1. Evolving Music Series

Date: Monday, January 27, 2013
Time: 7:30pm to 11pm
Venue: Clemente Soto Velez Center (107 Suffolk St, New York, NY 10002)
Tickets: $15 per set – $20 for 2 / $5 for Jam // students & seniors: $8 / $15 for 2 / $5 JamSession
Genre: jazz/improv

10:00PM – 11:00PM – Coelacanth

Daniel Levin – cello
Rob Brown – sax
Russ Lossing – piano
Gerald Cleaver – drums

2. Kaveh Haghtalab

Date: Tuesday, January, 28, 2014
Time: 8pm
Venue: Cafe Nadery – Manhattan (16 W8th Street, New York, New York 10011)
Ticket: donation
Genre: Persian classical music/nu Iranian music

Kaveh Haghtalab on kemancheh

Kaveh Haghtalab, Iranian kemancheh player and drummer, grew up listening to his parents playing Persian classical music. His mother taught him music when he was 9 and he started to play kemancheh when he was 11. He started to perform professionally at concerts and festivals in Iran with various music ensembles when he was 14.  He studied kemancheh under two masters Saeed Farajpoori and Ahmad Mirhashemi. Later he studied under supervision of ostad Majid Kiani which was a significant turning point in his life. Later he became a member of the music ensemble “Center for Preservation and Research of Iranian Music.”
As a drummer he has worked with different bands and musicians in Iran. He holds a bachelor degree in computer engineering. He lives now in New York and studies the drums at “The Collective School of music”.

3. NY Gypsy All-Stars & Manner Effect

Date: Tuesday, January, 28, 2014
Time:  10pm
Venue: Drom (85 Avenue A, NY, NY 10009, 212- 777-1157)
Ticket: $40
Genre: Gypsy Soul with funky refinement/jazz

New York Gypsy All-Stars jump the turnstiles of Balkanalia, Turkish Roots, and Gypsy Soul with funky refinement

Ismail Lumanovski / Clarinet
Tamer Pinarbasi / Kanun
Panagiotis Andreou / Bass
Jason Lindner/ Keys
Engin Kaan Gunaydin / Drums

“Frontman clarinetist Ismail Lumanovski is an extraordinary player in his own right, leading the group through a blistering series of haunting dance numbers and a couple of one or two-chord jams that the players used to show off their sizzling chops.” – Alan Young, Lucid Culture Blog

Manner Effect is a five-piece collective based out of New York City. Their music is a fusion of modern jazz, soul, R’n’B and rock with all music written collectively by the members of Manner Effect. Their debut album, Abundance, made the 2012 GRAMMY nominating ballot, and members of the band have performed with artists such as Stefon Harris & Blackout, Ben Williams, Kris Allen, Marcus and EJ Strickland, Jonathan Batiste & The Stay Human Band, Mulgrew Miller, Gerald Clayton and Branford Marsalis. Manner Effect performs regularly in NYC at venues such as Rockwood Music Hall, Le Poisson Rouge, Bowery Electric and The McKittrick Hotel, and also tours throughout the U.S. Manner Effect was a finalist in WNYC’s Manhattan “Battle of the Boroughs” in 2013, and they’ve recently released a music video for their single, “My Turn”, from their forthcoming sophomore album. In addition to performance, Manner Effect has created an interactive and engaging music educational program in which they present in schools nationwide geared towards inspiring the next generation to utilize effective interpersonal strategies for success.

4. Marc Ribot In Residency at The Stone

Date: Tuesday, January 28 through Sunday, February 2, 2-14
Venue: The Stone (is located at the corner of Avenue C and 2nd Street)
Ticket: $15 for one set
Genre: jazz/improv/noise/free style

Maverick guitarist Marc Ribot is widely admired as much for his eclecticism as for his proficiency, and this week’s residency provides evidence of both. No sign of sometime-employer Elvis Costello, we’re pretty sure, but you’ll see Ribot mix with Charles Gayle and Francis-Marie Uitti (Jan 28); Jason Moran and Uitti again (Jan 29); Roy Nathanson (Jan 30); Mary Halvorson (Jan 31); Cooper-Moore (Feb 1); and John Zorn along with further guests (Feb 2).

1/28 Tuesday (KR)
8 pm
Marc Ribot Duo with Charles Gayle
Marc Ribot (guitar) Charles Gayle (sax, bass, piano)

10 pm
Francis-Marie Uitti & Marc Ribot duo
Francis-Marie Uitti (cello) Marc Ribot (guitar)

1/29 Wednesday (KR)
8 pm
Jason Moran & Marc Ribot duo
Jason Moran (piano) Marc Ribot (guitar)

10 pm
Francis-Marie Uitti & Marc Ribot Duo
Francis-Marie Uitti (cello) Marc Ribot (guitar)

1/30 Thursday (KM)
8 pm
Marc Ribot’s Surprise!
Marc Ribot (guitar)

10 pm
Roy Nathanson & Marc Ribot duo
Roy Nathanson (sax) Marc Ribot (guitar)

1/31 Friday (KR)
8 pm
Marc Ribot—Songs
Marc Ribot (guitar, vocals)

10 pm
Marc Ribot Trio with Mary Halvorson
Marc Ribot, Mary Halvorson (guitars) Henry Grimes (bass) Chad Taylor (drums)

2/1 Saturday (HM)
8 pm
Marc Ribot plays Standards
Marc Ribot (guitar)

10 pm
Marc Ribot Trio with Cooper-Moore
Marc Ribot (guitar) Henry Grimes (bass) Chad Taylor (drums) Cooper-Moore (drums)

2/2 Sunday (HM)
8 pm
JOHN ZORN BENEFIT IMPROV NIGHT
John Zorn (sax) and many special guests
TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS

10 pm
Marc Ribot and Ned Rothenberg
Marc Ribot (guitar) Ned Rothenberg (sax)

5. Ambient Chaos presents Aeronaut, EUU, Mr. Matthews, Martin Bisi, Grasshopper

Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Spectrum (121 Ludlow, Second Floor, New York, NY, 650-400-5100)
Ticket: $10-20 dollar floating donation
Genre: drones, electronics, noise, experimental,

Robert L. Pepper (PAS) presents a night of Ambient-Chaos featuring: Aeronaut, Mr. Matthews, Martin Bisi, EUU, Grasshopper

Acts starting in the order below:

1) Aeronaut
https://www.facebook.com/aeronaut4

2) Mr. Matthews
https://www.facebook.com/matthew.regula.9

3) Martin Bisi -with Jonathan Petrow (violin) and Ernest Anderson (guitar)
http://www.martinbisi.com/

4) EUU
http://uue-euu.tumblr.com/
https://soundcloud.com/typical-white-male/

5) Grasshopper
http://ghop.bandcamp.com/

6. Terry Dame’s Weird Wednesdays

Date: Thursday, January 30, 2014
Time: 7:30pm – 9:30pm
Venue: Barbes (376 9th Street, Brooklyn, NY)
Ticket: $10
Genre: “instrumental” sounds and music

Dear Friends,

For those just tuning in Terry Dame’s Weird Wednesdays is a monthly music series I curate featuring instrument inventors and players of objects and musical oddities. Now entering it’s second year, each month I present two guest artists in addition to a short set of new works by me, yours truly, host and chief weirdo!

January’s guest artists include Bradford Reed playing his famous Pencilina and Theremin wizard Cornelius Loy. Start the year right and mark your calendar. This is going to be yet another amazing night of weirdness!!!

Bradford Reed is a Brooklyn based composer, performer and producer who fights and tames the idiosyncrasies of the pencilina, an original instrument of his own design. He played with King Missile III (and produced 4 of their records) and in the Blue Man Group’s original band. He’s composed for film and television including the music for the first season of Superjail! on Adult Swim and on the score for Ugly Americans’ three seasons on Comedy Central. http://www.pencilina.com/

“Cornelius Loy is an artist, musician inspired by spirituality, nature and the occult. Recording local sounds of birds, thunderstorms, and trains he creates natural atmosphere in his solo compositions featuring theremin, piano, guitar and vocals. For this event Cornelius will be playing a full theremin set!”
www.corneliusloy.bandcamp.com/

7. Tatsuya Nakatani &  Gong Orchestra

Date: Thursday, January 30 and Friday, January 31, 2014
Time: 8pm
Venue:  JACK ( 505 ½ Waverly Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11238 Between Fulton – Atlantic in Clinton Hill, C or G train to Clinton-Washington)
Ticket: $10
Genre: jazz/improv

Percussion master Tatsuya Nakatani brings his 11 piece Gong Orchestra to JACK for two nights of cosmic vibrations. We’re are very excited to be making art in the truest sense by bringing together people from different backgrounds and disciplines in a communal sonic atmosphere. Each night features a different ensemble made up of a mashup of JACK regulars and volunteers, and a solo set by Nakatani himself.

JANUARY 30th ENSEMBLE (Schedule subject to change)
John Murchison
Philip White
John Dunlap
Shin Ono
Glen Fittin
David Grollman
Bonnie FireUrchin Lambourn
Chris Pitsiokos
Bonnie Kane
Duck Bill
Pascal Niggenkemper

JANUARY 31 ENSEMBLE
Kim Dooley
Mimi Lien
Wili B. Vorticez
Ingrid Laubrock
Matt Chills Tons
Ike Ufomadu
Mia Walter
Nick DeLuca
Dre Hocevar
Jochem Van Dijk
Nikaury Rodriguez

8. Matthew Shipp Solo – The Piano Sutras Project

Date:  Thursday, January 30, 2014
Time:  8pm
Venue: The Roulette (509 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217)
Ticket: $20
Genre: solo piano/ jazz/nu music/contemporary

One of the most distinctive and radically experimental voices in jazz, pianist, composer, and bandleader Matthew Shipp presents an intimate solo recital culled from the stunning masterpieces from his acclaimed 2013 solo album, Piano Sutras, released on Thirsty Ear. Starting with the bold compositions from Sutras, which has been described by The Los Angeles Times as “solo excursions dedicated to constant invention and a restless pursuit of beauty,” Shipp pursues a series of open-ended solo piano improvisations that draws on the innovations and the insights from the past through these sutras, or texts from the languages of jazz, classical, improv, and R&B. And with the singular passion of an enlightened devotee, Shipp leaps into the future with a new universal language.

A leading light of a new generation of jazz giants, Matthew Shipp developed his distinctive voice as pianist and composer as a long-time member of saxophonist David S. Ware’s quartet. Over the years, he has performed alongside the most adventurous musicians, Roscoe Mitchell, William Parker, Joe Morris, Roy Campbell, Gerald Cleaver, Daniel Carter, Ivo Perelman, and Mat Maneri, and collaborated with creative visionaries in hip-hop and electronic music, such as DJ Spooky, Beans/Antipop Consortium, and El-P. In the 1990s Shipp recorded a number of highly-regarded chamber jazz albums on the Hatology label. In 2000, Shipp assumed the position of artistic director of “The Blue Series” a jazz-focused imprint on Thirsty Ear Records. Since 2011, Shipp has been collaborating with avant-garde filmmaker Barbara Januszkiewicz on a film,The Composer with Matthew Shipp/Barb Januszkiewicz.
matthewshipp.com

9. SoSaLa

Date: Friday, January 31, 2014
Time: 8:45 – 9:45pm
Venue: Spectrum (121 Ludlow, Second Floor, New York, NY, 650-400-5100)
Ticket: $15
Genre: nu world trash

In SoSaLa, front-man, saxophonist and vocalist Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi blends melancholic melodies with those of his native Iran. Fueled by improvisation, with lo-fi electronics, the diverse instruments make for an ambient and psychedelic take on World music.

Line up: Sohrab Saadat Ladjevardi on vocals and saxes,  Lautaro Burgos on drums, Greg Zweiben on electric bass and Kaveh Haghtalab on kamancheh (Persian bowed string instrument).

This is the first time SoSaLa playing at this venue. They’re sharing the stage with: Halcyon at 7:30pm and Tentive  at 10pm.

10. Monad Trio

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2014
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Peter Jay Sharp Theatre /Symphony Space (2537 Broadway at 95th Street, New York, NY 10025-6990)
Tickets: $45
Genre: Persian classical music

Monad Trio brings the collaborative affiliation of three exceptional contemporary Persian classical musicians. Maestro Hossein Alizadeh, the Iranian tar and setar virtuoso, and Pejman Hadadi, one of the most innovative Iranian percussionists, will be in New York for a unique musical event. Saba Alizadeh will join them on kamanche in this journey.

These musicians are highly adept in the Radif repertoire – the collection of ancient Iranian melodic phrases preserved through many generations of oral tradition. Combined with their respective sensibilities from Western and other world music traditions, they produce a uniquely contemporary approach to their traditional arrangements. Their deep and personal relationship of many years further augments the intimate and synchronous dialogue between them and their instruments.

Audience members, whether experienced or novice in the art of traditional Iranian music, are invited to surrender to the full experience of MONAD and its ‘haal’ – a term central to the art of improvisation in Persian music, which refers to being present to…fully immersed in…or even getting totally lost in the heart of the feeling and spirit of the performers. Being witness to the impressive quality of these highly accomplished masters leads those present on a mystical journey through some of the most distinguished artistry in the world.

11. Zack Glass

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2014
Time: 7pm
Venue: Ella Lounge (9 Avenue A, New York, NY 10009, 212-777-2230)
Tickets: $5
Genre: singer-song writer

Zach Glass with Cat Cosmai, Stephen Alexander Band, Policemen in Pickups

Growing up in New York’s Lower East Side and coming from an artistic family, Zack Glass was exposed to a wide variety of music from an early age.  By the time he turned 13, he had taken up piano and electric guitar and was beginning to write his own songs. Listening to classic rock and punk music at a young age, his taste changed when he started going through his parent’s record collection and discovered an array of music including Reggae and African. After high school Zack had the opportunity to travel to West Africa and Latin America several times which greatly influenced his music and led him to play guitar for Reggae and African bands as well as accompanying a steel pan player from time to time. He started his own reggae band and was writing and singing his own songs, but by the end of the 90’s he started to see the limitations of Reggae and began to explore world music. Soon after, his band broke up and he started his solo career. Since then, Zack has explored almost every style of popular music most recently being influenced by folk, country and classic rhythm and blues.  Zack has now come full circle; returning to the blues based music he grew up on.  Zack’s first album, Days of Innocence, was recorded in Brazil where he lived from 2003-2006. He currently spends half his time in Brazil, where he performs and records and half his time in New York where he does the same. He has recently released his 2nd cd  Southern Skies  which was picked up by an independent label.This cd proves to be an eclectic fusion of different styles.