Text and photos by Jeff Greene
Late last year, there was an article on the front page of The NY Times about the planned demolition of large sections of the ancient silk road city, Kashgar, in western China. I decided I should go before it was gone. An Uzbek friend had invited me to his arranged wedding in Samarkand, and I figured that was all the excuse I needed to go to Central Asia.
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On December 6th and 7th at Roulette, we’ll be hosting a fundraiser to help raise money for Roulette as we prepare to move into our new home in Downtown Brooklyn. Our new space is a 1920’s art deco concert hall with a capacity of over 600 people, a floor for Dance, and much more. We’re planning a sound art gallery for the front – however, we still need to raise $150,000 by the end of the year to fund construction of the gallery. Please come and show your support for Roulette and its new home at this important fundraiser. Each evening will feature performances by 4 or 5 of some of New York City’s most exciting downtown improvisers!
In honor of Drom’s three year anniversary, we have announced “Drom December,” a celebration of our devotion to diversity and quality of performance. Drom December offers established stars and up-and-coming talents in the fields of electronic dance music, global sounds, gypsy jazz, cartoon comedy, ethnic rock, Brazilian samba and Latin pop; all under one roof. The roster of A-List talent featuresLadytron (DJ Set), Stephan Said with Morley & Haale, Derrick Hodge, Demir Demirkan, The Klezmer Brass All-Stars and Frank London, The Family Guy Star Wars Trilogy DVD Release, Giovanni Almonte, Fahir Atakoglu, Sanda Weigl, PhillyBloco and Club Infinity withKINGDOM & Dre Skull.
In its first three years, an array of prominent artists and bands were drawn to walk Drom’s path including Marc Ribot, Bilal, Robert Glasper, Charlie Hunter, Sir James Galway, Hillary Hahn, Cyro Batista, Al di Meola, Dave Weckl, Terrence Howard, Boban Markovic, Brooklyn Funk Essentials and Cheb-i Sabbah. The tradition now continues with Drom’s 3-year anniversary programming, running from December 1st to the 24th.
Hope to see you at one of our shows.
Drom
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Date: November 13, 2010
Venue: Tribeca Performing Arts Center
Text by Augusta Palmer
