1. Ksenija Sidorova

Date: Monday, March 14, 2016
Time: 7pm
Venue: Le Poisson Rouge (158 Bleecker St, New York, New York 10012)
Ticket: $15/$20/$25
Genre: classical and contemporary

Praised as “superbly subtle and virtuosic” (The Arts Desk) and “an amazingly accomplished artist” (Classical Source), Russian Ksenija Sidorova is the leading ambassador for the accordion.

In 2009 Ksenija made her debut at London’s Wigmore Hall and appeared in the Park Lane Group Young Artists Showcase prompting The Times to single her out as“one of the real finds of the series”. In May 2012 she became the first International Award winner of the Bryn Terfel Foundation, and this year appears at the Royal Albert Hall as part of his 50th birthday celebrations alongside Sting.  Ksenija Sidorova official site

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1. BT3

Date: Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Time: 9:30pm
Venue: ShapeShifter Lab (18 Whitwell Pl, Brooklyn, NY 11215, 646-820-9452)
Ticket: $10
Genre: jazz/world/improv

Ben Tyree: Guitar
Kevin Farrell: Bass
Sameer Gupta: Tabla

Ben Tyree’s jazz/rock/funk trio, BT3 has long held the reigns as one of New York City’s most refreshing and exciting instrumental groups. With the acoustic version, Tyree and bassist Kevin Farrell team up with tabla master Sameer Gupta adding an Eastern flair to the already eclectic material. The excitement is palpable and the energy is always high. With strong compositions and adventurous improvisation, BT3 acoustic will likely stimulate the hearts and minds of the most avid music lovers.

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1. Bring Prudence/Clare Sands/Marco Foster/The Ryan Scott Four/Mikki Hommel/Greg Joseph & Teddy Kumpel LOOPestra w/ Aaron Steele and David Lizmi

Date: Monday, August 31, 2015
Time: 9pm – 12am
Venue: Rockwood Music Hall (196 Allen St, New York, New York 10002)
Ticket: $10
Genre: singer-song writer/pop/indie rock

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1.The Undermine Trio

Date: Monday, July 20, 2015
Time: 8pm
Venue:  JACK (505 ½ Waverly Ave., Brooklyn, NY 11238 Between Fulton – Atlantic in Clinton Hill, C or G train to Clinton-Washington)
Tickets: t.b.a.
Genre: improv/jazz/noise

The Undermine Trio is Chris Pitsiokos (sax), Brandon Lopez (bass) and Tyshawn Sorey (drums) presenting their scrappy, high-energy free jazz.

Each musician is going to open with a short solo set. Tyshawn Sorey will play solo trombone but then play drums in the trio. Continue reading →