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Subject: This Week at Barbes Message
Date: February 26, 2010 11:47:19 AM EST
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BARBES CALENDAR
Unless otherwise noted, all events carry a strongly suggested minimum donations of $10.
Happiness: Monday Through Friday, 5pm to 6pm - $2 off any drink.
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Thu 03/04
MELOMANE - first show in two years!
plays smart, cinematic pop-noir. They regularly tour Europe have appeared at festivals and venues throughout Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, Italy, and France. They were sponsored by the US embassy in Moscow in September, 2006 for a four-concert series in Russia. Their songs are regularly featured on TV shows such as HBO’s Real Sex, Discovery Channel’s Alain Bourdain No Reservations, and various programs on MTV and VH1. with Pierre de Gaillande - vox/guitar; Daria Grace - vox/bass; Quentin Jennings - keys/vox/guitar and Kenny Savelson - drums. 8:00pm
Thu 03/04
MARTA TOPFEROVA
After more than a decade of performing and recording in Czech and Spanish, multilingual singer/songwriter Marta Topferova is writing songs in English for the first time, marking her twentieth year of residence in the United States. While incorporating new sounds such as the electric guitar & drum set, it is her poetic sensibility that remains the guiding element in this project. The ensemble features Ben Monder on electric guitar, Sam Newsome on soprano sax, Ugonna Okegwo on bass, Adam Cruz on drums and Marta on acoustic guitar and four-string cuatro. 10:00pm
Fri 03/05
MAVROTHI KONTANIS
The singer and oud player leads what is probably the best Greek ensemble around. Their repertoire draws from early 20th century Istambul, Izmir, Athens and Salonika: a blend of original compositions and rare old urban songs of the Aegean. Mavrothi just released two new albums featuring this very special repertoire. Featuring Lefteris Bournias - clarinet; Megan Gould - violin; Anastassia Zachariadou - kanun; Phaedon Sinis - politiki lyra (kemence); Timothy Quigley – percussion and Mavrothi T. Kontanis - oud, voice. 8:00pm
Fri 03/05
RED BARAAT FESTIVAL
Baraat is Hindi for a marriage procession. In North India, it is a tradition on the day of the wedding for the groom to travel to his bride’s home on a magnificently decorated horse, accompanied by family and friends. Red Baraat Marching Band, led by international drumming sensation, Sunny Jain, it is the first and only Indian marching band in the States. Comprised of dhol (a double-sided, barrel shaped drum from Punjab), percussion and horns, this NYC-based group plays traditional baraat songs, Punjabi songs, as well as classic Bollywood numbers and originals. $10 10:00pm
Sat 03/06
CUMBIAGRA DUB
The Cumbia band does puts a different twist on its regular repertoire with hints of Ska, reggae, reggaeton and imrpovisation. 8:00pm
Sat 03/06
BROOKLYN QAWWALI PARTY
Inspired by recordings of the late great Sufi singer Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Brook Martinez founded Brook's Qawwali Party in 2004 as an experiment. What would happen if New York jazz musicians were to play and improvise around the melodies of Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan? From this idea, Brook's Qawwali Party was born. BQP consists of eleven musicians: five horns, three percussionists, guitar, acoustic bass, harmonium. The exuberant sound of BQP has been enthusiastically welcomed in New York City and across the globe. $10 10:00pm
Sun 03/07
DIME STORIES
First Sunday of each month. DimeStories are 3-minutes stories read by the author. Equal parts seductive and tiny, DimeStories are funny. They’re heartwrenching. They’re fictional or factual but, either way, they’re all true. Try your hand at a DimeStory! Bring 3-minutes of prose (sorry, poets) to read to a live audience at our open mic. Beware: Three-minute rule (that’s about 500 words) is strictly adhered to. All live events are recorded making the stories available to be optioned for iTunes podcast and National Public Radio. Sign ups begin at 6:30pm. Suggested donation $5.00. 7:00pm
Sun 03/07
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 9:00pm
Mon 03/08
LJOVA AND KONTRABAND
Eastern-European and Gypsy melodies, Latin rhythms, Jazz-inspired improvisations, and deeply rooted Classical forms are given new meanings in original compositions with a nostalgic gaze towards the past. Founded by maverick film composer, arranger, and violist Lev 'LJOVA' Zhurbin --- hailed by Billboard magazine as "one of New York's fastest rising composers and instrumentalists" -- the ensemble also features his close collaborators on vocals, accordion, bass and percussion. Inspired by his collaborations with Yo-Yo Ma, Osvaldo Golijov, the Kronos Quartet, the rapper Jay-Z and others, Ljova's compositions dazzle with intricate textures, odd rhythms and lilting melodies, creating music that is both fresh and timeless. 7:00pm
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. 9:30pm
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. 7:00pm
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
Wed 03/10
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 sa
x & 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.10:00pm
Thu 03/11
Russel Scholl Presents An Evening of Experimental Cinema
A program of short works by several contemporary experimental film and video makers will be screened. On offer will be the diverse and challenging visions of Martha Colburn, 99 Hooker, Donald O’Finn, Julie Buck, Benton-C Bainbridge, Thad Povey and Gregory Holm. Experience a moving picture feast of animation, found footage, politics, sexuality, madness, beauty and truth. There will be a Q&A with several of the artists following the screening. Curated by Russell Scholl. 8:00pm
Thu 03/11
JAN BELL w/ Megan Palmer and Hilary Hawke.
Based in Brooklyn, NYC. Jan Bell was born and raised in Yorkshire, England, and moved to the US as a teen. You can hear traces of songs from the old country, rare pearls from the American folk tradition, and Jan's unique voice bringing both sides of the Atlantic together. 10:00pm
Fri 03/12
CHI-CHI GLASS
Vocalist and pianist Chi-Chi Glass has spent the last five years performing with some of Peru's greatest exponents of Afro-Peruvian music (Carlos Hayre, Juan Medrano Cotito and Teatro Milenio). Now, she offers her take on Huaynos from Ayacucho, Landos by Chabuca Granda and original music for voice and cajon. 7:00pm
Fri 03/12
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". 8:00pm
Fri 03/12
THE MOONLIGHTERS.
Gorgeous vocal harmonies interwoven with guitar and ukulele, the Moonlighters are as comfortable with classic Hawaiian melodies as they are innovative with their original songwriting. With Bliss Blood - vocals and ukulele ; Cindy Ball - vocals and guitar, Peter Maness - bass; and Mark Deffenbaugh - steel guitar. 10:00pm
Sat 03/1
LES CHAUDS LAPINS
Kurt Hoffman and Meg Reichardt cover Charles Trenet songs and other jewels from the French 30's and 40's musical traditions accompanying themselves on banjo-ukes. Prior to their re-incarnation as French entertainers, Meg was better known as one third of the Roulette sisters and Kurt as a reed player and composer who co-led cult instrumental band the Ordinaires and recorded with such luminaries as They Might bit Giants, Frank Black, Firewater, and Drink Me. 8:00pm
Sat 03/13
JOSE CONDE.
Jose Conde is a singer songwriter of Cuban roots heritage who fuses elements of Latin music, jazz, funk and rock in his original songs. In the last couple years Conde has won Best Latin Album in the Independent Music Awards, and performed in notable venues such as Chicago World Music Fest, Montreal Jazz Festival, NY Central Park Summerstage and Bocafest in Veracruz Mexico. In two critically acclaimed albums, Ay! Que Rico, and the award winning, (R)Evolución, Conde traversed Puerto Rican bomba to Haitian compas, Cuban son to New Orleans swamp –funk creating a sound which has been hailed the world over as a “brilliant and thrilling” (Billboard)b 10:00pm
Sun 03/14
BARBES CLASSICAL
Once a month, Barbès and the Concert Artist Guild present a classicalmusic concert featuring some of the best new talent in the classical world. This month:
MATT HOLMAN. Trumpeter Matt Holman has performed and/or recorded with such diverse artists as Fred Hersch, Kurt Elling, Darcy James Argue, Jon Gordon and Bob Newhart. He has earned numerous awards including International Trumpet Guild's Jazz Improvisation Competition and the National Trumpet Competition. He takes his inspiration from sources as diverse as Wayne Shorter, Dmitri Shostakovich, and Sigur Ros.` 7:00pm
Sun 03/14
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. 9:00pm
Mon 03/15
JIM CAMPILONGO & ADAM LEVY
Guitarists Jim Campilongo and Adam Levy met in the mid 1990s, when both were living in San Francisco and gigging at the top of the local music scene. The players’ mutual admiration led to a semi-legendary duo gig at Stella Pastry in San Francisco’s North Beach district, which in turn led to the Duke Django project—a quintet showcasing their personal spin on the compositions of Ellington and Reinhardt. Now both based in New York, Campilongo and Levy have brought their focus back to duo work, featuring a repertoire that includes songs by the Beatles, Jimmy Bryant, and Charlie Parker. With deep roots in blues and jazz, Levy imbues his honey-toned improvisations with palpable soul and swagger (as heard on recordings by Tracy Chapman, Norah Jones, and Amos Lee); Campilongo is a fervent melodicist who will go to extremes to wring poignant cries and cascading phrases from his Telecaster. Where these guitarists’ styles overlap, sparks fly freely. 7:00pm
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. 9:30pm
Tue 03/16
BACH REFORMED
new interpretations of Bach that breathe fresh energy into the music while remaining impressively true to its original passion and intensity." (Lucid Culture) The unique sound of Bach Reformed echoes old-time banjo and traditional Irish fiddle music as well as Baroque recitative and Classical sonata form. Featuring Dana Lyn on violin and Rob Moose on tenor guitar and mandolin, Bach Reformed draws its repertoire from J.S. Bach's Suites for Unaccompanied Cello and the Sonatas and Partitas for Violin Solo. 7:00pm
Tue 03/16
SLAVIC SOUL PARTY
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 four cds (Taketron, Teknochek Collision, Remixed, and Bigger) are all available from Barbès Records. John Carlson & Kenny Warren (trumpet), Peter Hess (sax/clarinet), Tim Vaughn & Miss Terry Mann (trombone), Ron Caswell (tuba), Peter Stan (accordion), Matt Moran and Chris Stromquist (snare/bubanj/darabouka). $10. 9:00pm
Wed 03/17
STOCHASTIC BROOKLYN Every Wednesday curated by WFMU's Bethany Ryker. $10 per set. 8:00pm
Wed 03/17
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 includ es Ismael Kouyate - vocals; Mamady Kourouma - guitar; Oran Etkin - tenor s
ax & 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.10:00pm
Thu 03/18
DEAN OLSHER
Funked-up ragtime. This is the music Scott Joplin would have written had he lived to the age of 143. With Dean Olsher, bass clarinet and accordion; Brian Drye, trombone; Kurt Hoffman, tenor sax and clarinet; Meg Reichardt, guitar and vocal and Suzannah Scott-Moncrieff, viola. 8:00pm
Thu 03/1
MATT MUNISTERI. 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. 10:00pm
Fri 03/19
KIDD JORDAN & WILLIAM PARKER
The New Orleans saxophonist seems to have performed with every significant pop and Jazz artist of the past 50 years. R&B greats such as Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, to Aretha Franklin and the Supremesas well as jazz legends Ed Blackwell, Ellis Marsalis, Ornette Coleman, Cannonball Adderley and Cecil Taylor. He will be joined by bassist William Parker with whom he recorded the album Palm of Soul a few years back. $10 8:00pm
Fri 03/19
BILL CARNEY'S JUG ADDICTS
Sans-Culottes founder and frontman Bill Carney has been leading various jug bands for over 23 years. His latest incarnation, the Brooklyn-based Jug Addicts, has earned a reputation for exciting live shows. Often a large formation, the Jug Addicts are characterized by their powerful, raucous approach to its jug band, old time, tin pan alley, early jazz and blues repertoire. 10:00pm
Sat 03/20
ELECTRIC JUNKYARD GAMELAN. Loosely inspired by Indonesian Gamelan, EJG plays original groove-driven music played on made-up instruments and household objects. Haunting melodies and layered, interlocking rhythms are performed on musical contraptions such as the Rubarp, Sitello, Kachapitar and Terraphone. An experience as stimulating visually as it is aurally exciting. 8:00pm
Sat 03/20
GILMAR GOMES
Percussion player, singer and all around multi-instrumentalist Gilmar Gomes grew up in Bahia but is now based in New York. He has toured extensively with Angelique Kidjo , Harry Belafonte, Meshell N'degeocello, Yerba Buena, Bebel Gilberto , Forro In The Dark, Carlinhos Brown and Gilberto Gil. Tonight, he leads his own band, backed by some of his friends including Martin - percussion and flute, Gil Oliveira - drums and percussion and Itaiguara Brandão Bass 10:00pm
Sun 03/20
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:
THE CHAMBER MUSIC OF MATT SCHICKELE. Matt Schickele is a composer and songwriter from New York City. Matt's concert music has been performed by the Da Capo Chamber Players, the St. Luke's Chamber Ensemble, the Woodstock Chamber Orchestra, and the Hudson Valley Philharmonic, among many others. As a songwriter, his numerous releases include The Badger Game, April/November, and Cities Filled With Lights. He also writes for and plays with the M Shanghai String Band, an acoustic old-time-music outfit. He is a graduate of Bard College, where he studied composition with Joan Tower. He lives in Ridgewood, Queens.
Featuring: Hai-Ting Chinn (mezzo-soprano); Michele Kennedy (soprano); Katherine Mulvuhill (soprano); Philippa Thomson (viola, musical saw); Rose Bellini (cello) and Jim Johnston (piano).Works include:Mistranslations for vocal trio; Air for saw and cello; Variations on the American Mammal ; Gates for viola and cello (premiere) and Barbés for piano (premiere). 7:00pm
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