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Littleglobe is delighted to present Musiciancomposer Thollem McDonas and video artist ACVilla, returning to Santa Fe with their newest work-in-progress, The Now Of US. Known as Silver Ochre, the duo is launching their second multimedia experience of the U.S. after their 2016 48-state odyssey, Who Are US. This time, the focus is on the immediacy of present-day America through murals and collaborative music. Thollem and ACVilla will be premiering the project this evening with a profile of Albuquerque muralist Nani Chacon and new footage of murals throughout NM. Visit Silver Ochre's site to learn more about the duo and the project: www.silverochre.com

"There's probably no frame wide enough to encompass the creative output of the pianist Vijay Iyer," The New York Times observed. His Ph.D. in cognitive science from UC Berkeley is just the start. He's been recognized as a bona fide "genius" by DownBeat magazine and was named by GQ India as one of the 50 most influential Indians. The jazz pianist is also a prolific recording artist and his quintet will play the final Jazz Club performances of The Soraya's 2018/19 season on May 10 and 11.

Just a few meditative blows, colorful touches, poetic spirit, telepathic communication and a playful sense of adventure. Fascinating music, rich with imagination, colors and trust. - All about Jazz

Coastal Jazz & Blues Society announced today the Innovation Series - Ironworks, Ironworks Late Night, and Roundhouse Performance Centre at the 2019 TD Vancouver International Jazz Festival, which runs this summer from Friday, June 21 to Monday, July 1.

Just a few meditative blows, colorful touches, poetic spirit, telepathic communication and a playful sense of adventure. Fascinating music, rich with imagination, colors and trust. - All about Jazz

New York-based free jazz organization Arts for Art collaborates with The Kitchen to present free jazz ensembles in a multidisciplinary program of improvisation over the course of three evenings, March 7-9, 2019, at The Kitchen. From jazz, dance, and poetry to political discourse, these concerts consist of musical and discursive interjections among participants, which segue into conversations that are inclusive of audiences. The events aim to foster and celebrate new interrelationships among participants and audiences as they revolve around our conceptions of social justice. Titled IDENTITY: FREEDOM, the project declares liberation in both self-possession and movement.

The Kitchen presents the world premiere of Mass of Dissolution, a new work from composer Lea Bertucci that takes an intensely industrial approach to contemporary percussion music (January 24). Conceived as an incantation against the blind violence of military-industrial power dominating global dynamics, and composed for percussion trio Tigue (Matt Evans, Amy Garapic, and Carson Moody), the work combines extended techniques for percussion with dislocated fragments of traditional American drum corps music. Bertucci will appear in performance to open the evening with a set by her newly formed duo with composer and vocalist Amirtha Kidambi. Called 'ingeniously contemporary' by the New York Times, this project features improvisations by Kidambi processed by Bertucci through idiosyncratic misuse of tape machines. Organized by Matthew Lyons.

The Kitchen presents the world premiere of Mass of Dissolution, a new work from composer Lea Bertucci that takes an intensely industrial approach to contemporary percussion music (January 24). Conceived as an incantation against the blind violence of military-industrial power dominating global dynamics, and composed for percussion trio Tigue (Matt Evans, Amy Garapic, and Carson Moody), the work combines extended techniques for percussion with dislocated fragments of traditional American drum corps music. Bertucci will appear in performance to open the evening with a set by her newly formed duo with composer and vocalist Amirtha Kidambi. Called 'ingeniously contemporary' by the New York Times, this project features improvisations by Kidambi processed by Bertucci through idiosyncratic misuse of tape machines. Organized by Matthew Lyons.

Lewis Black, the acerbic, manic, belligerent stand-up comedian started his career as a playwright. After being turned down by numerous colleges, he earned his MFA degree at Yale Drama School. But that's a whole other story.

Eggbone, now comprised of cornetist Dan Clucas, saxophonist Chris Jonas, bassist Casey Andersen, and drummer Dave Wayne is an ad hoc musical ensemble that just keeps happening every once in a while. When asked to discuss the nature of the band and its music, drummer Wayne mutters "I just just keep getting roped into these things. There's really nothing I can do about it besides play my butt off and hope for the best."

Jeremy Danneman is a New York based, saxophonist/clarinetist/composer. Sophie Nzayisenga, from Rwanda, is a vocalist and the only professional female inanga player in the world. They first met in 2009 when Danneman was giving street performances in Rwanda to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Genocide against the Tutsi people. In 2017, Danneman and Nzayisenga released their first album together, Honey Wine, to critical acclaim.

Acclaimed Toronto-based drummer and composer, Nick Fraser, leads this outstanding jazz quartet featuring New York saxophonist Tony Malaby, 'one of the most distinctive artists of his time' (NYC Jazz Record).

Acclaimed Toronto-based drummer and composer, Nick Fraser, leads this outstanding jazz quartet featuring New York saxophonist Tony Malaby, 'one of the most distinctive artists of his time' (NYC Jazz Record).

Sound permeates our daily lives and shapes our existence. From 'ear yoga' to Buddhist-inspired opera, talks and programs this fall build on themes in Rubin Museum's newest exhibition, The World Is Sound. For more about the exhibition, visit RubinMuseum.org/Wavelength, and scroll down for related talks, films and experiences, including a panel with David Henry Hwang about Broadway's M. Butterfly!

The quartet is rounded out by two exceptional string players, Andrew Downing and Rob Clutton. Their first two recordings, Towns and Villages (2013) and Starer (2016), received wide critical acclaim. Their third CD, Is Life Long? (2017) marks the group's debut on Lisbon-based Clean Feed Records.

Sound permeates our daily lives and shapes our existence. From 'ear yoga' to Buddhist-inspired opera, talks and programs this fall build on themes in Rubin Museum's newest exhibition, The World Is Sound. For more about the exhibition, visit RubinMuseum.org/Wavelength, and scroll down for related talks, films and experiences, including a panel with David Henry Hwang about Broadway's M. Butterfly!

John Zorn and Executive Dean Richard Kessler announced today that The Stone, the landmark non-profit performance space founded in 2005 by John Zorn and dedicated to the experimental and avant-garde, will move to The Glass Box Theater at Arnhold Hall on 55 West 13th Street, in the heart of New York's Greenwich Village.

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts presents All These Wonders: The Moth at Lincoln Center on March 29, 2017, at 7:30 pm in Alice Tully Hall.

Composer/violinist Jessie Montgomery's latest orchestral score, Records from a Vanishing City, will be given its world premiere by Orpheus at the Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, Today, October 27 (8 pm).

Composer/violinist Jessie Montgomery's latest orchestral score, Records from a Vanishing City, will be given its world premiere by Orpheus at the Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, Thursday, October 27 (8 pm).