SHORT BUT SWEET LIST of GEMS a JULY 4TH HOLIDAY WEEK from:
THREE NEW TZADIK DISCS from: STEVE COLEMAN, NOAH CRESHEVSKY & HA-YANG KIM, JOHN RICHEY & THE LUNAR ENSEMBLE, JEAN DEROME / GUIBEAULT / TANGUAY TRIO DVD, FOUR from ANAT COHEN,

JOHN CAGE & PHILIPP VANDRE, ERIK SATIE, GE GAN-RU, WILLIAM BASINSKI, ASMUS TIETCHENS, KAWABATA MAKOTO, THREE from DAVID BOYKIN, 3 from PAUL STEINBECK, WARREN SMITH QUARTET,

LAST COPIES OF JIMMY LYONS BOX ON SALE & CECIL TAYLOR'S 10 CD SET,
ARCHIVAL RECORDINGS from THE EARLY MICHAEL GARRICK TRIO, 2 from BLOSSOM TOES, 2 from MEIC STEVENS, BUNKY & JAKE, VAL STOECKLEIN and TWO COMPS from LES DISQUES DU CREPUSCULE & EVEN MORE GOODIES!



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THREE NEW TZADIKS!

STEVE COLEMAN - Invisible Paths - First Scattering: Solo (Tzadik 7621; USA) One of the most accomplished and influential saxophonists in the world in his first-ever solo recording. In the best visionary tradition Steve Coleman has traveled the world from India to Egypt in search of knowledge, truth and beauty. Drawing upon centuries old traditions of numerology and mysticism, he has created a veritable textbook of revolutionary musical concepts through the instrument whose modern language he has helped to define. This is a long overdue intense personal statement by one of the world's great musical seekers. TZADIK KEY SERIES
CD $14

NOAH CRESHEVSKY - To Know and Not to Know (Tzadik 8036; USA) A former student of Boulanger and Berio, Noah Creshevsky has been creating expressive and exhilarating electroacoustic compositions since 1971. Using an extended, all-inclusive sound palette, Creshevsky deconstructs familiar bits of words, songs and instrumentals, and reconstructs them into striking new formal aggregates. This special Tzadik release features a wide range of Creshevsky's utterly original sound world, and includes several pieces for voice and electronics. Human yet superhuman, real yet hyperreal, this is some of the most mind-bending electronic music around. TZADIK COMPOSER SERIES
CD $14

HA-YANG KIM - Ama (Tzadik 8037; USA) Born in Seoul and now a resident of Brooklyn, Ha-Yang Kim is a cellist, composer and improviser who has developed a unique language of extended string techniques and electronics. Drawing upon influences as far ranging as Balinese and Karnatic traditions, jazz, rock, western classical music and downtown experimentation, she has created an original music of imagination and passion. Her first CD features a startling solo piece, two pieces for her long running duo project with percussionist Nathan Davis (Odd Appetite) and a colorful ensemble piece for six players. TZADIK COMPOSER SERIES
CD $14


LUNAR ENSEMBLE [formerly THE LUNAR BEAR ENSEMBLE] - Lunar Ensemble Live / Offbeat (MuWorks; USA) From around 1982 'til 1990, I wrote for a (maga) zine called Jersey Beat. It was a free monthly publication and I wrote about mostly bands & musicians from New Jersey, where I grew up (in Linden) and still live (Rahway). I didn't get paid, but I did enjoy getting & reviewing lots of promo records. Some of the early singles that I got in the mail were from two bands from New Brunswick, the Young Turks and Frozen Concentrate. I hadn't heard of either and was knocked out by both, especially the Young Turks. The Young Turks were one those amazing (but sadly under-recognized) psych/rock/punk/poetry bands that I soon became close friends with. Their third single was called "Shkoollastic Ambush" and it featured the crazed poetry of John "Lunar" Richey fronting an intense power trio with the scary noise/psych guitar and captivating whiney voice of Billy Snow. I went to some great poetry readings in New Brunswick to check out Lunar, as he soon had a duo called Lunar Bear with a percussionist named Rich "Bear" Graham. The Young Turks evolved, adding more members, recorded a great full-length album, which was never released and eventually broke up. Perhaps DMG/ARC will release this lost gem one day.
The fabulous Lunar Bear Ensemble also evolved and added members of other bands from Brunswick-scene like Frozen Concentrate and Pleased Youth. I recall a perfect early set they played at a festival I ran at Modern Artists Studios in Rahway. They eventually became a powerful sort of progressive art/rock sextet that included Martin Atkins, master drummer from Public Image. They recorded their dynamic debut disc for the MuWorks label in the mid-eighties and played a series of legendary gigs at Maxwells & elsewhere. Martin Atkins later moved to Chicago to join Killing Joke and put together Pigface and Murder Inc. Lunar has had some of his great poetry published and does the occasional gig with revolving members of the current Lunar Ensemble. They still play at DMG Anniversary parties from time to time. Mr. Richey was also a founding member Machine Gun, an incredible Livingston Jazz College all-star jazz/rock/noise ensemble that featured the late, great Thomas Chapin on sax and Bob Musso on lead guitar. The last drummer to play the Lunar Ensemble was the mighty Lance Carter, who passed away last year. There was an extraordinary Lance Carter Memorial Concert at the Knitting Factory last month that opened with a stunning performance by another all-star ensemble with members from the Lunar Ensemble, Machine Gun, New Ghost, the Scorch Trio and Ween.
Which brings us to today, some two decades later and finally a second disc by the legendary Lunar Ensemble, which is their name. For this fabulous disc, the members of the Lunar Ensemble feature John "Lunar" Richey - words, Slugger on lead guitar, Jack Petruzzelli on guitar & keys, Andre Cholmondeley on guitar & effects (from Project Object), Tom DiEllo on bass and Lance Carter on drums plus special guest, Don Preston on Moog & effects. 'Offbeat' was recorded live at the Court Tavern in New Brunswick, a favorite haunt of Rutgers area bands for a many years. There is something about Lunar's voice that makes me smile and feel at ease. His words are always wise, poetic, very real, thoughtful, sarcastic yet never difficult or too oblique. The Lunar Ensemble is/are a great improv/rock band that back Lunar with a great groove and two or three inventive guitarists creating riveting textures and occasional solos. This was true of their earlier recorded gem for MuWorks (which is long out-of-print), live gigs and is still the case with the current version of the band found here.
Their old classic "Bleeding Liberal" is redone here and still rings true , the beat is slammin' and the guitars still hypnotic. On "Meteors I & II", Andre, Sluggo and Don Preston, weave cosmic waves with their guitars and synth. Lunar's words create two worlds superimposed over one another: one, where the heavenly bodies hang in the heavens and the other where we watch the heaven bodies of our mortal comrades connect. Although the inner notes only list four tracks, there are actually twice as many. The band gets a chance to cut loose and jam on some steaming grooves on the other four tracks with some molten guitars and uplifting rhythm teamwork as Lunar continues to paint the sad realities of our and his difficult world/life. The last four parts make up one long and winding story, the groove evolves organically as Lunar takes us through scenery and a long, tortured, life-like journey. In this pre-packaged modern world, where few folks read books and most just watch TV, read the bad news in a newspaper and communicate via e-mail and cell-phones, storytelling has become a long art form. John Richey and the Lunar Ensemble do a fine job of captivating us with their version of a modern tale and create the scenery to match the images described within. Welcome back Lunar, you and your fine crew did it again!- BLG
CD $10


TRIO DEROME GUIBEAULT TANGUAY [JEAN DEROME/NORMAND GUILBEAULT /PIERRE TANGUAY] - Etymologie: Live at L'Off Festival de Jazz de Montreal 2006 [DVD] (AM JZ 166; Canada) A cult Montreal jazz band, Trio Derome Guilbeault Tanguay is loved for its irresistible swing, audacity, sophisticated group playing, highly original repertoire and authentic style. All these elements are the result of a vast comprehension of the history of jazz, not to mention a vigorous proposition as to its reinvention. Recorded at the historic Lion d'Or in front of a full house on June 29, 2006, this performance is a living embodiment of the ongoing musical conversation among three great friends - and great artists. Their playing is imbued with the essential spirit of jazz modernism, featuring group interplay of the highest order. - Mike Chamberlain, April 2007
DVD $20


JOHN CAGE/PHILIPP VANDRE - Vol. 37: Piano Works 8: Complete Short Works for Prepared Piano [2 CD set] (mode 180/181; USA) Philipp Vandre, prepared piano. The complete short prepared piano works collected on 2-CDs. John Cage's works for prepared piano expose his earliest experimentations in finding new and exotic sounds.
Brief and attractive, they are among his most accessible work. This release marks the first time all of his short works for prepared piano have been made available in one set. All the prepared piano works are included aside from the magnum opus, Sonatas and Interludes. Pianist Philipp Vandre has recorded Sonatas and Interludes for Mode (mode 50) to great critical acclaim, including the recommended performance of the piece from Gramophone Magazine. Liner notes by Cage scholar James Pritchett.
CD $22


GE GAN-RU - Lost Style (New Albion 134; USA) "These three pieces deliver in the clearest manner the extraordinary compositional voice of Ge Gan-ru (b.1954). His life journey is now a somewhat familiar story of the generation of Chinese artists in the late twentieth century... of a childhood in music, of being sent to forced labor camp as a teenager, of being a professor under the communist regime, of getting away to New York and establishing a life there. The earliest piece presented, 'Yi Feng' (Lost Style) was written for his student, Frank Su Huang, in Shanghai in 1983. Its premiere caused a scandal and was denounced. Even today, 25 years later, the raw power and terrifyingly deep explosions in sound of the cello tuned in fourths down an octave, evoke an avant-garde in response to a world of imposed order. 'Wrong, Wrong, Wrong!' was written in 2006 for Gan-ru's friend and collaborator, Margaret Leng Tan. It is a Peking Opera-style voice setting for a poem from 1155 in which the woman (who was wronged) leaves nothing left behind in expressing her anguish. This melodrama is crooned, screamed, uttered, cajoled, hummed, whispered, wept and sung by the inimitable Ms. Tan, who also accompanies her self with an ensemble of toy instruments that can be found in most Chinatowns. 'Four Studies for Peking Opera' (2003) is a serious and recognizably traditional essay in the canon of piano and quartet literature. It is in four movements -- Prologue, Aria, Narrative, and Clown Music. The piano serves primarily as an incarnation of the percussion section for the Peking Opera, and is variously prepared to render gongs, cymbals, wood blocks, zithers and so on."
CD $15


ERIK SATIE - Avant-Dernieres Pensees: Selected Piano Works v.1 (LTM/Salon 2501; EEC) LTM is proud to present a new CD in our series by visionary French composer Erik Satie (1866-1925), following the success of previous releases including Vexations, Socrate and Dada Works, which present selected Satie recordings with explicit links to the unconventional, the mystic and the avant-garde. Avant-Dernieres Pensees: Selected Piano Works features several of Satie's best known compositions, including the famously poised Trois Gymnopodies, all six haunting Gnossiennes and Je te veux, as well as more experimental pieces such as Descriptions automatiques, Avant-dernieres pensees and Sports et divertissements, an extraordinary collection of 21 miniatures from 1914 with illustrations by Charles Martin. Also included is Satie's single-act, neo-Dada lyric comedy Le Piege de Medusa, comprising 'seven tiny dances for Jonah the Monkey' and illustrated by the Cubist painter Georges Braque. The 46 pieces on this 72 minute CD are performed by pianist Bojan Gorisek. The booklet includes archive images and detailed liner notes by James Hayward. Also available by Erik Satie on LTM: Vexations (LTMCD 2389) Cocteau, Satie & Les Six (LTMCD 2402) Socrate / Melodies (LTMCD 2459) Musique de la Rose + Croix (LTMCD 2469) Dada Works & Entr'actes (LTMCD 2424) Cubist Works 1913-24 (LTMCD 2406)
CD $17

THE FRUIT OF THE ORIGINAL SIN [V.A.] - a collection of afterhours preoccupations [2 CD set] (LTM 2497; Belgium) LTM is proud to announce the first complete CD release of the classic 1981 compilation album The Fruit of the Original Sin, first released on chic Belgian indie label Les Disques du Crepuscule. Originally released as a deluxe double album package in November 1981, The Fruit of the Original Sin featured 24 exclusive tracks from the international avant garde and new wave, as well as the celebrated Factory Records and Postcard rosters. Then, as now, the contributing artists include William S. Burroughs, The Durutti Column, Paul Haig, Tuxedomoon, Wim Mertens, DNA, Richard Jobson, Marine, The French Impressionists and Peter Gordon. The programme also includes an extended interview with acclaimed French author Marguerite Duras. The original double album now features 8 bonus tracks, including both sides of long-lost singles by Paul Haig (Soon/Summertime) and noted New York visual artist Lawrence Weiner (Deutsche Angst/Where It Came From), as well as a rare track (Matters of Theory) by The Lost Jockey, the modernist ensemble features composer Andrew Poppy. The 12 page facsimile booklet features original artwork by Benoit Hennebert and Jean-Francois Octave, as well as archive images and detailed liner notes. The original cover art by Hennebert is widely recognised as one of his very best designs. This new double CD edition has been digitally remastered from the original master tapes, and features 125 minutes of material. Most of the tracks featured here STILL remain unavailable elsewhere. The CD follows on the success of our 2006 re-release of the 1980 Crepuscule compilation From Brussels With Love
2 CD for $20

FROM BRUSSELS WITH LOVE [V.A.] - From Brussels With Love (LTM 2479; EEC) 19 tracks. LTM is proud to announce the very first CD release of the classic 1980 compilation album From Brussels With Love, also the debut release from chic Belgian indie label Les Disques du Crepuscule (TWI 007). Originally released as a deluxe cassette/book package in November 1980, From Brussels With Love featured 22 exclusive tracks from the international avant garde and new wave, as well as the celebrated Factory Records roster. Then, as now, the contributing artists include Gavin Bryars, Harold Budd, Dome, The Durutti Column, John Foxx, Martin Hannett, Richard Jobson, Bill Nelson, New Order and Michael Nyman. The programme also includes extended interviews with Brian Eno and iconic French actress Jeanne Moreau. Writing in NME in 1980, journalist Paul Morley praised From Brussels With Love thus: This is a reminder - without really trying, without being obvious - that pop is modern poetry, is the sharpest, shiniest collection of experiences, is always something new." And according to Dave McCullough in Sounds: "This tape, a long mysterious piece of collective modern overdrive, points to a future somewhere." This new CD edition has been digitally remastered from the original master tapes, and features 75 minutes of material. Most of the tracks featured here STILL remain unavailable elsewhere. For reasons of space just one has been deleted from the original cassette (A Certain Ratio), although this track is available on LTMCD 2443. The 20 page facsimile booklet features original artwork by Benoit Hennebert and Jean-Francois Octave, as well as archive images and detailed liner notes.
CD $17



WILLIAM BASINSKI - El Camino Real ('2062' 703; USA) "Hypnotic new electronic ambient recording using another recently discovered loop from the archive. Premiered at Bleeding Edge Festival, Montalvo Arts Center, August 2006."
CD $14


ASMUS TIETCHENS & RICHARD CHARTIER - Fabrication [2 CD set] (Die Stadt 99; Germany) "The first collaboration by these two renowned sound artists. Fabrication saw its beginning during the production of 'Re-Post-Refabricated,' a project in which artists were selected by Richard Chartier to rework/create new works from his 1998 CD Postfabricated for its reissue in 2003. As it was intended as an open project, Asmus Tietchens continued to explore the source materials and suggested further formal collaboration. This evolved into the collaborative work Fabrication. The CD comes in a full color 4-panel digisleeve with artwork and designed by Chartier. The first 500 copies incl. a bonus CD feat. the complete material created by Tietchens from Postfabricated entitled 'Post-Fabrication.'"
2 CD set for $30

ASMUS TIETCHENS - Notturno (Die Stadt 102; Germany) "Tenth part in the ongoing re-release series of all early Tietchens albums between 1980-1991. Notturno was originally released by Spanish label Discos Esplendor Geometrico in 1987 and also by Barooni on CD in 1992. Remastered version in a first edition of 600 copies in jewel case with full color artwork and poster booklet also featuring the original front and back cover.
By the time Studie fur Klavier (Formen Letzter Hausmusik, DS84) was released, it actually wasn't my first attempt to use the piano as a sound source. Various pre-studies came before this, but all which either were not characterized as such in their title or simply didn't make it onto record. I was intrigued by the great range of sounds it offers in general, but also by the multiple possibilities to produce sounds inside of the piano. Of course I was fully aware that these techniques had already been used by other composers like Henry Cowell and John Cage in the past. Not only could I make use of a grand piano in 1986, I also had the technical equipment at hand which didn't leave nothing to be desired. I wasn't quite precise calling these pieces Studien fur Klavier (Piano) by the way, as I was actually using a flugel (grand piano). I began preparing the strings in an almost old fashioned way, also producing sounds with unusual aids (electric gastr beater, wire brush, coins and others). Then in another step, with the help of the studio, I carefully started working on the recorded sounds. While doing this, I wasn't even afraid of using some good old avant-garde tricks, by the way. But I won't tell."
CD $22

ELECTRIC LUCIFER [BRUCE HAACK] - The Electric Lucifer (Omni 110; Australia) "Bruce Haack's The Electric Lucifer is rightly considered one of the masterworks of 20th century electronic music. Originally recorded in 1968-69 (released in 1970) it's an eminently listenable work where pop-psychedelia and Moog/musique concrete sounds coalesce. Acclaimed when it was its originally released ( as one of Rolling Stone's favorite albums of 1970) yet unavailable for over three decades, The Electric Lucifer is presented here for the first time on CD."
CD $18

KAWABATA MAKOTO - Hosanna Mantra (Important 152; USA) "Inspired by Popol Vuh and originally released in a tiny pressing of 550 on vinyl from the inimitable Acid Mothers Temple front man. Guitarist, violinist, performer on numerous traditional instruments, composer, leader of the Acid Mothers Temple, Kawabata Makoto expresses in this solo performance all his mantric cosmical vocations and spins them into space sonorities! He took inspiration from the Popol Vuh album of the '70s Hosianna Mantra, during his visit to A Silent Place headquarters in late winter 2006. In a sunny Sunday noon spent in the country-side, eating and drinking Apulian specialities and listening to some great experimental records, Makoto and his Italian friends Pierpaolo and Pasquale, took the decision to start this cooperation. A few days later, back in Japan, Makoto recorded the Hosanna Mantra album at the Acid Mothers Temple between March 12th and 13th, using electric guitar, bouzouki and sitar. The result is this new fantastic sound coming from the cosmos. A simple gem of crystalline beauty."
CD $14


ASTRAL SOCIAL CLUB - Neon Pibroch (Important 155; USA) "Neon Pibroch is dedicated to the memory of Textile Records founder, Benoit Sonnette. Astral Social Club is the current project of Neil Campbell, formerly of Vibracathedral Orchestra, Sunroof!, A Band and many more. Campbell has been active since the early '80s, and The Wire magazine has said that, along with his friends Richard Youngs and Matthew Bower, he 'provided the map co-ordinates for much of what passed for a post-punk UK underground during most of the '80s and '90s.' Campbell's approach as Astral Social Club could be seen as both a continuation and a refutal of his work with Vibracathedral Orchestra -- a continuation in that it continues the quest into the unknown stellar regions of improvised drone-based music, and a refutal in its espousal of most of the elemental organic rock modes that made that band so special. The focus here is more on alien electronics and overloaded loop disorientation, sometimes even working with sounds more readily associated with the far end of dance music to produce a truly vast 21st century psychedelic sound."
CD $14

ASTRAL SOCIAL CLUB - Super Grease (Important 156; USA) "Super Grease is a limited edition of 500 vinyl-only release from Vibracathedral Orchestra /Sunroof!/A Band member, Neil Campbell. This is a companion release to Astral Social Club's Neon Pibroch CD, also on Important."
LP $17

BLACK MAGIC DISCO - Black Magic Disco (Important 152; USA) "Black Magic Disco is the new all-star band featuring Tom Greenwood (Jackie-O Motherfucker), Maurizio & Roberto Opalio (My Cat Is An Alien) and Ramona Ponzini (Painting Petals On Planet Ghost, Praxinoscope). The project was born out of an idea from Tom Greenwood, leader of the avant-folk-blues ensemble Jackie-O Motherfucker (JOMF), who invited Maurizio and Roberto Opalio, aka the Italian improv duo My Cat Is An Alien (MCIAA), and their close collaborator Ramona Ponzini (also involved with the two brothers in the projects named Painting Petals On Planet Ghost and Praxinoscope, as well as in the new collaboration with Z'ev) to perform with him for two months of touring throughout all Europe in May/June 2005. As one can imagine, the result was killer. The music which came out of the live performances was totally explosive, combining Ramona's Japanese vocals & hypnotic chimes with Greenwood's psych-blues guitar attitude & wild turntablism, over MCIAA's alien cosmic flux of electric guitars, space toys & percussions, creating a still-unheard mixture of sounds unifying archaic & post-modern, Western & Eastern, sky & earth. This debut CD represents a unique chance to experience almost 80 minutes of that pure and magic live action, divided in four long tracks taken from the original live recordings."
CD $14



MS. ANAT COHEN HAS BEEN GATHERING A GREAT DEAL OF PRAISE FROM THE N. Y. TIMES & OTHER PUBLICATIONS IN RECENT TIMES. HERE ARE FOUR OF HER FINE DISCS, BEING OFFERED FROM US FOR THE FIRST TIME:

ANAT COHEN & ANZIC ORCHESTRA With AVISHAI E COHEN/TED NASH - Noir (Anzic; USA) The Anzic Orchestra is no ordinary ensemble but an array of genuine all-stars, distinguished by an unusual combination of instruments. Oded wanted to challenge himself, and he has succeeded in finding his own sounds. "Anat and I have shared many musical moments over the years, and I could not have asked for a more inspiring muse," he told me. "Bringing the arrangements to life with this extraordinary group of musicians was thrilling. This project has been a joy, and I am honored to be a part of it." His settings for Anat always enhance the soloist, creating a gorgeous tapestry of sounds. The textures are fresh and original, and those terms also apply to Anat.
Most young musicians, no matter how gifted, tend to reflect their influences, but Anat has found her own distinctive voice, on all her instruments. She never plays to the gallery; even her high notes are not for show, but part of the musical message. There are not many musicians on today's scene who communicate such genuine joy in what they do; Branford Marsalis recently commented that young musicians lack charisma. Maybe he hasn't heard and seen Anat. She loves to make music, and while she is a physically expressive player, her moves, like her music, are a true reflection of what she feels.
Unlike most Noir films, this wide-ranging musical trip will leave you elated, happy and grateful that such beautiful, life-affirming music can still be made in this world of ours. That we will hear more from our protagonists is certain, and may it be soon! - Dan Morgenstern Featuring: ANAT COHEN - Tenor Alto Soprano Saxes/Clarinet ODED LEV-ARI - Arranger/Conductor Ted Nash - Alto Soprano Saxes/Flute Billy Drewes - Tenor Sax/Clarinet Scott Robinson - Baritone Sax/Bass Clarinet Frank Greene - Trumpet/Flugelhorn Tanya Darby - Trumpet/Flugelhorn Avishai Cohen - Trumpet/Flugelhorn Deborah Weisz - Trombone Yonatan Voltzok - Trombone Guilherme Monteiro - Guitars Barak Mori - Bass Ali Jackson Jr. - Drums
CD $16

ANAT COHEN - Place & Time (Anzic; USA) A talented saxophonist and clarinetist originally from Israel, Anat Cohen has strong tones on tenor, soprano and clarinet and is a creative improviser within the modern mainstream of jazz. She contributed six excellent originals to her debut recording including a few wistful ballads and the somewhat heated "87 North." Her clarinet playing on "Veinte Anso," an immediately recognizable Cuban melody taken here as a tango, is charming. Her quartet, which teams her with the versatile and supportive pianist Jason Lindner, is expanded on four numbers that add her brother Avishai Cohen (no relationship to the famous bassist) who contributes some effective trumpet. With the Cohens sharing the front line and Lindner dropping out, they re-create the sound of the Gerry Mulligan Quartet on "As Catch Can" (even if tenor is substituted for Mulligan's baritone). The other songs are generally more exotic, displaying Anat Cohen's interest in Latin music and her Israeli heritage. All in all, this is a very impressive debut. - Scott Yanow / AMG
CD $16

ANAT COHEN - Poetica (Anzic; USA) Anat plays clarinet exclusively on Poetica and is joined by a great jazz trio of pianist Jason Lindner, bassist Omer Avital and drummer Daniel Freedman plus a string quartet.
CD $16

WAVERLEY SEVEN [ANAT COHEN/AVISHAI E COHEN/JOEL FRAHM] - Yo! Bobby [2 CD set] (Anzic 7101; USA) Waverly Seven recaptures an era in American popular culture when an outstanding instrumentalist could be a pop star no less than a vocalist; when headlining singers were expected to be complete musicians and instrumentalists were expected to be entertainers. YO! BOBBY is evidence that this performance ethic hasn't entirely been lost to time. The members of the band revel in the joy that comes from the combination of jazz, showmanship and the Great American Songbook. The band lineup includes saxophonists Anat Cohen and Joel Frahm, trumpeter Avishai Cohen, keyboardists Jason Lindner and Manuel Valera, who share duties on various keyboards (piano and Wurlitzer electric piano), bassist Barak Mori and drummer Daniel Freedman. Scott Robinson (Baritone Sax) and Vic Juris (Guitar) make guest appearances.
2 CD set for $23


WE CAUGHT CHICAGO SAX GREAT DAVID BOYKIN WITH NICOLE MITCHELL'S BAND AT THE VISION FEST LAST WEEK AND WERE KNOCKED OUT BY HIS PLAYING. WE GOT A FEW DISCS FROM HIM FOR YOU TO CHECK OUT:

THE DAVID BOYKIN EXPANSE - 47th Street Ghost (Dreamtime 3; USA) Like his hometown compatriot Ken Vandermark, saxophonist David Boykin is beginning to showcase the true depths of his musical interest, from his two Outet records that revealed his devotion to intricate dynamics, group interplay, and structured improvisation to his fiery duet record with percussionist Bakari Davis to this new band, the Expanse. While artists such as Courtney Pine and Steve Coleman have touched upon the jazz world in the same way Boykin has, neither has reached its deepest well of expression. The David Boykin Expanse is a quintet that also features Marquecia Johnson on vocals in some places. The playing is very much in the Strata East vein -- full of soul and bluesy accents while remaining spiritually exploratory and skirting the modal edges. The title track with the wraparound piano solo by Jim Baker and its contrapuntal harmonic response by Boykin is almost revelatory in its instinctive intimacy. The staccato flash of "Circus," with its dueling reeds and woodwinds (courtesy of Boykin and flutist Nicole Mitchell) is utterly engaging in the same way Rahsaan Roland Kirk's Rip, Rig and Panic album was: The lid is off on the solos, the swinging is hard and true, and the spirits are out to play with the rhythmic and harmonic point spreads. The sheer musical sophistication of Boykin's vision, combined with his soulfully enthusiastic approach and a crack band, makes this a necessary addition to the new jazz catalog. - Thom Jurek / AMG
CD $15


DAVID BOYKIN - The Eye of the Beholder (Dreamtime Records 006; USA) An incredible solo sax offering featuring Chicago reeds hero David Boykin on B-flat clarinet and soprano sax. This recording was taken from a duo performance of a dancer, Asimina Chremos, with Mr. Boykin on his two reed instruments. It does have a live and somewhat fragile, distant sound. David plays with a high-toned, bird-like sound on "Cast Spells", slowly twisting his notes into fragments. Boykin has a unique, alien-sounding tone that is most communicative, yet is not very melodic. We hear the sound of wind rushing around his clarinet or soprano sax at times, adding some natural echo to his sound. When he switches to soprano sax on "With a Gaze", he plays layers of lines that have a shimmering, hypnotic effect and concludes with some astonishing multi-phonic streams. A healthy dose of intense music for some intense times. - BLG
CD $15

DAVID BOYKIN - The NextSpiritMental Musics of Saxophonist David Boykin (Dreamtime 17620; USA) This duet album between saxophonist and clarinetist David Boykin and percussionist Bakari Davis is perhaps Boykin's most striking and personal statement to date. Boykin is a serious person and player; he takes his position in Chicago's AACM without a hint of levity. The five tracks here, totaling just over 40 minutes, reveal the breadth and depth of Boykin's mastery of the tenor saxophone. Here are bleating runs through scales and pitches, harmonic extrapolations, and contrapuntal improvising that is knotty with complexity, all-out blowing, and hyper-rhythmic breathing techniques. In a spirit that evokes John Coltrane's Interstellar Space (though Davis is certainly not Rashied Ali), the expression here is quite simply to remove the separation of the time-space continuum between past and future. Boykin calls out to the ancestors of the music and his heritage while reaching a whole step forward in an attempt to engage the emerging culture of the new jazz that comes out of his own generation of players -- particularly in his native Chicago. Interestingly, the most notable track here, "Black Magic," is also its shortest. Evoking Roscoe Mitchell's "The Maze" and "SII Examples," Boykin pushes the tension limits of his embouchure, the multiphonics invention of previous innovators (he can get three notes at a time from the tenor in different tonalities), and the real-time dynamics of his movement around the horn, while Davis holds a backdrop, a net with lots of holes to jump through and knot over. It's one of the most breathtaking uses of four minutes and 38 seconds in free jazz history. - Thom Jurek / AMG CD $15



BRUCE LEE GALLANTER REVIEWS RECENT RELEASES:

WARREN SMITH - Natural / Cultural Forces (Engine 023; USA) Featuring Tom Abbs on bass, Andrew Lamb on tenor sax, Mark Taylor on French horn and Warren Smith on drums & direction. Mr. Smith tells us that each piece was inspired by Duke Ellington, animals in the natural environment or geographical locations. "Pyramid" is an epic-length piece that was inspired by the pyramids and has an ancient sound. Eerie bowed bass, a whistle and the dark sounds of tenor sax and French horn inhabit this somber terrain. Warmly and closely recorded, there are series of duos that follow one another most organically and evolve into slow-burning quartet sections. Warren Smith is one of the most diverse and creative percussionists to emerge from New York for the past forty years and can be heard on jazz, classical, rock and folk sessions, perfect for each one. He switches effortlessly between styles and genres and helps bring focus to this entire session. "American Flamingo" is a thoughtful, free duo for tenor sax and drums and tells a good story. Warren plays marimba on "Taurus at Pasture", which is a slow and dreamy duo with Taylor's French horn. Warren plays tympanis on the suspense-filled "Epicenter", another duo with Tom Abbs' haunting bowed bass. "El Yunque" is a superbly recorded solo marimba and percussion piece that closes this disc a subtle ethnic flavor. Great stuff. - BLG
CD $8

PAUL STEINBECK - Sun Set (Engine 022; USA) Featuring Malachi Thompson on trumpet & flugelhorn, Chris Washburne on trombone & didgeridoo, Paul Steinbeck on acoustic bass, percussion & all but one of the compositions and Warren Smith on drums, vibes & percussion. I hadn't heard of (currently) NY-based bassist & composer, Paul Steinbeck, before this, but I do know of the other members of his fine quartet. Chicago-based trumpet hero, Malachi Thompson, passed away in 2006 and had some ten discs out on Delmark and once played with the Sun Ra Arkestra. Chris Washburne has worked with Roswell Rudd, Anthony Braxton and Gunther Schuller & currently teaches at Columbia University. Warren Smith is still one of the most diverse and creative percussionists to emerge from NY in the past forty years.
"Fredology" opens this disc with a great funky groove and a slow, spacey mid-section. The title piece features Chris on didgeridoo and has a ritualistic vibe when it begins. "The Blue Devils & The Holy Ghost" has a fine, bluesy, laid-back groove and some righteous horns. This entire disc has an earthy, almost New Orleans-like vibe, with Paul's bass and tunes at the center of everything. Born horns play a variety of close-knit harmonies and uplifting arrangements that had me humming along consistently. There also pieces that consist of just Paul's bass playing with Warren's percussion just setting up a groove or creating a contemplative mood. There is great feeling to each of the 12 tracks here, a joyous, festive vibe that makes one want get up and dance at times. - BLG
CD $8

PAUL STEINBECK - Three Fifths (Engine 015; USA) Featuring Niko Higgins on alto & soprano saxes, Andrew Lamb on tenor sax, flute & mismaar, Paul Steinbeck on bass & bamboo flutes, Andrei Strobert on congas & percussion and Warren Smith on drums, mbira & percussion. This Mr. Steinbeck second disc for the Engine label (from 2005) and was recorded by percussionist Andrei Strobert who passed away in 2006. I am now familiar with all of the players here except for saxist Niko Higgins. Paul's strong bass and writing stands at the center of each piece here. The opening tune sets the mood with that righteous bass-led groove and both percussionists swirling around him accented by a whistle. I love the way Steinbeck writes these tunes with those great Afro-pop melodies/grooves. Oh yeah, get down make it funky! Each one has a most memorable groove giving each sax a chance to play their feisty solos. "I Am Your Host" begins with Warren Smith setting up the groove on an mbira (African thumb piano) as Niko plays some poignant alto sax, eventually joined by Andrew's equally righteous tenor. Although the percussion and bass are quite minimal, they establish a fine laid back groove throughout this entire long work. Every piece on this disc makes one feel good, helping us to sway to that infectious beat, as subtle as it may be. - BLG
CD $8



ARCHIVAL & HISTORIC RECORDINGS, RESTOCKS & REISSUED DISCS:

LAST COPIES AT THIS PRICE�

JIMMY LYONS - The Box Set [5 CD set] (Ayler 36/40; EEC) SPECIAL LOW PRICE!!! Regularly $120! Immensely important, historic and much anticipated box set featuring the incredible alto saxist supreme Jimmy Lyons, Cecil Taylor's longtime collaborator and considered to be the link between Bird's bebop and the sixties free/jazz scene. The personnel features Karen Borca on bassoon, Raphe Malik on trumpet, William Parker & Hayes Burnett on basses, Paul Murphy & Sidney Smart on drums and the late Jimmy Lyons on alto sax throughout. The five discs consist of live dates from 1972-1983 and were recorded at Studio Rivbea, Soundscape, Tufts University and in Geneva, Switzerland. Also included is a solo set and an interview with Mr. Lyons. IMPORTED 5 CD Box Set with an impressive booklet!
CD $90

CECIL TAYLOR TRIO w/ WILLIAM PARKER & TONY OXLEY - 2 T's for a Lovely T [10 CD Set] (Codanza 1; UK) The Feel Trio is Cecil Taylor on piano, William Parker on contrabass and Tony Oxley on drums! Some say this is master avant-jazz piano legend Cecil Taylor's best trio and they just might be right! This incredible box set came out last year and was nearly impossible to find, but is finally here for us Cecil Taylor fan-addicts to savor. This immense ten cd box includes ten sets from five nights at Ronnie Scott's club in London during a week in 1990. Each is a marvel of creative spirits, intense playing and unlimited resourcefulness. All three members of the trio are in constant flight as the navigate the currents together. This is edge-of-your-seat excitement with the adrenalin rush of a roller coaster ride, waves of fear and dizziness keep the heart and mind racing from one precipice to the next. It doesn't get any better than this!
10 CD Box-Set for $265




MICHAEL GARRICK With DAVE GREEN/COLIN BARNES - Moonscape (Trunk 022; UK) Originally privately pressed in 1964 in an edition of just 99 copies, Moonscape is possibly the most rare, most desirable and certainly most valuable modern British jazz record ever made. One of the super-scarce 10" originals could cost you L1500-L 2000 ($4000!!!) in mint condition. This is the first time Moonscape has had a proper release. Recorded in London in 1964, Moonscape is pianist and modern British jazz legend Michael Garrick's first album. Until now, and for 99 obvious reasons, very few people have ever heard this stunning lunar jazz. As interest in modern British jazz and Michael Garrick has increased over the last decade, this recording has gained almost mythical status, with possibly only two copies coming to market in that time. Moonscape is a solid keystone in the development of Britain's jazz sound, with a slightly floaty, drifting essence to the music, and an early British first foray into "The New Thing" -- the free jazz sound, even though the steps here are tentative and a touch naive. Highlights on such a short album are frequent, and current Trunk favorites include the awesome and blissfully sad "Sketches Of Israel," and the complex 6/8 trip "Man Have You Ever Heard." This is British modern jazz at its very best. Even though the space race had not really begun by 1964, and man was still a full five years away from a moonwalk, Garrick was no doubt onto something here, his prescient view of sound, jazz and space predating the rush of international cosmic jazz that punctuated the late 1960s and early 1970s. So, welcome at last to Moonscape, and thank heavens there are more than 99 copies this time around. CD $16
Also available on LP for $16



BLOSSOM TOES [BRIAN GODDING/JIM CREGAN/BRAIN BELSHAW/KEVIN WESTLAKE] - We Are Ever So Clean (Sunbeam 5035; UK) Released at the height of flower power in1967, 'We Are Ever So Clean' is the first record by the UK's Blossom Toes, widely considered to be the finest pop-psych album ever recorded. Produced by Giorgio Gomelsky (discoverer of The Rolling Stones and The Yardbirds), it's a fascinating amalgam of whimsical pop, music hall humor and acid rock. Much-bootlegged over the years, this is its first official reissue, timed to coincide with its 40th anniversary. Produced with the band's full involvement, it's presented with no fewer than ten bonus tracks, encompassing non-LP singles, demos, out-takes and live performances, and comes complete with a full-color 12-page booklet incorporating many rare photographs and a comprehensive band history, as well as an introduction from the band's leader, Brian Godding.
CD $16

BLOSSOM TOES [BRIAN GODDING/JIM CREGAN/BRAIN BELSHAW/KEVIN WESTLAKE] - If Only For A Moment (Sunbeam 5036; UK) Two years after their brilliant pop-psych debut, 1967's We Are Ever So Clean, Blossom Toes unleashed this extraordinary fusion of acid rock and prog, emphasizing how far they'd come since the summer of love. Characterized by complex song structures and memorable guitar solos, and featuring a guest appearance on sitar from U.S. folkie Shawn Philips, the album has gone on to become a major cult favorite. Heavily bootlegged over the years, this is its first official reissue. Produced with the band's full involvement, it comes with seven bonus tracks, encompassing non-LP singles, demos, out-takes and live performances, as well as a full-color 12-page booklet incorporating many rare photographs and a comprehensive band history, as well as an introduction from the band's leader, Brian Godding.
CD $16

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B.B. BLUNDER [BLOSSOM TOES: BRIAN GODDING/KEVIN WESTLAKE/BRAIN BELSHAW With JULIE DRISCOLL [TIPPETTS]/MICK TAYLOR/NICK EVANS /MARC CHARIG] - Worker's Playtime (Long Hair 046; EEC) "Often regarded as Blossom Toes 3rd album, this is the most underrated album of the early '70s (1971). So, it was not really a surprise, that the first re-release of the album on vinyl (on Decal) in 1989 was credited to Blossom Toes '70. Brian Godding, Brian Belshaw and Kevin Westlake showed again their great talent to create songs beside the mainstream but always melodious and with clever lyrics. Great guitar work by Brian Godding and impressive vocals dominate the music. A lot of guest musicians supported the band, among others: Keith Tippett [credited as "choir"] and Julie Driscoll, as well as Marc Charig, Nick Evans, Kevin Westlake, Mick Taylor, Brian Auger, Chris Kimsey, Barry Jenkins, and Graham Smith. Released for the first time on CD, the album was digitally remastered and appears in a brilliant sound. It also comes with a comprehensive booklet including full band story, lyrics and photos never seen before, plus two bonus tracks."
CD $21


MEIC STEVENS - Sackcloth & Ashes: The EPs, Volume 2 (Sunbeam 5033; UK) An integral part of the Welsh music scene since the beginning of the 1960s, Meic Stevens was a member of a group called Y Bara Menyn (Bread And Butter) with Geraint Jarman and Heather Jones, and also sang with a backing band called The Cadillacs. Following the rapturous reception given to their first collection of Meic Stevens' ultra-rare EPs, Sunbeam is delighted to present this follow-up, spanning the years 1969 to 1971. Featuring much material that has never been available on CD before and complete with comprehensive sleevenotes, rare photographs and an introduction by "the Welsh Bob Dylan" himself, this is a simply essential purchase for all fans of acid folk and psychedelia.
CD $16

Still Available�

MEIC STEVENS - Rain In The Leaves: The EPs, Volume 1 (Sunbeam 5021; UK) This haunting collection proves once and for all why Meic Stevens is so often called "the Welsh Bob Dylan." An integral part of the Welsh music scene since the beginning of the 1960s, He was a member of a group called Y Bara Menyn (Bread And Butter) with Geraint Jarman and Heather Jones, and also sang with a backing band called The Cadillacs. As well as gathering for the first time the ultra-rare EPs he recorded between 1967 and 1970 (Mike Stevens, Rhif2, Mwg and Meic Stevens), the package comes complete with both sides of his 1965 debut single, detailed sleevenotes, rare photographs and an introduction by the man himself, making it an essential purchase for all fans of acid folk and psychedelia.
CD $16


BUNKY & JAKE [ANDREA SKINNER/ALLAN JACOBS] - Bunky & Jake (Fallout 2051; UK) Andrea "Bunky" Skinner and Allan "Jake" Jacobs had been fixtures of New York's coffeehouse folk circuit for years when they finally made this debut album in 1968, which finally appears on CD here. Having honed their talents alongside Bob Dylan, Fred Neil, Tim Hardin, Richie Havens, John Sebastian and countless others, their music is a winning combination of breezy tunes, sweet harmonies and tasteful fuzz guitar, making it the perfect soundtrack to a mellow summer's evening.
CD $16

REX HOLMAN - Here in the Land of Victory (Fallout 2053; UK) Bit-part actor Rex Holman is perhaps better known to Star Trek and Monkees fans than music enthusiasts, but connoisseurs of acid folk have long treasured this, his sole album, which originally appeared in 1970 (when he was already 42 years old). A hypnotic blend of melodic, contemplative songs and philosophical lyrics, sung in Holman's quavering voice (which has been compared to Tim Buckley's), set to acoustic guitar, sitar and tabla, it's nothing short of an overlooked minor classic, and is sure to appeal to fans of artists such as Damon, Pat Kilroy and Mark Fry.
CD $16

CAROLINE PEYTON - Intuition (Fallout 2052; UK) Caroline Peyton had been lead vocalist with cult rural jazz rockers The Screaming Gypsy Bandits and released a challenging solo debut (1972's Mock-Up) before recording this superb collection for a local Indiana label in 1977. Boasting an eclectic blend of styles ranging from folk to funk, jazz to pop and even disco, Intuition has attracted ever-greater interest in recent years, being featured on compilations and championed by cutting edge DJs. It makes its long overdue CD debut here, complete with biographical liner notes, and is a must for all connoisseurs of '70s singer-songwriting.
CD $16

VAL STOECKLEIN - Grey Life (Fallout 2050; UK) As leader of the legendary Blue Things, Val Stoecklein needs no introduction to fans of folk-rock and psychedelia. Stung by the band's failure and traumatized by the collapse of a relationship, he channeled his sorrow into the songs that make up 1968's Grey Life -- the only solo album he would ever release. A nakedly emotional recording that has drawn comparisons with the work of Skip Spence, Syd Barrett and Scott Walker, it makes its CD debut here complete with both sides of its rare accompanying non-album 45, making it a must for fans of classic singer-songwriting
CD $16




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THE DOWNTOWN MUSIC GALLERY 'FREE IN-STORE MUSIC' CONTINUES:

This Sunday, July 8th
6pm - JAMES ILGENFRITZ/BEN GERSTEIN/HARRIS EISENSTADT!
James on contrabass/Ben on trombone/Harris on percussion!

Next Sunday, July 15th -
6pm - RAS MOSHE & KYOKO KITAMURA!
Featuring Ras Moshe on saxes & flute and Kyoko Kitamura on vocals!


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THE STONE is located at the NW corner of Avenue C & 2nd St.

June, 2007 is curated by Christopher McIntyre

7/6 Friday
8 pm - Shahzad Ismaily and Joel Hamilton - - Shahzad Ismaily (bass, drums, instruments) Joel Hamilton (guitar); Shahzad Ismaily and Joel Hamilton will be presenting a blueprint for the future of primitive musical improvisation. Multi instrumental sonic landscape creation, party jams, and modular synthesis coupled with an innate sense that this type of thing can get incredibly mind numbing. Humor, beeping noises, and astounding annoyances.
10 pm - Bob Galloway-Irreversibility of Persons & Divine Responsivity: Sacrifice & Theophany in Max Scheler & Henry Corbin. Bob Galloway (speaker)
Part I NUR lecture series-Irreversibility of Persons & Divine Responsivity: Sacrifice & Theophany in Max Scheler & Henry Corbin.

7/7 Saturday
8 and 10 pm - Buster Virata-Anting-Anting: Origins of a Filipino-Christian System of Magic; Buster Virata (speaker) Part II NUR lecture series-The presentation will cover the mysterious history of the Filipino magical talismans known as "Anting-Anting" and the secret teachings and mythologies behind them. Links to South-East Asian traditions, Judeo-Christian magical systems, and Masonry will also be explored. 2 sets, discussion at end of second set.

7/8 Sunday
8 pm - Alchemical Bestiary Presentation w/ William J. Kiesel (speaker, slide show); The Alchemical Bestiary and book release.
The symbolism of animals in alchemical books and manuscripts preceeding the Ouroboros Press release of the Turba Philosophorum.
10 pm - Sacred Chants w/ Anonymous 13 (voice) Rich Doucette (esraj)

7/10 Tuesday
8 and 10 pm - Medieval TV
Jamie Saft (keys, bass) Mike Pride (drums, electronics) Bill Horist (guitar)

7/11 Wednesday
8 and 10 pm - Improv Night-A Stone Benefit
John Zorn (sax) with the inimitable members of the Secret Chiefs 3-Trey Spruance (guitar, keyboards) Ches Smith (drums) Shahzad Ismaily (bass, percussion) Timb Harris (violin) Jai Young Kim (guitar) Rich Doucette (various instruments) Anonymous 13 (various instruments) special guests. Come to this extra special night of Improvisation and support The Stone! Twenty dollars.

7/12 Thursday
8 pm - Bill Horist (solo prepared guitar)
10 pm - Bill Horist (solo prepared guitar) and many special guests

7/13 Friday
8 pm - James Goode-Somniloquy
James Goode (conductor) Ches Smith (drums) Timb Harris (violin) Trey Spruance (guitar, keys) Jason Schimmel (guitar) and others. A selection of musician's/artists dreams and hypnagogic sensations collected during the two-week process prior to the event serve as the basis for an elaborate electroacoustic/multimedia piece.
10 pm - James Goode-Late Metal Gestalt - w/ Jason Schimmel (guitar) Ches Smith (drums) Trey Spruance (guitar, keys) and others; Solos written especially for this evening.

7/14 Saturday
8 pm - Carla Kihlstedt (violin, voice) & Satoko Fujii (piano) Improvisations for voice, violin and piano.
10 pm - Shahzad Ismaily (score) & Dr. Jenni Quilter (author, reader)

7/15 Sunday
8 and 10 pm - Secret Chiefs 3 play John Zorn's Book of Angels featuring: Trey Spruance (guitar, keyboards) Ches Smith (drums) Shahzad Ismaily (bass, percussion) Timb Harris (violin) Jai Young Kim (guitar) Rich Doucette (various instruments) Jason Schimmel (guitar) Anonymous 13 (various instruments) Jamie Saft (keyboards); World Premiere of Secret Chiefs 3 performing compositions from Masada Book Two. Twenty dollars.


Performances take place at 8 & 10 PM from Tuesday - Sunday nights, There are no advance tickets, first come, first served, there is no phone There is no food or beverage served or allowed, just a serious listening environment Admission for each set is $10, unless otherwise indicated Check out the website for The Stone at thestonenyc.com


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j a z z a t t h e s e a p o r t

seaport district cultural association performance space Front Street at Beekman Street (South Street Seaport)

fridays at 8:00 pm - 2 sets - admission $10

july 6 - old dog
louie belogenis, tenor saxophone; michael bisio, bass; jay rosen, drums

july 13 - daniel carter, reeds and piano; louie belogenis, tenor saxophone; hill greene, bass; harris eisenstadt, drums

july 20 - twice told tales
tony malaby, tenor saxophones; louie belogenis, tenor saxophone; trevor dunn, bass; harris eisenstadt, drums

july 27 - exuberance!
roy campbell, trumpets and flute; louie belogenis, tenor saxophone; hill greene, bass; michael wimberly, drums

rsvp: 1.212.393.9191
subway: 2,3,4,5 to Fulton Street or A to Broadway/Nassau


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Neues Kabarett
Celebrate Summer Avant-Jazz BBQ!!
Sunday, July 22 ~ 4:30-8:30 pm
$15 includes dinner and music (ya can't beat it)

To purchase tickets visit:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/17259

Featuring Matt Lavelle (trumpet), Eric Mingus (bass and voice), Ras Moshe (tenor sax), Anders Nillson (electric guitar), Dave Ross (electric guitar), Catherine Sikora (tenor sax), Fay Victor (voice) and more. Ticket includes dinner and music.

MENU: Dogs, Veggie/Smoked-Tofu Kebabs, Wings, Black-eyed Peas, Spanakopita, Salads, Beverages and Dessert!

The Brecht Forum
Loading Dock Stage
451 West Street
btw Bank and Bethune on the West Side Hwy!

www.myspace.com/neueskabarett
www.brechtforum.org

UPCOMING:
August 4 ~ Homemade Instruments Fest
Picnic House on Pier 40, Hudson River Park
** Performances by Terry Dame, Bradford Reed, Melissa Moore and instrument-making workshops by Kali Fasteau, Cooper-Moore & Melissa Moore! **


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Dee Pop presents: The Freestyle Creative Music Series
EVERY SUNDAY @ Jimmy's Restaurant
43 East 7th Street * NYC * 212-982-3006

July 8
7pm Reggie Nicholson, Hilliard Greene, Salim Washington
9pm Bob Feldman Trio w/Matt Lavelle, Tony Romano

July 15
7pm Peter Evans Group
9pm Who Put the Bad Mouth On Me

Special Saturday Show: July 21 8pm - Midnight
The Medicine Music Show * Hosted by Radio I-Ching:
Andy Haas, Don Fiorino & Dee Po Featuring special guests: A Gourd, A String & A Milk Truck , The Maeve Gilchrist Trio

July 22
7pm & 9pm - Amir Elsaffar & Two Rivers

July 29
7pm Harris Eisenstadt Trio
9pm Bruce Eisenbiel, Andrew Drury, Tom Blancourte


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THE MAHAVISHNU PROJECT PRESENTS:
THE THIRD ANNUAL VISHNU FEST 2007 - CELEBRATING THE MUSIC OF JOHN McLAUGHLIN & THE MAHAVISHNU ORCHESTRA

Thursday, July 5 at 7:30pm
The Complete "Birds of Fire"
The whole disc from start to finish!
Plus the NY concert premiere of "John's Song #2" from "Lost Trident Sessions"

Friday, July 6 at 7:30pm
The Mahavishnu Influence:
The Music of Jeff Beck (from "Blow By Blow", "Wired" & "There and Back")

Saturday, July 7 at 7:30pm
The Best of Mahavishnu - Re-Imagined:
"Inner Mounting Flame", "Birds of Fire", "Between Nothingness" and "Emerald Beyond" in new arrangements for the 11-piece band by Gregg Bendian.

THE MAHAVISHNU PROJECT:
Gregg Bendian, drums / Glenn Alexander, guitar / Zach Brock, violin / Dave Johnsen, bass / Adam Holzman, keyboards / Premik, sax & flute / Matt Szemela, violin / Jeremy Kittel, violin / Jon Weber, viola / Leigh Stuart, cello / Melissa Stylianou, voice

Three glorious nights by the Mahavishnu repertory ensemble at :
THE CUTTING ROOM
19 W. 24th Street, NYC / 212-691-1900
www.thecuttingroomnyc.com
www.mahavishnuproject.com
Tickets are 15 dollars in advance, 18 at the door.


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