November 21, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
Clemente Soto Velez 7:30 pm JD Parron, sax, bamboo flutes, kalimba and a gorgeous bamboo sax, and William Hooker, drums. It was nice to see and hear JD again. He played some sax, kalimba and and some bamboo instruments. The …
November 20, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
A busy day. Brunch with good friends Rick and Noni Carrick and their two darling kids and later with Brian Groder. The art-part of the day was going to the Bowery Poetry Club at 2 pm to see my friends …
November 19, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
The Kitchen This opera was created in 1968 and thank god it has been revised by Performa 11 and co-presented by The Kitchen. There is no way I can accurately describe this performance except to say, as with all of …
November 17, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
BAM Next Wave Festival The good parts were the music and the reasonable cost of the tickets. The not-so-good parts were everything else. I have no idea what was going on during this dance performance. There were 3 male and …
November 16, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
Roulette Lisa Moore Concert - piano, sampler and keyboard with guests So Percussion I have heard Lisa perform before at the Bang on a Can Marathon so was pleased to be able to hear a more extensive concert with her. …
November 15, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
The Church of the Ascension, Organ Recital Series Jon Gillock, Organist Gorgeousness prevailed: the music and the church. Even the bench pew seats were comfortable so the best thing to do was sit back and wallow in the sound. The …
November 13, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
Clemente Soto Velez Cultural Center Curated by Mark Beasley and Zack Layton Produced by Issue Project and Performa 11 This was a big mess of a night and that’s what it should have been being about Fluxus. The space is …
November 12, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
Nov 11 10:30 am George Lewis rehearsal with the International Contemporary Ensemble (ICE) conducted by Steve Schick I am so grateful that I was there for most of the rehearsals. George has been a good friend since he arrived to …
November 11, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
8 pm Scott Amendola, drums; Charlie Hunter, guitar Another warm and friendly concert atmosphere with a SRO audience. Charlie and Scott have played and toured together for some time and it shows. They know what they are doing, where it’s …
November 10, 2011 | Posted in So Forth
10:30 am BAM Harvey Theater Darcy James Argue and Danijel Zezelj’s “Brooklyn Babylon” This event was spectacular. I went to the morning performance (thank you, Beth) where the audience was all high school students, except for a few of us …