The STONE
corner of Ave. C and E. 2nd st.
http://www.thestonenyc.com/
artistic director John Zorn
December 2006 at THE STONE
curated by Bruce Lee Gallanter and Manny "Lunch" Maris (Downtown Music Gallery)
12/1 Friday
8 and 10 pm
Paul Dunmall, Paul Rogers, Tony Levin
Paul Dunmall (saxes) Paul Rogers (contrabass) Tony Levin (drums)
Three-Fourths of the Mujician Quartet together for the first time in the U.S. (pianist Keith Tippett could not be here).
12/2 Saturday
8 and 10 pm
Paul Dunmall, Paul Rogers, Tony Levin, Ellery Eskelin, Ray Anderson
Paul Dunmall (saxes) Paul Rogers (contrabass) Tony Levin (drums) Guests Ellery Eskelin (sax) Ray Anderson (trombone)
Manny Maris' 50th Birthday!
15 dollars each set.
12/3 Sunday
8 and 10 pm
Paul Dunmall, Paul Rogers, Tony Levin, Kevin Norton, Tony Malaby
Paul Dunmall (saxes) Paul Rogers (contrabass) Tony Levin (drums) Guests Kevin Norton (drums) Tony Malaby (sax)
ALSO: Special FREE 5 pm show at Downtown Music Gallery, 342 Bowery: Paul Dunmall & Matt Welch: Bagpipes Duo!
12/5 Tuesday
8 pm
Steve Beresford's Signal for Tea Quartet
Steve Beresford (piano) Steven Bernstein (trumpet) Shanir Ezra
Blumenkranz (bass) Harris Eisenstadt (drums)
Performing material from the "Signals For Tea" album on Avant.
10 pm
Steve Beresford and Lol Coxhill
Steve Beresford (piano) Lol Coxhill (sax)
Two longtime British iconoclasts pair off for the first time.
12/6 Wednesday
8 pm
Lol Coxhill
Lol Coxhill (soprano sax)
Coxhill has played every genre of music--exceptionally yet uniquely--in his nearly 50 year career
10 pm
Lol Coxhill and Special Guests
Lol Coxhill (sax) Special Guests
12/7 Thursday
8 pm
Lucian Ban (piano) Barry Altschul (drums) Hilliard Greene (bass)
Lucian Ban with Barry Altschul and Hilliard "Hill" Greene
Romanian pianist Ban joins with legendary jazzer Altschul in trio format.
10 pm
Lucian Ban's Hieroglyphics with Mark Feldman
Mark Feldman (violin) Lucian Ban (piano) Barry Altschul (drums) Hilliard Greene (bass)
12/8 Friday
8 and 10 pm
Dennis Gonzalez Yells at Eels and Special Guests
Dennis Gonzalez (trumpets) Aaron Gonzalez (bass) Stefan Gonzalez (drums) Special Guests TBA
12/9 Saturday
8 and 10 pm
Dennis Gonzalez, Paul Dunmall, Paul Rogers, Tony Levin
Dennis Gonzalez (trumpets) Paul Dunmall (saxes)
Paul Rogers (contrabass) Tony Levin (drums)
Mr. Gonzalez, who virtually has created a new music scene single-handedly in Texas over the last 25 years, in a first time union with three-fourths of the Mujician quartet.
15 dollars each set.
12/10 Sunday
8 and 10 pm
Radio I-Ching Big Band
Dee Pop (drums) Andy Haas (soprano sax) Don Fiorino (guitars) with guests Perry Robinson (clarinet) William Parker (bass) and Daniel Carter (horns and reeds)
No Wave (Bush Tetras) and jazz drummer Dee joins in a first time union with Verlaine (Television) and legendary jazz clarinetist Robinson.
12/12 Tuesday
8 and10 pm
Selwyn Lissack with Brice Winston, Roy Campbell, William Parker
Selwyn Lissack (drums) Roy Campbell (trumpet) Brice Winston (saxophone) William Parker (bass)
Drummer, composer, and legendary holographic art pioneer Lissack's first appearance playing in NYC in almost 40 years, aided and abetted by New York's finest musicians.
12/13 Wednesday
8 and 10 pm
Grachan Moncur III with Michael Blake and James Spaulding
Grachan Moncur III (trombone, compositions) Michael Blake, James Spaulding (saxophone)
Legendary '60s composer and trombonist--both on his own and with Jackie McLean--makes a rare appearance.
15 dollars each set.
12/14 Thursday
8 and 10 pm
Bone: Hugh Hopper, Nick Didkovsky, John Roulat
Hugh Hopper (electric bass) Nick Didkovsky (guitar, computer) John Roulat (drums)
Though this trio, Hopper (Soft Machine), Didkovsky (Doctor Nerve), Roulat (Forever Einstein), recorded the album "Uses Wrist Grab", this is actually the first time they will play together in the same room.
15 dollars each set.
A WEEKEND WITH FRITH, HODGKINSON AND CUTLER
SIX SETS of improvisation by members of the legendary band HENRY COW
Performing together again for the first time since Henry Cow disbanded in 1978, this special weekend presents master musicians Frith, Hodgkinson and Cutler with special guest Hugh Hopper of Soft Machine in ad hoc improvisational groupings. Fifty advance tickets for each show are available through the downtown music gallery
www.downtownmusicgallery.com.
Twenty one dollars in advance / Twenty dollars at the door.
12/15 Friday
8 pm
Chris Cutler, Fred Frith, Hugh Hopper
Chris Cutler (drums) Fred Frith (guitar) Hugh Hopper (electric bass)
First time collaboration for members of two legendary British groups: Henry Cow and Soft Machine.
20 dollars admission.
10 pm
Chris Cutler and Fred Frith
Chris Cutler (drums) Fred Frith (guitar)
Legendary Duo on and off for over 30 years.
20 dollars admission.
12/16 Saturday
8 and 10 pm
Fred Frith, Chris Cutler, Tim Hodgkinson
Fred Frith (guitar) Chris Cutler (drums) Tim Hodgkinson (reeds & keys)
Re-uniting the key members of the legendary '70s group Henry Cow for the first time in almost three decades.
20 dollars each set.
12/17 Sunday
8 pm
Tim Hodgkinson and Fred Frith
Tim Hodgkinson (reeds & keys) Fred Frith (guitar, etc.)
20 dollars admission.
10 pm
Tim Hodgkinson and Chris Cutler
Tim Hodgkinson (reeds & keys) Chris Cutler (drums, etc.)
20 dollars admission.
12/19 Tuesday
8 and 10 pm
Michael Moore, Rob Brown, William Parker,
Gerald Cleaver
Michael Moore (reeds) Rob Brown (alto sax) William Parker (doublebass) Gerald Cleaver (drums)
Ex-pat improviser Moore--now of The Netherlands--in his first time meeting with this trio of American jazz greats.
12/20 Wednesday
8 and 10 pm
Michael Moore, Jamie Saft, Trevor Dunn, Kenny Wollesen
Michael Moore (reeds) Jamie Saft (keys) Trevor Dunn (bass) Kenny Wollesen (drums)
Reedmeister Moore meets up with Electric Masada rhythm section greats.
12/21 Thursday
8 pm
Ivo Perelman, Dominic Duval, Newman Taylor Baker
Ivo Perelman (sax) Dominic Duval (bass) Newman Taylor Baker (drums)
10 pm
Ivo Perelman, Rosie Hertlein, Dominic Duval, Newman Taylor Baker
Ivo Perelman (sax) Rosie Hertlein (violin) Dominic Duval (bass) Newman Taylor Baker (drums)
12/22 Friday
8 pm
Joelle Leandre and Kevin Norton
Joelle Leandre (contrabass) Kevin Norton (drums and vibes)
European great Leandre in a rare NY appearance.
10 pm
Joelle Leandre, Marilyn Crispell, Mat Maneri, Roy Campbell
Joelle Leandre (contrabass), Marilyn Crispell (piano), Mat Maneri (violin) Roy Campbell (trumpets)
15 dollars admission.
12/23 Saturday
8 pm
Marilyn Crispell and Tisziji Munoz
Marilyn Crispell (piano) Tisziji Munoz (guitar)
Ms Crispell, who continues to leave a jazz legacy that will be remembered with the greats, in her first duets with the reclusive guitar master Munoz, who follows in the musical path set by Coltrane's latter-day playing.
15 dollars admission.
10 pm
Marilyn Crispell, Tisziji Munoz, Don Pate, Bob 'Rakalam' Moses
Marilyn Crispell (piano) Tisziji Munoz (guitar) Don Pate (bass) Bob
'Rakalam' Moses (drums)
15 dollars admission.
12/25 Monday
8 and 10 pm
SPECIAL HOLIDAY DMG BENEFIT
Many special guests and surprises
Manny and Bruce of the downtown music gallery went thousands of dollars out of pocket to realize their dream of a curatorial month at the Stone. Tonight's performance is both a special thank you for their generosity and creativity and a way of repaying part of the expenses of bringing so many great musicians from all over the globe.
Twenty Dollar Donation.
12/26 Tuesday
8 and 10 pm
Raoul Bjorkenheim, William Parker, Hamid Drake
Raoul Bjorkenheim (guitars) William Parker (doublebass) Hamid Drake (drums)
At home both in the U.S. and in Northern Europe, composer/fret-master/improvisor Bjorkenheim will explore new territory with the ultimate rhythm section of Parker and Drake.
15 dollars each set.
12/27 Wednesday
8 pm
Kazutoki Umezu
Kazutoki Umezu (saxophone)
A rare U.S. appearance for Japanese reedman "Dr." Umezu, who has been a new music force to be reckoned with since the 70's.
10 pm
Kazutoki Umezu Pandora Quartet with Jon Madof, Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz, Dee Pop
Kazutoki Umezu (saxophone) Jon Madof (guitar) Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz (bass) Dee Pop (drums)
12/28 Thursday
8 pm
Nels Cline and Zeena Parkins
Nels Cline (guitar) Zeena Parkins (harps and keys)
Semi-acoustic & partially charted territory in this first time meeting between these right and left coast improvisor legends
15 dollars each set.
10 pm
Nels Cline and Zeena Parkins
Nels Cline (guitar) Zeena Parkins (harps and keys)
The Electric Set!
12/29 Friday
8 and 10 pm
Vinny Golia, Nels Cline, Ken Filiano
Vinny Golia (reeds) Nels Cline (guitar) Ken Filiano (doublebass)
West Coast greats Cline and Golia meet up with ubiquitous bass wunderkind Filiano.
15 dollars each set.
12/30 Saturday
8 and 10 pm
John Zorn "End of the Year" All-Star Improv Benefit for The Stone
John Zorn (alto sax) Special Guests TBA
Expect anyone and anything in this final 2006 Stone extravaganza!
Twenty dollars. COME OUT AND SUPPORT THE STONE!
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