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Mon 02/08

DOWN HOME. Petr Cancura's Down Home is a collection of songs from the Deep South all inspired by black and white photographs. Petr Cancura - sax, banjo, mandolin; Richie Barshay - drums, buckets, percussion; Kendall Eddy - bass; Shane Endsley - trumpet and Skye Steele - violin.

Mon 02/08

CHICHA LIBRE. Every Monday! Chicha Libre plays a mixture of latin rhythms, surf music and psychedelic pop inspired by Peruvian music from the Amazon. The Brooklyn-based band mixes up covers of forgotten Chicha classics with French-tinged originals, re-interpretation of 70’s pop classics as well as cumbia versions of pieces by Satie and Ravel. With Greg Burrows - percussion; Joshua Camp - Hohner Electravox; Olivier Conan - Cuatro & Vocals - Nicholas Cudahy - bass; Vincent Douglas - Guitar - Timothy Quigley - percussion.

Tue 02/09

LETHAL OBJECTION. Kevin Tkacz's group re-appears after a long hiatus with new compositions and a couple of new faces. "Tkacz's intriguing music defies easy classification" - The Epoch Times - "The talent and inventiveness displayed...is, at times, staggering." - All About Jazz with Angelica Sanchez - piano; Ellery Eskelin - Saxophone; Owen Howard - drums and Kevin Tkacz - bass & compositions

Tue 02/09

SLAVIC SOUL PARTY. Best Reason Tuesdays are the New Friday. Best of The Village Voice 2007. Balkan Party. Every Tuesday. For ever! Fiery Gypsy brass, soulful Balkan anthems, and hip-grinding American funk: Slavic Soul Party! is just what it says. Brash and strong as slivovitz, these nine musicians have forged a virtuosic new brass band music in the heart of New York City; their half-decade bacchanal is a destination for locals as well as brass and Balkan fans from around the globe. SSP!'s last three cds (Teknochek Collision, Remixed, and Bigger) are all available from Barbès Records. John Carlson & Ben Holmes (trumpet), Peter Hess (sax/clarinet), Roland Barber and Tim Vaughn (trombone), Ron Caswell (tuba), Peter Stan (accordion), Matt Moran and Chris Stromquist (snare/bubanj/darabouka), Eva Salina Primack (voice). $10. 9:00pm

STOCHASTIC BROOKLYN Every Wednesday curated by WFMU's Bethany Ryker. $10 per set
CHRIS SPEED TRIO IFFY. A special engagement marking the return of Speed's Trio Iffy in Brooklyn after nearly a decade! "If there was ever a surprise outing by an unorthodox virtuoso, Chris Speed's Iffy is it. Speed has drawn together a lean, strong trio featuring Jamie Saft on organ and keyboards and Ben Perowsky on drums. The threesome prove adroit architects in the organ-sax-drums combo vein, working through soulful churners and then absolutely blazing burners." - Matthew Bartlett.

8:00pm

Wed 02/10

THE MANDINGO AMBASSADORS. Every Wednesday
In the 1960's and 1970's, the government of Guinea engaged in a campaign known as Authenticité. It was a drive to create a new musical movement that would be specifically Guinean, but would include the modern wonders that were the electric guitar, the electric bass and the drumset. Musicians were given instruments and orchestras were formed. Surprisingly, the results proved mesmerizing and a myriad new bands were born. Many of them would go on to have a profound and lasting impact on African music. Mamady Kouyate was one of those pioneers. He played in various bands - his own band, Les Ambassadeurs du Mandingue, being one of them - but is probably best known as the guitarist in the the classic Bembeya Jazz National. Kouyate, who now lives in NY, has reformed the Mandingo Ambassadors, updating the sound of his youth, but keeping it very close to the standard of Authenticité. The new All-Star band includes Ismael Kouyate - vocals; Mamady Kourouma - guitar; Oran Etkin - tenor sax & clarinets; Sylvain Leroux - flute, tambin and alto sax; Andy Algire - drums; Nick Cudahy - bass and Mamady Kouyate - guitar. “dazzling vocal and guitar patterns over a rhythm section that is like a perfect system” Ben Ratliff, NY Times.

Thu 02/11

RUSSELL SCHOLL presents a special screening.
HOW I GOT OVER. This evening our favorite film/video curator Russell Scholl has dug deep into the archive to bring you an uplifting assortment of vintage gospel and blues performances. So no matter how you get over -- whether it's a slug of whiskey or a shot of the Holy Ghost, you need to put on your shouting shoes tonight and come on down. A preacherman once said, "Everybody talkin' bout Heaven ain't goin' there." So Hellbound Sinners, backslidden Saints, and wayward souls of all persuasions -- let tonight be the night you "get right." Don't miss it! Your eternal fate may hang in the balance!

Thu 02/11

SAM BARDFELD's UP JUMPED THE DEVIL. Sam Bardfeld plays violin for Bruce Springsteen, and the Jazz Passengers among others. His latest project is a tribute to fellow violinist Stuff Smith , one of the founding fathers of Jazz violin. Stuff Smith started playing in the 20's, became a fixture on 52d st and played through the 60's both as a leade rand with such musicians as Dizzy Gillespie and Oscar Peterson. He is credited with first amplifying the instrument. Featuring Anthony Coleman - piano; Doug Wamble - guitar and Vocals; Sean Conly - bass and Sam Bardfeld - Violin.

Fri 02/12

LA CUMBIAMBA ENEYE. Gaitas and Tambores party! Performing genres from all over Colombia in a traditional and contemporary ways, the band delivers an exciting, eclectic, non-stop music and dance experience.

Fri 02/12

THE JACK GRACE BAND. The Martini Cowboy brings us his urban take on Country music. "One of the city's most personable and skilled country stars" Time Out NY.

Sat 02/13

DOS SHORTS Y UN VIGNETTE. Short films by Michael Buscemi and Francesco Saviano. Featuring music by David Cieri and Estelle Bajou

Sat 02/13

LAMBIC JONES. Lambic is style of Belgian ale that is spontaneously fermented from wild yeasts present in the air. Lambic is also a band featuring Paul Sullivan (Paul Sullivan group) on guitars and effects, Stephen Moses (alice donut) on drums, trombone, and effects and Percy Jones on bass . Lambic is spontaneously fermented music, free improvisation with a groove. Like its namesake, Lambic is always changing and evolving, sometimes messy, but always exciting

Sat 02/13

THE ROULETTE SISTERS. A Triumphant Return! After a three years absence, on this Valentine's Day's eve, the sisters are back from exile. Where did they go? No one knows.
An all-girl Quartet in the tradition of the Boswell and the Andrews Sisters, these sisters play an American repertoire that spans the Carter Family, Bessie Smith, Leadbelly, Pink Anderson, Memphis Minnie, Papa Charlie Jackson as well as original compositions. The sisters are rumored to have different fathers, but who are we to judge? With Megan Burleyson - Vocals & Washboard, Mamie Minch - Resonator guitar & Vocals, Meg Reichardt - Guitar and Karen Waltuch on Viola

BARBES CLASSICAL. Once a month, Barbès and the Concert Artist Guild present a classical
music concert featuring some of the best new talent in the classical world. This month:
ASMIRA WOODWARD-PAGE. Described as “a remarkable and auspicious talent” by The Sydney Morning Herald and praised for her “transforming intensity and beauty of tone” by Allan Kozinn of the New York Times, Australian violinist Asmira Woodward-Page has received international recognition.

STEPHANE WREMBEL presents THE DJANGO EXPERIMENT: French virtuoso Guitarist Stephane Wrembel seems to have channeled both the technique and the fire of Django Reinhardt. He studied for years with the manouche (the French Gypsies) but has also gotten deep into American vernacular musical styles. His weekly sets will mix up the traditional Django repertoire along gypsy swing re-interpretations of standards.

Mon 02/15

BOB JONES/JON SHOLLE DUO. Bob Jones started his career as singer in his father's church choir. He was Andy Statman's guitarist in his legendary klezmer quartet and currently plays with Boo Reiners in the Plunk Brothers, with the Danny Kalb Trio and with many Old Timey and Bluegrass musicians in the city. Jon Sholle is a guitarist who has worked with such musicians as Vassar Clements, Larry Campbell, Keith Carradine, Allen Ginsberg, and Bela Fleck. He was a member of the David Grisman Quintet and has also released two solo albums on Rounder Records.

Mon 02/15

CHICHA LIBRE. Every Monday! Chicha Libre plays a mixture of latin rhythms, surf music and psychedelic pop inspired by Peruvian music from the Amazon. The Brooklyn-based band mixes up covers of forgotten Chicha classics with French-tinged originals, re-interpretation of 70’s pop classics as well as cumbia versions of pieces by Satie and Ravel. With Greg Burrows - percussion; Joshua Camp - Hohner Electravox; Olivier Conan - Cuatro & Vocals - Nicholas Cudahy - bass; Vincent Douglas - Guitar - Timothy Quigley - percussion.

Tue 02/16

GUY KLUCEVSEK. A solo show by the amazingly versatile composer and accordionist whom The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel descbribes as follow: "a musical Orient Express whose themes pass from Hungarian gypsy to Slovenian waltz to Middle Eastern wail without stopping at the borders. He is in the business of making the familiar strange and new. Bacaharach tunes are ghostly presences glimpsed through veils of invention..." Guy Klucevsek has worked with Laurie Anderson, Bang On a Can, Bill Frisell, the Kronos Quartet, Natalie Merchant, John Zorn and was a member of the Dave Douglas band with whom he recorded three albums.

Tue 02/16

FORRO BRASS BAND. On this Fat Tuesday, come celebrate Carnaval with Nation Beat's Scott Kettner new bandL a funk infused brass band that performs the dance music from northeastern Brazil and New Orleans. The group travels between North and South America mixing a repertoire that Ranges from fresh originals to forró classics.

STOCHASTIC BROOKLYN Every Wednesday curated by WFMU's Bethany Ryker. $10 per set

8:00pm

Wed 02/17

THE MANDINGO AMBASSADORS. Every Wednesday
In the 1960's and 1970's, the government of Guinea engaged in a campaign known as Authenticité. It was a drive to create a new musical movement that would be specifically Guinean, but would include the modern wonders that were the electric guitar, the electric bass and the drumset. Musicians were given instruments and orchestras were formed. Surprisingly, the results proved mesmerizing and a myriad new bands were born. Many of them would go on to have a profound and lasting impact on African music. Mamady Kouyate was one of those pioneers. He played in various bands - his own band, Les Ambassadeurs du Mandingue, being one of them - but is probably best known as the guitarist in the the classic Bembeya Jazz National. Kouyate, who now lives in NY, has reformed the Mandingo Ambassadors, updating the sound of his youth, but keeping it very close to the standard of Authenticité. The new All-Star band includes Ismael Kouyate - vocals; Mamady Kourouma - guitar; Oran Etkin - tenor sax & clarinets; Sylvain Leroux - flute, tambin and alto sax; Andy Algire - drums; Nick Cudahy - bass and Mamady Kouyate - guitar. “dazzling vocal and guitar patterns over a rhythm section that is like a perfect system” Ben Ratliff, NY Times.

CAROL LIPNIK AND SPOOKARAMA. Avant-siren chanteuse Carol Lipnik with her wildly eclectic accompanist, the acclaimed keyboardist Dred Scott, conjure an authentic Coney Island Parlor Punk music that is by turns, phantasmagorical, carnivalesque, gleefully macabre, and irresistibly compelling. Lipnik's dramatic 4-octave voice coupled with her poetic, genre-defying songs (many from the point of view of lovelorn beasts and freaks like The Creature From The Black Lagoon and The Werewolf) are thrilling, chilling and heartbreaking.

SERENA JOST. Singer-songwriter and cellist Serena Jost’s music has been compared to 70s English folk artists like Fairport Convention and Canadian artist Jane Siberry — but is still entirely her own. “seamlessly merging classical and pop melodies” (Lucidculture). Her debut CD, Closer Than Far, was produced by Brad Albetta (Martha Wainwright, Teddy Thompson) and Time Out NY lauded its “catch(y) vocal hooks,” “carefully arranged pieces and succinct lyrics—neither quite rock nor folk." With Julian Maile – guitar, Rob Jost – bass, and Robert DiPietro – drums.

HOT GUITARS: MATT MUNISTERI & WHIT SMITH. Matt's guitar playing is phenomenal, and phenomenally tasteful. He is also an great songwriter whose songs should one day figure in the American pantheon of Great Tunes. This week, he is joined by Hot Club of Cowtown's guitarist Whit Smith - a Western Swing virtuoso who is based in Austin TX. The two play together when their schedules coincide, which is not often.

THE UKULADIES. Audience sing-a-longs? Cheap champagne? Balloon animals? Delicious bacon? What more could you want? The Ukuladies, a perpetually-touring, twin-sister, aunt, and one tap-dancing-cousin act from Winnipeg, Canada with a lust for life and its idle curiosities include fraternal twins Genevieve (tenor uke, bari uke, banjo uke, voice, toy piano, flute, glockenspiel, penny whistle, and kazoo), Jimmy Lou (ukes, voice, fiddle, saw, kazoo), Aunt Mary (ukes, voice, kazoo, toys), and Cousin Bunny (tap, interpretive dance, toy accordion, party favors and antics).

ETHAN LIPTON & HIS ORCHESTRA. New York Magazine’s Best Lounge Act of 2009, Ethan Lipton & his Orchestra plays a brand of jazz folk country blues that's been compared to the music of Leon Redbone, Randy Newman and Tom Waits. With sharp wit and a cockeyed worldview, singer-songwriter Lipton and his bandmates (guitarist Eben Levy, standup-bass player Ian Riggs and saxophonist Vito Dieterle) deliver their uniquely American music with mixed-message sincerity and soul. The band has released three albums, including the acclaimed MR. SOFTY. Ethan Lipton & his Orchestra has appeared at Celebrate Brooklyn, MASS MOCA, 92nd St Tribeca, the Camden Opera House, Silverlake Lounge and venues all over New York, and been featured on NPR and stations around the country.

ANDY STATMAN. A truly extraordinary artist, Andy Statman began his career in the 70's as a virtuoso Mandolinist who studied and performed David Grisman, went on to study clarinet the legendary Dave Tarras and became one of the main architect of a Klezmer revival which started out 30 years ago and has since informed and influenced folk, Jazz and improvised music forms. Andy draws equally from hassidic melodies, folk tunes from new and old worlds alike and Albert Ayler-influenced free-improv. The result reads like a very personal search for the sacred based both on traditions and introspection. $10

ZEMOG EL GALLO BUENO. Led by Puerto-Rican born Peruvian guitarist Abraham Gomez-Delgado, the band plays Latin music for the 21st Century. their sound is both slick and raw - rooted in the traditional rhythms of Bomba and Plena with the energy of the best rock bands and the joyful chaos of Sun Ra's improvisation. "Zemog does for Afro-Latin music what Tom Waits did for Weillian cabaret." Downbeat magazine. $10.

NEW MUSIC SUNDAYS: A New Music Series curated by Richard Guérin and Giancarlo Vulcano.
Every third sunday of the month, the series will present a composer-portrait focusing on new pieces or under-performed pieces in the composer’s bdy of work. This month:
STRING CHOIR is a unique ensemble truly crossing over between classical, jazz, and folk traditions. The platform for the group is the music of legendary jazz drummer Paul Motian. His thirty years of composing, especially for his trio with Joe Lovano and Bill Frisell, has yielded a remarkable number of highly original tunes. His singular, under-appreciated sound is at once quizzical, playful, melancholy, and fierce. I arranged his pieces according to my own vision, yet trying to capture Paul’s elusive, beguiling approach to drumming and writing. The sound ranges from wildly dissonant to rapturously melodic.
It is highly unusual for a string ensemble to function in this way, moving back and forth between spontaneity and formal notation, calling for group and individual solos, as well as all manner of expressive string techniques

STEPHANE WREMBEL presents THE DJANGO EXPERIMENT: French virtuoso Guitarist Stephane Wrembel seems to have channeled both the technique and the fire of Django Reinhardt. He studied for years with the manouche (the French Gypsies) but has also gotten deep into American vernacular musical styles. His weekly sets will mix up the traditional Django repertoire along gypsy swing re-interpretations of standards

Mon 02/22

KAMIKAZE GROUND CREW. Founded in 1983 as a pit orchestra for the juggling Flying Karamazov Brothers, the band "is by turns an oom-pah-pah circus band, an earnest pit orchestra and a bluesy jazz septet...The Kamikaze Ground Crew juggles styles as easily as the Karamazovs juggle cutlery," (The New York Times). Featuring Gina Leishman, co-leader, alto and baritone sax, bass clarinet, accordion, piano, vocals; Doug Wieselman, co-leader, Eb, Bb & bass clarinets, tenor & baritone sax, guitar; Peter Apfelbaum, tenor sax; Steven Bernstein, trumpet & slide trumpet; Art Baron, trombone; Marcus Rojas, tuba and Kenny Wollesen, drums & percussion

Mon 02/22

CHICHA LIBRE. Every Monday! Chicha Libre plays a mixture of latin rhythms, surf music and psychedelic pop inspired by Peruvian music from the Amazon. The Brooklyn-based band mixes up covers of forgotten Chicha classics with French-tinged originals, re-interpretation of 70’s pop classics as well as cumbia versions of pieces by Satie and Ravel. With Greg Burrows - percussion; Joshua Camp - Hohner Electravox; Olivier Conan - Cuatro & Vocals - Nicholas Cudahy - bass; Vincent Douglas - Guitar - Timothy Quigley - percussion.

Tue 02/23

JENNY SCHEINMAN.
Violinist/composer Jenny Scheinman works with a variety of performers including Norah Jones, Bill Frisell, Madeleine Peyroux and Jimmy Dale Gilmore. When she is not touring the world, she can be found here most Tuesdays with an almost infinite variety of lineup.

Tue 02/23

SLAVIC SOUL PARTY. Best Reason Tuesdays are the New Friday. Best of The Village Voice 2007. Balkan Party. Every Tuesday. For ever! Fiery Gypsy brass, soulful Balkan anthems, and hip-grinding American funk: Slavic Soul Party! is just what it says. Brash and strong as slivovitz, these nine musicians have forged a virtuosic new brass band music in the heart of New York City; their half-decade bacchanal is a destination for locals as well as brass and Balkan fans from around the globe. SSP!'s last three cds (Teknochek Collision, Remixed, and Bigger) are all available from Barbès Records. John Carlson & Ben Holmes (trumpet), Peter Hess (sax/clarinet), Roland Barber and Tim Vaughn (trombone), Ron Caswell (tuba), Peter Stan (accordion), Matt Moran and Chris Stromquist (snare/bubanj/darabouka), Eva Salina Primack (voice). $10. 9:00pm

STOCHASTIC BROOKLYN Every Wednesday curated by WFMU's Bethany Ryker. $10 per set

8:00pm

Wed 02/24

THE MANDINGO AMBASSADORS. Every Wednesday
In the 1960's and 1970's, the government of Guinea engaged in a campaign known as Authenticité. It was a drive to create a new musical movement that would be specifically Guinean, but would include the modern wonders that were the electric guitar, the electric bass and the drumset. Musicians were given instruments and orchestras were formed. Surprisingly, the results proved mesmerizing and a myriad new bands were born. Many of them would go on to have a profound and lasting impact on African music. Mamady Kouyate was one of those pioneers. He played in various bands - his own band, Les Ambassadeurs du Mandingue, being one of them - but is probably best known as the guitarist in the the classic Bembeya Jazz National. Kouyate, who now lives in NY, has reformed the Mandingo Ambassadors, updating the sound of his youth, but keeping it very close to the standard of Authenticité. The new All-Star band includes Ismael Kouyate - vocals; Mamady Kourouma - guitar; Oran Etkin - tenor sax & clarinets; Sylvain Leroux - flute, tambin and alto sax; Andy Algire - drums; Nick Cudahy - bass and Mamady Kouyate - guitar. “dazzling vocal and guitar patterns over a rhythm section that is like a perfect system” Ben Ratliff, NY Times.

Thu 02/25

BANNING EYRE - Writer & Guitarist Banning Eyre has been specializing in all things African for over 15 years. As a guitarist, he has played with Thomas Mapfumo of Zimbabwe and has toured with Super Rail Band of Mali. His book - and its companion CD - In Griot Times, have won him much deserved praise as has his work for NPR. His shows draw form various African sources (South Africa, Congo, Madagascar, Zimbabwe and Mali.) and include guests from all over the African continent.

FREDDA & PASCAL PARISOT. Pascal Parisot is Paris-based French artist whose original music mixes classic French Chanson, Latin beats and Brazilian harmony. He first scored a minor hit on French Radio in 2000 with Ca Alors! off of his first album Rumba. The witty, yet literate lyrics positioned him as a direct heir to Serge Gainsbourg, but his DIY sound, heavy on 60's keyboards, vintage drum machines and cha cha beats, was pure Parisot. His two following albums, while not big commercial successes, established him as an cult singer, songwriter and producer who collaborated with such talent as Julie Delpy and Thierry Stremler. One of his latest projects, Radiomatic, takes on obscure Yéyé classics re-arranged with Parisot's signature sound and the added lead vocals of Fredda, whose ethereal harmonies have graced most Parisot's music.
This will be Pascal Parisot's first US appearance. He will be joined by long time collaborator singer Fredda and some special guests and their repertoire will be drawn from Fredda & Pascal's albums.

CHICHA LIBRE. A rare weekend appearance. Chicha Libre plays a mixture of latin rhythms, surf music and psychedelic pop inspired by Peruvian music from the Amazon. The Brooklyn-based band mixes up covers of forgotten Chicha classics with French-tinged originals, re-interpretation of 70’s pop classics as well as cumbia versions of pieces by Satie and Ravel. With Greg Burrows - percussion; Joshua Camp - Hohner Electravox; Olivier Conan - Cuatro & Vocals - Nicholas Cudahy - bass; Vincent Douglas - Guitar - Timothy Quigley - percussion.

KILL HENRY SUGAR RECORD RELEASE! Chisel down into the asphalt cacophony of New York, and deep in the bedrock you’ll come upon Kill Henry Sugar. Poised astride the epic timeline of life in the boroughs, Erik Della Penna and Dean Sharenow sketch moody musical portraits with what the Village Voice calls, “Cinematic gravitas.” Their ethic is subtle lines by modest means, employing a signature palette of drums, dobro, and voice to construct petulant yankee poetry—more Serpico than Grapes Of Wrath, more Olmstead than Moses.
Tonight the band will be celebrating their Tenth Anniversary with the release of their latest opus, HOT MESSIAH. The evening will also feature sets by the smashing guitar duo of Ulrich Ziegler and the throaty, 78 rpm stylings of Mamie Minch.

THE TWENTY-FIVE CENT OPERA OF SAN FRANCISCO. theater slash performance slash entertainment brought to you once monthly by the playwriting firm of shulman delaney gassman kosmas and copp.
Featuring new works for the tiny stage by landscape artist Erin Courtney, theater architect Yelena Gluzman,& word contstruction worker Kristen Kosmas. This month: plays & texts from brooklyn & tokyo.

STEPHANE WREMBEL presents THE DJANGO EXPERIMENT: French virtuoso Guitarist Stephane Wrembel seems to have channeled both the technique and the fire of Django Reinhardt. He studied for years with the manouche (the French Gypsies) but has also gotten deep into American vernacular musical styles. His weekly sets will mix up the traditional Django repertoire along gypsy swing re-interpretations of standards

Mon 03/01

CHICHA LIBRE. Every Monday! Chicha Libre plays a mixture of latin rhythms, surf music and psychedelic pop inspired by Peruvian music from the Amazon. The Brooklyn-based band mixes up covers of forgotten Chicha classics with French-tinged originals, re-interpretation of 70’s pop classics as well as cumbia versions of pieces by Satie and Ravel. With Greg Burrows - percussion; Joshua Camp - Hohner Electravox; Olivier Conan - Cuatro & Vocals - Nicholas Cudahy - bass; Vincent Douglas - Guitar - Timothy Quigley - percussion.

Tue 03/02

JENNY SCHEINMAN.
Violinist/composer Jenny Scheinman works with a variety of performers including Norah Jones, Bill Frisell, Madeleine Peyroux and Jimmy Dale Gilmore. When she is not touring the world, she can be found here most Tuesdays with an almost infinite variety of lineup.

Tue 03/02

SLAVIC SOUL PARTY. Best Reason Tuesdays are the New Friday. Best of The Village Voice 2007. Balkan Party. Every Tuesday. For ever! Fiery Gypsy brass, soulful Balkan anthems, and hip-grinding American funk: Slavic Soul Party! is just what it says. Brash and strong as slivovitz, these nine musicians have forged a virtuosic new brass band music in the heart of New York City; their half-decade bacchanal is a destination for locals as well as brass and Balkan fans from around the globe. SSP!'s last three cds (Teknochek Collision, Remixed, and Bigger) are all available from Barbès Records. John Carlson & Ben Holmes (trumpet), Peter Hess (sax/clarinet), Roland Barber and Tim Vaughn (trombone), Ron Caswell (tuba), Peter Stan (accordion), Matt Moran and Chris Stromquist (snare/bubanj/darabouka), Eva Salina Primack (voice). $10. 9:00pm

STOCHASTIC BROOKLYN Every Wednesday curated by WFMU's Bethany Ryker. $10 per set

8:00pm

Wed 03/03

THE MANDINGO AMBASSADORS. Every Wednesday
In the 1960's and 1970's, the government of Guinea engaged in a campaign known as Authenticité. It was a drive to create a new musical movement that would be specifically Guinean, but would include the modern wonders that were the electric guitar, the electric bass and the drumset. Musicians were given instruments and orchestras were formed. Surprisingly, the results proved mesmerizing and a myriad new bands were born. Many of them would go on to have a profound and lasting impact on African music. Mamady Kouyate was one of those pioneers. He played in various bands - his own band, Les Ambassadeurs du Mandingue, being one of them - but is probably best known as the guitarist in the the classic Bembeya Jazz National. Kouyate, who now lives in NY, has reformed the Mandingo Ambassadors, updating the sound of his youth, but keeping it very close to the standard of Authenticité. The new All-Star band includes Ismael Kouyate - vocals; Mamady Kourouma - guitar; Oran Etkin - tenor sax & clarinets; Sylvain Leroux - flute, tambin and alto sax; Andy Algire - drums; Nick Cudahy - bass and Mamady Kouyate - guitar. “dazzling vocal and guitar patterns over a rhythm section that is like a perfect system” Ben Ratliff, NY Times.

STEPHANE WREMBEL presents THE DJANGO EXPERIMENT: French virtuoso Guitarist Stephane Wrembel seems to have channeled both the technique and the fire of Django Reinhardt. He studied for years with the manouche (the French Gypsies) but has also gotten deep into American vernacular musical styles. His weekly sets will mix up the traditional Django repertoire along gypsy swing re-interpretations of standards

Mon 03/08

CHICHA LIBRE. Every Monday! Chicha Libre plays a mixture of latin rhythms, surf music and psychedelic pop inspired by Peruvian music from the Amazon. The Brooklyn-based band mixes up covers of forgotten Chicha classics with French-tinged originals, re-interpretation of 70’s pop classics as well as cumbia versions of pieces by Satie and Ravel. With Greg Burrows - percussion; Joshua Camp - Hohner Electravox; Olivier Conan - Cuatro & Vocals - Nicholas Cudahy - bass; Vincent Douglas - Guitar - Timothy Quigley - percussion.

Tue 03/09

JENNY SCHEINMAN.
Violinist/composer Jenny Scheinman works with a variety of performers including Norah Jones, Bill Frisell, Madeleine Peyroux and Jimmy Dale Gilmore. When she is not touring the world, she can be found here most Tuesdays with an almost infinite variety of lineup.

Tue 03/09

SLAVIC SOUL PARTY. Best Reason Tuesdays are the New Friday. Best of The Village Voice 2007. Balkan Party. Every Tuesday. For ever! Fiery Gypsy brass, soulful Balkan anthems, and hip-grinding American funk: Slavic Soul Party! is just what it says. Brash and strong as slivovitz, these nine musicians have forged a virtuosic new brass band music in the heart of New York City; their half-decade bacchanal is a destination for locals as well as brass and Balkan fans from around the globe. SSP!'s last three cds (Teknochek Collision, Remixed, and Bigger) are all available from Barbès Records. John Carlson & Ben Holmes (trumpet), Peter Hess (sax/clarinet), Roland Barber and Tim Vaughn (trombone), Ron Caswell (tuba), Peter Stan (accordion), Matt Moran and Chris Stromquist (snare/bubanj/darabouka), Eva Salina Primack (voice). $10. 9:00pm

STOCHASTIC BROOKLYN Every Wednesday curated by WFMU's Bethany Ryker. $10 per set

8:00pm

Wed 03/10

THE MANDINGO AMBASSADORS. Every Wednesday
In the 1960's and 1970's, the government of Guinea engaged in a campaign known as Authenticité. It was a drive to create a new musical movement that would be specifically Guinean, but would include the modern wonders that were the electric guitar, the electric bass and the drumset. Musicians were given instruments and orchestras were formed. Surprisingly, the results proved mesmerizing and a myriad new bands were born. Many of them would go on to have a profound and lasting impact on African music. Mamady Kouyate was one of those pioneers. He played in various bands - his own band, Les Ambassadeurs du Mandingue, being one of them - but is probably best known as the guitarist in the the classic Bembeya Jazz National. Kouyate, who now lives in NY, has reformed the Mandingo Ambassadors, updating the sound of his youth, but keeping it very close to the standard of Authenticité. The new All-Star band includes Ismael Kouyate - vocals; Mamady Kourouma - guitar; Oran Etkin - tenor sax & clarinets; Sylvain Leroux - flute, tambin and alto sax; Andy Algire - drums; Nick Cudahy - bass and Mamady Kouyate - guitar. “dazzling vocal and guitar patterns over a rhythm section that is like a perfect system” Ben Ratliff, NY Times.

ORAN ETKIN. Oran Ektin has been described as a "great clarinet player" and "excellent improviser" by the New York Times jazz critic Ben Ratliff and a "woodwind maestro" by PRI's internationally syndicated show, Afropop Worldwide. He has performed around the world with musicians ranging from guitarist Mike Stern to rapper Wyclef Jean, as well as Brooklyn-based groups such as Mandingo Ambassadors and Baby Soda. Oran's latest album, Kelenia, features his working group with Malian Griot musicians as well as Lionel Loueke, John Benitez and a string quartet. All Music Guide declared that it "sets a new standard for world music in the decade of the 2000s".

STEPHANE WREMBEL presents THE DJANGO EXPERIMENT: French virtuoso Guitarist Stephane Wrembel seems to have channeled both the technique and the fire of Django Reinhardt. He studied for years with the manouche (the French Gypsies) but has also gotten deep into American vernacular musical styles. His weekly sets will mix up the traditional Django repertoire along gypsy swing re-interpretations of standards

Mon 03/15

CHICHA LIBRE. Every Monday! Chicha Libre plays a mixture of latin rhythms, surf music and psychedelic pop inspired by Peruvian music from the Amazon. The Brooklyn-based band mixes up covers of forgotten Chicha classics with French-tinged originals, re-interpretation of 70’s pop classics as well as cumbia versions of pieces by Satie and Ravel. With Greg Burrows - percussion; Joshua Camp - Hohner Electravox; Olivier Conan - Cuatro & Vocals - Nicholas Cudahy - bass; Vincent Douglas - Guitar - Timothy Quigley - percussion.