NYC Calendar June 2024

Highlight of the month: Vision Festival

SATURDAY, June 1
6 pm Eric Dolphy: Freedom of Sound
Dianne Mcintyre (Dance) With Pheeroan Aklaff
The New School Dolphy Ensemble Edelyn Huang, Cole Cotton, Kayla Kessler, Russell Markey
Feat. Mehrnam Rastegari
Matthew Shipp & Rob Brown
Patricia Brennan
Don Byron Bass Clarinet Quartet
Don Byron, Jd Parran, Bob Debellis, Todd Marcus
The Dolphy Trio
Nicole Mitchell, Darius Jones, Jd Parran
Reggie Workman With Jen Shyu, Jason Kao Hwang, Ayana Workman
VENUE: John L. Tishman Auditorium, The New School (63 Fifth Ave., Greenwich Village)
ADMISSION: $35, two-day pass $60

SATURDAY, June 1 – SUNDAY, June 2
8pm and 10 pm Brad Mehldau Trio
Brad Mehldau – Piano
Felix Moseholm – Bass
Joe Farnsworth – Drums
VENUE: Village Vanguard
ADMISSION: $50

SUNDAY, June 2
3pm Eric Dolphy: Freedom of Sound
The Dolphy String Quartet
Tom Chiu, Conrad Harris, Mariel Roberts, Kimberly Foster
Eugene Chadbourne
James Brandon Lewis With Kirk Knuffke, Chris Lightcap, Chad Taylor
Nicole Mitchell & Craig Taborn Geri Allen’s Celebration Ensemble Suite For Eric Dolphy
VENUE: The New School (63 Fifth Ave., NY)
ADMISSION: $35, two-day pass $60

MONDAY, June 3
8 pm Spirit Stronger Than Blood: A “Fare-Well” Celebration of the Music of Frank London
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20-30

TUESDAY, June 4
8 pm Wet Ink Spring Chamber Concert
Eric Wubbels:
//chlorophyll [2024], from Second Nature
for alto flute, computer-controlled cymbals, and percussion
Carolyn Chen: Rendition (2007)
for cello, bass, and piano
Sam Pluta: binary/momentary ii: flow state/joy state (2017)
for trumpet, two trombones, piano, and percussion
Peter Evans/Sam Pluta duo
VENUE: St Peters Chelsea (346 W 20th St New York)
ADMISSION: $20 suggested

TUESDAY, June 4
9:30 pm Invisible Guy
Ben Goldberg – Clarinet / Michael Coleman – Keyboard / Hamir Atwal – Drums
VENUE: Downtown Music Gallery
ADMISSION: Free

WEDNESDAY, June 5
8:30 pm Quartet
Nels Cline (electric guitar) Trevor Dunn (bass) Tom Rainey (drums) Ben Goldberg (clarinet)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

June 5–14
7 pm and 4 pm Inside Light
Part 1: All-Stockhausen Program
Montags-Gruss
Unsichtbare Chöre from Donnerstag
Mittwochs-Gruss
2 hours and 30 minutes with intermission
Part 2: All-Stockhausen Program
Freitags-Gruss
Freitags-Abschied
Composition Karlheinz Stockhausen
Sound Projection Kathinka Pasveer
Spatial Installation and Lighting Design Urs Schönebaum
Video Design Robi Voigt
Sound Engineer Reinhard Klose
Original Concept Pierre Audi
VENUE: Park Avenue Armory
ADMISSION: $50-85

THURSDAY, June 6
6:30 PM Roulette’s 45th Anniversary Gala
Henry Threadgill
Yuka Honda and Nels Cline
Immanuel Wilkins and Joel Ross
Zeena Parkins and Ikue Mori
Holland Andrews and yuniya edi kwon
John Zorn and Jim Staley
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: from $125

THURSDAY, June 6
8 PM Pastorale Album Release show
The Rhythm Method
Release of ‘Pastorale’ on New Focus Records
Paul Pinto: String Quartet No. 4 (‘I pass’d a church’)
Marina Kifferstein: String Quartet No. 2
Lewis Nielson: Pastorale … para los pobres de la tierra
https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=245912884/size=small/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=0687f5/transparent=true/ VENUE: Jack
ADMISSION: Free

FRIDAY, June 7
8 PM Prospect Series (#36)
Marija Kovačević, Music for Broken Violins
Webb Crawford / Chuck Roth guitar duo
Michael Foster / John Blum / Brandon Lopez / Joey Sullivan Quartet
saxophone / piano / bass / drums
VENUE: 1923 8th Ave, Brooklyn (corner of 20th st, door at top of steps)
ADMISSION: pay what you want

SATURDAY, June 8
1 pm and 4 pm Motor Tapes
Sarah Hennies, Motor Tapes, a one-hour work for a large ensemble
VENUE: Whitney Museum of American Art
ADMISSION: $25-30

SATURDAY, June 8
8:30 pm Quartet
Angelica Sanchez (piano) Carmen Quill (bass) Ches Smith (drums) Ben Goldberg (clarinet)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SUNDAY, June 9
3:30 pm Bang on a Can Music Series: David Grubbs and Wendy Eisenberg
Wendy Eisenberg, guitar
David Grubbs, guitar
VENUE: Noguchi Museum (9-01 33rd Road, Long Island City)
ADMISSION: $6-16

MONDAY, June 10
8PM Indian Funk with Theo Woodward, Katya Naphtali & Hans Tammen
VENUE: Troost
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, June 13
7 pm and 9 pm Jazztopad Festival: Kris Davis & Lutoslawski Quartet
Kris Davis, piano
Roksana Kwasnikowska, violin
Marcin Markowicz, violin
Artur Rozmyslowicz, viola
Maciej Mlodawski, cello
VENUE: Frederick P. Rose Hall (Jazz at Lincoln Center)
ADMISSION: $20+21 – $40+21

THURSDAY, June 13
8PM Elliott Sharp: Die Grösste Fuge (The Greatest Fugue), a time travel opera
Elliott Sharp composer, electronics
Nicholas Isherwood bass/baritone
Janene Higgins projection design
DGF String Quartet
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20/$30

FRIDAY, June 14 and SUNDAY, June 16
7:30 pm Marian Zazeela Memorial Concert
Two Concerts of Evening Ragas
Raga Yaman Kalyan
“Raga Sundara” ektal (12 beats) vilampit, La Monte Young
Raga Sindh Bhairavi
Song to Guruji, “Was It The Shadow of His Feet?” dipchandi tal (14 beats) madhyalay, La Monte Young
The Just Alap Raga Ensemble:
La Monte Young, voice
Jung Hee Choi, voice
Ben Neill, just intonation trumpet
Jon Catler, just intonation guitar
Hansford Rowe, electric fretless bass
Naren Budhkar, tabla
The Tamburas of Pandit Pran Nath from the Just Dreams CD
VENUE: MELA Foundation Dream House (275 Church Street, New York)
ADMISSION: $56-63

FRIDAY, June 14
8 PM 8th Jazztopad
Marta Sanchez / Amalia Umeda / Michael Bates / Lesley Mok
VENUE: Barbes
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, June 15
4 pm and 8 pm A Thousand Thoughts
Summer for the City: The Ephemeral Cinema of Sam Green
A live documentary with the Kronos Quartet
Written and Directed by Sam Green and Joe Bini
VENUE: Alice Tully Hall
ADMISSION: $5-100

SATURDAY, June 15
4:30 pm Jazztopad Presents Hand to Earth
The Crow by Hand to Earth featuring Amalia Umeda
Daniel Wilfred – voice and bilma
David Wilfred – yidaki (didgeridoo) and voice
Sunny Kim – voice, percussion, and electronics
Aviva Endean – clarinets, harmonic flute, electronics
Peter Knight – trumpet, electronics, percussion
Amalia Umeda – violin
VENUE: Hearst Plaza (Lincoln Center)
ADMISSION: Free

SATURDAY, Jun 15
7.30 pm and 9.30 pm Tony Malaby’s Firebath (NYC)
Tony Malaby -saxophone, composer
Dave Ballou -trumpet
Ben Monder -guitar
Angelica Sanchez -piano
Mark Helias -bass
Allan Mednard -drums
VENUE: The Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $20 – $45

SUNDAY, June 16
8PM Tony Malaby/Kaelen Ghandhi/James Paul Nadien/”P.M.A.” (drums, Lisbon), Jeremy Viner/Tim Berne/Kenny Warren/Nick Dunston/Kate Gentile
VENUE: Record Shop
ADMISSION: $20

TUESDAY, June 18
6 PM Vision Festival 2024: Honoring William Parker, LifeTime of Achievement
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $70

TUESDAY, June 18
8 pm Sam Weinberg 2024 Residency
Peter Evans – trumpet
Brandon Seabrook – guitar
John Hebert – bass
Sam Ospovat – drums
VENUE: Sisters
ADMISSION: $10-30

WEDNESDAY, June 19
Vision Festival 2024 – Day 2
9 PM: Matthew Shipp Trio
Michael Bisio – bass / Newman Taylor – drums / Matthew Shipp – piano
10 PM: Nasheet Waits: Tarbaby: THIS IS AMERICA
Orrin Evans – piano / Eric Revis – bass / Nasheet Waits – drums
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $70

WEDNESDAY, June 19 – SATURDAY, June 22
8:30 pm Steve Coleman and Five Elements
Steve Coleman (sax) Jonathan Finlayson (trumpet) Matt Mitchell (piano) Anthony Tidd (bass) Sean Rickman (drums)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, June 20
Vision Festival 2024 – Day 3
7 PM: Jen Shyu: Fertile Land, Fertile Body (1st Movement)
Jen Shyu – composition, voice, violin, gayageum, Taiwanese moon lute / Layale Chaker – violin, voice / Martha Redbone – vocals / Maeve Gilchrist – celtic harp / Devon Gates – bass, voice
8 PM: Ingrid Laubrock: Lilith
Ingrid Laubrock – saxophones / David Adewumi – trumpet / Yvonne Rogers – piano/ Adam Matlock – accordion / Eva Lawitts – bass / Henry Mermer – drums
9 PM: Darius Jones Quintet
Darius Jones – alto sax / Christopher Hoffman – cello / Liani Matteo – bass / Nick Saia – guitar / Jason Nazary – drums
10 PM: James Blood Ulmer Black Rock Trio
James Blood Ulmer – guitar, vocals / Mark Peterson – bass / G. Calvin Weston – drums
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $70

THURSDAY, June 20
8PM Adam Lane Quartet
Ray Anderson, Trombone
Kirk Knuffke, cornet
Adam Lane, bass
Billy Mintz, drums
9PM Anthony Coleman Trio
Anthony Coleman, Piano
Adam Lane, bass
Patrick Golden, drums
VENUE: Ibeam
ADMISSION: $20

FRIDAY, June 21
Vision Festival 2024 – Day 4
9 pm: Trio Plex: Together We Rise
Cooper-Moore – piano / TA Thompson – drums / Ken Filiano – bass
10 pm: Mendoza / Hoff / Revels
Ava Mendoza – guitar, vocals / Devin Hoff – bass / James Brandon Lewis – tenor sax / Ches Smith – drums
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $70

SUNDAY, June 23
Vision Festival 2024 – Day 6
6 PM Matana Roberts COIN COIN Chapter V
Matana Roberts: saxophone, conduction, voice, electronics / Darius Jones: alto saxophone, voice / Matt Lavelle: trumpet, alto clarinet, voice / Stuart Bogie: Bb clarinet, bass clarinet, voice / Cory Smythe: piano, electronics / Ryan Sawyer: drumset, auxiliary percussion, voice / Mike Pride: drumset, auxiliary percussion / TBA – special guest
7 PM: Thollem McDonas / ACVilla
Thollem McDonas – electronics, pianos / ACVilla – live art projections
8 PM Isaiah Collier & The Chosen Few:
Isaiah Collier – saxophone / Nat Reeves – bass / Michael Ode – drums
9 PM: Watershed Continuum: Art projections by Jo WoodBrown
Rob Brown – alto saxophone / Steve Swell – trombone / Alexis Marcelo – piano / Whit Dickey – drums
10 PM Marshall Allen & the Arkestra 100th birthday Celebration
Marshall Allen – director reeds, evi / Knoel Scott, Anthony Nelson – baritone sax / Chris Hemingway – reeds / James Stewart – tenor sax / Tara Middleton – voice / D. Hotep – guitar / Michael Ray, Kevin Batchelor, Cecil Brooks – trumpet / Dave Davis, Robert Stringer – trombone / Vincent Chancey – french horn / Tyler Mitchell – bass / Elson Nascimento, Jorge DeSilva – perc / George Gray – drums / Live Art projections by William Mazza
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $70

WEDNESDAY, June 26
7 pm and 9 pm Tyshawn Sorey: Tribute To Max Roach
Tyshawn Sorey, drums, arranger
Adam O’ Farrill, trumpet
Mark Shim, tenor saxophone
Lex Korten, piano
VENUE: Frederick P. Rose Hall (Jazz at Lincoln Center)
ADMISSION: $20+21 – $40+21

WEDNESDAY, June 26
8:30 pm Duo 1
Eliza Bagg and Catherine Brookman (two amplified voices with electronics)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, July 27 and FRIDAY, July 28
8 pm The Precipice
A chamber-rock opera
Created by KARL (Karl Ronneburg)
Music & Text by KARL & Grey Rose Grant
Performances by Contemporaneous Ensemble, with vocalists Morgan Mastrangelo & Wayne Arthur
VENUE: The Space at Irondale
ADMISSION: $12-28

SATURDAY, June 29
8 PM Terry Jenoure Trio
Terry Jenoure, Joe Fonda, Reggie Nicholson
Andrew Drury Tentet
Jason Kao Hwang (violin), Stephanie Griffin (viola), Christopher Hoffman (cello), Thomas Heberet (corner), Frank Lacy (trombone), Briggan Krauss (alto sax), JD Parran (bass flute), Alexis Marcelo (keyboard), Ken Filiano (bass), Andrew Drury (drums)
VENUE: Zürcher Gallery
ADMISSION: $20

SUNDAY, June 30
4pm Soup & Sound 200
Doyeon Kim, Gayageum
Sarah Bernstein, Violin
Gwen Laster, Violin
Melanie Dyer, Viola
Tessa Brinckman, Flute
Sarah Hughes, Multi-Winds
Mara Rosenbloom, Piano
Andrew Drury, Percussion
VENUE: Soup & Sound
ADMISSION: $20

SUNDAY, June 30
8 pm 20th Annual NYC In C
Terry Riley’s In C
Ava Mendoza, Matana Roberts, Qasim Naqvi, Zoh Amba, Gelsey Bell, Angélica Negrón, Kaoru Watanabe, Aba Diop, Adam Tendler
VENUE: Damrosch Park (Lincoln Center)
ADMISSION: Free

SUNDAY, June 30
8pm Two Exciting Duos
Anthony Coleman / Barry Altschul
Gabe Boyarin / Brandon Lopez
VENUE: Scholes Street Studio
ADMISSION: $20

Episode #6. Roman Grygoriv and Illia Razumeiko’s Archeological Operas

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This episode provides an overview of the major works by award-winning composer duo Roman Grygoriv and Illia Razumeiko – creators of 12 operas and founders of Opera Aperta, a laboratory of experimental opera in Kyiv. Plunging into their unique archeological process of creation, we position their work alongside the music and the ideas of major 20th – 21st century artists and intellectuals: Richard Foreman, David Lynch, Jorge Louis Borges, Umberto Eco, Les Kurbas, Hanna Havrylets, Karlheinz Essel, and Jorge Sánchez-Chiong.

Grygoriv and Razumeiko’s Chornobyldorf won the Opera and Music Theatre Award by the Royal Philharmonic Society in 2024 and received eight sold-out shows at LaMaMa Experimental Theatre Club in New York. Their most recent work, GAIA-24. Opera del Mondo, will be presented at O.Festival in Rotterdam and at the Venice Biennale.

Playlist

Chornobyldorf, archeological opera in seven novellas
Roman Grygoriv and Ilia Razumeiko (music, libretto, directing, dramaturgy, scenography)
BBC Radio 3

Untitled, rock band “Karna”
Live concert recording, Ivano-Frankivsk, 1999

Mass in B minor BWV 232, J. S. Bach
The Netherlands Bach Society
Jos van Veldhoven, conductor
Hana Blažíková, soprano 1
Anna Reinhold, soprano 2
David Erler, alto
Thomas Hobbs, tenor
Peter Harvey, bass

Prayer to the Virgin Mary, Hanna Havrylets
Chamber Choir “Kyiv”
Mykola Hobdych, conductor

TAU XII – Jesus stirbt am Kreuz, Karlheinz Essl
Tanja Elisa Glinsner: mezzo soprano, conducting
Elisabeth Möst, flutes
Andreas Schablas, clarinets
Daniel Loipold, french horn
Eva Maria Mitter, accrodion
Barbara Körber, cello

Crin, Jorge Sánchez-Chiong
Patricia Kopatchinskaja, violin

IYOV, Opera-requiem, Roman Grygoriv & Illia Razumeiko
Vlad Troitskyi, producer
Maryana Golovko, soprano
Anna Kirsh, soprano
Oleksandra Mailliet, mezzo-soprano
Andriy Koshman, baritone
Ruslan Kirsh, baritone
Yevgen Rakhmanin, bass
Zhanna Marchinska, cello
Andriy Nadolskiy, percussion
Tatiana Troitska, voice
Illia Razumeiko, grand piano
Roman Grygoriv, conductor

Babylon, opera-circus, Roman Grygoriv & Illia Razumeiko
Vlad Troitskyi, producer
Maryana Golovko, soprano
Anna Kirsh, soprano
Andriy Koshman, baritone
Ruslan Kirsh, baritone
Yevgen Rakhmanin, bass
Zhanna Marchinska, cello
Andriy Nadolskyi, percussion
Nazar Spas, french horn
Artem Shestovskiy, сlarinet
Roman Grygoriv, conductor, guitar, bass
Illia Razumeiko, grand piano, toy piano
Tatiana Troitska, voice

The Ark, opera-ballet, Roman Grygoriv & Illia Razumeiko
Vlad Troitskyi, producer
Maryana Golovko, soprano
Anna Kirsh, soprano
Andriy Koshman, baritone
Ruslan Kirsh, baritone
Yevgen Rakhmanin, bass
Zhanna Marchinskaya, cello
Andriy Nadolskiy, percussion
Georgiy Potopalskyi, live electronics
Roman Grygoriv, conductor, guitar, bass
Illia Razumeiko, grand piano

GAZ, opera-dystopia, Roman Grygoriv & Illia Razumeiko
Virlana Tkacz, libretto and staging
Maryana Holovko / soprano
Anna Kirsh / soprano
Oleksandra Mailliet / mezzo-soprano
Andrey Koshman / baritone
Ruslan Kirsh / baritone
Eugen Rakhmanin / bass
Illia Razumeiko / piano
Zhanna Marchinska / cello
Nazar Stets / double bass
Andrey Nadolskyi / percussion
Ayk Egyian / percussion
Igor Boychuk / trumpet, trombone
Sergyi Shava / tuba
Roman Grygoriv / conductor
Electronics, Georgiy Potopalskiy

Opera Lingua, Music theater in seven books, Roman Grygoriv & Illia Razumeiko
Olga Diatel, producer
The national ensemble of soloists “Kyiv Kamerata”
Dmytro Kuzmin / flute
Dmytro Fonariuk / clarinet
Oleh Nedashkivskyi / horn
Igor Boichuk / trumpet, trombone
Renat Imametdinov / trombone
Yaroslava Nekliaeva / harp
Georgiy Chernenko / percussion
Oles Sudomyr / percussion
Oles Manyk / percussion
Eduard Skrypa / violin
Dmytro Bondarenko / violin
Katerynа Khudiakova / violin
Anna Frolova / violin
Andrii Tuchapets / viola
Kateryna Suprun / viola
Zoltan Almashi / cello
Olga Driga / cello
Nazar Stets / contrabas
Razumeiko Illia / guitar, piano
Roman Grygoriv / Conductor
Marichka Shtyrbulova / Nona
Maria Potapenko / Decima
Khrystyna Slobodianiuk / Morta
Nazgul Shukaeva / Nut
Diana Ziabchenko / Alma
Yuliia Alieksieieva / Fabia
Solomiya Kyrylova / Viola
Georgiy Potopalskiy, Live-electronics

Stripsody (1966), Cathy Barberian
Cathy Barberian, voice

Erin (1980), Joan La Barbara
Joan La Barbara, voice

I’ve Told Every Little Star,” Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein II
Melissa George, voice

Chornobyldorf, archeological opera in seven novellas, Roman Grygoriv & Illia Razumeiko
Yevhen Bal – Orfeo / Dionysus
Anne Bennent – Eurydice
Marichka Shtyrbulova – The Little Accordeon girl
Diana Ziabchenko – Dafne
Susanna Karpenko – Susanna
Yuliia Alieksieieva – Venere
Evgeny Malofeev – Ulysses
Anna Rudenko – Hannah
Ihor Boichuk – Heron
Nazgul Shukaiieva – Inanna
Mariia Potapenko – Urania, Young Eurydice
Khrystyna Slobodianiuk – Elektra
Georgii Potopalskyi – Pluto
Roman Grygoriv – Aristoxenos
IIlia Razumeiko – Pythagoras
Live-electronics: Georgiy Potopalskiy
Rhea-player creation – Winfried Ritch
The Orchestra of the Chornobyldorf: Roman Grygoriv – microtonal cymbals and guitar, Illia Razumeiko – microtonal bandura and guitar, Zoltan Almashi – cello, Ihor Boichuk – percussion
Roman Grygoriv – conductor

You can find more information about each opera and the dates of Opera Aperta’s upcoming tours here.

Selected Bibliography

We are grateful to the following individuals and organizations:

  • La Mama Experimental Theater Club for hosting 8 shows of Chornobyldorf and providing space for an interview with the composers
  • Olga Diatel and Proto Producia for bringing Opera Aperta to New York
  • Prototype Festival for inviting Opera Aperta (2024) and Nova Opera (2018) to New York
OPERA LINGUA. Glasperlenspiel, Homo Ludens 
CHORNOBYLDORF. Chronos II, Dramma per musica.

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NYC Calendar March 2024

FRIDAY, March 1
8pm Wavefield Ensemble
Program:
Amadeus Regucera: Pendant (2017)
Tonia Ko: Tilt (2021)
Wolfgang Rihm: Verzeichnung – Studie for viola, cello and double bass (1986)
Dennis Sullivan: Noise Level/Tone Level (2023)
José Manuel Serrano: Ecos oníricos de la Basílica de San Marcos (2021)
Kaija Saariaho: Nocturne (1994)
Amadeus Regucera: Unfeeling (She sketches out her dreams on his skin) (2023-24 / world premiere)
ADMISSION: $20
VENUE: Zürcher Gallery

FRIDAY, March 1
8:30pm QUARTET
Anthony Coleman (piano) Billy Martin (drums) gabby fluke-mogul (violin) Simon Hanes (bass)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, March 2
3pm Lou Reed’s Hudson River Wind Meditations: A Birthday Celebration
Laurie Anderson and Eddie Stern offer a guided meditation, a Tai Chi demonstration, and Lou Reed Drones by Stewart Hurwood (with Sarth Calhoun).
VENUE: New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
ADMISSION: Free with RSVP

SATURDAY, March 2
6pm Anthony Coleman – solo
VENUE: Barbes
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, March 2
7:30 pm International Contemporary Ensemble: Anthony Davis & Leila Adu-Gilmore
Leila Adu-Gilmore, Mahakala Oratorio (2020-23), Alyssum (2014)
Anthony Davis, Wayang No. II (Shadowdance) (1982), Clonetics (1983)
solo piano performance by Anthony Davis
VENUE: NYU Skirbal Center
ADMISSION: $35

SATURDAY, March 2
8pm Vienna Philharmonic
Program:
Hindemith, Konzertmusik Für Blasorchester, Op. 41
R. Strauss, Symphonic Fantasy From Die Frau Ohne Schatten
Schoenberg, Variations For Orchestra, Op. 31
Ravel, La Valse
Vienna Philharmonic
Franz Welser-Möst, Conductor
VENUE: Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
ADMISSION: starting at $112

SATURDAY, March 2
8:30 pm Quartet
G Calvin Weston (drums) Anthony Coleman (piano) Peter Evans (trumpet) Simon Hanes (bass)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

March 2–26, 2024
Illinoise
Music and Lyrics Sufjan Stevens (Based on the Album Illinois)
Story Justin Peck and Jackie Sibblies Drury
VENUE: Park Avenue Armory
ADMISSION: starting at $35

SUNDAY March 3
8pm John Zorn: Nothing Is True Everything Is Permitted
Chaos Magick
John Medeski organ
Brian Marsella electric piano
Matt Hollenberg guitar
Kenny Grohowski drums
Simulacrum
John Medeski organ
Matt Hollenberg guitar
Kenny Grohowski drums
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $25-$35

TUESDAY, March 5
8pm Amaro Freitas, piano

VENUE: LPR
ADMISSION: $25

WEDNESDAY, March 6
7:30 pm Mannes Orchestra Performs Saariaho, Horvitz, Ives
Program:
Kaija Saariaho (1952-2023) – Orion
Wayne Horvitz (b. 1955) – Those Who Remain (Part 1): Concerto for Orchestra and Improvising Soloist with Bill Frisell, Guitarist
Charles Ives (1874-1954) – Symphony No. 4 with the New York Choral Society, Harrison Hollingsworth, Choral Preparation
Mannes Orchestra
David Hayes, conductor
VENUE: Starr Theater, Alice Tully Hall
ADMISSION: $18

WEDNESDAY, March 6
8:30 pm Marsella/Hashimoto
Brian Marsella (piano) Sae Hashimoto (vibraphone)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

FRIDAY, March 8
7pm Parker Quartet: Music by Felipe Lara
Program:
Felipe Lara (b.1979): Sonare (2021)
Valentin Silvestrov (b.1937): String Quartet No.3 (2011)
Parker Quartet:
Daniel Chong and Ken Hamao, violins
Jessica Bodner, viola
Kee-Hyun Kim, cello
VENUE: Americas Society (680 Park Avenue)
ADMISSION: free

FRIDAY, March 8
8pm Issue Member Event: Conversation With Christian Wolff & George Lewis / “What If?” Open Rehearsal
VENUE: Judson Memorial Church
ADMISSION: FREE for members, students, and special guests

FRIDAY, March 8
8:30 pm Marsella, Medeski, Martin and Baptista
Brian Marsella (piano, Rhodes, keys) John Medeski (organ, keys) Billy Martin (drums, percussion) Cyro Baptista (percussion)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, March 9
6pm Anthony Coleman and Lesya Verba
VENUE: Barbes
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, March 9
7pm Celebrating 90 Years: Christian Wolff
String Noise Sounds quartet (Conrad Harris & Pauline Kim Harris (violin/objects), Jessie Cox (drums/cymbals), and Samuel Yulsman (piano/synths).
David Behrman (electronics/violin), Laura Cocks (flute), David Cossin (percussion), Felix Fan (cello), John King (guitar/electronics), Joseph Kubera (piano), Ikue Mori (electronics), Marilyn Nonken (piano), Kevin Ramsay (daxophone/electronics), and Lucie Vítková (accordion/harmonica).
Program:
Duo for Violins (1950)
For Piano I (1952)
Bread and Roses (1976) for Solo Violin
Death of Mother Jones (1977) for Solo Violin
Cello Cello Variations, “Hallelujah, I’m A Bum!” (1978) for Solo Cello
Stardust Piece 1 (1984) for Cello and Piano
Piano Trio (1985)
For Morty Glockenspiel/Vibraphone and Piano (1987)
Duo 8 (2008) for Violin and Cello
Small Duos for Violinists (2021)
Cold Spring (1981) by Steven Swartz
Quartet World Premiere
Ghost Swifts (2024) by String Noise Sounds
“What If” World PREMIERE (2024) for 2-20 Musicians
Various Improvisations, Christian Wolff & Ikue Mori
CW90 (2024) Christian Wolff, David Behrman, John King & String Noise
Burdocks (1970-71)
VENUE: Judson Memorial Church
ADMISSION: $15-$20

SUNDAY, March 10
3 pm Escher String Quartet
Béla Bartók String Quartets No. 1-6
Escher String Quartet
VENUE: Alice Tully Hall
ADMISSION: $43-89

SUNDAY, March 10
7:30PM Outlier Presents: Michael Foster with Strings
Michael Foster, Anna Abondolo, Webb Crawford, DoYeon Kim, Zosha Warpeha, Nava Dunkelman
VENUE: P.I.T.
ADMISSION: TBD

WEDNESDAY, March 13
7.30pm + 9.30pm Willy Rodriguez presents A.B.A.C.O.A + 2
Willy Rodriguez -drums
Dave Liebman -soprano saxophone
Hery Paz -tenor saxophone
Brandon Lopez -bass
Kenneth Jimenez -bass
VENUE: The Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $20- $35

THURSDAY, March 14
7:30 PM Spirit Catchers with Annea Lockwood
Spirit Catchers, a live performance by Annea Lockwood with Liz Phillips, Sam Green and Sanna Almajedi.
VENUE: e-flux (172 Classon Ave, Brooklyn)
ADMISSION: $15

THURSDAY, March 14
8pm Avant Joik / Joan La Barbara
Katarina Barruk (vocals/joik), Maja Solveig Kjelstrup Ratkje (vocals and live electronics), live visuals by Sámi artist Matti Aikio, Joan La Barbara

VENUE: Brooklyn Music School
ADMISSION: $12-$15

FRIDAY, March 15
8PM JACK Quartet: Beautiful Trouble by Natacha Diels

VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $25-$35

SATURDAY, March 16
7:30 pm Talea at 15
Hannah Kendall: Tuxedo: Between Carnival and Lent (2022)
Suzanne Farrin: Dolce La Morte Suite (2016)
Wang Lu: November Airs (2021)
Steven Takasugi: Strange Autumn (2003/2004)
Georges Aperghis: Wild Romance (2013)
VENUE: The DiMenna Center for Classical Music
ADMISSION: $12-23

SATURDAY and SUNDAY, March 16 – 17
7:30pm Mette Ingvartsen: Moving In Concert
Moving in Concert, featuring nine dancers, imagines a universe where humans, technologies and natural materials coexist to create an abstract set of movement.
Mette Ingvartsen is a Danish choreographer and dancer.
VENUE: NYU Skirball
ADMISSION: $45

MONDAY, March 18
7pm Experimental Intermedia
Sarah Bernstein (NYC)
Maffe Kaffews (Berlin)
VENUE: At Zürcher Gallery
ADMISSION: $20

TUESDAY, March 19
Women In Free Jazz:
6:30pm Cheryl Pyle – flute-percussion / Mary Cherney – flute / Sarah Bernstein – violin / Andrea Wolper – voice / Rose Tang – guitar / Brenna Rey – bass
7:30pm Ayumi Ishito – tenor sax / Catherine Sikora – tenor sax / Nora Stanley – tenor sax / Nicole Davis – trumpet / Jeong Lim Yang – bass / Yuko Togami – percussion
8:30pm Musique Libre Femmes Big Band Ensemble-a free jazz improvisation to end the concert with: Cheryl Pyle, Mary Cherney, Sarah Bernstein, Andrea Wolper, Catherine Sikora, Ayumi Ishito, Nora Stanley, Nicole Davis, Rose Tang, Brenna Rey, Jeong Lim Yang & Yuko Togami
VENUE: DMG
ADMISSION: Free

TUESDAY, March 19
7.30pm + 9.30pm Anna Webber’s Shimmer Wince
Anna Webber -flute, tenor sax
Adam O’Farrill -trumpet
Mariel Roberts -cello
Elias Stemeseder -synthesizer
Lesley Mok -drums
VENUE: The Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $5- $35

TUESDAY, March 19
8pm Sam Weinberg and Nate Wooley
VENUE: Sisters
ADMISSION: $15

TUESDAY, March 19
8pm Tim Dahl, Mike Pride, Peter Evans
VENUE: Mama Tried
ADMISSION: tip the band

TUESDAY, March 19
8pm Pioneer Works Presents: Horse Lords, Nadah El Shazly & Ka Baird
VENUE: Market Hotel (1140 Myrtle Ave, Brooklyn)
ADMISSION: $30

WEDNESDAY, March 20
8pm Ches Smith & Laugh Ash
Shara Lunon voice and vocal processing, lyrics
Anna Webber flute
Oscar Noriega clarinets
James Brandon Lewis tenor sax
Nate Wooley trumpet
Jennifer Choi violin
Kyle Armbrust viola
Michael Nicolas cello
Shahzad Ismaily bass, Moog
Ches Smith elecronics, drums, percussion
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20-$30

THURSDAY, March 21
7:30pm Chou Wen-Chung Centennial Concert
Works by Chou Wen-Chung:
In the Mode of Shang for chamber orchestra (1956)
The Willows are New (1957)
Yü Ko (1965)
Twilight Colors (2007)
Ode to Eternal Pine (2009)
Continuum ensemble
Joel Sachs, conductor
VENUE: Miller Theatre at Columbia University
ADMISSION: $10-20

THURSDAY, March 21
8PM Kathleen Supové: Epics
A night of solo piano premieres and encores by Supové, Goya, Matthusen, Flaherty, Woolf, and Mihartescu, plus, excerpts from Cornelius Cardew‘s epic Treatise.
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20-$30

FRIDAY, March 22
7:30 pm Palaver Strings: Visions+Miracles
Summa for Strings Arvo Pärt
Entr’acte Caroline Shaw
Sinfonia No. 1 Felix Mendelssohn
Visions and Miracles Christopher Theofanidis
On the Nature of Daylight Max Richter
Fiddle Set Maya French/Jamie Oshima
Palaver Strings ensemble
VENUE: National Sawdust
ADMISSION: $29-31

FRIDAY, March 22
8 PM American Symphony Orchestra
Schoenberg, Gurrelieder
American Symphony Orchestra
Leon Botstein, Conductor
VENUE: Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage
ADMISSION: $15.50-$65

SATURDAY, March 23
6pm Anthony Coleman Drums and Piano duo with Satoshi Takeishi
VENUE: Barbes
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, March 23
7.30pm + 9.30pm Camila Meza & The Nectar Orchestra
Camila Meza -voice, guitar
Gadi Lehavi -piano
Noam Wiesenberg -bass
Keita Ogawa -drums
Tomoko Omura -violin
Fung Chern Hwei -violin
Benni von Gutzeit -viola
Aliya Ultan -cello
VENUE: The Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $5 -$45

SATURDAY, March 23
8pm DUO
Nicole Mitchell (flute) Cooper Moore (various instruments)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, March 23
8pm Composers in Play IX: Hands of Adamant
AAdam Sherkin performs his own works
Sonata No. 1, “Sunderance” (2008)
Sonata No 2 “Cwn Annwn” (or “Hounds of Hell,” 2014)
Sonata No. 3 “Ended in Ice” (2017)
Sonata No. 4 “Rumoured Green” (2023)
VENUE: Tenri Cultural Institute
ADMISSION: $25-30

MONDAY, March 25
7:30PM The New Series: The Mad King
Program:
SCHOENBERG Ode to Napoleon
SAARIAHO From the Grammar of Dreams for soprano and electronics
DAVIES Eight Songs for a Mad King
Directed by Mary Birnbaum
King – Leo Radosavljevic
VENUE: Rosemary and Meredith Willson Theater
ADMISSION: FREE

TUESDAY, March 26
7:30pm Alarm Will Sound: Heard
Program:
Tania León, Toque
Chris P. Thompson, Hanabi (In-Ear Extended Mix)
Christian Quiñones, Hasta Que No Pueda (NY Premiere)
Damon Davis, Ligeia Mare: A Radio Opera, Episode 4 (Arr. Ted Hearne And Dave Ragland; Ny Premiere)
Elijah Daniel Smith, Vermilion Glare (NY Premiere)
Texu Kim, Līlā (NY Premiere)
Bora Yoon Casual Miracles (NY Premiere)
Tania León, Gran Toque (Arr. John Orfe; NY Premiere)
VENUE: Zankel Hall
ADMISSION: starting at $54

MARCH 26 – 31
8pm and 10pm Jakob Bro Septet
Chris Cheek – Saxophone
Jakob Bro – Guitar
Craig Taborn – Piano
Larry Grenadier – Double Bass
Anders Christensen – Electric Bass
Brian Blade – Drums
Marcus Gilmore – Drums
VENUE: Village Vanguard
ADMISSION: $40

WEDNESDAY, March 27
8pm Matt Mitchell – piano
John Hébert – bass
JC Sanford – trombone
VENUE: Scholes Street Studio
ADMISSION: TBD

THURSDAY, March 28
7pm Defense – Defiance – Dedication
Roman Grygoriv, Langsam 9M27K
Karmella Tsepkolenko, Cantata “Reading History”
Maxim Kolomiiets, Footprints on the Sun
Zoltan Almashi, Maria’s City
Olga Zaitseva-Herz, Bakhmut Rhapsody
Leonid Hrabovsky, EQVIN
VENUE: The DiMenna Center for Classical Music
ADMISSION: $10 – $25

THURSDAY, March 28
8pm Tim Berne
VENUE: Lowlands Bar
ADMISSION: TBD

THURSDAY, March 28
8PM Momenta Quartet: Graham Haynes’ String Quartet No. 1
VENUE: Greenwich House Recital Hall
ADMISSION: $20/$15

FRIDAY, March 29
7pm Virko Baley At 85
Nocturnal No. 5, “In the Grove” (1980)
Soliloquies & a Dialogue (2023-34) [WORLD PREMIERE]
Nocturnal No. 7, “Introitus” (1990; rev. 2013-14)
From Dreamtime (1993-95; rev. 2005)
Treny IV (1996-99)
Postludium: From Uniforms of Snow: No. 10, Interlude 2: Tren (2002-3)
VENUE: The DiMenna Center for Classical Music
ADMISSION: $10 – $25

SATURDAY, March 30
6pm Anthony Coleman and guests
VENUE: Barbes
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, March 30
7pm Travel Diaries
Fima Chupakhin, One Day They Will Be Dancing
Valentyn Sylvestrov, Silent Songs: Farewell, world
Steve Reich, Different Trains (II. Europe)
Marian Fil, Devaldi Korbes
Stefania Turkevych, Songs
Mykhailo Chedryk, Sonare
Ksenia Stetsenko, Fluchtlingesdodekaphonie No. 24
Kaia Saariaho, Changing Light
VENUE: The DiMenna Center for Classical Music
ADMISSION: $10 – $25

SATURDAY, March 30
8:30 pm Beat Activists
JC Maillard (electric guitar) Sofía Rei (vocals, charango, electronics)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SUNDAY, March 31
8PM Graham Haynes with Lucie Vítková and Shakoor Hakeem

VENUE: Sundown Bar (68-38 Forest Ave, Queens)
ADMISSION: $20/$15

NYC Calendar February 2024

THURSDAY, February 1
1st Annual Out Music Festival
7:30 Tomas Fujiwara Trio
Tomas Fujiwara – drums
Darius Jones – alto sax
8:30 BREW – record release
Gerry Hemingway – drums
Reggie Workmam – bass
Miya Masaoka – koto
9:30 McPhee/Rosen
Joe McPhee – sax
Jay Rosen – drums
VENUE: Theater for the New City
ADMISSION: $25

THURSDAY, February 1
9PM Heart of the Ghost (Jarrett Gilgore/Luke Stewart/Ian McColm), Leila Bordrieul/Tamio Shiraishi, Matt Mottel
VENUE: Record Shop
ADMISSION: $15

FEBRUARY 1-3
8 pm and 10pm Vijay Iyer
Vijay Iyer – Piano
Linda May Han Oh – Bass
Tyshawn Sorey – Drums
VENUE: Village Vanguard
ADMISSION: $40

FRIDAY, February 2
8pm Dark Circuits Orchestra plays Cardew & Niblock
Dark Circuits Orchestra
Phill Niblock: Baobab (2011)
Phill Niblock: 2 Lips (2008)
Cornelius Cardew: Treatise (1963-67) Pages 7-19, 41-44
Katherine Liberovskaya: Visuals
VENUE: Black Box (HN 543) 695 Park Ave. New York
ADMISSION: Free

FRIDAY, February 2
8pm Hiromichi Sakamoto / Kato Hideki & Zeena Parkins

VENUE: Issue Project Room
ADMISSION: $15

SATURDAY, February 3
7PM Peter Evans Being & Becoming (ft. Craig Taborn)
VENUE: Public Records
ADMISSION: $25

SATURDAY, February 3
7pm Gerry Hemingway Drums, With Earl Howard Electronics
VENUE: Soup And Sound (292 Leferts Ave)
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, February 3
8:30 pm Duo or Trio
Fred Moten (spoken word) Brandon Lopez (bass) and possibly Craig Taborn (piano)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

SUNDAY, February 4
5pm CT:: SWaM presents 111 by 111
experimental noise project by Chantal Michelle and Grace Villamil

VENUE: Fridman Gallery
ADMISSION: $10

WEDNESDAY, February 7
8pm Kristin Norderval and Friends: What Comes Back to Us
Kristin Norderval vocals, laptop, gestural controllers
Gustavo Aguilar percussion
Miguel Frasconi glass instruments, modular synths
Jill Sigman dancer, ceramic artist
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20-$30

THURSDAY, February 8
7:30PM Nels Cline’s Consentrik Quartet
with Ingrid Laubrock, Chris Lightcap & Tom Rainey
Tom Rainey (drums), Chris Lightcap bass, Ingrid Laubock saxophone
VENUE: (Le) Poisson Rouge
ADMISSION: $25-$35

THURSDAY, February 8
8pm Composer Portraits: Carola Bauckholt
International Contemporary Ensemble
ICE performs a program of works by the pioneering German composer Carola Bauckholt featuring four of Bauckholt’s chamber works: Oh, I See; Membran; Schlammflocke II; and Treibstoff.
VENUE: Miller Theatre at Columbia University
ADMISSION: starting at $20

THURSDAY, February 8
8PM Broken Frames Syndicate plays music of Jalalu Kalvert Nelson

VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20-$30

FRIDAY, February 9
8pm Alain Metrailler Quartet
Elias Stemeseder – Piano
Chris Tordini – Contrabass
Eric McPherson – Drums
Alain Metrailler – Tenor Saxophone
VENUE: Ibeam
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, February 10
7:30pm Mary Halvorson’s Amaryllis Sextet: Cloudward
Mary Halvorson, guitar, composition
Patricia Brennan, vibraphone
Nick Dunston, bass
Tomas Fujiwara, drums
Jacob Garchik, trombone
Adam O’Farrill, trumpet
VENUE: Buttenwieser Hall at The Arnhold Center (92NY)
ADMISSION: from $25

SATURDAY, February 10
8:30 pm TRIO
Wendy Eisenberg (guitar) Brian Chase (drums) Rebekah Heller (bassoon)

VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

MONDAY, February 12
8 pm Fortissssimo Bis Mini Piano Festival
Matthew Shipp, piano
VENUE: Zürcher Gallery
ADMISSION: $25

WEDNESDAY, February 14
7:30 PM Ekmeles: Stimmung for lovers
Ekmeles vocal ensemble
Karlheinz Stockhausen’s Stimmung (1968)
VENUE: The DiMenna Center
ADMISSION: $15 -$40

WEDNESDAY, February 14
8 pm Fortissssimo Bis Mini Piano Festival
Dan Tepfer, piano
VENUE: Zürcher Gallery
ADMISSION: $25

WEDNESDAY, February 14
8:30 pm Billy Ray Valentine Trio
Mary Halvorson (guitar) Henry Fraser (bass) Tomas Fujiwara (drums)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, February 15
8 pm Fortissssimo Bis Mini Piano Festival
https://www.galeriezurcher.com/february-12-15-fortisssimo-bis
Marilyn Crispell, piano
VENUE: Zürcher Gallery
ADMISSION: $25

THURSDAY, February 15
8PM Austin Wulliman: The News From Utopia
System Notes (2023) for string quartet and electronics
Blink (2022) for string quartet, electric guitar and electronics
Down Pat (2023) for electric guitar and electronics -Alec Goldfarb, guitar
The Late Edition (2023) for string quartet
Lost One (2024) for string quartet
The Docks (2022) for string quartet and electronics
Como Se Vive (ii) (2023) for string quartet and electronics
The News From Utopia (ii) (2024) – World Premiere for string quartet and electronics
Austin Wulliman violin
Alec Goldfarb guitar
JACK Quartet
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20-$30

FRIDAY, February 16
7:30 PM Ensemble Connect
Program:
Inti Figgis-Vizueta New Work (World Premiere, commissioned by Carnegie Hall)
Gabriela Lena Frank Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout
Tania León De Memorias
Beethoven Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat Major, Op. 16
VENUE: Arthur Zankel Music Center, Helen Filene Ladd Concert Hall
ADMISSION: TBD

FRIDAY, February 16
9 PM Silence is like fertile soil
Ekmeles vocal ensemble
Music by Arvo Pärt
VENUE: Metropolitan Pavilion (125 W. 18th St.)
ADMISSION: Free

FRIDAY, February 16 and SATURDAY, February 17
7.30pm & 9.30pm Angelica Sanchez ‘The Brilla Suite’
The Jazz Gallery Fellowship Commission 2023
Angelica Sanchez -piano
Adam O’Farrill -trumpet
John Hebert -bass
Chad Taylor -drums
VENUE: The Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $35-$45

SATURDAY, February 17
8PM Tony Malaby: Open Loose
Mark Helias, Tom Rainey, Tony Malaby, ft. Tim Berne
VENUE: Barbes
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, February 17
8pm Katie Porter: Malosma / 18 Flowers In A Row
Katie Porter (clarinets), Judith Berkson (accordion/voice), Laura Cetilia (cello) and Christine Tavolacci (flute)
VENUE: Issue Project Room
ADMISSION: free

SATURDAY, February 17
8:30 pm The Return of Plutonia: For Greg Tate
Matana Roberts (saxophone) Tomas Fujiwara (drums)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

TUESDAY, February 20
7:30 PM Ensemble Connect
Program:
Inti Figgis-Vizueta New Work (World Premiere, commissioned by Carnegie Hall)
Gabriela Lena Frank Leyendas: An Andean Walkabout
Tania León De Memorias
Beethoven Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-flat Major, Op. 16
VENUE: Weill Recital Hall
ADMISSION: starts at $41

TUESDAY, February 20
6:30PM DMG Free Tues: Su$hi, Zoh Amba / Marc Edwards / Caroline Morton, Selendis Sebastian Alexander Johnson & AJ Medeiros
VENUE: Downtown Music Gallery
ADMISSION: free

TUESDAY, February 20
8PM Sam Weinberg (Residency), Kim Rosenfeld, Theo Ellin Ballew, C. Spencer Yeh
VENUE: Sisters
ADMISSION: free

WEDNESDAY, February 21
7.30pm + 9.30pm Ingrid Laubrock’s Lilith
Ingrid Laubrock -saxophones
Dave Adewumi -trumpet
Adam Matlock -accordion/voice
Yvonne Rogers -piano
Eva Lawitts -double bass/voice
Henry Mermer -drums
VENUE: The Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $15 – $35

WEDNESDAY, February 21
8 pm Dual #1 Curated By Savannah Harris
Zoh Amba, saxophone
Savannah Harris, drums
VENUE: Sisters
ADMISSION: TBA

WEDNESDAY, February 21
8:30 pm Solo
Aliya Ultan (cello)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, February 22
8pm Composer Portraits: Amy Williams
Jack Quartet
Amy Williams, piano
VENUE: Miller Theatre at Columbia University
ADMISSION: from $20

FRIDAY, February 23
7:30 PM Timo Andres, Piano
Program:
Timo Andres Fiddlehead (World Premiere, commissioned by Carnegie Hall)
Robin Holcomb Wherein Lies The Good
Ellington “The Single Petal Of A Rose” (Arr. Timo Andres) From The Queen’s Suite
Gabriella Smith Imaginary Pancake (NY Premiere, Commissioned By Carnegie Hall)
Ellington “Reflections In D” (Arr. Timo Andres)
Copland Piano Sonata
Ellington “Prelude To A Kiss” (Arr. Timo Andres)
Rzewski Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues
Philip Glass Etude No. 20
VENUE: Zankel Hall Center Stage
ADMISSION: From $39

FRIDAY, February 23
8 PM Catherine Sikora & Susan Alcorn
Album Release Concert
Susan Alcorn, pedal steel guitar
Catherine Sikora, saxophone
VENUE: Zürcher Gallery
ADMISSION: $20

SATURDAY, February 24
7pm Beethoven / Harrison
LOU HARRISON Concerto for Piano with Javanese Gamelan (New York premiere)
Adam Tendler, piano and Gamelan Son of Lion
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Conducted by Philip Nuzzo
VENUE: St. Ann and the Holy Trinity Church
ADMISSION: $40-60

SATURDAY, February 24
8 pm Composers In Play VIII: Accumulation of Purpose
Adam Sherkin, piano with various composers in attendance
Premieres By New York Composers Jonathan Wyatt, Michael Genese, Han Lash, David T. Little And Christopher Cerrone
VENUE: Tenri Cultural Institute
ADMISSION: $30; $25 (Students free)

SUNDAY, February 25
7.30pm + 9.30pm The Trio
Threadgill -woodwinds
Iyer -keyboards
Prieto -percussion
VENUE: The Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: sold out

SUNDAY, February 25
8pm Joan Tower at 85
Da Capo Chamber Players

Joan Tower – Big Sky (2000)
Joan Tower – Breakfast Rhythms (1974)
Joan Tower – Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman no.5 (1993)
Joan Tower – Into the Night (2022)
Erica Lindsay – New work (2024) – World Premiere
Erica Lindsay – Transmutation Variations
John Boggs – Descending the Catskills (2019)
VENUE: Tenri Cultural Institute (43A West 13th St, New York)
ADMISSION: $15 – $30

MONDAY, February 26
7.30pm + 9.30pm double bill: Tomas Fujiwara’s 7 Poets Trio & The Tomeka Reid Quartet
Tomas Fujiwara’s 7 Poets Trio
Tomas Fujiwara -drums
Patricia Brennan -vibraphone
Tomeka Reid -cello
Tomeka Reid Quartet
Tomeka Reid -cello
Mary Halvorson -guitar
Jason Roebke -bass
Tomas Fujiwara -drums
VENUE: The Jazz Gallery
ADMISSION: $20 – $45

MONDAY, February 26
7:30PM Insectum
Susie Ibarra, Jeffrey Zeigler, Graham Reynolds, and evolutionary biologist Jessica Ware
VENUE: National Sawdust
ADMISSION: $35

TUESDAY, February 27
8pm Contemporaneous: Songs at Night
Program:
A Kind of Lung – Shelley Washington
A History of Life in Reverse – Dylan Mattingly
Songs at Night – Lila Meretzky
VENUE: Roulette
ADMISSION: $20-30

WEDNESDAY, February 28
8:30 pm QUARTET
Simon Hanes (guitar) Trevor Dunn (bass) Ches Smith (drums) Jon Starks (drums)
VENUE: The Stone
ADMISSION: $20

THURSDAY, February 29
7:30PM The Knights
Program:
Ravel Le Tombeau De Couperin
Du Yun Ears Of The Book Concerto For Pipa And Orchestra
Weill Symphony No. 1, “Berliner Symphonie”
Bob Dylan “When The Ship Comes In” (Arr. Christina Courtin)
Weill/Brecht “Alabama Song” (Arr. Christina Courtin)
Chico Buarque “Geni E O Zepelim” (Arr. Colin Jacobsen)
Performers:
The Knights
Wu Man, Pipa
Christina Courtin, Vocals
Magos Herrera, Vocals
VENUE: Zankel Hall
ADMISSION: starts at $74

THURSDAY, February 29
7:30 PM Émigré
Émigré, a semi-staged musical drama
Aaron Zigman / Mark Campbell, libretto
Aaron Zigman, composer
Shanghai Symphony Orchestra
New York Philharmonic Chorus
VENUE: Wu Tsai Theater, David Geffen Hall
ADMISSION: $118-384

THURSDAY, February 29
9:30 Zoh Amba/ Gían Pérez/Marc Edwards/Caroline Morton
Gían Pérez (guitar), Marc Edwards (drums), Caroline Morton (bass), Zoh Amba (saxophone)
VENUE: Joe’s Pub
ADMISSION: $15

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