Arts For Art Opens March With Evolving Music

Source: Chris Rich
February 20, 2013
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Evolving Music in March from Arts for Art and Vision Festival opens the lion and lamb month and unfolds over the course of four days from March first to the fourth. involving Friday & Saturday nights, a Sunday afternoon family friendly adventure to let the kids do live action drawing and a concluding Monday evening Evolution.

It��s all for the purpose of showcasing the best un-compromised avantjazz in NYC.

Among those featured will include the

Bern Nix

guitar
1950 - 2017

" data-original-title="" title="">Bern Nix Quartet,the Blood Trio,

Joe McPhee

woodwinds
b.1939

" data-original-title="" title="">Joe McPhee Solo, and a

Charles Gayle

saxophone
1939 - 2023

" data-original-title="" title="">Charles Gayle Trio.

Sunday afternoon meets

Kyoko Kitamura

vocals

" data-original-title="" title="">Kyoko Kitamura's Moving Music Ensemble &

Jessica Jones

saxophone

" data-original-title="" title="">Jessica Jones Quartet in a thoughtfully imagined sonic adventure to spark the creative imagination of the young with options to draw.

Monday Evolved involves the

Stephen Gauci

saxophone, tenor
b.1966

" data-original-title="" title="">Stephen Gauci Quartet, 4 Women With an Ax to Grind and the

Yuko Fujiyama

piano

" data-original-title="" title="">Yuko Fujiyama Trio.

Friday March 1st, 2013

8:00PM - 9:15PM - Bern Nix Quartet

Bern Nix on guitar with

Francois Grillot

bass, acoustic

" data-original-title="" title="">Francois Grillot covering bass, a Matt Lavelle trumpet excursion and the drums of Reggie Sylvester.

9:30PM - 10:30PM - Blood Trio.

Sabir Mateen

saxophone, tenor
b.1951

" data-original-title="" title="">Sabir Mateen working reeds and sax is joined by

Michael Bisio

bass, acoustic

" data-original-title="" title="">Michael Bisio at the bass and

Whit Dickey

drums

" data-original-title="" title="">Whit Dickey on drums.

Saturday March 2nd, 2013.

8:00PM - 9:00PM - Joe McPhee Solo

Joe McPhee will attend to the trumpet.

9:30PM - 10:30PM - Charles Gayle Trio

Charles Gayle wields tenor & bass sax with

Larry Roland

bass

" data-original-title="" title="">Larry Roland leaning in to a bass and

Michael TA Thompson

drums

" data-original-title="" title="">Michael TA Thompson in command of the drums.

Sunday March 3rd, 2013.

2:00PM - 3:00PM - Kyoko Kitamura's Moving Music Ensemble.

Khabu Doug Young

guitar, acoustic

" data-original-title="" title="">Khabu Doug Young awakens a guitar and a ukulele with Andrew Drury coaxing drums and percussion as Kyoko Kitamura lifts a longing lingering voice with other instruments readily at hand to employ as the moment suggests.

3:00PM - 4:00PM - Jessica Jones Quartet

Jessica Jones joins

Tony Jones

drums
b.1953

" data-original-title="" title="">Tony Jones for a tenor sax duo element accompanied by

Rene Hart

bass, acoustic

" data-original-title="" title="">Rene Hart on bass and a drummer to be named.

Children equipped withdrawing materials to stoke imaginations will be a welcome part of this afternoon concert..

Monday March 4th, 2013

7:30PM - 8:30PM - Stephen Gauci Quartet

Stephen Gauci brings a tenor sax and compositions to the table with a helping from Nick Demopoulos serving up a Smomid (String Modeling Midi Device) with ample stirring from

Adam Lane

bass, acoustic
b.1868

" data-original-title="" title="">Adam Lane with a bass and the drums of

Jeremy Carlstedt

drums

" data-original-title="" title="">Jeremy Carlstedt.

8:30PM - 9:30PM - 4 Women with an Ax to Grind

Patricia Nicholson hones voice and dance to its keen edge brought to a further gleam with a well stropped piano applied by

Kris Davis

piano
b.1980

" data-original-title="" title="">Kris Davis, meticulous slices from a Jean Cook violin and sturdy TIffany Chang drum chops.

9:30PM - 10:30PM - Yuko Fujiyama Trio

Yuko Fujiyama��s piano closes out this fine run of moments with Newman Taylor Baker providing drums and Jennifer Choi offering violin.

Let this be your gateway to a beckoning spring.

And it all can be found at:

Clemente Soto Velez - Educational & Cultural Center 107 Suffolk Street New York, NY 10002 212-228-9874 Door (per day): $11 for 1 set / $16 : 2 set / $20 : All Night Students & Seniors: students $8 / $12 / $18

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