11/1 Saturday (SC)
8 pm
Improv Quartet
Sakaide Masami (bass) Randy Peterson (drums) Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz (bass, oud) Makigami Koichi (vocal, theremin)
10 pm
Mita Freeman, Shimizu Kazuto, Kevin Norton, Makigami Koichi
Mita Freeman (guitar) Shimizu Kazuto (piano, bass-clarinet) Makigami Koichi (vocal, theremin) Kevin Norton (vibes, percussion)
11/2 Sunday (DDT)
8 pm
Agra Darma
Ikue Mori (laptop) Makigami Koichi (vocal, theremin) Sato Masaharu (percussion)
10 pm
Makigami Koichi
Makigami Koichi (solo voice)
11/4 Tuesday (ICS)
8 pm
Banquet of the Spirits with Nels Cline
Cyro Baptista (percussion, vocals) Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz (bass, oud, gimbri) Tim Keiper (drums) Brian Marsella (keyboards)
10 pm
Banquet of the Spirits
Cyro Baptista (percussion, vocals) Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz (bass, oud, gimbri) Tim Keiper (drums) Brian Marsella (keyboards)
11/5 Wednesday (RJP)
8 and 10 pm
VIRA-LOUCOS
Cyro Baptista (percussion, vocals) Tim Keiper (drums) Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz (bass) John Lee (electric guitar) Brian Marsella (keyboards) Vitor Gonçalves (accordion)
11/6 Thursday (LC)
8 and 10 pm
Banquet of the Spirits
Peter Apfelbaum (horns, percussion) Cyro Baptista (percussion, vocals) Shanir Blumenkranz (bass, oud, gimbri) Tim Keiper (drums) Brian Marsella (keyboards)
Visuals by Justin Bias with Surprise Guests.
11/7 Friday (MJC)
8 and 10 pm
Young Lions
Cyro Baptista (percussion, vocals) Jason Fraticelli (bass) John Lee (guitar) Tim Keiper (drums) Brian Marsella (keyboard)
11/8 Saturday (DDT)
8 and 10 pm
Beat the Donkey
Cyro Baptista (percussion, vocals) Gil Oliveira (drums) Brian Marsella (keyboards) Lisette Santiago (percussion, vocals) Nicholas Young (percussion, tap) Hassan Hakmoun (gimbri) John Lee (guitar) Tim Keiper (drums) Scott Kettner (percussion) Max Pollak (percussion, tap
11/9 Sunday (RK)
8 pm
Cyro with Marsella/Mori/Krakowsky
Cyro Baptista (percussion, vocals) Ikue Mori (electronics, visuals) Sergio Krakowsky (pandeiro, visuals) Brian Marsella (keyboard)
10 pm
Cyro Baptista and Ikue Mori
Cyro Baptista (percussion, vocals) Ikue Mori (electronics) Sergio Krakowski (pandeiro) Brian Marsella (keyboards)
11/11 Tuesday (KR)
8 pm
Jeremiah Cymerman Solo
Jeremiah Cymerman (clarinet, electronics)
Since 2006 solo performance has been my primary performance outlet. With three records, multiple tours and hundreds of shows under my belt I look forward to opening my residency with an intimate solo performance. TEN DOLLARS
10 pm
Sky Burial
Jeremiah Cymerman (clarinet, electronics) Peter Evans (trumpet, amplifier) Matt Bauder (reeds, electronics) Sam Pluta (electronics)
“What does it mean to be a self-conscious animal? The idea is ludicrous, if it is not monstrous. It means to know that one is food for worms.” ― Ernest Becker
11/12 Wednesday (KR)
8 pm
Jeremiah Cymerman & Frantz Loriot
Jeremiah Cymerman (clarinet) Frantz Loriot (violin)
Reconvening with one of my favorite people to play duo, French virtuoso Frantz Loriot. Tonight’s show will be recorded for CD release in 2015. TEN DOLLARS
10 pm
BloodMist
Jeremiah Cymerman (clarinet, electronics) Toby Driver (guitar, bass, piano) Mario Diaz de Leon (guitar, electronics)
Dark, intense free improvisation with two of my favorite living composers.
11/13 Thursday (RK)
8 pm
Jesus Maria
Jeremiah Cymerman (clarinet, electronics) Jamie Saft (fender rhodes) Toby Driver (bass) Mike Pride (drums)
Jimmy Giuffre by way of Bohren & Der Club of Gore, with a stop off for a drink with Xenakis & Milford Graves.
10 pm
Tartar Lamb III
Toby Driver (guitar, vocals) Jeremiah Cymerman (clarinet, electronics) Dan Means (sax, electronics) Tim Byrnes (synth, trumpet) Brian Chase (drums)
11/14 Friday (HM)
8 pm
John Zorn Improv Night- A Stone Benefit
John Zorn (sax) Jeremiah Cymerman (clarinet) Joe Morris (guitar) Chris Hoffman (cello) Cyro Baptista (percussion) Aram Bajakian (guitar) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) Chuck Bettis (electronics) plus many special guests
TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS
10 pm
Jeremiah Cymerman, Joe Morris, Sylvie Courvoisier
Jeremiah Cymerman (clarinet, electronics) Joe Morris (guitar) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano)
An evening of improvisation with two absolute masters.
11/15 Saturday (HM)
8 pm
Pale Horse
Jeremiah Cymerman (clarinet) Christopher Hoffman (cello) Brian Chase (drums)
TEN DOLLARS per set or FIFTEEN for both
10 pm
Pale Horse + Guests
Jeremiah Cymerman (clarinet) Christopher Hoffman (cello) Brian Chase (drums) Matt Hollenberg, Andrew Hock (guitars)
For the second set, Pale Horse will be augmented by two of the greatest guitarists working in intense compositional metal, Matt Hollenberg of Cleric and Andrew Hock of Psalm Zero.
11/16 Sunday (ICS)
8 pm
A Spot of Absence, Graphic Scores 2007-2014
Olivia De Prato (violin) Christopher Hoffman (cello) Miguel Frasconi (glass) Russell Greenberg (vibraphone) Jeremiah Cymerman (clarinet) Joshua Rubin (bass clarinet)
10 pm
Jeremiah Cymerman, Joshua Rubin, Jon Irabagon
Jeremiah Cymerman (clarinet) Joshua Rubin (clarinet) Jon Irabagon (sax)
An evening of solos, duos and trios with the brilliant clarinetist of the International Contemporary Ensemble and one of contemporary jazz's most virtuosic woodwind players.
11/18 Tuesday (SV)
8 pm
Gutbucket + strings with JACK Quartet
Ty Citerman (guitar) Adam D Gold (drums) Pat Swoboda (bass) Ken Thomson (alto saxophone) (alto saxophone), Chris Otto (violin) Ari Streisfeld (violin) John Pickford Richards (viola) Kevin McFarland (cello)
10 pm
Chamber music of Ken Thomson
Ty Citerman (guitar) Adam D Gold (drums) Pat Swoboda (bass) Eileen Mack (clarinet) Ken Thomson (bass clarinet) Ashley Bathgate (cello) Karl Larson (piano) Beth Meyers (viola) JACK Quartet: Chris Otto, Ari Streisfeld (violins) John Pickford Richards (viola) Kevin McFarland (cello)
Featuring the bass clarinet quintet "Perpetual" from his 2013 Cantaloupe Music release THAW, the NY Premiere of "restless" for cello and piano, and more.
11/19 Wednesday (JI)
8 pm
Gutbucket + percussion with Tigue
Ty Citerman (guitar) Adam D Gold (drums) Pat Swoboda (bass) Ken Thomson (alto saxophone) Matt Evans, Amy Garapic, Carson Moody (percussion)
A new collaboration with the dynamic percussion trio Tigue (Matt Evans, Amy Garapic and Carson Moody) featuring music by Gutbucket and Tigue.
10 pm
Bearthoven
Matt Evans (drums, percussion) Karl Larson (piano) Pat Swoboda (acoustic bass)
Cutting edge new music trio Bearthoven premieres new music by members of Gutbucket and others.
11/20 Thursday (SV)
8 pm
Gutbucket live record taping
Ty Citerman (guitar) Adam D Gold (drums) Pat Swoboda (bass) Ken Thomson (alto saxophone)
Gutbucket 2015 live record taping plus music from 2011 CD "Flock".
10 pm
Gutbucket No Ink
Ty Citerman (guitar) Adam D Gold (drums) Pat Swoboda (bass) Ken Thomson (saxophone) Kaoru Watanabe (flute, fue), Stephanie Richards (trumpet) James Ilgenfritz (bass) Lukas Ligeti (drums) Eyal Maoz (guitar)
A special set of improvisations.
11/21 Friday (SV)
8 pm
Gutbucket live record taping
Ty Citerman (guitar) Adam D Gold (drums) Pat Swoboda (bass) Ken Thomson (alto saxophone)
Gutbucket 2015 live record taping plus music from 2009 CD "A Modest Proposal".
10 pm
Gutbucket movie night with "Night Mail" and "The Magic Life of Milarepa"
Ty Citerman (guitar) Adam D Gold (drums) Pat Swoboda (bass) Ken Thomson (alto saxophone)
Reprising two rarely heard Gutbucket live scores -- Ken Thomson's score for the film "Night Mail," commissioned by the True/False Film Festival, an early documentary about the overnight express mail train connecting Scotland and the UK featuring text by W.H. Auden. Plus, Ty Citerman and Eric Rockwin's score to the "Magic Life of Milarepa," commissioned by the Rubin Museum of Art, featuring panel projections of the Eva Van Dam comic book of the same name.
11/22 Saturday (JR)
8 pm
Gutbucket live record taping
Ty Citerman (guitar) Adam D Gold (drums) Pat Swoboda (bass) Ken Thomson (alto saxophone)
Gutbucket 2015 live record taping plus music from 2006 CD "Sludge Test".
10 pm
Bop Kabbalah
Ty Citerman (guitar) Adam D Gold (drums) Ken Thomson (bass clarinet) Ben Holmes (trumpet)
Guitarist Ty Citerman's quartet of original Jewish music for Tzadik Records.
11/23 Sunday (JA)
8 pm
Gutbucket live record taping
Ty Citerman (guitar) Adam D Gold (drums) Pat Swoboda (bass) Ken Thomson (alto saxophone)
Gutbucket 2015 live record taping plus music from 2001 CD "InsomniacsDream" and 2004 CD "Dry Humping the American Dream".
10 pm
Gutbucket Chamber Orchestra (the finale)
Ty Citerman, Yoshie Fruchter (guitars) Adam D Gold (drums) Pat Swoboda (bass) Ken Thomson (alto saxophone) Todd Reynolds (violin) Ashley Bathgate (cello) Peter Hess, Mike McGinnis (woodwinds) and more TBA!
11/25 Tuesday (KR)
8 pm
Solo Pieces and more
Jeffrey Ziegler (cello) Håkon Thelin (double bass) Maja S. K. Ratkje (voice) Torben Snekkestad
Performing solo pieces written by Maja S. K. Ratkje, followed by improvisations. TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS
10 pm
Music for String Quartet and Accordion
The MIVOS Quartet (strings) Frode Haltli (accordion) Håkon Thelin (double bass) Maja S. K. Ratkje (voice)
Frode Haltli and Mivos performing “gagaku variations” and other composed pieces by Maja S. K. Ratkje before Håkon Thelin and Ratkje will join in on Ratkje/Haltli's “Three tangos…” TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS
11/26 Wednesday (BLG)
8 pm
POING
Håkon Thelin (double bass) Rolf-Erik Nystrøm (saxes) Frode Haltli (accordion) Maja S. K. Ratkje (voice)
POING performing the first piece written for them, ”essential extensions”, and other pieces by Ratkje, some joined by the composer on vocals. TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS
10 pm
POING 2
Håkon Thelin (double bass) Rolf-Erik Nystrøm (saxes) Frode Haltli (accordion) Maja S. K. Ratkje (voice)
POING performing more music written to them by Maja S. K. Ratkje, some joined by the composer on vocals. TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS
11/27 Thursday (LC)
8 pm
Wach Auf! Revolutionary Thanksgiving, Part 1
Håkon Thelin (double bass) Rolf-Erik Nystrøm (saxes) Frode Haltli (accordion) Maja S. K. Ratkje (voice)
POING and Maja S. K. Ratkje from their repertoire on the record “Wach auf!”, all arranged and performed by POING and Maja S. K. Ratkje. TWENTY DOLLARS
10 pm
Wach Auf! Revolutionary Thanksgiving, Part 2
Håkon Thelin (double bass) Rolf-Erik Nystrøm (saxes) Frode Haltli (accordion) Maja S. K. Ratkje (voice) Yumiko Tanaka
POING and Maja S. K. Ratkje from their repertoire NOT on the record “Wach auf!”, all arranged and performed by POING and Maja S. K. Ratkje. TWENTY DOLLARS
11/28 Friday (KR)
8 pm
Voice
Maja S. K. Ratkje solo (voice, live electronics)
TWENTY DOLLARS
10 pm
Noise: Ches Smith and Maja S. K. Ratkje
Maja S. K. Ratkje solo (voice, electronics) Ches Smith (drums)
TWENTY DOLLARS
11/29 Saturday (AV)
8 pm
SPUNK
Maja Solveig Kjelstrup Ratkje (voice, various, electronics) Hild Sofie Tafjord (french horn, electronics) Lene Grenager (cello) Kristin Andersen (trumpet, recorder)
THIRTY DOLLARS
10 pm
SPUNK with Joëlle Léandre
Maja Solveig Kjelstrup Ratkje (voice, various, electronics) Hild Sofie Tafjord (french horn, electronics) Lene Grenager (cello) Kristin Andersen (trumpet, recorder) Joëlle Léandre (bass)
THIRTY DOLLARS
11/30 Sunday (KR)
8 pm
Maja S. K. Ratkje & Ikue Mori Duo with Peter Evans
Maja S. K. Ratkje (voice, electronics) Ikue Mori (electronics) Peter Evans (trumpet)
TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS
10 pm
Maja S. K. Ratkje & Ikue Mori Duo with Sylvie Courvoiseier
Maja S. K. Ratkje (voice, electronics) Ikue Mori (electronics) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano)
TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS