Highlight of the month: Performa 13

SATURDAY, November 2
7:30 PM Voice Is the Original Instrument Featuring Maja Ratkje, Joan la Barbara and The M6: Meredith Monk Music Third Generation
VENUE: New York Ethical Society
DETAILS:

Extended Vocal Technique, from Joan La Barbara’s early and seminal LP Voice Is The Original Instrument (1976); Meredith Monk’s primary and innovative vocal archeology in Tablet (1974/1976) performed by the women of The M6 to the sculptured and digitally manipulated vocal sounds of Norway’s Maja Ratkje.
http://13.performa-arts.org/event/female-vocal-concert
ADMISSION: $15/$20

SATURDAY, November 2
8:00 PM Sylvie Courvoisier Trio with Drew Gress & Kenny Wollesen
VENUE: Greenwich House Music School
DETAILS:
About her new trio, Courvoisier says: “John Zorn had been asking me to do a piano-trio record for ages, but I always felt the great history of the piano trio was so intimidating – I really needed to find the right musicians. Drew has such a gorgeous sound and individual rhythmic sensibility, and Kenny has a wonderful sense of groove and a huge dynamic range. This trio has a more rhythmic feel than some of my past music, but our shows have really ranged, from through-composed material to full-on improvisation, from a real jazz vibe to very open and free.”
ADMISSION: $15

TUESDAYS, November 5 and 12
2:30 PM William Kentridge Norton Lecture Series
VENUE: The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center
DETAILS:
In 2012, the South African artist, animator, sculptor, drawing master, and opera designer William Kentridge gave a six-part series of lectures on art – titled Six Drawing Lessons – as the Norton Lecturer at the Mahindra Humanities Center, Harvard University.  http://lc.lincolncenter.org/shows/208448?show_date=2013-11-05%2014:30:00
ADMISSION: Free

Also two amazing video installations by William Kentridge are currently on view at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. http://www.metmuseum.org/en/exhibitions/listings/2013/william-kentridge

WEDNESDAY, November 6
8:30 PM Roy Nathanson Project
VENUE: Seeds
DETAILS: Roy Nathanson – Alto/Sop Sax, Tim Kiah – Bass, Sam Bardfeld – Violin, George Schuller – Drums
ADMISSION: $15

WEDNESDAY, November 6
8:00 PM Time, A Personal Lens
VENUE: Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center  (129 W. 67th Street)
DETAILS: Caroline Stinson, cello, Molly Morskoski, piano
Program:
ELLIOT CARTER – Cello Sonata for cello and piano
BRANIC HOWARD – Folds and Overlays for cello & electronics (World Premiere)
JOAN TOWER – Très Lent
T. PATRICK CARRABRE – Ancestral Drones cello & electronics (Written for Caroline Stinson. US Premiere)
MAGNUS LINDBERG – Konzertstück
http://www.kaufmanmusiccenter.org/mch/event/time-a-personal-lens
ADMISSION: $20-30

THURSDAY, November 7
7:30 PM New Music in the Kaplan Penthouse
VENUE: Stanley H. Kaplan Penthouse, Lincoln Center
DETAILS:
Lieberson Quintet for Piano and Strings (2001)
Abrahamsen Ten Preludes for String Quartet (1973)
Golijov The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind for Clarinet and String Quartet (1994)
http://lc.lincolncenter.org/shows/207955?show_date=2013-11-07%2019:30:00
ADMISSION: $35

THURSDAY, November 7
8:00 PM Composer Portraits: Rand Steiger
VENUE: Miller Theatre
DETAILS:
https://vimeo.com/41218611
Performers: Peter Evans, trumpet, International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE), Steven Schick, conductor/percussion
Program:
Coalescence Cycle (2012/13) – world premiere
Cyclone, for clarinet and electronics
Concatenation, for bassoon and electronics
Light on Water, for flute, piano and electronics
Template for Improvising Trumpeter and Ensemble
Joust, for flute, bassoon, and electronics
Coalescence, for 13 instruments and electronics
http://www.millertheatre.com/Events/EventDetails.aspx?nid=1596
ADMISSION: $20-$30

TUESDAY, November 12
8 PM Music for String Quartet and Alto Sax
VENUE: The Stone
DETAILS:
Performers: Jennifer Choi, Cornelius Dufallo (violins) Lev Zhurbin (viola) Alex Waterman (cello) Marty Ehrlich (alto sax)
Program: “Starlings Suite” (2013), String Quartet No. 1 “Plowshares People” (1993)
ADMISSION: $15

SATURDAY, November 16
7:30 PM Transcending Time
VENUE: Alice Tully Hall, Starr Theater, Adrienne Arsht Stage (Lincoln Center)
DETAILS: White Light Festival
Program:
Taverner: Kyrie “Leroy,” selections from Missa “Gloria tibi Trinitas”
Tallis: Audivi vocem
Nico Muhly: Recordare, Domine (New York premiere)
Arvo Pärt: …which was the son of…
http://lc.lincolncenter.org/shows/207897?show_date=2013-11-16%2019:30:00
ADMISSION: $45+

SATURDAY, November 16
8 PM and 10 PM The Ray Anderson/Marty Ehrlich Quartet: “Let Me Hear You Say”
VENUE: The Stone
DETAILS: Ray Anderson (trombone) Marty Ehrlich (reeds) Brad Jones (bass) Matt Wilson (drums)
ADMISSION: $15

THURSDAY, November 19
8 PM The BRT (Bennett-Rothenberg-Takeishi Trio) – Tokyo to Brooklyn Express // with Special Guest Vocalist Shelley Hirsch
VENUE: Roulette
DETAILS: http://roulette.org/events/samm-bennett/
ADMISSIONS: $15

THURSDAY, November 21
8:00PM
Ned Rothenberg, Sylvie Courvoisier, and Mark Feldman
VENUE: The Firehouse Space
DETAILS:
Ned Rothenberg: Alto Sax, Bass Clarinet, Shakuhachi, Sylvie Courvoisier: Piano, Mark Feldman: Violin
ADMISSION: $15

TUESDAY, November 26
8 PM and 10 PM Povo Novo – The Mapping Of A Digital Jungle – Part I
VENUE: The Stone
DETAILS: Eyal Maoz (guitar) Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz (bass) Cyro Baptista (percussion)
ADMISSION: $15

WEDNESDAY, November 27
8 PM and 10 PM Povo Novo – The Mapping Of A Digital Jungle – Part II
VENUE: The Stone
DETAILS: Eyal Maoz (guitar) Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz (bass) Cyro Baptista (percussion)
ADMISSION: $15

FRIDAY, November 29
8 PM and 10 PM Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz – Abraxas plays Masada
VENUE: The Stone
DETAILS: Aram Bajakian (guitar) Eyal Maoz (guitar) Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz (gimbri) Kenny Grohowski (drums)
Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz steps out on his own to make one of the most primal and tribal installments in John Zorn’s “Book of Angels”series.
ADMISSION: $15

SATURDAY, November 30
8 PM and 10PM John Zorn’s Metempsychomagia
VENUE: The Stone
DETAILS: Aram Bajakian (guitar) Eyal Maoz (guitar) Shanir Blumenkranz (bass) Kenny Grohowski (drums)
World premiere of a complex new book of music written for the Abraxas band by downtown alchemist John Zorn.
ADMISSION: $15

Highlight of the month: Erik Friedlander residency at the Stone.

Only selected performances are listed in our calendar.

WEDNESDAY, October 2

08:30 PM Jacque Demierre with guests

VENUE: Seeds

DETAILS:  Jacque Demierre – Piano, Andrea Parkins – Accordion, electronics

ADMISSION: $10

WEDNESDAY, October 2

8 PM Jenny Lin plays E# piano works

VENUE: The Stone

DETAILS: Jenny Lin (piano) plays E# piano works including Oligosono, Suberrebus, and the world premiere of IX—for Iannis Xenakis

ADMISSION: $20

October 3 – 19

8 PM THEATER|Hoi Polloi: Beckett Solos

VENUE: JACK

DETAILS: OBIE-winning resident theater company Hoi Polloi collaborates with venerable actress Lelia Goldoni, a pairing that began after Goldoni saw Hoi Polloi’s stage adaptation of John Cassavetes’ Shadows, the 1959 film that made her a fundamental figure in the birth of American independent cinema.

The production includes Footfalls, Rockaby and the radio play Cascando, with scenic design by OBIE-winner Mimi Lien, costume design by Oana Botez, lighting design by Yi Zhao and music by Steven Leffue.

http://www.jackny.org/beckett-solos.html

ADMISSION: $18

SATURDAY, October 5

8:00 PM SAINTS & TZADIKS

VENUE: Barbes

DETAILS: Irish singer Susan McKeown and Klezmatics vocalist Lorin Sklamberg, who won Grammys for their work on The Klezmatics’ Wonder Wheel draw from a common repertoire of Yiddish and Irish songs, accompanied by Erik Della Penna.

ADMISSION: $10

SATURDAY, October 5

7:00 PM, 9:30 PM Sun Ra Turns 100: Sun Ra Arkestra with Marshall Allen

VENUE:  Lincoln Center, The Allen Room

DETAILS: On the centenary of Sun Ra’s birth (1914-1993), we warmly welcome The Arkestra to The Allen Room for the first time. Sun Ra organized The Arkestra sixty years ago as a platform to render a vision that simultaneously drew on the ancient and the modern, incorporating elements of black vaudeville, modern dance, Egyptian cosmology, Eastern philosophy, numerology, surrealism, kitsch, and the Bible.

http://lc.lincolncenter.org/shows/208188?show_date=2013-10-05%2019:00:00

ADMISSION: FROM $45

SUNDAY, October 6

3 PM  David Krakauer’s Acoustic Klezmer Quartet

VENUE: Gerald W. Lynch Theater at John Jay College

DETAILS: David Krakauer’s Acoustic Klezmer Quartet: David Krakauer, Clarinet, Will Holshouser, Accordion, Nicki Parrott, Bass, Michael Sarin, Drums

http://www.carnegiehall.org/Calendar/2013/10/6/0300/PM/Neighborhood-Concert-David-Krakauers-Acoustic-Klezmer-Quartet/

ADMISSION: Free

THURSDAY, October 10

8:00 PM Composer Portraits – Georg Friedrich Haas

VENUE: Miller Theatre

DETAILS: Atthis, for soprano and 8 instruments (2009) Tria ex uno (2001) de terrae fine (2001) http://www.millertheatre.com/Events/EventDetails.aspx?nid=1595

ADMISSION: $25-$35

THURSDAY, October 10

8 PM In Order to Survive

VENUE: The Stone

DETAILS: Rob Brown (alto sax) Lewis Barnes (trumpet) Cooper-Moore (piano) Hamid Drake (drums) William Parker (bass)

ADMISSION: $15

WEDNESDAY, October 16

7:00 PM ICE album release event: Xenakis chamber concertos on Mode Records

VENUE: SPECTRUM

DETAILS: Charisma (Joshua Rubin, clarinet, Kivie Cahn-Lipman, cello) Dikhthas (Erik Carlson, violin, Jacob Greenberg, piano) Paille in the Wind (Kivie Cahn-Lipman, cello, Jacob Greenberg, piano)

http://spectrumnyc.com/blog/events/ice-album-release-event-xenakis-chamber-concertos-on-mode-records/

ADMISSION: $10

WEDNESDAY, October 16

8 PM Claws & Wings (premiere)

VENUE: The Stone

DETAILS: Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) Ikue Mori (electronics) Erik Friedlander (cello)

This new work is written in memory of Erik’s late wife. He, along with his daughter, were left to ponder how to make sense of the loss, and how to move on. The music strongly resonates with Erik’s mind-set at the time: meditating on a life lost, regaining his balance, and then moving forward with optimism.

ADMISSION: $15

WEDNESDAY, October 16

10 PM Mass Cello

VENUE: The Stone

DETAILS: Erik Friedlander (cello) Jeffrey Ziegler (cello) Greg Heffernen (cello) and many special guests

New and old works for multiple celli—this will be a fun night! Guests include Jeffrey Ziegler, Christopher Hoffman, Greg Heffernen, and others! Works by Julius Hemphill, Imogen Heap, Friedlander and Verdi.

ADMISSION: $15

THURSDAY, October 17

8:00 PM Cage100 Party Pieces

VENUE: Miller Theatre

DETAILS: This new, evening-length work brings together 125 short compositions by 125 different composers, written according to a compositional model created by Cage in 1945.

http://www.millertheatre.com/Events/EventDetails.aspx?nid=1626

ADMISSION: $20-$30

FRIDAY, October 18

8 PM Chimera

VENUE: The Stone

DETAILS: Erik Friedlander (cello) Chris Speed (clarinet) Andrew D’Angelo (bass clarinet) and a special guest bass player Friedlander’s first working band.

This amazing acoustic improvising quartet will reunite to perform for the first time since the late ’90s, performing works from Chimera (Avant) and The Watchman (Tzadik)…a mesmerizing tour through the dark corridors of modern jazz.

ADMISSION: $15

WEDNESDAY, October 23

8:00 PM MiND GAMeS: Maroney – Ilgenfritz – Niescier – Drury 4tet

VENUE: Roulette

DETAILS: Pianist Denman Maroney, bassist James Ilgenfritz, saxophonist Angelika Niescier, and percussionist Andrew Drury make up this unorthodox quartet that blends complex time fields with unusual textures and melodies. All four members contribute compositions, balanced with extended improvisations that might at any moment turn from melodious to ethereal.

http://roulette.org/events/mind-games-maroney-ilgenfritz-niescier-drury-4tet/

ADMISSION: $10-15

FRIDAY, October 25

7:30 PM Krzysztof Penderecki @ symphony space

VENUE: Symphony Space

DETAILS: Leonard Nimoy Thalia performs Krzysztof Penderecki http://www.symphonyspace.org/event/8046/Music/krzysztof-penderecki

ADMISSION: $20/$32

SUNDAY, October 27

8 and 10 PM  Cantorial Brass

VENUE: The Stone

DETAILS: Steven Bernstein & Frank London (trumpets, flugelhorn, alto horn) Jamie Saft (keyboards) Kenny Wollesen (drums, vibes, percussion)

ADMISSION: $15

MONDAY, October 28

7:30 PM  Up-close,  White Light Festival

VENUE: Manhattan Center, Grand Ballroom (Lincoln Center)

DETAILS: Kaori Yamagami, cello, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, Musicians from the International Contemporary Ensemble: David Bowlin, violin, Michael Nicolas, cello, Jacob Greenberg, piano

Program: All–Michel van der Aa Program -Memo; Oog; Transit; Up-close (U.S. premiere) http://lc.lincolncenter.org/shows/207902?show_date=2013-10-28%2019:30:00 http://vimeo.com/31200000

ADMISSION: from $35

WEDNESDAY, October 30

8 PM Anthony Coleman, Michael Attias and Mike Pride

VENUE: Barbes

DETAILS: Anthony Coleman; Michael Attias – alto and baritone saxes and Mike Pride – drums.

ADMISSION: $10

Highlights of the month:
Zorn at 60 – citywide celebration
The Stone residencies of Evan Parker (Sept 17-22) and David Krakauer (Sept 24-29)

Only selected performances are listed in our calendar.

David Krakauer talks about his recent work and his residency at the Stone  (an excerpt from WKCR’s Transfigured Night program)

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SUNDAY, September 1
8 and 10 PM Fred Frith, Annie Lewandowski and Theresa Wong
VENUE: The Stone
DETAILS: Fred Frith (electric guitar, voice) Annie Lewandowski (piano) Theresa Wong (cello, voice)
ADMISSION: $15

MONDAY, September 2
8 PM  JOHN ZORN 60th BIRTHDAY IMPROV NIGHT—A STONE BENEFIT
VENUE: The Stone
DETAILS: John Zorn (sax) Ikue Mori (electronics) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) Cyro Baptista (percussion) Nava Dunkelman (percussion) Jeanie-Aprille Tang (electronics) Uri Gurvich (sax) Erik Friedlander (cello) Fred Sherry (cello) Chuck Bettis (electronics) and many special guests
ADMISSION: $25

TUESDAY, September 3
8 PM:  Charlemagne Palestine / Joe McPhee / Steve Dalachinsky

VENUE:   Issue Project Room
DETAILS: A composer-performer originally trained to be a cantor, Charlemagne Palestine is best known for his intensely performed piano works, in which he uses emblematic objects including teddy bears and scarves, as what he terms “symbols of identification”. Palestine gives his first-ever performance in his hometown of Brooklyn on solo piano, joined by composer and improvisor Joe McPhee– a watershed player of the creative jazz scene– and the poet Steve Dalachinsky, who has long occupied a unique role in the jazz firmament.
http://issueprojectroom.org/drupal/event/charlemagne-palestine-joe-mcphee-steve-dalachinsky
ADMISSION: $25 / $18

SATURDAY, September 7 and SUNDAY, September 8
10 PM and 8 PM Jones Jones
VENUE: The Stone

DETAILS: Vladimir Tarasov (percussion) Mark Dresser (bass) Larry Ochs (saxes)
Ochs and Tarasov met and recorded together when Rova first toured the former USSR in 1983. He was already a legend in the USSR as one of the players in the original Ganelin Trio, as important a band there for “avant-garde” listeners in the ’60s and ’70s as the Art Ensemble of Chicago was here. Dresser met him not long after that, and they performed together intermittently in ensuing years. This trio first performed in the Bay Area in 2008, with tours to Europe in 2009 and 2010. First East Coast performances.
ADMISSION: $15

TUESDAY, September 10
8.30 PM Sylvie Courvoisier Trio with Kenny Wollessen and Drew Gress
VENUE:  SPECTRUM
DETAILS:  Sylvie Courvoisier, piano; Kenny Wollessen, drums; Drew Gress, bass
ADMISSION: $10-15

THURSDAY, September 12
8:00 PM Marc Ribot / Matana Roberts / Cian Nugent
VENUE: ISSUE Project Room
DETAILS:  Ten Years Alive on the Infinite Plain continues this evening featuring the acclaimed guitarist Marc Ribot. Ribot has been called “a master of introverted ironies” by The Village Voice. Over three decades and 19 solo albums, his music has explored diverse genres including Haitian classical music, free jazz, American roots music, and composition for symphony orchestra. He returns for an evening featuring the dynamic saxophonist, composer and improviser Matana Roberts, and the Irish guitarist Cian Nugent, whose striking instrumental folk draws on acoustic Americana traditions.http://issueprojectroom.org/drupal/event/marc-ribot-matana-roberts-cian-nugent
ADMISSION: $12-15

THURSDAY, September 12
7:30 PM Dan Tepfer, piano: “Goldberg Variations / Variations”
VENUE: LPR
DETAILS:The New York City-based Tepfer, born in 1982 in Paris to American parents, has performed with some of the leading lights in jazz, including extensively with veteran saxophone luminary Lee Konitz. His 2011 Sunnyside/Naïve album Goldberg Variations / Variations saw the prize-winning pianist performing J.S. Bach’s masterpiece as well as improvising upon it to “build a bridge across centuries and genres” (Wall Street Journal) in “an impressive feat that keeps coming back to a hearty and abiding respect” (New York Times).
http://www.lepoissonrouge.com/lpr_events/dan-tepfer-piano-goldberg-variations-variations-september-12th-2013
ADMISSION: $15-20

SATURDAY, September 14
8:00 PM Pauline Oliveros: “Primordial Lift” / Olivia Block
VENUE: ISSUE Project Room
DETAILS: Pauline Oliveros, composer, performer, author and philosopher, has left a profound imprint American music through her decades of work with improvisation, electronic music, teaching, myth, ritual and meditation. Primordial Lift (1998) is a surreal work for large ensemble centered around a low frequency oscillator, mirroring the resonant frequency of the earth. Chicago-based composer Olivia Block presents the World Premiere of Dissolution (2013), a solo performance crossing field recordings, recorded dialogues, and live processing in a meditation on mistranslation, interference, and disruption.

http://issueprojectroom.org/drupal/event/pauline-oliveros-primordial-lift-olivia-block
ADMISSION: $15 / $12

SUNDAY, September 15
8PM  Magda Mayas & Anthea Caddy
VENUE: Roulette
DETAILS: Pianist Magda Mayas and cellist Anthea Caddy, both currently based in Berlin, Germany, showcase their respective recent works. In exploring the textural, percussive, and abstract/ambient possibilities of the acoustic piano – solo and prepared – as well as in other keyboard instruments, Magda Mayas is a leading innovator, marking her astonishing virtuoso technique in the realm of sound collages and visceral noise experiments. With her unique quadraphonic setup and often performing in near-pitch darkness, Anthea Caddy’s performances immerses the audience within the sonic intricacies of the cello, meshing the individual sounds into a larger multidimensional spatial environment.
http://roulette.org/events/magda-mayas-anthea-caddy
ADMISSION: $10-15

SUNDAY, September 15 and TUESDAY, September 17
8PM and 10 PM Rocket Science

VENUE: The Stone
DETAILS: Evan Parker (saxes) Peter Evans (trumpets) Sam Pluta (live electronics) Craig Taborn (piano)
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, September 19
8 PM Bleeding Edge Trio
VENUE: The Stone
DETAILS: Peter Evans (trumpet) Okkyung Lee (cello) Evan Parker (saxes)
ADMISSION: $25

FRIDAY, September 20
10 PM Evan Parker and Sylvie Courvoisier
VENUE: The Stone
DETAILS: Evan Parker (saxes) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano)
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY September 21
8:00 PM Quartet Collective

VENUE: Littlefield
DETAILS: A part of MOVING SOUNDS FESTIVAL
Quartet Collective brings together four artists in the shared endeavor of experimenting through movement and sound in performance.  The search for transdisciplinary understanding of spontaneous action, relationship, and intention takes this group to music venues, galleries and onto dance stages alike.   http://www.acfny.org/event/quartet-collective/
ADMISSION: TBA

SUNDAY, September 22
10 pm Rothenberg/Parker – Solos and Duos
VENUE: The Stone
DETAIL: Ned Rothenberg (reeds, shakuhachi) Evan Parker (saxes)
ADMISSION: $20

SUNDAY, September 22
7:00PM LORIN SKLAMBERG AND DAVID ASHKENAZY.
VENUE: Barbes
DETAILS: Singer/instrumentalist Lorin Sklamberg of the Klezmatics teams up with eclectic NYC drum stylist David Ashkenazy for a debut vocal-percussion celebration of choice ethnic songs and dances.
ADMISSION: $10

MONDAY, September 23
7:00 PM The Hermetic Organ
VENUE: St. Paul’s Chapel, 2960 Broadway
DETAILS: Presented by Miller Theatre at Columbia University
John Zorn himself performs on the Columbia University chapel’s incredible Aeolian-Skinner organ.
ADMISSION: free and no tickets are required. Guaranteed seating is available for Miller Theatre “Zorn at 60” All-Access Pass holders only.

WEDNESDAY, September 25
8:00 pm All-Star Orchestra Concert
VENUE: Miller Theatre at Columbia University
DETAILS: John Zorn’s dream team orchestra — 80 players, at last count — performs some of the composer’s great symphonic works, including his masterpiece violin concerto. Featuring violin soloist Christopher Otto and conductor David Fulmer heading up an entire orchestra of soloists.
Suppôts et Supplications (2012) U.S. Premiere
Contes de Fées (1999)
Orchestra Variations (1996)
Kol Nidre (1996)
ADMISSION: from $25

THURSDAY, September 26
8 and 10 PM Krakauer’s Acoustic Klezmer Quartet
VENUE: The Stone
DETAILS: David Krakauer (clarinets) Will Holshouser (accordion) Jerome Harris (bass) Michael Sarin (percussion) Unplugged versions of Krakauer’s klezmer repertoire ranging from his own quirky originals to traditional tunes.
ADMISSION: $15

FRIDAY, September 27
8:00 PM Zorn’s Game Pieces
VENUE: Miller Theatre at Columbia University
DETAILS: Without dictating any of the notes to be played, these pieces use visual cues and graphic scores to structure the interactions of improvisers, resulting in remarkable (and one-of-a-kind) performances. This program brings together works rarely heard in a single evening and features many of Zorn’s longtime collaborators: Cyro Baptista, John Medeski, Uri Caine, Erik Friedlander, George Lewis, Marc Ribot, and many, many others.
Featuring: Bezique (1989); Cobra (1984); Rugby (1983); Book of Heads (1978); Fencing (1978); Xu Feng (1977-89); Lacrosse (1976)
ADMISSION: from $25

SATURDAY, September 28
10:00 AM–7:00 PM John Zorn—A Museum-Wide Celebration
VENUE: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
DETAILS: For an entire day, the Museum’s galleries pulsate with John Zorn’s restless and kinetic sounds, as musicians perform in twelve different galleries during an unprecedented event that marks the creative genius’s 60th birthday. Some of the works presented on this day are Met Museum commissions; others are existing pieces, specifically selected for their organic and sonic relevance to particular gallery spaces.
ADMISSION: Free with Museum admission

SATURDAY, September 28
8 and 10 pm DUO AND TRIO IMPROVISATIONS

VENUE: The Stone
DETAILS: David Krakauer (clarinets) Jeff Zeigler (cello) Helga Davis (soprano) Todd Reynolds (violin, electronics)
Krakauer is joined by former Kronos cellist Jeff Zeigler, new music soprano extraordinaire Helga Davis and violinist/electronics wizard Todd Reynolds for an evening of new composition and improvisation. ADMISSION: $25

SUNDAY, September 29
8 and 10 PM Krakauer with Strings
VENUE: The Stone
DETAILS: David Krakauer (clarinet, bass clarinet) Cornelius Dufallo, Abigale Reisman (violins) Margaret Dyer (viola) Jeff Zeigler (cello)
Krakauer has assembled an all star string quartet to play Osvaldo Golijov’s monumental “Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind” (performed in both sets) plus arrangements and improvisations.
ADMISSION: $25

MONDAY, September 30
8:00 PM Wet Ink Ensemble & Evan Parker Electro-Acoustic Septet
VENUE: Roulette
DETAILS:
Set 1: Wet Ink Ensemble
Composition 227 by Anthony Branxton
Verkündigung by Peter Ablinger
Set 2: Evan Parker Electro-Acoustic Septet
Evan Parker, saxophones
George Lewis, trombone and electronics
Ikue Mori, electronics
Ned Rothenberger, clarinets
Peter Evans, trumpet
Okkung Lee, cello
Sam Pluta, electronics
http://roulette.org/events/wet-ink-ensemble-evan-parker-electro-acoustic-septet/
ADMISSION: $15-20

Highlights of the month:

US Debut of Argentinean singer Soema Montenegro, AUG 3 @Nublu

The Stone residency of Fred Frith: AUG 27–SEPT 1

Indeterminate performances of frogs in upstate New York and seagulls on Fire Island

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THURSDAY, August 1

6:30 PM MoMA Nights with Pauline Oliveros

VENUE: MoMA, The Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden, first floor

DETAILS: Pauline Oliveros: What’s the Score?
Pauline Oliveros, accordion

http://www.moma.org/visit/calendar/events/18491

ADMISSION: Free with museum admission

SATURDAY, August 3

10.30 PM Soema Montenegro

VENUE: Nublu

DETAILS: US debut of Argentinean singer Soema Montenegro, known for an intense, dramatic, and innovative style that has drawn comparisons to Yma Sumac and Meredith Monk.

Jorge Sottile – drum and bandoneon

Marcos Cifuentes – bass

Edu Herrera – guitar

https://www.facebook.com/events/622011631151364/

ADMISSION: $10

SATURDAY, August 10

7.30 PM David Lang: the whisper opera

VENUE: Lincoln Center, Clark Studio Theater

DETAILS: International Contemporary Ensemble, Tony Arnold, soprano, Jim Findlay, director

http://mostlymozart.org/event-calendar/ice-2013-08-10

ADMISSION: $25

THURSDAY, August 15

8:00 PM Myra Melford & Snowy Egret: Excerpts from Language of Dreams

VENUE: Roulette

DETAILS: Pianist Myra Melford presents excerpts from the work-in-progress Language of Dreams, an ambitious interdisciplinary project inspired by Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano’s Memory Of Fire trilogy, which explores the history of the Americas through the retelling of indigenous myths and accounts from the European colonizers.

http://roulette.org/events/myra-melford-snowy-egret/

ADMISSION: $10-15

FRIDAY, August 16- SUNDAY, August 18

8:00 PM & 10:00 PM  Mary Halvorson Septet

VENUE: The Stone

DETAILS: Jonathan Finlayson (trumpet) Tim Berne (alto sax) Ingrid Laubrock (tenor sax) Jacob Garchik (trombone) Mary Halvorson (guitar) John Hébert (bass) Ches Smith (drums)

3 night record release event for Illusionary Sea on Firehouse 12 records

ADMISSION: $15

FRIDAY, August 16 – SATURDAY, August 17

9:00 PM & 10:30 PM  MICHAEL FORMANEK’S RESONATOR

VENUE: Cornelia Street Cafe

DETAILS: Loren Stillman, alto sax; Chris Speed, tenor sax, clarinet; Angelica Sanchez, piano; Michael Formanek, bass; Tyshawn Sorey, drums Michael Formanek’s Resonator image

ADMISSION: $20 cover includes a drink

FRIDAY, August 23

8:00 PM  Min-Yoh Ensemble

VENUE: The Stone

DETAILS: Kappa Maki (trumpet) Satoko Fujii (piano) Curtis Hasselbring (trombone) Andrea Parkins (accordion)

ADMISSION: $15

SATURDAY, August 24

10:00 PM Minamo

VENUE: The Stone

DETAILS: Satoko Fujii (piano) Carla Kihlstedt (violin)

ADMISSION: $15

SUNDAY, August 25

8:00 PM Brass and Percussion Ensemble

VENUE: The Stone

DETAILS: Kaze: Kappa Maki, Frank London, Nate Wooley (trumpets) Satoko Fujii (piano) Special Guests

ADMISSION: $15

TUESDAY, August 27

8:00 & 10:00 pm Fred Frith and Laurie Anderson

VENUE: The Stone

DETAILS: Fred Frith (guitar) Laurie Anderson (violin, keyboards)

ADMISSION: $25

THURSDAY, August 29

8:00 PM Fred Frith and John Zorn

VENUE: The Stone

DETAILS: Fred Frith (electric guitar) John Zorn (sax)

ADMISSION: $25

THURSDAY, August 29

10:00 PM Fred Frith Solo

VENUE: The Stone

DETAILS: Fred Frith (electric guitar)

ADMISSION: $15

FRIDAY, August 30

7:00 PM Charity Chan, (piano, Montreal), Frank Gratowski (sax, Berlin), Weasel Walter (drums, NYC)

VENUE: Spectrum

DETAILS: http://spectrumnyc.com/blog/events/charity-chan-piano-montreal-frank-gratowski-sax-berlin-weasel-walter-drums-nyc/

ADMISSION:TBD

SATURDAY, August 31

8:00 PM Fred Frith, Ikue Mori and Nate Wooley

VENUE: The Stone

DETAILS: Fred Frith (electric guitar) Ikue Mori (electronics) Nate Wooley (trumpet)

ADMISSION: $15

SUNDAY, July 7
5:00 PM Maja S.K. Ratkje

VENUE:  Cannon’s Walk, South Street Seaport
DETAILS:  Quadrophonic mix of voices in site-specific set
http://o-m-w.org/events/ex-situ-maja-sk-ratkje/
ADMISSION: Free

MONDAY, July 8
8:00 PM Maja Ratkje, Ikue Mori, Zeena Parkins and Okkyung Lee
VENUE:  Spectrum
DETAILS: Album Launch Party for Scrumptious Sabotage
https://www.facebook.com/events/476505592431172/
ADMISSION: $15/$20

TUESDAY, July 9
8:00 PM Anthony Coleman/John Zorn Duo
VENUE:  The Stone
DETAILS: Anthony Coleman (piano) John Zorn (alto sax)
https://www.facebook.com/events/522138991173953/
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, July 11
8:00 PM Coleman plays Coleman

VENUE:  The Stone
DETAILS: Notated pieces for solo piano.
ADMISSION: $15

THURSDAY, July 11
8:00 PM Hauschka, Kosminen and Zeigler
VENUE:  East River Esplanade, Pier 15
DETAILS: http://www.rivertorivernyc.com/artists/hauschka-kosminen-and-zeigler/
ADMISSION: Free

SUNDAY, July 14
10:00 PM Michael Attias, Doug Wieselman, Anthony Coleman, Christopher Hoffman, David Shively
VENUE:  The Stone
DETAILS: The Abysmal Richness of the Infinite Proximity of the Same
Michael Attias (alto and baritone saxes) Doug Wieselman (clarinet, bass harmonica) Anthony Coleman (piano, electric organ) Christopher Hoffman (cello) David Shively (percussion)
ADMISSION: $15

TUESDAY, July 16
8:00 PM Margaret Leng Tan
VENUE: Washington Square, Main stage
DETAILS: US premiere of chamber version of toy piano concerto by Michael Wookey
http://washingtonsquaremusicfestival.org/
ADMISSION: FREE

THURSDAY, July 18
8:00 PM  Zorn@60: The Holy Visions
VENUE: Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall, Starr Theater Adrienne Arsht Stage
DETAILS:  Abby Fischer, Kirsten Sollek, Lisa Bielawa, Jane Sheldon, Melissa Hughes
The first night of Zorn@60 consists of two lyrical works for a cappella female voices:  Shir Ha-Shirim (“Song of Songs”),  The Holy Visions and Zorn’s organ improvisations.
http://lc.lincolncenter.org/shows/207451?show_date=2013-07-18%2020:00:00
ADMISSION: $25-$35

SATURDAY, July 20
8:00 PM Zorn@60: The Complete String Quartets

VENUE: Lincoln Center, Alice Tully Hall, Starr Theater Adrienne Arsht Stage
DETAILS:  Featuring JACK Quartet, Alchemy Quartet, Brooklyn Rider
The second night of Zorn@60: six works for string quartet performed by the JACK Quartet, the Alchemy Quartet, and Brooklyn Rider.

http://lc.lincolncenter.org/shows/207452?show_date=2013-07-20%2020:00:00
ADMISSION: $25-50

WEDNESDAY, July 24
8:00 PM Darius Jones

VENUE:  Barbes
Darius Jones (alto saxophone)
ADMISSION: $10

THURSDAY, July 25
7:30 PM  Kronos Quartet with Mariana Sadovska

VENUE: Lincoln Center Out of Doors, Damrosch Park Bandshell
DETAILS: Art songs by Mariana Sadovska accompanying herself on harmonium with Kronos Quartet in a “pagan requiem”.
http://lc.lincolncenter.org/shows/207709?show_date=2013-07-25%2019:30:00
ADMISSION: FREE

FRIDAY, July 26
7:30 PM Kronos Quartet / The Gloaming
VENUE: Lincoln Center Out of Doors, Damrosch Park Bandshell
Kronos Quartet: works either composed or arranged for the Quartet by Omar Souleyman, Ramallah Underground, Ram Narayan, and others. A world-premiere collaboration with Greek-American composer Magda Giannikou on laterna, Strophe in Antistrophe reimagines the ancient call-and-response of Greek choruses. Vietnamese multi-instrumentalist Vân-Ánh Vanessa Võ.
http://lc.lincolncenter.org/shows/207713?show_date=2013-07-26%2019:30:00
ADMISSION: FREE

SUNDAY, July 28
6:30 PM Kronos Quartet / Asphalt Orchestra plays The Pixies’ Surfer Rosa / Jacob Garchik’s The Heavens
VENUE: Lincoln Center Out of Doors, Damrosch Park Bandshell
DETAILS: “atheist trombone shout choir,” led by multi-instrumentalist and composer Jacob Garchik (a frequent arranger for Kronos Quartet), performs The Heavens.

Kronos Quartet debuts new works by electronic vanguardists and indie rock revolutionaries, including Jherek Bischoff and Dan Deacon with an interactive light show in which audience members can participate via a free download of Deacon’s mobile app.
http://lc.lincolncenter.org/shows/207718?show_date=2013-07-28%2018:30:00
ADMISSION: FREE