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Concert recommendation: Ostad Mohammad-Reza Lotfi – Songs of the Persian Mystics

Date: Sunday, April 15, 2012
Time: 7 pm
Venue: Peter Jay Sharp Theatre /Symphony Space (2537 Broadway at 95th Street, New York, NY 10025-6990)
Tickets: $35, $45, $60
Genre: Persian classical music

Ostad Mohammad-Rezā Lotfi, one of the greatest living masters of the tar and setar lutes, has been a major figure in the past 40 years in revolutionizing Persian traditional music. His innovative approach of combining the classical with folk elements in his compositions and performances has revitalized an ancient tradition. A prolific musician, he has made numerous recordings as a soloist and with such renowned Iranian musicians as Mohammad Reza Shajarian, Shahram Nazeri, and Hossein Alizadeh. In this program, Lotfi is joined by Mohammad Ghavihelm on tombak (goblet drum). This is Lotfi’s first New York appearance since 1993, when he performed in a concert presented by World Music Institute.

 

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Music listings – 3/19 through 3/25

1. Japan Nite

Date: Monday, March 19, 2012
Time: 8:30pm
Venue: Public Assembly (70 North 6th St.,Brooklyn, NY)
Ticket: $15
Genre: Japanese indie rock

Line up:
1. ZZZ’s All-girl trio from Hyogo, featuring members of Hystoic Vein (who played Japan NIte’s US tour in 2011). http://zzzs-jpn.com/
2. NOKIES! Young Kyoto college students whose loose guitar style (think The Strokes) and off-kilter beats (a la Vampire Weekend) will make you smile, jump and dance. sites.google.com/site/nokiesweb
3. Kao=S Performance trio with Jack playing tsugaru-shamisen (kind of a Japanese banjo), Shuji on guitar, and “sword-dancing” singer Kaori.

2. Bill McHenry Quartet

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Music listings – 2/20 through 2/26

1. Jenny Scheinman’s Mischief & Mayhem w/ Nels Cline, Jim Black and Todd Sickafoose

Date: Monday, February 20, 2012
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Le Poisson Rouge (158 Bleecker Street, New York, NY 10012, ph: 212- 505-3474)
Ticket: $18
Genre: Jazz/experimental

Jenny Scheinman, violin / Nels Cline, guitar / Trevor Dunn, bass / Jim Black, drums

The luminous aspects of the violinist’s songbook take a backseat when she leads this wonderfully frenzied outfit. Nels Cline’s cyclone guitar work is often up front, but the music’s architecture demands full participation from all, so drummer Jim Black’s pummels and bassist Todd Sickafoose’s tub-thumping are crucial. Neat trick: even Scheinman’s most menacing squalls have a bit of romance to them. – Jim Macnie for the Village Voice
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Music Listings – 2/13 through 2/19

1. Xalam Project & The Mast + Jam session

Date: Monday, February 12, 2012
Time: 7pm – 9pm (jam session 9pm -10pm)
Venue: PIANOS (158 Ludlow St., New York, NY 10002
Ticket: donation
Genre: Middle Eastern music/oud music

Brandon Terzic is an up and coming oud virtuoso who has not only gotten a firm hold on the tradition, but has begun to add to the language and contexts of the instrument. He leads an outstanding lineup of musicians and they will be bringing there world/jazz stylings to the Pianos. The Lineup: BrandonTerciz (oud), Matt Kilmer (percussion), John Shannon (guitar) and Chris Mees (bass).

The Mast “A promising new Brooklyn duo comprised of mesmerizing singer-guitarist Haale and limber percussionist Matt Kilmer.” – TimeOut NY
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