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04/01 Wednesday
6:00 PM Open Vinyasa Yoga
10:00 PM Steve Langone
Featuring ....
Bruce Bartlett------------------guitar
Kendall Eddy---------------------bass
Kevin Harris--------------------------piano
Jim Repa---------------------------------alto
Rick DiMuzio---------------------------------tenor
Steve Langone----------------------------------drums
04/02 Thursday
5:40 PM Vinyasa
7:00 PM Florencia Gonzalez Big Band
Florencia Gonzalez - composer, arranger, conductor
Yuko Yamamura - French horn
Katzuyo Kuriya - flute, alto flute
Jeremy de Jesus - flute
Larry Dixon - clarinet
Kose Yamaguchi - clarinet
Arthur Felluca - alto sax, soprano sax, clarinet, flute
Natsuki Sugiyama - alto sax, flute
Mario Castro - tenor sax, flute, clarinet
Andrew Halchack - tenor sax, flute, clarinet
Cooper White - bari sax
Matt Joseph - trumpet, flugel
Christopher Rymes - trumpet, flugel
Oliver Pratt - trumpet, flugel
Eric Lehouillier - trumpet, flugel
Mike Solorio - tenor trombone
George Saenz - bass trombone
Roy Guzman - guitar
Joo Heon Kim - piano
Matias Alvear - acoustic bass
Francisco Molina – drum set
Plus special gests……
Saxophonist Florencia Gonzalez puts together a 21 piece Big Band in which she integrates Tango, Candombe and other rhythms brought from South America to the Big Band formation.
This Big Band incorporates extra woodwind colors, such as flutes and clarinets, and other instruments from the classical orchestra, such as French horn, and of course, some candombe drums here and there, bringing the traditional big band to another level.
www.florenciagonzalez.com/
www.myspace.com/florenciagonzalez
10:00 PM Hear Here
Rick Stone Curates April
Lefteris Kordis Trio
Dan Rosenthal Quartet
featuring
Rick Stone - sax
Kendall Eddy - bass
Austin McMahon - drums
Dan Rosenthal - trumpet
performing original compositions and one song by Thelonious Monk
www.myspace.com/danielrosenthal
Every Thursday, Hear Here brings you music from here to hear, showcasing local and touring bands/artists that are part of the extended Lily Pad family.
04/03 Friday
7:00 PM Keppie Coutts
"...Coutts's songs marry soul and folk so gorgeously, you'll cheer when they get stuck on endless repeat on the jukebox in your brain..."
Boston Globe, September 2008
The Boston Globe (August 2008) -
"Coutts...may remind you Feist and Ingrid Michaelson."
Keppie is the Australian-born soul-folkstress, submerged and reveling in the new wave of 'folk fusion' – an eclectic melding of acoustic-based song that steps inside jazz and soul.
Since arriving in Boston in 2005, Keppie has recorded with musicians who regularly tour with the likes of Paula Cole and Mary Chapin Carpenter, as well as studying with teachers and mentors of Gillian Welch and John Mayer. She has won the praise of peers, audiences and mentors.
Keppie started out spreading her words as poetry at local Sydney arts haunts and indie spaces. Very quickly the words found a canvas of music, and almost as quickly she was thrust into the recording studio. Chris Dubrow, former front-man of Australian political-industri-rock group Insurge (Sydney Big Day Out, 1997) instantly recognized the strength of Keppie’s writing and brought her into his recording studio, producing her first album, “On the Edge of a Dream”.
The immediate connection that she forms with an audience saw Keppie performing at some of Sydney’s best-known venues for live music, including the Excelsior, the Gaelic Club, the Seymour Centre, and international jazz-hub, The Basement as part of a selection of the city’s best songwriters. Keppie’s collaboration with sound engineer, Jason Mannell (who has produced Oz mega-rock group Jet), and separately with Sean Carey (currently in Oz super band Thirsty Merc), saw the release of “Tears De Picardie” to a sell-out launch show held at the Goldfish Bowl in Sydney’s Kings Cross.
10:00 PM Tim Eriksen: an evening of northern roots music!
“Northern roots is New England songs about life and death, not bed and breakfast.”
The former frontman of the prophetic folk-noise band Cordelia’s Dad, Tim Eriksen has one of the most hair-raising voices in American music. Accompanying himself on fiddle, banjo, guitar and bajo sexto, Tim redefines American tradition with a "northern roots" sound that encompasses old Massachusetts murder ballads, chilling shape-note harmonies and haunted originals alongside southern Appalachian and Irish tunes.
Tim’s singing is solidly rooted in traditional American folksong, and nobody does it better, but to call him a “folksinger” would miss the incredible range of his experience: 25 years playing South Indian veena, screaming hardcore punk in the old days at CBGB, 6 years with an Oromo (Ethiopian) gospel choir, 18 years singing Bosnian folk and pop, studio work with producers like Joe Boyd, T-Bone Burnett and Steve Albini, appearing as a soloist with a symphony orchestra at Carnegie Hall, decades of avant-garde sonic experimentation, most recently in composer Michael Theodore’s multi-media extravaganza “What I Saw at the Apocalypse”…that’s for starters. Known to many for his extensive contributions to the Oscar-winning film “Cold Mountain,” he is also the only musician to have shared the stage with both Kurt Cobain and Doc Watson, and recently collaborated with world-jazz innovator Omar Sosa’s on the new album “Across the Divide” released March 24 on Half Note Records. Tim stops at the Lily Pad on his way to a six-night run with Sosa at New York’s Blue Note Jazz Club.
This is a rare local opportunity to experience the intensity of this one-of-a-kind musician up close and personal. (Eriksen’s last Boston area solo appearance was at the Fleet Center with Ralph Stanley and Alison Krauss on the Great High Mountain Tour in 2004). The evening’s program is a hypnotic combination of ancient New England ballads, old-time Appalachian favorites and originals, including selections from an upcoming CD of solo unaccompanied songs and Tim’s unique, virtuosic arrangements for bajo sexto (twelve string acoustic bass). Seats are limited, so come early – and stay late to hang out after the show!
Tickets: $10 at door
Tim will be featured on Radio Boston on Friday, March 27th and Saturday, March 28th at 1 p.m. Listen on the radio at WBUR 90.9FM or online at www.wbur.org/listen
Visit Tim’s website: www.timeriksenmusic.com
Listen to Tim’s northern roots music on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=723448AE2AA101C2
04/04 Saturday
7:00 PM Jeff Platz Group/Kevin Frenettes Quartet
7:00 pm
Kevin Frenette Group
featuring:
Kevin Frenette / guitar
*Joe Giardullo / saxophone
James Rohr / piano
Curt Newton / drums
Ryan McGuire / bass
www.myspace.com/kevinfrenette
*(Joe Giardullo) http://www.joegiardullo.com/
8:00
Jeff Platz Quartett
featuring:
Jeff Platz / guitar
*Daniel Carter / reeds, trumpet
John Mclellan / drums
Kit Demos / bass
www.myspace.com/jeffplatz
* (Daniel Carter) http://www.aumfidelity.com/carter.html
10:00 PM Dan Arcamone Trio
High-energy grooves are as common to this trio as are delicate soundscapes. Dan’s unique touch on the guitar is founded in jazz tradition while continually drawing from other forms of music. Arcamone is also commonly seen as a sideman with various groups, most notably The Damon Grant Project. Dan has performed at the Berkshire Jazz Festival, the Litchfield Jazz Festival, the Norwalk Jazz Festival, the Norwalk Oyster Festival, and the New Haven Arts and Ideas Festival. His guitar playing can be heard extensively on two CD’s by The Damon Grant Project entitled, “Improvisation” and “Sonidos Nuevos”. He can also be heard on The LP Passion for Music CD Vol 6. Arcamone’s first album, Trioisms, was released in 2008 and features 13 of his original compositions. His trio was awarded “Best Jazz Band” by the Fairfield County Weekly’s Grand Band Slam Reader’s Poll in 2005 and 2007. The current line-up features Dan Arcamone, Rich Zurkowski, and Tom Ash on guitar, bass, and drums.
04/05 Sunday
11:00 AM Vinyasa
6:00 PM Gillypad
6pm Notrio
7 pmDemetreus Spaneas
8:15pm gaT
9:30pm Your Neighborhood Saxophone Quartet
Allan Chase - alto and soprano sax
Cercie Miller - alto and soprano sax
Joel Springer - tenor sax
Tom Hall - baritone sax
A rare reunion of one of Boston's leading improvisation ensembles of the 1980s and 1990s. Formed in 1980, YNSQ are veterans who recorded one LP and five CDs, made countless appearances around New England and New York, toured the Midwest, and made 11 European tours including appearances at major jazz and new music festivals, concert halls, and clubs. They will draw on their book of nearly 200 original compositions and arrangements, plus new pieces.
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04/06 Monday
4:00 PM Music & Movement for children Español
Interactive, bilingual and fun music classes for children (3 months-5 year old). Lead by live singing and guitar playing, children and caregivers will experience joy and learning while playing real musical instruments (drums, maracas, tambourines) and other educational materials such us balls, parachute, puppets and shapes, among many other fun material.
"Music helps neurons communicate better, enhances motor skills and reduces hyperactivity. Children who learn how to play music at an early age can handle the stresses of life better when they are adults."
"the earlier you start the better because it has always been believed that music encourages development in children."
Teacher:
Mariana Iranzi is an active performer and educator in the Boston area graduated from Berklee College of Music (2005).
With more than ten years of experience, Mariana teaches at Baby Wiggle, Guitar Stop and the Boston children's museum. Please visit www.marianairanzi.com for more information.
Mondays @ 4pm
Starting March 30th
45 minute classes
8 week session
$150 sibling special add $50
SIGN UP NOW!
musicmariana@yahoo.com
617 320 2152
7:00 PM Julian Kasper Band
This band is the best expression of "GUITAR TRIO" around!
Hendrix meets Mike Stern.
Here the first Monday of every month at 7pm.
10:22 PM The Fringe
http://thefringejazz.com/
http://www.myspace.com/thefringebostonofficial
04/07 Tuesday
5:40 PM Gentle/Beginners Yoga
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.
04/08 Wednesday
6:00 PM Open Vinyasa Yoga
10:00 PM longy Jazz
04/09 Thursday
5:40 PM Vinyasa
7:00 PM Tom Harrison Band (with support from Robert Gillies and more)
THB perform their Pop/Rock concept album "Fire... Embers... Charcoal... Fire." The band, all studying at Berklee College of Music in Boston are brand new and already set for big things. For information on the support acts and THB, check out:
http://myspace.com/tomandhismusic
Jolly Hockey sticks! For Charlie Holford, a well-to-do English lad of eighteen years, boarding school life is finally over. He’s happy to wake up at home knowing he has his entire Summer ahead of him, but as quickly as it takes to infuse a mug of tea and jam a slice of toast on the first morning, he feels trapped. Even parties at posh-totty-teaser, spoilt-little-rich-kid Polly Marshall’s house don’t fulfill him anymore. No. He longs for another. A young woman he met the previous Summer on a holiday across the water, thousands of miles away. He feels the desire to find Sarah Hayes in his very being. Re-igniting the ashes of his empty social life, he journeys, takes the big risk, begins to walk across the coals from adolescence to adulthood. Charlie Holford returns to New York City to find his flicker of light, his flame, his fire. -x-
10:00 PM Hear Here
Rick Stone Curates April
10pm Colin Stack and Novelty Act
11pm Sean Berry's Vaunce plays improvised music that reserves the right to draw, at any moment, upon many influences (although it could be said that progressive jazz is the primary catalyst). Each member of the
collective contributes original compositions and improvisational directions. Vaunce takes its name from the principle on which it was founded: perpetual forward motion.
Kendall Eddy - bass
Lefteris Kordis - piano
Austin McMahon - drums
Sean Berry - saxophone
www.myspace.com/seanberrymusic
Every Thursday, Hear Here brings you music from here to hear, showcasing local and touring bands/artists that are part of the extended Lily Pad family.
04/10 Friday
7:00 PM The Ogre Battle: All the Rock that Flies
Featuring:
Neon God, A Bit Much, and Dangur
$5
A BIT MUCH pits Degan (of Fetish Chicken), John T. Montgomery (of Paraffin Section), and Matt Lillis (of Project Mayhem) against the collected works of the last four hundred years. After spending years properly grooming their facial hair to avoid all those painful Jethro Tull comparisons, they can afford the eclecticism and factionalism of the White Album or Houses of the Holy, suffused with the “thunder-storm” dynamics of Quadrophenia, and the dragon-citing bombast of Queen II, and the spiraling knee-jerk guitar quips of Marquee Moon. But moreover and mostly, A Bit Much is dedicated to providing music shamelessly, for people full of shame.
NEON GOD plays every show as if it were it's last. This Boston-based 3 piece takes the stage in a very raw, very warm way. Their music is dynamic in mood, feel, volume, energy, color and tempo change. It can be complex and simple and draws influence from the likes of The Velvet Underground, Stooges, James Gang, PJ Harvey, early ZZ Top and Woody Guthrie to name just a few. William Dwyer, the band's songwriter/guitarist/vocalist writes mainly about loves won and lost, personal victories and failings, hoping those doing wrong in the world pay dearly and sometimes just about finding people to party with in many different ways.
DANGUR: Self-proclaimed 'ROCK & ROLL FUZZ' comprised of Western Mass babies with an affinity for girth, riffs, beards, feeding back, scowling, howling, jowling?, unconcealed love for Black Sabbath, somewhat-concealed love for Prince, and power chords galore. Ingredients combine in the proverbial feeding-bag with somewhat obvious overtones of Black Flag-and Melvins-influence, amongst other fresh produce.
04/11 Saturday
3:00 PM Jessye and Elan Mehler piano and drawings
7:00 PM Chillgroove
Three guys walk into a studio (stop me if you've heard this one). Tim Casey, Hayim Kobi and Kerry Maxwell set up a ton of equipment both cutting edge and ancient, tune up, hit record, and then improvise for hours.
Later they edit the results and come up with a near-perfect pop album, "Chillgroove" (LBCD58). The CD is universally hailed,
Tim (guitar, keys, vocals) is a pop/ambient music freak (think Beatles meet Brian Eno). Hayim (keys, drumming) was born and raised in the mideast and has a deep love of Arabian beats (and a closet full of rare instruments to boot) as well as the latest software synths. Kerry (guitar) is from Venus - he owns more music than you've ever heard, he builds his own guitar stompboxes, and his influences aren't even necessarily from the world of music.
They'll be joined by newer players Noam Sender (improvised vocals, percussion, ney, and zurna) and Glenn Williams (bass, keys).
Listen to their stuff at myspace.com/chillgrooveboston or at lowbudgetrecords.com.
If you like Talking Heads, Pink Floyd, Miles Davis, David Bowie and Brian Eno or all those old Nonesuch and Smithsonian LPs of world music, or if you just feel like dancing, you'll like this show.
11:00 PM Quantum Jams: Late Nite Music@ Lily Pad 11pm-1am
Acid jazz out funk all the time ensemble improv power music.
Featuring musicians:
Forbes Graham-trumpet
Jim Hobbs-alto saxophone
Michael Shea-piano
David Warren-bass
Stephen Walton-bass
Jose Arroyo-congas, percussion
Dennis Warren-drums, timbales
04/12 Sunday
11:00 AM Vinyasa
6:00 PM Gillypad
Notrio
7pm Patrick Kunka Quartet
Scottish drummer and composer Patrick Kunka presents a transatlantic project featuring some of Berklee's top students from the US and Scotland. The Patrick Kunka Quartet features award winning students Leah Gough-Cooper (saxophones), Alan Benzie (piano), Dylan Coleman (bass), and Patrick Kunka (drums and compositions). Performing original music from their new CD "The Edge" recorded February 2009, expect an energetic mixture of hard-swinging and cutting-edge contemporary jazz.
www.myspace.com/patrickkunkaquartet
8:15 gaT
9:30pm Offset Needle Radius
A unique opportunity to witness improvised sound structuring from two reunited veterans of D.I.Y. and underground music movements. Offset Needle Radius from Kittery Maine, will perform with Nickname: Rebel of San Jose. California. .The sonic result is a swirl of experimental, prepared guitar, ambient, psychedelic, all improvised utilizing bass, guitar, processors, electronics, mics, etc. The album Offset Needle Radius Vs. Nickname: Rebel will be released in June, 2009 on Wow Cool. We will be giving away preview CD's with music and video to support the upcoming release.
www.myspace.com/offsetneedleradius
04/13 Monday
4:00 PM Music & Movement for children Español
Interactive, bilingual and fun music classes for children (3 months-5 year old). Lead by live singing and guitar playing, children and caregivers will experience joy and learning while playing real musical instruments (drums, maracas, tambourines) and other educational materials such us balls, parachute, puppets and shapes, among many other fun material.
"Music helps neurons communicate better, enhances motor skills and reduces hyperactivity. Children who learn how to play music at an early age can handle the stresses of life better when they are adults."
"the earlier you start the better because it has always been believed that music encourages development in children."
Teacher:
Mariana Iranzi is an active performer and educator in the Boston area graduated from Berklee College of Music (2005).
With more than ten years of experience, Mariana teaches at Baby Wiggle, Guitar Stop and the Boston children's museum. Please visit www.marianairanzi.com for more information.
Mondays @ 4pm
Starting March 30th
45 minute classes
8 week session
$150 sibling special add $50
SIGN UP NOW!
musicmariana@yahoo.com
617 320 2152
7:00 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
10:22 PM The Fringe
http://thefringejazz.com/
http://www.myspace.com/thefringebostonofficial
04/14 Tuesday
6:00 PM Kripalu Yoga
8:00 PM Even Tuesday Milonga
04/15 Wednesday
6:00 PM Open Vinyasa Yoga
10:00 PM Nicki Bove/Bell with Shotgun City/Nicky Egan and The Majority
Nicky Egan and The Majority 10-11pm
www.myspace.com/nickyeganJennah
Bell with Shotgun City 11pm-12am
www.myspace.com/jennahbell
Nicki Bove and Her Band 12am-1am
www.myspace.com/nickibove
04/16 Thursday
5:40 PM Vinyasa
7:00 PM Skinnyvinny/Spam/Jack Wright w/ friends
Skinnyvinny (duo Josh and Andrew on percussion)
Spam: worn chant transplant imitable Delivery Status Notification
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life, prescription-free Achieve all the gains in length knead knee
kneecap kneel knell endpoint staccato. Matt Samolis, flute, tangerine
roland; Steve Norton, reeds, things we need; and Curt Newton,
percussion, choosy bloodstone.
Jack Wright w/ friends
10:00 PM Hear Here
Rick Stone Curates April
austin mcmahon - drums
kendall eddy - double bass
lefteris kordis - piano
catherine bent - cello
michalis katachanas - viola
alec spiegelman - reeds
panayota chaloulakou - vocals, compositions
"Tonight's group will perform original compositions based on poetry by Panayota Chaloulakou. You will hear inspiring poetry by Robert Creeley, Jack Kerouac, Stephen Crane, Theodore Roethke, and Bertolt Brecht. This music is part of the album "Barely Real: Music of Panayota Chaloulakou," which was recorded with a different group in Spring 06."
Catherine Bent's Choros com Chocolate
Amir Milstein -flute
Rick Stone -reeds
Catherine Bent -cello
Assaf Shatil -piano
Alex Chaloff -drums
music of Pixinguinha, Jobim and Bent
www.catherinebent.com
Every Thursday, Hear Here brings you music from here to hear, showcasing local and touring bands/artists that are part of the extended Lily Pad family.
04/17 Friday
7:00 PM Margin Walker/Mutt/Mod Gun
Margin Walker (www.myspace.com/marginwalkerx)
Mutt (www.myspace.com/muttma)
Mod Gun (www.myspace.com/modgun)
$5, All Ages
10:00 PM Bob Mover Quartet
Bob Mover- Alto and Tenor saxophones, vocals
Bob Albanese- piano
Esperanza Spalding-bass
Joe Hunt-Drums
Tickets $15.00/$12.00 for students w/ valid id
esperanzaspalding.com
www.myspace.com/esperanzaspalding
Saxophonist Bob Mover
At the age of 21, Mover joined Charles Mingus for a stay of five months at
the Five Spot in New York City. He then joined Chet Baker’s group for 9
months before leaving for Brazil in 1974. During his six months stay, he
worked with samba legends Johnny Alf (the “father of Bossa Nova”) and
Lucio Alves.
Upon his return to New York City in 1975, he rejoined Baker. They worked
regularly in New York City clubs, as well as performing at Carnegie Hall,
Avery Fisher Hall and touring the mid-west and California. In the summer
of that year, he made his first European appearances with Chet Baker at La
Grande Parade du Jazz (Nice, France), Jazz Festival Laren (Holland) and
the Middleheim Jazz Festival (Antwerp, Belgium), where they played
opposite Sarah Vaughan. This concert was filmed for European television
and a review appeared in the Belgian press, which described Mover as “a 23
year old revelation”.
At the end of 1975, Bob went out on his own, leading his own groups around
NYC and elsewhere. His first working band featured Tom Harrell (trumpet)
and the late Jimmy Garrison (bass). Critic, Chuck Berg, wrote in Downbeat
“Mover is a poet/philosopher whose music rings with a profundity that
speaks to both heart and mind...Mover´s voice is his own, worth listening
to...carefully." From 1976 to the end of 1979, he led his own quartets and
quintets every Sunday and Monday night playing to packed houses at Sweet
Basil in Greenwich Village.
Featured sidemen included pianists Kenny Barron, Mike Nock, and the late
Albert Dailey as well as, bassists Buster Williams, Ron McLure and Denis
Irwin, trumpeters Harrell and Claudio Roditi, and most often the
underrated master, Ben Riley on drums.
In 1976 and 1977, he made is first two recordings under his own name– On
The Move (Choice) and Bob Mover (Vanguard) – the latter, having received a
4 ½ star review in Downbeat Magazine. He worked as a sideman with Duke
Jordon, Matthew Gee, Albert Dailey, Vinnie Burke and others and often
subbed for Russell Procope in a trio with pianist Brooks Kerr and Duke
Ellington’s long time drummer, Sonny Greer. During this period, Bob also
co-led a group with Lee Kontiz. They played in concerts and clubs in the
USA and Canada and recorded an album under Konitz’s name, Affinity – The
Lee Konitz Quintet (Chiaroscuro) (that also received a 4 ½ stars in
Downbeat).
In 1981, Bob resided in Boston where he taught improvisation workshops at
Berklee College of Music in Boston while holding down regular gigs at
Michial’s Pub and Pooh’s Pub with his quartet (Joe Cohn or Mick Goodrich
on guitar, the late Charlie LaChapelle on bass and the legendary Boston
drummer Bobby Ward). He also played in the quintet of pianist Art Matthews
with young trumpeter, Wallace Roney as his front line partner.
Rejoining Chet Baker in March, 1981 they toured France, Belgium, the
Nederlands, Austria and Germany while making two recordings – Chet Baker
Live at Clubs Salt Peanuts Köln Volumes 1, and 2 (Circle) “an added bonus
to these discs is the astounding alto playing of Bob Mover”, (Bob Oakley,
Jazz Journal, 1990,Chet Baker the Wages of Lyricism).
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Drummer Joe Hunt has toured and recorded with George Russell, Stan Getz
and Bill Evans. He left New York in 1971 to teach at Berklee's jazz
studies program for 31 years, during which time he also performed with Joe
Henderson, Tal Farlow and Kenny Burrell
www.allaboutjazz.com/php/article.php?id=26099
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Esperanza Spalding
In addition to the studying and the teaching, the Berklee years have also
created a host of networking opportunities. Since her move to the East
Coast, Spalding has worked with several notable artists, including pianist
Michel Camilo, vibraphonist Dave Samuels, bassist Stanley Clarke,
guitarist Pat Metheny, singer Patti Austin and saxophonists Donald
Harrison and Joe Lovano.
The newest chapter of Spalding’s journey begins with the release of her
international debut recording for Heads Up in May 2008.
______________________
Bob Albanese, a perpetual student, was granted a scholarship in 2002 to
complete a B.M. and M.M. at the prestigious Manhattan School of Music in
Jazz Composition. He met the challenge head on and while under the M.S.M.
umbrella composed a number of new works including a Jazz Philharmonic
piece entitled “Samba Esperança” that was performed by the Cincinnati
Conservatory Philharmonic in April of 2006. He completed his formal
degrees, BM and MM in May 2006 graduating with honors, receiving the
William C. Borden award [for outstanding achievement in the field of
Jazz].
Equally at home in jazz, Latin, pop, and theatrical musical settings, Jazz
Pianist Bob Albanese has worked with a wide stylistic cross section of
artists, many of considerable fame. Some of the notables he has performed,
arranged and/or recorded with include Anita O’Day, Buddy Rich, Warne
Marsh, Rita Moreno, Herb Ohta, Datevik Hovanesian, Leslie Uggums, Daphne
Rubin Vega, Bill Watrous and a host of other Jazz artists ranging from Cab
Calloway to Freddie Hubbard to Branford Marsalis.
The legendary pianist and composer, Clare Fischer, after hearing a solo
performance Bob gave in Los Angeles in 2006, “I thoroughly enjoyed Bob’s
originality, harmonic and rhythmic depth and fluency of ideas”.
04/18 Saturday
4:00 PM 1K Entertainment presents: The Battle for $1,000
featuring:
8 of the best local bands we could find.
Come out and support local music!
$8 presale/$10 day of
10:00 PM KLEZFACTOR
04/19 Sunday
11:00 AM Kripalu Yoga
6:00 PM Gillypad
6pm NoTrio Gill and Nat play a concert for one. There is a chair waiting for you.
7pmidiolect
Idiolect is a four piece noise explosion featuring elements of jazz, free improv, modern grooves, and soundscapes. Featuring:
Greg Albert - upright bass
Devin Collins - drums
Tom Dowd - electric guitar
Jeremy Vovcsko - alto sax
8pm gaT
9:30pm Musikanto
04/20 Monday
4:00 PM Music & Movement for children Español
Interactive, bilingual and fun music classes for children (3 months-5 year old). Lead by live singing and guitar playing, children and caregivers will experience joy and learning while playing real musical instruments (drums, maracas, tambourines) and other educational materials such us balls, parachute, puppets and shapes, among many other fun material.
"Music helps neurons communicate better, enhances motor skills and reduces hyperactivity. Children who learn how to play music at an early age can handle the stresses of life better when they are adults."
"the earlier you start the better because it has always been believed that music encourages development in children."
Teacher:
Mariana Iranzi is an active performer and educator in the Boston area graduated from Berklee College of Music (2005).
With more than ten years of experience, Mariana teaches at Baby Wiggle, Guitar Stop and the Boston children's museum. Please visit www.marianairanzi.com for more information.
Mondays @ 4pm
Starting March 30th
45 minute classes
8 week session
$150 sibling special add $50
SIGN UP NOW!
musicmariana@yahoo.com
617 320 2152
10:22 PM The Fringe
http://thefringejazz.com/
http://www.myspace.com/thefringebostonofficial
04/21 Tuesday
6:00 PM Kripalu Yoga
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.
04/22 Wednesday
6:00 PM Open Vinyasa Yoga
04/23 Thursday
5:40 PM Kripalu Yoga
10:00 PM Hear Here
Rick Stone Curates April
Manu Delago Group
Every Thursday, Hear Here brings you music from here to hear, showcasing local and touring bands/artists that are part of the extended Lily Pad family.
04/24 Friday
7:00 PM Frank Carlberg Quintet
celebrating the new CD release
"The American Dream" on Red Piano Records
Red Piano Records, a new, artist run, Brooklyn based recording label, could not have chosen a more auspicious musical event for its debut release than pianist/composer Frank Carlberg’s The American Dream.
Brilliantly conceived and stunningly executed by an ensemble (made up) of some of Mr. Carlberg’s most reliable and longstanding associates, The American Dream is a jazz suite cum political cri de couer built around 12 short poems by the late Robert Creeley. The poems have been situated by Mr. Carlberg in musical contexts that extend and enhance the linguistic economy and emotional candor that characterize much of Mr. Creeley’s greatest work.
featuring
Christine Correa-voice
John O'Gallagher-saxophones
Frank Carlberg-piano
Jorge Roeder-bass
Michael Sarin-drums
Cover $10
Carlberg does a masterful job blending the music and words, the results sounding so organic. The melodies wrap around the words with ease and the solos never seem obligatory. His music is melodic, challenging, intelligent, and fiercely original. Many projects that attempt to blend poetry with creative music sound stilted but, over his career, Carlberg has proven that one can take these two art forms and make something quite special.
-Richard Kamins-Hartford Courant-
“with its on-the-mark musical, vocal and piano interpretations, adventurous rhythm section explorations and expressive dual sax playing, Carlberg has shown that sh*t can flow uphill In The Land of Art”.
-Elliott Simon-AllAboutJazz-
“…..both a romp and a haunt, joyful and grey, this music streams with nourishing beauty”.
-Dan Oullette-DownBeat-
10:00 PM Allan Chase, Joe Berkovitz and Bruno Råberg
Duos and Trios
Saxophonist Allan Chase, pianist Joe Berkovitz and bassist Bruno Råberg join forces for an intimate performance of duos and trios. They will play an eclectic mix of original compositions, jazz standards, free improvisations, and world music.
ALLAN CHASE is a jazz saxophonist and composer, and chairs the Ear Training department at Berklee College of Music in Boston. He is a former Dean of Faculty and chair of Jazz Studies and Contemporary Improvisation at New England Conservatory, and has also taught at Tufts University. He grew up in Phoenix and studied composition at Arizona State University, jazz at New England Conservatory, and ethnomusicology at Tufts University. He appears as a soloist on over 35 recordings with artists including Rashied Ali, John McNeil, Bruno Råberg, Joe Morris, John Zorn, and Gunther Schuller, and two CDs of his own featuring Lewis Nash and Matt Wilson.
JOE BERKOVITZ is a Boston-based pianist, composer and teacher with a style spanning many genres, from jazz to medieval music to funk. He attended New England Conservatory, where he studied with Jaki Byard, Ran Blake and George Russell among others. He has performed live with clarinetist Don Byron, and appears on Byron's Elektra/Nonesuch Recordings "The Tuskegee Experiments". He is also a co-founder of the Boston Improvisors' Group.
BRUNO RÅBERG is an internationally renowned bass player and composer. Since coming to the US from his native Sweden, he has made six recordings as a leader, about 30 as a sideman, and has performed numerous world-class artists. His latest recording, Lifelines (2008), features Chris Cheek sax, Ben Monder guitar, Matt Wilson and Ted Poor drums. Artists Råberg has performed with include Jerry Bergonzi, Sam Rivers, Donny McCaslin, Billy Hart, Mick Goodrick, Bruce Barth, Jim Black, and John Medeski.
For more info please visit www.brunoraberg.com
04/25 Saturday
7:00 PM glowing with vitamin seed and Max Alper
04/26 Sunday
11:00 AM Kripalu Yoga
6:00 PM Gillypad
6pm Notrio
7pm "...this rising talent from Cambridge, Massachusetts is both a gifted percussionist AND composer. Never mind the fact that he plays in a bazillion bands, has shared the stage with some true legends, and performed at Carnegie Hall. The future is looking bright for Austin McMahon. His tastefulness as a drummer has certainly informed the restrained but punchy nature of his compositional style..."
-CDBaby
Dana Sandler: voice
Vardan Ovsepian: piano
Kendall Eddy: bass
Austin McMahon: drums, percussion
8:15 Erik Deutsch
9:30 gaT
11pm Bone Yard with Jeff Galindo
Pianist Erik Deutsch effortlessly between genres unlike any musician working today. Equally comfortable rocking with Trevor Dunn, improvising with Ellery Eskelin, recording house tracks with Mr. V, singing with Erin McKeown, and grooving with Charlie Hunter, this musical maniac might be the hardest working man in the “jazz-business.”
Currently a resident of Brooklyn, NY, Erik has been a permanent member of the Charlie Hunter Trio for nearly three years, and is featured on the group’s last two releases Mistico and Baboon Strength. The trio has performed all over the globe, including stops in Tokyo, Moscow, Istanbul, Kiev, Morocco, and Greece.
Erik is currently working diligently to complete his new album, Hush Money. Due out this summer, the music reflects a unique balance between the chamber-esque cinematic composition of Deutsch’s previous record, Fingerprint, with the rhythm and blues esthetic of Charlie Hunter. Throw in a heavy dose of Erik’s extensive arsenal of analog synthesizers and Hush Money is surely the most wide-ranging recording of his career.
“Erik Deutsch, a pianist with a taste for tuneful provocation, is an especially valuable resource as a solo commentator and accompanist…” – NY Times
Recent Discography
Charlie Hunter Trio: Baboon Strength (2008 Spire Artists)
Erik Deutsch: Fingerprint (2007 Sterling Circle Records)
Erin McKeown: Lafayette (2007 Signature Sounds)
Ron Miles: Stone/Blossom (2006 Sterling Circle Records
04/27 Monday
4:00 PM Music & Movement for children Español
Interactive, bilingual and fun music classes for children (3 months-5 year old). Lead by live singing and guitar playing, children and caregivers will experience joy and learning while playing real musical instruments (drums, maracas, tambourines) and other educational materials such us balls, parachute, puppets and shapes, among many other fun material.
"Music helps neurons communicate better, enhances motor skills and reduces hyperactivity. Children who learn how to play music at an early age can handle the stresses of life better when they are adults."
"the earlier you start the better because it has always been believed that music encourages development in children."
Teacher:
Mariana Iranzi is an active performer and educator in the Boston area graduated from Berklee College of Music (2005).
With more than ten years of experience, Mariana teaches at Baby Wiggle, Guitar Stop and the Boston children's museum. Please visit www.marianairanzi.com for more information.
Mondays @ 4pm
Starting March 30th
45 minute classes
8 week session
$150 sibling special add $50
SIGN UP NOW!
musicmariana@yahoo.com
617 320 2152
7:30 PM Longy at the Lily Pad
Concert featuring chamber ensembles from Longy's conservatory
10:22 PM The Fringe
http://thefringejazz.com/
http://www.myspace.com/thefringebostonofficial
04/28 Tuesday
6:00 PM Kripalu Yoga
8:00 PM Even Tuesday Milonga
04/29 Wednesday
6:00 PM Open Vinyasa Yoga
10:00 PM 3play+
CD release concert - "American Waltz" (ZiggleZaggle Music)
Phil Grenadier, trumpet
Josh Rosen, piano
Lello Molinari, bass
Marcello Pellitteri, drums
Improvisations, excursions, Josh Rosen originals, twisted covers!
04/30 Thursday
5:40 PM Vinyasa
7:00 PM Musaner
plays innovative arrangements of folk music
from Armenia and the Balkans as well as originals.
Martin Haroutunian, folk instruments
Artur Shahnazaryan, duduk
Fabio Pirozzolo, percussion
Roberto Cassan, accordion
Todd Brunel, soprano sax & clarinet
Ken Field, alto sax
Andrew Hickman, tenor sax
Gary Fieldman, drums
Blake Newman, bass
Ara Sarkissian, piano & arrangements
lucentmusic.com/musaner
www.myspace.com/musaner
10:00 PM Hear Here
Tamandua
Fine Foreign Film Band