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Dance & music event: “Get Your Dance On” at Urban Zen!

Date: Saturday, January 29
 

Time: 6:30pm til 12am
 

Schedule:
6:30pm – Doors
7:00 – Evolver Activation: Yoga with Elena Brower, featuring Garth Stevenson and Laraaji
8:00 – 5Rhythms with Jonathan Horan
9:00 – Downstairs: DJ Dhundee, live drumming, live art, body painting, complimentary food & drink
Upstairs: Chill space featuring the Didge Project and guest artists, Healing Space featuring Brooklyn Acupuncture Project, Double Diamond Wellness, and Urban Zen’s Integrative Therapists
11:45 – Closing Ceremony with Parashakti and Wakia
 

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Music listings – 1/24 through 1/30

1. Arts For Arts Rucma Evolving Voice and Music Presents: 4 SETS OF MUSIC EVERY MONDAY NIGHT! A MINI JAZZ FESTIVAL EVERY WEEK!

Date:  Monday, January 24, 2011
Time: 7pm
Venue: Local 269 (269 E. Houston, NY)
Ticket: $10 per set/$15 for 2 sets/$20 for the night
Genre: Jazz/improve

Perfroming bands: Yoni Kretzmer Trio, Nora McCarthy-Dom Minasi-Ras Moshe, Avram Fefer & Charles Downs’ Centipede. Continue reading →

Music Listings – 1/17 through 1/23

1. Jameel Moondoc, Jus Grew Orchestra w. Sabir Mateen, Roy Campbell, Ted Daniel, Steve Swell, Bern Nix & Chad Taylor

Date: Monday, January 17, 2011
Time: 8pm & 10pm
Venue: the University of the Streets (130 east 7th street. 2nd floor. NY)
Ticket: $15
Genre: Jazz/improve

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Music listings – 1/10 through 1/16

1. Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars

Date: Monday, January 10, 2011
Time:  8pm
Venue: Drom (85 Avenue A, NY, NY 10009, 212- 777-1157)
Ticket: $25
Genre: Sierra Leone pop music

Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars are a group of musicians who escaped the horrific violence of Sierra Leone’s civil war, landed in a West African refugee camp and formed a band to keep their spirits up and their hopes alive. From these humble beginnings the band has now grown to be an international musical sensation. Their can’t help but dance live shows and their musical message have earned them devoted fans around the world. They’ve known the horrors of war firsthand and have become ambassadors of peace. An unbelievable testament to the human spirit, the journey of Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars exemplifies the universal healing power of music.
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Music listings – 1/3 through 1/9/2011

1. William Parker/Rob Brown/Gerald Cleaver

Date:  Monday, Januar 3, 2011
Time: 7pm
Venue: Local 269 (269 E. Houston, NY)
Ticket: $20
Genre: contemporary Jazz/improve

 William Parker (bass), Rob Brown (sax) and Gerald Cleaver (percussion).

2. Johnny Winter

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