NYC Calendar December 2015

FRIDAY, December 4
8:30PM Snakeoil
Tim Berne – Saxophone
Oscar Noriega – Clarinets
Matt Mitchell – Piano
Ches Smith – Drums
VENUE: Ibeam
ADMISSION: $15 Suggested Donation

FRIDAY, December 4
8PM PROOFReaders: The Music of Ornette Coleman
Trevor Dunn (bass) Darius Jones (alto sax) Nate Wooley (trumpet) Ryan Sawyer (drums)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $15

SATURDAY, December 5
8PM and 10PM trio-convulsant avec des cordes
Trevor Dunn (bass) Mary Halvorson (guitar) Ches Smith (drums) Secret Quartet: Jennifer Choi, Cornelius Dufallo (violins) Lev Zhurbin (viola) Jeffrey Zeigler (cello)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SUNDAY, December 6
3 PM John Zorn’s Bagatelles: Jamie Saft Trio
Jamie Saft (piano) Brad Jones (bass) Kenny Wollesen (drums)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

MONDAY December 7– SATURDAY December 19
7:00 PM/8:00 PM/3:00 PM Goldberg
Piano: Igor Levit
Visual Artist: Marina Abramović
Igor Levit interprets J.S. Bach’s Goldberg Variations in an installation created by seminal artist Marina Abramović.
http://www.armoryonpark.org/programs_events/detail/Goldberg
VENUE: Park Avenue Armory, Wade Thompson Drill Hall
ADMISSION: $65

TUESDAY, December 8
8PM beyond: a video and sound performance by Ursula Scherrer with MV Carbon and Shelley Hirsch
Ursula Scherrer – live video, MV Carbon – cello, synthesizer, Shelley Hirsch – voice
http://roulette.org/events/beyond-a-video-and-sound-performance-by-ursula-scherrer-with-mv-carbon-and-shelley-hirsch/
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $15-$25

THURSDAY, December 10
8PM Interpretations presents AACM50: Wadada Leo Smith // Douglas Ewart & Quasar
http://roulette.org/events/interpretations-presents-aacm50-wadada-leo-smith-douglas-ewart/
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $15-$20

FRIDAY, December 11
7 PM Women, Music, Power: a concert by the International Contemporary Ensemble
Music of David Adamcyk & Zosha Di Castri, Natacha Diels, Maria Stankova
http://italianacademy.columbia.edu/event/women-music-power-concert-by-international-contemporary-ensemble

VENUE: The Italian Academy
ADMISSION: Free

TUESDAY, December 15 and WEDNESDAY, December 16
7.30PM and 9.30PM Mary Halvorson Octet
Mary Halvorson – guitar
Jonathan Finlayson – trumpet
Jon Irabagon – alto saxophone
Ingrid Laubrock – tenor saxophone
Jacob Garchik – trombone
Susan Alcorn – pedal steel guitar
John Hebert – bass
Ches Smith – drums
VENUE: Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $15/$10

FRIDAY, December 18
8 PM Ned Rothenberg’s Inner Diaspora Quintet
Ned Rothenberg, woodwinds; Mark Feldman,violin; Erik Friedlander, cello; Satoshi Takeishi, percussion; Jerome Harris, guitar and bass
https://www.facebook.com/events/1010222839029111/

VENUE: Greenwich House Music School

FRIDAY, December 18
8 PM Sylvie Courvoisier, Ikue Mori, Chuck Bettis
Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) Ikue Mori (electronics) Chuck Bettis (electronics)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $15

SATURDAY, December 19
8 PM Music Four Pianos Festival
Ron Stabinsky, Sylvie Courvoisier, Cory Smythe & Craig Taborn
http://www.jackny.org/four-pianos-festival.html
VENUE: Jack
ADMISSION: $20

TUESDAY, December 29 – THURSDAY, December 31
8 PM John Zorn Improv Night—A Stone Benefit
John Zorn (sax) and friends (check with the venue)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

WEDNESDAY, December 30
8:30PM Tom Rainey Trio
Mary Halvorson, guitar; Ingrid Laubrock, tenor saxophone;  Tom Rainey, drums

VENUE: Cornelia Street Cafe
ADMISSION: $10 cover plus $10 minimum

NYC Calendar November 2015

Highlights of the month:
John Zorn at The Vanguard, November 3 – November 8
Zeena Parkins residency at The Stone, November 17-22

MONDAY, November 2
8PM Eric Wubbels & Mivos Quartet: “being time”
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $15/$25

MONDAY, November 2
8PM Nikolaj Hess, piano
Reflecting on the silence, beauty, simplicity and magic of Vilhelm Hammershøi’s poetic universe http://www.scandinaviahouse.org/events/impressions-of-hammershoi-the-poetry-of-silence-with-pianist-nikolaj-hess/
VENUE: Scandinavia House
ADMISSION: $15/$20

November 5 – December 3
Lulu, Alban Berg
production: William Kentridge
http://www.metopera.org/Season/2015-16-Season/lulu-berg-tickets/
VENUE: Metropolitan Opera
ADMISSION: $27-460

FRIDAY, November 6
7PM Atonal Hits (Katha Zinn, violin, and Illya Filshtinskiy, piano)

PROGRAM:
Nikolai Roslavets: Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano
Sergei Prokofiev: Sonata No. 2 for Violin and Piano
Galina Ustvolskaya: Sonata for Violin and Piano
VENUE: Spectrum
ADMISSION: $15

TUESDAY, November 10
8PM Den Svarta Fanan
Joe Merolla (bass) Nonoko Yoshida, special guest Chris Pitsiokos (saxes) Ron Anderson (guitar) Weasel Walter (drums)
Noise punk free improvisation.

VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $10

TUESDAY, November 10
6 PM Pierrot Lunaire, Arnold Schoenberg
http://www.millertheatre.com/events/pierrot-lunaire-curtis

VENUE: Miller Theatre at Columbia University
ADMISSION: FREE

SUNDAY, November 15
3PM John Zorn’s Bagatelles: Uri Caine/John Medeski
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SUNDAY, November 15
12PM – 6:00PM 1+2+3: Solos, Duos, and Trios for Greater New York
Keith Fullerton Whitman (electronics), David Grubbs (guitar), Eli Keszler (drums, percussion, and electronics), Okkyung Lee (cello), Nate Wooley trumpet) and C. Spencer Yeh (violin and voice).
https://www.facebook.com/events/1139630012732106/
VENUE: MoMA PS1
ADMISSION: $15

SUNDAY, November 15
10PM Ned Rothenberg (reeds) Nonoko Yoshida (sax)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $10

TUESDAY, November 17
10PM Zeena Parkins/White Out: Tom Surgal/Lin Culbertson
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $15

WEDNESDAY, November 18
8, 10 PM Phantom Orchard: Zeena Parkins/Ikue Mori with guests (10PM) Erik Friedlander, Cyro Baptista
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $15

FRIDAY, November 20
8PM Topos Kolektiv
http://thefirehousespace.org/event/topos-kolektiv/

VENUE: The Firehouse Space
ADMISSION: $10

SUNDAY, November 22
6PM Ben Goldberg / Ingrid Laubrock / Tom Rainey
VENUE: Downtown Music Gallery
ADMISSION: Free

TUESDAY, November 24
8PM ITT (Improvising Trombone Trio)
Dick Griffin (trombone) Joe McPhee (trombone) Steve Swell (trombone)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $15

TUESDAY, November 24
10 PM Dragonfly Breath
Paul Flaherty (tenor saxophone) C. Spencer Yeh (violin, voice) Weasel Walter (drums) Steve Swell (trombone)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $15

TUESDAY, November 24
6PM Inventions, Ensemble Signal
PROGRAM:
Ken Thomson, new work for percussion (2015) World premiere
Caroline Shaw, Boris Kerner (2012)
David Lang, Stuttered Chant (2011)
Iannis Xenakis, Psappha (1975)
http://www.millertheatre.com/events/inventions-signal
VENUE: Miller Theatre at Columbia University
ADMISSION: FREE

SATURDAY, November 28
8PM Trombone Solo, Schematics and Heuristics for (4) Clarinets #2, Composite #11
Marty Ehlrich, Ned Rothenberg, Guillermo Gregorio, Aaron Novich (clarinets) Nate Wooley (trumpet) Steve Swell (trombone, composition)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $15

SATURDAY, November 28
10 PM TPP (Trombone, Piano, Poetry)
Connie Crothers (piano) Steve Dalachinsky (poetry) Steve Swell (trombone)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $15

SUNDAY, November 29
3 PM John Zorn’s Bagatelles: Mark Feldman (violin) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SUNDAY, November 29
8PM &10PM
From Norway—Frode Gjerstad Trio with Steve Swell
Frode Gjerstad (alto saxophone, clarinet) Johnny Ruun (bass) Paal Nilssen-Love (drums) Steve Swell (trombone)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $15

NYC Calendar October 2015

Highlight of the month: John Zorn and Terry Riley festivals at National Sawdust

SATURDAY, October 3
7:30 PM Olivier Messiaen, Quartet for the End of Time
Jocelyn Ho, Aaron Kruziki, Regi Papa and Brian Sanders
http://www.jocelynho.com/steinwaywwii/
VENUE: Steinway Hall
ADMISSION: $25

FRIDAY – SUNDAY October 2-4
8:00 PM Laurie Anderson: Habeas Corpus
http://armoryonpark.org/programs_events/detail/laurie_anderson
VENUE: Park Avenue Armory
ADMISSION: $45, includes access to the installation

TUESDAY, October 6
8PM John Zorn Improv Night – A Stone Benefit
John Zorn (sax) Jon Rose (violin) Chuck Bettis (electronics) Ikue Mori (electronics) Okkyung Lee (cello) Francesco Mela (drums) and many special guests
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

WEDNESDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, October 7, 9, 10
8PM John Luther Adams
http://www.millertheatre.com/events/jla-clouds
http://www.millertheatre.com/events/jla-for-lou-harrison
http://www.millertheatre.com/events/jla-white-silence
VENUE: Miller Theater
ADMISSION: $25-$40

THURSDAY, October 8
8PM Shelley Hirsch (voice) David Watson (guitar) Jon Rose (violin) Ches Smith (drums)

VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $15

SUNDAY, October 11
8PM Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) Jon Rose (violin)

VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $15

TUESDAY, October 13
8PM Malcolm Goldstein (Violin)
http://issueprojectroom.org/event/malcolm-goldstein

VENUE: Artists Space Books & Talks
ADMISSION: $12/$15

SATURDAY, October 17
7.30 and 9.30 PM Shane Endlsey
Shane Endlsey – trumpet
Uri Caine – piano
Nate Radley – guitar & pedal steel guitar
Matt Clohesy – bass
Gerald Cleaver ñ drums
VENUE: Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $12-$22

SATURDAY, October 17
10PM Hypercolor
Eyal Maoz (guitar) James Ilgenfritz (bass) Lukas Ligeti (drums)

VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $15

TUESDAY, October 20
8PM Battle Pieces
Nate Wooley (trumpet) Ingrid Laubrock (sax) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) Matt Moran (vibes)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $15

TUESDAY, October 20
10PM Battle Pieces Meta
Nate Wooley (trumpet) Ingrid Laubrock (sax) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) Matt Moran (vibes) Tim Berne (sax)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $15

THURSDAY, October 22
8PM The Ex and Ken Vandermark
http://www.thebellhouseny.com/event/973387-ex-ken-vandermark-brooklyn/
https://www.facebook.com/events/1026025814087915/
VENUE: The Bell House
ADMISSION: $15

THURSDAY, October 22
8PM Baring Teeth Burning
Nate Wooley (trumpet and amplifier) C. Spencer Yeh (violin and voice) Ryan Sawyer (drums and voice)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $15/$18

FRIDAY, October 23
8PM Nate Wooley (trumpet) Matt Shipp (piano)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $15

SATURDAY, October 24
8PM Nate Wooley (trumpet) Zeena Parkins (harp and electronics) Joe Morris (guitar) P.A.L Ytton (drums)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $15

SUNDAY, October 25
6PM Thomas Helton/William Parker

VENUE: Downtown Music Gallery
ADMISSION: Free

SUNDAY, October 25
10PM JOHN ZORN IMPROV NIGHT – A STONE BENEFIT
Nate Wooley (trumpet) John Zorn (sax) P.A.L. Ytton (percussion) Josh Sinton (bass clarinet) Matt Moran (vibes) Eivind Opsvik (bass) Harris Eisenstadt (drums)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

FRIDAY, October 30
8PM Ron Anderson (bass, guitar, trumpet) Anthony Coleman (piano) Shelly Hirsch (voice) Sarah Bernstein (violin) Michael Evans (drums, electronics)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

FRIDAY, SATURDAY October 30, 31
8:30 PM 80 years Barre Phillips / 15 years Trio Urs Leimgruber, Jacques Demierre, Barre Phillips
Urs Leimgruber saxophone
Jacques Demierre piano
Barre Phillips double bass

VENUE: Ibeam
ADMISSION:$15

NYC Calendar September 2015

THURSDAY, September 10
8:00 PM John Zorn’s Masada Book Three – The Book Beriah

Cyro Baptista and Banquet of the Spirits
Cyro Baptista – percussion
Brian Marsella – keyboards
Shanir Blumenkranz – bass
Tim Keiper – drums

Cleric
Matt Hollenberg – guitar
Nick Shellenberger – keys, voice
Dan Kennedy – bass
Larry Kwartowitz – drums

Nigunim
Loren Sklamberg – voice
Frank London – trumpet
Uri Caine – piano

Zion 80
Jon Madof – guitar
Frank London – trumpet
Matt Darriau – alto sax
Greg Wall – tenor sax
Jessica Lurie – bari sax
Zach Mayer – bari sax
Brian Marsella – organ
Yoshie Fruchter – guitar
Shanir Blumenkranz – bass
Yonadav Halevy – drums
Marlon Sobol – percussion
Cyro Baptista – percussion
special guest- John Zorn – sax
http://roulette.org/events/the-book-beriah-the-world-premiere-of-new-music-from-john-zorns-masada-book-three-the-book-beriah/
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $30/$40

SUNDAY, September 13
3 PM John Zorn’s Bagatelles
Erik Friedlander, Michael Nicolas (cellos)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

FRIDAY, September 18
7 PM Scelsi Rediscovered: Haas, Murail, Scelsi
http://www.acfny.org/event/performing-arts-scelsi-murail-haas/
VENUE: Bohemian National Hall
ADMISSION: Free, RSVP required

FRIDAY, September 18
8:30 PM Cortex
Thomas Johansson – trumpet
Kristoffer Alberts – reeds
Ola Høyer – double bass
Gard Nilssen – drums

VENUE: Ibeam
ADMISSION:$15

SUNDAY, September 20
3 PM John Zorn’s Bagatelles: Mephisto
Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) Ikue Mori (electronics) Jim Black (drums)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SUNDAY, September 20
8 PM Mycale and Erik Friedlander
Sofia Rei, A. Rose, Sara Serpa, Malika Zarra (voices) Erik Friedlander (cello)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $15

TUESDAY, September 22
8 PM Evan Parker’s US Electro-Acoustic Ensemble
Evan Parker (soprano sax) George Lewis (electronics, trombone) Sam Pluta (electronics) Craig Taborn (piano) Ned Rothenberg (bass clarinet, clarinet, shakuhachi) Peter Evans(trumpets)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $15

TUESDAY, September 22
10 PM Rocket Science
Evan Parker (tenor and soprano saxes) Peter Evans (trumpets) Sam Pluta (electronics) Craig Taborn (piano)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $15

TUESDAY, September 22
9 PM LARK
Ralph Alessi, trumpet; Ingrid Laubrock, saxophone; Kris Davis, piano; Tom Rainey, drums
VENUE: Korzo
ADMISSION: $15

WEDNESDAY, September 23
8:00 PM Evan Parker, Ikue Mori, Sylvie Courvoisier, Mark Feldman
http://roulette.org/events/evan-parker-ikue-mori-sylvie-courvoisier-mark-feldman-2/
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $15/$25

THURSDAY, September 24
8:30 PM Conor Hanick (piano) performs Hans Otte’s Book Of Sounds
https://www.facebook.com/events/1116128265081601/
Book of Sounds
Hans Otte, the German composer, pianist, sound sculptor, poet, and visual artist, dedicated his titanic piano work, The Book of Sounds, “to all those who want to draw close to sound, so that, in search for the sound of sound, for the secret of life, one’s own resonance is discovered.”

VENUE: Spectrum
ADMISSION: $10/$15

FRIDAY, September 25
9 PM Okkyung Lee – cello, Eivind Opsvik – bass
VENUE: Seeds
ADMISSION:$10

FRIDAY, September 25
8 PM Evan Parker/Ned Rothenberg duo (Dual saxophones)

VENUE: Jack
ADMISSION: $15

FRIDAY, September 25
9:00PM & 10:30PM Ingrid Laubrock: Ubatuba, CD Release

Ingrid Laubrock, tenor sax, comp.; Tim Berne, alto sax; Ben Gerstein, trombone; Dan Peck, tuba; Tom Rainey, drums
VENUE: Cornelia Street Cafe
ADMISSION: $15

SUNDAY, September 27
8 PM and 10PM House Special
Peter Evans (trumpet) Levy Lorenzo (percussion, electronics) Paul Wilson (keyboards, piano, electronics) Sam Pluta (electronics) Kassa Overall (drums)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $15

SUNDAY, September 27
9 PM Iva Bittová w/The Window Quartet
http://lepoissonrouge.com/lpr_events/iva-bittova-september-27th-2015/
VENUE: LPR
ADMISSION: $15/$20/$25

TUESDAY, September 29
8:00 PM The Thing
http://roulette.org/events/the-thing/
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION:$15/$25

NYC Calendar August 2015

SATURDAY, August 1
8:00PM & 10:00PM Ingrid Laubrock, Vincent Chancey, Eivind Opsvik, Michael Formanek, Tom Rainey
VENUE: Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $22

SUNDAY, August 2
3 PM John Zorn’s Bagatelles: Asmodeus
Marc Ribot (guitar) Trevor Dunn (bass) Tyshawn Sorey (drums)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SUNDAY, August 2
7 & 8:30 PM Darius Jones Quartet
Matt Mitchell, Rhodes piano; Sean Conley, bass; Ches Smith, drums; Darius Jones, alto sax

VENUE: Whynot Not Jazz Room
ADMISSION: $15 for two sets

THURSDAY, August 6
8:30 PM Bill Frisell (guitar) John Zorn (sax)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

FRIDAY, August 7
9:00PM & 10:30PM Sylvie Courvoisier, piano, comp.; Mary Halvorson, guitar; Stephan Crump, bass

VENUE: Cornelia Street Cafe
ADMISSION: $10 cover plus $10 minimum

FRIDAY, August 7
8PM & 10PM T.S. Eliot’s “The Wasteland ”
Hal Willner (voice, samples), Joanaspolicewoman (voice, violin), Kenny Wollesen (percussion, Wollesonics), Bill Frisell (guitar)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

FRIDAY, August 7, SATURDAY, August 8
8:30 PM We All Break: A meeting of Haitian drums and creative music.
Daniel Brevil and Markus Schwartz–traditional Haitian percussion, Matt Mitchell–piano, Ches Smith–drums and percussion
VENUE: IBeam
ADMISSION: Free

SATURDAY, August 8
9:00PM & 10:30PM Kris Davis, piano; John Hebert, bass; Tom Rainey, drums

VENUE: Cornelia Street Cafe
ADMISSION: $10 cover plus $10 minimum

SUNDAY, August 9
3 PM John Zorn’s Bagatelles
Jamie Saft (piano) Brad Jones (bass) Kenny Wollesen (drums)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

MONDAY, August 10
8PM: Bruce Ackley
San Francisco-based reed master Bruce Ackley (founding member of the ROVA sax quartet) with NYC guests
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

MONDAY, August 10
7PM – 8PM Karin de Fleyt, flute: Stockhausen and Sciarrino

Xi, for flute (1986) 7′ K. Stockhausen
Hermes, for flute (1984) 11’38” S. Sciarrino
Susanis Echo, for alto flute (1985) 7’11” K. Stockhausen
Lettere degli antipodi dal vento (2000) 6’35” S. Sciarrino
L’orizzonte luminoso di Aton (1989) 11’35” S. Sciarrino
Harmonien 5. Hour from KLANG (2006) 15′ K. Stockhausen
VENUE: Spectrum
ADMISSION: $15/$10

WEDNESDAY, August 13
Marc Hannaford, piano; Jeremy Viner, saxophone; Tom Rayney, drums
VENUE: Barbes
ADMISSION: $10

SATURDAY, August 15
8PM: Mivos Quartet and Stephen Gosling

Olivia De Prato, Joshua Modney (violins), Victor Lowrie (viola), Mariel Roberts (cello), Stephen Gosling (piano)
Moonblood (2005, for string quartet) / Psalterion (2007, for string quartet) / Cosmogony (2015, for piano and electronics — world premiere)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $15

MONDAY, August 17
8:00PM Don Dietrich
1st set: acoustic Don Dietrich (saxophone) + Camille Dietrich (cello)
2nd set: amplified: Don + Camille + Nate Wooley (trumpet) + Samara Lubelski (violin) + Brandon Lopez (contra-bass)

http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/1993595
VENUE: Jack
ADMISSION: $10/$15

WEDNESDAY, August 19
8PM BarrSheaDahl

angel

Mick Barr (guitar) Tim Dahl (bass) Kevin Shea (drums)
Brutal space-less shred trance.
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $15

WEDNESDAY, August 19
10PM Encenathrakh
Mick Barr (guitar) Colin Marston (guitar) Weasel Walter (drums) Paulo Henri Paguntalan (vocals)
Technical improv brutal death metal.

VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $15

SUNDAY, August 23
3 PM John Zorn’s Bagatelles: Theatre of Operations
Shanir Blumenkranz (bass) Kenny Grohowski (drums) Brian Marsella (keyboards)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

WEDNESDAY, August 26
8PM Earth  and Marc Ribot w/ Ikue Mori
live score to Jennifer Reeves’ “Shadows Choose Their Horrors” and other shorts) w/ Holy Sons
http://lepoissonrouge.com/lpr_events/earth-august-26th-2015/
VENUE: LPR
ADMISSION: $15/18