1. 2014 Composers Now Festival – February 1-28

The Composers Now Festival celebrates living composers, the diversity of their voices, and the significance of their musical contributions to our society. During the month of February, the fifth annual festival brings together nearly 100 performances and innovative multi-media events presented by venues, ensembles, composers, orchestras, opera companies, dance companies, and others, throughout New York City. Experience the sounds and get to know the creators behind the music. From jazz to indie-rock, from classical to electronic and beyond, join us on a broad-stroke sonic journey through NYC’s new music landscape. Composers will be in attendance at all events and will be interacting with audiences. Composers Now is a project partner of The Fund for the City of New York. We gratefully acknowledge the support of the ASCAP Foundation, the Cheswatyr Foundation and the Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation.

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2. Kavita Shah

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1. Evolving Music Series

Date: Monday, January 27, 2013
Time: 7:30pm to 11pm
Venue: Clemente Soto Velez Center (107 Suffolk St, New York, NY 10002)
Tickets: $15 per set – $20 for 2 / $5 for Jam // students & seniors: $8 / $15 for 2 / $5 JamSession
Genre: jazz/improv

1. Jeremy Wilms’ “DIAMOND PEOPLE” CD Release Party

Date: Monday, January 20, 2014
Time: 7:15pm
Venue: Drom (85 Avenue A, NY, NY 10009, 212- 777-1157)
Ticket: $15
Genre: progressive-jazz-improv music

Whether playing alongside jazz legend Chico Hamilton or indie rockers TV on the Radio, collaborating with members of Sonic Youth or with Brazilian singer Bebel Gilberto, laying down grooves on Broadway stages or in Brooklyn Afrobeat band Antibalas, multi- instrumentalist Jeremy Wilms has enjoyed a fruitful career playing other people’s music. Now, with Diamond People, Wilms finally seizes the opportunity to reveal his own individual sound with a wide-ranging and vibrant set of original music.

Wilms is a founding member of the bands Chin Chin and Big Mono and currently leads the prog rock band NOMOTO. He is also a gifted singer/songwriter, with an album in that vein in the works for 2014. Wilms has composed music for several soundtrack recordings, including the Sundance Channel series Iconoclasts, the CNN documentary Far From Home, and PBS’ online educational series Math Club.

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1. Lúnasa with Karan Casey

Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Drom (85 Avenue A, NY, NY 10009, 212- 777-1157)
Ticket: $25
Genre: Irish music

Karan Casey has been critically acclaimed from Japan to America as one of Ireland’s greatest singers. The Wall Street Journal has described her as one of the true glories of Irish music today. One of the most influential voices in contemporary Irish music, Karan Casey is a natural innovator. More than a decade ago American audiences were introduced to her as vocalist for the Irish “supergroup” Solas. Following their groundbreaking early releases, Casey struck out on her own. She now has 4 solo releases to her credit and multiple collaborations (including the Grammy-winning “Celtic Solstice” with Paul Winter & Friends and Tim O’Brien’s “Two Journeys.”

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1. Edom, The Fugu Plan & Kaoru Watanabe

Date: Monday, November 25, 2013
Time: 8pm – 11pm
Venue: Spectrum (121 Ludlow, Second Floor, New York, NY, 650-400-5100)
Ticket: $10
Genre: jazz/improv

1) Eyal Maoz’s Edom (Tzadik Records)
Check it out at http://youtu.be/RcEF6NdmBM4

Brian Marsella (keys); Shanir Blumenkranz (bass); Yuval Lion (drums)  and Eyal Maoz (guitar)

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