NYC Calendar: December 2014

Highlight of the month: THE STONE RESIDENCIES – FRED FRITH WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3 – SUNDAY DECEMBER 7 7:30 PM Meredith Monk http://youtu.be/FBlnrRUVfo0 http://www.bam.org/music/2014/on-behalf-of-nature VENUE: BAM ADMISSION: $20/$30 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 7 7PM: Michael Foster / Pascal Niggenkemper / Michael Evans VENUE: Downtown Music Gallery ADMISSION: Free MONDAY, DECEMBER 8 10 PM: Frank Gratkowski – Solo Saxophone http://youtu.be/HOZ4VXLWV3w VENUE: Ibeam brooklyn ADMISSION: $15 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9 6 PM Mivos Quartet •Martin Stauning Atmende Steine (2013) •J.S. Bach Contrapunctus XIX (arr. Patrick Higgins 2013) •Patrick Higgins Aletheia (2013) •György Kurtág Hommage à Mihály András: 12 Mikroludien für Streichquartett, op. 13 (1977) http://www.millertheatre.com/events/mivos-quartet-popup VENUE: Miller Theatre at Columbia University ADMISSION: FREE WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 10 8PM: Phyllis Chen Phyllis Chen: Lighting The Dark, hand-made music boxes, clavichord, accordion, electronics John Dowland / William Byrd: Pavana Lachrymae, clavichord Silvia Corda: Tre ritratti del tempo, toy piano and toy dulcimer Alvin Lucier: Music for Piano with Magnetic Strings http://youtu.be/xAUjg8Nb2Qc http://bacnyc.org/performances/performance/phyllis-chen VENUE: Baryshnikov Arts Center ADMISSION: $25 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11 8 PM: Fred Frith (guitar) John Zorn (sax) VENUE: Stone ADMISSION: $25 FRIDAY, DECEMBER 12 8:00 PM Pauline Oliveros http://roulette.org/events/pauline-oliveros-2/ VENUE: Roulette ADMISSION: $15/$30 SUNDAY, DECEMBER 14 8 PM Iva Bittová (violin and voice) Fred Frith (acoustic guitar) http://youtu.be/Kx5RPHoR0A4 VENUE: Stone ADMISSION: $20 MONDAY, DECEMBER 15 8:30 PM Wolpe & Feldman – New York New Music Ensemble http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/989724 VENUE: The Tenri Cultural Institute ADMISSION: $10/$20 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30 8:30PM Mary Halvorson, guitar; Ingrid Laubrock, tenor saxophone; Tom Rainey, drums VENUE: Cornelia Street Cafe ADMISSION: $10 + $10 drinks minimum TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30 – SUNDAY, JANUARY 4 8 PM, 10 PM John Zorn’s end of the year Improv Week—A Stone Benefit John Zorn (sax) Ikue Mori (electronics) James Moore (guitar) Uri Caine (piano) James Ilgenfritz (bass) Jeremiah Cymerman (clarinet) Mark Feldman (violin) ) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) and many special guests VENUE: Stone ADMISSION: $25

NYC Calendar: November 2014

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2

Weasel Walter (drums)

Jim Hobbs (alto saxophone)

https://www.facebook.com/events/846159262096165/

VENUE: Snubs

ADMISSION: $15

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4

50th Birthday concert: Terry Riley’s In C

Pauline Kim Harris, Joan La Barbara, Elliott Sharp and many more!

http://lepoissonrouge.com/lpr_events/terry-rileys-in-c-50th-birthday-concert-presented-by-darmstadt-essential-repertoire-and-lpr-november-4th-2014/

VENUE: Le Poisson Rouge

ADMISSION: $20/$25/$30

WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 5 – SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15

19:30 The Death of Klinghoffer

http://lc.lincolncenter.org/shows/211090?show_date=2014-11-05%2019:30:00

VENUE: The Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera House

ADMISSION: $25-415

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10 – SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29

7:30 Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk

http://www.metopera.org/opera/lady-macbeth-of-mtsensk-shostakovich-tickets

VENUE: The Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera House

ADMISSION: $25-445

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14

10 pm: Jeremiah Cymerman (clarinet, electronics) Joe Morris (guitar) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano)

VENUE: Stone

ADMISSION: $15

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 20

7:30 PM Meredith Monk Birthday Celebration

Performers: Bruce Brubaker, Piano, Ursula Oppens, Piano

All-Meredith Monk Program

http://lepoissonrouge.com/lpr_events/meredith-monk-birthday-celebration-an-event-within-meredith-monks-debs-composer-chair-residency-at-carnegie-hall-november-20th-2014/

VENUE: Le Poisson Rouge

ADMISSION: $15-25

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29

John Zorn’s Cobra (30th Anniversary!), 8:00 pm

http://roulette.org/events/john-zorns-cobra/

VENUE: Roulette

ADMISSION: $20/35

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30

Susie Ibarra & William Parker, 7:00pm

https://www.facebook.com/events/772875809435480/

VENUE: Snugs

ADMISSION: $15

NYC Calendar: September 2014

Tuesday, September 2nd
9 PM  Ingrid Laubrock, saxophone + compositions; Ben Gerstein, trombone; Dan Peck, tuba; Tom Rainey, drums

VENUE: Korzo
ADMISSION: $10

Tuesday, September 2nd
8:30 PM Mark Feldman & Sylvie Courvoisier – Malphas
VENUE: Village Vanguard
ADMISSION: $25

Thursday, September 4th
10:30 PM Zion 80 Plays Masada
Jon Madof-g, Shanir Blumenkranz-b, Matt Darriau-asax, Yoshie Fruchter-g, Frank London-tpt, Yuval Lion-d, Jessica Lurie-bsax & flt, Brian Marsella-kbd, Zach Mayer-bsax, Marlon Sobol-per, Greg Wall-tsax
VENUE: Village Vanguard
ADMISSION: $25

Saturday, September 6th
8:30 PM & 10:30 PM
Masada Quartet: John Zorn-sax, Dave Douglas-tpt, Greg Cohen-b, Joey Baron-d
VENUE: Village Vanguard
ADMISSION: $25

Monday, September 8th
8:00 PM
Sylvie Courvoisier Trio with Kenny Wollesen and Drew Gress
http://roulette.org/events/sylvie-courvoisier-trio-kenny-wollesen-drew-gress/
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $15/20

Tuesday, September 9th – Thursday, September 11th
The Philip Glass Ensemble & Steve Reich and Musicians
http://www.bam.org/music/2014/the-philip-glass-ensemble-and-steve-reich-and-musicians
VENUE: BAM
ADMISSION: $30+

Tuesday, September 9th
8:30 PM, 10PM $15
Fred Van Hove – Piano, Lou Grassi – Drums

VENUE: ibeam
ADMISSION: $15

Wednesday, September 10th
8:00 PM
Fred van Hove (piano) Peter Evans (trumpet) Evan Parker (tenor and soprano saxophones) Charles Evans (saxophone)
VENUE: Stone
ADMISSION: $20

10:00 PM
Fred van Hove (piano) Peter Evans (trumpet) Evan Parker (tenor and soprano saxophones) John Hebert (bass) Tyshawn Sorey (drums)
VENUE: Stone
ADMISSION: $20

Thursday, September 11th
8:00 PM Matthew Shipp (piano) Evan Parker (tenor and soprano saxophones)
VENUE: Stone
ADMISSION: $20

Thursday, September 11th
7:00 PM Matana Roberts solo coin coin
https://www.facebook.com/events/741060625943046/
VENUE: Snugs
ADMISSION: $10

Sunday, September 14th
8:00 PM Evan Parker (tenor and soprano saxophones) duos Ikue Mori (live electronics) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) Mark Feldman (violin)
VENUE: Stone
ADMISSION: $20

10:00 PM
Ikue Mori (live electronics) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) Mark Feldman (violin) Evan Parker (tenor and soprano saxophones)
VENUE: Stone
ADMISSION: $20

Monday, September 15th
8:00 PM JOHN ZORN IMPROV NIGHT—A STONE BENEFIT
John Zorn (sax) Ikue Mori (electronics) Nava Dunkelman (percussion) Jeanie-Aprille Tang (electronics) and many special guests
Come on down and help support The Stone!
VENUE: Stone
ADMISSION: $25

Tuesday, September 16th
7:00 PM Evan Parker + Joe Morris + Nate Wooley
VENUE: Snugs
ADMISSION: $10

Wednesday, September 17th
7:00 PM Evan Parker & Joe Morris
https://www.facebook.com/events/795457083812700/
VENUE: Greenwich House Music School
ADMISSION: $20

Tuesday, September 23rd – Wednesday, September 24th
8:00 PM luciana achugar: OTRO TEATRO (carnal church dance)
http://www.jackny.org/luciana-achugar.html
VENUE: Jack
ADMISSION: TBD

Tuesday, September 23rd
8 PM Carla Bozulich
http://lepoissonrouge.com/lpr_events/lpr-wordless-music-present-carla-bozulich-william-tyler-september-23rd-2014/
VENUE: Le Poisson Rouge
ADMISSION: $17

Wednesday, September 24th
1:00 PM Un jour ou deux, by Merce Cunningham
David Vaughan will introduce and screen a 2012 revival of Cunningham’s Un jour ou deux, which he originally choreographed for the Paris Opera Ballet in 1974, with music by John Cage, and design by Jasper Johns.  http://lc.lincolncenter.org/shows/211081?show_date=2014-09-24 13:00:00
VENUE:The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts, Third Floor Screening Room
ADMISSION: Free

Thursday, September 25th
8:00 pm Evan Parker Solo
http://roulette.org/events/interpretations-evan-parker-solo-earl-howard-jd-parran/

VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $15/20

Thursday, September 25th
7:00 PM Thurston Moore live set at the opening of NY Art Book Fair
http://momaps1.org/nyabf/
ADMISSION free
VENUE: MOMA PS 1

Friday, September 26th
8:00 PM Peter Evans duo with Evan Parker; Peter Evans Quintet with Evan Parker
ADMISSION $10/$15 for 2 sets
VENUE: Jacks

Sunday, September 28th
8 PM Matthew Shipp solo
https://www.facebook.com/events/640133686069196/
VENUE: Greenwich House Music School
ADMISSION: $20

Tuesday, September 30th
8PM and 10 PM We All Break–a meeting of Haitian Drums and Creative Music
Matt Mitchell (piano) Daniel Brevil (traditional Haitian percussion) Markus Schwartz (traditional Haitian percussion) Ches Smith (drums, percussion)

NYC Calendar: August 2014

Saturday, August 2
9 PM, 10.30PM Mary Halvorson Fest.: Ingrid Laubrock’s Anti-House
Ingrid Laubrock, tenor, soprano saxophone; Mary Halvorson, guitar; Kris Davis, piano; John Hebert, bass; Tom Rainey, drums
VENUE: Cornelia Street Cafe
ADMISSION: $20 includes drink

Saturday, August 9
7.30 PM Darius Jones & Matthew Shipp: Cosmic Lieder Duo
http://www.shapeshifterlab.com/portfolio/aug-9/
VENUE: ShapeShifter Lab
ADMISSION: $15

Sunday, August 10
3 PM: JACK Quartet plays Ken Thomson

http://www.noguchi.org/programs/public/artists-noguchi-bang-can-music-series-jack-quartet
Works from composer Ken Thomson’s new CD from Cantaloupe Music, THAW.
VENUE: Noguchi Museum Sculpture Garden
ADMISSION: Free with museum admission.

Monday, August 11
10 PM: Weasel Walter


VENUE: Saint Vitus Bar
ADMISSION: $10

Monday, August 11
8:30PM: Vinny Golia – Woodwinds, Keir Neuringer – Saxophone, Ingrid Laubrock – Saxophone
VENUE: IBEAM Brooklyn
ADMISSION: $15

Sunday, August 17
5PM: International Contemporary Ensemble | All–Sofia Gubaidulina program
Trio; Sotto Voce; quasi hoquetus; Meditation on the Bach Chorale “Vor deinen Thron tret ich hiermit” http://mostlymozart.org/events/international-contemporary-ensemble-aug-17
VENUE: Park Avenue Armory
ADMISSION: from $35 (sold out)

Monday, August 18
8.15 and 9.30: go organic orchestra. Ned Rothenberg – b flat & bass clarinet, shakuhachi ;Tim Kieper – dusun’goni, pandiero, percussion; Kenny Wessel – guitars, banjo and many other artists:http://www.shapeshifterlab.com/portfolio/aug-18-go-organic-orchestra/
VENUE: ShapeShifter Lab
ADMISSION: $15

Wednesday, August 20
7:30 PM: Steven Schick, percussion | John Luther Adams: The Mathematics of Resonant Bodies http://lc.lincolncenter.org/shows/210435?show_date=2014-08-20 19:30:00
VENUE: Mostly Mozart Festival Clark Studio Theater
ADMISSION: $35

Thursday, August 21
7.30PM:International Contemporary Ensemble
Ellie Dehn, soprano, David Fulmer, conductor
Dai Fujikura: Minina (New York premiere)
John Zorn: Baudelaires (New York premiere)
Alvin Lucier: Chambers
Messiaen (arr. Cliff Colnot): Chants de terre et de ciel (New York premiere)
http://lc.lincolncenter.org/shows/210433?show_date=2014-08-21 19:30:00
VENUE: Mostly Mozart Festival, Park Avenue Armory
ADMISSION: $25

Monday, August 25
8PM: Oso Blanco (Colin Stetson, Nate Wooley, C. Spencer Yeh; Ryan Sawyer)


VENUE: Baby’s All Right 146 Broadway, Brooklyn
ADMISSION: $14

Tuesday, August 26
10PM: Allen Ginsberg poetry set w/ Hal Willner (voice) Doug Weiselman (guitar, clarinet) Jane Scarpintoni (cello) Kenny Wollesen (drums)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION:$15

NYC Calendar: July 2014

SUNDAY, July 6
8 PM Geri Allen, Laurie Anderson
VENUE: The Stone
DETAILS: Geri Allen (piano) Laurie Anderson (violin, electronics)
ADMISSION: $15

SUNDAY, July 6

8:30 PM Simon Nabatov
VENUE: IBeam
DETAILS:
Michael Attias & Simon Nabatov (8:30 pm)
Michael Attias – Alto Saxophone, Simon Nabatov – Piano
Simon Nabatov, Max Johnson & Gerald Cleaver (10:00 pm)
Simon Nabatov – Piano,Max Johnson – Bass, Gerald Cleaver – Drums
ADMISSION: $15 suggested donation

FRIDAY, July 11 and
SATURDAY, July 12
8 PM Rosas danst Rosas
VENUE: Lincoln Center Festival, Gerald W. Lynch Theater
DETAILS:
Choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Dancers Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, Sandra Ortega Bejerano, Tale Dolven, Elizaveta Penkova, Sue-Yeon Youn
Music Thierry De Mey, Peter Vermeersch

This summer, in a return to her choreographic roots, De Keersmaeker, along with her Belgium–based dance company, Rosas, revisits four of her iconic early works—Fase, Four Movements to the Music of Steve Reich (1982); Rosas danst Rosas (1983); Elena’s Aria (1984); and Bartok/Mikrokosmos (1987), with live music by Ictus—each a seminal event in the development of one of contemporary dance’s greatest personalities and as exciting and striking today as they were at their premieres.
http://lc.lincolncenter.org/shows/209378?show_date=2014-07-11%2020:00:00
ADMISSION: from $35

SATURDAY, July 12
9:30 PM Jen Shyu & Mat Maneri
VENUE: IBeam
DETAILS:
Jen Shyu (voice, Taiwanese moon lute, gayageum), Mat Maneri (viola)
ADMISSION: $10

SUNDAY, July 13
8 PM John Zorn improv night—A Stone Benefit
VENUE: The Stone
DETAILS: John Zorn, Louie Belogenis (saxes)
ADMISSION: $25

TUESDAY, July 15
10 PM Eyal Maoz’s Crazy Slavic Band
VENUE: The Stone
DETAILS: Jay Rozen (tuba) Chris Stromquist (drums) Eyal Maoz (guitar) Frank London (trumpet and horn) Rob Henke (trumpet and horn) John Carlson (trumpet and horn) Briggan Krauss (saxophone)
Original music inspired by the newest contemporary Slavic composers.
ADMISSION: $15

TUESDAY, July 15 and
WEDNESDAY, July 16
8 PM Bartok/Mikrokosmos
VENUE: Lincoln Center Festival, Gerald W. Lynch Theater
DETAILS:
Choreographer Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker
Music Bela Bartok
Musicians Ictus, Jean-Luc Fafchamps, Stefan Ginsburgh

http://lc.lincolncenter.org/shows/209381?show_date=2014-07-15%2020:00:00
ADMISSION: from $35

THURSDAY, July 17
10 PM 9 Volt with Tim Berne
VENUE: The Stone
DETAILS: Rick Parker (trombone, effects) Eyal Maoz (guitar, effects) Yoni Halevi (drums) Tim Berne (sax)
ADMISSION: $15

THURSDAY, July 17
19:00 Music of Morton Feldman
VENUE: Spectrum
DETAILS: Stephane Ginsburgh, piano + Kurt Ralske, video.
ADMISSION: $15

SATURDAY, July 19
10 PM Abraxas plays John Zorn
VENUE: The Stone
DETAILS: Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz (gimbri) Yoshie Fruchter (guitar) Kenny Grohowski (drums) Eyal Maoz (guitar)
ADMISSION: $15

SATURDAY, July 19 and
SUNDAY, July 20
10 PM and 8:30 PM Matt Mitchell Residency – Normal Remarkable Persons

VENUE: IBeam
DETAILS:
Matt Mitchell – piano, compositions, Tim Berne – alto saxophone, Shane Endsley – trumpet, Travis Laplante – saxophone, Tyshawn Sorey – drums, trombone, melodica, Ches Smith – drums, vibes, percussion
ADMISSION: $15 suggested donation

SUNDAY, July 20
10 PM Hypercolor
VENUE: The Stone
DETAILS: Lukas Ligeti (drums) James Ilgenfritz (bass) Eyal Maoz (guitar)
Previewing their upcoming debut CD on Tzadik (TBR 09/14), this strangely marvelous rock-spastic-jazz band features composition by all three members. Like experimental grafting surgery gone horribly awry, Hypercolor bears limbs borrowed from 80s NYC No-Wave, and early jazz/rock, and orchestral rock textures.
ADMISSION: $15

TUESDAY, July 22
8:00 PM Arto Lindsay

VENUE: LPR
DETAILS: w/ Zs and Bigyuki, http://www.lepoissonrouge.com/lpr_events/arto-lindsay-july-22nd-2014/
ADMISSION: $15

FRIDAY, July 25
7:30 PM Pam Tanowitz Dance / eighth blackbird
VENUE: Lincoln Center Out of Doors?Damrosch Park Bandshell
DETAILS:
John Zorn’s PASSAGEN featuring Pauline Kim Harris
Annie Gosfield’s The Spectators (excerpt) featuring FLUX Quartet
Erase by Andy Akiho (New York Premiere)
Murder Ballades by Bryce Dessner (New York Premiere)
Counting Duets by Tom Johnson/Etudes by Gyorgy Ligeti
these broken wings 3 by David Lang
http://lc.lincolncenter.org/shows/210652?show_date=2014-07-25%2019:30:00
ADMISSION: free

SUNDAY, July 27
8 PM and 10 PM Drummingbirds
VENUE: The Stone
DETAILS: Rakalam Bob Moses (drums, percussion, voice) Cyro Baptista (percussion, voice) Billy Martin (drums, percussion, video)
ADMISSION: $15

MONDAY, July 28
10:00PM Wooley/Laubrock/Corsano

VENUE: Evolving Series, 107 Suffolk Street
DETAILS: Nate Wooley – trumpet, Ingrid Laubrock – tenor sax, Chris Corsano – drums
ADMISSION: $15

TUESDAY, July 29
8 PM Marilyn Crispell and Tyshawn Sorey
VENUE: The Stone
DETAILS: Marilyn Crispell (piano) Tyshawn Sorey (drums)
10 PM Marilyn Crispell trio
Marilyn Crispell (piano) Mark Helias (bass) Tyshawn Sorey (drums)
ADMISSION: $20