The Stone in December

Selected shows coming to New York’s Stone:

December 2009 at the Stone curated by Sam Kulik / David Garland

12/1 Tuesday (AV)
8 pm
Decoupage
Curtis Hasselbring (trombone) Mary Halvorson (guitar) Matt Moran (vibraphone) Satoshi Takeishi (percussion)
Decoupage is an improvising chamber ensemble focused on creating maximum color and texture with minimal musical content. Curtis composes the group’s repertoire and writes pieces that are (mostly) quiet by nature but maintain a high level of inner turmoil.

12/3 Thursday (DS)
8 pm
Peter Evans Quintet
Peter Evans (trumpet, piccolo trumpet) Carlos Homs (piano) Chris Tordini (bass) Kassa Overall (drums, electronics) Sam Pluta (live sampling, digital processing)
A new configuration blending complex compositional structures, dense jazz-influenced improvisation, and live electronics. Original compositions by Peter and maybe a Christmas song.

10 pm
Joachim Badenhorst
Joachim Badenhorst (clarinet, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone) Steve Swell (trombone) Reuben Radding (bass) Sean Conly (bass)

12/8 Tuesday (JV)
8 pm
J.A.M.B.I.E.
Jon Irabagon (saxophone) Moppa Elliott (bass) Barry Altschul (drums)

10 pm
5 for Marion / The Music of Marion Brown
Randy Borra (saxophone) Marcus Cummins (saxophone) Sam Kulik (trombone) Gene Janas (bass) Matt Crane (drums)

12/11 Friday (AV)
8 pm
Till by Turning Premiers the Music of Clara Latham and Katherine Young
Amy Cimini (viola) Erica Dicker (violin) Katherine Young (bassoon) Emily Manzo (piano, voice)
Chamber ensemble Till by Turning will premiere exciting new electro-acoustic works by Brooklyn composers Clara Latham and Katherine Young. Latham will join TBT as the singer for her pieces.

10 pm
Yellowbirds
Sam Cohen (guitar) George Lewis Jr (guitar) Max Koepke (guitar) Wynne Bennett (piano) Brian Geltner (drums)

12/12 Saturday (AV)
8 pm
Yarn/Wire
Ian Antonio (percussion) Russell Greenberg (percussion)
The percussionists of NYC’s 2 percussion/2 piano quartet give the first performances of Charlie Looker’s “Poison Darts” and Jorge Boehringer’s “Questionable Tactics.”

10 pm
Talibam!
Matt Mottel (synthesizer, voice) Kevin Shea (drums, voice)
Talibam! is a duo featuring Matt Mottel and Kevin Shea. They are just back from their 9th tour in Europe during which they relished the spices of Istanbul, recorded a rap album in Paris, and collaborated with the Armitage Gone!Dance dance company in Torino (where a 50″ gong fell and broke Kevin’s toe). Their latest album “Boogie in the Breeze Blocks” was released in 2009 by ESP-Disk‘. Tonight they will play as a duo and with special guests including trombone legend Sam Kulik.

12/26 Saturday (AV)
8 pm
Karen Mantler
Karen Mantler (voice, piano) Kato Hideki (bass)
Karen has written complex but straightforward songs about things that are important to her, such as her cat. New and old songs are exposed in this duo setting.

12/27 Sunday (AV)
8 pm
Ed Askew
Ed Askew (voice) Steve Gunn (guitar)
Ed Askew, the 1968 ESP Disk psych folk recording artist, is currently creating some of his best material, and will be singing new and old songs.

10 pm
Sea of Dead Televisions
Dave Deporis (voice, guitar) with ensemble
A warm voice in the cold wind, with shivers and sweats, a calm hand, an agitated clamor, and songs to make you reconsider things.

12/29 Tuesday (AV)
8 pm
Kenji Garland
Kenji Garland (electronics)
Synthetic, metallic themes and environments created using no-input, and some-input mixer.

12/30 Wednesday (AV)
8 and 10 pm
JOHN ZORN’S ANNUAL END OF THE YEAR IMPROV—A Stone Benefit
John Zorn (sax) Sam Kulik (trombone) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) Ned Rothenberg (sax) Mark Feldman (violin) Jim Staley (trombone) and many special guests
Come out and support The Stone in our annual year end rent party! LIMITED SEATING SO COME EARLY! TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS.

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