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2026 is the year I turn 50. I'm hosting a two night festival in Columbia, SC to help celebrate. Confirmed artists are confirmed :) And maybe there's a surprise or two as well? --- More info as we get closer to the summer.

See you there?

www.701cca.org

[painting by Mike Williams] www.mikewilliamsart.com
[poster design by Federico Peñalva]

Working on the 'Silent 7' music for the Begin, Again Festival which I'm organizing in Columbia, SC on July 15th and 16th. First time writing for septet 🙂 🔥

We're two months out! If you want to be in the capital of South Carolina in the middle of July (of course you do) follow the link below for tickets -- (full lineup info below as well)

See you soon, Columbia!
(oh yeah, we're going to celebrate my 50th birthday down there as well.) !!!

https://www.701cca.org/events/to-begin-again/

https://www.701cca.org/events/to-begin-again-day-2/
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Begin, Again - Two Night of Improvised Music --
701CCA 701 Whaley Street, Columbia, SC
https://www.701cca.org/

Wednesday, July 15th
Dave Rempis (reeds)
Tim Daisy (percussion)

Vox 4 w/ Mabel Kwan
James Falzone (clarinet)
Fred Lonberg- Holm (cello)
Mabel Kwan (piano)
Tim Daisy (percussion)

Jacob Wick (trumpet)
Ben Eidson (alto saxophone)
Ishmael Ali (cello)
Tim Daisy (drums)

Thursday, July 16th
Ken Vandermark (reeds)
Tim Daisy (drums)

Jeb Bishop (trombone)
Allen Moore (turntables/electronics)
Tim Daisy (drums)

Tim Daisy's Silent Seven
Josh Berman (cornet)
Dave Rempis (reeds)
Helen Gillet (cello)
Steve Marquette (guitar)
Ken Vandermark (reeds)
Katherine Young (bassoon)
Tim Daisy (percussion + compositions

:: Early May - 2026 ::

Listening (multiple times) to:

J Dilla - Donuts (a masterpiece in sound reorganization)

Midori Takada - Through The Looking Glass (my favorite record marimba recording of all times.)

Miles Davis - In A Silent Way (my favorite recording. period.)

Joni Mitchell - Blue (tears while I'm making dinner. Man this record is so good.)

The Misha Mebgleberg Trio - Whos Bridge (Joey Baron giving us the greatest example of how drums work in a piano trio context.)

Moreno Veloso - Every Single Night. (Great songs perfomed by a great songwriter :) )

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Working on:

Two bows at the same time on the drum kit + other strategies to help organize sounds in a solo context. (Solo set coming up in July here in Chicago. More on that soon.

Next gig(s)

Sunday, May 17th - The Darren Johnston Ensemble at the Hungry Brain 2319 W Belmont Ave, Chicago 9pm

Sunday, May 20th - Dave Rempis/Mark Feldman/Tim Daisy + Mai Sugimoto Trio @ The Checkout 4116N Clark St Chicago 8pm

Thanks!
TD

May and June // 2026 🔥🔥🔥🔥

Sunday, May 17th: Darren Johnston Ensemble: Darren Johnston (trumpet) Jon Irabagon (reeds) Dave Rempis (reeds)TD (drums) @ The Hungry Brain 2319 W Belmont Ave, Chicago, IL www.hungrybrainchicago.com

Wednesday, May 20th: Dave Rempis/Mark Feldman/Tim Daisy + Mai Sugimoto Trio Mai Sugimoto (alto saxophone) Joshua Abrams (bass) Isaiah Spencer (drums) @ The Checkout 4116N Clark St, Chicago www.thecheckout.org

Saturday, May 30th: The Russ Johnson Quartet (RJ trumpet and compositions) Mark Feldman (violin) Ethan Philion (bass) TD (drums) @ The Jazz Estate 2423N Murray Ave, Milwaukee. WI 7:30pm https://www.estatemke.com/

Thursday, June 25th: Russ Johnson Quartet @ The Hungry Brain 2319 W Belmont Av,e Chicago, IL https://hungrybrainchicago.com/

www.timdaisy.relayrecords.com
www.timdaisy.wordpress.com

A little 'early warning' post :)

Looking forward to this double bill at the CheckOut on Wednesday, May 20th !

www.thecheckout.org
www.aerophonicrecords.com

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Don’t miss the final night of Tim Daisy’s Homeroom Residency, next Monday, April 27 at Elastic Arts, with special guests Beth McDonald (tuba + electronics) and Robbie Lynn Hunsinger (oboe + percussion).

Monday, April 27, 2026
8:00pm Doors | 8:30pm Show
All Ages | $15 | BYOB

Core Ensemble:
Mabel Kwan
Scott Dean Taylor
Tim Daisy

Guest Artists:
Beth McDonald
Robbie Lynn Hunsinger

Don’t miss the final night of Tim Daisy’s Homeroom Residency, next Monday, April 27 at Elastic Arts, with special guests Beth McDonald (tuba + electronics) and Robbie Lynn Hunsinger (oboe + percussion).

Monday, April 27, 2026
8:00pm Doors | 8:30pm Show
All Ages | $15 | BYOB

Core Ensemble:
Mabel Kwan
Scott Dean Taylor
Tim Daisy

Guest Artists:
Beth McDonald
Robbie Lynn Hunsinger

The third Monday of my Homeroom residency will take place on April 20th. The trio with Scott Dean Taylor and Mabel Kwan and myself performs the CY suite at 8:30. For the second set, we're delighted to be joined by Allen Moore on turntables and electronics and Ishmael Ali on cello. We hope to see you there!

https://homeroomchicago.org/
https://elasticarts.org/

Things a flowing nicely with my Chrome Yellow Suite; I've made a couple of small adjustments to the charts, and added two new thematic elements for the marimba to utilize which I'll put these into practice next Monday. One of the benefits of a weekly residency is the opportunity to reflect on the previous versions of the work, make adjustments - edit - add and subtract - with the goal of developing things further; digging deeper into the music. I can't thank HOMEROOM, Elastic Arts Scott Dean Taylor and Mabel Kwan enough for helping me realize this new music. I keep telling them that I'm not going to make any changes to the score after each performance, and then I show up the following week with new scores. Am I doing this on purpose? ! ? 😆. --

The third Monday of my Homeroom residency will take place on April 20th. The trio with Scott Dean Taylor and Mabel Kwan and myself performs the CY suite at 8:30. For the second set, we're delighted to be joined by Allen Moore on turntables and electronics and Ishmael Ali on cello. We hope to see you there!

https://homeroomchicago.org/
https://elasticarts.org/

Things a flowing nicely with my Chrome Yellow Suite; I've made a couple of small adjustments to the charts, and added two new thematic elements for the marimba to utilize which I'll put these into practice next Monday. One of the benefits of a weekly residency is the opportunity to reflect on the previous versions of the work, make adjustments - edit - add and subtract - with the goal of developing things further; digging deeper into the music. I can't thank HOMEROOM, Elastic Arts Scott Dean Taylor and Mabel Kwan enough for helping me realize this new music. I keep telling them that I'm not going to make any changes to the score after each performance, and then I show up the following week with new scores. Am I doing this on purpose? ! ? 😆. --

Tim Daisy performs his Chrome Yellow suite with Mabel Kwan and Scott Dean Taylor and then the trio reflects upon it with Michael Zerang and Chris Corsano #roofboltshows @timothymark1976 @elasticarts @shelbysweetheartdog @michaelzerang @chriscorsano @scottdeantaylor

Tim Daisy performs his Chrome Yellow suite with Mabel Kwan and Scott Dean Taylor and then the trio reflects upon it with Michael Zerang and Chris Corsano #roofboltshows @timothymark1976 @elasticarts @shelbysweetheartdog @michaelzerang @chriscorsano @scottdeantaylor

Tim Daisy performs his Chrome Yellow suite with Mabel Kwan and Scott Dean Taylor and then the trio reflects upon it with Michael Zerang and Chris Corsano #roofboltshows @timothymark1976 @elasticarts @shelbysweetheartdog @michaelzerang @chriscorsano @scottdeantaylor

Tim Daisy performs his Chrome Yellow suite with Mabel Kwan and Scott Dean Taylor and then the trio reflects upon it with Michael Zerang and Chris Corsano #roofboltshows @timothymark1976 @elasticarts @shelbysweetheartdog @michaelzerang @chriscorsano @scottdeantaylor

Tim Daisy performs his Chrome Yellow suite with Mabel Kwan and Scott Dean Taylor and then the trio reflects upon it with Michael Zerang and Chris Corsano #roofboltshows @timothymark1976 @elasticarts @shelbysweetheartdog @michaelzerang @chriscorsano @scottdeantaylor

Tim Daisy performs his Chrome Yellow suite with Mabel Kwan and Scott Dean Taylor and then the trio reflects upon it with Michael Zerang and Chris Corsano #roofboltshows @timothymark1976 @elasticarts @shelbysweetheartdog @michaelzerang @chriscorsano @scottdeantaylor

Tim Daisy performs his Chrome Yellow suite with Mabel Kwan and Scott Dean Taylor and then the trio reflects upon it with Michael Zerang and Chris Corsano #roofboltshows @timothymark1976 @elasticarts @shelbysweetheartdog @michaelzerang @chriscorsano @scottdeantaylor

Tim Daisy performs his Chrome Yellow suite with Mabel Kwan and Scott Dean Taylor and then the trio reflects upon it with Michael Zerang and Chris Corsano #roofboltshows @timothymark1976 @elasticarts @shelbysweetheartdog @michaelzerang @chriscorsano @scottdeantaylor

Tim Daisy performs his Chrome Yellow suite with Mabel Kwan and Scott Dean Taylor and then the trio reflects upon it with Michael Zerang and Chris Corsano #roofboltshows @timothymark1976 @elasticarts @shelbysweetheartdog @michaelzerang @chriscorsano @scottdeantaylor

Tim Daisy performs his Chrome Yellow suite with Mabel Kwan and Scott Dean Taylor and then the trio reflects upon it with Michael Zerang and Chris Corsano #roofboltshows @timothymark1976 @elasticarts @shelbysweetheartdog @michaelzerang @chriscorsano @scottdeantaylor

Tim Daisy performs his Chrome Yellow suite with Mabel Kwan and Scott Dean Taylor and then the trio reflects upon it with Michael Zerang and Chris Corsano #roofboltshows @timothymark1976 @elasticarts @shelbysweetheartdog @michaelzerang @chriscorsano @scottdeantaylor

Tim Daisy performs his Chrome Yellow suite with Mabel Kwan and Scott Dean Taylor and then the trio reflects upon it with Michael Zerang and Chris Corsano #roofboltshows @timothymark1976 @elasticarts @shelbysweetheartdog @michaelzerang @chriscorsano @scottdeantaylor

Join us on Monday, April 13th for week number two of my Monday night residency at Elastic Arts. The trio will perform the 'Chrome Yellow" music for set #1 and then be joined by Michael Zerang and Chris Corsano for pretty good amount of percussion music :) 🔥🔥🔥

See you there!

Homeroom Residency: Tim Daisy
Chrome Yellow // New Scores + Conductions at Elastic Arts

Monday, April 13, 2026
8:00pm Doors | 8:30pm Show
All Ages | $15 | BYOB

Core Ensemble:
Mabel Kwan (piano)
Scott Dean Taylor(percussion)
Tim Daisy(perussion)

Guest Artists:
Michael Zerang(percussion)
Chris Corsano(percussion)

Monday, April 13, 2026
8:00pm Doors | 8:30pm Show
All Ages | $15 | BYOB

Core Ensemble:
Mabel Kwan (piano + percussion)
Scott Dean Taylor (percussion)
Tim Daisy (percussion)

Guest Artists:
Michael Zerang (percussion)
Chris Corsano (percussion)

#homeroomchicago
#elasticarts

Join us on Monday, April 13th for week number two of my Monday night residency at Elastic Arts. The trio will perform the 'Chrome Yellow" music for set #1 and then be joined by Michael Zerang and Chris Corsano for pretty good amount of percussion music :) 🔥🔥🔥

See you there!

Homeroom Residency: Tim Daisy
Chrome Yellow // New Scores + Conductions at Elastic Arts

Monday, April 13, 2026
8:00pm Doors | 8:30pm Show
All Ages | $15 | BYOB

Core Ensemble:
Mabel Kwan (piano)
Scott Dean Taylor(percussion)
Tim Daisy(perussion)

Guest Artists:
Michael Zerang(percussion)
Chris Corsano(percussion)

Monday, April 13, 2026
8:00pm Doors | 8:30pm Show
All Ages | $15 | BYOB

Core Ensemble:
Mabel Kwan (piano + percussion)
Scott Dean Taylor (percussion)
Tim Daisy (percussion)

Guest Artists:
Michael Zerang (percussion)
Chris Corsano (percussion)

#homeroomchicago
#elasticarts

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Rauschenberg. ROCI Cuba Posters. 1988

Amazing

So much detail

Paint on metal and aluminum

My record label 'Relay Records' is 15 years old this spring. 🌼💥🔥🥂🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🎂🎂🎂

Thank you all for your support over the years, it really means a lot to me.

Link below for a few discounted, birthday items 🙂
Here's to the next 15!

TD/RR

Tim Daisy :: October Music - Vol 4 w/ Jeb Bishop. Erez Dessel. Mark Feldman. Lily Finnegan. Robbie Lynn Hunsinger. Mabel Kwan. Mai Sugimoto (relay 037)

https://timdaisyrelayrecords.bandcamp.com/.../tim-daisy...

Håvard Wiik & Tim Daisy 'Slight Return' (relay 035)
https://timdaisyrelayrecords.bandcamp.com/.../h-vard-wiik...

Vasco Trilla and Tim Daisy "Bristling Duets" 2021 (relay 031)
https://timdaisyrelayrecords.bandcamp.com/.../vasco...

tim daisy solo. on the ground 'an amusing mess' (relay digital 004)

https://timdaisyrelayrecords.bandcamp.com/.../tim-daisy...