HIGHLIGHTS OF THE MONTH: Vision Festival, Jazztopad, SONO FEST!, MISE-EN MUSIC FESTIVAL
THURSDAY, June 1
8pm Parker / Sewelson / Rosenbloom / Hirsh
William Parker – Bass
Dave Sewelson – Baritone Saxophone
Mara Rosenbloom – Piano
Steve Hirsh – Drums
VENUE: Ibeam
ADMISSION: $20
June 1 – June 3
7.30pm (June 1) and 8pm Julia Wolfe’s unEarth
Sibelius, Violin Concerto
Julia Wolfe, unEarth (World Premiere–New York Philharmonic Commission)
Jaap van Zweden, Conductor
Frank Huang, Violin
Else Torp, Soprano (Wolfe)
The Men of The Crossing, Chorus, Donald Nally, director
Young People’s Chorus of New York City, Francisco J. Núñez, director
VENUE: Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall
ADMISSION: $89-198
June 1 – June 11
7pm/2pm Yoshiko Chuma and the School of Hard Knocks
Dance Artists: Agnê Auželyte, Claire Fleury, Emily Pope, Miriam Parker, Mizuho Kappa, Owen Prum, Ryuji Yamaguchi, Stephanie Maher, Ursula Eagly, Kathryn Ray, Sarah Skaggs
Actors: Eileen Myles, Jim Fletcher, Kate Valk
Musicians: Aliya Ultan, Christopher McIntyre, Dane Terry, Jason Kao Hwang, Marisa Tornello, Robert Black
VENUE: La Mama
ADMISSION: $10-$40
FRIDAY, June 2
7:30 La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela: Just Charles
VENUE: Peter Freeman, Inc. (140 Grand Street)
ADMISSION: $55-$65
FRIDAY, June 2
7:30PM LPR 15: Nels Cline: Consentrik Quartet
Nels Cline: Consentrik Quartet, Ingrid Laubrock, Chris Lightcap & Tom Rainey
VENUE: Le Poisson Rouge
ADMISSION: from $32.96
SATURDAY, June 3
8:30 pm John Zorn Masada Book III: Keter
JC Maillard (saz bass, stomp box) Sofía Rei (vocals, looper, charango)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20
SUNDAY, June 4
4:30 La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela: Just Charles
VENUE: Peter Freeman, Inc. (140 Grand Street)
ADMISSION: $55-$65
SUNDAY, June 4
8pm Eishin Nose and Satoshi Takeishi
VENUE: Scholes Street Studio
ADMISSION: $20
MONDAY, June 5
9:30pm Sonic Festival: Yosvany Terry
Atlantic Connections
Fabian Almazan, piano
Yosvany Terry, composer and saxophone
Yunior Terry, violin and bass
David Virelles, composer and pianist
VENUE: Dizzy’s Club (Jazz at Lincoln Center)
ADMISSION: $20-40
TUESDAY, June 6
7:30pm and 9pm Sono Fest! Ethan Iverson With Miranda Cuckson
VENUE: Soapbox Gallery
ADMISSION: $17.85 (stream)/$28.52 (in house)
TUESDAY, June 6
6pm Pop-Up Concerts
Sae Hashimoto, Vibraphone And Brian Marsella, Piano
Brian Marsella, new work for piano and vibraphone (2023)
VENUE: Miller Theatre at Columbia University
ADMISSION: Free
June 7 – July 2
Kagami
Ryuichi Sakamoto and Tin Drum
KAGAMI represents a new kind of concert, fusing dimensional moving photography with the real world to create a never-before-experienced mixed reality presentation. Audiences will wear optically transparent devices to view the virtual Sakamoto performing on piano alongside dimensional art aligned with the music.
VENUE: The Griffin Theater (The Shed)
ADMISSION: $45-51
FRIDAY, June 9
8:30 pm Ben Goldberg’s Glamorous Escapades
Ben Goldberg (clarinet) Steve Cardenas (electric guitar) Ben Allison (bass) Allan Mednard (drums)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20
THURSDAY, June 8 – SATURDAY, June 10
7:30pm, 11am, 8pm From Water to Desert
Britten, Four Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
Takemitsu, I hear the water dreaming
John Luther Adams, Become Desert
Artists:
Jaap van Zweden, Conductor
Robert Langevin, Flute
New York Philharmonic Chorus, Malcolm J. Merriweather, Director
VENUE: Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall
ADMISSION: $52-160
FRIDAY, June 9
7:30pm and 9pm Sono Fest! Taka Kigawa
VENUE: Soapbox Gallery
ADMISSION: $17.85 (stream)/$28.52 (in house)
FRIDAY, June 9 – SUNDAY, June 11
ChamberQueer 2023: We Refract
Jules Biber, Aviva Jaye, Alexis C. Lamb, Brian Mummert, Rajna Swaminathan, Darian Donovan Thomas, and Yoshi Weinberg
VENUE: Brooklyn, Manhattan and Staten Island (see link)
ADMISSION: $12.47 – $31
June 9 – July 7
The Sonic Sphere
Live performances by electronic music producer, drummer, artist, and activist Madame Gandhi on June 9; rising London-based singer-songwriter-producer yunè pinku with DJ sets on June 14 and 16; Jersey Club Queen DJ and producer UNIIQU3 on June 23 and 24; and world-renowned pianist Igor Levit on June 30 and July 1 performing Morton Feldman’s Palais de Mari in collaboration with visual artist Rirkrit Tiravanija who is creating a visual counterpoint for Levit’s performances
VENUE: The Shed
ADMISSION: $44-116
SATURDAY, June 10
7pm New Moons: World Premieres by Luna Composition Lab Fellows
International Contemporary Ensemble
Alice Jones, flute
Leah Asher, violin
Meaghan Burke, cello
Emmalie Tello, clarinet
Erika Dohi, piano
Program
Hannah Chen: Spiral (World Premiere)
Lucy Chen: Seventeen (World Premiere)
Wang Lu: From the Distant Plains II
Lili Masoudi: [to be determined] (World Premiere)
Nina Shekhar: GLITCH
Gabrielle Smith: Stellar Evolution (World Premiere)
Elaina Rae Stuppler: Waluga (World Premiere)
Isabelle Tseng: Bumbershoot (World Premiere)
Curators: George Lewis, Missy Mazzoli, Ellen Reid
VENUE: Stiefel Hall at Mannes School of Music
ADMISSION: $15
SUNDAY, June 11
7:30pm and 9pm Sono Fest! Sam Newsome
VENUE: Soapbox Gallery
ADMISSION: $17.85 (stream)/$28.52 (in house)
MONDAY, June 12
8 PM Mark Dresser
Solo Bass Performance
VENUE: Zürcher Gallery
ADMISSION: $20
MONDAY, June 12
7:30pm and 9pm Sono Fest! The Momenta Quartet
VENUE: Soapbox Gallery
ADMISSION: $17.85 (stream)/$28.52 (in house)
TUESDAY, June 13
7:30pm and 9pm Sono Fest! Judith Berkson
VENUE: Soapbox Gallery
ADMISSION: $17.85 (stream)/$28.52 (in house)
TUESDAY, June 13
7PM Vision Festival: Celebrating Joëlle Léandre
Set 1, 7:00pm: Tiger Trio
Joëlle Léandre – bass / Myra Melford – piano / Nicole Mitchell – flute
Set 2, 8:00pm: Joëlle Léandre and Fred Moten
Joëlle Léandre – bass / Fred Moten – poetry
Set 3, 8:30pm: Judson Trio
Joëlle Léandre – bass / Craig Taborn – piano / Mat Maneri – viola
Set 4, 9:30pm: Joëlle Léandre Septet premieres “Creation Mondiale”
Joëlle Léandre Septet premiers “Creation Mondiale”: Joëlle Léandre – bass, composition / Ingrid Laubrock – saxophone / Steve Swell – trombone / Mat Maneri – viola / Jason Kao Hwang – violin / Fred Lonberg-Holm – cello / Joe Morris – guitar
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $15 (stream)/$49.87 (in house)
WEDNESDAY, June 14
7PM Vision Festival: Gerald Cleaver Black Host / Karen Borca Quartet / Hamid Drake Turiya / Mark Dresser
Set 1, 7pm: Gerald Cleaver Black Host
Cooper-Moore – piano, synth / Brandon Seabrook – guitar / Darius Jones – alto saxophone / Dezron Douglas – bass / Brandon Lopez – bass / Gerald Cleaver – drums, composition
Set 2, 8pm: Karen Borca Quartet
Karen Borca – bassoon / Rob Brown – alto sax, flute /Hilliard Greene -bass / Jackson Krall – drums
Set 3, 9pm: Hamid Drake Turiya: Honoring Alice Coltrane
James Brandon Lewis – tenor sax / Jamie Saft – piano, keyboards / Pasquale Mirra – vibraphone / Joshua Abrams – bass, guembri / Hamid Drake – drums, percussion, vocals / Patricia Nicholson Parker – dance, spoken word
Set 4, 10pm: Mark Dresser 7
Mark Dresser – bass, composition / Nicole Mitchell – flutes / Keir GoGwilt – violin / Marty Ehrlich – reeds / Michael Dessen – trombone / Joshua White – piano Michael Sarin – drums
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $15 (stream)/$49.87 (in house)
WEDNESDAY, June 14
8:30pm LAGE-COHEN DUO
Julian Lage (guitar) Greg Cohen (bass)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20
THURSDAY, June 15
8PM Balance Anna Webber & Matt Mitchell
VENUE: The Owl
ADMISSION: $12
June 15 — June 18
7.30pm and 9.30 pm Vijay Iyer Trio
Vijay Iyer, piano
Harish Raghavan, bass
Tyshawn Sorey, drums
Graham Haynes, cornet/flugelhorn (6/16 & 6/17)
VENUE: Jazz at Lincoln Center (Dizzy’s Club)
ADMISSION: $25-55
FRIDAY, June 16
7pm Vision Festival
Set 1, 6:30pm: Patricia Brennan’s More Touch
Patricia Brennan- vibes marimba / Kim Cass – bass / Marcus Gilmore – drums
Mauricio Herrera – percussion | Visual Art by Mincho Vega
Set 2, 7:30pm: Mayan Space Station Flight 66
William Parker – bass / Ava Mendoza – guitar / Gerald Cleaver – drums
Jason Kao Hwang & gabby fluke-mogul – violin
Set 3, 8:30pm: Shamanic Principle = PNP x Val
Patricia Nicholson – movement, text / Val Jeanty – electronics, perc | Visual Art: Patricia Nicholson & Miriam Parker
Set 4, 9:30pm: Mississippi to NY Freedom Band
Dick Griffin – trombone / Dave Sewelson – baritone saxophone / Luke Stewart – bass
Michael Wimberly – piano / Tcheser Holmes – drums | Visual Art by Dick Griffin
Set 5, 10:30pm: Matthew Shipp Quartet
Matthew Shipp – piano / Mat Walerian – reeds / Michael Bisio – bass / Whit Dickey – drums
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $15 (stream)/$49.87 (in house)
Thursday, June 22
Carnegie Hall Citywide: Attacca Quartet
Attacca Quartet
·· Amy Schroeder, Violin
·· Domenic Salerni, Violin
·· Nathan Schram, Viola
·· Andrew Yee, Cello
Philip Glass Quartet Satz
Caroline Shaw Three Essays
Caroline Shaw Plan & Elevation
Gabriella Smith Carrot Revolution
VENUE: Wave Hill
ADMISSION: free
FRIDAY, June 23
8 pm Jazztopad Festival New York
1 set: Amir ElSaffar, Ole Mathisen, Tomas Fujiwara
2 set: Ksawery Wójciński and friends
VENUE: Shift
ADMISSION: $20
SATURDAY, June 24
12pm-8:30pm Yarn/Wire Institute Festival
12:30pm – Travis Laplante/Eduardo Leandro/Charles Overton Trio
1:30pm – Institute participants present world premieres by Quigley, Liu, OGA, and Allen
2:30pm – TAK Ensemble with Brandon Lopez present Empty and/or Church of Plenty
3:30pm – Institute participants present world premieres and music by Fandel, Lausé, Jia, Smith and Klaus Lang
5:30pm – Institute participants present world premieres and music by Royaee, Wang Lu, Wong, Oliveros, and Crumb
6:30pm – Mary Halvorson/Marc Ribot duo
7:30pm – Yarn/Wire presents music by Klaus Lang; Tyshawn Sorey solo set
VENUE: Dimenna Center For Classical Music
ADMISSION: free
SATURDAY, June 24
7:30 pm Jazztopad Festival New York
Craig Taborn With Lutosławski Quartet – “Luminous Grid” Premiere
Don Davis – “Screaming Into The Void” Premiere
Composed for the Lutosławski Quartet
Craig Taborn Solo & Duo with Ksawery Wójciński
VENUE: National Sawdust
ADMISSION: $25
SATURDAY, June 24
8PM Richard Carrick’s “The Atlas”
VENUE: Tenri Cultural Institute
ADMISSION: $10-$20
SUNDAY, June 25
8pm Jazztopad Festival New York
Joanna Duda, Max Mucha, Michał Bryndal
Ksawery Wójciński & Maniucha Bikont
Kirk Knuffke
VENUE: Barbès
ADMISSION: $20
TUESDAY, June 27
7:30 pm, 9:30 pm Jazztopad Festival New York
Joanna Duda Trio
VENUE: Dizzy’s Club
ADMISSION: $25-$35
TUESDAY, JUNE 27
6pm Pop-Up Concerts Piano + 1
Works From Mission: Commission
Repertoire
Ann Cleare New Work For Two Pianos (2023)
Wang Lu New Work For Piano And Percussion (2023)
Miguel Zenón New Work For Guitar And Piano (2023)
Performers
Laura Barger, Piano
Vicky Chow, Piano,
Julia Den Boer, Piano
Matt Mitchell, Piano
Miles Okazaki, Guitar
Russell Greenberg, Percussion
VENUE: Miller Theatre at Columbia University
ADMISSION: Free
WEDNESDAY, June 28
7:30 pm Jazztopad Festival New York
Ksawery Wójciński & Maniucha Bikont
Michael Bates’ Acrobat + Lutosławski Quartet — Metamorphosis Album Premiere
VENUE: David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center
ADMISSION: Free
WEDNESDAY, June 28
8:30 pm Jones Jones
Larry Ochs (sax) Vladimir Tarasov (drums) Mark Dresser (bass)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20
THURSDAY, June 29
8PM DoYeon Kim
DoYeon Kim – Gayageum, vocal, dance
Satoshi Takeishi – Percussion
Tomas Fujiwara – Percussion
Brandon Lopez – Bass
Yuma Uesaka – Saxophone
David Leon – Saxophone
Adam O’Farrill – Trumpet
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20-$30
THURSDAY, June 29
7:30 pm Naïssam Jalal Trio
Quest of the Invisible
VENUE: David Rubenstein Atrium
ADMISSION: Free
THURSDAY, June 29
8 PM BassDrumBone
Mark Helias, Gerry Hemingway, Ray Anderson
VENUE: Zürcher Gallery
ADMISSION: 20
FRIDAY, June 30
8:30 pm Trio M
Myra Melford (piano) Matt Wilson (drums) Mark Dresser (bass)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20
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