Raz Mesinai aka Badawi performs his series of haunting compositions drawing from ancient nomadic music and free improvisations for zarb and framedrum Resurrections for goatskin.
The group JMPS was conceived by George Javori in his rehearsal space in the lower east side of NYC where he brings in different players of all types to pursue his vision of improvisational music.
The inscrutable J.G. Thirwell was dropped on this planet some time ago to bestow sonic majesty, chaos, violence & beauty and cunning linguistics on an unsuspecting earth. This evening he will do so as deejay.
This presentation is an inaugural event for ISSUE: Deep Listening - a new adventurous educational program of creative music making co-sponsored by Deep Listening Institute and ISSUE Project Room.
Music is essentially invisible. But could it be visible as well? Aki Onda's Invisible Ensemble takes you on a journey through imaginary landscapes like Marco Polo describes imaginary cities to Kubla Khan in Italo Calvino's novel, Invisible Cities.
Composer-keyboardist Anthony Coleman performs, records and inspires throughout the world. Whether as a bandleader, a sideman, or solo pianist, the work of Anthony Coleman forms an important contribution and has helped to shape and influence the course of New York's Downtown Music scene over the last two decades.
"Back in 1978 Jandek's first album, Ready for the House introduced the kind of blasted interior landscapes that dominate his recordings, with an expiring guitar, apparently tuned to the movements of the stars, coiled like barbed wire around a distressed, semi-articulate vocal that conflated eschatological blues..."
Only on this special occassion will psi/pee-ess-eye bends pitchforks and fold time while applying stoppages to underwater incoherance. For further evidence of the hoe dug deep, absorb the brutal silences of Sean Meehan and semi-delinquent spazzcore of Talibam!
