1. Tavitjan Brothers Trio
Date: Monday, October 11, 2010
Time: 9pm
Venue: Nublu (62 Ave C)
Ticket: $10
Genre: piano trio Jazz
Tavitjan Brothers Trio from Macedonia: with more than 300 concert performances across Europe, USA and Balkans, the music range of these superb musicians starts from mainstream jazz to fusion, ethno and electronic elements in a modern manner with accent on virtuosity of each musician involved. They have performed on numerous international festivals and concerts worldwide and received a number of international music awards.
Their original music and performance was highly estimated by several world wide critics including Jazz Times Magazine, Jazz dimensions, All about Jazz, Concerto etc. Personnel: Diran Tavitjan–piano; Garo Tavitjan–drums; Dragan Trajkovski–bass
2. Negrita and Roy Paci & Aretuska with Ray Mantilla, percussion w/ Après la Classe
Date: Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Time: 8pm
Venue: Le Poisson Rouge (158 Bleecker Street, New York, NY 10012, ph: 212- 505-3474)
Ticket: $25
Genre: Italian pop-rock
Negrita start their musical career in 1992 as Pau, Mac and Drigo hang around the same places and schools in the provincial town of Arezzo (Tuscany) with a wild love for rock and blues… well before being signed they show the Italian audience their great impact and energy, building their profile as a unique live rock band. Their debut album released in 1994 “NEGRITA” (Polygram/Mercury) immediately reveals the essence of the band: irresistible guitar riffs, “stainless” rhythm section, powerful bass grooves and incisive vocal lines delivering relevant messages to the audience.
Roy Paci & Aretuska are a pop/world music/jam band based in Italy who over their years of work became a favorite on both the European festival circuit and world music charts alike.
3. Dawoud
Date: Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Time: 8pm
Venue: The Theatre For The New City (155 1st. Ave, NY, NY 10009)
Ticket: $12
Genre: Indian/world fusion/contemporary/improve
Dawoud: a blend of the modern and ancient music of India, Africa, Persia, and Asia upon a foundation of jazz, blues, and hip hop. Dawoud’s work on sitar is unique; utilizing elements of traditional sitar with his own innovations. He will be joined by master musicians Ravish Momin (drums / laptop) and Sohrab Sadaat Ladjevardi (saxophone).
4. James Ilgenfritz: Trio Caveat and Anagram Quintet
Date: Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Time: 8:3o pm
Venue: The Roulette (20 Greene St., NY)
Ticket: $15
Genre: Jazz/contemporary/improve
James Ilgenfritz approaches the double bass as an archeologist, examining rarified aspects of the instrument’s sonic palette to confound the status quo. This evening presents two enembles: the improvising group Trio Caveat is an exploration of the intersection between free improvisation, spontaneous collage forms, and shifting harmonic vocabularies. Trio Caveat consists of bassist James Ilgenfritz, saxophonist Jonathan Moritz, and guitarist Chris Welcome. The group’s discreet dynamics and attention to unlikely sonorities facilitate the deepest possible listening experience. Featuring saxophonists Josh Sinton and Jonathan Moritz, guitarists Ryan Blotnick and Chris Welcome, and drummer Mike Pride, the Anagram Ensemble blends sonic experimentalism, traditional formal inquiries, rhythmic angularity, and extended improvisational forms into a multifaceted ensemble dynamic. The original compositions the group performs integrate elements of chamber music, jazz improvisation, and distinctive structural constructs for generating improvisational forms.
5. Eyal Maoz and Adam Matta Duet
Date: Thursday, October 14, 2010
Time: 10pm
Venue: The Stone (is located at the corner of avenue C and 2nd street)
Ticket: $10
Genre: contemporary/beatbox/improve
A rare performance by the notorious and Tzadik artist, avant-garde guitarist/composer Eyal Maoz, and the internationally acclaimed beatbox phenomenon of Adam Matta.
6. Secret Orchestra
Date: Friday, October 15, 2010
Time: 8:3o pm
Venue: The Roulette (20 Greene St., NY)
Ticket: $15
Genre: Jazz/contemporary/improve
The Secret Orchestra is Yuko Fujiyama – piano, Clif Jackson – bass, and David Gould – kit & percussion. Featuring spontaneous compositions and original compositions by Clif Jackson and Yuko Fujiyama, the Secret Orchestra came together sometime in 2007. The group enjoys a wide spectrum of musical space to play in and their varied backgrounds create a strong dynamic. They play original compositions as well as spontaneously improvised pieces. The overall musical aesthetic is grounded in a sense of direction and an exploration of colors, textures, silence, and rhythmic and melodic structures.
7. Pedro Pablo Martinez
Date: Friday, October 15, 2010
Time: 9pm
Venue: 92YTribeca (200 Hudson Street, ground floor, NY, NY 10013, 212-601-1000)
Ticket: $15
Genre: Afro-Cuban roots music
Pedro Pablo Martinez, an alumnus of the stellar Latin fusion band Yerba Buena and a collaborator with the likes of Eddie Palmieri, Isaac Delgado and Paquito d’Rivera, draws upon his deep Afro-Cuban roots and other influences of the African Diaspora to profess his love for and devotion to the musical legacy of the Motherland. He will be appearing with his great ensemble, which includes Alvaro Benavides on electric bass, Jhair Sala on percussion, and Ariacne Trujillo on piano and vocals.
8. ICONOCLAST: a Concert to celebrate the CD release of DIRTY JAZZ
Date: Saturday, October 16, 2010
Time: 7pm
Venue: The Bowery Poetry Club (308 Bowery, NY)
Ticket:
Genre: Jazz/improve/free Jazz
A concert to celebrate the release of ICONOCLAST‘s eighth CD, “Dirty Jazz” (Fang Records). ICONOCLAST is a duo comprised of Julie Joslyn (alto saxophone, violin, live electronics, vocals) and Leo Ciesa (drums, percussion, keyboards, vocals). ICONOCLAST’s music and performance is known for its bold and distinctive sound and for its intensity, physicality and “larger than duo” impact. Acoustic and electronic sounds exist side by side as the music moves between improvisation and composition without stylistic limitation.
9. King Khan & The Shrines
Date: Saturday, October 16, 2010
Time: 8pm
Venue: The Bell House (149 7th Street, Brooklyn NY 11215, 718-643-6510)
Ticket: $15
Genre: garage rock/psychedelic soul
King Khan & The Shrines have been spreading their love like peanut butter since 1999. A youngblood King Khan on his royal buddhistic journey decides to sow some wild oats in Germany, he finds true love and fulfills his life long dream of leading a super bad ass 10 piece soul inferno!!!!
10. The Wagner Logic
Date: Sunday, October 17, 2010
Time: 9pm
Venue: Zebulon (258 Wythe Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211)
Ticket: donation
Genre: indie rock/ shoegaze
Melodic, psychedelic, and inventive lo-fi guitars blend with whispery, multi-layered vocals, and sensible pop melodies on The Wagner Logic, the self-titled sophomore follow-up to The Wagner Logic’s 2007 debut release Easiest To Grab. Self-produced in the dark basement of a small cabin located in a quiet fishing town called Kasilof in Alaska, the songs on The Wagner Logic offer dark and dysfunctional tales of heartache, regret, and loss. Originally formed in 2000 as a four-track recording project between childhood friends James Glaves and band namesake Jeremy Wagner, this basement duo released its latest album on September 14th, 2010.
