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Music Listings – 2/1 through 2/7/2016

1. El Tryptophan

Date: Monday, February 1, 2015
Time: 8:30pm
Venue: Manhattan Inn (632 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222)
Tickets: $10
Genre: singer-song writer/indie rock/electronics/noise

El Tryptophan who is celebrating the release of his debut album Guilt Vacation which is an  experimental ether of mellow distortion adaptations and arrangement edges.” (Impose Magazine). Gryphon Rue, the innovative voice behind El Tryptophan, comes from a legacy of visual artists and political activists. At age 18, Rue toured with Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul & Mary in Vietnam to raise money for victims of Agent Orange. Peter Yarrow proclaims Rue’s music to be “as interesting as it is original. He’s going to make a big, wonderful splash.” Rue is a great-grandson of the artist Alexander Calder, who’s experiments with noise and percussion in mobiles helped shape 20th century avant-garde music. Having studied electronic music at Bard College with avant-garde composers Marina Rosenfeld, Richard Teitelbaum, and Zeena Parkins, Rue’s eclectic sound draws from his visual arts background, which includes jobs curating exhibitions and restoring sculptures. Rue has attracted the likes Grammy award-nominated songwriter Peter Himmelman, who declares: “El Tryptophan has in his blood what so many others want; a truly fearless creative spirit.”

Listen to “Syntax Static” 

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Music Listings – 1/18 through 1/24/2016

1. Arts For Arts Week Festival

Date: Monday, January 18 through Sunday, January 24, 2016
Time: 7pm
Venue: Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Educational Center (107 Suffolk St, New York, New York 10002)
Tickets: $10
Genre: free jazz/improv/dance/poetry

The Evolving Series has grown into a festival. The Music, Dance, Poetry and Art we make is important. It keeps us inspired and hopeful. It is our response to what is happening in the world. Evolving is great art in the context of social and spiritual responsibility. It is a shared experience and celebration of living art.
This is marks the Second year of the Artist Campaign. It is humbling to see the community of artists coming together to support each others visions.

THIRD WEEK SCHEDULE

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Music Listings – 1/11 through 1/17/2016

1. Arts For Arts Week Festival

Date: Monday, January 11 through Saturday, January 16 , 2016
Time: 7pm
Venue: Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Educational Center (107 Suffolk St, New York, New York 10002)
Tickets: $10
Genre: free jazz/improv

The Evolving Series has grown into a festival. The Music, Dance, Poetry and Art we make is important. It keeps us inspired and hopeful. It is our response to what is happening in the world. Evolving is great art in the context of social and spiritual responsibility. It is a shared experience and celebration of living art.
This is marks the Second year of the Artist Campaign. It is humbling to see the community of artists coming together to support each others visions.

SECOND WEEK SCHEDULE
Monday January 11th, 2016
7:00PM – 8:00PM – Karen Borca Band
Karen Borca – bassoon
Warren Smith – vibes
Hill Greene – bass
Jackson Krall – drums

8:00PM – 9:00PM – Jemeel Moondoc Group
Jemeel Moondoc – sax
Larry Roland – bass
Reggie Nicholson – drums

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Music Listings – 1/4 through 1/10/2016

1. Arts For Arts Week Festival

Date: Monday, January 4 through Saturday , January 9 , 2016
Time: 7pm
Venue: Clemente Soto Vélez Cultural & Educational Center (107 Suffolk St, New York, New York 10002)
Tickets: $10
Genre: free jazz/improv

The Evolving Series has grown into a festival. The Music, Dance, Poetry and Art we make is important. It keeps us inspired and hopeful. It is our response to what is happening in the world. Evolving is great art in the context of social and spiritual responsibility. It is a shared experience and celebration of living art.
This is marks the Second year of the Artist Campaign. It is humbling to see the community of artists coming together to support each others visions.

FIRST WEEK SCHEDULE

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Music Listings – 12/21 through 12/27/2015

1. MITRA SUMARA

Date: Monday, December 21, 2015
Time: 7pm to 9pm
Venue: Cafe Nadery – Manhattan (16 W8th Street, New York, New York 10011)
Ticket: $48/ per person (includes tax and tips)
Tickets must be bought online at Eventbrite.com (no reservations taken)
Genre: Iranian 60’s pop music 

Mitra Sumara is New York City’s only Farsi Funk group. This international party band gets down with the vibrant pop and funk music of 60s/70s Iran, an infectious pre-Revolutionary sound which combined the beats of Fela Kuti, salsa, and disco with Middle Eastern melodies and flowery poetry.
Interpreting hits by Iran’s beloved singers Googoosh, Pooran, Aghassi, Leila Forouhar, Nooshafarin, and Zia Atabi’s intoxicating Bandari beat tunes, Mitra Sumara’s repertoire also includes American hits of the era translated into Farsi. East meets West meets East while delighted audiences sing along.

2. Phill Niblock: Winter Solstice

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