1. Evolving Music: Chris Forbes Trio/PERIOD & Eisenstadt/Hoffman/Cancura/Ballou
Date: Monday, July 21, 2014
Time: 7:30pm to 11pm
Venue: Clemente Soto Velez Center (107 Suffolk St, New York, NY 10002)
Tickets: $11 per set
Genre: jazz/improv
7:30PM – 8:30PM – Chris Forbes Trio
Chris Forbes – piano
Hill Greene – double bass
Michael TA Thompson – drums
8:45PM – 9:45PM – PERIOD
Charlie Looker – guitar
Chuck Bettis – vocals/laptop
Mike Pride – drums, percussion
Special guest TBA
10:00PM – 11:00PM – Eisenstadt/Hoffman/Cancura/Ballou
Dave Ballou – trumpet
Petr Cancura – sax
Chris Hoffman – cello
Harris Eisenstadt – drums
2. GANGSTA LOVE & JACK TOFT
Date: Monday, July 21, 2014
Time: 9pm
Venue: Death By Audio (49 S. 2nd St @ Kent Ave, Brooklyn, New York 11211)
Ticket: $8
Genre: hip-hop/gangsta/rap
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ALSO SOME LOCAL GANGSTAS BE REPPIN HARD!
THIS SHIT GON BE POPPIN OFF
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JACK TOFT and LITTLE CAKE-INSANE GANGSTA SPIRITUAL RAPS FROM BUFFALO
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DRUNKEN FOREIGNER BAND-PSYCHEDELIC GANGSTAS PLAYIN HOLY MUZAK! (MEMBERS OF NYMPH AND INVISIBLE CIRCLE AND COLIN L ORCHESTRA AND DJ AMERIKA BAMBATA)
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DEAN CERCONE-INSANE AND BEAUTIFUL PSYCH ROCK SONGS FROM A HOLY PLAYA
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3. John Kruth
Date: Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Time: 8pm – 8:45pm
Venue: The Path Cafe (131 Christopher St, New York, New York 10014)
Tickets: t.b.a.
Genre: singer-song writer
Tribecastan’s co-leader John Kruth plays a solo acoustic show of songs performed on various stringed instruments along with a few stories.
4. JC4
Date: Thursday, July 24 18, 2014
Time: 6pm-8pm
Venue: Silvana (300 W 116th Street, between Manhattan Ave & 8th Ave, New York, NY 10026)
Ticket: $10
Genre: jazz
JC4 will make our first appearance at Silvana, for you Manhattanities that have been dying for us to play somewhere out of Brooklyn for once. We’ll be performing as part of Matt McDonald’s McBone Jazz Series. Good is good (with vegan options!), and it’s happy hour 4-7.
JC Sanford – trombones, tunes
Mike Baggetta – guitar
Dave Ambrosio – bass
Russ Meissner – drums
5. The Red Microphone
Date: Thursday, July 24 18, 2014
Time: pm
Venue: The Commons Brooklyn (388 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, New York 11217)
Tickets: $
Genre: jazz/improv
Join The Red Microphone and THE AUDIENCE for an interactive evening of revolutionary poetry and music, with a special accent n the writings of Bertolt Brecht. Seating will be in the round and audience members and event producer Michael Lardner will offer readings of Brecht and other favorite revolutionary poets, backed by The Red Microphone: John Pietaro (vibes, percussion), Ras Moshe (reeds, flute), Rocco John Iacovone (reeds, piano) and Philip Sirois (bass). The quartet will also perform some of its adaptations of Brecht/Eisler, Charles Mingus, “The Internationale”, free improvisation and more. Its a mid-summer’s Brecht!
6. Abjeez
Date: Thursday, July 24 18, 2014
Time: 7:30pm
Venue: Drom (85 Avenue A, NY, NY 10009, Ph: 212- 777-1157)
Ticket: $10
Genre: Iranian nu folk-pop music
The lashing passion behind Abjeez force is to award love, carry hope and perhaps become a diverse musical alternative for future generations in Iran. The name Abjeez comes from the word Abjee, which is slang for “sister” in Persian. Enjoy an evening with the New York based Abjeez singer Melody Safavi and friends.
Abjeez lyrics, often humorous and sometimes rebellious, are written in Persian, but the expressive groove of the music and the abjees’ dramatic delivery break down all language barriers to create a new synthesis of cultures.
7. Lauren Lee
Date: Friday, July 25 18, 2014
Time: 8pm-10pm
Venue: PIANOS (158 Ludlow St., New York, NY 10002
Ticket: donation
Genre: jazz
A midwestern transplant, Lauren Lee attributes her eclectic musical sensibilities to her rural roots and rapt fascination with harmony, rhythm, and “ear worms”. Her resume includes a diverse array of contemporary music. A graduate of NYU’s Graduate Program in Jazz Studies, she’s worked with some of the finest creative minds in the industry, including Gil Goldstein, Kenny Werner, Ralph Lalalma, Don Friedman, and Brian Lynch.
Lauren Lee (voc and keys) with Charley Sabatino (bass).
8. Grex w/Nathan Hook & Mobiustrip
Time: 9pm
Venue: Spectrum (121 Ludlow, Second Floor, New York, NY, 650-400-5100)
Ticket: $15
Genre: progressive rock/free style
Grex is an Oakland, California-based trio composed of Karl Evangelista (guitar/vocals), Rei Scampavia (keys/vocals), and Robert Lopez (drums). In biological terms, a “grex” is an organism composed of several smaller cells. Grex (the band) was formed as a way to explore the meeting point between popular song and experimental jazz, fostering a new music that both encompasses and expands upon its influences.
Grex’s creative derring-do has led to gigs with other like-minded musicians, including Fred Frith (and his band Cosa Brava), Kronos Quartet, Tony Levin (Stick Men), Eddie Gale (Sun Ra, Cecil Taylor), Scott Amendola (TJ Kirk), Ben Goldberg, Martin Bisi, Vinny Golia, Lewis Jordan (United Front), Moe! Staiano (Sleepytime Gorilla Museum), and Francis Wong (co-founder of Asian Improv aRts), and concerts at venues as far reaching as the Great American Music Hall (SF), Switchboard Festival (SF), United States of Asian America Festival (SF), In the Flow Festival (Sacramento), Sonic Circuits Festival (Washington DC), and Fire Museum Presents (PA).
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Date: Saturday, July 26, 2014
Time: 4pm
Venue: The Issue Project Room (22 Boerum Place, Brooklyn, New York 11201)
Ticket: $20
Genre: Ethiopian nu roots music/free jazz
A verified legend of African pop music, Mahmoud Ahmed led the wave of Ethiopian music’s ‘golden age’ in the 60s-70s with his notoriously energetic combination of traditional Amharic music with soul, jazz & funk. His multi-octave voice made him household name in Ethiopia, and a star since nearly the moment he started recording, though this pioneering artist is still relatively obscure in North America. ISSUE and Pioneer Works Center for Art and Innovation are pleased to present Mahmoud Ahmed live in Red Hook, Brooklyn—his first New York performance since 2011. The afternoon includes performances by two trios of American free jazz giants: Joe McPhee, Dominic Duval and Jay Rosen as Trio X, as well as Andrew Barker, Charles Waters and Daniel Carter. As Soldier / Kane, drummer Jonathan Kane and multi-instrumentalist David Soldier perform uprooted Americana.
Doors open at 3pm, music starts at 4pm. With food by Rucola, beverages by Sixpoint Brewery, and Ethiopian Coffee Ceremony by Bunna Cafe.
A free After-Party from 9-11pm features Chances With Wolves. Well-known for their long-running show on the now-defunct EVR Radio, they spin classic soul, 90s hip hop, and 50s throwback, among other unclassifiable sounds.
10. Gold Bolus Album Release Party #2: ellen o, Why Lie?, PPL, Woody Leslie, & Invisible Circle
Date: Saturday, July 26, 2014
Time: 8pm – 11pm
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: range from bubblegum to classically experimental music
Celebrating the second batch of sonic realities being dispatched by the wee Brooklyn label Gold Bolus Recordings (www.goldbolus.com). Featuring sets from four acts who’ve just put out new albums and one with an album on the way, as well as booze, and of course, tin foil. Performances by:
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Backed up by her horn section, Ellen O’Meara plays tunes from her just released synth pop instant classic, Sparrows and Doves
Why Lie?
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Aliza Simons & Dave Ruder + some guests playing a wide range of songs from their freshly unveiled album Osoitos
Panoply Performance Laboratory
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Two acts from Esther Neff & Brian McCorkle’s 2011 opera Institute_Institut, performed by a stable of the finest singers around
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Premiering a live interpretation of his ambitious sonic and visual mapping of each state in the USA
Invisible Circle
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Dave Kadden delivers heavy synth, voice, & oboe tunes from his record, coming this Fall
11. The Butcher Knives
Date: Saturday, July 26, 2014
Time: 10:30pm
Venue: Mercury Lounge (217 East Houston St., New York, NY 10002)
Price: $10
Genre: gypsy/punk/rock a la GOGOL BORDELLO
Brooklyn-based BUTCHER KNIVES is a multilingual whirlwind of international musical and cultural movements, anchored to a classic kick-you-in-the-eye punk rock aesthetic. BUTCHER KNIVES was founded by Nacho Segura and Nikko Matiz after ten years touring with Colombian ska/punk band SKAMPIDA, sharing the stage with the likes of MANU CHAO, GOGOL BORDELLO, GREEN DAY, LENNINGRAD, LOS PERICOS, FERMIN MUGURUZA, and DEVOTCHKA, to name a few.
12. Doombalaya
Date: Sunday, July 27, 2014
Time: 10:30pm
Venue: Rockwood Music Hall (196 Allen St, New York, New York 10002)
Ticket: free
Genre: Afrobeat, Funk, Hip Hop, RnB, World, Rock, and Jazz music
Formed in 2009, Doombalaya was created as an informal jam session but over the last four years has become a significant act with its own voice. Each member has done extensive traveling around the world and looks to each culture as an inspiration for their sound.
Their original music blends Afrobeat, Funk, Hip Hop, RnB, World, Rock, and Jazz music. Boasting a fiery four-man front horn section, they have also had guest artists perform on stage with them such as Mike Watson, Jeremy Phipps, and Black Sol.
They have played shows with artists such as Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes, Nasimiyu, The Honorable South, and Phil the Tremolo King at venues in uptown and downtown New Orleans including a weekly gig at the Howlin’ Wolf Den and regular performances at the Maison, Banks Street Bar, Mojitos, Circle Bar, Café Istanbul, the Hi-Ho Lounge, Siberia, and many other New Orleans venues.
Doombalaya released the Doom Rag EP in Spring 2013 and released their album Dinner. in November 2013.
13. BEYOND DUO & Manna For Thought
Date: Sunday, July 27, 2014
Time: 7:30pm & 9pm
Venue: Whynot Jazz Room (14 Christopher Street, New York, New York 10014, 646- 756-4145)
Ticket: $10
Genre: jazz
BEYOND DUO is CHERYL PYLE on flute and FRANCOIS GRILLOT on bass.
Manna For Thought is:
Nora McCarthy on vocals and poetry; Dom Minasi on guitar and Ras Moshe, on reeds.
14. globalFEST
Date: Sunday, July 27, 2014
Time: 1pm to 9pm
Venue: Lincoln Center (10 Lincoln Center Plaza, New York, New York 10023)
Tickets: free
Genre: various roots music
We’re taking globalFEST outdoors! We are thrilled to make our New York Summer Debut with Lincoln Center out of Doors on July 27th, 2014. You’ll find us taking over multiple locations at Lincoln Center with a globe and genre-spanning line-up in a FREE day-long celebration.
With three stages, a brand new LITERALLY underground DJ lounge, film screenings (presented in association with Film Society of Lincoln Center), and family programs, the day will be filled with music and good times.
M.A.K.U. SoundSystem – 1PM – Hearst Plaza
Brass Lands Film Screening – 1PM -Elinor Munroe Film Center
Banda de Los Muertos- 2PM- Hearst Plaza
The Last Song Before War Film Screening – 3PM – Elinor Munroe Film Center
Emil Zrihan – 5PM – Damrosch Park Bandshell
DJ Ripley – 5PM – Jaffe Drive/Toll Porte-Cochère
Journey to Jah Film Screening – 5PM -Elinor Munroe Film Center
Debauche – 5:45PM – Hearst Plaza
Baiana Play Som – 6:00PM – Jaffe Drive/Toll Porte-Cochère
Emeline Michel – 6:15PM – Damrosch Park Bandshell
Banda de Los Muertos – 7:00PM – Hearst Plaza
DJ Ushka – 7:00PM – Jaffe Drive/Toll Porte-Cochère
Red Baraat – 7:30PM – Damrosch Park Bandshell
M.A.K.U. SoundSystem – 8:15PM – Hearst Plaza
Charanjit Singh – 8:30PM – Jaffe Drive/Toll Porte-Cochère
BaianaSystem – 8:45PM – Damrosch Park Bandshell
