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08/01 Friday
7:00 PM The Never / Windmills / Twain
The Never are a conceptual pop rock band from Chapel Hill, NC, touring in anticipation of their 3rd full-length, a follow-up to Antarctica: a storybook record, released on Trekky Records in 2006. Inspired by the read-along records of your childhood, Antarctica is a full album coupled with a fully illustrated storybook. Complete with 40 oil paintings by Noah Smith, the story and songs follow the journey of a country boy on his way to return a nuclear bomb to the city. The album is arranged in such a way that one can listen to the songs and read along; enjoying music, art and written word simultaneously.
"Confident, competent, and altogether charming"
- Delusions of Adequacy
"There's something instantly endearing about a band that intentionally bucks trends. The inherent bravery required to step apart from the pack can be irresistible, especially when the music by the band in question is top-shelf quality."
-Billboard
"[The Never] had their go at a concept album, and, not only do they nail the mark, they’ve practically reinvented the idea."
-Discorder
http://www.thenever.org
www.myspace.com/thenever
Windmills (Boston, MA) play the complex and beautiful compositions from students at Berklee College of Music.
the music of twain happens in Mat Davidson's room, but that's as
much as he can take credit for. the actual creative process can be
attributed to Five Ghosts (cherry ghost, hairy ghost, scary ghost,
weary ghost, fairy ghost) whose dispositions are curt, but never
hostile. they arrive unannounced, sometimes in twos, or altogether,
but never alone. of the Five, two play instruments, two sing and
write, and the fifth, who doesn't seem to have any outward involvement
in the music at all, mostly just reads books and encourages the other
four. mat doesn't really mind the Ghosts, but he probably wouldn't
miss them too much if they didn't come back...
08/02 Saturday
7:00 PM Tony Barba
Brooklyn-based saxophonist Tony Barba brings a group of like minded
improvisers and sound-explorers that includes Jesse Neuman on trumpet,
Mike Gamble on electric guitar, Rob Jost on electric bass, and Simon Lott
on drums.
10:00 PM 2008 CD Release concert for fmrje: Quantum Jazz Music Suites
Quantum Jazz Music Suites is an expression of the quantum
principle in musical performance. Each CD track
represents pure improvisational music compositions where
the “now lives”.
A demonstration of faith in improvisation with like minded
musician in pursuit of instant harmony in every moment’s
Quantum Uncertainity Principle.
Where the Quantum Uncertainty Principle is the sonic
foundation phenomena of fmrje. Proclaimed by each ensemble
member’s SuperString music quanta shaping the fmrje sound.
Each musician sonic exploration meets on the uncertainty
principle’s ever potential vibrating foundation. No fear of the
unknown - we are sonic explorers who’s urgency is based
“on the now via music”.
Featuring:
Forbes Graham-trumpet
Jim Hobbs-alto saxophone
Hilary Noble-tenor saxophone, congas
Tor Yocai Snyder-electric guitars
David Warren-electric bass
Jose Arroyo-congas, tone bell, cowbell
Dennis Warren-drums, timbales,quica,
rain stick, mambo bell, gong
08/03 Sunday
11:30 AM Yoga with Natalie Brooks
10:00 PM Gill Aharon Trio Cancelled
www.myspace.com/thegillaharontrio
sorry about that, i have no band, everyone's away!
08/04 Monday
7:00 PM Steven Greenman/Walter Mahovlich duo of Jewish (Klezmer) and East European Gypsy folk music
Please welcome Walt Mahovlich (clarinet), frequently here in the Boston area and a regular at Balkan Night. Steven Greenman (violin) was featured at the Lowell folk festival last year with his band, Stempenyu's Dream. Together, they are on fire. They also comprise two sixths of the great Cleveland Eastern European music band, Harmonia; and are original members of the international Klezmer band, Budowitz. Having them appear and perform together is a Boston-area first. Let's make them feel welcome. And do come to enjoy some amazing music.
It's confirmed! Steven Greenman (violin) and Walt "Vlado" Mahovlich (clarinet) will be in the Boston area in about two weeks to play some freaking amazing Eastern European music. We rushed to find a venue and managed to rent the Lily Pad 7pm, Aug 4. Now to fill it! The duo, 2/5 of the Cleveland world music band, Harmonia (as well as members of the original Budowitz) will be playing a wild array of Eastern European folk music: balkan, Rom, klezmer. Boston Balkan music fans will know Walt from his many appearances at Balkan night. Steven, of course, is renowned for his Eastern European klezmer roots recording with Zev Feldman, Khevrisa, as well as his more recent, and stunning release, Stempenyu's Dream. This is likely to be the most fun you can have on a week night any time soon. I intend to bring my copy of the Shalom Aleichem story after which Steven named his band for autographing ;-).
SPREAD THE WORD!
Steven Greenman - Jewish and Gypsy Violinist
Steven Greenman is recognized internationally as one of the finest practitioners of traditional East European Jewish klezmer violin. As a composer of klezmer music he is producer and lead performer for the recording Stempenyu's Dream which contains his original Jewish and klezmer compositions. A co-founder of the Khevrisa ensemble together with Walter Zev Feldman, Steven is also co-producer and lead performer of the recording Khevrisa-European Klezmer Music on the Smithsonian Folkways label. Steven currently leads the Stempenyu's Dream ensemble, Di Tsvey and the Steven Greenman Klezmer Ensemble. He has taught klezmer music at KlezKamp, KlezKanada, KlezFest London, Internationales Klezmer Festival Fuerth and Klezmer Wochen Weimar and has performed at the Jewish Culture Festival in Krakow, Poland and at Toronto's Ashkenaz-A Festival of New Yiddish Culture. In addition to klezmer music Steven is an accomplished performer of Hungarian nota, Romanian lautari music and urban East European Gypsy music and is a co-founder and performer with the ensemble Harmonia. As a concert performer Steven has been a regular guest soloist with the Cleveland Pops Orchestra performing his own arrangements of traditional East European Gypsy violin music and klezmer music.
Walt Mahovlich, Accordion
Harmonia's founder, Walt Mahovlich, grew up listening to the Croatian and Hungarian music of his family. He got his start playing Croatian and Macedonian weddings at the age of 19, and spent much of his youth playing with traditional village musicians. He's played extensively at traditional events for East European immigrant communities throughout the United States and Canada as well as in frequent concert tours of Europe. His career has included performances at Smotra Foklora in Zagreb, Croatia, the Smithsonian's Festival of American Folklife, Jimmy Carter's Inaugural, the Rededication of Ellis Island, the Bicentennial Celebration of the Constitution in Philadelphia as well as performances in Carnegie Hall and Lincoln Center. Walt made his off-Broadway debut in Tony Kushner's adaptation of the S. Ansky classic, A Dybbuk, performing at New York's Public Theater and appeared in the film, The Suicide. Walt's been a faculty member at the Balkan Arts Music Camp as well as director of the Cleveland Tamburitzans. His album, Nova Domovina: Balkan Slavic Music from the Industrial Midwest won the Unesco award for ethnomusicology. In addition to appearing on CDs with Harmonia Walt's clarinet playing is also featured on Budowitz: Mother Tongue on the Koch International label.
10:00 PM The Fringe
The world's premier Free Jazz Trio. Thirty two years of playing together every Monday has created a three headed beast that is making Jazz history. If you want to experience the Boston Jazz scene you cannot miss the Fringe. Monday after Monday this story unfolds.
ohn Lockwood - Bass
Bob Gulotti - Drums
George Garzone - Sax
08/05 Tuesday
5:30 PM ZUMBA
Is a 1-hour dance/ fitness class that is calorie-burning, heart-racing,
muscle-pumping, body-energizing, and EASY to do.
Zumba combines high energy and motivating music with Latin moves like salsa,
merengue, cumbia, hip hop, samba, and aerobics. Skip the workout... join the
party!
Instructor: Jess Perkins will help you DANCE YOUR WAY TO BETTER FITNESS.
Day: Tuesdays
Time:5:30 pm
Price: $10.00 per class
Contact: jessperkins@comcast.net for sign-up
Telephone: 617 968-1695
7:00 PM The Odd Tuesday Milonga
7 - 8 Beginner Lesson
8 - 9 Practica
9 - 12 Milonga (Dance)
Cost: $5 for any two; $10 for all three.
08/06 Wednesday
10:00 PM Bruce Gertz Trio
with
Tim Miller, Guitar
Austin McMahan, Drums
08/07 Thursday
10:00 PM greg davis & eric chenaux
Eric Chenaux plays guitars, ballads, electronics, tunes and improvisations.
He is currently a member of The Reveries, The Draperies, Drumheller,
The Guayaveras
and The Allison Cameron Band. These groups share affiliation with the
Toronto-based record label, Rat-drifting --
a home for sweet-psychedelic experimental polyphony and fried pop.
Chenaux had also released his hacks of ballads
on two solo records (Dull Lights and more currently Sloppy Ground) on
the Montréal- based record label, Constellation.
Eric will be performing solo renditions of these ballads with voice,
electric guitar and whammy Echo harps.
www.rat-drifting.com
www.myspace.com/ericchenaux
Greg Davis plays everything from guitar to khaen to gongs to
synthesizer to pine cones to laptop and more. He primarily works as a
solo musician but has worked in a variety of musical situations with
Jeph Jerman, Zach Wallace (as Sun Circle), Keith Fullerton Whitman,
Sebastien Roux, Steven Hess, Joseph Grimm and Akron/Family. Davis has
released many records on labels such as Carpark, Kranky, Important,
Tompkins Square, Tonschacht, Room40, Ghostly and more. He has toured
and travelled around the world sharing his openness to all sounds and
musical experiences. Davis makes his home in Burlington, Vermont where
he works on music, audio mastering and has been active in developing a
new scene for different music.
Greg's recent live sets have focused on a shared meditative drone
based music which creates a sound environment conducive for the
practice of deep listening in the present moment with a clear mind and
without prejudice.
www.autumnrecords.net
http://www.myspace.com/gregdavismusic
08/08 Friday
7:00 PM GREEDY CHERRY / ZANNA / CARA DINEEN
GREEDY CHERRY
www.myspace.com/greedycherry
ZANNA
www.myspace.com/zannamusic
CARA DINEEN
www.myspace.com/caradineen
08/09 Saturday
7:00 PM The Brian Jansen Band
(www.myspace.com/brianjansen) a four-piece indie-folk band.
10:00 PM Big Tree
Big Tree is an angular pop band for naturalists. These five good friends have created a sound that taps into organic folk, greasy blues, ambient rock, and modal jazz. Based in New York, Big Tree's mix of urban and natural soundscapes create a dynamic and elegant style that has the habit of making people dance smile like a kid again.
08/10 Sunday
11:30 AM Yoga with Natalie Brooks
4:00 PM JYUGOYA Ensemble Japan Tour Kick-Off Concert
Jyugoya ensemble is an ongoing project of Boston-based, Japanese born composer Reiko Yamada, directing a group of talented international artists. The talented performers, hailing from Canada, France, Japan, Latvia, and Venezuela, meld their diverse musical and cultural influences to create a unique and visionary program. The ensemble is comprised of Mariliana Arvelo - Flamenco dance, Andrew Eng - Violin, Mariko Matsumura - Soprano, Fabrizio Mazzetta - Cello, Synthia Sture - Piano, Reiko Yamada - Composer. The afternoon's program features original compositions written exclusively for the ensemble by composer Reiko Yamada.
www.reikoyamada.com
7:00 PM The George Schuller Trio
featuring
Dan Tepfer, piano
Jeremey Stratton, bass
George Schuller, drums
10:00 PM Gill Aharon Trio/ Valerie Orth
08/11 Monday
10:00 PM The Fringe
The world's premier Free Jazz Trio. Thirty two years of playing together every Monday has created a three headed beast that is making Jazz history. If you want to experience the Boston Jazz scene you cannot miss the Fringe. Monday after Monday this story unfolds.
ohn Lockwood - Bass
Bob Gulotti - Drums
George Garzone - Sax
08/12 Tuesday
5:30 PM ZUMBA
Is a 1-hour dance/ fitness class that is calorie-burning, heart-racing,
muscle-pumping, body-energizing, and EASY to do.
Zumba combines high energy and motivating music with Latin moves like salsa,
merengue, cumbia, hip hop, samba, and aerobics. Skip the workout... join the
party!
Instructor: Jess Perkins will help you DANCE YOUR WAY TO BETTER FITNESS.
Day: Tuesdays
Time:5:30 pm
Price: $10.00 per class
Contact: jessperkins@comcast.net for sign-up
Telephone: 617 968-1695
7:00 PM Vian Quartet
Vian: piano
Samir Zarif: saxpones
Hogyu Hwang: basses
Nick Falk: drums
All Music Composed by Vian
" Vian is very talented and has special musical abilities. His music is very sensitive, pretty and musical. It presents a total pleasure to listen to the audience." - Joanne Brackeen
" The musical beauty of Vian will bring you a true feeling of love and joy." - Garry Dial
" Vian's music is thoughtful, at times introspective and yet filled with hope. His well orchestrated compositions, played tastefully and by an excellent ensemble, make this first recording effort one to be applauded."
08/13 Wednesday
10:00 PM KGBG
Kaufman/Gertz/Bergonzi/Guerrero
Jerry Bergonzi sax
Gabriel Guerrero piano
Bruce Gertz bass
Bob Kaufman drums
08/14 Thursday
7:30 PM Michael McNeill Quartet Featuring Paul Smoker
Paul Smoker, trumpet
Michael McNeill, piano
Larry Kukers, bass
Francisco Molina, drums
For more information:
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/damonshort/smoker.htm
http://www.myspace.com/mgmcneill
10:00 PM The Julien Kasper Band
Julien Kasper is a superb guitarist ... a dynamic and fluent player with a rich mind full of musical ideas. This is a terrific musician who should not be missed.
— Allan Chase The Portsmouth Herald
"Kasper's playing is authoritative and adventurous. With forays into jazz
phrasing and high-octane blues, his melodic attack combines equal parts of
Jeff Beck and Hendrix channeled through monumental tone."
-- Guitarist Magazine
"His second album continues to show he's is one of New England's real musical treasures. The CD is a sparkling sample of Kasper's versatility ... marvelous interplay... virtuoso fretwork... delectable melody... stunning command of tone and phrasing...
— Jay Miller Patriot Ledger
"Julien Kasper again proves he is one of the finer rock guitar instrumentalists around. He’s got great chops and feel and unquestionable tone. In fact, the sounds of the guitars are damn near perfect. And best of all, the compositions here are well-written."
— John Heidt Vintage Guitar
"Berklee’s ax-wielding professor of Hendrixian studies and Beckology puts the lie once more to the old “those-who-can’t-play-teach” canard with this ripping, live-to-tape date, his second. Grounded in jazz-rock and funk, featuring more guitar tones than a ZZ Top compilation, and all done with a minimum of crotch-grabbing, “The New Imperial” gives a good name to guitar heroics. Download: “8 to 11.”
— Kevin R. Convey Boston Herald
"Wes Montgomery greatly complicated my life by hipping me to jazz," writes Julien Kasper. Way to go, Wes! Kasper's ballsy - yet - breathy tone (think Holdsworth, Frisell) is grafted onto lithe, elastic compositions that breath fusion fire through Texas teeth.
The eclectic [guitarist] suggests that "John Coltrane and Miles Davis have far more in common with Hendrix and Beck than most jazz guitarists." Building his style from that perspective, Kasper displays the kind of righteous control, dead-on phrasing, progressive composition, and savvy ears that make Eric Johnson's music so appealing... This guy is really, really good - somebody give him a record deal quick!"
-- Guitar Player Magazine
08/15 Friday
8:00 PM Tap and Jazz: A Musical Conversation
An evening of improvisation, combining tap dance and jazz music.
Featuring some of Boston's top dance and musical talent.
Hosted by Suzanne Bouffard
Advanced dancers welcome to dance. Musicians welcome to sit in.
Suggested donation: $10 ($15 suggested for dancers)
Suggested arrival time for dancers: 7:30 pm
For more information, email Suzanne at smbouffard@gmail.com
10:00 PM Anna Vogelzang/Emilyn Brodsky
Anna Vogelzang is unavoidably soulful. She has major vocals. She was a vocal major. Anna started writing terrible poetry when she turned 13 and started playing the guitar because she wanted to be like Jewel. Later in her young adult years she traveled & lived in lots of different cities, sharing stages with awesome folks like: Mirah, Franz Nicolay (The Hold Steady), Wye Oak, Ecstatic Sunshine, Winterpills, Charlotte Martin, & Casey Dienel (White Hinterland). She also performed as a vocalist with The Dresden Dolls all around the country, notably at Lollapalooza 2006 & on NPR's World Cafe. During college she wrote a lot of essays about music and made two real records, the second of which (The Things That Airplanes Do) served as her senior thesis & was mastered at Capitol Records in glamtastic Hollywood by Ron McMaster (Diana Krall, The Beach Boys, Gwen Stefani). The Pittsburgh City Paper called her "an erudite pop star in the making" when she released it; she graduated in 2007 with a BFA in Creative Music Production from Carnegie Mellon University. Now she's living the starving singer-songwriter's dream in Chicago where she hosts an open mic every week & plays around town all the time, much to the shagrin of her beauty sleep. She also drives all over the country playing music with her friends on DIY tours, and plans to keep on doing it no matter what - even if the gas prices make it impossible.
Emilyn Brodsky is 22 year old singer-songwriter who couldn't bring herself to learn how to play the guitar, so instead she plays the ukulele. She writes simple songs about complex feelings and is a big fan of tight harmonies and aggressive charm. Emilyn grew up in Westchester, New York home to Bill and Hillary Clinton, Jay-Z and Beyonce, and Xavier's Institute for Higher Learning. She has had the good fortune to play with some seriously amazing people. Would you like some examples? You got it!: The Dresden Dolls, The Gossip, The Magnetic Fields, The Decemberists, The Hold Steady, The World/Inferno Friendship Society, Langhorne Slim, Kimya Dawson, Ani Difranco, and Pete Seeger. She thinks that's a pretty impressive list. She has a self-released album of home recordings, a split 7-inch with Mirah on Third Story Records, and you can now pre-order her first full-length studio album from Third Story Records, Emilyn Brodsky's Greatest Tits, on which she, very excitingly, is playing with a killer band (Brian Viglione of the Dresden Dolls, Peter Hess of Balkan Beat Box and The World/Inferno Friendship Society, Franz Nicolay of World/Inferno and The Hold Steady, gorgeous chanteuse Anna Vogelzang, and teen folk phemon Anthony Da Costa)! She is (almost!) a college graduate, having gotten her B.A. in Poetry from The New School University. She lives in New York City on the great island of Manhattan in a lovely and strange house. Sometimes she considers moving out of New York but she couldn't live without good bagels.
08/16 Saturday
2:00 PM The Human Condition
Visual art and Poetry
by
Jane Chakravarthy
Saturday 16th August
art reception 2-6pm
Poetry reading 3pm
followed by open mic
Live Music
food / refreshments, wine!
Jane Chakravarthy
Visual artist, Contemporary poet.
Jane primarily uses abstract imagery, metaphorical tones and irony to give depth to offer different levels on the way her work is perceived. " I rarely have a preconceived notion of what I will write or paint, my creativity comes from my life or vicariously from other people. I focus my energy to create images or scenes which guide me to purge and create a tangible expression; something I feel. I strive for my work to have a personal message, even if my point is not closed and easily defined. I am happy if my work connects to others, offers them guidance, hope, peace or just a sense acknowledgment on some level. My expression, creating my art is spiritual catharsis for me, I strive to let free my woes, to celebrate my one-ness and embrace our collective consciousness."
Jane has recently returned to Somerville after living in India for three and a half years; there she published her first book of poetry and artwork, Love, its Wrath and others, a collection of poetry, prose and artwork, and had several art shows, one notably at Bangalore's Chitrakala Parishat art institute.
Jane's poetry and or art has been published in various publications both here and in India, she is included in the Bagel Bards anthology 3, and upcoming issues of Luciole Press, Divine Revolution and The Ivory Tower
www.janechakravarthy.com
7:00 PM Qwertysaur, Junta, and Special Fredd
Junta is:
Richard McGuire – vox, alto saxophone
Vinay Bhatt – trumpet, sitar, trombone, euphonium, keys
Justin Mayfield – guitar
Dan Ehramjian - bass
Brandon Williams – drums
Forming from 5 friends frustrated with the local hardcore/punk/emo scene, Junta began their days trying to cover as much ground in musical categories as possible. They began playing in the glory days of high school and have since then performed as often as possible on breaks from college.
With a sound that could always be surprising, they were inspired by the idea that music does not need to be consistent, interrupting a flowing pop song with metal can be funny, and humor is acceptable in serious music. They have been compared to artists such as Mr. Bungle, Frank Zappa, and Otis Redding, and always look to expand on what artists they cite.
Visit them at www.myspace.com/juntajams to hear for yourself.
Qwertysaur is:
Justin Mayfield – guitar
Peter Moffett – drums
Qwertysaur works by the idea that anything that pops into their heads must be captured immediately and articulated, and then built upon. Complexities and technical structures are added afterwards and eventually their headaches become performable songs. Working with only two instruments is the game because it has unique drawbacks but even more advantages. It causes all ideas to be confined to two parts, yet the possibilities are endless, especially with two minds that consistently are trying to push each other beyond themselves.
Music available at www.myspace.com/qwertysaur
(www.myspace.com/specialfredd).
10:00 PM Lindsey Star/The Howlies/The Lie Society (Acoustic)
Lindsey Star (Acoustic - of Barnicle
The Howlies
The Lie Society (Acoustic)
08/17 Sunday
11:30 AM Yoga with Natalie Brooks
7:00 PM Multiartscape Triptyk
Join us as we travel along multimedia terrains of artistic expression. During this event we pass markers along roads that take switchback turns through music, poetry, & dance.
Forbes Graham -- trumpet
Jane Wang -- cello & piano
Daniel Johnson -- poetry
Suzanne Bouffard -- tap dance
Liz Roncka -- movement
Dan Godston -- horns & poetry
Kevin Micka aka Animal Hospital – guitar, percussion & effects
$10 suggested donation
Jane Wang is a composer/musician/artist who often collaborates with choreographers, movement, performance and theater artists. She plays double bass, cello, piano, guitarron, toy piano, ukelele, and various other instruments. She has performed in Haiti, Japan, Sweden, Yugoslavia, Italy and has had collaborated with artists in Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom. She is currently a member of the Mobius Artist Group and the composers' collaborative CDZABU. More info about her work is available online at
www.myspace.com/janewangcomposer
Daniel Johnson was raised in Salem, Ohio. He has worked as an educator and teaching artist with Teach for America, Young Chicago Authors, and Snow City Arts Foundation. Currently, he lives with his wife in Cambridge, Massachussets. His poetry has appeared in a variety of publications including jubilat, VERSE, American Letters & Commentary, Barrow Street, and in the anthology I Have My Own Song For It: Modern Poems of Ohio. In 2004 and 2005, he was selected for the Poetry Center of Chicago’s Juried Reading. His first manuscript is titled How to Catch a Falling Knife.
Suzanne Bouffard is a Boston-based tap dance performer, teacher, and choreographer, who has been called a “standout…for her effervescent pizzazz” by The Boston Globe. She currently performs with the New England Tap Ensemble and The Rhythm Section, and has been a member of the Footnotes Tap Ensemble and the Terpsichore Dance Troupe. Among her numerous credits are appearances in Clara's Dream: A Jazz Nutcracker, Tapestry, and the Beantown Tap Festival, and she has been a featured soloist with the Yoko Miwa Trio and the Wesleyan University Jazz Orchestra. Previously, she had a successful acting career on Broadway. Suzanne has taught at Emerson College, Wesleyan University, and throughout the Boston area. She holds a Ph.D. from Duke University.
Dan Godston composes music and plays the trumpet and other instruments in Chicago. In 2006 his trio -- Ways & Means -- released its debut CD, entitled Fire of Dream; this recording features a collaboration with poet Ed Roberson. From 2005 till 2006 The Ways & Means Trio hosted a monthly series at Muse Café called Lower & Upper Limits, which showcased collaborations between poets and musicians. Dan has worked with Jim Ryan, Daniele Cavallanti, Tiziano Tononi, Joel Wanek, Jayve Montgomery, Eric Glick Rieman, Guillermo Gregorio, Tom Abbs, Jerome Bryerton, Mankwe Ndosi, David Boykin, Douglas Ewart, Paul Hartsaw, Mars Williams, Steve Cohn, Nicole Mitchell, Briggan Krauss, Alex Wing, Ben Boye, Bill MacKay, Joshua Manchester, Federico Ughi, Clifton Hyde, and other musicians.
Forbes Graham is a composer, trumpet player, and electronic musician currently based in the Boston area. He has appeared on over 30 recordings, including studio appearances on such labels as Metal Blade, Tzadik, and Troubleman. Forbes has performed and recorded with a very diverse group of artists, including Erase Errata, Rakalam Bob Moses, Steve Lantner, Daughters, Raqib Hassan, Jim Hobbs, The One Am Radio, and Luther Gray. His composition “Variations on the Fibonacci Sequence” was commissioned by the Greenwall Foundation and world premiered at the 2007 Festival of New Trumpet. Forbes has also written music for the new music/rock ensemble Normal Love. He has appeared at numerous festivals including High Zero and The Wire’s Adventures in Modern Music. His work incorporates many genres including drum n’ bass, jazz, contemporary classical, noise, and hip-hop.
Liz Roncka has been dancing professionally since 1998. Her early training was in the tradition of classical ballet at the School of the New Bedford Ballet. In college, Liz’s focus shifted toward contemporary dance and improvisation. She was a member of the Dance Collective of Boston from 1998-2005. Liz has had the pleasure of performing modern dance and improvisational work under the direction of: Ramelle Adams, Emily Beattie, Ruth Benson-Levin, Debra Bluth, Alissa Cardone, Sean Curran, Andrew Harwood, Dawn Kramer, Light Motion, and Micki Taylor-Pinney. Her improvisational work has been presented in Boston, NYC, Paris and Budapest. Liz’s primary interest is in developing improvisational performances with dancers and musicians, most recently with movement artists Olivier Besson and Emily Beattie and musicians Jane Wang, Grant Smith, Jessyka Luzzi and Sean Frenette. When not dancing, Liz is a physical therapist and owner of Axis Pilates, LLC in Brookline.
www.myspace.com/forbesgraham
/www.danielbjohnson.com
www.myspace.com/janewangcomposer
http://tapboston.havetodance.com/suzanne_bouffard.html
www.myspace.com/dangodstonmusic
10:00 PM Gill Aharon Trio
08/18 Monday
7:30 PM Trio of Life
Trio of Life
Jon Fisher - piano
Raviv Markovitz - bass
Dan Garmon - drums
Trio of Life features three young talents of Lexington and Newton.
Jon, Raviv, and Dan have created music together in a variety of
venues, and their artistic visions transcend a single genre. With
its roots in blues and be-bop, Trio of Life extends its modern
sound to new and unique places. Don't miss this last Lily Pad show as
we say goodbye to Jon and Dan before their respective journeys to
Israel and Schulich School of Music.
Two sets. $10 suggested donation. Free cookies. Get ready to groove."
10:00 PM The Fringe
The world's premier Free Jazz Trio. Thirty two years of playing together every Monday has created a three headed beast that is making Jazz history. If you want to experience the Boston Jazz scene you cannot miss the Fringe. Monday after Monday this story unfolds.
John Lockwood - Bass
Bob Gulotti - Drums
George Garzone - Sax
08/19 Tuesday
5:30 PM ZUMBA
Is a 1-hour dance/ fitness class that is calorie-burning, heart-racing,
muscle-pumping, body-energizing, and EASY to do.
Zumba combines high energy and motivating music with Latin moves like salsa,
merengue, cumbia, hip hop, samba, and aerobics. Skip the workout... join the
party!
Instructor: Jess Perkins will help you DANCE YOUR WAY TO BETTER FITNESS.
Day: Tuesdays
Time:5:30 pm
Price: $10.00 per class
Contact: jessperkins@comcast.net for sign-up
Telephone: 617 968-1695
7:00 PM The Odd Tuesday Milonga
7 - 8 Beginner Lesson
8 - 9 Practica
9 - 12 Milonga (Dance)
Cost: $5 for any two; $10 for all three.
08/20 Wednesday
10:00 PM KGBG
Kaufman/Gertz/Bergonzi/Guerrero
Jerry Bergonzi sax
Gabriel Guerrero piano
Bruce Gertz bass
Bob Kaufman drums
08/21 Thursday
7:00 PM John Stowell and Gustavo Assis-Brasil / Guitar Duo
http://www.gustavoassisbrasil.com
http://www.johnstowell.com
$10 suggested donation
Guitarists John Stowell and Gustavo Assis-Brasil present an evening of intimate guitar duets, including standards, Brazilian tunes, and modern jazz classics
"Gustavo Assis-Brasil is an accomplished guitarist with a remarkably fluid linear concept and a distinctive, ultra-sophisticated harmonic sense."
-- BILL MILKOWSKI, Jazz Times Magazine
"John Stowell plays his amplified guitar as if he were surrounded by fine crystal… the type of slow burning, sustained energy that you hear in players that practice all the time."
--Downbeat Magazine
10:00 PM Molly Zenobia
"Piano Meets Cello And Makes... A PIALLO!
Molly Zenobia on piano and voice will be accompanied on a few of her kick-ass songs by cellist Valerie Thompson of Goli. If you’ve never heard Molly’s music (www.mollyzenobia.com), this is the show for you. Her style is as soulful and touching as it is epic and we promise you won’t be disappointed.
For some more music, check out songs “King Aeolus” and “Colors Run” on WMBR’s archived “Bats In The Belfry” show online -- look for archived streams at http://www.wmbr.org/cgi-bin/arch. “King Aeolus” can be found on the August 04, 2008 show at 1.34.02 in the 2-hour show, and “Colors Run” can be found on the August 11, 2008 show at 1.42.54."
08/22 Friday
7:00 PM Fred Woodard Trio
Fred Woodard – Guitar
Greg Loughman – Bass
Yoron Israel - Drums
$10 suggested donation
The Music
This concert will feature an evening of standard and original jazz music. Woodard’s guitar style draws from several influences including, Charlie Christian, Wes Montgomery, Grant Green, Kenny Burrell, George Benson and Sonny Rollins. Woodard also takes sounds from styles other than jazz and adapts them to a jazz format.
Here’s what WGBH jazz radio host Eric Jackson has to say about Woodard: “I find Fred’s tone to be warm and inviting, making you want to hear more from him. No matter if he’s playing a ballad, an up tempo tune or an African American spiritual, that warmth shines through.”
Biographies
Fred Woodard (guitar, leader) has performed extensively with his trio in the northeastern and midwestern United States and southeastern Canada, making appearances at events such as the Providence Jazz and Blues Festival, The Discover Jazz Festival, The Kingfield Jazz and Blues Showcase and the Iowa City Jazz Festival. Woodard has released two CD’s Arrival and 1715 on his own label, Ujam Records. Both of these CDs have received extensive airplay and positive reviews as well. Woodard is currently on the faculty at the Roland Hayes School of Music in Roxbury, MA.
Greg Loughman (bass) has been very active on the Boston jazz scene for a number of years. His musical career has also taken him on tours of Jamaica, the Dominican Republic, the Czech Republic and Japan. He is also a faculty member at the University of Maine in Augusta, ME.
Yoron Israel (drums) has toured and recorded with musicians such as Abbey Lincoln, Ahmad Jamal, Kenny Burrell, Art Farmer, James Williams and he has recorded four CDs as a leader. He is currently assistant chair of the percussion department at Berklee College of Music, Boston, MA.
08/23 Saturday
8:00 PM Anthology
http://www.anthologyvoices.com/
Anthology is a professional women's vocal quartet. The group came
together with the goal of singing varied repertoire and not limiting
itself to any particular style. Each of the vocalists has a solid
education in classical choral music, and the group's range includes
medieval music, Renaissance madrigals, Romantic
part-songs, and new music hot off the press from local Boston
composers. They also sing folk and jazz, and are hoping to expand
their list of styles even further as they continue to work together.
The common musical thread is a consistently high standard of
performance, and a sense of fun!
10:00 PM Franklin Bruno/One Happy Island/Amo Joy
Franklin Bruno 10:45pm
One Happy Island 10pm
Amo Joy! 12midnight
08/24 Sunday
11:30 AM Yoga with Natalie Brooks
7:00 PM Psygnal/Forbes Graham/Ricardo Donoso
Lost in a sea of strings, circuits, skins, and feedback, Psygnal ( http://www.myspace.com/psygnal) bring you electroacoustic psychedelic improvisation using drums, guitar/pedals/trumpet/other and a computer. Indeed, you will hear evolutionary experimental music.
Forbes Graham ( http://www.myspace.com/forbesgraham) is a composer, trumpet player, and electronic musician currently based in the Boston area. He has appeared on over 30 recordings, including studio appearances on such labels as Metal Blade, Tzadik, and Troubleman. Forbes has performed and recorded with a very diverse group of artists, including Erase Errata, Rakalam Bob Moses, Steve Lantner, Daughters, Raqib Hassan, Jim Hobbs, The One Am Radio, and Luther Gray. His composition "Variations on the Fibonacci Sequence" was commissioned by the Greenwall Foundation and world premiered at the 2007 Festival of New Trumpet. Forbes has also written music for the new music/rock ensemble Normal Love. He has appeared at numerous festivals including High Zero and The Wire's Adventures in Modern Music. His work incorporates many genres including drum n' bass, jazz, contemporary classical, noise, and hip-hop.
Ricardo Donoso ( http://www.myspace.com/forbesgraham ) is a composer, percussionist and electronic musician from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil currently residing in Boston. He has studied film scoring and music synthesis at Berklee College of Music, and composition at the New England Conservatory. He is currently involved in groups Embouchure, The Epicureans, The Metal & Glass Ensemble, along with improvising with a wide variety of musicians and performing solo, both in the electro-acoustic and noise fields. Ricardo is also sole proprietor of the Semata Productions imprint and event organizing collective which he curates and oversees.
10:00 PM Gill Aharon Trio
www.myspace.com/thegillaharontrio
08/25 Monday
10:00 PM The Fringe
The world's premier Free Jazz Trio. Thirty two years of playing together every Monday has created a three headed beast that is making Jazz history. If you want to experience the Boston Jazz scene you cannot miss the Fringe. Monday after Monday this story unfolds.
John Lockwood - Bass
Bob Gulotti - Drums
George Garzone - Sax
08/26 Tuesday
5:30 PM ZUMBA
Is a 1-hour dance/ fitness class that is calorie-burning, heart-racing,
muscle-pumping, body-energizing, and EASY to do.
Zumba combines high energy and motivating music with Latin moves like salsa,
merengue, cumbia, hip hop, samba, and aerobics. Skip the workout... join the
party!
Instructor: Jess Perkins will help you DANCE YOUR WAY TO BETTER FITNESS.
Day: Tuesdays
Time:5:30 pm
Price: $10.00 per class
Contact: jessperkins@comcast.net for sign-up
Telephone: 617 968-1695
7:30 PM Andrei Matorin
The Boston Globe calls Brazilian-born Andrei Matorin an ''emerging jazz violinist'' and recently featured the Andrei Matorin Quartet in their Picks-of-the-Week column next to the likes of jazz greats such as Bill Charlap, Jim Hobbs, and John Patitucci. While studying at Berklee College of Music, he was honored with Berklee's Achievement Award on two separate occasions. He is an alumnus of Betty Carter's Jazz Ahead 2008 Program at The Kennedy Center in Washington DC, an exclusive program that ''identifies outstanding, emerging jazz artists in their mid-teens and twenties'' from an international pool of applicants.
After picking up the violin in Boston at the age of 6, Andrei pursued his musical studies in Italy and at the age of 10 enrolled in the prestigious Conservatoire de Geneve in Switzerland. Fate, it seems, would have him eventually return to Boston to study at New England Conservatory's Prep School, where he was the first violinist ever to graduate from its jazz certificate program, then enroll at Berklee College of Music on a scholarship from the World Scholarship Tour to study Jazz Composition and Performance.
Andrei has had the privilege of studying with some of the best jazz musicians and educators in the World like George Garzone, Tiger Okoshi, Tony Malaby, Dave Santoro, and Hal Crook. Andrei has shared a stage with many legendary and up-and-coming jazz greats including Bob Moses, Tiger Okoshi, Rosa Passos, Christian Scott, Oscar Stagnaro, Luques Curtis and Zaccai Curtis, Jason Palmer, Richie Barshay, James Williams just to name a few.
Performing regularly between Boston and New York since the age of 15, Andrei has also been teaching privately as of his first year at Berklee. In addition he is now a Junior Faculty member at the Litchfield Jazz Camp in Connecticut.
08/27 Wednesday
7:00 PM private event
10:00 PM KGBG
Kaufman/Gertz/Bergonzi/Guerrero
Jerry Bergonzi sax
Gabriel Guerrero piano
Bruce Gertz bass
Bob Kaufman drums
08/28 Thursday
7:00 PM End of Summer HAMMOND JAM/Eliza Blue
Presented by Sam Gilman
We are bidding farwell to the summer of 08 with another classic Hammond Jam, come slip into fall with the only Hammond Jam in the Boston area. All instruments welcome to come sit in, Hammond players attendance is mandatory!
Opening for Sam will be Eliza Bonacci
http://myspace.com/elizabluesings
"Fans of folk will immediately warm to her lush vocals and the simplicity of her arrangements, which evoke comparisons to Leonard Cohen, and Gillian Welch. While not a gimmicky artist or one likely to get audiences out of their seats, Eliza is a performer capable of mezmerizing listener with song."
08/29 Friday
9:00 PM Jenn Taranto CD release with special quest Mark Schwaber
08/30 Saturday
2:30 PM Nathan Curtis
Come hear the debut recital by local composer Nathan Curtis. Nathan will be performing some of his compositions on piano and flute, and he will be presenting the premiere of the Holy Tango Songbook, a setting of poems from Francis Heaney's Holy Tango of Literature. Guest artists for this performance will include author Francis Heaney, singer Lorinne Lampert, and pianist Stephen Williams.