5/1 Tuesday (NB)
8:30 pm
Michael Formanek and Andrew Cyrille
Michael Formanek (bass) Andrew Cyrille (drums)
5/2 Wednesday (AV)
8:30 pm
Michael Formanek Quartet
Tony Malaby (tenor, soprano saxes) Kris Davis (piano) Michael Formanek (bass) Dan Weiss (drums, percussion)
5/3 Thursday (RK)
8:30 pm
Thumbscrew and Reeds
Mary Halvorson (guitar) Tomas Fujiwara (drums) Michael Formanek (bass) with: Tim Berne (alto sax) Oscar Noriega (alto sax, clarinets) Peter Formanek (tenor sax, clarinet)
5/4 Friday (AR)
8:30 pm
Marty Ehrlich, Taylor Ho Bynum, Angelica Sanchez, Michael Formanek, Pheeroan AkLaff
Marty Ehrlich (alto sax, clarinets) Taylor Ho Bynum (cornet) Angelica Sanchez (piano) Michael Formanek (bass) Pheeroan AkLaff (drums)
5/5 Saturday (DT)
8:30 pm
Tim Berne, Ralph Alessi, Michael Formanek, Ches Smith
Tim Berne (alto sax) Ralph Alessi (trumpet) Michael Formanek (bass) Ches Smith (drums, percussion)
5/8 Tuesday (AR)
8:30 pm
The Unknowable Dave Liebman, Adam Rudolph, Hamid Drake — CD release concert
Dave Liebman (soprano and tenor saxes, piano, flutes, piri and bamboo flutes) Adam Rudolph (handrumset, kongos, djembe, tarija, thumb pianos, sintir, udu drum, multiphonic vocal, percussion, electronic processing) Hamid Drake (drumset, vocal, udu drum, frame drum, congas, bata)
The Unknowable Dave Liebman, Adam Rudolph, Hamid Drake — CD release concert.
5/9 Wednesday (RB)
8:30 pm
Hu: Vibrational
Adam Rudolph (compositions, bata, slit drum, rebolo, gankogoui, udu, percussion) Joe Hertenstein (gongs, cymbals, udu, percussion) John Hadfield (frame drums, udu, percussion) Rogerio Boccato (pandero, zabumba, percussion) Tripp Dudley (frame drums, percussion) Dan Kurfirst (cajon, frame drums, percussion, Hamid Drake (frame drum, percussion) Alexis Marcelo (electronic keyboards) James Dellatacoma (electronic processing)
5/10 Thursday (SK)
8:30 pm
Galaxies Sextet
Bill Laswell (bass, electronics) Nels Cline (guitars, electronics) Hamid Drake (drumset, frame drum, bata) Adam Rudolph (drum machines, electronic processing, electric keyboards, handrumset, kongos, djembe, tarija, thumb pianos, multiphonic vocal, percussion) Ralph M. Jones (soprano and tenor saxes, c and alto flute, bass clarinet, hulusli, ney, bamboo flutes, sibsi) James Dellatacoma (electronic processing)
5/11 Friday (AR)
8:30 pm
Karuna Trio
Ralph M. Jones (soprano and tenor saxes, c and alto flute, bass clarinet, hulusli, ney, bamboo flutes, sibsi) Hamid Drake (drumset, vocal, udu drum, frame drum, congas, bata) Adam Rudolph (handrumset, kongos, djembe, tarija, thumb pianos, sintir, udu drum, multiphonic vocal, percussion, electronics)
5/12 Saturday (HM)
8:30 pm
Adam Rudolph’s Moving Pictures
Adam Rudolph (compostions, handrumset, kongos, djembe, tarija, zabumba, thumb pianos, sintir, multiphonic vocal, percussion, electronics) Hamid Drake (drumset, vocal, frame drum, congas, bata) Ralph M. Jones (soprano and tenor saxes, c and alto flute, bass clarinet, husli, ney, bamboo flutes) Kenny Wessel (el. guitar, electronics, banjo) Alexis Marcelo (fender rhodes, piano, percussion) Damon Banks (el. bass, electronics)
“The Go: Organic Orchestra sounded unbelievable. But it was believable because we were listening to it.” —Yusef Lateef
5/15 Tuesday (NA)
8:30 pm
“Consurgence of Doves”
Cornelius Dufallo (violin) Jennifer Choi (violin) Lev “Ljova” Zhurbin (viola) Yves Dharamraj (cello) John King (oud)
The Secret Quartet with John King on oud perform the premiere of King’s book of quintets Consurgence of Doves.
5/16 Wednesday (AV)
8:30 pm
Drone-Duos
David Behrman, John King (live electronics)
Dronescape duos, live electronics and additional sounds.
5/17 Thursday (AR)
8:30 pm
More Duos
String Noise: Conrad Harris, Pauline Kim Harris (violins) Chris McIntrye, Jen Baker (trombones) Aleksandra Vrebalov, John King (prepared piano 4-hands)
String Noise: Conrad Harris and Pauline Kim Harris premiere “Triple Threat” for 2 violins; Chris McIntrye and Jen Baker premiere a new work for 2 trombones; Aleksandra Vrebalov and John King premiere new pieces for prepared piano 4-hands.
5/18 Friday (RK)
8:30 pm
Micro-Operas, “ping” and “WHAT IS THE WORD” (texts by Samuel Beckett) and “A-R-S” (text by Thomas Aquinas)
Joan La Barbara and Gelsey Bell (voices) John King (viola, live electronics)
5/22 Tuesday (NA)
8:30 pm
Joe Morris and Tomas Fujiwara DUO
Joe Morris (guitar) Tomas Fujiwara (drums)
5/23 Wednesday (RK)
8:30 pm
Joe Morris, Tomeka Reid, Kyoko Kitamura, Taylor Ho Bynum
Joe Morris (guitar) Tomeka Reid (cello) Kyoko Kitamura (voice) Taylor Ho Bynum (cornet, brass)
5/24 Thursday (AR)
7:00 pm
BRIAN MARSELLA, CHRISTIAN MCBRIDE AND ANWAR MARSHALL PLAY THE MUSIC OF THE LEGENDARY HASAAN
Brian Marsella (piano) Christian McBride (bass) Anwar Marshall (drums)
Three masters from Philly pay tribute to the legendary Philly pianist Hasaan Ibn Ali! ONE SET ONLY—DON’T MISS THIS JAWN!
8:30 pm
Joe Morris and Ben Stapp DUO
Joe Morris (guitar) Ben Stapp (tuba)
5/25 Friday (DDT)
8:30 pm
Joe Morris, Peter Evans, Mat Maneri
Joe Morris (guitar) Peter Evans (trumpet) Mat Maneri (viola)
5/29 Tuesday (RB)
8:30 pm
IN DUO
Marty Ehrlich (woodwinds) Wadada Leo Smith (trumpets)
5/30 Wednesday (NB)
8:30 pm
Marty Ehrlich Trio Exaltation—CD RELEASE PERFORMANCE!
John Hebert (bass) Nasheet Waits (drums) Marty Ehrlich (reeds)
Celebrating their Clean Feed release.
5/31 Thursday (JA)
8:30 pm
Marty Ehrlich’s Philosophy of a Groove Quartet
James Weidman (piano) Jerome Harris (electric bass) Christopher Beck (drums) Marty Ehrlich (reeds)
Marty Ehrlich BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION!