Date: Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 7:30
Venue: David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center (NY)
Time: 7:30pm
Ticket: free
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Producer and director: Emma Franz
Year: 2008
Language: English and Korean Continue reading
Keyhan Kalhor (photo by Mohammad Kheirkah)
Date: March 9, 2011
Venue: Lincoln Cenre/Alice Tully Hall
Reviewed by Piruz Partow
Text by Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi
My dear readers!
I’m sure you’re informed about what happened in my Japan which I left almost three years ago. But let me describe me the present situation shortly.
The aftermath of a massive 9.0 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, which happened last Friday March 11th, severed electricity to the Fukushima Dai-ichinuclear complex 170 miles (270 kilometers) northeast of Tokyo, and crippled its cooling system. Then, backup power did not start properly at one of its units. But crisis after crisis continued to develop or be revealed in the nuclear plant…conditions steadily worsened… explosions happened resulting in radiation leaks…people close to the plant had to be evacuated.
INTERPRETATIONS:
Joseph Kubera with Marilyn Nonken
Thu Mar 17 – 8:00 PM
Hailed by Village Voice critic Kyle Gann as one of “new music’s most valued performers,” Joseph Kubera is joined by pianist Marilyn Nonken, one of the most celebrated champions of the modern repertoire of her generation. Together they will premiere Larry Polansky’s epic work “Three Pieces for Two Pianos”. Kubera will premiere Michael Byron’s “Book of Horizons”, and the duo will also play “Exercise 20 (Acres of Clams)” by Christian Wolff.
Nautical Almanacthe Dreebs
Fri Mar 18 – 8:00 PM
Nautical Almanac emerged from a Midwestern scene of noise outfits that transformed junk into homemade instruments by Carly Ptak & Twig Harper. They have reconfigured in many ways throughout the years always with an intention of creating altered states of consciousness. Within the last three years Ptak has centered her focus on lighting and she now uses her skills as a hynotherapist to create an intense environment of changing dimensions, colors, and emotions. Harper retains the role of the chief sonic alchemist deriving non-linear feedback systems from custom devices built with paragnosis designs. Ptak and Harper live in Baltimore, where they founded Tarantula Hill, a home, lending library, performance space, and recording studio, which is also the headquarters of their label Heresee.
Artist: Ernest Stuart
Title: Solitary Walker
Label: Ernest Stuart
Genre: Jazz
Reviewed by Angela Davis
Ernest Stuart is a multi-talented trombonist who has established himself as a reputable sideman in both the New York and Philadelphia areas with notable names such as Branford Marsalis, Billy Paul and the great Duke Ellington Orchestra. His debut album Solitary Walker showcases not only his impressive trombone playing that is strongly routed in the tradition, but his formidable composition and arranging skills.
