Gene Pritsker's Sound Liberation Featuring Amira B. & Dick Griffin At Joe's Pub Saturday, August 23, 2025

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Source: Robert C. Ford
August 19, 2025
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Andromeda brides, event horizon eyes, there's a red door, and don't forget your trombone.
—Robert C. Ford

On Saturday, August 23, 2025, Sound Liberation, the audacious musical collective led by visionary composer, guitarist, and rapper

Gene Pritsker

guitar
b.1971

" data-original-title="" title="">Gene Pritsker, storms the stage at the vibrant Joe's Pub in NYC. Armed with the philosophy of ��ending the segregation of sound vibration,�� Pritsker and his ensemble obliterate genre boundaries, fusing classical elegance, jazz improvisation, rock intensity, hip-hop swagger, and global grooves into one electrifying soundscape.

This one-night-only performance will feature powerhouse R&B vocalist Amira B., a Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal finalist, alongside legendary trombonist

Dick Griffin

trombone
b.1939

" data-original-title="" title="">Dick Griffin, whose storied career includes collaborations with

Rahsaan Roland Kirk

woodwinds
1935 - 1977

" data-original-title="" title="">Rahsaan Roland Kirk,

Abdullah Ibrahim

piano
b.1934

" data-original-title="" title="">Abdullah Ibrahim,

Sun Ra

piano
1914 - 1993

" data-original-title="" title="">Sun Ra, and

George Benson

guitar
b.1943

" data-original-title="" title="">George Benson. Also sharing the stage will be vocalists

David Banks

vocals

" data-original-title="" title="">David Banks and

Charles Coleman

vocals

" data-original-title="" title="">Charles Coleman,

Franz Hackl

trumpet

" data-original-title="" title="">Franz Hackl on trumpet,

Amanda Ruzza

bass

" data-original-title="" title="">Amanda Ruzza on bass, and

Damien Bassman

drums

" data-original-title="" title="">Damien Bassman on drums.

Special guests will include poets

Robert C. Ford

vocals
b.1967

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Peter Christian Hall

" data-original-title="" title="">Peter Christian Hall,

Erik Thomas Johnson

poet / spoken word

" data-original-title="" title="">Erik Thomas Johnson and

Imelda O'Reilly

poet / spoken word

" data-original-title="" title="">Imelda O'Reilly; rappers Dr. Psychosis and Samaire Martin; vocalist

Stephanie Susberich

" data-original-title="" title="">Stephanie Susberich; alto saxophonist

Todd Rewoldt

saxophone, alto

" data-original-title="" title="">Todd Rewoldt; and pianist

Lesi Mei

piano

" data-original-title="" title="">Lesi Mei.

Audiences can expect a high-voltage setlist featuring selections from Sound Liberation��s latest album, Elegy, as well as an interpretation of Sun Ra��s ��We Travel the Spaceways,�� interwoven with Robert C. Ford��s cosmic spoken word piece ��Don't Forget Your Trombone��.

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