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The luminous aspects of the violinist’s songbook take a backseat when she leads this wonderfully frenzied outfit. Nels Cline’s cyclone guitar work is often up front, but the music’s architecture demands full participation from all, so drummer Jim Black’s pummels and bassist Todd Sickafoose’s tub-thumping are crucial. Neat trick: even Scheinman’s most menacing squalls have a bit of romance to them. - Jim Macnie for the Village Voice Read More
Date: Friday, February 17, 2012 Time: 8:00pm Venue:Town Hall (123 West 43rd Street, New York, NY 10036, 212-840-2824 ) Tickets: $45, $65 Genre: Persian Classical Music & Flamenco
This is a must to see concert for all Persian Classical Music lovers! DooBeeDoo is going to review it tonight.
Date: Monday, February 12, 2012
Time: 7pm – 9pm (jam session 9pm -10pm) Venue: PIANOS (158 Ludlow St., New York, NY 10002 Ticket: donation Genre: Middle Eastern music/oud music
Brandon Terzic is an up and coming oud virtuoso who has not only gotten a firm hold on the tradition, but has begun to add to the language and contexts of the instrument. He leads an outstanding lineup of musicians and they will be bringing there world/jazz stylings to the Pianos. The Lineup: BrandonTerciz (oud), Matt Kilmer (percussion), John Shannon (guitar) and Chris Mees (bass).
The Mast “A promising new Brooklyn duo comprised of mesmerizing singer-guitarist Haale and limber percussionist Matt Kilmer.” – TimeOut NY Read More
Date: Saturday, February 11, 2012 Time: 7-9pm Venue: Laughing Lotus Yoga NY (59 West 19th Street, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10011) Ticket: $15 Genre: dance and music
DANCE CLASS is a movement meditation that feels like the best dance party EVER. 2 hours of nonstop grooves in the Dance Hall at Laughing Lotus: bangin system, floors built for bare feet, and an arsenal of beats from dance maven/bass freak Natasha Blank.
This is your invitation to LET GO, surrender your head to the intelligence of your breath, shake out everything that holds you back, and sweat out your week with a family of crazy dancers.
The last time I went to a Zurkhane(or Zorkhana or Zourkhaneh lit. “house of strength”, the traditional gymnasium of urban Persia and adjacent lands) in Teheran was when I was a teenager. 42 years ago? At that time I still lived in Germany. And every year during my summer school vacation I visited my family in Teheran. During my stay there I spent mostly of my time in the bazaar, museums, mosques, Teheran’s red-light district, went up the Elbrus Mountains and many other places without telling my parents about it. Because they might have stopped me. Some of the places were taboo, but as a young man I wanted to see the real Iran with my own eyes.
Date: Saturday, February 11, 2012 Time: 9pm Venue:Nuyorican Poet’s Cafe (236 East 3rd Street Between Ave B & C) Ticket: $10 Genre: jazz/blues/pop
Born in 2004 as a 7-piece with a different rhythm section, Brooklyn Public Library’s own Lost In The Stacks now plays all over Brooklyn and beyond as a dynamic 10-piece unit. In addition to an expanding number of originals, LITS plays many rock, pop, and jazz standards in their own unique style.
They’re pleased to announce their CD release show at the legendary Nuyorican Poets Cafe on Saturday. They’ll be playing most of their new CD, as well as some of our other favorites, and probably at least one new tune. They’re also looking into having a to-be-determined special guest play with them.
Earthy notes spill from an oud, like raindrops on ancient wood. A saxophone seeks out an exotic note somewhere between an equally tempered E and an Eb, and seduces it into a counter melody. The two voices converse, sharing each other’s ideas and passions. Percussions hang ornaments in the air, and the bass reaches under this dancing visceral language between two cultures, and lifts it into flight. Eventually, the oud asserts itself and makes a final statement.
4. Hossein Alizadeh and Pejman Hadadi: Monad آن و آن
Date: Friday, February 3, 2012 Time: 8pm & 10pm Venue: Asia Society (725 Park Avenue, New York) Ticket: $30 Genre: Persian classical music
The legendary Hossein Alizadeh, composer, tar and setar player, and renowned percussionist/tombak player Pejman Hadadi come together to share and perform an evening of passionate and meditative improvisations in Persian classical music. The concert title is inspired by the two artists’ extraordinary collaborative CD by the same name released in 2009.
This program is part of Asia Society’s ongoing initiative Creative Voices of Muslim Asia, made possible by support from the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art.
