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10/01 Sunday
8:00 PM JAZZ FOR ROCK FANS
$5-7 donation.
"Make way for this highly innovative jazz trio with exceptional substance and incredible musicality. Proving the fear wrong that dabbling in other genres dilutes the purity of the focus, Katahdin's Edge sneaks and slides in tastes from middle eastern scales, to classical-tinged, expansive phrasing to a fervent groove that bumpity bumps along after the free-spirited melodies. From there, they turn the corner into darker and more introspective pockets of reflective, inward-turned pieces, delving into the seeds of harmony, flourishing with rushes of untamed emotion and human conviction. No doubt, this album is a must for the modern jazz seeker." - CDBaby.com
See VIDEO of the group at: http://katahdinsedge.com/media.php
http://www.myspace.com/katahdinsedge
10:00 PM Joe Morris and Lewis Porter
$10
On this Yom Kippur eve, the legendary Joe Morris on guitar will play freely improvised duets with renowned jazz pianist, author and educator Lewis Porter. This is a rare event!
Morris has toured throughout the U.S., Canada and Europe performing with Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Joe and Mat Maneri, Rob Brown, Roy Campbell, and many others. He has lectured and conducted workshops throughout the US and Europe, has taught at Tufts University Extension College, and is currently on the faculty at New England Conservatory. He was nominated as Best Guitarist of the year 1998 and 2002 at the New York Jazz Awards. Down Beat magazine said he is "the most exciting and original jazz plucker to emerge in the last decade." He is from New Haven, and lived in Boston for about 20 years beginning in 1975. He has released over 30 CDs.
http://www.joe-morris.com/
Interview and discography: http://www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=18773
Porter earned his PhD in musicology at Brandeis in 1983, taught at Tufts, and since 1986 is Professor of Music at Rutgers University in Newark, where he directs the Master's Program in Jazz History and Research. A leading jazz scholar, he is an author of five books and numerous articles (nominated for a Grammy and other awards), is a frequent guest on radio. He has performed extensively in the U.S. and Europe, and his CD Second Voyage features Dan Faulk, Ken Wessel, Harvie S, Marcus Baylor, and guest Dave Liebman. He is from the Bronx and lived in Boston from 1974 to 1986.
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~gradnwk/jazz/lporter.html
10/02 Monday
7:00 PM Dr Brown's Traveling Poetry Show
See poets perform their own work about Harleys, hockey, henna,odd Br hardware stores, high school cafeteria fights—and those are just the women! Homewreckers all. Plus a bunch of butch bards, birdmen, battlers, boygods, B-movie directors, and brash old men.
This talented group of journeymen poets do their fast-paced 90 minute show—
well-crafted poems, no cheap sitcom one-liners, but poetry—the real thing, performed for your pleasure and pain, thrills and tears with a different show every Monday night at 7:30 for $5.
10:00 PM The Fringe
10/03 Tuesday
7:00 PM Odd Tuesday Milonga
Argentine tango dance party. Come early and join the group lesson for beginners. In the style of Buenos Aires milongas, Argentine tango dancers can enjoy an intimate and friendly evening of traditional music with a generous sprinkling of alternative music. Occasional live music and other surprises. More info: 508-561-0844 or 1827.
Beginner lesson 7-8
Practica 8-9
Milonga 9-midnight
Lesson and Practica $5
Practica and Milonga $5
All night $10
10/09 Monday
7:00 PM Dr Brown's Traveling Poetry Show
See poets perform their own work about Harleys, hockey, henna,odd Br hardware stores, high school cafeteria fights—and those are just the women! Homewreckers all. Plus a bunch of butch bards, birdmen, battlers, boygods, B-movie directors, and brash old men.
This talented group of journeymen poets do their fast-paced 90 minute show—
well-crafted poems, no cheap sitcom one-liners, but poetry—the real thing, performed for your pleasure and pain, thrills and tears with a different show every Monday night at 7:30 for $5.
10:00 PM The Fringe
10/10 Tuesday
7:00 PM Either/Orchestra
10/11 Wednesday
10:00 PM Explorations with Nat Mugavero
10/12 Thursday
10:00 PM Attaboy + strings , theSuite Unraveling and Hamir Atwal
Attaboy + strings (from Denmark!), theSuite Unraveling and Hamir Atwal
about Attaboy + strings
"…music which is above genre, pluralistic and minimalist… A
delightfully surprising acquaintance."
-Ole Nimand, JazzSpecial
Four young musicians from Sweden, Denmark and England/France formed
Attaboy in Copenhagen, 2001, to explore the sounds of chordless music.
Their style has evolved into lyrical jazz that dares to include punk
attitude, simple melodies and a chaotic pop sensibility.
Improvisation is an important part of the music, and poetry that
speaks to the trials of everyday life—sung both in Swedish and
English—is a central element of Attaboy's style and sound.
The group is a strong part of the Danish jazz scene and has
performed jazz festivals in Copenhagen, Stockholm and Berlin and on
Swedish and Danish national radio programs. Their debut album,
Oværkliga Saker, was released to critical acclaim on Chairless Records
in 2004.
In 2005, Attaboy travelled to Canada for three weeks to compose,
play concerts and record new material. During their time abroad, the
band met three American violin players whose sound and energy inspired
the music into new colours and textures. Their return to the United
States is the second chapter in an ongoing dialogue between American
improvisers and Danish jazz.
(www.attaboy.dk)
about theSuiteUnraveling
"...As much about artistic vision as about a groove you can feel. At
times soft and plaintive, surrounded by the sounds of multiple singing
bowls, or, for extra effect, the bassist's voice, the music could
change gears and grow into a powerful wall of sound. [Lily] Maase has
not stood still over the past year and this music, with this band, was
extremely emotionally as well as cerebrally rewarding."
-Budd Kopman, AllAboutJazz
Guitarist, composer and mixed media artist Lily Maase first fell in
love with the guitar at the age of seven. In the decades since, she
performed and recorded regularly throughout the Southwestern United
States before a life-changing trip to Canada prompted her to sell
everything she owned and move to New York—guitar in hand—to become a
fearless champion of her own music. Lily and her critically
acclaimed quintet—dubbed "seriously remarkable new music" by the
Weekly Alibi—have presented performances and master classes from one
end of North America to the other, with stops as varied as
Albuquerque, Manhattan and Montreal. The band released a live EP in
mid-2006 and will release Songs from the Elastic Frontier—a double CD
featuring nine compositions and cameo appearances from some of the
world's finest electronic artists—in January 2007.
Though theSuiteUnraveling is a vehicle for Lily's own compositions,
the unique voices of her co-conspirators provide the energy necessary
to bring the music to life. Alto and soprano saxophonist Peter Van
Huffel, who holds degrees from the University of Toronto and the
Manhattan School of Music, is a tremendous improviser and worthy
composer in his own right. Termed "a truly remarkable player" by
renowned saxophonist Chris Potter, Peter's powerful sound and
improvisation have had a profound impact on some seasoned ears. Tenor
saxophonist Evan Smith is a Dallas native schooled in Montreal and an
active member of Brooklyn's creative music scene. Two of Lily's
fellow University of North Texas alumni, drummer Fred Kennedy and
bassist Matt Wigton, have traveled the world with David Krakauer, Zach
Brock and the Coffee Achievers, Kenosha Kid and many more.
(www.lilymaase.com)
about Hamir Atwal:
Hamir Atwal has been playing the drums since the age of 4 and was soon
performing throughout the San Francisco Bay Area regularly at the age
of 10. In 2004, he was awarded a scholarship to the prestigious
Berklee College of Music and moved to Boston. Hamir now performs with
pianist Michael Palma, the Hal Crook Quartet, Dave Santoro, and
bassist Julian Smith. Hamir's own group will play the first set of
the Cambridge engagement and features Michael Palma on Piano and
Julian Smith on bass.
10/13 Friday
8:00 PM The Kevin Harris Project
10/14 Saturday
8:00 PM PAULA ZEITLIN QUINTET
Join jazz violinist Paula Zeitlin and her quintet for an evening of Dawg and Gypsy jazz, spicy biao and samba, down home funk, and great originals by the band. Featuring Steve Thomas (guitar), Pam Quick (piano), Maggie Rizzi (bass), and Greg Conroy (drums).
www.paulazeitlin.com
10:00 PM Jonathan Levy's Antilles Connection featuring Oran Etkin
Out Calypso
http://www.myspace.com/antillesconnection
featuring Oran Etkin on reeds
10/15 Sunday
8:00 PM Kilroy/Bilwa/Misnomer(s)
myspace.com/thaistickdragon
http://www.myspace.com/misnomermusic
10/16 Monday
7:00 PM Dr Brown's Traveling Poetry Show
See poets perform their own work about Harleys, hockey, henna,odd Br hardware stores, high school cafeteria fights—and those are just the women! Homewreckers all. Plus a bunch of butch bards, birdmen, battlers, boygods, B-movie directors, and brash old men.
This talented group of journeymen poets do their fast-paced 90 minute show—
well-crafted poems, no cheap sitcom one-liners, but poetry—the real thing, performed for your pleasure and pain, thrills and tears with a different show every Monday night at 7:30 for $5.
10:00 PM The Fringe
10/17 Tuesday
7:00 PM Odd Tuesday Milonga
Argentine tango dance party. Come early and join the group lesson for beginners. In the style of Buenos Aires milongas, Argentine tango dancers can enjoy an intimate and friendly evening of traditional music with a generous sprinkling of alternative music. Occasional live music and other surprises. More info: 508-561-0844 or 1827.
Beginner lesson 7-8
Practica 8-9
Milonga 9-midnight
Lesson and Practica $5
Practica and Milonga $5
All night $10
10/18 Wednesday
8:00 PM CANCELED Cascade Jazz Quartet
KEEP CHECKING. WE ARE DOING EVERYTHING TO REOPEN!!
Jonathan Fisher - Piano
Nathan Berla-Shulock - Tenor Saxophone
Sam Fisher - Bass
Alex Kurland - Drums
Students: $8
Adults: $10
10:00 PM Explorations with Nat Mugavero
10/19 Thursday
10:00 PM CANCELLED DNB Trio
SORRY! THE CEILING WILL BE REPLACED TO MEET FIRE CODE.
DNB Trio combines the talents of drummer Jerome Deupree, vibraphonist/percussionist Phil Neighbors and clarinetist Todd Brunel. Drawing from a pallette of jazz pioneers, their unique sound is augmented by electronics and has been guided by a rehearsal process that has shaped a cohesive poly-melodic and poly-rhythmic sound scape. DNB will play jazz standards, original pieces, play free and yet will switch the process immediately when any part feels a need for change. DNB embraces music in all of it’s different forms, relying on spontaneity, defying convention.
10/20 Friday
7:00 PM CANCELLED The Callithumpian Consort/Earle Brown 80th Birthday Celebration
THE DOORS WILL BE REVERSED TO OPEN OUT!! THE EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND EXIT SIGNS ARE ALREADY INSTALLED.
EXPERIMENT SERIES
Exploring the crossroads between composition and improvisation in an informal setting.
With an environmental performance of the complete FOLIO, the groundbreaking masterwork of open form composition
Suggested Donations
Advance: $7, call (617)497-0823
Door: $10
www.callithumpian.org
www.jorritdijkstra.com
Funded by the Cambridge Arts Council and the Mass Cultural Council
10:00 PM CANCELLED Davy Mooney Organ Trio
WE NOW HAVE HOT WATER IN THE BATHROOM.
10/21 Saturday
10:00 PM CANCELLED Dave Kain Group
THE CEILING WILL BE INSULATED AND 2 LAYERS OF TYPE X FIRE RETARDANT DRYWALL WILL BE ATTATCHED TO EXISTING STRAPPING.
Come check out one of the best new Jazz groups to come from the NYC Jazz scene. Lead guitarist, Dave Kain, received his bachelor’s degree in jazz improvisation from Five Towns College of Music. Dave has been fortunate to study with Joe Carbone, Joe Monk, Bill Farrish, Greg Bobulinski, Jack Wilkins, Jay Azzolina, and Chris Morrison. Dave has appeared on The Classic American Guitar Show and has appeared twice on WVOX radio as a featured artist. Dave's music is also about to be published in a book entitled The Jazz Guitarists Fakebook alongside other guitarists Sheryl Bailey, Jack Wilkins, Leni Stern, Doug Wamble, and Jesse Van Ruller. Currently the band is rehearsing for their third CD that will include Matt Garrison, upright bass player Dylan Johnson, and notable artists Jon Cowherd, and Jeff Hirshfield.
"The Dave Kain Group's first recording, Citizen Kain, is a thoroughly enjoyable listen and is particularly well conceived for a young artists' debut." - John Dworkin - http://www.jazzreview.com
So come check out for yourself The Dave Kain Group, Saturday October 21, 2006.
It wouldn’t be wise to miss this one. Show begins at 10:30pm.
Sample Dave’s music now at www.myspace.com/thedavekaingroup.
10/23 Monday
8:00 PM WE ARE CLOSED THIS WEEK
Working on renovations putting in a new handicap accesible bathroom and fireproof ceiling.
10/26 Thursday
10:00 AM We got the Building Permit and are now building.
We are bringing everything up to Code.
new fire rated ceiling and walls
new handicapped accessible bathroom
reverse the door swing
new fire alarm with all the bells and whistles, pull stations etc.
new gate to prevent people from falling into the basement during a panic situation
all new electrical wiring
fix up the old bathroom
new hot water heater (now we have hot water)
new lights
maybe refinish the floor while we are doing all these other improvements if we can possibly afford it
would like to find fire rated curtains
a glass artist who makes stained glass windows
10/31 Tuesday
8:00 PM
Hello to everyone who has ever been to the Lily Pad, written me about getting a gig, or anyone who is trying to get a gig and still hasn't heard back,
Here's the update. Today was a very good day for us. We got a building permit. This is something we have been waiting for for what seems like an eternity. Honestly, I don't even know how long it has been. In our efforts to become a legitimate and safe venue we have had to stay closed for some time now. We have gotten in touch with all the proper people to start on the work. The place is a construction site and unrecognizable to the old concert go-er and performers too.
Right now what needs to be done are just a few more things. here's the order
1- install new fire alarm system
2- re-wire the lights
3- pass inspection for these things
4- put in a new handicap accessible bathroom
5- fireproof the ceilings
6- pass inspection
7- sweep and mop
So, the end, or new beginning is near. I want to sincerely thank everyone for supporting us in anyway possible and believing in us when we weren't sure if we believed in ourselves. I'm really looking forward to talking to you all again and seeing you on a nightly basis at the shows. Lastly, while I'm at it, I want to apologize for being difficult to get in touch with. Also a huge apology to anyone who had a cancelled show.
when we reopen we will post it on our website lily-pad.net and at that point I will resume booking. This should happen probably in the next 2-4 weeks. Please hold off on all booking inquiries until then. Also at that point if you wrote me and still haven't heard back, please write me again.
Thanks for listening and for all y'alls patience even if it ran out. We will make it up to you.
Sincerely,
Andrew DiMola