BARBES CALENDAR
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Check out our new film series - CINE BARBES
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Every third Sunday of the month at 5pm
Feb 19th - BEAUTIFUL DARLING
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And a new SATURDAY MIDNIGHT SERIES.
Check out our calendar for a new series of midnight shows on Saturdays.
Thu 02/02
RACHELLE GARNIEZ
Dubbed a"Master of Surprise" by Entertainment Weekly, Rachelle writes and performs darkly optimistic story-songs and accompanies herself on a variety of instruments including accordion, piano, claviola, guitar and plastic bells, "...leaving nothing behind but sweet wreckage." (The New Yorker). 8:00pm
Thu 02/02
THE WARSAW VILLAGE BAND
Based in Warsaw, WVB has been described as the Polish Pogues. Their understanding of Polish folk music runs deep, yet they have mangaed to re-invent a whole genre. Their village music is urban, modern and connected to history in a way that folk revivals almost never are. They don't rely on traditional purity or electronic mixes but on sheer musical energy combining lyricism and power in a totally idiosyncratic way. The group is in town from Poland working on an opera by Andy Teirstein, A Blessing on the Moon $10 10:00pm
Every Friday, 5:00pm to 7:00pm, our special coctail hour set.
THE CROOKED TRIO
plays straight and skewed standards with Oscar Noriega - drums; Brian Drye - piano; Ari Folman-Cohen - bass and a rotating cast of special guests.
Fri 02/03
PEDRO GIRAUDO SEXTET
The Argentinean bassist has received much praise for his Jazz Orchestra - his last album got numerous awards and downbeat magazine wrote about it that it was "An opulent listening experience of modern, orchestral jazz, brimming with passionate improvisions, deliberate contrapuntal melodies and plush harmonies.” His new project is pared down version of the orchestra. 8:00pm
Fri 02/03
BABY SODA
They play an eclectic mix influenced by New Orleans brass bands, jug music, southern gospel and hot jazz and feel at home at the Village Vanguard or playing on the street. The band features members New Orleans band the Loose banda Marbles and alumni of Stephane Wrembel's Hot Club of NY. With Ben Polcer, Trumpet; Patrick Harison, Accordion; Jared Engel, Banjo; David Langlois, Washboard and Peter Ford, Washtub bass. 10:00pm
Sat 02/04
A special screening of :
HIDE AND SEEK. Denmark. 20 minutes. directed by Jazbo Gross.
Seven adults play a game of hide-and-seek in a garden on a hot summer day. Supported by Zentropa and Filmworkshop.
The director will be there for a Q & A. 7:00pm
Sat 02/04
VEVERITSE
Veveritse Brass Band finds its inspiration in the drama of the Romany(Gypsy) music of the Balkans. With an eye to the powerful exactitude of these melodies, Veveritse makes room for play. With two trumpets, a saxophone, four mid-horns, a tuba and two drummers, they are ten deep, creating not a wall of sound, but a loud tapestry. Members of the band also play in other great NYC bands like Romashka, Hungry March Band, Zlatne Uste, The Woes, Ansambl Mastika, and Stagger Back Brass Band....not to mention the infamous and nefarious "Top Secret Attack Band"! Veveritse, with its theatrical bent, has scored various nights of films, played benefits, parties and numerous clubs. 8:00pm
Sat 02/04
BANDA SINALOENSE DE LOS MUERTOS - New York's best (and only) Mexican Banda.
In the Mexican state of Sinaloa, brass bands (bandas) are part of every public celebration. In the 1940's, the pioneering Banda El Recodo started mixing up traditional brass band tunes with contemporary Mexican music - mostly ranchera - and soon transformed the idiom into a powerful new popular genre. In the 1990's, banda music experienced a renewal, especially among young Californian Mexicans, many of whom have family roots in Sinaloa. Banda music's popularity exploded in Mexico as well and has become the new urban music of choice. 10:00pm
Sat 02/04 - Midnight
ECHIDNA. Famous across the galaxy for their soothing, intoxicating, and hypnotic sound, Emily Geller, Kristina Vaskys, and Heather Cole use Rembetika, Macedonian, and Serbian songs to lure listeners towards their spume-flecked and reef-surrounded searocks. According to the Ming of Smrbia, "Echidna kicks some serious ass." Heather Cole-violin; Emily Geller-dumbek; Kristina Vaskys-guitar, vocals.
Sun 02/05
ALON YAVNAI
The pianist and composer has toured with Yo-Yo Ma, Nancy Wilson and Freddie Hubbard and is a member of Paquito D''Rivera's quintet. He also leds his own big band as well as smaller bands such as this one. With Alon Yavnai - piano ; Haggai Cohen-Milo - bass and Satoshi Takeishi - drums. "Mr. Yavnai is a unique and brilliant artist." - Yo-Yo Ma.. 7:00pm
Sun 02/05
STEPHANE WREMBEL presents THE DJANGO EXPERIMENT
French virtuoso Guitarist Stephane Wrembel seems to have channeled both the technique and the fire of Django Reinhardt. He studied for years with the manouche (the French Gypsies) but has also gotten deep into American vernacular musical styles. His weekly sets will mix up the traditional Django repertoire along gypsy swing re-interpretations of standards. 9:00pm
Mon 02/06
BRAIN CLOUD. Every Monday
"My brain is cloudy, my soul is upside-down... When I get that low-down feeling, I know the blues must be someplace around." (Bob Wills)The Brain Cloud’s brand of western swing draws from the New Orleans-meets-Texas, strings-meet-horns, jazz-meets-country sound that Bob Wills perfected on his mid-1940’s Tiffany Transcriptions radio broadcasts. The Brain Cloud includes Dennis Lichtman (mandolin/fiddle/clarinet), Tamar Korn - of the Cangelosi Cards (vocals), Raphael McGregor (lap steel guitar), Skip Krevens (guitar), Andrew Hall (bass), and Kevin Dorn (drums), plus frequent guest appearances by Matt Munisteri (guitar) and Rob Hecht (fiddle). 7:00pm
Mon 02/06
DAYNA KURTZ.
"With vocal comparisons to Nina Simone and a musical style that pulls from jazz, blues and country, singer/songwriter Dayna Kurtz has found her best success not in America but in Europe. Kurtz started out as a folkie, but has expanded her influences over the years, creating a sound that fits in best with an Americana umbrella." 9:00pm
Mon 02/06
CHICHA LIBRE. Psychedelic Cumbia. Every Monday.
Chicha Libre plays a mixture of latin rhythms, surf music and psychedelic pop inspired by 1970's Peruvian music from the Amazon. The Brooklyn-based band mixes up covers of forgotten Chicha classics with French-tinged originals, re-interpretation of 70’s pop classics as well as cumbia versions of pieces by Satie and Ravel. With Karina Colis - percussion; Joshua Camp - keyboards; Olivier Conan - Cuatro & Vocals - Nicholas Cudahy - bass; Vincent Douglas - Guitar - Neil Ochoa - percussion.. 9:30pm
Tue 02/07
Barbès and Concert Artist Guild present a series of solo classical Piano.
THE UPRIGHT PIANO BRIGADE.
SOEYON LEE & RAN DANK. First prize winner of the prestigious 2010 Naumburg International Piano Competition, Korean pianist Soyeon Lee has already been hailed by The New York Times as a pianist with "a huge, richly varied sound, a lively imagination and a firm sense of style," while The Washington Post has lauded her for her "stunning command of the keyboard.
She will be joined by Ran Dank of whome the NY Times wrote "Mr. Dank is a player with technique, imagination, and powerhouse pianist" 7:00pm
Tue 02/07
SLAVIC SOUL PARTY
Fiery Gypsy brass, soulful Balkan anthems, and hip-grinding American funk: Slavic Soul Party! is just what it says. Brash and strong as slivovitz, these nine musicians have forged a virtuosic new brass band music in the heart of New York City; their half-decade bacchanal is a destination for locals as well as brass and Balkan fans from around the globe. SSP!'s last four cds (Taketron, Teknochek Collision, Remixed, and Bigger) are all available from Barbès Records. John Carlson & Kenny Warren (trumpet), Peter Hess (sax/clarinet), Peter Stan (accordion), Tim Vaughn & Matt Musselman (trombone), Ron Caswell (tuba), Matt Moran and Chris Stromquist (snare/bubanj/Darabouka). $10. 9:00pm
Wed 02/08
THE PALIMPSESTIC SERIES, CURATED BY OSCAR NORIEGA. Every Wednesday. $10.
Josh Sinton's PINE BARREN & TRIO CAVEAT. Celebrating the release of two short albums packaged on a single CD (done under the auspices of Engine Records), Josh Sinton will perform "Pine Barren" as a solo work for baritone saxophone and bass clarinet at 8. Trio Caveat (Jonathan Moritz, Chris Welcome and James Ilgenfritz) will perform freeform improvisations in honor of their half of the CD entitled "Introspective Athletics" starting at 8:45. 8:00pm
Wed 02/08
THE MANDINGO AMBASSADORS. Every Wednesday
In the 1960's and 1970's, the government of Guinea engaged in a campaign known as Authenticité. It was a drive to create a new musical movement that would be specifically Guinean, but would include the modern wonders that were the electric guitar, the electric bass and the drumset. Musicians were given instruments and orchestras were formed. Surprisingly, the results proved mesmerizing and a myriad new bands were born. Many of them would go on to have a profound and lasting impact on African music. Mamady Kouyate was one of those pioneers. He played in various bands - his own band, Les Ambassadeurs du Mandingue, being one of them - but is probably best known as the guitarist in the classic Bembeya Jazz National. Kouyate, who now lives in NY, has reformed the Mandingo Ambassadors, updating the sound of his youth, but keeping it very close to the standard of Authenticité. The new All-Star band includ es Ismael Kouyate - vocals; Mamady Kourouma - guitar; Oran Etkin - tenor sax &
clarinets; Sylvain Leroux - flute, tambin and alto sax; Andy Algire - drums; Nick Cudahy - bass and Mamady Kouyate - guitar. “dazzling vocal and guitar patterns over a rhythm section that is like a perfect system” Ben Ratliff, NY Times. 10:00pm
Thu 02/09
ANNA GARANO & MARC RIBOT
Each guitarist will play a solo set followed by duets.
Italian flamenco guitarist, Anna Garano, has studied contemporary music at the University of Trieste, Indian and Arabic music at the International Institute of Comparate Music of Venezia, and composition at the Rotterdam Conservatorium. In 1992 she traveled for the first time to Andalusia, Spain to study flamenco guitar, and over the years continued her studies under the guide of flamenco masters including Paco Serrano, Manolo Franco and Manolo Sanlucar.
In 2007, Anna released the CD "Come il re di un paese piovoso", which includes her own compositions to the works of Baudelaire, Swiss poet Phillipe Jaccottet and Verlaine, arranged for her trio with singer Alessandra Chiurco and trumpet player Flavio Davanzo.
Enigmatic guitarist Marc Ribot has released 6 very diverse solo guitar albums and his latest release, Silent Movies (Pi Recording 2010) has been described as a "down-in-mouth-near master piece" by the Village Voice and has landed on several Best of 2010 lists including the LA Times and critical praise across the board. His live solo performances are unpredictable events which may draw on all of these or none, creating a sonic matrix of memory, free improvisation, zeitgeist, extra-terrestrial radio signals, and much more...always leaving the listener on the edge of their seats. 7:00pm
Thu 02/09
LES CHAUDS LAPINS
Les Chauds Lapins (The Hot Rabbits..) are lead by New York's Kurt Hoffman and Meg Reichardt and specialize in a repertoire of French swing from the 1930's and 40's. The group has re-arranged long-forgotten French classics for two banjo ukes and a string trio mixing the rootsiness of early American jazz with lushness of a Bernard Hermann film soundtrack. Prior to their re-incarnation as French entertainers, Meg Riechardt was better known as one fourth of Americana group The Roulette sisters and Kurt as a reed player and composer who co-led cult instru mental band the Ordinaires and recorded with such luminaries as They Might be Giants, Frank Black and Firewater. The music oscillates between romantic and quirky, French and American, retro and modern. They are backed by a string section composed of Karen Waltuch - violin; Andy Cotton - bass and Garo Yellin - cello. 10:00pm
Fri 02/10
JEN CHAPIN
Jen Chapin’s music plays urban folk — story songs that search for community and shared meaning, powered by the funk, soul and improvisation of the city. Critics have hailed her work as “brilliant.. soulfully poetic” (NPR), “thoughtful.. worth-savoring” (People), “addictive” (Boston Globe), “smart, observant, lyrically deft, politically aware and emotionally intuitive” (Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel). JazzTimes has called her “a first-rate storyteller” while Relix regards her as “one of the freshest voices singing today." She has been featured on “Late Nite with Conan O’Brien,” honored by the USA Songwriting Competition, appeared on stage with Bruce Springsteen, and opened up for Bruce Hornsby and the Neville Brothers. Her performances are powerful, spotlighting the world-class musicianship and rare chemistry of Grammy-nominated acoustic bassist/husband Stephan Crump and “unflappable melodist” (New York Times) guitarist Jamie Fox. 8:00pm
Fri 02/10
LAS RUBIAS DEL NORTE
Their sound is a re-invention, a nostalgic throwback to a time and place mostly imagined where Peruvian waltzes, Andean huaynos and Cuban Guajiras mix with French opera, Cowboy tunes and Bollywood classics. The result plays like a dreamy soundtrack with classical harmonies set to a Latin beat. Their new album, Ziguala is an attempt to imagine what a pop record would sound like had the global Latin influence which was so prevalent until the early 60's had continued its course without interruption. The tracks on the album are re-interpretations of songs from Spain, France, Peru, India, Mexico, Greece, Venezuela, Colombia and Naples. Ziguala is not so much a latin record as it is a pop record that uses a latin vocabulary. Think of it as the opposite of Rock en Español, itself a Latin genre which uses a rock vocabulary. 10:00pm
Sat 02/11
KOTORINO
European waltzes, Latin Tango and rural Americana played on guitar, violin, tuba, bass clarinet, tenor sax, trumpet, pump-organ, voice, banjo, drums, accordion, bass and musical saw . 8:00pm
Sat 02/11
CHICHA LIBRE
Psychedelic Cumbia. A rare weekend appearance by Monday regulars as they get ready for the release of their new album,Canibalismo, due out May 8th. Chicha Libre plays a mixture of latin rhythms, surf music and psychedelic pop inspired by 1970's Peruvian music from the Amazon. The Brooklyn-based band mixes up covers of forgotten Chicha classics with French-tinged originals, re-interpretation of 70’s pop classics as well as cumbia versions of pieces by Satie and Ravel. With Karina Colis - percussion; Joshua Camp - keyboards; Olivier Conan - Cuatro & Vocals - Nicholas Cudahy - bass; Vincent Douglas - Guitar - Neil Ochoa - percussion. 10:00pm
Sun 02/12
BARBES CLASSICAL. Barbès and the Concert Artist Guild present some of the best new talent in the classical music world. This month:
THE LINDEN STRING QUARTET. Described as “…truly riveting…” by MusicWeb International, the Linden String Quartet is a winner of the 2010 Concert Artists Guild Victor Elmaleh Competition. The performance will include Ravel’s String Quartet in F, Schubert’s Quartettsatz, Beethoven’s Op. 18, No. 4 and Dark Energy (2007) by Canadian composer Kelly Marie Murphy.
7:00pm
Sun 02/12
STEPHANE WREMBEL presents THE DJANGO EXPERIMENT: French virtuoso Guitarist Stephane Wrembel seems to have channeled both the technique and the fire of Django Reinhardt. He studied for years with the manouche (the French Gypsies) but has also gotten deep into American vernacular musical styles. His weekly sets will mix up the traditional Django repertoire along gypsy swing re-interpretations of standards. 9:00pm
Mon 02/13
BRAIN CLOUD. Every Monday.
"My brain is cloudy, my soul is upside-down... When I get that low-down feeling, I know the blues must be someplace around." (Bob Wills)The Brain Cloud’s brand of western swing draws from the New Orleans-meets-Texas, strings-meet-horns, jazz-meets-country sound that Bob Wills perfected on his mid-1940’s Tiffany Transcriptions radio broadcasts. The Brain Cloud includes Dennis Lichtman (mandolin/fiddle/clarinet), Tamar Korn - of the Cangelosi Cards (vocals), Raphael McGregor (lap steel guitar), Skip Krevens (guitar), Andrew Hall (bass), and Kevin Dorn (drums), plus frequent guest appearances by Matt Munisteri (guitar) and Rob Hecht (fiddle). 7:00pm
Fri 02/13
LLAMA. Psychedelic Salsa! Steeped in the salsa dura of the 1970's, Llama goes the trippy way with heavy ambient and psychedelic touches without ever losing its clave. A mixture of Peruvian, Colombian and New York musicians, Llama is part of the new wave of tropical music. Erik Baumann-Bongos; Juan Calderon-Guitar; Joy Hanson-Lead vocals; Megan Moncrief-Piano; Michael Rafalowich-Bass; Efrain Rozas-Director, Timbales; Yvonne Ubillus-Synthesizer; Oscar Rebolledo -Conga. 9:30pm
Mon 02/13
DJ SULTÁN
From Mexico City, DJ Sultan is one of the founding members of the Mexican electro-balkan combo La Internacional Sonora Balkanera; he has been spinning music since the late 90s, shaking audiences from Montreal to London and Mexico to Oaxaca with his peculiar blend of Balkan beat, funky groove, nortec vibes and Latin rock. Currently living in New York, DJ Sultán has performed at Obra Negra, the basement bar of the Mexican restaurant Casa Mezcal in the Lower East Side of Manhattan. 10:30pm
Tue 02/14
SLAVIC SOUL PARTY
Fiery Gypsy brass, soulful Balkan anthems, and hip-grinding American funk: Slavic Soul Party! is just what it says. Brash and strong as slivovitz, these nine musicians have forged a virtuosic new brass band music in the heart of New York City; their half-decade bacchanal is a destination for locals as well as brass and Balkan fans from around the globe. SSP!'s last four cds (Taketron, Teknochek Collision, Remixed, and Bigger) are all available from Barbès Records. John Carlson & Kenny Warren (trumpet), Peter Hess (sax/clarinet), Peter Stan (accordion), Tim Vaughn & Matt Musselman (trombone), Ron Caswell (tuba), Matt Moran and Chris Stromquist (snare/bubanj/Darabouka). $10. 9:00pm
Wed 02/15
THE PALIMPSESTIC SERIES, CURATED BY OSCAR NORIEGA. Every Wednesday. $10.
JIM BLACK MYSTERY. With Jim Black - drums; Chris Speed reeds & Ben Street - bass.
Jim Black is at the forefront of a new generation of musicians bringing jazz into the 21st century. In addition to being one of the most influential drummers of our time, he is also the leader of one of the world's most forward-thinking bands, AlasNoAxis. 8:00pm
Wed 02/15
THE MANDINGO AMBASSADORS. Every Wednesday
In the 1960's and 1970's, the government of Guinea engaged in a campaign known as Authenticité. It was a drive to create a new musical movement that would be specifically Guinean, but would include the modern wonders that were the electric guitar, the electric bass and the drumset. Musicians were given instruments and orchestras were formed. Surprisingly, the results proved mesmerizing and a myriad new bands were born. Many of them would go on to have a profound and lasting impact on African music. Mamady Kouyate was one of those pioneers. He played in various bands - his own band, Les Ambassadeurs du Mandingue, being one of them - but is probably best known as the guitarist in the classic Bembeya Jazz National. Kouyate, who now lives in NY, has reformed the Mandingo Ambassadors, updating the sound of his youth, but keeping it very close to the standard of Authenticité. The new All-Star band includ es Ismael Kouyate - vocals; Mamady Kourouma - guitar; Oran Etkin - tenor sax
& clarinets; Sylvain Leroux - flute, tambin and alto sax; Andy Algire - drums; Nick Cudahy - bass and Mamady Kouyate - guitar. “dazzling vocal and guitar patterns over a rhythm section that is like a perfect system” Ben Ratliff, NY Times. 10:00pm
Thu 02/16
MATT MUNISTERI
A phenomenal guitarist and songwriter whose ongoing monthly Barbès residency is now close to ten years old. 8:00pm
Thu 02/16
MARTA TOPFEROVA. "The Other Shore" CD release.
Marta Topferova's musical journey is closely linked to her unique, cross-cultural roots. Growing up on both sides of the Atlantic, Topferova often traveled back and forth between her native Czech Republic and the Americas. Highly acclaimed for her previous albums of Latin-flavored music in Spanish, "The Other Shore" is Topferova's first collection of original songs in English. As always, her writing is both lyrical and uplifting, and these songs bring a new dimension to her artistry. The album features Ben Monder on electric guitar, Ugonna Okegwo on bass and Adam Cruz on drums. "Topferova sings with an elegant longing in her voice" - New York Times 10:00pm
Fri 02/17
A Screening of Cory McAbee's "STINGRAY SAM". In this surreal sci-fi musical western serial, a dangerous mission reunites Stingray Sam with his long lost accomplice, The Quasar Kid. Follow these two space-convicts as they earn their freedom in exchange for the rescue of a young girl who is being held captive by the genetically designed figurehead of a very wealthy planet. McAbee is the same mad genius who masterminded the cult classic "The American Astronaut". Written and Directed by Cory McAbee; Music by The Billy Nayer Show; Narrated by David Hyde Pierce.
"STINGRAY SAM leaves one begging for more..."- Dennis Harvey, Variety 8:00pm
Fri 02/17
SERENA JOST
Serena Jost is a Swiss-American singer-songwriter and cellist. She recently finished recording her new album, A Bird Will Sing, with Producer Anton Fier (Golden Palominos). The album features Serena's extraordinary band and some very special guests including Thomas Bartlett (Doveman) and will be released this Spring. TimeOut said of her music: "The term art song—normally tied to 19th-century concert music—usefully characterizes Jost’s carefully arranged pieces and succinct lyrics, neither quite rock nor folk." Serena is an original member of Rasputina, the well-corseted cello group, and appears tonight with Julian Maile on guitar plus some surprise guests. 9:00pm
Fri 02/17
PINATALAND
Pinataland's theatrical, darkly romantic music conjures lovelorn astronauts, murderous Mormons, and the atom bomb. Tonight they're bringing back their energetic stage show of historical mysteries, performing songs from their acclaimed fifth CD "Hymns for the Dreadful Night" with Robin Aigner and Doug Stone singing, Bill Gerstel on drums, Ross Bonadonna on bass, and Deni Bonet on violin and Josh Camp on piano. "America's best bet for singalong historical fiction." - The New Jersey Star Ledger. 10:30pm
Sat 02/18
GHOST TRAIN ORCHESTRA
Trumpeter/composer Brian Carpenter leads the Ghost Train Orchestra through radical new arrangements of strange and beautiful early American chamber jazz from bandleaders Alec Wilder, John Kirby, Raymond Scott, and Reginald Foresythe. Brian Carpenter (trumpet, harmonica), Mazz Swift (violin), Andy Laster (alto saxophone), Petr Cancura (tenor saxophone, clarinet), Dennis Lichtman (clarinet), Curtis Hasselbring (trombone), Ron Caswell (tuba), Avi Bortnick (guitar), Michael Bates (bass), Rob Garcia (drums). 8:00pm
Sat 02/18
SMOKEY's ROUNDUP
Smokey Hormel is probably best known for his works with Beck, Tom Waits and his Brazilian project with Miho Hatori. He's also been playing western swing for timequite some and his new project is inspired by the sounds of Milton Brown and his musical brownies and other Western Swing classics. With Smokey Hormel vocals and guitar; Charley Burnham - fiddle; Tim Luntzel - string bass; Andrew Borger - Drums. 10:00pm
Sun 02/19
BYOV 2:00pm
Sun 02/19
CINE BARBES - OUR NEW FILM SERIES. Curated by Blandine Mercier-McGovern.
Every third Sunday of the month. This week:
BEAUTIFUL DARLING. The Life and Time of Candy Darling, Andy Warhol's Superstar. Written and directed by James Rasin and featuring Cholé Sevigny and Patton Oswalt's voices. 5:00pm
Sun 02/19
MAX JOHNSON TRIO. The trio will be performing the content of their upcoming album in its entirety. With Kirk Knuffke - Cornet; Max Johnson - Bass and Ziv Ravitz - Drums.
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