NYC Calendar January 2024

Highlights of the month: Prototype Festival and Sylvie Courvoisier residency at the Stone

WEDNESDAY, January 3
8:30 pm Clone Decay
Kalia Vandever (trombone) Weston Olencki (trombone, electronics) Mary Halvorson (guitar)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

FRIDAY, January 5
8pm Shawn Lovato’s Biotic
Ingrid Laubrock – Tenor Saxophone
Shawn Lovato – Bass
Henry Mermer – Drums
VENUE: IBeam
ADMISSION: $10/$15/$20

FRIDAY, January 5 and SATURDAY, January 6
7:30 pm The Little Match Girl Passion
David Lang, composer
Molly Netter, soprano
Kate Maroney, alto
Gene Stenger, tenor
Dashon Burton, bass
VENUE: The Met Fifth Avenue
ADMISSION: Free with Museum admission

MONDAY, January 8
7pm Elliott Sharp, Marco Cappelli, JT Lewis
Elliott Sharp guitar/clarinet, Marco Cappelli guitar, JT Lewis drums
VENUE: Barbes
ADMISSION: $20

January 9 – 14
8pm and 10pm Kris Davis Trio
Kris Davis – Piano
Robert Hurst – Bass
Johnathan Blake – Drums
VENUE: Village Vanguard
ADMISSION: $40

WEDNESDAY, January 10
8pm Tim Berne, Jeremy Viner, Aliya Ultan, Kate Gentile, Kevin Murray
VENUE: The Record Shop (360 Van Brunt St, Brooklyn)
ADMISSION: TBD

WEDNESDAY, January 10
7pm Take Two: Tyshawn Sorey x Max Roach’s Members Don’t Git Weary
Tyshawn Sorey, performing Max Roach’s classic album ‘Members, Don’t Git Weary’
Adam O’Farrill- trumpeter, Mark Shim – saxophone, Sullivan Fortner – piano, Matt Brewer – bass, Fay Victor – vocals
VENUE: Public Records
ADMISSION: $25

January 11-21
7pm /2pm Chornobyldorf: Archeological Opera In Seven Novels
Roman Grygoriv and Illia Razumeiko, composers
Opera Aperta

VENUE: La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club
ADMISSION: $10-75

FRIDAY, January 12
8pm Tony Malaby’s 60th Birthday Celebration
Tony Malaby – Saxophones, Angelica Sanchez – piano and Wurlitzer, Tom Rainey – drums, Ben Monder – guitar
VENUE: Barbes
ADMISSION: $20

January 12-20
8pm/ 5pm Adoration
A chamber opera by Mary Kouyoumdjian

VENUE: The Loretto Theatre (18 Bleeker St, New York)
ADMISSION: $40-80

SATURDAY, January 13
10:45pm Zoh Amba, Shahzad Ismaily, Jim White, Steve Gunn
part of Winter Jazz Fest
VENUE: Baby’s All Right (146 Broadway, Brooklyn)
ADMISSION: $65

SUNDAY, January 14
6pm Sirius Quartet
Fung Chern Hwei, violin
Gregor Huebner, violin
Sunjay Jayaram, viola
Jeremy Harman, violoncello
VENUE: Barbes
ADMISSION: $20

SUNDAY, January 14
9PM & 10:15PM Tony Malaby Quartet
Tony Malaby, saxophones
Ben Monder, guitar
Angelica Sanchez, piano
Tom Rainey, drums
VENUE: Bar Lunatico
ADMISSION: $10

WEDNESDAY, January 17
8pm Ingebrigt Håker Flaten and friends
VENUE: The Record Shop
ADMISSION: TBD

WEDNESDAY, January 17
8:30 pm Trio
Tomas Fujiwara (drums) Ole Mathisen (tenor sax) Amir ElSaffar (trumpet)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, January 18
7:30 pm Angélica Negrón & Sophie Parker
Angélica Negrón, music
Sophie Parker, playable sculptures
VENUE: Kaufman Music Center
ADMISSION: $30

SATURDAY, January 20
8 pm COMPOSERS IN PLAY VII: Shouts Unsung
David Zucchi, saxophones, Adam Sherkin, piano
Program:
Circling Point (2014) by Charlotte Bray
Two Elegies Framing a Shout (1994) by Mark-Anthony Turnage
Noûs (2020) by Philippe Leroux
Dense…Englouti (2012) by Philippe Leroux
Alex Paxton by Alex Paxton
Punch, Revisted (2016) by Adam Sherkin
VENUE: Tenri Cultural Institute, New York City
ADMISSION: $25-30, students free)

SATURDAY, January 20
8pm Chaser (Record Release) with guests
Chaser: Dominika Em, Chris Welcome, Shayna Dulberger, Oran Canfield; Sexy Thoughts: Kevin Shea ft. Rat Bastard, Netherlands, 1,2,3 (Tim Dahl, Weasel Walter, Matt Nelson)
VENUE: The Broadway (Brooklyn)
ADMISSION: TBD

SATURDAY, January 20
8pm Eclipse Quartet at 20
works by Fred Frith, Ali Can Puskulcu, Kajia Saariaho and a commissioned piece for Kamancheh and String Quartet by Niloufar Shiri.
Sara Parkins violin
Sarah Thornblade violin
Alma Lisa Fernandez viola
Maggie Parkins cello
and guest:
Nioufar Shiri kamancheh/composer
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20-$30

TUESDAY, January 23
6pm Pop-Up Concerts
Ian Antonio, Percussion
Josh Modney, Violin
VENUE: Miller Theatre at Columbia University
ADMISSION: Free

TUESDAY, January 23
8pm Shelley Hirsch: “And So It Was and Was and WaAAass”
Shelley Hirsch – “Sext Tongs”
Joanna Mattrey and Cleek Schrey on strings, Alice Cohen on keyboards and voice, Ka Baird on piano, and Lindsey Wilson, Dafna Naphtali, and Luisa Muhr on vocals, text and images by Scott Kiernan. Lighting consulting by Eric Muzzy.
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20-$30

WEDNESDAY, January 24
8:30 pm duo/trio/quartet
Ikue Mori (electronics) Ned Rothenberg (reeds) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) Erik Friedlander (cello)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, January 25
8:30 pm Solo
Sylvie Courvoisier (piano, composition)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, January 25
7:30pm Ensemble Connect
Program:
Shorter Terra Incognita
Chen Yi Qi For Flute, Cello, Percussion, And Piano
Schoenberg Verklärte Nacht
VENUE: Paul Hall, The Juilliard School
ADMISSION: $15

THURSDAY, January 25
8pm Improv Nights 2024: A Tribute to Derek Bailey (night 1)
John Zorn sax
Ned Rothenberg sax
Jim Staley trombone
Michael Nicolas cello
Miles Okazaki guitar
Simon Hanes guitar, bass
Selendis Sebastian, Alexander Johnson vibes
Arturo O’Farrill piano
Anna Abondolo bass
Nava Dunkelman percussion
Kenny Wollesen drums
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20-$30

FRIDAY, January 26
8pm Improv Nights 2024: A Tribute to Derek Bailey (night 2)
John Zorn sax
Jon Irabagon sax
Peter Evans trumpet
Dave Taylor bass, trombone
Erik Friedlander cello
Wendy Eisenberg guitar
Sae Hashimoto vibes, percussion
Brian Marsella piano
Jorge Roeder bass
Henry Fraser bass
David Weinstein electronics
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20-$30

FRIDAY, January 26 and SATURDAY, January 27
7PM Passio: A Concert for Peace and Healing
Arvo Pärt’s Passio
Enrico Lagasca, Jesus
Haitham Haidar, Pilate
With Evangelist Quartet
Elijah McCormick, soprano
Kate Maroney, alto
Oliver Mercer, tenor
Charles Wesley Evans, bass
VENUE: The Cathedral of St. John The Divine
ADMISSION: $20-$75

SATURDAY, January 27
8pm Improv Nights 2024: A Tribute to Derek Bailey (night 3)
John Zorn alto sax
Melissa Aldana tenor sax
Kalia Vandever trombone
Dave Douglas trumpet
Micah Thomas piano
Sean Ono Lennon guitar
Josh Modney violin
Jay Campbell cello
Luke Stewart bass
Ikue Mori electronics
Brian Chase drums
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20-$30

SATURDAY, January 27
8:30 pm DUO with Wadada Leo Smith
Wadada Leo Smith (trumpet) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

MONDAY, January 29
7:30pm Out Music Festival
Chris Williams Quartet
Chris Williams trumpet, elec. / Shara Lunon – voice, elec / Luke Stewart – bass, elec. / Lesley Mok – drums
Ava Mendoza, solo guitar
Dave Burrell & Ellen Christi
Dave Burrell – composition, piano / Ellen Christi – voice
VENUE: Theater for the New City (155 1st Ave., New York)
ADMISSION: TBD

TUESDAY, January 30
7:30pm Out Music Festival
William Parker Project
William Parker – bass / Rob Brown – saxophone / Jason Hwang – violin
TA Thompson Trio
TA Thompson – drums/ Sam Newome – reeds/ Michael Foster – saxophone
VENUE: Theater for the New City (155 1st Ave., New York)
ADMISSION: TBD

WEDNESDAY, January 31
7:30 pm Sandbox Percussion with Conor Hanick
Program to include:
Vivian Fung, (Un)Wandering Souls (world premiere)
Ellis Ludwig-Leone, Lifeline (world premiere)
Christopher Cerrone, Don’t Look Down (NYC premiere)
Samuel Carl Adams, Études, Vol. 1 (NY premiere)
Tyshawn Sorey, For Arthur Jafa (NY premiere)
Andy Akiho, Portal (NY premiere)
VENUE: Buttenwieser Hall at The Arnhold Center (92NY)
ADMISSION: from $40

WEDNESDAY, January 31
7:30 PM Fourteen Reveries
Brad Mehldau, Piano
VENUE: Zankel Hall Center Stage
ADMISSION: $135

WEDNESDAY, January 31
8:30 pm Groupchat
James McKain (sax) TJ Borden (cello) Joey Sullivan (drums) Brandon Lopez (bass)

VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

12 Memorable Music Events in New York in 2023

NYC music events in 2023 we want to remember, with no intention of ranking, in reverse chronological order.

Photo by Kaitlin
  1. Sun Tracing Magic Special with Ned Rothenberg (reeds) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) Charmaine Lee (voice) Ches Smith (drums) Sae Hashimoto (percussion) David Watson (bagpipes) Makigami Koichi (voice) Satoko Fujii (piano) kappamaki (trumpet) Erik Friedlander (cello) Zeena Parkins (harps) Ikue Mori (electronics) (The Stone, December 17)
  2. Ensemble Decipher: Cat’s Cradle (Roulette, October 23)
  3. John Zorn at 70 celebrations at Miller Theatre at Columbia University, especially New Masada / Simulacrum (Miller Theatre, October 19)
  4. Fred Frith residency at the Stone, especially Duos and Trios with Fred Frith (home-made instruments, percussion), Ikue Mori (electronics) and Nate Wooley (trumpet) and Quartet with Nava Dunkelman (percussion, voice), Fred Frith (electric guitar, voice), Carla Kihlstedt (violin, voice) and Theresa Wong (cello, voice) (The Stone, October 6 and 11).
  5. Roscoe Mitchell & John McCowen / Beam Splitter and the following improvisation workshop (First Unitarian Congregational Society, Brooklyn Music School September 9 and 10)
  6. John Zorn at 70 at Roulette, especially Part Three: John Zorn, Laurie Anderson, Sean Ono Lennon (Roulette, August 27)
  7. Jazztopad Festival New York, especially 3 sets: 1) Amir ElSaffar, Ole Mathisen, Tomas Fujiwara 2) Ksawery Wójciński and friends (Shift, June 23) and 3) Joanna Duda, Max Mucha, Michał Bryndal, Ksawery Wójciński & Maniucha Bikont, Kirk Knuffke (Barbès, June 25)
  8. La Monte Young And Marian Zazeela: Just Charles. Charles Curtis, cello. (Peter Freeman, Inc., June 4)
  9. Claire Chase Density @ 10, especially Density III and IV (The Kitchen at Westbeth, May 19)
  10. Vicente Atria and Mat Muntz’s “The Vex Collection” and Wet Ink Ensemble (Scholes Street Studio, May 14)
  11. Long Play Festival 2023 | Bang On A Can, especially Meredith Monk’s Memory Game (Pioneer Works, May 5)
  12. Champion, an opera by Terence Blanchard (The Metropolitan Opera, Aril 10 – May 13)

+ 1. Radio 477! Yara Arts Group + Serhiy Zhadan + Anthony Coleman (La MaMa, March 10 – 19)
+ 2. Shockwave Delay: Yoshiko Chuma and the School of Hard Knocks (La MaMa, June 1-11)

If you want to share your thoughts on events you want to remember, please post a comment below.

Video by Alotro Lado

NYC Calendar December 2023

Highlight of the month: Ikue Mori’s residency at the Stone

FRIDAY, December 1
7:30 PM Raphael Rogiński and Martyna Basta
VENUE: Lincoln Center, David Rubenstein Atrium
ADMISSION: Free

FRIDAY, December 1
9pm Tim Dahl + Matt Nelson DJ
VENUE: Mama Tried
ADMISSION: Free, tip the band

DECEMBER 1-14
Florencia en el Amazonas
Composer: Daniel Catán
Librettist: Marcela Fuentes-Berain
VENUE: The Metropolitan Opera
ADMISSION: $59-505

SATURDAY, December 2
2pm Jenny Lin, Piano
Program:
Valentin Silvestrov The Messenger
Liszt “Ständchen,” from Lieder aus Franz Scubert’s Schwanengesang
Liszt Après une lecture du Dante, fantasia quasi sonata, from Années de pèlerinage, deuxième année
And works by Philip Glass
VENUE: Weill Recital Hall
ADMISSION: $49

SATURDAY, December 2
9 PM Sō Percussion
Performers:
Sō Percussion
Milena Casado, Trumpet
Vijay Iyer, Piano
Olivier Tarpaga, Percussion
Program:
Angélica Negrón, Inward Pieces
Vijay Iyer, Dharma-Eye
Olivier Tarpaga, Fē Fē
Jason Treuting, Go Placidly With Haste
VENUE: Zankel Hall
ADMISSION: $74

SUNDAY, December 3
8pm Outlier Presents:
Greg Kelley/Michael Foster/Brandon Lopez/Sean Meehan Quartet & Zosha Warpeha/Carlo Costa Duo
VENUE: Property Is Theft
ADMISSION: TBD

MONDAY, December 4
7pm C Spencer Yeh | Charlie Looker | Mariel Roberts | Cory Bracken
VENUE: Sundown Bar
ADMISSION: $12

MONDAY, December 4
8PM Sandy Ewen, Michael Foster with Strings, Lisa Cameron / Nick Neuberg / Eli Wallace / Drew Wesely
Foster w/ Webb Crawford, Zosha Warpeha, Doyeon Kim, Nava Dunkelman
VENUE: The Record Shop
ADMISSION: $10-$20

WEDNESDAY, December 6
8PM Patricia Brennan & Sylvie Courvoisier: Talamanti
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $25-$30

THURSDAY, December 7
7:30 Cage Shock, Homage to His First Japan Visit
Pre-concert lecture at 6:30 pm
Tania Caroline Chen, Victoria Shen, Tomomi Adachi – Cage’s Haiku and 0’00”
Toshi Ichiyanagi’s Sapporo
Followed by a Private Gathering for Artists and Members
VENUE: Japan Society
ADMISSION: sold out

THURSDAY, December 7
8:30 pm Trio
Caroline Davis (alto saxophone) Craig Taborn (piano, keyboard) Val Jeanty (turntables, percussion)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

FRIDAY, December 8
8pm Time | Again – Either/Or performs works by Victoria Cheah and Henning Christiansen
Victoria Cheah It only has shelves (2023)
for violin, cello, trombone, electronics
Henning Christiansen Requiem of Art (NYC) (fluxorum organum II) (1973/2014)
Score realization & soundtrack by Anton Lukoszevieze
Either/Or
Richard Carrick – keyboard, Director
Victoria Cheah – electronics, composer
Anthony Coleman – keyboard
Pala Garcia – violin, perc.
Margaret Lancaster – voice, perc.
Alex Lough – sound technician
Chris McIntyre – trombone, perc., Curator
John Popham – cello, perc.
Dennis K. Sullivan – percussion

VENUE: University Settlement
ADMISSION: $12

FRIDAY, December 8
8PM Carl Stone 70th Birthday Lollapalooza: Night 1
Senile Felines (Ned Rothenberg winds + Soo Yeon Lyuh haegeum)
MIN Xiao-Fen voice, pipa
Elliot Sharp guitar
Todd Reynolds violin
Matthew Sargent pedal steel
Booker Stardrum percussion
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $25-$30

SATURDAY, December 9
7pm Exo-Tech – In The Round
Sophia Brous – voice; Kimbra – voice, electronics; Zoh Amba – saxophone; Darian Donovan Thomas – violin electronics; Trevor Dunn – bass; Greg Fox – drums; Will Graefe – guitar; Mike Haldeman – guitar; Jason Lindner – synthesizer, keyboards; Mauro Refosco – percussion; Lester St Louis – cello; Cole Kamen-Green – trumpet, electronics; Kaoru Watanabe – shinobue flutes, percussion; and Doug Wieselman – saxophones, woodwinds.
VENUE: LPR
ADMISSION: $30

SATURDAY, December 9
7.30pm & 9.30pm Sylvie Courvoisier & Mary Halvorson
Sylvie Courvoisier -piano
Mary Halvorson -guitar
VENUE: The Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $15-$40

SATURDAY, December 9
8PM Carl Stone 70th Birthday Lollapalooza: Night 2
Senile Felines (Ned Rothenberg winds + Soo Yeon Lyuh haegeum)
MIN Xiao-Fen voice, pipa
Elliot Sharp guitar
Todd Reynolds violin
Matthew Sargent pedal steel
Booker Stardrum percussion
Todd Reynold (violin) and Matt Sargent (steel guitar)
Stone, Elliott Sharp, Min Xiao-Fen, and Booker Stardrum.
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $25-$30

SUNDAY, December 10
7 PM Catalytic Sound Festival NYC
Ikue Mori, Lotte Anker, Sylvie Courvoisier, Ned Rothenberg, Zeena Parkins, Nate Wooley, Cecilia Lopez, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Charmaine Lee, Brandon Lopez, Tom Rainey
VENUE: Public Records
ADMISSION: $25

SUNDAY, December 10
8pm Marty Ehrlich: Dark Woods/Bright Sparks

Marty Ehrlich woodwinds, compositions
Ron Horton trumpet
Sara Schoenbeck bassoon
Erik Friedlander cello
Matt Pavolka bass
Satoshi Takeishi percussion
Erica Hunt poetry
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $25-$30

SUNDAY, December 10
4-6 PM Sunday Salon Play An Accordion, Go To Jail
Clarinetist / composer / Distinguished Professor (Music and Philosophy) David Rothenberg curates a loosely-themed Hanukkah event
Ben Richter on accordion; Leon Gruenbaum on Samchillian and Misha; Thomas Strønen (in from Oslo) on drums.
VENUE: Spectrum
ADMISSION: Free

TUESDAY, December 12
8pm Luisa Muhr/Daniel Carter/Jessica Pavone in Trialogue
Luisa Muhr: voice
Daniel Carter: horns and flute
Jessica Pavone: viola
VENUE: Zürcher Gallery
ADMISSION: $20

WEDNESDAY, December 13
8:30 pm Quartet 1
Zeena Parkins (harps) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) Lotte Anker (sax) Ikue Mori (electronics)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, December 14
8:30 Quartet 2
Craig Taborn (piano) Lotte Anker (sax) Erik Friedlander (cello) Ikue Mori (electronics)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, December 14
7 pm Georgia: Theme And Variations
Georgian Classical Music Of The Xx-Xxi Centuries
Music by Meliton Balanchivadze, Giya Kancheli, Alexi Matchavariani, Giorgi Mikadze, Nicolas Namoradze, George Oakley, Zakaria Paliashvili, Alexander Tsereteli
Performed by Eteri Andjaparidze, Giorgi Guliashvili, Inga Kashakashvili, Salome Lomidze, Giorgi Mikadze, Nicolas Namoradze, Sandro Sidamonidze, Sophiko Simsive, Alexander Tsereteli
VENUE: Baryshnikov Arts Center
ADMISSION: From $35

FRIDAY, December 15, and SATURDAY, December 16
2:30pm and 6:30pm Third Bird by Isaac Mizrahi and Nico Muhly
Performers:
Ensemble Connect
Michael P. Atkinson, Conductor
John Heginbotham, Choreographer
Isaac Mizrahi, Director
Program
Nico Muhly and Isaac Mizrahi, Third Bird
VENUE: Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
ADMISSION: $5 – $100

SATURDAY, December 16
7:30 pm JACK Quartet with Tyshawn Sorey
Tyshawn Sorey, For Grachan Moncur III (US premiere)
Tyshawn Sorey, percussion
JACK Quartet
VENUE: Buttenwieser Hall at The Arnhold Center (92nd Street Y)
ADMISSION: from $25

SATURDAY, December 16
8 pm Jack: An Improvisational Symphony: Coordinated By Suzanne Langille
First movement (Earth): Allegro featuring: Daniel Carter (saxophone & trumpet), Loren Connors (guitar), William Hooker (vocal), Chris McIntyre (trombone) & Lucie Vítková (percussion)
Second movement (Water): Andante or adagio featuring: Che Buford (violin), Madison Greenstone (contrabass clarinet), James Ilgenfritz (bass), Suzanne Langille (voice & maraca) & Joanna Mattrey (viola)
Third movement (Air): Moderato featuring: Ras Moshe Burnett (flute), Nicolee Kuester (french horn), Billy Martin (percussion), Ava Mendoza (guitar) & Aliya Ultan (cello)
Fourth movement (Fire): Finale–allegro featuring: Zoh Amba (saxophone), Nava Dunkelman (percussion), gabby fluke-mogul (violin), Alan Licht (guitar) & Lee Odom (clarinet)
VENUE: Issue Project Room
ADMISSION: $10-$20

SATURDAY, December 16
8:30 pm Trio
Koichi Makigami (voice) John Zorn (sax) Ikue Mori (electronics)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SUNDAY, December 17
5:30 pm Sun Tracing Magic Special
Ned Rothenberg (reeds) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) Charmaine Lee (voice) Ches Smith (drums) Sae Hashimoto (percussion) David Watson (bagpipes) Makigami Koichi (voice) Satoko Fujii (piano) kappamaki (trumpet) Erik Friedlander (cello) Zeena Parkins (harps) Ikue Mori (electronics)
A Special Afternoon Show In Celebration Of Ikue Mori’s 70th Birthday
VENUE: The Stone (Steifel Hall In The New School, Fourth Floor—Room I400)
ADMISSION: $20

SUNDAY, December 17
7:30 pm Hans Tammen, Shelley Hirsch, Ken Filiano
VENUE: Scholes Street Studio
ADMISSION: $20

MONDAY, December 18
8 PM Doyeon Kim – gayageum, Henry Fraser – bass
8:45 PM Anna Webber’s Simple Trio –
Anna Webber – tenor sax, flute; Matt Mitchell – piano; John Hollenbeck – drums
VENUE: Ibeam
ADMISSION: $20

MONDAY, December 18
7pm George Lewis: Acoustic Works, Stay In The Light: Amina Claudine Myers Trio And Special Guest Richarda Abrams
George Lewis, Blombos Workshop (2020) for piano, which engages Sylvia Wynter’s celebration of the human, and Assemblage (2013) for nonet
Richarda Abrams, Stay in the Light
VENUE: Park Avenue Armory
ADMISSION: $65 (plus fees)

THURSDAY, December 21
7.30pm & 9.30pm Caroline Davis’ Portals
Caroline Davis -alto saxophone, compositions
Julia Easterlin -vocals
Milena Casado -flugelhorn
Julian Shore -piano
Chris Tordini -bass
Jimmy Macbride -drums
VENUE: The Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $15- $30

NYC Calendar November 2023

WEDNESDAY, November 1
7:30 pm Composing While Black, Volume One:
Two World Premieres by Courtney Bryan & Adegoke Steve Colson
Brittany J. Green – Thread and Pull (2022)
Adegoke Steve Colson – Mirrors (2023)
Wendell Logan – Runagate, Runagate
Courtney Bryan – Dreaming (Freedom Sounds) (2023)

Vimbayi Kaziboni, conductor
International Contemporary Ensemble
VENUE: Kaufman Music Center
ADMISSION: $30

WEDNESDAY, November 1
8 pm Tim Berne – Hank Roberts – Aurora Nealand: OCEANS AND
Tim Berne, alto saxophone
Hank Roberts, cello
Aurora Nealand, accordion, clarinet, voice

VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20-$30

NOVEMBER 1-5
8pm and 10pm Tyshawn Sorey Trio
Tyshawn Sorey – Drums
Aaron Diehl – Piano
Harish Ragavan – Bass
VENUE: Village Vanguard
ADMISSION: $40

FRIDAY, November 3
8pm Kronos Quartet: Five Decades
A 50th Anniversary Celebration
Performers:
Kronos Quartet with
Ariel Aberg-Riger, Laurie Anderson
Jake Blount, Peni Candra Rini
Brian Carpenter, Jacob Garchik
Soo Yeon Lyuh, Tanya Tagaq
Wu Man, Aizuri Quartet
Attacca Quartet, Bang on a Can All-Stars
PUBLIQuartet, Sō Percussion
VENUE: Perelman Stage (Carnegie Hall)
ADMISSION: $21-114

NOVEMBER 3 – DECEMBER 2
X: The Life and Times of Malcolm X
Music by Anthony Davis, libretto by Thulani Davis, story by Christopher Davis
VENUE: The Metropolitan Opera
ADMISSION: $35-380

SATURDAY, November 4
7:30 pm Bridges: David Krakauer and Kathleen Tagg
David Krakauer, clarinet, Kathleen Tagg, piano
Featuring students from Kaufman Music Center and Montclair State University’s John J. Cali School of Music.
The program includes:
Keepers of the Flame, Krakauer and Tagg
Osvaldo Golijov’s Prayers of Isaac The Blind (selections)
VENUE: Kaufman Music Center
ADMISSION: $25

SATURDAY, November 4
4 pm Áine O’Dwyer
Áine O’Dwyer, various instruments and voice

VENUE: Blank Forms
ADMISSION: $15

MONDAY, November 6
8pm Tech Forward 23: Electronic Performing Arts Showcase
Innovations and inventions of technology-infused movement in new works by students and faculty of Mannes School of Music.
Curated by Levy Lorenzo
VENUE: Glassbox Theater (The New School)
ADMISSION: Free

THURSDAY, November 9
7 PM Pianos and Poets
7 PM Angelica Sanchez – Piano Solo
8 PM
Miriam Parker -movement
No Land – poetry
Melanie Dyer – viola
9 PM Cooper-Moore – Piano Solo
VENUE: The Clemente, Flamboyan Theater: 107 Suffolk St. near Delancey, NYC
ADMISSION: $25

THURSDAY, November 9
7:30PM ASM Presents Ghost Ensemble
Program includes:
Carl Bettendorf’s Variations on 4×25 Notes (2022-23)
Miya Masaoka’s Spirals of Energy (2023)
Sky Macklay’s Harmonifriends
James Ilgenfritz’s Apophenia V: Outmoded Large Crumbling Oval Lime-Green Midwestern Plastic-Frame Reading Glasses
Caroline Louise Miller’s Vessel (2013)
Performers:
Margaret Lancaster: flutes
Sky Macklay: oboe, Ben Richter: accordion
Chris Nappi: percussion, Lucia Stavros: harp
Martine Thomas: viola, Tyler J Borden: cello
Kyle Motl: contrabass, James Ilgenfritz: contrabass
Carl Bettendorf: conductor
VENUE: The Invisible Dog Art Center (51 Bergen Street, Brooklyn)
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, November 9
7:30 PM American Composers Orchestra
The Quest: Epic Journeys
Program:
Augusta Read Thomas, Sun Dance—In memoriam Oliver Knussen
George Lewis, Weathering (World Premiere)
Jack Hughes, Three Ways of Getting There (World Premiere)
Guillermo Klein, The Kingdom (World Premiere)
Nina C. Young, Out of whose womb came the ice
Vimbayi Kaziboni, Conductor
Sidney Outlaw, Baritone
Nina C. Young, Electronics
R. Luke Dubois, Video Design
VENUE: Zankel Hall
ADMISSION: $40-50

THURSDAY, November 9
7:30pm The Met Orchestra Chamber Ensemble
Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Conductor
Program:
R. Strauss, Serenade for Winds in E-flat Major, Op. 7
Santos Cota, Elegía for English Horn, Bassoon, and Strings (World Premiere)
Gabriela Lena Frank, Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout for String Quartet
Copland, Appalachian Spring Suite for 13 Instruments
VENUE: Weill Recital Hall
ADMISSION: $84

THURSDAY, November 9
8:30 pm Odesa—A Musical Walk Through a Legendary City
Vadim Neselovskyi (piano, composition)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

November 9 – November 11
7:30 pm Song of Songs
Pam Tanowitz, choreographer
David Lang, composer
VENUE: New York City Center (131 W 55th St, NY)
ADMISSION: from $35

SATURDAY, November 11
8:30pm Pianos and Poets
Anne Waldman – poetry
Matthew Shipp – piano
VENUE: The Clemente, Flamboyan Theater (107 Suffolk St., NYC)
ADMISSION: $25

SUNDAY, November 12
8 pm Eric Wubbels “if and only if” Release Concert
Program:
Eric Wubbels: if and only if, for piano trio
https://ericwubbels.bandcamp.com/album/if-and-only-if
VENUE: Tenri Cultural Institute
ADMISSION: $20 suggested

MONDAY, November 13
8pm Nate Wooley / Melvin Bauer / Todd Neufeld
VENUE: Sisters
ADMISSION: $15

WEDNESDAY, November 15
8 pm Sarah Belle Reid & David Rosenboom
David Rosenboom electronics, computer, e-viola, piano, auxiliary sounds
Sarah Belle Reid electronics, computer, trumpet, auxiliary sounds

VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20-$30

WEDNESDAY, November 15
8 pm Tim Dahl, Matt Nelson, Richard Edson, Alexis Marcelo
Tim Dahl – Bass
Matt Nelson – sax
Richard Edson (Sonic Youth)- drums
Alexis Marcelo, piano
VENUE: Mama Tried
ADMISSION: Free, tips the bands

THURSDAY, November 16
7:30pm Ensemble Connect
Program
Jeffrey Mumford, Her Eastern Light Amid A Cavernous Dusk
Reena Esmail, The Light Is The Same
Viet Cuong, Fine Lines
Dohnányi, Serenade For String Trio In C Major
VENUE: Paul Hall, The Juilliard School
ADMISSION: TBD

THURSDAY, November 16
7:30 pm Futuros, New Ideas in Composition
Featuring Walter Aparicio, Raquel Acevedo Klein and Pauchi Sasaki

In collaboration with New Latin Wave
VENUE: David Rubenstein Atrium (Lincoln Center)
ADMISSION: Free

THURSDAY, November 16
8pm John Zorn At 70
Barbara Hannigan + John Zorn
Repertoire:
John Zorn, Star Catcher (2022)
John Zorn, Split The Lark (2021)
John Zorn, Liber Loagaeth (2021)
John Zorn, Ab Eo, Quod (2021)
John Zorn, Pandora’s Box (2013)
Performers:
Barbara Hannigan, voice
Jack Quartet
Michael Nicolas, cello, Jorge Roeder, bass
Stephen Gosling, piano, Sae Hashimoto, vibraphone
Ches Smith, drums
VENUE: Miller Theatre at Columbia University
ADMISSION: From $20

THURSDAY, November 16
8pm An Evening of Music by Lampshade
Miguel Frasconi – glass, electronics
Viv Corringham – vocals, electronics
Chris Cochrane – guitar
VENUE: Zürcher Gallery
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, November 16
8pm Lucie Vítková – Opera: Site
Lucie Vítková composer, performer, accordion, voice, movement, objects, electronics, musical sculpture

Geo Blake voice, feedback
Vered Engelhard stones, electronics
Maij Aladesuyi violoncello, dj
Ranjit Bhatnagar musical sculptures
Mae May piano, trombone, woodworking
Teerapat Parnmongkol sound engineer, navajo flute
Aine Eva Nakamura voice, movement
Leo Chang voice
Ashley Grier bel canto
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20-$30

THURSDAY, November 16
8:30 pm Charmaine Lee / Sam Weinberg Trio
Sam Weinberg (sax), Henry Fraser (bass)
Jason Nazary (drums) + Charmaine Lee (voice)
VENUE: Sisters
ADMISSION: $10-$30

NOVEMBER 16 – DECEMBER 14
Florencia en el Amazonas
Composer: Daniel Catán
Librettist: Marcela Fuentes-Berain
VENUE: The Metropolitan Opera
ADMISSION: $59-505

SATURDAY, November 18
7pm And 9pm Reggie Nicholson Percussion Concept
The Reggie Nicholson Percussion Concept, percussion ensemble
VENUE: Park Avenue Armory
ADMISSION: $45 (plus fees)

SATURDAY, November 18
7.30pm and 9.30pm Trevor Watts & Jamie Harris
Trevor Watts -alto & soprano saxophone
Jamie Harris -congas & percussion

VENUE: The Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $33- $44

SUNDAY, November 19
7 pm Philip Glass’s The Complete Piano Etudes
Featured Pianists:
Timo Andres, Inon Barnatan, Lara Downes
Daniela Liebman, Jenny Lin, Nico Muhly
Maki Namekawa, Ursula Oppens, Christian Sands
VENUE: Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall
ADMISSION: TBD

SUNDAY, November 19
7:30pm The 19th Annual NYC In C
Terry Riley’s 1964 Minimalist Masterpiece
Performers include:
Billy Martin, drums; Matana Roberts, alto saxophone; Lea Bertucci, alto saxophone; Matt Bauder, tenor saxophone; Pauline Harris, violin; Conrad Harris, violin; Joanna Mattrey, viola; Ben Vida, synthesizer; Cecilia Lopez, synthesizer; Simon Hanes, strings; Zach Layton, 17 string bass; Henry Fraser, bass; Alex Waterman, cello; Nels Cline, guitar; Yuka Honda, keyboard; Shahzad Ismaily, synth; and many more.
VENUE: LPR
ADMISSION: $20-$45

MONDAY, November 20
8pm Vicky Chow plays the piano music of Michael J. Schumacher
Vicky Chow, piano
Michael J. Shumacher piano and electronics
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20-$30

MONDAY, November 20
8 pm Nate Wooley’s Mutual Aid Music
VENUE: Sisters
ADMISSION: $10-$30

TUESDAY, November 21
6pm Russell Greenberg
Russell Greenberg, percussion
Nate Wooley, trumpet
VENUE: Miller Theatre at Columbia University
ADMISSION: Free

NOVEMBER 22 – 25
7.30/8pm The Planets and Atmosphères
Program To Include:
Ligeti, Atmosphères
Perry, Stabat Mater
Holst, The Planets
Dima Slobodeniouk, Conductor
The Dessoff Choirs
Malcolm J. Merriweather, director
VENUE: Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall
ADMISSION: $65-215

SATURDAY, November 25
7.30pm & 9.30pm Peter Evans
Peter Evans -trumpet
Leo Genovese -piano
Buster Williams -bass
Billy Hart -drums
VENUE: The Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $15 – $45

TUESDAY, November 28
7:30 pm Adam Tendler & Conor Hanick: Piano Dialogues
Works by Steve Martland and Julius Eastman
Adam Tendler, Conor Hanick, piano
VENUE: Kaufman Music Center
ADMISSION: $30

WEDNESDAY, November 29
7:30 pm Ekmeles with Strings
Georg Friedrich Haas’s ……
Dan Trueman’s Delphia Gaedhlica
Carrie Frey and Giancarlo Latta join the voices on viola and violin respectively.
Zosha di Castri’s We Live the Opposite Daring
Tomás Gueglio’s Soap madrigals/Murmuring river
Evan Johnson, vo mesurando, Three in, ad abundantiam (“solo e pensoso”)
VENUE: The DiMenna Center
ADMISSION: $15-$20

THURSDAY, November 30
8 pm Shelley Hirsch: “And So It Was and Was and WaAAass” Night 1
Shelley Hirsch voice, electronics, live project text
Ka Baird piano, flute, voice/electronics
Lindsey Wagner, voice
Luisa Muhr, voice
additional performers TBA
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20-$30

THURSDAY, November 30
8:30 pm Duos and Trios
Matt Mitchell (piano, electronics)
Sara Schoenbeck (bassoon)
Wayne Horvitz (amplified piano, electronics)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

NYC Calendar October 2023

Highlight of the month: Fred Frith residency at The Stone (October 4-11)

SUNDAY, October 1 -3
3pm and 7:30 pm Sandbox Percussion
Works by Andy Akiho, Amy Beth Kirsten, Juri Seo, David Crowell, Julius Eastman, Viet Cuong and Chris Cerrone
VENUE: Park Avenue Armory
ADMISSION: $60

SUNDAY, October 1
8pm and 10pm Zorn’s New Masada Quartet
John Zorn w/ Julian Lage, Jorge Roeder, Kenny Wollesen
VENUE: Village Vanguard
ADMISSION: $40, sold out

TUESDAY, October 3
6pm The Steve Circuit (Projected Redux)
Matt Mottel & Yuko Otomo, Jean Carla Rodea And Clifford Allen
6:00pm – Spring Street with Vito Ricci & Lise Vachon
6:27pm – Anthology Film Archives with Andrew Lampert
6:53pm – Tonic & The Knitting Factory with Jean Carla Rodea & Gerald Cleaver, White Out (Tom Surgal & Lin Culbertson)
8:00pm – Panel Conversation
8:45pm – CBGB’s Gallery & 6 & B Garden with William Parker & Matthew Shipp
9:30pm – The World Trade Center with Lee Ranaldo & Leah Singer
9:38pm – Downtown Music Gallery with Loren Connors & Suzanne Langille
VENUE: ISSUE Project Room
ADMISSION: Free

WEDNESDAY, October 4
7.30 and 9.30 pm Mat Maneri Quartet ASH CD Release concert
Mat Maneri -viola
Lucian Ban -piano
Brandon Lopez -bass
Randy Peterson -drums
VENUE: The Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $20-30

WEDNESDAY, October 4
8:30pm Fred Frith- duos and trios
Fred Frith (electric guitar) gabby fluke mogul (violin) Nava Dunkelman (percussion)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $25

THURSDAY, October 5
8 pm George Lewis: Hearing Voices
Recent works by George Lewis:
Melodies for Miles (2022): Violin solo
a whispered nine (2019): soprano, flute, guitar, viola, percussion
Apis (2019): Baritone, Clarinet/Bass Clarinet in B-Flat, Trumpet in C, Trombone
H.narrans (2020 / US Premiere): Voice (contralto), Clarinet/Bass Clarinet in B-Flat, Trumpet in C, Percussion, violin, double bass
Creative Construction SetTM (2015): Open instrumentation
International Contemporary Ensemble
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $25-35

THURSDAY, October 5
8pm Dada Strain x Present Sounds
A solo set by the trombonist/composer Kalia Vandever
A set by Warp Duo, the multi-instrumentalist pairing of Scott Li and Levi Lu
Piotr Orlov will play selections before and in-between
VENUE: Light and Sound Design studio, Greenpoint
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, October 5
8:30pm Normal
Fred Frith (home-made instruments) Sudhu Tewari (home-made instruments) Cenk Ergün (electronics)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $25

FRIDAY, October 6
7.30pm + 9.30pm Miguel Zenon / Dan Tepfer Duo
Miguel Zenon -alto saxophone
Dan Tepfer -piano
VENUE: The Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $15-40

FRIDAY, October 6
8pm ASM & E.Wallace Present: Ingrid Laubrock & Tom Rainey, Hypersurface
Laubrock/Rainey duo
Ingrid Laubrock, soprano and tenor saxophones
Tom Rainey, drums
Hypersurface
Drew Wesely, guitar/objects
Lester St. Louis, cello
Carlo Costa, drums
Eli Wallace quintet
Michael Foster, saxophones
Steve Swell, trombone
Victor Vieira-Branco, vibes
Michael TA Thompson, drums
Eli Wallace, piano/objects
VENUE: mise-en_place
ADMISSION: TBD

FRIDAY, October 6
8:30pm Fred Frith – duos and trios
Fred Frith (home-made instruments, percussion)
Ikue Mori (electronics)
Nate Wooley (trumpet)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $30

SATURDAY, October 7
8pm Alvin Lucier’s I Am Sitting In A Room (Projected Redux)
Joan La Barbara, Abigail Levine, James Mcnew And James Fei
8:00pm – Alvin Lucier, ISSUE Project Room, 2017
8:20pm – Panel conversation
9:10pm – Abigail Levine
9:20pm – James McNew
9:40pm – Joan La Barbara
VENUE: ISSUE Project Room
ADMISSION: free

SATURDAY, October 7
8pm Sirius Quartet
Fung Chern Hwei, violin
Gregor Huebner, violin
Sunjay Jayaram, viola
Jeremy Harman, violoncello
VENUE: Barbes
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, October 7
8:30pm Truth Suite (compositions for electric guitar and harp)
Fred Frith (electric guitar) Zeena Parkins (harp)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $30

SUNDAY, October 8
2pm-5pm Arts For Art InGardens: Ingrid Laubrock & Tom Rainey, Patrick Holmes & Sarah Sandoval, Devin Brahja Waldman Quartet
2pm Laubrock / Rainey
Ingrid Laubrock – reeds
Tom Rainey – drums
3pm Holmes / Sandoval
Patrick Holmes – clarinet
Sarah Sandoval – dance
4pm Devin Brahja Waldman Quartet
Devin Brahja Waldman – sax
Sam Newsome – soprano sax
Shayna Dulberger – bass
Michael TA Thompson – drums
VENUE: InGardens (First Street Green 33 East 1st St, NY)
ADMISSION: FREE

MONDAY, October 9
8pm Wet Ink Ensemble Season 25 Opener: Roberts (feat. Hanick), Soper, Modney
Mariel Roberts: New Solo Piano Work for Conor Hanick
Kate Soper: New Solo Cello Work for Mariel Roberts
Josh Modney: LYNX (2023), for violin, cello, and electronics (feat. Sam Pluta, Mariel Roberts)
VENUE: Opera America, Scorca Hall (330 7th Ave 7th Floor, Manhattan)
ADMISSION: $20 suggested

TUESDAY, October 10
7:30pm PRISM Quartet and Susie Ibarra: Record Release Concert
Program:
Procession Along the Aciga Tree by by Susie Ibarra
Walking on Water by Susie Ibarra (selections, premiere of new arrangement)
Fragility Etudes by Susie Ibarra (selections, premiere of new arrangement)
Spring in New York by Gardika Gigih (premiere)
New arrangement of work by José Maceda
VENUE: The DiMenna Center for Classical Music
ADMISSION: $15-$25

WEDNESDAY, October 11
7pm Darsombra, Sally Gates/Zoh Amba/Brian Chase trio & Ala Muerte
VENUE: Mama Tried
ADMISSION: FREE

WEDNESDAY, October 11
8:30pm Quartet
Nava Dunkelman (percussion, voice)
Fred Frith (electric guitar, voice)
Carla Kihlstedt (violin, voice)
Theresa Wong (cello, voice)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, October 12
8 pm Darius Jones: Samesoul Maker
Gelsey Bell voice and bell
Aviva Jaye voice and bell
Sunder Ganglani voice and bell
Paul Pinto voice and bell
Levy Lorenzo vibraphone
Darius Jones Composer
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20-30

THURSDAY, October 12 and SATURDAY, October 14
8pm Chamber Opera The Hunt by Kate Soper
Kate Soper, Book and Music
Ashley Kelly Tata, Stage Director
Mila Henry, Music Director
Annie Holt, Dramaturg
Aoshuang Zhang, Scenic Designer
Masha Tsimring, Lighting Designer
Terese Wadden, Costume Designer
Camilla Tassi, Projections Designer
Elliot Yokum, Sound Designer
Cha Ramos, Intimacy Choreographer
VENUE: Miller Theatre
ADMISSION: $20

FRIDAY, October 13
8:30pm Duo
Theresa Wong (cello, voice) Joan La Barbara (voice)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, October 14
7pm Sirius Quartet Presents: The 2023 Progressive Chamber Music Festival
Sirius Quartet
Matthew Shipp
Tokala
VENUE: Greenwich House Music School
ADMISSION: $28

SATURDAY, October 14
8:30pm Trio—Improvised Music in Just Intonation
Chris Brown (keyboard & electronics) Zeena Parkins (harps & electronics) Theresa Wong (electric guitar, cello, voice)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

TUESDAY, October 17
8pm Let X = X: Laurie Anderson with Sexmob
Laurie Anderson and Sexmob: Steven Bernstein (horns), Briggan Krauss (saxophone, guitar), Tony Scherr (bass), Kenny Wollesen (percussion), and Doug Wieselman (guitar and woodwinds)
VENUE: BAM
ADMISSION: $35+ (sold out)

THURSDAY, October 19
8pm John Zorn At 70 New Masada / Simulacrum
New Masada Quartet
John Zorn, Saxophone; Julian Lage, Guitar; Jorge Roeder Bass, Kenny Wollesen, Drums
Simulacrum
John Medeski, Organ; Matt Hollenberg, Guitar; Kenny Grohowski, Drums
VENUE: Miller Theatre
ADMISSION: $25

THURSDAY, October 19
7:30pm, 9:30pm Elliott Sharp
VENUE: The Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $15-40

FRIDAY, October 20
7:30PM Jay Campbell, cello and Conor Hanick, piano
Debussy, Cello Sonata in D Minor, L. 144
Marcos Balter, Kerning from Three Enigmas
Marcos Balter, New Work from Three Enigmas (world premiere; 92NY commission)
Poulenc, Sonata for Cello and Piano, FP 143
VENUE: 92nd Street Y
ADMISSION: $25+

SATURDAY, October 21
8:30 pm International Contemporary Ensemble – John Cage|Ryoanji
Pre-concert lecture at 7:30 pm
International Contemporary Ensemble: Michael Lormand (trombone), Lizzie Burns (double bass) and Clara Warnaar (percussion)
Hitomi Nakamura on the ancient hichiriki woodwind and Maki Ota on vocals–streaming live from a tea house.
VENUE: Japan Society
ADMISSION: $32-40 (sold out)

SUNDAY, October 22
6pm Rorem at 100
90 Notes for Ned, music composed for Thomas Piercy for Rorem’s birthday concerts by his former students: Jennifer Higdon, Eli Marshall, Troy Peters, Russell Platt, and Paul Anthony Romero.
Carole Farley, soprano
Eiko Kano, violin
Aaron Wolff, cello
Marina Iwao, piano
VENUE: Martha Graham Studio Theater (55 Bethune Street, New York)
ADMISSION: $19.23

MONDAY, October 23
7pm Ned Rothenberg | Clak | Selendis Sebastian Alexander Johnson | Orchiddbb
VENUE: Sundown Bar (68-38 Forest Avenue #storefront B Queens)
ADMISSION: $18

MONDAY, October 23
8pm Ensemble Decipher: Cat’s Cradle
Ensemble Decipher
Joseph Bohigian laptop, papier-mâché, tethers, keyboard
Robert Cosgrove laptop, tethers, percussion
Eric Lemmon laptop, tethers, live mixing
Chelsea Loew laptop, egg orb, tethers, vocals
Taylor Long laptop, cow rib bone, tethers, percussion
Niloufar Nourbakhsh laptop, planchette, tethers, no-input mixing and feedback
Guest collaborator
Hiva Sedaghat choreographer, dance performer
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $15-25

TUESDAY, October 24
6pm Vicky Chow, Piano
Tomeka Reid, Lamenting G.F., A.A., B.T., T.M. (2020)
Felipe Lara, Injust Intonations (2017)
Caroline Shaw, Gustave Le Gray (2012)
Julia Wolfe, Compassion (2001)
Tania León, Rituál (1987)
VENUE: Miller Theatre
ADMISSION: FREE

TUESDAY, October 24
7pm Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog
Shahzad Ismaily- bass
Ches Smith- drums
VENUE: Public Records
ADMISSION: $30.90

TUESDAY, October 24
7:30pm International Contemporary Ensemble
David Byrd-Marrow’s new work
Jacob Greenberg (harmonium), Cory Smythe (keyboard)
Nathan Davis, cello, Liz Liguori, projections
Rebekah Heller, compositions and improvisations for solo bassoon
Joshua Rubin (clarinet), Fay Victor (voice), and Rebekah Heller with lighting Design by Nicholas Houfek
VENUE: Fridman Gallery
ADMISSION: $10 suggested

WEDNESDAY, October 25
8 pm “The Unknown” with Jennifer Choi & Les Frères Méduses
Jennifer Choi, violin
Randall Avers, guitar
Benoît Albert, guitar
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: 20-30

THURSDAY, October 26
7:30pm False Harmonics #18
Wolf Eyes & Anthony Braxton, Hieroglyphic Being, Mesa Ritual, MV Carbon
VENUE: Pioneer Works
ADMISSION: $30-35

FRIDAY, October 27
8:30pm Haywire
Erik Friedlander (cello) Wendy Eisenberg (guitar)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

FRIDAY, October 27
8pm Sound On: Zorn, Azmeh, Chaker, and Chin
Program to Include:
John Zorn, for your eyes only
Kinan Azmeh and Layale Chaker
Dawning for improvising musicians and orchestra (New York Philharmonic Co-Commission with Nebraska Crossroads Music Festival and Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra)
Unsuk Chin, Gougalōn
Artists:
Brad Lubman, Conductor
Kinan Azmeh, Clarinet
Layale Chaker, Violin
VENUE: Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall
ADMISSION: $25

SATURDAY, October 28
8:30pm Electric Snowfall
Erk Friedlander (cello) Ikue Mori (laptop) Kevin Norton (vibes)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

MONDAY, October 30
8 pm Craig Taborn
Craig Taborn, piano
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20-30

TUESDAY, October 31
8 and 10 PM Tyshawn Sorey Trio
VENUE: Village Vanguard
ADMISSION: $40