Monthly Archives: February 2012

Music listings – 2/6 through 2/12

Lost In The Stacks

Date: Saturday, February 11, 2012
Time: 9pm
Venue: Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe (236 East 3rd Street Between Ave B & C)
Ticket: $10
Genre: jazz/blues/pop

Born in 2004 as a 7-piece with a different rhythm section, Brooklyn Public Library’s own Lost In The Stacks now plays all over Brooklyn and beyond as a dynamic 10-piece unit. In addition to an expanding number of originals, LITS plays many rock, pop, and jazz standards in their own unique style.

They’re pleased to announce their CD release show at the legendary Nuyorican Poets Cafe on Saturday. They’ll be playing most of their new CD, as well as some of our other favorites, and probably at least one new tune. They’re also looking into having a to-be-determined special guest play with them.

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CD Review: Brandon Terzic’ Xalam Project

Artist: Brandon Terzic Xalam Project
Title: s/t
Label: self released
Genre: arabic jazzy fusion

Review by Dawoud Kringle

Earthy notes spill from an oud, like raindrops on ancient wood. A saxophone seeks out an exotic note somewhere between an equally tempered E and an Eb, and seduces it into a counter melody. The two voices converse, sharing each other’s ideas and passions. Percussions hang ornaments in the air, and the bass reaches under this dancing visceral language between two cultures, and lifts it into flight. Eventually, the oud asserts itself and makes a final statement.

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Music listings – 1/30 through 2/5

4. Hossein Alizadeh and Pejman Hadadi: Monad آن و آن

Date: Friday, February 3, 2012
Time: 8pm & 10pm
Venue: Asia Society (725 Park Avenue, New York)
Ticket: $30
Genre: Persian classical music

The legendary Hossein Alizadeh, composer, tar and setar player, and renowned percussionist/tombak player Pejman Hadadi come together to share and perform an evening of passionate and meditative improvisations in Persian classical music. The concert title is inspired by the two artists’ extraordinary collaborative CD by the same name released in 2009.

This program is part of Asia Society’s ongoing initiative Creative Voices of  Muslim Asia, made possible by support from the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art.

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