Joseph Jarman

Richarda Abrams' new play, 'Big Mama and Me,' explores the intergenerational relationship between a grandmother and granddaughter. Set in the South and Midwest, the play tells the story of Big Mama, a patented inventor and accomplished composer, and the impact she had on those around her. Presented by RPR Productions, the world premiere runs from March 6-9 at the Episcopal Actors Guild in NYC. Featuring music direction by Amina Claudine Myers and co-production by Peggy Abrams.

Discover the continuation of Park Avenue Armory's Artists Studio Series, shining a spotlight on the legendary collective AACM. Experience performances and premieres by Ge. Don't miss out on this fall's exciting lineup.

Put on your most comfortable walking shoes and be led by poet Paul Rabinowitz through Fort Tryon Park to see and hear dance, music, and poetry performed on benches, lawns, stairways, pathways, near rock faces, and under trees. The event will take place Saturday, June 3 from 3 to 5 PM (rain date: June 4).

When trumpet great Lester Bowie died in 1999, followers of the Art Ensemble of Chicago couldn't help but wonder whether the legendary quintet, which owed so much to his special and outlandish gifts, would – or should – go on. That it did, in his memory, with no loss of spirit. But the subsequent passing of two other founding members Malachi Favors Maghostut in 2004 and Joseph Jarman in 2019, made it even more difficult to envision a future for the band. 

TLab Shares hosts RPR Productions in The World Premiere of BETHUNE: Our Black Velvet Rose. The production runs October 7 - 23 with an official opening date of October 9 at Theaterlab in New York City.

Supersense is thrilled to announce a once in a lifetime line-up bringing together two legendary ensembles of contemporary music, jazz and improvisation: ground breaking pioneers of American free jazz the Art Ensemble of Chicago and transcendent, internationally revered Australian trio The Necks. In a never-to-be repeated double bill at Hamer Hall on Sunday 25 August, the closing concert will present an afternoon of sonic mastery of profound impact, virtuosity and secular spiritual expression.  

Supersense: Festival of the Ecstatic returns with a hypnotic collision of music, performance, dance and theatre in an ecstasy-inducing 2019 program from 23 - 25 August, 2019. Created by Arts Centre Melbourne with Australian New York-based performer and curator Sophia Brous, the third iteration of the intoxicating exploration of ecstatic performance is the most bold, distinctive and cross-disciplinary yet. Featuring icons of music, theatre, dance and performance ritual from five continents, Supersense is presented over three days in the underground labyrinth of Arts Centre Melbourne.

Bill Warfield's career as a trumpeter was launched the moment he heard Lew Soloff's immortal solo on the Blood, Sweat & Tears hit 'Spinning Wheel.' 'It just completely knocked me out,' says Warfield, who was 18 at the time and gigging as a pianist, having given up hope of earning a living as a horn player due to dental problems. 'I'd never heard anything like it. I decided at that point that I wanted to play the trumpet again.'

School of the Arts Dean Carol Becker: "I am honored to welcome the legendary Art Ensemble of Chicago to the Lenfest Center for the Arts during its inaugural fall season. As a long-time fan, it is an opportunity of a lifetime to present the ensemble in the School's flagship new building. To see this come to fruition would not have been possible without the dedicated collaboration of Melissa Smey, Associate Dean and Executive Director, who played a leading role in facilitating the Art Ensemble's performance in New York."

The Breath Courses Through Us (2013) is a new documentary film about the early 1960s avant-garde jazz group, the New York Art Quartet.

The Breath Courses Through Us (2013) is a new documentary film about the early 1960s avant-garde jazz group, the New York Art Quartet.

The Cornelia Street Cafe is owned and operated by founder Robin Hirsch, together with Judith Kallas and Bob Siegler. It is open seven days a week, serving breakfast, lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch--and more than three hundred cultural events a year. The Cornelia Street Cafe is located at 29 Cornelia Street in NYC between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village. For more information contact 212-989-9319 or visit http://www.corneliastreetcafe.com.

The Cornelia Street Cafe is owned and operated by founder Robin Hirsch, together with Judith Kallas and Bob Siegler. It is open seven days a week, serving breakfast, lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch--and more than three hundred cultural events a year. The Cornelia Street Cafe is located at 29 Cornelia Street in NYC between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village. For more information contact 212-989-9319 or visit http://www.corneliastreetcafe.com.

The Cornelia Street Cafe is owned and operated by founder Robin Hirsch, together with Judith Kallas and Bob Siegler. It is open seven days a week, serving breakfast, lunch, dinner, and weekend brunch--and more than three hundred cultural events a year. The Cornelia Street Cafe is located at 29 Cornelia Street in NYC between West 4th and Bleecker Sts, Greenwich Village. For more information contact 212-989-9319 or visit http://www.corneliastreetcafe.com.

Karl Berger will present a live version of his new piano solo album 'Strangely Familiar', a suite of introspective 'Miniatures for Piano solo, officially released by the Tzadik label in July 2010. Pre-release copies will most likely be available. A very special event, designed to take you out of the ordinary and into the strangely familiar world of your naturally musical mind.

Karl Berger will present a live version of his new piano solo album 'Strangely Familiar', a suite of introspective 'Miniatures for Piano solo, officially released by the Tzadik label in July 2010. Pre-release copies will most likely be available. A very special event, designed to take you out of the ordinary and into the strangely familiar world of your naturally musical mind.

Upcoming events at Cornelia Street Cafe.

Upcoming shows at the Cornelia Street Cafe.