10/1 Wednesday (KR)
8 and 10 pm
Ches Smith and These Arches
Tim Berne (alto sax) Tony Malaby (tenor sax) Mary Halvorson (guitar) Andrea Parkins (accordion, electronics) Ches Smith (drums)
10/2 Thursday (SK)
8 and 10 pm
Ches Smith Quartet with Craig Taborn
Jonathan Finlayson (trumpet) Craig Taborn (piano) Stephan Crump (bass) Ches Smith (drums)
10/3 Friday (MJC)
8 pm
Ches Smith/Craig Taborn/Mat Maneri
Mat Maneri (viola) Ches Smith (drums) Craig Taborn (piano)
10 pm
Ches Smith's Congs for Brums
Ches Smith (drums)
New solo music for drums, vibraphone and electronics.
10/4 Saturday (SV)
8 pm
Matt Nelson, Henry Grimes, Ches Smith
Matt Nelson (tenor sax) Henry Grimes (bass) Ches Smith (drums)
10 pm
Tyshawn Sorey, Randy Peterson and Ches Smith
Tyshawn Sorey (drums, trombone, piano) Randy Peterson, Ches Smith (drums)
10/5 Sunday (SV)
8 pm
Good for Cows + Trumpets
Jonathan Finlayson, Shane Endsley, Baikida Carroll (trumpets) Devin Hoff (bass) Ches Smith (drumset, timpani)
10 pm
Ceramic Dog
Marc Ribot (guitar, vocals) Shahzad Ismaily (bass, electronics, vocals) Ches Smith (drums, electronics, vocals)
10/7 Tuesday (KR)
8 pm
Acoustic Snakeoil
Tim Berne, Oscar Noriega (saxes) Ches Smith (drums) Matt Mitchell (piano)
10 pm
Electric Snakeoil
Tim Berne (sax) Oscar Noriega (sax) Ches Smith (drums) Matt Mitchell (piano) Ryan Ferriera (guitar)
10/8 Wednesday (KR)
8 pm
Acoustic Snakeoil
Tim Berne, Oscar Noriega (saxes) Ches Smith (drums) Matt Mitchell (piano)
10 pm
Electric Snakeoil
Tim Berne, Oscar Noriega (saxes) Ches Smith (drums) Matt Mitchell (piano) Ryan Ferriera (guitar)
10/9 Thursday (KR)
8 pm
Acoustic Snakeoil
Tim Berne, Oscar Noriega (saxes) Ches Smith (drums) Matt Mitchell (piano)
10 pm
Electric Snakeoil
Tim Berne, Oscar Noriega (saxes) Ches Smith (drums) Matt Mitchell (piano) Ryan Ferriera (guitar)
10/10 Friday (KR)
8 and 10 pm
Ice Station Zebra
Tim Berne (sax) David Torn (guitar) Matt Mitchell (piano) Tyshawn Sorey, Ches Smith (drums)
10/11 Saturday (KR)
8 pm
Decay
Ryan Ferreira (guitar) Michael Formanek (bass) Ches Smith (drums) Tim Berne (sax)
10 pm
Cornered
Ryan Ferreira (guitar) Michael Formanek (bass) Ches Smith (drums) Tim Berne, Oscar Noriega (saxes) Matt Mitchell (piano)
10/12 Sunday (KR)
8 pm
Decay
Ryan Ferreira (guitar) Michael Formanek (bass) Ches Smith (drums) Tim Berne (sax)
10 pm
Cornered
Ryan Ferreira (guitar) Michael Formanek (bass) Ches Smith (drums) Tim Berne, Oscar Noriega (saxes) Matt Mitchell (piano)
10/14 Tuesday (DDT)
8 pm
Julian Lage and Nels Cline duo
Julian Lage (guitar) Nels Cline (guitar)
10 pm
Julian Lage Trio
Julian Lage (guitar) Scott Colley (bass) Kenny Wollensen (drums)
10/15 Wednesday (DDT)
8 pm
Julian Lage and Fred Hersch
Julian Lage (guitar) Fred Hersch (piano)
10 pm
Julian Lage Trio with Ben Wendel
Julian Lage (guitar) Scott Colley (bass) Kenny Wollensen (drums) Ben Wendel (tenor sax)
10/16 Thursday (AV)
8 pm
Julian Lage with Dave Gadowsky and strings
Julian Lage (guitar) Dave Gadowsky (voice, guitar) plus a String Quartet
10 pm
Rude Ruth
Julian Lage (guitar) Margaret Glaspy (vocals)
10/17 Friday (ICS)
8 pm
Julian Lage and Chris Eldridge
Julian Lage, Chris Eldridge (guitars)
10 pm
Julian Lage, Eric Harland and Larry Grenadier
Julian Lage (guitar) Eric Harland (drums) Larry Grenadier (bass)
10/18 Saturday (AV)
8 pm
Julian Lage and Jesse Harris
Julian Lage (guitar) Jesse Harris (voice, guitar)
8 pm
Julian Lage, Eric Harland, Larry Grenadier and Taylor Eigsti
Julian Lage (guitar) Eric Harland (drums) Larry Grenadier (bass) Taylor Eigsti (piano)
10/19 Sunday (BK)
8 pm
Julian Lage, Francisco Mela and John Zorn
Julian Lage (guitar) Francisco Mela (drums) John Zorn (sax)
TWENTY DOLLARS
10 pm
Machine Sorry
Julian Lage (guitar) Armand Hirsch (drums, electronics, guitars) Chris Eldridge (guitar, electronics)
10/21 Tuesday (RJP)
8 pm
Lake, Reid, Browden
Oliver Lake (sax) Vernon Reid (guitar) Marlon Browden (drums)
10 pm
William Parker & Oliver Lake
William Parker (bass) Oliver Lake (sax)
10/22 Wednesday (JI)
8 pm
The Lake's
Oliver Lake (sax) Chris Beck (drums) Jahi Sundance Lake (turntables) Kim Lake (vocals)
10 pm
Oliver Lake, Santi Debriano and Andrew Cyrille
Oliver Lake (sax) Santi Debriano (bass) Andrew Cyrille (drums)
10/23 Thursday (BS)
8 pm
Nasheet Waits, Baikida Carroll, Jason Hwang and Oliver Lake
Oliver Lake (sax) Nasheet Waits (drums) Baikida Carroll (trumpet) Jason Hwang (violin)
10 pm
Oliver Lake with 2 drummers
Oliver Lake (sax) Bill McClellan (drums) Reggie Nicholson (drums)
10/24 Friday (HM)
8 and 10 pm
Oliver Lake Octet "FLOW"
Oliver Lake (sax) Bruce Williams (alto sax) Mike Lee (tenor sax) Josh Evans (trumpet) Terry Greene (trombone) Robert Sabin (bass) Chris Beck (drums) Brandon McCune (piano)
10/25 Saturday (HM)
8 pm
Oliver Lake Organ Quartet
Oliver Lake (sax) Freddie Hendrix (trumpet) Chris Beck (drums) Jared Gold (organ)
10 pm
Oliver Lake Organ Quartet with special guest Billy Harper
Oliver Lake (sax) Freddie Hendrix (trumpet) Chris Beck (drums) Jared Gold (organ) Billy Harper (tenor sax)
10/26 Sunday (ICS)
8 pm
Oliver Lake & Flux String Quartet
Oliver Lake (sax) Tom Chiu (violin) Conrad Harris (violin) Max Mandel (viola) Felix Fan (cello)
10 pm
Alto Madness
Darius Jones, Bruce Williams, Anthony Ware, Oliver Lake (alto saxes) Pheeroan AkLaff (drums)
10/28 Tuesday (SC)
8 pm
KOEDARAKE
Makigami Koichi (voice) Peter Evans (trumpet)
10 pm
TRIO
Makigami Koichi (voice, khomus) Bolot Bairyshev (altai epic, khomus) Cyro Baptista (percussion)
10/29 Wednesday (RJP)
8 pm
Kuroyagi Shiroyagi
Makigami Koichi (vocal, theremin) Sakaide Masami (bass) Sato Masaharu (drums) Erik Friedlander (cello)
10 pm
Koroshi no blues Japanese old pop songs
Makigami Koichi (vocal, theremin) Mita Freeman (guitar) Sakaide Masami (bass) Shimizu Kazuto (piano, bass-clarinet) Sato Masaharu (drums)
10/30 Thursday (ICS)
8 pm
Tokyo Taiga project
Bolot Bairyshev (throat singing) Sato Masaharu (percussion) Makigami Koichii (vocal, theremin) Ned Rothenberg (sax)
10 pm
HIKASHU
Makigami Koichi (vocal, theremin) Mita Freeman (guitar) Sakaide Masami (bass) Shimizu Kazuto (piano, bass-clarinet) Sato Masaharu(drums)
10/31 Friday (RK)
8 pm
OUR YEARLY HALLOWEEN IMPROV NIGHT—A STONE BENEFIT
John Zorn (sax) Marc Ribot (guitar) Dave Douglas (trumpet) Makigami Koichi (vocal, theremin) Erik Friedlander (cello) Cyro Baptista (percussion) David Krakauer (clarinet) Kevin Norton (vibes) Eyal Maoz (guitar) Jeremiah Cymerman (clarinet) Michael Nicolas (cello) Ned Rothenberg (sax) Cory Smythe (piano) Ikue Mori (electronics) and many special guests
Come on down to our special improv party! These are the nights that raise the money to pay our expenses so come on down IN COSTUME and join our East Village rent party! TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS
10 pm
HIKASHU with guests
Makigami Koichi (vocal, theremin) Mita Freeman (guitar) Sakaide Masami (bass) Shimizu Kazuto (piano, bass-clarinet) Ned Rothenberg (sax) Marc Ribot (guitar)