Miles A Head -Giant Step Update

Andrew Nelson
Thu, 15 Jan 98 16:06:39 -0000


New York, NY - The visionary New York City concert promoter GIANT STEP
has teamed up with the worldıs premier jeans company LEVI STRAUSS & CO
to present a genre bending and ground breaking Concert Series called
"MILES A HEAD". Described as twelve monthly ventures into the future
of sound, screen and dj culture, the MILES A HEAD series follows in the
GIANT STEP tradition of showcasing and debuting the future stars of the
global dance and lifestyle movements.

In this spirit, GIANT STEP & LEVIıS are proud to present #5 in the MILES
A HEAD series, a multi-cultural, multi-faceted Event called URBAN TAP
which brings together all the elements that make up this ground breaking,
genre bending series namely DJ culture, live music, eye opening visuals,
art and a totally new interpretation of a classic movement- TAP, as never
seen before.

GIANT STEP AND LEVI'S BRING YOU MILES A HEAD
#5/12 - U R B A N TAP
An Unforgettable Night of Freestyle Tap, Percussion & Dj Culture
SHINE - 380 CANAL @ West Broadway
* THURSDAY JANUARY 29, 1998 - 8pm*

³Under the tapping soles of Herbin Van Cayseele, a square of plywood
speaks like a fast talking drum, footwork is lightning fast and elegant
and the musicians read the taps like a letter !² DAILY NEWS

Combining shattering rolls of toe-heal with smoothed out graceful slides,
Herbin Van Cayseele, creator and visionary of the movement URBAN TAP,
makes his art look simple. It is not enough for him to merely move with
the music, he is insistent on being part of the music. By transforming his
body into a one man percussion machine Herbin uses the stage to its
fullest - going as far as to battle a DJ scratch for scratch - using drum
Œn bass, trip hop and groove jazz as a soundscape, recreating turntable
skills with the sand under his feet.

³There are no maps on Herbinıs taps, his dancing draws from the rhythms
of Africa, the streets of Paris and New Yorks clubs. It is eloquent,
boisterous and subtle² NEW YORK TIMES

Bouncing off the skills of accomplished tappers Max Pollack, Rod Ferrone
and 87 year old master Buster Brown, URBAN TAP is well underway as Herbin
takes on the skyscrapers with a breathtaking stilt dance battle, steps back
for a display of the power and grace of the Brazilian Martial Arts dance
CAPOEIRA, kicks back in with the driving percussion group BEAT THE DONKEY
and finally climaxes with an all out freestyle session and tribute to the
masters.

³The audience was transfixed, Van Cayseele was resplendent - the stage
glowed² TIME OUT

Herbin is joined on stage by a seamless ensemble of musicians, dancers
and performers including Jay Collins (sax), Madou (djembe), Tanveer (tablas),
DJ Chillfreez live in the mix, the powerful driving percussion group Beat
The Donkey and on the taps Max Pollak, Rod Ferrone, the legend Buster Brown
and a slew of special guests.

Just back from a World Tour, through Europe, Australia, New Zealand and
North America, URBAN TAP uses the stage as its canvas, tap shoes as the brush
and the skills of a multi talented crew to turn New Yorkıs hottest new spot
SHINE into a living gallery!

SHINE is located at 380 CANAL @ West Broadway.
$10 advance Tickets through all Ticketmaster
outlets + 212)307-7171, www.ticketmaster.com

Stay tuned for the February & March MILES A HEAD events by checking in at:
the GROOVELINE 212)714-8001, the groovesite www.giantstp.com, www.levi.com

Be sure to come through...

*** Tonight, Thursday, January 15th ***

Marc L. Entertainment with Giant Step, Kalodge Projects,
Konkrete Jungle, Peter Oasis and Urban Latino Magazine present a
Benefit, and Tribute night for the father of MC Babee Power who was
recently lost in a tragic car accident. The night's line up includes;

* LIVE PERFORMANCES BY *
The Last Emperor / Aftermath Rec.
Channel Live
RAHZEL The Godfather Of Noize
Dead Prez.
Thirston Howl III and Master Fowl
J-Live
Shabaam Sahdeeq - vocals by Lisa Shaw
D'Mingo / HOLA Rec.

Members of the GROOVE COLLECTIVE


* PLUS A STELLAR LINE-UP OF DJs *
Mark Ronson
Jules
Julien
Jazzy Nice
Chillfreez
Nicodemus
Swingsett
Wally

Live Memorial Painting by BlustOne, Dontay TC5 and special guests

Special guests to be announced!!

-Come out and show your support-
ALL Proceeds to benefit Babee Powers' family

Thursday, Jan. 15th
S.O.B's - 204 Varick St. @ Houston St
Doors - 10pm
$10 w/flyer B4 Midnight


*** Sunday, January 18th ***

in a very special MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY Celebration

** GIL SCOTT-HERON @ SOBs **

Poet-vocalist-keyboardist-author-social commentator Gil
Scott-Heron has rolled from the 70's through the 90's carrying
the title of "The Minister of Information". Hoping to awaken
your mind he takes you on a journey of social commentary
engulfed by jazz, soul, blues and R&B. His classic tunes like
THE BOTTLE, WINTER IN AMERICA, JOHANNESBURG are legendary in the
groove scene internationally, and have kept GIL as an inspiration and
major sample source for todays poets, modern day griots and new generation
musical hybrids.
Having lent key chants such as "...the revolution will not be
televised..."
to groups like Public Enemy, GIL is considered to be one of the founders
of the political movement in hip hop often being referred to as the
"God Father of Rap".

Gil takes the stage Sunday, January 18th in the Annual Celebration
of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. a true spirit in our lifetime and a positive
force never to be forgotten !

On the wheels and for your dancing pleasure DJ NICODEMUS of Giant Step
and Organic Grooves.

Two shows scheduled for 8pm and 11pm.
Advance sale tickets are available for $15 through Ticketmaster
locations 212)307-7171 or online at www.ticketmaster.com

Come catch the word.

** SOB's - 204 Varick St @ W. Houston

Thanks For All Your Sopport
Peace and Smiles - Andrew