Tonic Newslettter

June 20 – 30 , 2010

- the creative option -

FESTIVAL OF INNOVATIVE JAZZ

7 venues / 11 days. Below some Special Events:

When, Where & Tickets:
JUNE 20 (afternoon):Poetry & Music @ Tribes (285 East 3rd St., 2nd Floor)
JUNE 21 (afternoon): Little Huey & Roy Campbell @ Campos Plaza playground (13 Street between Ave. A & Ave. B)
JUNE 21 (evening): Evolving Music @ The Local 269 (269 E. Houston St. & Suffolk)
JUNE 22: FUNK Jazz @ Drom (85 Avenue A between B & C)
JUNE 23 - 29:Innovative Music/Dance/Art @ Abrons Arts Center (466 Grand Street)
JUNE 23 - 29 (late night): Join The Conductions @ Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center (107 Suffolk Street)
JUNE 30: Akron/Xtended/Family @ Le Poisson Rouge (158 Bleecker Street)

TICKETS: @ the Abrons Arts Center

• $25/night / $20/night students, seniors and members at the door only
• $150 for 7 day pass to all shows at the Abrons Art Center
• Tickets for Saturday Afternoon Emerging Artist Series $15
• Tickets for Sunday Afternoon College Bands $10
• Online at OvationTix: Day passes /// 7-day pass

Tickets @ Clemente Soto Velez $7 (door only)
Tickets @ Tribes $5 (door only)
Tickets @ The Local 269 $10 per set / 15 for 2 sets / 20 for the night (door only)
Tickets @ Drom $20 (door only)
Tickets @ Le Poisson Rouge $22 in advance / $25 at door

• Advance tickets available online at Le Poisson Rouge

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Sun 06/20:

@ Gathering of the Tribes (285 E 3rd St.)

2:: to 5:00 pm
Poetry / Words & Music / Music alone and in suprising combinations
Poetry & Music: Aaron Howard + Gwen Kruger & Tomislav Butkovic // Barry Wallenstein + Max Johnson
Albey Balgochian + Jane Grenier B // Yuko Otomo + Shayna Dulberger // Jake Marmer + Alon Nechushtan
Steve Dalachinsky + Ellen Christi // Alexandre Pierrepont + Charles Waters // Tamara Singh + Andrew Barker
Charles Waters & Andrew Barker Ellen Christi, Max Johnson & Andrew Barker

$5 at the door only

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Mon 06/21:

FREE Outdoor Concert @ Campos Plaza (13th St. btwn B & C)

5:00PM
William Parker's Little Huey Sextet
Lewis Barnes // Asim Barnes // Shayna Dulberger // Rob Brown // Gerald Cleaver

6:00PM
Roy Campbell Trio
Roy Campbell // William Parker // Michael Wimberly

 

VF15 @ The Local 269 (269 E. Houston St.)

7:30PM
Bradley Farberman Ensemble
Chris Dimeglio // Jason Kao Hwang //

8:30PM
Darius Jones Trio
Darius Jones // Adam Lane // Jason Nazary

9:30PM
The Lowest Common Denominator
Tim Berne // Herb Robertson // Matt Mitchell // Dan Weiss

10:30PM
Crackleknob
Nate Wooley // Mary Halvorson //Reuben Radding

@ 7pm
$10 per set / $15 for 2 sets / $20 for the night at the door only
$7 / $12 / $17 for students & seniors
view event here.

 

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Tue 06/22:

Jazz Funk @ Drom (85 Avenue A)

8:00PM
Frank London's Kali Krew
Frank London // Deep Singh // Anthony Coleman // Brandon Seabrook // Richie Barshay

9:00PM
Celestial Funk Band
Patricia Nicholson // Kidd Jordan // Cooper-Mooore // Lewis Barnes // Asim Barnes // Vernon Reid // Mazz Swift // William Parker // Hamid Drake

$20 at the door only

 

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Wed 06/23:

VISION FOR VISION Benefit @ Abrons Art Center (466 Grand St.)

*Support the Artists who Support the Vision!

7:00PM in the Main Stage
Opening Ceremony
Patricia Nicholson Parker // William Parker // Matthew Shipp // Roy Campbell, jr // Hamid Drake // Rob Brown

7:30PM
The Blues Escaped
Roy Campbell, jr. // Kidd Jordan // Jason Kao Hwang

8:30PM
Stomp It!
Matthew Shipp // Whit Dickey, jr

9:00PM
Rob Brown's New Quartet
Rob Brown // Matt Moran // Chris Lightcap // Gerald Cleaver

10:00PM
Broken Flowers
Matthew Shipp // Patricia Nicholson

10:30PM
In Order To Survive Rob Brown // Lewis Barnes // William Parker // Hamid Drake

$30 door / $25 students & seniors
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Conductions at the LES GALLERY - Clemente Soto Velez (107 Suffolk St. near Delancey

Midnight: Kidd Jordan leads a conduction
$7 at the door

 

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Thu 06/24:

Celebrating a Lifetime of Achievement: Muhal Richard Abrams
@ Abrons Art Center

7:00PM
Muhal Richard Abrams Solo

8:00PM
Fred Anderson Duo
Fred Anderson // Chad Taylor

9:00PM
Lifetime Trio
Joseph Jarman // John Ehlis // Rob Garcia

10:00PM
Muhal Richard Abrams Trio
Muhal Richard Abrams // Ari Brown // Harrison Bankhead

Also, in the underground theater: Film Night!
with films by Stefania Errore, Jacon Burkhardt, Ruomi Lee

$30 door / $25 senior & students
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Conductions at the LES GALLERY - Clemente Soto Velez (107 Suffolk St. near Delancey

Midnight: Hamid Drake leads a conduction
$7 at the door

 

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Fri 06/25:

Voice Music Ensembles @ Abrons Art Center (466 Grand St.)

7:00PM
The Fay Victor Ensemble
Fay Victor // Anders Nilsson // Ken Filiano // Michael T.A. Thompson

8:00PM
The Sabir Mateen Ensemble
Sabir Mateen // Raymond A. King // Jason Kao Hwang // Jane Wang // Daniel Levin // Michael Wimberly // Warren Smith

9:30PM
Jayne Cortez & the Firespitters
Jayne Cortez // Denardo Coleman // Bern Nix // Al MacDowell

10:30PM
Wordmusic
Amiri & Amina Baraka // Rene McLean // Alan Palmer // Calvin Jones // Dwight West // Rudy Walker

$25 door / $20 students & seniors
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Conductions at the LES GALLERY - Clemente Soto Velez (107 Suffolk St. near Delancey

Midnight: Jason Kao Hwang leads a conduction
$7 at the door

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sat 06/26 - AFTERNOON

Emerging Artists Showcase
@ Abrons Art Center

2:00PM
R & E
Areni Agbabian // Tony Malaby // Qasim Naqvi

3:00PM
Lorenzo Sanguedolce Quartet
Lorenzo Sanguedolce // David Arner // François Grillot // Todd Capp

4:00PM
Go-Zee-Lah
Kyoko Kitamura // Yayoi Ikawa // Harris Eisenstadt

$15 door / $10 senior & students

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Sat 06/26 - EVENING:

@ Abrons Art Center (466 Grand St.)

7:00PM
Reggie Nicholson's Percussion Concept
Reggie Nicholson // Warren Smith // Dan Eaton // Salim Washington

8:00PM
Borah Bergman Solo

9:30PM
Ned Rothenberg's Sync
Ned Rothenberg // Jerome Harris // Samir Chatterjee

10:30PM
Open Loose
Mark Helias // Tony Malaby // Tom Rainey

11:30PM
A Bass Choir - Tribute to Sirone
Charles Gayle // Larry Roland // Ken Filiano // Jane Wang // François Grillot // Michael T. A. Thompson

$25 door / $20 students & seniors
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Sun 06/27:

NY's Innovative College Bands

1:00PM
York College Blue Notes
Director: Tom Zlabinger

2:00PM
New Shcool Students & Graduates - DuoDuoDuo
Mike Bjella // Steve Lugerner // David Scanlon // Angelo Spagno // Nick Jozwiak // James Muschler

3:00PM
Brooklyn College Jazz Band
Director: Salim Washington

$10 door

 

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Sun 06/27:

@ Abrons Art Center

6:00PM
North South Clarinet Ensemble
Perry Robinson // featuring Dr. Michael White // Charles Eubanks // Ed Schuller // Bob Meyer

7:00PM
Breuklen Tek Orkestra
Guillermo E. Brown // Omar Little // Shoko Nagai // Cochemea Gastelum // Keith Witty // Kala Cuerington // Kassa Overall // Tecla Esposito // Will Johnson // Neil Ochoa

8:00PM
Billy Bang's Spirit of Sir One
Billy Bang // Andrew Bemkey // Dick Griffin // Henry Warner // Hill Greene // David Colding // Taylor Newman Baker

9:30PM
David S. Ware Trio
David S. Ware // William Parker // Warren Smith

10:30PM
Peace Out Trio
Dave Burrell // William Parker // Hamid Drake

Also, in the underground theater: Patrick Brennan, Dom Minasi & a film by Stefania Errore

$30 door / $25 senior & students
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Conductions at the LES GALLERY - Clemente Soto Velez (107 Suffolk St. near Delancey

11:30PM: Roy Campbell leads a conduction
$7 at the door

 

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Mon 06/28:

The European Link @ Abrons Art Center (466 Grand St.)

7:00PM
The Stone Quartet
Joelle Léandre // Roy Campbell // Marilyn Crispell // Mat Maneri

8:30PM
Touch the Earth II
Günter "Baby" Sommer // Wadada Leo Smith

8:30PM
Mike Reed's People, Places & Things
Greg Ward // Tim Haldeman // Jason Roebke // Mike Reed

In the downstairs theater: Dance & Music (Jason Jordan & dancers // Gerald Cleaver), Jean Carla Rodea's Azares (with Joe Morris, Joachim Badenhorst, Pascal Niggenkemper & Gerald Cleaver) and Zak Sherzad's Solo

$25 door / $20 students & seniors
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Conductions at the LES GALLERY - Clemente Soto Velez (107 Suffolk St. near Delancey

midnight: Kali Z. Fasteau leads a conduction
$7 at the door

 

 

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Tue 06/29:

Tributes To RASHIED ALI @ Abrons Art Center (466 Grand St.)

7:00PM
Stations # 9969 - 3rd instersection & conclusion
Jason Jordan & dancers // Connie Crothers // Jason Kao Hwang // Gerald Cleaver

7:30PM
By Any Means
Muhammad Ali // William Parker // Charles Gayle

8:30PM
Lafayette Gilchrist's Inside Out
Lafayette Gilchrist // Michael Formanek // Eric Kennedy

10:00PM
Drum Tribute for Rashied Ali
Hamid Drake // Gerald Cleaver // Michael Wimberly // Vladimir Tarasov // Brahim Fribgane

$25 door / $20 students & seniors
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Conductions at the LES GALLERY - Clemente Soto Velez (107 Suffolk St. near Delancey

11:00PM: Tony Malaby leads a conduction
$7 at the door

 

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Tue 06/30:

VF15 Closing Party with AKRON/XTENDED/FAMILY (featuring William Parker + Hamid Drake), Southern Satellites & slowest runner
@ Le Poisson Rouge (158 Bleecker St.)

8:00PM
slowest runner
Jeremy Young // Ian Temple // Jesse Perlstein // Hunter Jack // Gillian Jackson // Jake Chudnow

9:00PM
William Parker's Southern Satellites
William Parker // Rob Brown // Lewis Barnes // Hamid Drake // Asim Barnes // Isis

10:00PM
Akron/Xtended/Family
Seth Olinsky // Dana Janssen // Miles Seaton // William Parker // Hamid Drake

$22 Advance / $25 door / $20 students & seniors
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