Category Archives: Music Listings

Music Listings – 11/2 through 11/8/2015

1. Oratorio Society of New York Performing JURAJ FILAS Requiem “Oratio Spei”

Date: Monday, November 2, 2015
Time: 8pm
Venue: Carnegie Hall – Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage (57th Street and Seventh Ave, New York, New York 10019)
Ticket: $25 – $90
Genre: classical music

Performers:
Oratorio Society of New York
Susanna Phillips, Soprano
Matthew Plenk, Tenor
John Moore, Baritone
Oratorio Society of New York Chorus and Orchestra
Kent Tritle, Conductor

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Music Listings – 10/26 through 11/01/2015

1. Guy Mintus Trio and Zolaband

Date: Monday, October 26, 2015
Time: 7pm
Venue: ShapeShifter Lab (18 Whitwell Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11215, 646-820-9452)
Ticket: $10
Genre: folk-rock-jazz-world

7pm – Zolaband is a super-comfy folk-rock-jazz tea party.  They’re led by vocalist, songwriter, catlover, and self-proclaimed culinary genius, Rebecca Felice Zola.  Born and raised in the super-patriotic town of Lexington, Massachusetts, Rebecca is currently a working musician and student in New York City. 
Rebecca Zola – voice
Coleman Hughes – trombone
Joe Vilardi – guitar
Nick Dunston – bass
Connor Parks – drums

8pm – Guy Mintus Trio. Guy Mintus, Israeli rising pianist, improvisor & composer. At 23, Guy has performed on stages such as the Kennedy Center, Jazz at Lincoln Center, the Apollo Theater, Symphony Space, Red Sea Jazz Festival and the Israel Festival with Grammy winning artists such as Howard Levy, Arturo O’Farrill’s Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra as well as Jazz legends Sheila Jordan, Jon Hendricks, Jimmy Owens and more. Guy’s Interest and passion to world music and to connecting people through cultural understanding has led him to interact with masters of several musical traditions: Persian Santur Master Qui Hagigi, Turkish Neyzen Volkan Incüvez, Greek Bouzouki master Yannis Loulourgas  African Kora Icon Yacouba Sissoko, Azerbeijani Kemança Master Arslan Hazreti, Pandit Samir Chatterjee and many more.
Guy Mintus – piano
Tamir Shmerling – bass
Philippe Lemm – drums

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Music Listings – 10/19 through 10/25/2015

1. THE CHARANGO HOUR

Date: Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Time: 11pm
Venue: Nublu (62 Ave C, NY, NY 10009)
Ticket: $10
Genre: charango (Bolivian trad) music

The charango is a beautiful Bolivian instrument. I found it in 2003 and have loved it and written music with it ever since. You’re invited to the first ever CHARANGO HOUR in NYC! It will be a really fun adventurous musical night, starting 11pm.NUBLU is an amazing home@ for musical journeys, come for the journey, stay for the charango and the cosmic love!!

Line-up:
Ivy Wong, double bass, vocals
Mthakathi Ema, mbira, imifece, guitar, vocals
Monique Mizrahii, charango, hosho, vocals
Bam Bam Rodríguez, venezuela, pana, arepas
Mitzy Nonaka Gonçalves Colletes, piccolo, flute
Emiliano “Nano” Rodriguez, cajon, pandeiro

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Music Listings – 10/12 through 10/18/2015

1. The Ganawa: Abdellah El Gourd and Randy Weston Present the Traditional Music of Morocco

Date: Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Time: 7pm to 10pm
Venue:  John L. Tishman Auditorium, University Center (63 Fifth Avenue, Room U100, New York, NY 10003
Ticket: free, First Come First Seated
Genre: Gnawa music

The Ganawa in Morocco, like African-Americans in the United States, were taken as slaves from sub-Saharan Africa and developed a unique and very spiritual music and culture. On October 13, Abdellah El Gourd will talk about and demonstrate aspects of traditional Ganawan music, and New School Jazz Artist-In-Residence Randy Weston will consider how this traditional music influences his own music. They will also perform together, along with Dar Gnawa of Tanger, a group of traditional Moroccan musicians led by El Gourd.

Ganawa music is one of the major musical currents in Morocco. Moroccans overwhelmingly love Gnawa music and Gnawas ‘Maalems’ are highly respected, and enjoy an aura of musical stardom.

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Recommended Concert: Ancient & contemporary music from the Middle East & beyond: Kamran Hooshmand & SoSaLa w. Special Guests

DesktopDate: Sunday, October 18, 2015
Time: 7pm
Venue: CA Music Room (218 E. 25th Street, NY, NY 10010, Tel#: 212-686-4220 or 845-758-5919)
Ticket: $20 (including wine & snacks)
PLease call 212-686-4220 or 845-758-5919 for advanced reservations as space is limited.

Genre:  a mix of Middle Eastern/Balkan traditional & early music pieces and original contemporary Persian songs/nu world trash

Line up/show times: Doors @ 7:00 pm
SoSaLa: 8pm – 8:45pm
Kamran Hooshmand: 9pm – 9:45pm

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