity, Valerie Spencer,
John Hay and Sarah Steben. JP Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA
February 7, 2003 “Point of View Talk -The Passions”
JP Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA
January, 2003 “Bill Viola: The Passions”
JP Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA
September, 2002 “Resurrection” Bill Viola
Guggenheim Museum, New York, NY
February, 2002 “Resurrection” Bill Viola
Guggenheim Museum, Berlin, Germany
Nov.-2001 – May, 2002 “Quintet of Remembrance” Bill
Viola
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
May 2- July 2001 “Catherine’s Room” “Surrender” “Witness” “Unspoken” Bill
Viola
Anthony d’Offay Gallery, London
October-November,2000 “Union” “Quintet” “Locked
Garden” Bill Viola
James Cohan Gallery, New York, New York
June - Sept. 2000 “Quintet of the Astonished” Bill Viola
National Gallery of London, England
August 3rd, 2000 EASTSIDE SINFONIETTA
Center for the Study of Political Graphics,
El Rey Theater, Los Angeles, CA
April 29th, 2000 EASTSIDE SINFONIETTA
Valley Cities Jewish Community Center
Sherman Oaks, CA
February 23- March 5, 2000 “Happy End” by Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht & Dorothy
Lane,
Presented by Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles and the Goethe Institute, Los Angeles
January 12, 2000 EASTSIDE SINFONIETTA
“Kurt Weill Centennial Concert” Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles
June 4, 1999 EASTSIDE SINFONIETTA
“Friday Nights at the Getty”
J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
August 2, 1998 EASTSIDE SINFONIETTA
“Soundings” Summer Performing Arts Series, Downtown Public Library,
Los Angeles
July 30, 1998 EASTSIDE SINFONIETTA
“20/20/20” Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions Anniversary, Hollywood
Athletic Club, Los Angeles
June 4, 1998 EASTSIDE SINFONIETTA
“Brecht Centennial Celebration” UCLA, Department of Germanic Languages,
Royce Hall, University of California, Los AngelesGoethe-Institute
Los Angeles, CA
February 10, 1998 EASTSIDE SINFONIETTA
“Brecht on Brecht”
The Los Angeles Central Library
Presented by the West Coast Brecht Centennial
February 9, 1998 “Brecht Fringe Festival”
Pomona College, Claremont, CA
Presented by the West Coast Brecht Centennial
SHRIMPS – Performance Art 1986 –1999
Pamela Casey, Weba Garretson, Ryan Hill, Gail Gonzalez, Martin Kersels, Steven
Nagler, Steve Stewart and Mark Wheaton
1998 SWELL composed score and performed in ensemble
Highways Performance Space, Santa Monica, CA
1997 SCREECH composed score and performed in ensemble
ASK Common Grounds Festival, UCLA
Huntington Beach Arts Center, Huntington Beach, CA
Damaged Goods, Glaxa, Los Angeles, CA
LACE, Los Angeles, CA
1997 LICK composed score and performed in ensemble
Headlands Center for the Arts
FAR, Barnsdall Art Park, LA, CA
New Terrain Performance Series
Cal State Los Angeles, CA
1993 STUMP
Barnsdall Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
1992 STUN performed in ensemble
World Dance Congress, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA
Twisted Spring,’92 LACE, Los Angeles, CA
1991 STUMP performed in ensemble
Twisted Spring, ‘96 LACE, Los Angeles, CA
1991 TONGUE wrote text and performed in ensemble
Highways, Santa Monica, CA
Beyond Baroque, Venice, CA
1990 LOOKS wrote lyrics and performed in ensemble
Serious Fun Festival, Alice Tulley Hall, Lincoln Center, NY
Brave New Works, Baltimore, MD
Inter-media Arts Gallery , Minneapolis, MN
1988 BIG BLUE SEA performed in ensemble
Smarts Festival, Santa Monica, CA
Welcome to Weba World - 1993-1997 original music with spoken word
Joe Baiza, Weba Garretson, Ralph Gorodetsky, Rich West (later Wayne Griffin)
SXSW Music Fesital Austin, Texas ‘94 & ‘95
IMS Music Festival San Diego, CA ‘94 & ‘95
Paradise Lounge, Eichelbergers, Above Brainwash, Chameleon in San Francisco
Wickiup Cafe & Casbah, San Diego,CA
Rhythm & Brew, Indio, CA
The Ark, Long Beach, CA
The Mint, Cafe Largo, Luna Park, Al’s Bar, Spaceland, Utero, Alligator
Lounge, Lingerie, Los Angeles, CA
GYNOMITE- Spoken Word 1993-1997
writer/performer, and co-produced series with Elizabeth Belile and duVergne
Gains
Beyond Barogue Literary Center, Venice, CA
LA the Bookstore, Santa Monica, CA
LunaPark, Utero, Los Angeles, CA
SXSW Music Festival ‘95, Austin, Texas
WEBA & the HARRY KNOWS QUINTET-1990-1993
Weba Garretson (singer, lyricist) & Steve Stewart (guitarist, composer)
“Humans Making Love As Gods”
radio play for the Territory of Art series
commissioned by the Museum of Contemporary Art, MOCA, Los Angeles, CA
LA Freewaves, California Plaza, Los Angeles, CA
COMA Day of Music, Los Angeles, CA
Live at the Galaxy, Los Angeles, CA
Rio Hondo College, Rio Hondo, CA
Santa Barbara Day of Music, Santa Barbara Museum
Cafe Largo, Atlas Bar & Grill, Genghis Cohen, At My Place,
Cobalt Cafe,Highland Grounds, Coconut Teaser,
Genghis Cohen, Expresson Bar, System M,Los Angeles,CA
WEBA & the WAILING TURBANS- 1989-1990
Weba Garretson (singer, lyricist) & Steve Stewart (guitarist, composer)
John Garretson & Keith Joe Dick, performers
Japan American Theater, Los Angeles, CA
Cafe Largo, Los Angeles, CA
Santa Monica Museum of Art, Santa Monica, CA;
Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA)
The Weba Show: a lounge act for the 80’s 1981-1984
Weba Garretson (singer), David Schweizer (director) Philip Littell (performer)
and Jerry Frankel (musical director).
Lhasa Club, Los Angles, CA
Kool Jazz Festival, San Diego, CA
Olympic Arts Festival, Los Angeles, CA
LACE,Los Angeles, CA
The Horn, Santa Monica, CA
At My Place, Santa Monica, CA
Danceteria, New York, NY
The Pyramid Club, New York, NY
Theatre
“
Beauty & Replication” by Donald Krieger
Otis Art Institute, Los Angeles
Weba Garretson, lead performer/singer
“ North” by Donald Krieger
Cast Theater, Los Angeles
directed by Donald Krieger & Randee Trabitz
Weba Garretson, lead performer/singer
“ Boys Life” written and directed by Donald Krieger
Cast Theater, Los Angeles,
Weba Garretson, lead performer/singer
“ Magic Radio” written and directed by Donald Krieger
The House, Santa Monica
Weba Garretson, lead performer/singer
“ Island” written and directed by Donald Krieger
Cast Theater, Los Angeles
Weba Garretson, lead performer/singer
“
Sport of My Mad Mother” by Ann Jellicoe
directed by David Schweizer
Weba Garretson, lead performer/singer/lyricist
Cast Theater, Los Angeles
DISCOGRAPHY
“
Don’t Be Afraid”
Songs by Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht and Hanns Eisler
Performed by Weba Garretson and the Eastside Sinfonietta
True Classical Cds 2003
“ Gynomite: fearless, feminist PORN”
Catasonic Records 1995
“ Welcome to WebaWorld”
Catasonic Records 1994
“ Humans Making Love As Gods”
Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA 1992
AWARDS & COMMISSIONS
Eastside Sinfonietta:LA Weekly Awards 2000 nominated Best Classical Music
Ensemble
SHRIMPS:
Dancing in the Streets 1993
CAC Touring Roster 1992-1993
NEA Inter-Arts Projects 1990
NEA Inter-Arts Projects 1989
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