Music listings – 4/19 through 4/25

1. Roberto’s invited you to “ELM Trio & Joe Lavano Quartet”

Date: Monday, April 12th, 2010
Time: 8pm, ELM Trio (Esperanza Spaulding – Bass, Leonardo Genovese – Keyboards, Francisco Mela – Drums), 10pm Joe Lovano Quartet (Joe Lovano – Saxophone, Esperanza Spalding – Bass, James Weidman – Piano, Francisco Mela – Drums, Judi Silvano – Voice)
Venue: Rosie O’Grady’s (149 West 46 Street, New York, NY 10036)
Ticket: $10
Genre: Jazz

2. Motoko Honda’s SoundEscape Project

Date: Wednesday, April 21st, 2010
Time: 8pm – 9pm
Venue: The Stone (at the corner of Avenue C and 2nd Street, NY)
Ticket: $10
Genre: contemporary and improve

Keyboardist/sound artist Motoko Honda, flutist/vocalist Emily Hay, drummer & percussionist Harris Eisenstadt and saxophonist Jason Mears will perform abstract but constructed improvs using extended techniques, electronic manipulations and amygdala-fueled interaction

3. Talvin Singh

Date: Friday, April 23, 2010
Time: 9:30pm
Venue: Highline Ballr0om (431 W 16th St., New York, NY 10011, between 9th and 10th Ave , (212) 414-5994)
Tickets: $18.00 in advance, $22.00 day of show.
Genre: World/India/ electronica

Talvin Singh born 1970 in Leytonstone, east London is an accomplished Tabla player, electronic musician, music theorist, record producer and DJ.

As a solo artist, he is perhaps best known as the father of modern Asian electronica music, though he is also a highly celebrated tabla player, record producer and visual practitioner.