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May at the Stone

John Zorn (cropped version)
John Zorn (cropped version) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

From New York’s Stone:

May 2012 at the Stone
curated by Buke and Gase / Gyan Riley

5/1 Tuesday (TD)
8 pm
Father Murphy
freddie (vocals, guitar) Chiara Lee (vocals, keyboards, percussion) Vittorio Demarin (drums, viola, vocals)

10 pm
Les Bonhommes
Greg Saunier (vocals, guitar, bass) William Kuehn (drums) Deron Pulley (bass, guitar)

5/2 Wednesday (JC)
8 pm
Sam Kulik
Sam Kulik (voice, bass trombone, guitar) Shahzad Ismaily (guitar, drums, voice)

10 pm
Why I Must Be Careful
]ohn Niekrasz (drums) 5eth Brown (rhodes piano)

5/3 Thursday (KR)
8 pm
Where Are They Now?
Steve Marion

10 pm
Chris Corsano
Chris Corsano (drums)

5/4 Friday (NY)
8 pm
Dan Friel
Dan Friel

10 pm
Bunnybrains
Bunnybrains (bunnybrains)

5/5 Saturday (KR)
8 pm
Travis Laplante Quartet
Travis Laplante (tenor sax) Mat Maneri (viola) Michael Formanek (bass) Randy Peterson (drums)

10 pm
Little Women
Travis Laplante (tenor sax) Darius Jones (alto sax) Andrew Smiley (guitar) Jason Nazary (drums)

5/6 Sunday (JM)
8 pm
Otto Hauser and Anders Griffen
Otto Hauser, Anders Griffen (drums)

10 pm
Cracked Vessel
Ben Syversen (trumpet) Xander Naylor (guitar) Jeremy Gustin (drums) Special guest Don Godwin (tuba, electronics)

5/7 Monday (RK)
8 pm
A TONIC REUNION
Mephista with John Zorn / Steve Bernstein‘s MTO and several more special events

5/8 Tuesday (NY)
8 pm
Ofir Ganon
Ofir Ganon (guitar, electronics)

10 pm
Adam Schatz & Thomas Whites’ OPTIONCOPTER
The OptionCopter Players: Adam Schatz (workstation, whistle, sax)

5/9 Wednesday (KR)
8 pm
Birthmark
Nate Kinsella (glass harmonica, electronics) Mivos Quartet: Davey Vassallo (guitar) Attiss Ngo (bass) Luke Bergkoetter (drums, marimba, vibraphone)

10 pm
Darius Jones, Tom Blancarte, Weasel Walter, Forbes Graham
Darius Jones (alto sax) Tom Blancarte (bass) Weasel Walter (drums) Forbes Graham (trumpet)

5/10 Thursday (LS)
8 pm
Nick Podgurski
Nick Podgurski (drums, vocals)

10 pm
Arts & Sciences
Matt Nelson, Jacob Zimmerman (saxes) Michael Coleman (keyboards) Jordan Glenn (drums)

5/11 Friday (BS)
8 pm
Charlie Looker
Charlie Looker (guitar) Greg Fox (drums) Jamie Saft (keyboard)

10 pm
Glass Ghost
Eliot Krimsky (vocals, keys) Mike Johnson (drums, electronics)

5/12 Saturday (DH)
8 pm
Greg Fox
Greg Fox (drums)

10 pm
Hubble
Ben Greenberg (electronics, etc.)

5/13 Sunday (KR)
8 and 10 pm
Ryan Sawyer, Colin Stetson, Nate Wooley, C. Spencer Yeh Quartet
Ryan Sawyer (drums) Colin Stetson (saxophones, reeds) Nate Wooley (trumpet) C. Spencer Yeh

5/14 Monday (SK)
7:30 and 9 pm
NEW MUSIC OBSERVATORY AT THE STONE
STEVEN BERNSTEIN’S MILLENNIAL TERRITORY ORCHESTRA

5/15 Tuesday (CB)
8 pm
Matana Roberts and Ches Smith
Matana Roberts (sax) Ches Smith (drums)

10 pm
Arrington de Dionyso
Arrington de Dionyso (bass clarinet, throatsinging) Thollem McDonas (piano)

5/16 Wednesday (MM)
8 pm
JOHN ZORN IMPROV NIGHT—A Stone Benefit
John Zorn (sax) and many special guests

5/17 Thursday (MM)
8 pm
Tracy Silverman
Tracy Silverman (6-string electric violin)

5/30 Wednesday (HB)
8 pm
Amy X Neuburg
Amy X Neuburg (voice, electronics)

10 pm
Tinklepotty/D-Bakl
Jason Branyan (voice, drums, sampling, tape)

5/31 Thursday (NY)
8 pm
Lukas Ligeti
Lukas Ligeti (percussion)

10 pm
Martin Philadelphy and Giant Dwarf
Martin Philadelphy (guitar) Jeremy Carstedt (drums, percussion)


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