1. Two Bob Meyer Trios

Date: Monday, March 30, 2015
Time: 8pm
Venue: Quinn’s (330 Main Street, Beacon, New York 12508)
Tickets: donation
Genre: jazz/improv

Tonight it’s Bob Meyer‘s 70th birthday. He’s a jazz drummer of quality and has played with:   Joe Lovano, John Abercrombie, Ed Schuller, Ken Werner, Nina Sheldon, Judi Silvano, Perry Robinson, Glenn Moore, Cameron Brown, Andy Statman, Sheila Jordan, Ray Nance, Art Davis, Jaki Byard, Paul McCanless, Julian Priester, Gary Peacock, Peggy Stern, Bert Wilson, Diane Schurr, Stanley Cowell, Mal Waldron, David Friesen, Jim Pepper, Red Rodney, Itzhak Perlman, Arnie Lawrence, James Moody, Kirk Leitsey, Avishai Cohen, Wayne Horvitz, Drew Gress, Rob Scheps, Mike Bisio, Don Friedman, James Emery, Tony Malaby, Essiet Essiet, Santi Debriano, Vic Juris, Harvey Wainapel, Peter Barshay and Mel Martin among many others.

He’s on Joe Lovano’s Blue Note release and group, Viva Caruso. Also, his Symbiosis, Sinatra and More, trios and quartets. Currently leading The Bob Meyer Project, with Steven Frieder, Luke Franco and Peter Brendler. Recently released our CD Scabiosa; available on iTunes and CD Baby.

Tonight he plays two sets with two different trios. Performing his favorite jazz standards and original songs.

2. The Radiant Light Tour: AF THE NAYSAYER + Metatron Sic-Hop a.o.

Date: Monday, March 30, 2015
Time: 9pm
Venue: Muchmore’s (2 Havemeyer St, Brooklyn, NY, Phone: 917-515-5444)
Ticket: $5
Genre: electronica/Hip Hop/house/break beat

An up-and-coming voice in the Southern electronic and hip-hop scenes, AF THE NAYSAYER (soundcloud.com/afthenaysayer) blends a masterful postmodern electronic mixture of diverse influences. Fusing 80s R&B, 90s hip hop, and old-school Japanese video game soundtracks, AF synthesizes a soulful sound, simultaneously nostalgic and futuristic. His collaborations in New Orleans have led to appearances supporting producer Jneiro Jarel’s Viberian Experience, as well as the creation of the showcase Dolo Jazz Suite, of which he is the host and founder. He currently lives in Lake Charles, LA and tours extensively. His most recent beat tape, ‘The Autodidact Instrumentals Vol. 1′, will be available late Summer/early Fall of 2014 from Step Pepper Records.

Metatron Sic-Hop (soundcloud.com/metatron-sic-hop) is Shawn A. + gl!nn. New Orleans Hip-Hop Duo. Or Sic-Hop rather.

*Vesa*
soundcloud.com/vesabeats

*Amani Fela*
soundcloud.com/amanifela

*Off.White*
soundcloud.com/off_white

*Kidaudra*
soundcloud.com/kidaudra

3. Pitsiokos/Fox Duo, Brode/Cohen/Budrow/Hopkins, Needle Driver & Flopwash Blues Band

Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Time: 8pm
Venue: Don Pedro Bar (90 Manhattan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11206)
Ticket: donation
Genre: free style/improv/noise

Chris Pitsiokos + Greg Fox
{sax/drum explorations}
http://chrispitsiokos.com/
http://infinitelimbs.com/

Lucas Brode [of Hannibal Montana] + Alex Cohen [of Pyrrhon] + John Budrow + Sam Hopkins
{guitar/drum/bass/sax free-improv}
http://lucasbrode.com/
http://alexcohendrums.com/

Needle Driver
{all of the notes and then some}
Brandon Seabrook – guitar
Johnny Deblase – bass
Alllison Miller – drums

Flopwash Blues Band
{The Freedom Garden}
Zachary Pruitt – vocals and guitar
John Welsh-guitar
Austin White-Bass
Jay Rudolph-Drums

4. Lukas Ligeti Residency at The Stone: 3/31-4/5!

Date: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 through Sunday, April 5, 2015
Time: 8pm & 10pm
Venue: The Stone (Ave C @ 2nd Street, New York, NY 10009, (212) 473-0043)
Ticket: $15 $ $20
Genre: jazz/free jazz/improv

In his week at The Stone, Lukas Ligeti presents a survey of his activities as an improvisor, drummer, and composer for other improvisors in NYC. A stellar selection of colleagues helps him celebrate his innovative way of making music. The week will include several of Lukas’ ongoing projects along with quite a few brand new ones.

3/31 Tuesday
8 pm
Lukas Ligeti solo
Lukas Ligeti solo (drums, percussion)
$15

10 pm
Lucas & Lukas
Gary Lucas (guitar) & Lukas Ligeti (drums)
$15

4/1 Wednesday
8 pm
Crispell-Makarski-Ligeti trio
Michelle Makarski (violin), Marilyn Crispell (piano) & Lukas Ligeti (drums)
$20

10 pm
Dick-Radding-Ligeti trio
Robert Dick (flute), Ken Filiano (bass) & Lukas Ligeti (drums)
$15

4/2 Thursday
8 pm
Lukas Ligeti New Trio
Daniel Blake (sax), Lukas Ligeti (drums) & Ricardo Gallo (piano, synth)
$15

10 pm
No-Net trio
Ken Thomson (sax, bass clarinet), Eyal Maoz (guitar) & Lukas Ligeti (drums)
$15

4/3 Friday
8 and 10 pm
Hypercolor
Eyal Maoz (guitar), James Ilgenfritz (bass) & Lukas Ligeti (drums)
$15

4/4 Saturday
8 and 10 pm
Lukas Ligeti Quintet
Thomas Bergeron (trumpet), Travis Sullivan (sax), Shoko Nagai (piano), Michael Bates (bass) & Lukas Ligeti (drums)
$15

4/5 Sunday
8 pm
Lukas Ligeti New Group
Guillermo Gregorio (clarinet), Vincent Chancey (french horn), Miya Masaoka (koto), Daniel Levin (cello) & Lukas Ligeti (drums, percussion)
$20

10 pm
Ibarra-Ligeti Duo
Susie Ibarra & Lukas Ligeti (drums, percussion)
$15

5. The 13TH LADY GOT CHOPS Women’s History Month Music & Arts Festival feat. Roberta Piket & Cheryl Pyle Duo

Date:  Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Time: 9pm
Venues: Harlem On 5th Restaurant (2150 5th Ave, NYC, NY 10037)
Ticket:  $10
Genre: jazz/piano – flute music/imporove

This is the last show of The LADY GOT CHOPS Women’s Month Jazz Festival Website and more archival information about the festival and its artists is here. To contribute to Lady Got Chops Festival 2015 through Women in Jazz, click here.

The duo is: Roberta Piketon piano & Cheryl Pyle on flute.

6. Evolving Pop-Up theme is OUR EARTH / OUR WORLD Music Series

Date: Wednesday, April 1 through Friday, May 1, 2015
Time: 7pm – 11pm
Venue:  Clemente Soto Velez Center (107 Suffolk St, New York, New York 10002)
Ticket: one set: $11 / two sets: $16 / 3 sets: $22
Genre: Free jazz, music, poetry, dance, visual art & conversations

April Evolving Pop-Up theme is OUR EARTH / OUR WORLD. Incudes a VISUAL ART SHOW featuring Jeff Schlanger, musicWitness® and musician portraits by Bill Mazza and environmentalist / photographer Carolyn Monastra.

Wed April 1st
7 pm Signal Problems:
Danny Gouker – trumpet / Eric Trudell – tenor sax / Adam Hopkins – bass / Nathan Ellman Bell – drums
8 pm Saints and Sinners:
John Hébert – bass / Terrence McManus – guitar
9 pm Content Provider:
Andrew Drury – drums / Ingrid Laubrock – sax / Briggan Krauss – alto / Brandon Seabrook – guitar

Thu 2nd
7 pm Dark Matter:
James Brandon Lewis – tenor / Ryan Frazier – trumpet / Luke Stewart – bass / Warren Tre Crudup – drums
8 pm Max Johnson 3: Steve Swell – trombone / Max Johnson – bass / Tomas Fujiwara – drums
9 pm Sewelson / Kuhn / Roland / Cleaver: Dave Sewelson – baritone sax / Peter Kuhn – clarinet, alto sax / Larry Roland – bass / Gerald Cleaver – drums

Fri 3rd
7 pm Behroozi / Wood / Johnson:
Daro Behroozi – tenor sax / Steve Wood – bass / Mark Johnson – drums
8 pm Joe Morris Duo:
Joe Morris – guitar / Yasmine Azaiez – violin
9 pm Chancey / Sinton / Laubrock:
Vincent Chancey – french horn / Josh Sinton – baritone sax / Ingrid Laubrock – soprano, tenor sax

Sat 4th
6 pm Panel: Improvisation Free Jazz & Dance (including a series of improvisations)
Yoshiko Chuma / Patricia Nicholson Parker / Lance Gries / Matthew Shipp / Michael Bisio
9:00 Matthew Shipp Duo:
Matthew Shipp – piano / Michael Bisio – bass

7. Africa/India Series: Jay Gandhi & Yacouba Cissoko

Date: Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Time: 8:30pm
Venue: Studio 487 (487 Union Street, b/t Bond & Nevins, Brooklyn 11231, NY)
Ticket: $10
Genre: Indian classical and African music fusion

Our monthly Africa/India series co-presented by NYC Radio Live and Afro Roots Tuesdays has been a great hit. This month two master musicians come together – Jay Gandhi and Yacouba Sissoko—for a soulful musical exploration that fuses sounds from India and Africa. Blending musical traditions, Gandhi will play the North Indian classical bansuri flute, and Sissoko will perform on the West African kora. They will be joined by a surprise ensemble of eminent guest musicians.

http://www.jaygandhi.com/

A recipient of the prestigious American Institute of Indian Studies Senior Performing Arts Fellowship, Jay has already been invited to perform across the globe, enthralling audiences in India, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and North America. He currently splits his time between the USA and India and is very active as both a teacher and performer.

http://www.yacousiskora.com/

Yacouba is in demand as one of the best kora players in the world, playing with jazz, Latin and R&B bands as well as traditional African songs. In addition to performing as a soloist and with his band SIYA, he has toured with a variety of well-known artists such as Regina Carter, Baaba Maal, Rachel Brown, Kavita Shah, Kakande andRoberto Fonseca. Yacouba has also recorded with Harry Belafonte, Paul Simon, Abdoulaye Diabate and Ami Koita.

8. Tal National

Date: Thursday, April 2, 2015
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Michael Schimmel Center at Pace University (3 Spruce Street, New York, NY 10038, 212-346-1715)
Tickets: $19
Genre: groovy vocal music from Niger

West African rockers Tal National hail from the small West African nation of Niger which is situated along West Africa’s ancient trade routes and is home to Songhai, Fulani, Hausa and Tuareg people, all of whom are represented in the group.

The band’s hugely popular and entrancing sound is based on guitar and percussion-driven grooves that are bursting with fiery energy and vocalist/band leader Almeida’s powerful voice (he works as a teacher and a judge while still playing five-hour sets with his band most nights of the week).

This concert celebrates the release of the group’s first album Kaani on top indie-rock label Fat Cat.

Tal National mix energy and precision with an engagingly hybrid style. There are echoes of sped-up desert blues… and reminders of the Fuji tradition of Nigeria, to the south, in some of the percussion. But what makes this band special is their full-tilt approach, and a hypnotic intensity. The Guardian

9. The Waiting Room Tour

Date: Friday, April 3, 2015
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Coco SixtySix (66 Greenpoint Ave, Brooklyn, New York 11222)
Tickets: $10
Genre: sampling/electronics/pop

The Waiting Room Tour Kick Off Show Hosted By Tattoo Money!!