Avant Music News

Kris Davis, Tyshawn Sorey, Ingrid Laubrock (Friday) At 8 p.m., the Stone, Avenue C and Second Street, East Village , thestonenyc.com; $10. (Chinen)

Ellery Eskelin Trio (Saturday) Ellery Eskelin appears with his version of an organ trio, featuring Gary Versace on organ and Gerald Cleaver on drums. At 8 p.m., the Stone, Avenue C and Second Street, East Village , thestonenyc.com; $10. (Chinen)

George Garzone and the Australian Connection (Thursday) Jamie Oehlers on tenor saxophone, Graham Wood on piano, Sam Anning on bass and Ari Hoenig on drums. (Also Jan. 21.) At 8:30 p.m., Cornelia Street Café, 29 Cornelia Street, West Village , (212) 989-9319, corneliastreetcafe.com; $10 cover, with a one-drink minimum. (Chinen)

Tony Malaby (Saturday and Thursday) Mr. Malaby, presents two different bands at the Stone, beginning on Saturday at 10 p.m. with his Reading Band, featuring the trumpeter Ralph Alessi, the bassist John Hébert and the drummer Billy Drummond. On Thursday at 10 p.m. he revisits the music from a recent album, “Paloma Recio” (New World), with the guitarist Ben Monder, the bassist Eivind Opsvik and the drummer Nasheet Waits. The Stone, Avenue C and Second Street, East Village , thestonenyc.com; $10. (Chinen)

Marc Ribot and the Young Philadelphians (Wednesday) Mr. Ribot, with the guitarist Bern Nix, the keyboardist Anthony Coleman, the bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma and the drummer G. Calvin Weston. At 10 p.m., Le Poisson Rouge, 158 Bleecker Street, near Thompson Street, Greenwich Village , (212) 505-3474, lepoissonrouge.com; $18, $15 in advance. (Chinen)

February 2011 at the Stone
curated by Laurie Anderson and Lou Reed

2/2 Wednesday (KM)
8 pm
Rob Burger Trio
Rob Burger (piano, keyboards) Shanir Blumenkranz (bass) Kenny Wollesen (drums, vibes)

10 pm
Vicky Chow—the (un)prepared piano
Vicky Chow (piano)

2/3 Thursday (KM)
8 pm
Colin Stetson Solo
Colin Stetson (saxes)

10 pm
Ryan Sawyer and Shahzad Ismaily
Ryan Sawyer (drums) Shahzad Ismaily (bass)

2/4 Friday (KM)
8 pm
Hahn Bin
Hahn Bin (violin)

10 pm
Jennifer Choi
Jennifer Choi (violin)

2/5 Saturday (RK)
8 pm
Eyvind Kang Solo
Eyvind Kang (viola)

10 pm
Thick Tarragon
Eyvind Kang (viola) Jessika Kenney (voice) Susan Alcorn (pedal steel guitar) Janel Leppin (cello)

2/6 Sunday (KM)
OPEN FROM 3PM TO 10PM
Scheduled Lectures:
4PM—Eyvind Kang: Mood, Being, Acoustic Image (a workshop for bowed strings to which all are welcome, bowed string players should bring instruments!)
6PM—Erik Ehn: Writing is breaking / Writing about genocide
8PM—Roma Baran: Suddenly Jewish
Admission to the School is FREE. A TEN DOLLAR fee will be collected from those attending each lecture.

2/8 Tuesday (KM)
8 pm
Gerald Kurdian
Gerald Kurdian (voice, electronics, etc.)

10 pm
Jesse Harris
Jesse Harris (voice, guitar)

2/9 Wednesday (KM)
8 pm
Spooky Ghost
Gerry Leonard (guitars)

10 pm
CONSORTIUM MUSICUM
Sean Lennon (various instruments) Greg Saunier (drums)
Sean Lennon (of The Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger) Greg Saunier (of Deerhoof)

2/10 Thursday (KM)
8 pm
The Evil Us
Eric Kramer (guitar) Maria Schettino (drums)

10 pm
Sarth
Sarth Calhoun (keyboards, electronics)

2/11 Friday (JM)
8 pm
Bill Laswell and John Zorn
Bill Laswell (basses) John Zorn (sax)
TWENTY DOLLARS

10 pm
Young Jean Lee and Future Wife
Young Jean Lee (voice) Tim Simmonds (guitar)

2/12 Saturday (JI)
8 and 10 pm
JOHN ZORN IMPROV NIGHT—A STONE BENEFIT
WITH MANY SURPRISE AND SPECIAL GUESTS!!!
TWENTY DOLLARS—BE THERE OR BE SQUARE!

2/13 Sunday (KM)
OPEN FROM 3PM TO 10PM
Scheduled Lectures:
4PM—Bruce Odland: Ear Yoga
6PM—Elisabeth Weiss: Dogs, music and emotions
8PM—Marie Goyette: Comedy and Homeopathy
Admission to the School is FREE. A TEN DOLLAR fee will be collected from those attending each lecture.

2/15 Tuesday (KRDD)
8 and 10 pm
Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson Valentine’s Day DUO
Lou Reed (guitars) Laurie Anderson (violin) Arone Dyer (Buke and voice) Aron Sanchez (Gass and drum)

2/16 Wednesday (KM)
8 pm
Paul Muldoon
Paul Muldoon (reading)

10 pm
John Oswald
John Oswald (alto sax)

2/17 Thursday (KM)
8 pm
Konrad Kaczmarek
Konrad Kaczmarek (composer, musician, and sound designer)

10 pm
Marc Ribot Solo
Marc Ribot (guitars)
TWENTY DOLLARS

2/18 Friday (CL)
8 and 10 pm
Rob Wasserman Solo
Rob Wasserman (bass)

2/19 Saturday (DDT)
8 and 10 pm
Geri Allen
Geri Allen (piano)
TWENTY DOLLARS.

2/20 Sunday (MJJ)
OPEN FROM 3PM TO 10PM
Scheduled Lectures:
4PM—Brad Kahlhamer: Harvest/Hunt/Taxidermy as Witness/DreamCatcher-Coaxer-Spirit-Motivational
6PM—Henry Gifford: Boilers
8PM—Guy Lesser: Bicycles
Admission to the School is FREE. A TEN DOLLAR fee will be collected from those attending each lecture.

2/22 Tuesday (AC)
8 pm
A.M. Holmes
A.M. Holmes (reading)

10 pm
Hal Willner and Philip Glass perform for Allen Ginsberg
Hal Willner (reading) Philip Glass (piano)

2/23 Wednesday (JM)
8 pm
Fred Frith and Laurie Anderson duo
Fred Frith (guitar) Laurie Anderson (violin, electronics)
TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS

10 pm
Anne Carson with Robert Currie
Anne Carson (reading)

2/24 Thursday (SK)
8 pm
Greg Cohen
Greg Cohen (bass)

10 pm
Skuli Sverisson Solo
Skuli Sverisson (bass)

2/25 Friday (MJ)
8 and 10 pm
New Klezmer Trio plays Masada book 2
Ben Goldberg (clarinet) Greg Cohen (bass) Kenny Wollesen (drums)

2/26 Saturday (NYYT)
8 and 10 pm
Ryuichi Sakamoto Solo
Ryuichi Sakamoto (piano)
TWENTY DOLLARS

Five nights of music from the evolving Avant-Garde
Curated by Randy Gibson and Megan Schubert

February 11-19, 2011
The Wild Project, New York City

The second annual Avant Music Festival focuses on evolution as its guiding theme, from the evolution of a single work (Gibson’s Apparitions of The Four Pillars) to the literal exploration in Georges Aperghis’ Sextuor: L’origine des Espèces and everything in between.

All concerts will begin at 8pm.

Full schedule:

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2011
The World Premiere of Apparitions of The Four Pillars with Their Lowest Additive Primes as limited to the 3rd, 7th, 9th, and 11th New Primes chosen Cyclically, The Toll of Premonition, The Memorial Connector over the Outlying Primal Abyss, and The Mid-Winter Ending by Randy Gibson

Performed by Randy Gibson, William Lang, and The Apparitions String Ensemble (Drew Blumberg: Conductor, Violin; Catherine McCurry: Violin; Mariel Roberts: Cello), with video by Oscar Henriquez.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2011 – 5.30PM
Panel Discussion between Nils Vigeland, Reiko Füting, and Randy Gibson. Moderated by Megan Schubert.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2011 – 8PM
Works by John Cage

Dream and In A Landscape performed by Vicky Chow, Song Books performed by Ekmeles and Two5 performed by Randy Gibson and William Lang.

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 17TH, 2011
Duets by Reiko Füting and Nils Vigeland

Performed by Benjamin Capps, Victor Lowrie, Olivia De Prato, Carol McGonnell, Erin Lesser, and on piano, Yegor Shevtsov.

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 18TH, 2011
The New York Premiere of the Opera Sextuor: L’origine des Espèces by Georges Aperghis

Performed by vocalists Gelsey Bell, Christie Finn, Amirtha Kidambi, Megan Schubert, Fabienne Séveillac, and cellist Émilie Girard-Charest.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 19TH, 2011
The Avant-Premiere of Apparitions of The Four Pillars with Their Lowest Additive Primes as limited to the 3rd, 7th, 9th, and 11th New Primes chosen Cyclically, The Toll of Premonition, The Memorial Connector over the Outlying Primal Abyss, and The Mid-Winter Ending by Randy Gibson

Performed by Randy Gibson, William Lang, and The Apparitions String Ensemble (Drew Blumberg: Conductor, Violin; Catherine McCurry: Violin; Mariel Roberts: Cello), with video by Oscar Henriquez.