1. Split Red with The Tanks & Dylan Ryan Sand
Date: Monday, July 29, 2013
Time: 8pm to 11pm
Venue: ShapeShifter Lab (18 Whitwell Pl, between Carroll St & 1st St, Brooklyn, NY 11215, 646-820-9452)
Ticket: $10
Genre: jazz/free style/free rock/noise
SPLIT RED, ft. Stephen Buono, Travis Woodson, Nebadon Adams, Matt Engle, Ricardo Lagomasino, is a five-piece band from Philadelphia that combines the attitude of the Jesus Lizard with Minutemen-style hooks that get stuck in your head. The band equally embraces heavy riffs, up-beat grooves and twin guitar skronk that goes off the rails into a shred maelstrom. Split Red is a collective of members from Philly’s experimental and rock scenes, featuring members of Many Arms, Shot x Shot, and Make A Rising.
The Tanks features Brandon Seabrook, Ches Smith, and Toby Driver, who are all notable bandleaders and composers. They will all contribute pieces for this debut gig at Shapeshifter Labs. Members of this ensemble play with Secret Chiefs, Tim Berne, Marc Ribot, amongst others, as well as leading Seabrook Powerplant, These Arches and Kayo Dot.
Dylan Ryan SAND
Featuring his volatile and dramatic trio Sand, Sky Bleached is Dylan Ryan‘s debut album under his own name, but the insistently exploratory Los Angeles-based drummer and composer isn’t making a first impression. Ryan is bandstand veteran who’s spent the past decade collaborating with an array of galvanizing musicians across a wide array of creative rock, jazz and alternative scenes in Chicago and Los Angeles including Cursive, Icy Demons, and Herculaneum.
His last trip east was highlighted by a much lauded Winter Jazz Festival performance. Sand features Timothy Young, one of the busiest and most versatile guitarist’s in Los Angeles. Recently Young has performed with the likes of David Sylvian, Rebecca Pidgeon, John Zorn, Beck, and Fiona Apple.
2. Rafi Malkiel Quintet + Hadar Noiberg Trio w/ Anat Cohen
Date: Monday, July 29, 2013
Times: 10:30 pm
Venue: Blue Note (131 West 3rd St., New York, NY 10012, 212-475-8592)
Tickets: $10/$15
Genre: jazz
3. MONECO
Date: Monday, July 29, 2013
Time: 9:30pm
Venue: Barbes (376 9th Street, Brooklyn, NY)
Ticket: $10
Genre: Chicha and Cumbia fusing elements of Rock and Andean folklore.
MONECO. Moneco plays it’s own take on Chicha and Cumbia fusing elements of Rock and Andean folklore.
Band members come from distinct backgrounds – guitarist Eric Kurimski has dedicated his artistic output to the music of Peru and he splits his time between Moneco and the first lady of Peruvian music- Eva Ayllon. Yayo Serka is an established drummer and percussionist usually seen with Lila Downs as well as Angelique Kidjo and Claudia Acuña. Ecuadorian singer Jorge Olmedo has an extensive knowledge of Andean music and also plays charango, zampoña, quena, guitar and multiple percussion. Bassist Dan Martinez provides the powerful bottom.
4. In the Spirit of Miles Davis
Date: Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Time: 8:15pm
Venue: ShapeShifter Lab (18 Whitwell Pl, between Carroll St & 1st St, Brooklyn, NY 11215, 646-820-9452)
Ticket: $10
Genre: jazz/fusion
Jason Miles (keyboards), Ingrid Jensen (trumpet), Jay Rodriguez (sax), Amanda Ruzza (bass) and JT Lewis (drums).
5. Vijay Iyer, HPrizm aka High Priest and Matana Roberts
Date: Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Time: 8pm & 10pm
Venue: The Stone (is located at the corner of Avenue C and 2nd Street)
Ticket: $15
Genre: jazz/improv/electronics
Vijay Iyer (piano, electronics), HPrizm aka High Priest (electronics) and Matana Roberts (alto sax).
6. A Tribe Called Red
Date: Tuesday, July 30, 2013
Time: 5:30pm
Venue: Brookfield Place New York (100 West Street, New York, New York 10281)
Ticket: free
Genre: hip-hop, dance hall, and dubstep
A Tribe Called Red’s trio of DJs – NDN, Bear Witness, and Shub – create a unique, never-before-heard sound built from a foundation of Native American chants combined with hip-hop, dance hall, and dubstep, to form a cross-cultural musical mash-up they call “pow wow step.” Based in Ottawa, this crew reimagines pow wow music for Canada’s increasingly urbanized aboriginal youth, reclaiming clichés and transforming them into club beats.
7. PETER EVANS’ ZEBULON TRIO
Date: Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Time: 8:30pm
Venue: The Cornelia Street Cafe (29 Cornelia St., NY, NY 10014)
Ticket: $20
Genre: jazz
“Peter Evans’ new Zebulon trio is an exploration of the extremely rare trumpet/bass/drums format. Named after the now-closed Brooklyn club, Evans works with the virtuosic and versatile rhythm team of John Hebert (Andrew Hill, Mary Halvorson, Fred Hersch) and Kassa Overall (Vijay Iyer, Geri Allen, Steve Coleman). The music seamlessly blends groove, loose improvisation and intricate compositions…”–Bruce Gallanter, Downtown Music Gallery
Peter Evans, trumpet; John Hébert, bass and Kassa Overall, drums
8. Max ZT
Date: Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Time: 5pm – 7pm
Venue: Rubin Museum (150 W. 17 St., NY, NY 10011, 212-620-5000)
Ticket: free
Genre: dulcimer solo/world ?
Max ZT (dulcimer) performs at the base of the spiral staircase. His fresh perspective and bold experimentalism have been the backbone to beautiful, complex, and genuine compositions, while his unorthodox playing style has been a pioneering force in revolutionizing dulcimer techniques.
9. Benefit Concert For AMAHREC-SAHEL in DC W. Vieux Farka Toure (Mali)
Date: Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Time: 9pm
Venue: Liv Nightclub DC (2001 11th St. NW, Washington, District of Colum)
Ticket: $10
Genre: Desert Blues/Afro Beat/ Funk
This is a jam session by some top DC area musicians to help raise fund for AMAHREC-SAHEL. The goal of this new organization created by the guitarist Vieux Farka Toure is to help rebuild the northern part of Mali devastated by war.
Vieux Farka Toure also known as the Jimi Hendrix of the Sahara will be present at this event!
Line up
Cheick Hamala Diabate http://cheickhamala.com/
Michael Shereikis (Chopteeth) http://www.chopteeth.com/
Massama Dogo (Elikeh) http://www.elikeh.com/
Will Rast (Funk Ark) http://www.eslmusic.com/
Elin Kathleen Melgarejo (Alma Tropicalia) www.almatropicalia.net
John Lee http://
The Sol Power All-Stars http://
Nila Kay http://
10. Tartit, Imharhan & Mamadou Kelly (Mali) tour NY
Date: Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Time: 6:30pm to 10:00pm
Venue: Damrosch Park Bandshell’s Lincoln Center (W. 62nd Street, b/w Amsterdam & Columbus Aves, NY)
Ticket: free
Genre: desert blues
A beacon of cross-cultural dialogue, Mali’s Festival au Désert has become a worldwide call for peace in response to the recent turmoil that has stymied musical expression as it gripped the African region. Ali Farka Touré’s trusted sidemanMamadou Kelly, recently forced to flee his hometown due to war, captures the genius of Mali’s fluid guitar style, matching it with gritty vocals.
A close-knit circle of Touareg musicians reveals the full range of the nomadic Saharan desert blues, shifting from Tartit’s looping traditional melodies to Imharhan’s increasingly dynamic, electric songs.
Aziz Sahmaoui, a founder of Orchestre National de Barbès and member of Joe Zawinul’s Syndicate, is a veteran of fusing North African traditions and cosmopolitan jazz. HisUniversity of Gnawa reshapes influences from West African migrants to the Maghreb into exuberant trance music.
11. Silver Process: Live Film Score – Jodorowsky’s “THE HOLY MOUNTAIN”
Date: Friday, Aug. 2, 2013
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: free style music
A trippy cult film adventure, with live music from the wicked ensemble Silver Process, featuring cutting-edge instrumentalists:
Ches Smith (drums/percussion), Brandon Seabrook (guitar), Chuck Bettis (electronics) and Joe Merolla (cello).
12. Mohsen Namjoo
Date: Friday, Aug. 2, 2013
Time: 9:30pm
Venue: Drom (85 Avenue A, NY, NY 10009, Ph: 212- 777-1157)
Ticket: $20
Genre: Iranian indie music
Hailed as “the Bob Dylan of Iran” by the New York Times, Mohsen Namjoo is a visionary artist who speaks for and touches the souls of today’s youth in Iran. Seamlessly blending the classical with the modern, the ancient with the current, Mohsen Namjoo is known for his unique style.
Much of his sound is inspired by Persian classical music and blues, blending Persian ‘tahrir’ vocal techniques with blues singing, mixed with his own satirical interpretation of music and society.
13. Spiritchild & Mental Notes FEATURING: Spiritchild, vocals
Date: Friday, Aug. 2, 2013
Times: 12:30 am
Venue: Blue Note (131 West 3rd St., New York, NY 10012, 212-475-8592)
Tickets: $10
Genre: hip-hop
New York City’s original hip-hop ensemble Mental Notes has been attracting diverse audiences with its sound and vibrations since 1999. The group’s eclectic fusion of old school hip-hop, funk, electronica, jazz, and acid rock continues to break the boundaries of the New York live music scene.
Lead vocalist and emcee Spiritchild has produced several film scores and spoken word albums for Nuyorican Slam Champions Ainsley Burrows and SmokiFantastic and has released multiple solo albums, including A Tribute to Nina Simone (2001), Eclipse of Hope (2005), and Dark Matters (2010). Together, he and the other members of Mental Notes create an intense listening experience that rivals any sound to come out of the NYC hip-hop scene in recent memory.
14. TriBeCaStan
Date: Friday, August 2, 2013
Time: 7pm
Venue: Rubin Museum of Art (150 West 17th Street, New York, New York 10011)
Ticket: $25
Genre: fusion of Balkan, Middle Eastern, Indian, Latin American, and African
Radically multicultural and poly-stylistic to the marrow, TriBeCaStan are one of contemporary music’s most musically diverse bands. Nestled in the heart of New York’s bustling urban sprawl lies a sonic oasis in which the sounds of the Indian sarod meet surf rock, West African kora merges with Appalachian mountain tunes, and traditional Afghan melodies mingle with East Coast loft jazz. Here Swedish nykelharpas and Pakistani taxi horns coexist in harmony (and mayhem) alongside thoroughbred jazz horns, driving grooves, exotic strings, and buzzing reeds.
The Washington Post hails them as “an international jazz and folk festival unto themselves, fusing Balkan, Middle Eastern, Indian, Latin American, and African musical elements to bold and dazzling effect.” According toRootsworld “Tribecastan are the most hellishly-heavenly world music band you’re ever going to hear.”
TriBeCaStan is:
Jeff Greene – yayli tambor, tarhu, morsing, dutar, flutes, rubab, aqua drum, halo
John Kruth – mandolin, mandocello, banjo, sitar, flutes, harmonica, voice
Matt Darriau – kaval, clarinet, alto sax, gaida
Kenny Margolis – accordion, harmonium
Ray Peterson – double bass
Boris Kinberg – timbales, gongs, percussion
Rohin Khemani – tablas, hand percussion
John Turner – trumpet
Chris Morrow – trombone
TriBeCaStan: “…….are the Sex Pistols not folk music?”
The tune smugglers and artistic immigrants “TriBeCaStan” are back with their 2nd album!
15. BENYORO
Date: Saturday, August 3, 2013
Time: 8 pm
Venue: Barbes (376 9th Street, Brooklyn, NY)
Ticket: $10
Genre: Malian Pop music
BENYORO. In the Bambara language of West Africa, Benyoro means meeting place, and that’s exactly what this group is. It’s about the meeting of traditional and modern instruments, African and American musicians, and centuries-old songs and modern arrangements.
The band members hail from Mali, Martinique, and Wisconsin, but what brings them together is a shared love, respect, and understanding of the music of the jelis (praise musicians) of West Africa, as well as a desire to modernize it. Patrice Blanchard and Andy Algire form the core of the band on bass and drums, respectively. The addition of Idrissa Koné on tama (talking drum) and Luke Quaranta on djembe gives this rhythm section an unstoppable momentum, while kora (West African harp) player Yacouba Sissoko and guitarist Sam Dickey alternate between elegant accompaniments and blistering solos.
16. Tirtha
Date: Saturday, August 3, 2013
Time: 8pm & 10pm
Venue: The Stone (is located at the corner of Avenue C and 2nd Street)
Ticket: $20
Genre: nu Indian jazz
Tirtha – a phenomenal trio featuring three powerhouse musicians performing NU INDIAN JAZZ!
CD review: Tirtha – celebrating the freedoms of jazz forms and Carnatic melodies and rhythm!
17. Lincoln Center Out of Doors presents La Casita
Date: Saturday, August 3, 2013
Time: 12 noon
Venue: Hearst Plaza (165 W 65th St.,New York, NY 10023)
Ticket: free
Genre: poetry/music
Poetry: Carl Hancock Rux, David Alonso Rivera, Elizabeth Acevedo, Irma Pineda, Janet Rogers, Jesús Papoleto Meléndez, John S. Blake, Lynn Hill, Nolan Eskeets, Zora Howard
Music: Bocafloja, Cheikh Hamala Diabate, Danys Pérez & Oyu Oro, Bodoma Garifuna Culture Band, Soema Montenegro (U.S. Debut)
MC: David Gonzalez
Afropop and Afro-Cuban drumming. Conscious MCs and cutting-edge vocalists. Slam poets and traditional truth-tellers. They all come together for a powerfully diverse day of spoken word, music, and movement dedicated to the late Sekou Sundiata, who performed in the inaugural edition of this now-annual celebration. Poet, storyteller, actor, and musician David Gonzalez, who shared the bill in the first La Casita, will host, performing Sundiata’s influential poetry.
18. “SACRED DRUMS” Featuring ARTURO O’FARRILL and the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra with Will Calhoun
Date: Sunday, August 4, 2013
Time: 12 noon
Venue: Damrosch Park Bandshell’s Lincoln Center (W. 62nd Street, b/w Amsterdam & Columbus Aves, NY)
Ticket: free
Genre: latin jazz/percussion around the world
Lincoln Center Out-of-Doors in association with the Caribbean Cultural Center Diaspora Institute present SACRED DRUMS, on August 4th, featuring Arturo O’Farrill & the Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra joined by percussionist Will Calhoun. Participating in this special program celebrating the power and significance of the drum are: the Silvercloud Singers, Manuela Arciniegas & The Legacy Circle, Pandit Samir Chatterjee & Friends, Silva Dance Company, Something Positive Dance Company, Kaoru Watanabe Ne-O Ensemble, Román Díaz & Cimarron,Ousmane Sall & Yakar Roots and Rhythms, Neil Clarke, Tribute to Kimati Dinizulu (with Neil Clarke, Adam Rudolph, and students of Kimati Dinizulu).
The drum’s centrality in sacred and popular music of cultures around the planet flows from the heartbeat of nature, a pulse that connects our traditions with the fluidity of the sea. Witness the rhythms of the sacred while rejoicing in the beauty of our shared cultural grounding. Each group-whether from Brazil, Japan, or downtown Manhattan-contributes to the centrality and essence of the global sacred experience we reflect as international communities. Aché!
The GRAMMY award winning Afro Latin Jazz Orchestra (ALJO), led by pianist, composer, and director Arturo O’Farrill, brings together the drama of big band jazz, the culture of Latin music, and the virtuosity of eighteen of the world’s most accomplished solo musicians. Eleven years of critically acclaimed performances internationally, have firmly established the ALJO as the standard-bearer for creative interpretation of Latin jazz greats such as Tito Puente, Machito, and Chico O’Farrill, as well as the driving force behind new commissions from Latin music’s most talented composers and arrangers. Presenting programs that range from the very best in dance music sure to bring audiences to their feet, to repertoire that pushes the genre forward, the ALJO commissions and performs innovative compositions and big band arrangements by Vijay Iyer, Miguel Zenón, Dafnis Prieto, Guillermo Klein, Pablo Mayor, Arturo O’Farrill, Michele Rosewoman, Emilio Solla, Papo Vazquez, and many others.
