First edition of ambitious Boston fest will feature major names, carefully curated newcomers, and a progressive, joyful celebration of African letters, music, fashion, and food
Fashion, food, music, eloquence. They all intertwine in Africa’s staggeringly diverse, universally appealing artistic traditions.
Date: Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Time: 7pm
Venue: Maysles Cinema (343 Malcolm X Blvd, New York, New York 10027)
Ticket: $10
Genre: docu film/jazz
South Africa’s Jazz history is nearly as long as America’s own. From its early origins in marabi culture in the burgeoning townships to its 1950s. “Golden Age,” to present day, the great South African Jazz artists have found ways to perform music that is recognizably Jazz, but also uniquely South African. How did they do it? What should you listen for? And who are some of the great masters of South African Jazz? Join us for a Listening Series as we walk you through the history of this beautiful music, and introduce you to some incredible recordings, old and new.
Roots of South African Jazz: American influences, marabi culture, townships, and the birth of South Africa’s Jazz scene.
Date: Monday, July 6, 2015
Time: 8:15pm
Venue: ShapeShifter Lab (18 Whitwell Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11215, 646-820-9452)
Ticket: $12
Genre: jazz/improv
An amazing collaboration of musicians, led by drummer/percussionist Andre Martinez (former Cecil Taylor Unit). This evening’s performance will reprise the motifs from their groundbreaking 2001 album Waking the Living (www.earthpeople.tv,). In March 2001, a group of multi-talented musicians and friends premiered Waking the Living, a television broadcast performance, and the free-form music group Earth People was born. Deeply rooted in almost every major musical tradition, ancient and modern, the members of Earth People have combined to form the vanguard of the modern avant-garde. Earth People plays music that is inspirational and timeless, capturing the soul of the moment and the spirit of all people, young and old.
Andre Martinez – drums and percussion
Jason Candler – saxophone
Doug Principato – guitar
Francois Grillot – bass
Tomas Ulrich – cello
Rosie Hertlein – violin
Mark Hennen – piano
Chris Forbes – piano
Brian Groder – trumpet
Elliott Levin – saxophone & flute
Daniel Carter – saxophones, flute & trumpet
Karen Borca – bassoon
Jackson Krall – drums
Ricardo Solis – congas
Jimmy Cruz – percussion
On Davis – guitar
Firehorse – electronics
and special guest: Gunter Hampel – vibes, bass clarinet & flute
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Date: Monday, June 29, 2015
Time: 8pm
Venue: Palisades (906 Broadway, Brooklyn, New York 112060
Ticket: $7
Genre: experimental/avant-pop
Metal Mountains (minimalist psych-folk) https://soundcloud.com/
Date: Monday, June 22, 2015
Time: 8pm
Venue: Quinn’s (330 Main Street, Beacon, New York 12508)
Tickets: donation
Genre: jazz
The esteemed Hudson Valley saxophonist Eric Person — a veteran of such ensembles as World Saxophone Quartet, as well as a sideman with major artists like Dave Holland, McCoy Tyner, Chico Hamilton, Ronald Shannon Jackson, John Hicks, along with many other groups under his own leadership — brings his new project “Duoscope”, which also features drummer/percussionist Shinnosuke Takahashi, into Quinn’s for the Monday Jazz Sessions series.
