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Post by sarahv on Aug 22, 2019 2:48:41 GMT -5
Just bought tickets for the first two nights of the New Masada Quartet residency at the Vanguard, and am super-ultra excited. Coming in from Chicago, this has become a kind of bi-annual thing. Anyone else gong to be there? I'll be there for at least a couple of nights, but I haven't decided which nights yet. There's a lot of other good shows happening around then so I have to make some choices :-)
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Post by sarahv on Apr 9, 2018 19:44:39 GMT -5
A little off topic, but just thought I'd mention for anyone coming to town for the Book of Beriah show this week... the night before (Wednesday the 11th) is Erik Friedlander's album release concert for Artemisia at a cool little theater called Dixon Place. Only $15 and it's a great band with Ches Smith, Uri Caine and Mark Helias. web.ovationtix.com/trs/pe.c/10276056
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Post by sarahv on Feb 20, 2018 12:55:53 GMT -5
You'll be able to pre-order the box set from Downtown Music Gallery if you'd rather support them than give a percentage to PledgeMusic... that's what I'm doing. That's exactly what I intended to do, but I notice on the Zorn in Sarajevo Facebook group ‘John Zorn’ (probably not Zorn himself but likely a representative) posted that people should buy from Pledgemusic because there was a ‘misunderstanding’ with DMG. I'm thinking that there is an exclusivity deal there for some period of time, which likely means that Tzadik is anxious about losing pledges in advance of manufacture, which must be part of this economic picture. It creates a dilemma. Odd. I just asked Bruce about it this weekend. Maybe he has a clause where he can't offer it until the pledge drive is over or something, to help them reach the minimum they need.
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Post by sarahv on Feb 20, 2018 0:13:48 GMT -5
You'll be able to pre-order the box set from Downtown Music Gallery if you'd rather support them than give a percentage to PledgeMusic... that's what I'm doing. I'm pretty pleased with the lineup - I'm an especially big fan of Shanir and Brian Marsella so it's great to see multiple projects featuring them. I went to 12 of the Vanguard sets in November, which were almost all Book of Beriah (the exception was Brian Marsella doing book 2). They were all very good, but Abraxas and Banquet of the Spirits were my favorites. (The Gnostic Trio probably would be also, but I started feeling really ill that night and spent most of the second set wondering what would happen if I passed out in the front row of a crowded show at the Vanguard. It turns out if you schedule Marc Ribot and John Zorn residencies back to back, I end up in urgent care. Spirit is willing, flesh is weak, blah blah blah...) I do really miss the 'old guard,' bands like Bar Kokhba, Masada String Trio, Electric Masada and etc. It seems like such a waste to shelve such great ensembles. Off topic: Did anyone see Amalric's doc on Zorn? Can we hope for a screening/broadcast or release?I remember him filming the 2010 Masada Marathon in Milan I got to see it at the NYFF, thanks to a friend who offered me an extra ticket on the day of the screening. I'd had surgery a few weeks earlier and had forgotten all about the screening while dealing with all that. I'm grateful for that bit of serendipity - I really enjoyed it. It's not a typical documentary, it's more of an impression of what it's like being around John Zorn and his music, I guess. The director was there and said something about how it's a work in progress and he's continuing to add new footage. So it didn't sound like they were looking at a definitive release soon, but I would expect them to continue the one-off screenings. Fun facts: you can see me in the audience in one scene, and I am 99% sure they borrowed a couple seconds of a video I posted on Youtube from Zorn@60 at the Met... :-)
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Post by sarahv on Jan 22, 2018 17:36:06 GMT -5
)ust checked Le Zornographe ... is it just me or is the concert schedule looking a bit thin this year? Looks OK to me, but of course I live in NYC :-) You're not looking at the 2019 shows by accident, are you?
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Post by sarahv on Oct 27, 2017 12:34:30 GMT -5
www.generosity.com/community-fundraising/help-the-stone-start-its-next-chapter/x/17586326"Since 2005, The Stone at Avenue C and 2nd street has served as one of the world’s preeminent venues for new and creative music, a space that has encouraged and inspired artists to create the music of their wildest imagination while offering an intimate and focused listening environment for the audience. In thirteen years The Stone has presented over 7500 concerts of groundbreaking music that defies categorization and has stood firm in its unique policy of giving 100% of the nightly revenue to the artists. How has this been possible? By avoiding unnecessary costs and distractions; by generating income with legendary monthly benefit concerts; from the sale of special edition benefit CDs and most of all, by the goodwill, enthusiasm and support of a worldwide community of music lovers who recognize the magic of The Stone. As this first chapter on Avenue C comes near its end and The Stone begins its move to the New School of Social Research, we are are now asking you, the worldwide community of music lovers for help. The Stone is currently running at a $30,000 deficit and will incur more costs with the move to our new location on 13th street. Since opening in 2005 the world has changed in unexpected ways and now it has become necessary to call upon you, the listener, for additional help."
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Post by sarahv on Oct 2, 2017 18:50:24 GMT -5
If anyone is still holding out on those Bagatelles tix, there's a discount code you can use - FB20 - for much cheaper tix.
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Post by sarahv on Aug 15, 2017 13:21:05 GMT -5
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Post by sarahv on Jun 21, 2017 15:21:51 GMT -5
The Bagatelles are a big collection of music he wrote (like the Masada books, but more atonal/modern classical sounding) but they haven't been recorded. He did a lot of performances in NYC and a few in Europe so far. He did one Bagatelles concert every week at the Stone for a year, plus a week at the Village Vanguard, and a bunch of marathons in Europe and NYC.
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Post by sarahv on Jun 21, 2017 12:46:35 GMT -5
Well, like I said, I still go to all the live shows. The Bagatelles (which haven't been recorded/released) have spawned some great performances. I don't buy that many albums in general (maybe a couple a month) so I am a little more picky about what I do buy. I'm excited about his release this month with the Julian Lage/Gyan Riley duet.
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Post by sarahv on Jun 20, 2017 20:51:23 GMT -5
Welcome :-)
Funny, for most musicians/composers a question of "did he do anything notable in the last 5-6 years" would be a pretty basic question, but Zorn has released like 50 albums and it's overwhelming to even think about! I haven't heard anywhere near all of them (I'll go to all the live shows but I don't buy all the albums)... but some favorites were The Concealed, Adramelech, and Buer. Off the top of my head.
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Post by sarahv on May 10, 2017 18:02:47 GMT -5
I haven't listened to the AutorYno or Knox discs yet (I'm so behind on my listening... too much live music, not enough time for studio recordings!) but I had to hear Buer right away, I was looking forward to it so much. Great stuff. Maybe this weekend I'll crack open the other two.
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Post by sarahv on Mar 6, 2017 20:04:32 GMT -5
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Post by sarahv on Mar 3, 2017 13:00:37 GMT -5
Yes, it's hard to be any easier to get to! I believe it's less than 10 minutes walk from 18 different subway lines...
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Post by sarahv on Mar 2, 2017 16:12:14 GMT -5
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