TACKHEAD VS. ROBO BASS HIFI VS. FATS COMET - The Message (Echo Beach 116;
Germany) Tackhead, the legendary dub-funk-rock institution. Robo Bass Hifi
and Fats Comet, the legendary industrial hip-hop project behind Tackhead
and their alter ego. They were and still are known for producing dance
tracks that were densely layered in samples and ahead of their time. Robo
Bass Hifi lives and breathes a tight combination of jungle, dub, dubstep,
space and irregular pop. His electro reggae flavor (call it - nu school)
influenced drenched in bass music and is mighty in all its facets. Markus
Kammann aka Robo Bass Hifi stringently sticks to his path. After submitting
remixes to the three musketeers of German pop (Seeed, Fettes Brot, Jan
Delay), he also led the reggae legend Lee Scratch Perry into the dark room
and has shaken things up on the release Nu School Of Dub. David Lynch and
Ari Up bring a breath of Jean Michel Jarre pop and captivate the master of
the deep, thick bass. This is what German press has to say about Robo Bass
Hifi: A hybrid sort of sound, which occupies the mid-field between Major
Lazer and jungle, interspersed with breaks (filled with reggae off-beats).
A high-energy work stuffed to the brim with crazy ideas. If you're not in a
state of ecstasy and are capable of listening consciously to this musical
fireworks display, then you'll be amazed at the endless different layers of
sounds in these tracks, which take turns in sitting at the top of the dub
mixes. Tackhead and Fats Comet recorded the originals on the upcoming The
Message album - Robo Bass Hifi has taken them to a deeper level. With this
exceptionally fine release, Echo Beach welcomes the spring with the warm
throb of a deep bass.
CD $17
LEO KOTTKE - Warner Theater Washington September 1978 (Keyhole 9072; UK)
Leo Kottke live at the Warner Theater, Washington on 29th September 1978.
By the late 1970s, Leo Kottke was rightly regarded as a master of the
acoustic six and twelve-string guitar, with a distinctive finger-picking
style that effortlessly synthesized the folk, jazz and blues traditions.
This superb performance on 29th September 1978, was broadcast on WHFS-FM
radio, and finds him performing a cross-section of material from the
breadth of his career to date. It's presented here with background notes
and images.
2 CD Set $24
LES RALLIZES DENUDES - France Demo Tapes (BAMboo 7017; UK) This just might
be the single greatest side of OTT psych/noise guitar oblivion ever put to
disc from the most legendary Japanese underground group of all time, Les
Rallizes Denudes: the mysteriously-named France Demo Tapes have previously
only circulated on wildly dubious CD-R burns, often with contradictory and
conflicting track listings/material but the session (whether it was
actually recorded in France or not) is consistently dated as being from
some time in the late '80s. This gloriously out-of-nowhere release finally
delivers on the hype surrounding this much whispered-about session, two
massively deformed versions of their classics "Night Of The Assassins" and
"The Last One". You have heard nothing" like this and when Mizutani is on
this kind of form it's hard to believe that any other rock music exists
outside of this singular, blasted universe. If you buy one electric guitar
album this lifetime...
CD $17
DUSTIN E PRESENTS… CORNFLAKE ZOO - Episode One (Particles 4058; UK) From
the minds behind Piccadilly Sunshine, Mixed Up Minds, Electric Asylum,
Upside Down, Velvet Revolutions, Beatfreak and The Electric Sound Show,
Particles present: Dustin E's...Cornflake Zoo. Join in the glorious pursuit
of seeking obscure, vintage psychedelic pop. There is no better joy known
to man than harking back to an era where an abundance of melodies and
psychedelic gestures unfold. This then, is the first leap into that world
where rules are broken, but standards are observed. Heavenly delights from
Holland, Germany, America, England, Canada, Poland, Brazil and the Pyrenees
collide in a captivating collection all presented with a loving touch of
restoration and mastery and utterly absurd and contemptuous liners.
Complete with a plethora of original, archival imagery, no lack of no-use
and a simple (minded) narrative, what more could you ask? Features: Casey
Jones and The Governors, David, Baby Py Grandmother, Jay Jays, The Toxic,
Blues Section, John Winfields, Los Iberos, Hearts and Flowers, Juan And
Junior, Wallace Collection, Tages, Octopus 4, Ro-D-Ys, The Klan, Boudewijn
De Groot and Roeks Family.
CD $17
BEATFREAKS! VOL. 2 - Rare and Obscure British Beat 1964-1969 (Particles
4059; UK) From the minds behind Piccadilly Sunshine, Mixed Up Minds, Upside
Down, Electric Sound Show, Electric Asylum and Cornflake Zoo, Beatfreak is
the pre-cursory journey through the glorious cultural dustbin where beat up
pop meets paisley R&B. Prestigious guests include pre-progressive rockers
audience in Lloyd Alexander Real Estate, a balladeer's stab at the Pretty
Things, a slab of Marjorine and some RAF engineers lost in Singapore, all
meeting up for an intoxicating marriage of fuzz and flute and delivered
with disgraceful adolescent abandon. Beware, it is not pretty. Particles
proudly presents a sonic showdown of rare and obscure British beat pop
pleasures delivered with a whiff of R&B. Professionally re-mastered
original sound recordings with expansive liners and rare archival photos.
Features: Lloyd Alexander Real Estate, The Moquettes, The All, Phase 4, The
Pentad, Bad Boys, Billy J. Kramer and The Dakotas, Force Five, Alex Harvey,
Dick Jordan, The Trekkas, Profile, Marjorine, Red Squares, The Cherokees,
The Frame, Split Image and New Breed.
CD $17
PURPLE IMAGE - Purple Image (Stoned Circle 3010; UK) Cleveland's Purple
Image faced an uphill climb in an era and country that expected "negro"
music from its "negroes": In a Hendrix landscape, young, black bands had
slowly started to emerge from the soul neighborhoods and R&B backdrop.
Purple Image traded on a thumping, harder-than-Parliament psychedelic noise
fortified by powerful group vocals and the twin guitar attack of Ken
Roberts and Frank Smith. Aside from their singles and super rare album,
they managed only a few profile gigs with the likes of Steppenwolf and
Country Joe as a local support act. However, along with bands such as Black
Merda, Fugi, Pure Hell and Death, Purple Image would inevitably lay the
foundations for future black crossover acts such as Fishbone, Bad Brains,
Living Colour. Stoned Circle proudly presents the intoxicating head sounds
of Cleveland's psychedelic upstarts. Equipped with the essential period
quota of fuzz, wah-wah and organ, their sound could best be described as:
"purple with yellow flashes". Professionally re-mastered original sound
recording with expansive liners and rare archival photos.
CD $17
BEAT OF THE EARTH - Beat Of The Earth (Stoned Circle 3011; UK) After being
discovered by fans of '60s underground psychedelia in the late 1980s, the
sole self-titled 1967 album by Orange County band Beat Of The Earth has
grown into a classic within the field, in spite of its rarity. The
improvisational music on the album cannot be easily categorized, but most
would agree that it represents a unique link between mid-1960s California
and the droning acid rock of the later era. From a preternatural surf-era
45 and a local b-movie soundtrack, Phil Pearlman's ascent (or descent)
presents a fascinating slice of music history for anyone to chew on.
Unbeknown to Pearlman and friends, they had unleashed a primal head record
that astounds still. Recorded in 1967 in Hollywood with legendary producer
Jim Sidore, Beat Of The Earth's legacy remains as fresh and inventive today
as it did in 1967. Stoned Circle proudly presents a collision of vision and
artistry. Professionally re-mastered original sound recording with
expansive liners, interviews and rare archival photos.
CD $17
MARTHA HIGH - Singing For The Good Times (Blind Faith 1002; Italy) Most
people don't know that, hidden on James Brown's milestone anthem "Cold
Sweat," and in all of James Brown's productions, is one of the best-kept
secrets in soul music: Mrs. Martha High. She is the one who sings that
crazy soprano note at the very beginning of the song and she is the one who
sang behind James Brown for about 35 years. She was with Brown and the JB's
in Boston on the infamous night after the Martin Luther King assassination,
she flew with him in the dangerous Vietnam skies to entertain the US
soldiers, and was also in Zaire celebrating the "Rumble in the Jungle"
between Ali and Foreman. Martha was truly a friend, confidant, and
supporter of the godfather of soul. Maybe she was just too young and shy to
jump over the other soul divas to ask for a solo record. In 2016, things
are different. Mrs. Martha High is the hardest working woman in show
business. She is still touring worldwide as a lead singer of Maceo Parker's
band, and, finally, has recorded the album she always wanted to make.
Eleven killer original tunes produced and arranged by Luca Sapio, the
Italian soul ambassador, in true analog sound. The tunes evoke the best
productions of the golden era of Southern soul as well as the sonic
landscapes of the Italian soundtracks of the '60s. This record is made of
truth, soul, love, and pain -- a full spectrum of emotions that only Marth
High could deliver to your ears. This is not a revival, this is not retro,
this is now.
CD $17
EXOTIC BLUES & RHYTHM - Vol. 1 + 2 (Stag-o-Lee 083; Germany) First time on
CD. The first four volumes in Stag-O-Lee's Exotic Blues & Rhythm series
were released on limited edition 10" vinyl and sold out in next to no time.
Enjoy amazing and danceable tunes from the late '50s and early '60s - a
handful of Popcorn dance-floor smashes, a few grinding tittyshakers,
awesome rhythm & blues - most of them with an exotic twist. 24 songs per
disc. Features: Claus Ogerman Orchestra, Artie Barsamin & Orchestra, Prince
Conley, Joe Valino, Chance Halladay, The Chiefs, Ike Turner & His Kings of
Rhythm, Jimmy Rushing, Eddie Cole & The Three Peppers, Sonny Til and The
Orioles, Emmet Davis, Classie Ballou, Jack La Forge, Marti Barris, Steve
Arlen, Bruce Cloud, Dickie Thompson, Rene Hall and His Band, Machito and
His Orchestra, Mamie Perry, Bill Haley and His Comets, Lord Kitchener,
Jamie Coe and Kip Tyler.
CD $15
EXOTIC BLUES & RHYTHM - Vol. 3 + 4 (Stag-o-Lee 084; Germany) First time on
CD. The first four volumes in Stag-O-Lee's Exotic Blues & Rhythm series
were released on limited edition 10" vinyl and sold out in next to no time.
Enjoy amazing and danceable tunes from the late '50s and early '60s - a
handful of Popcorn dancefloor smashes, a few grinding tittyshakers, awesome
rhythm & blues - most of them with an exotic twist. 24 songs per disc.
Features: Chaino, The Scholars, Donald Woods & The Vel-Airs, Carole
Bennett, Curtis Knight, The Electro-Tones, Googie Rene, The Marcels, Dick
Jordan, Troy Dodds, Les Elgart, The Three Suns, Sandy Nelson, Vince
Everett, Jack Hammer, The Sherwoods, Faye Adams, Jannie Williams, Chuck
Miller, The Go-Rillas, John Lee Hooker, Marty Hill, Billy and The
Moonlighters and Johnnie Moore And His New Blazers.
CD $15
LP Section:
MATS GUSTAFSSON - Piano Mating (Blue Tapes & X-Ray Records 004; UK) Clear
180-gram LP in screenprinted sleeve. Limited edition of 500. The two
side-long pieces on Mats Gustafsson's Piano Mating sound like two holes
puncturing the fabric of reality; holes that disobey laws of time and
space; black holes, even. The pieces are pure, simple-sounding, slowly
ascending drones that feel convincingly like conveyor belts for the soul.
X-Ray Records asked Gustafsson to compose an album using an instrument with
which he'd never recorded before. He responded with one of the most bizarre
instruments ever, the Dubreq PianoMate. It's a synthesizer from the 1970s
designed to be operated in conjunction with a piano, but Gustafsson here
manipulates the machine on its own to wring out strange, expressive sonic
prayers. "Microtonal electronic maracas is perhaps an apt description,"
says Gustafsson. "It is just a totally different beast compared to anything
else I ever played. The PianoMate does whatever it wants really. But I can
control pitch and volume and detune it while playing. The microtonal
clusters that it offers are highly inspirational to work with and really
something that is quite hard to achieve on the saxophones. And I just love
the sound of it. That color really kicks my mind and ass." Compositionally,
Gustafsson let the unique restrictions and limited tonal palette of the
PianoMate guide him rather than attempting to bend the unwieldy instrument
to his will. "Making this music was a lot about creating a specific state
of mind. Letting the music take over," he explains. "Letting the sounds
create the music. Slow. Listening for it and going for it. Never pushing
it. Hard to describe, actually. And of course, part of the mystery of it
all." Although he admits he rarely listens back to his recordings once he's
finished with them, Gustafsson says that Piano Mating has brought something
new and indefinable to his iconoclastic music. "I really hear very
different things every time I listen back to these recordings. I found them
still very surprising and, funnily enough, very inspirational to me. In my
sax playing, I get a lot of inspiration from listening to the PianoMate. I
love my PianoMate! -- there should be one in every household!!!"
LP $30
AKIRA SAKATA - The Tale of the Heike [2 LP Set](Trost 143; Austria) Akira
Sakata, a legendary Japanese jazz musician active since the early '70s
(Yosuke Yamashita Trio, Akira Sakata Trio) and a marine biologist, has
toured and recorded with The Thing, Jim O'Rourke, Bill Laswell, Merzbow,
Chikamorachi, et al. The Tale of the Heike is an intense solo performance
originally released on CD in 2011, and now available on vinyl for the first
time. This edition is expanded to include four pieces from the 2013 DVD
release of a live ensemble performance of the piece. Akira Sakata: reading,
voices, alto saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, percussion, bells. On
tracks 8-11: Tatsuhisa Yamamoto: drums, percussion; Jim O'Rourke: guitar,
vocals; Chizuru Ishii: percussion, taiko, vocals; Yumiko Tanaka: shamisen,
reading. Tracks 1-7 recorded at GOK Sound, Kichijoji, Tokyo, in August 2011
by Yoshiaki Kondo. Tracks 8-11 recorded by Jim O'Rourke live at Pit-Inn,
Tokyo, on June 24, 2012. Mastered for vinyl in 2015 by Martin Siewert.
2 LP set $30
IANNIS XENAKIS / LUC FERRARI / PIERRE SCHAEFER / MICHEL PHILOPPOT / HENRI
SAUGET - Musique Concrète (Cacophonic 017; UK) Reissue of 1960 BAM label
release. Musique Concrète represents an important milestone in the
development and progression of the genre of the same name. It marks a
crossroad for the genre and its originator, Pierre Schaeffer and another of
the genre's most important protagonists, Pierre Henry. In 1942, Schaeffer
and Jacques Copeau founded the Studio d'Essai (renamed Club d'Essai in
1946) as part of Radiodiffusion Française studios in order to experiment
with radiophonic techniques. In 1948, Schaeffer occupied his time with the
manner in which sound recordings "revealed what was hidden in the act of
basic acoustic listening". This resulted in a series of studies known as
Cinq études de bruits (Five Studies of Noises) (1948). With word of his
theories and experiments spreading, Schaeffer's studies grew in size and he
would need assistance. Pierre Henry was an obvious choice and sound
engineer, Jacques Poullin, completed the sonic powerhouse. The group was
renamed the Groupe de Musique Concrete. In 1951, RTF gave the trio access
to one of the earliest purpose-build electroacoustic studios, furnishing it
with state of the art equipment such as a morphophone and a phonogene, both
designed by Poullin. The studio attracted composers such as Karlheinz
Stockhausen and Edgard Varèse and in that same year Schaeffer and Henry
produced and premiered the first opera concrète, "Orphèe 51". Pierre Henry
began pursuing projects closer to his own heart, working with experimental
filmmakers and choreographers like Maurice Béjart. In 1957, following a
particularly prolonged absence on RTF duties, Schaeffer returned unhappy
with the direction the group had taken and tabled an idea to revitalize
both their approach as well as personnel. As a result, Henry and several
other key members soon left. Schaeffer lay the foundations in 1958 for a
new collective called Groupe de Recherches Musicales recruiting new members
Iannis Xenakis, Henri Sauguet, Luc Ferrari and Michel Philippot as well as
ushering in a new steady stream of musicians eager to study, including a
young Jean Michel Jarre. Featuring the full versions of these seminal early
works (abridged versions of which had previously appeared across two 7"
singles on Disques BAM) the recordings presented here are the first fruits
of this new alliance and served to lay the bedrock for the future of the
Groupe de Recherches Musicales which would later count the likes of Ivo
Malec, Philippe Carson, Romuald Vandelle, Edgardo Canton and François Bayle.
LP $25
BERNHARD LANG/PHILIP JECK/ALTER EGO - TablesAreTurned (God Records 006;
Austria) TablesAreTurned is a project by Bernhard Lang and Alter Ego with
Philip Jeck for turntables and amplified ensemble, based on the song by
Amon Düül 2. TablesAreTurned is the first collaboration between one of the
most significant Austrian composers of today, Bernhard Lang and prominent
English turntablist Philip Jeck. There is no doubt that mutual interested
in loop technique, led to the musical collaboration, connecting the worlds
of academic philosophy with underground aesthetic. Unlike his previous
works, where Lang was able to transform an ensemble into a big loop
generator (his series of "Differenz / Wiederholung" pieces, accomplished
with magnum opus opera, monumental Das Theater der Wiederholungen), here he
turns the ensemble into cellular automata, generating counterpoint based on
the rest of the loops. On the other side, Jeck offers a dozen of lo-fi
locked grooves, making the perfect extended interludes between powerful
ensemble episodes. Premiered at Berlinerfestspiele, but also performed at
Wien Modern and Huddersfield Contamporary Music Festival, the piece is now
available for the first time as a limited double LP. Bernhard Lang -
composition; Philip Jeck - turntables; Alter Ego: Manuel Zurria - flutes;
Paolo Ravaglia - clarinets; Aldo Campagniari - violin; Francesco Dillon -
violoncello; Oscar Pizzo - keyboards; Eugenio Vatta - sound projection.
2 LP Set $26
SILVER APPLES - Silver Apples (Jackpot Records 034; USA) "Formed in 1967 as
a psychedelic electronic duo featuring Dan Taylor on drums and Simeon on a
homemade synthesizer consisting of 12 oscillators (and an assortment of
sound filters, telegraph keys, radio parts, lab gear and a variety of
second hand electronic junk), Silver Apples quickly gained a reputation as
New York's leading underground musical expression. Their pulsating rhythmic
beats with the use of electronics laid the groundwork for what would become
'Krautrock' Silver Apples was released in 1968 and still remains an
innovative and revolutionary album. Their highly influential sound has
influenced countless bands from Stereolab, Beastie Boys, Blur and more."
LP $25
LAZY SMOKE - Corridor Of Faces (Jackpot Records 7107; USA) "Lazy Smoke -
Corridor Of Faces is held in high regards as one of the rarest psych albums
ever made. The sole offering recorded in Massachusettes in 1968, Lazy Smoke
is a cohesive, solid, classic album in every sense. The first remarkable
trait of Lazy Smoke's sound is the lead vocal's similarity to John Lennon.
Upon digging just a little deeper below the surface, we instead find a
darker tone and a patient, eerie feeling resonating through the songs.
While bands like The Beatles and Love were singing about love, lament and
hallucinated travel experiences, the songs on Corridor of Faces get
sincerely dark right away. Even the seemingly-light teenage love-themed
'Sarah Saturday' shares an undercurrent of on-the-edge uncertainty. It's
this undercurrent that calls to mind comparisons to Forever Changes era
Love. Originally privately pressed in MA in an edition of only 500 copies
in 1968. Now repressed again in 2016 in an edition of 500 transparent light
green vinyl."
LP $22
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BLG / DMG Recommended Performances - June, 2016
VISION FESTIVAL 21 Begins this week: Tues, JUNE 7 to Sun JUNE 12, 2016
Celebrating the legendary Henry Grimes for his Lifetime of Achievement
It will take place at the Judson Memorial Church - 55 Washington Square, NYC
The Schedule continues:
Friday June 10 Visual Art Projection Marcy Rosenblat
5 PANEL The Creative Option : FreeJazz vs Fascism Part 1
7 William Hooker TRIANGLE: Symbol of Perfection
Chris DiMeglio – trumpet / Adam Lane – bass / Mark Hennen – piano
William Hooker – drums / Goussy Celestin – dance
Film "Approaching The Garden" – Ed Kasperak
8 Fay Victor SoundNoise Quartet:
Fay Victor – voice, text / Sam Newsome – soprano sax
Melvin Gibbs – bass guitar / Reggie Nicholson – drums, perc
9 For Billy Bang - Poet: Bob Holman, Todd Nicholson bass
9:30 Cooper-Moore Quartet - Alan Michael – alto sax / Brian Price –
woodwinds
Michael Wimberly – percussion / Cooper-Moore – multi-instruments
10:30 Michele Rosewoman’s New Yor-Uba: Alex Norris – trumpet / Chris
Washburne – trombone, bass trombone; Roman Filiu – alto and soprano sax /
Stacy Dillard – tenor sax; Michele Rosewoman – piano, vocals; Yunior Terry
– bass / Robby Ameen – drums; Roman Diaz, Mauricio Herrera, Rafael
Monteagudo – bata, congas; Lead Vocals: Amma Mcken
Saturday June 11 Visual Art Projection: Charlotte Ka
7 A Moving Line: Wadada Leo Smith / Miriam Parker / Jo Wood Brown
7:30 Hamiet Bluiett Quartet: Hamiet Bluiett – reeds / DD Jackson – piano
Bob Stewart – tuba / Hamid Drake – drums
8:30 Poet David Mills
9 Wadada Leo Smith Viola Quartet performs 'PACIFICA’
Stephanie Griffin, Jason Hwang, Tanya Kalmanovitch, Gwen Lester - viola
Hardedge - electronics / Wadada Leo Smith - trumpet
10:15 Paradox of Freedom: Dave Burrell – piano / Hamid Drake – drums
Sunday June 12 Visual Art Projection: Bill Mazza
4 p.m. Panel, The Creative Option : FreeJazz vs Fascism, Part 2
6 Breath and Stone
David Mills - poetry
Patricia Nicholson – dance poetry, comp.
Djassi DaCosta Johnson, Yoshiko Chuma - dance
Jason Kao Hwang - violin / Michael TA Thompson - drums
7pm: Mike Reed’s Flesh & Bone: Ben Lamar Gay – cornet / Greg Ward – alto
sax / Tim Haldeman – tenor ; Jason Stein – bass clarinet / Kevin Coval &
Marvin Tate – spoken text, Jason Roebke - bass / Mike Reed – drums,
compositions
8pm: James Brandon Lewis Trio: James Brandon Lewis – sax / Luke Stewart –
bass
Warren Trae Crudup III drums
9pm: Three Sopranos and Percussion
Soprano Saxophones: Dave Liebman, Sam Newsome, Jeff Coffin
Percussion: Tatsuya Nakatani
10pm: Kidd Jordan Ensemble
Kidd Jordan – tenor sax / Joel Futterman – piano
Harrison Bankhead – bass / Alvin Fielder – drums
With guest Marlon Jordan – trumpet
"The aim of the Vision Festival is to keep alive in hearts and minds, all
of the idealism, integrity and sense of responsibility that lay at the
heart of the creative movements in the 60’s. In addition to his stellar
artistic achievements, Henry Grimes exemplifies this idealism and
integrity. And this is why we chose him to receive the Award, ” states
Patricia Nicholson Parker.
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THE STONE is located at the NW corner of Avenue C & East 2nd Sts.
THE STONE RESIDENCIES - ERIK FRIEDLANDER JUNE 7-JUNE 12
6/10 Friday
8 pm - Broken Arm Trio - Michael Sarin (drums) Trevor Dunn (bass) Erik
Friedlander (cello)
10 pm - Arrullo de la Noche Honda (NY premiere) - Erik Friedlander (cello)
Lucia Pulido (voice)
6/11 Saturday
8 pm - The Time Quartet (premiere) - Erik Friedlander (cello) Mark Helias
(bass) Uri Caine (piano) Ches Smith (drums) Join us for the exciting
premier of this great new band. All new music!
10 pm - Oscalypso - Michael Blake (tenor saxophone) Erik Friedlander
(cello) Michael Sarin (drums) Trevor Dunn (bass)
6/12 Sunday
3 pm - JOHN ZORN’S BAGATELLES: URI CAINE-JON IRABAGON
Jon Irabagon (sax) Uri Caine (piano)
8 pm - Illuminations - Erik Friedlander (cello)
10 pm - Nothing on Earth - Shoko Nagai (piano, accordion) Satoshi Takeishi
(percussion) Erik Friedlander (cello)
6/13 Monday
8 pm - JOHN ZORN'S BAGATELLES: QUARTET ANIMULA and SECRET QUARTET:
Cornelius Dufallo (violin) Jennifer Choi (violin) Lev “Ljova” Zhurbin
(viola) Yves Dharamraj (cello) QUARTET ANIMULA: Pauline Kim (violin) Conrad
Harris (violin) William Hakim (viola) Okkyung Lee (cello) Two fabulous
string quartets perform their arrangements of John Zorn's Bagatelles!
THE STONE RESIDENCIES - HAL WILLNER - JUNE 14-JUNE 19
6/14 Tuesday
8 and 10 pm 35 Year Anniversary of AMARCORD NINO ROTA - Hal Willner
(samples & stuff) Giancarlo Vulcano (arranger) Steven BERNSTEIN (arranger,
trumpet) Karen MANTLER (arranger, harmonica) Doug Wieselman (guitar,
clarinet) & more
6/15 Wednesday
8 and 10 pm - The words and music of Ken Nordine’s “Word Jazz” & Del Close
& John Brants’ “HOW TO SPEAK HIP”; Laurie Anderson (voice, violin), Adam
McKay (voice) , Hal Willner (voice, samples) with Terry Adams (piano) &
SPANISH FLY (Steve Bernstein (trumpet), Dave Tronzo (guitar), Marcus Rojas
(tuba)
6/16 Thursday
8 pm - Whoops I’m An Indian performs a tribute to Joel Dorn
Martin Brumbach, Mocean Worker (Adam Dorn) & Hal Willner
10 pm - Allen Ginsberg - words and music - Terry Adams (piano) Hal Willner
(voice)
6/17 Friday
8 and 10pm - LET'S EAT—FEASTING ON THE FIRESIGN THEATER - Hal Willner,
Chloe Webb, Janine Nichols, a handful of Saturday Night Live alumni with
Steve Weisberg & his Orchestra
6/18 Saturday
8 and 10 pm - GARTH HUDSON & HAL WILLNER & guests - Garth Hudson (organ,
accordion, synth) Hal Willner (samples, turntables) Eric Mingus (voice
guitar) & Karen Mantler (harmonica) & SPANISH FLY (Steve Bernstein
(trumpet), Dave Tronzo (guitar), Marcus Rojas (tuba)
6/19 Sunday
3 pm - JOHN ZORN’S BAGATELLES: JIM BLACK TRIO
Elias Stemeseder (piano) Chris Tordini (bass) Jim Black (drums)
8 and 10 pm - DOING THE THINGS WE WANT TO - Chloe Webb (voice) Hal Willner
(voice, samples) Lee Ranaldo, Don Fleming (guitar) Sim Cain (drums) Jacob
Faulkner (bass) Steven Bernstein (trumpet) Doug Wieselman (woodwinds, voice)
There are no refreshments or merchandise at The Stone.
Only music. All ages are welcome.
Cash Only at the door. There is no phone.
There is no food or beverage served or allowed
just a serious listening environment.
The Stone is booked purely on a curatorial basis.
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The CORNELIA STREET CAFE - 212-989-9319
29 Cornelia St in the heart of the West Greenwich Village, NYC
Friday Jun 10
9:00PM & 10:30PM - JON IRABAGON TRIO - Jon Irabagon, tenor sax; Gary
Versace, piano; Tom Rainey, drums
Saturday Jun 11
9:00PM & 10:30PM KEVIN HAYS, NEW DAY TRIO - Kevin Hays, piano; Rob Jost,
bass; Greg Joseph, drums
Sunday Jun 12
8:35PM DJANGO AT CORNELIA STREET: ULTRAFAUX - Michael Joseph Harris,
guitar; Sami Arefin, guitar; Eddie Hrybyk, bass
Mon June 13th:
8:30PM DAVID LOPATO QUARTET - David Lopato, pianist, composer; Lucas Pino,
saxes, clarinet; Ratzo Harris, string bass; Mike Sarin, drums
Tuesday Jun 14
8:01PM THE OUT LOUDS - Tomas Fujiwara, drums; Ben Goldberg, clarinet; Mary
Halvorson, guitar
Wednesday Jun 15
8:01PM MARIO PAVONE/MIXED QUINTET - Mario Pavone, bass; Tony Malaby,
saxes; Dave Ballou, trumpet; Oscar Noriega, clarinet, bass clarinet; Peter
McEachern, trombone; Michael Sarin, drums
Thurs, June 16th:
8:01PM JOHN HADFIELD: SAINTS OF PERCUSSION - Billy Drewes; Matt Kilmer;
Tim Keiper; Shane Shanahan; John Hadfield: percussion
Friday Jun 17
9:00PM & 10:30PM JOHN HÉBERT QUARTET - John Hébert, bass; David Virelles,
piano; Tim Ries, sax; Billy Drummond, drums
Saturday Jun 18
6:00PM THE FLAME: FLAMENCO INFUSED JAZZ: ALBERT MARQUES FEATURING MARC
MIRALTA
Albert Marques, piano; Marc Miralta, percussion
9:00PM & 10:30PM JASON RIGBY: DETROIT-CLEVELAND TRIO - Jason Rigby, tenor
sax; Cameron Brown, bass; Gerald Cleaver, drums
Sunday Jun 19
8:35PM JIM BLACK TRIO - Elias Stemeseder, piano; Thomas Morgan, bass;
Jim Black , drums
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New Revolution Arts:
Friday, June 10
8 pm--Michael Foster's The Ghost with Henry Fraser, Connor Baker
9 pm--Yes Deer
THE GHOST is an electro-acoustic trio frantically falling somewhere between
noise and a Queer Free Jazz trio. They work to create dynamic, long form
pieces obsessively influenced by Jean Genet. Their first tape, "The Hole,"
will be released this summer on the UK-based Tombed Visions Records.
Michael Foster: saxophones, tapes, amplified objects
Henry Fraser: double bass, tapes
Connor Baker: percussion
YES DEER - makes music through physical and intellectual rituals. They are,
as a band, engaged in the friction between intellect and libido, pre- and
post, and collectivism and individualism. The sound can be described as a
massive cacophony of writhing textures, manic hammering and distorted
screeching, or as the sound of enthusiastic despair.
They started the band in 2010 and since then have been touring in
Scandinavia and elsewhere in Europe. Their first album, The Talk of Tennis
was released on Gaffer Records, in 2014, and now they have their second
album, Get Your Glitter Jacket, out as a joined release by Insula Music and
Gaffer Records.
New Revolution Arts
7 Stanhope Street
Brooklyn (Bushwick)
J/M/L Trains / Many Buses
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Sound It Out series @ Greenwich House – Concerts, JUNE 2016
Greenwich House Music School: 46 Barrow Street, just west of 7th Avenue
South in New York City’s West Village; www.greenwichhouse.org, 212-242-4770
Saturday, June 11, 8:00 p.m. – Album release show!
Rez Abbasi’s Junction - Rez Abbasi, electric guitar; Mark Shim, tenor sax
and midi wind controller; Ben Stivers, keyboards; Kenny Grohowski, drums
Thursday, June 23, 8:00 p.m. – Fantastical new sextet!
Brandon Seabrook’s Die Trommel Fatale - Brandon Seabrook, electric guitar
and banjo; Marika Hughes, cello; Eivind Opsvik, double-bass; Dave Truet,
drums; Sam Ospovat, drums; Chuck Bettis, drums
Friday, June 24, 8:00 p.m. – Star pianist with new band!
Aaron Parks & Little Big - Aaron Parks, piano/keyboards; Greg Tuohey,
guitar; Immanuel Wilkins, alto sax/clarinet; Spencer Murphy, bass; Kush
Abadey, drums
Tuesday, June 28, 7:30 p.m. – Hot double-bill!
Jesse Stacken Quartet + André Matos Trio - Jesse Stacken, piano; Tony
Malaby, saxophones; Sean Conly, double-bass; Tom Rainey, drums
André Matos, guitar; Tony Malaby, saxophone; Billy Mintz, drums
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Shapeshifter - June, 2016 Schedule:
Jun 13
8:156pm: Philippe Crettien Quartet," November Dusk” project.
Philippe Crettien, tenor saxophone / Patrick Mottaz, guitar
Sean Farias, bass / Mike Connors, drums
Jun 14 -
JY-17 @ The Lab Double bill
7pm - Matt McDonald Group
8:15pm & 9:30pm - John Yao & His 17-piece Instrument
Saxes -
Alejandro Aviles
Aaron Irwin
Rich Perry
Jason Rigby
Andrew Hadro
Trumpets -
John Walsh
Jason Wiseman
David Smith
Andy Gravish
Trombones -
Luis Bonilla
Matt McDonald
Eric Miller
Jennifer Wharton
Rhythm -
Jesse Stacken
Robert Sabin
Vince Cherico
Jun 15
8pm: Harris Eisenstadt Recent Developments - Jeb Bishop trombone / Chris
Hoffman cello / Eivind Opsvik bass / Dan Peck tuba / Brandon Seabrook banjo
/ Sara Schoenbeck bassoon / Anna Webber flute, Nate Wooley trumpet
June 16
7pm: Gordon Grdina Oud Trio - Mark Helias-bass, Hank Roberts-cello & Gordon
Grdina-guitar
8:15pm: Ben Allison Band - With Special Guest Joey Arias
me - bass / Joey Arias - vocals / Brandon Seabrook - guitar
Steve Cardenas - guitar / Allan Mednard - drums
9:30pm: Sivan Arbel CD release party
Sivan Arbel - voice and composition
Shai Portugaly - piano
Nadav Shapira - bass
Yogev Gabay - drums
Ron Warburg - trumpet
Jack Sheehan - alto sax
Ori Jacobson - tenor sax
Jun 17
8pm: Erica Seguine/Shannon Baker Jazz Orchestra - 5-year Anniversary
9:30pm: Scott Reeves Jazz Orchestra
Jun 19
Digital + Acoustic Sessions Part III: Setting Up Ableton Live for Live
Vocalists and Bands - Featuring: Daniel Mintseris: Keyboards and Ableton
for St. Vincent and Ableton Live Certified Trainer Dan Freeman (CØm1x)
Free Workshop: 6:30p-8p; Live Performances: 8:30 – 11:30
Shapeshifter is located at
18 Whitwell Place in Brooklyn, NY
R train to Union stop
*****
I-Beam Presents - June 2016 Schedule:
Friday, June 10th 8:30 PM
Gutbucket + Special Guest Duets
8:30 pm - Adam Schatz/Michael Coleman (sax, keys, drums and…)
9:30 pm - Gutbucket
Saturday, June 11th 8:30
Gutbucket + Special Guest Duets
8:30 pm - Kaoru Watanabe/Tamango (flute, fue, tap dance)
9:30 pm - Gutbucket
Monday, June 13th 8:30 PM
8:30PM: Mara Rosenbloom Trio
Adam Lane Bass
Chad Taylor Drums
Mara Rosenbloom Piano
9:30PM: Darius Jones Quintet
Ben Gerstein Trombone
Jason Stein Bass Clarinet
Michael Bisio Bass
Jason Nazary Drums
Darius Jones Alto Saxophone
Wednesday, June 15th 8:30 PM
Kolker / Stillman / Lossing / Kamaguchi / Mintz
Adam Kolker – Saxophone
Loren Stillman – Saxophone
Russ Lossing – Piano
Masa Kamaguchi – Bass
Billy Mintz – Drums
Friday, June 17th 8:30 PM
Dirigo Rataplan (Night 1)
Ellery Eskelin-tenor sax
Dave Ballou-trumpet
Michael Formanek-bass
Devin Gray-drums/compositions
Saturday, June 18th 8:30 PM
Dirigo Rataplan (Night 2)
Ellery Eskelin-tenor sax
Dave Ballou-trumpet
Michael Formanek-bass
Devin Gray-drums/compositions
Wednesday, June 22nd 8:30 PM
Kresten Osgood & Friends
8:30pm Martin Philadelpy, Trevor Dunn, Kresten Osgood
Martin Philadelphy – Guitar / Trevor Dunn – Bass / Kresten Osgood – Drums
9:30pm Michael Blake, Max Johnson & Kresten Osgood
Michael Blake – Tenor and Soprano Saxophone
Max Johnson – Bass / Kresten Osgood – Drums
Saturday, June 25th 8:30 PM
Brad Linde’s TEAM PLAYERS
First Set
Brad Linde – alto and tenor saxophone, clarinet, Hammond organ
Billy Wolfe – tenor saxophone, clarinet
Aaron Quinn – guitar
Deric Dickens – drums
Second Set
Brad Linde – tenor saxophone
Caroline Davis – alto saxophone
Russ Lossing – piano
Deric Dickens – drums
Wednesday, June 29th 8:30 PM
Eva Novoa Ditmas Quartet Live Recording!
Michael Attias – Alto Saxophone
Eva Novoa – Piano
Max Johnson – Bass
Jeff Davis – Drums
I-Beam is located at
168 7th Street in Brooklyn, NY 11215 - Directions: SUBWAY: Take the F or R
trains to 4th Ave & 9th Street. Walk down 4th ave to 7th street. Make a
left on 7th and walk past 3rd ave. We are located on the ground floor, the
grey doors to the right of the stairs of #168.
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Every Saturday in June at Barbes!
4th, 11th, 18th & 25th
6:00pm
Italian Surf Academy
Reload the vintage sound of Spaghetti Western, Noir and Horror movies!
Marco Cappelli- guitar
Damon Banks - electric bass
Dave Miller - drums
Saturday June 11th, special guest Marc Ribot!
Barbes is located at
376 - 9th Street (at 6th Ave)
Brooklyn, NY 11215
F/G Trains to 7th Ave or F/G/R at 4th Ave/9th St