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Django Reinhardt Festival‛s Django in June
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- Published on Sunday, 26 June 2011 05:00
- Written by L E Shannon
The Django Reinhardt Festival‛s Django in June is running June 28 - July 3, 2011 a
t Birdland in Manhattan, New York City.
No, it‛s not November yet. But this year something new is being added which may become an annual event: a summer week of hot jazz.
Producers Pat Philips and Ettore Stratta have been behind the Festival which is going into its 12th successful year. "There is a thirst for Django's style of music, as he was one of the greatest and most original guitarists the world has known."
Samson Schmitt, son of Dorado Schmitt, the legendary gypsy guitarist from France, steps out on his own. Born in Forbach-France, the small town near Strasbourg, Samson grew up steeped in gypsy culture. He actually lives on Rue Stephane Grappelli.
"Grappelli and Django's partnership was one of the greatest musical partnerships in European history. It brought the world this very original style of music based on special guitar fingering and their take on the America's book of standards and Django's own compositions... to become known as Hot Jazz!!"
Also performing are:
- Andreas Oberg from Sweden, a Hot Jazz Guitar virtuoso
- Pierre Blanchard, the enormously talented Violinist from France, in the Grappelli spot
- Ludovic Beier, brilliant Accordion/Accordina musician
- Doudou Cuilerier on Rhythm Guitar, also a talent for "scat singing" -- a newcomer to the Birdland stage
- Brian Torff, on Bass and serving as Host
Each night a top Jazz musician is a Special Guest, bringing a new dimension and adventure to the music. They are:
- June 28: Joel Frahm (sax)
- June 29: Anat Cohen (clarinet & sax)
- June 30: James Carter (sax)
- July 1 & 2: Edmar Castaneda (jazz harp)
- July 3: Claudio Roditi (flugelhorn)
For more information, go to www.djangobirdland.com.
Django Reinhardt Festival's Django in June
June 28 - July 3, 2011
Birdland
315 W. 44th Street
New York City
212-581-3080
www.birdlandjazz.com
Montreal Intl Jazz Festival 2011
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- Category: Music
- Published on Thursday, 23 June 2011 10:00
- Written by L E Shannon
The 32nd edition of the Montreal International Jazz Festival (Festival International
de Jazz de Montréal) takes place June 25 - July 4, 2011 at La Maison du Festival Rio Tinto Alcan in downtown Montreal, Québéc, Canada.
Festival International de Jazz de Montréal was named Festival of the Year by the Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry during the Canadian Music Week gala in March.
Alain Simard, president and founder of the Festival, is delighted. "We are very honored to receive this award. It is the result of many years of effort poured into building the Festival into the largest event of its kind in the world."
Ende Tymes Festival - Sight, Sound and Fury
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- Category: Music
- Published on Wednesday, 22 June 2011 05:00
- Written by Film FestivalTraveler Staff
Ende Tymes Festival of Noise and Experimental Liberation is happening June 24-26, 
2011 at Silent Barn in Brooklyn and Outpost in Ridgewood, Queens, New York.
This is a 3-day festival dedicated to DIY experimental music and video art, with workshops, discussions, screenings, and live music performances.
Ende Tymes Festival 2011 is supported by funds from the Experimental TV Center, NYSCA, and many Kickstarter supporters.
3-5pm Saturday at Outpost:
Artist discussion, "Street-level experimental music and the evolution of technology and culture" – With Phill Niblock, GX Jupitter-Larsen, Al Margolis, Katherine Liberovskaya, AMK, Rat Bastard, Gen Ken Montgomery, Damion Romero
Sound installations by Tom Grimley and Bob Bellerue are exhibited all weekend at Silent Barn.
Silent Barn:
Friday
Live performances:
8:00 PM doors open
9:00 PM Pharmakon
9:20 PM Rust Worship
9:40 PM Twisty Cat
10:00 PM Postcommodity (OK/NM)
10:20 PM Fatale (IL)
10:40 PM Jeff Carey (MD)
11:00 PM Vertonen (IL)
11:20 PM Crank Sturgeon (ME)
11:40 PM MV Carbon
12:10 AM BWT (IL)
12:30 AM Bran(…)Pos (CA)
12:50 AM The Rat Bastard Experience (FL)
1:20 AM ISA Christ
1:40 AM Hex Breaker Quartet
Saturday:
Live performances:
8:00 PM doors open
9:00 PM John Mannion
9:20 PM Page27 (CO)
9:40 PM KILT (NM/NYC)
10:00 PM Dog Lady (MI)
10:20 PM Phill Niblock
11:20 PM Sick Llama (MI)
11:40 PM Novasak (CO)
12:00 AM AMK (CA)
12:30 AM Andrew Coltrane (MI)
12:50 AM GX Jupitter-Larsen (CA)
1:20 AM Kyle Clyde
1:40 AM Yellow Tears
Sunday
Live performances:
8:00 PM doors open
9:00 PM EID
9:10 PM Cowards
9:30 PM Liam Mooney (CA)
9:50 PM Gen Ken Montgomery
10:10 PM Work/Death (RI)
10:30 PM Monsturo (CA)
10:50 PM Mike Shiflet (OH)
11:10 PM Damion Romero (CA)
11:40 PM IDM Theftable (ME)
12:00 AM Jason Soliday (IL)
12:20 AM Opponents
12:40 AM Lolly Gesserit (RI)
Outpost:
Friday
video screenings:
6:00pm Stephen Shearer, The Golden Age
Ocusonic, A Diamond Forms Under Pressure
Kamran Sadeghi, Cohesion
enrique maitland, #8 SWEET:BOX
Clint Enns, Lucifer Bearer of Light
Brian Edgerton, A Flash
Eric Ostrowski, OBEY
EyeBodega (Rob Chabebe & Joe Perez), Discrete Forests
Sara Sun, Blue
Bradley Eros + Tim Geraghty, TRANSTRANS (TRANSFORMERS Transformed)
Chris Rice, Death Cry (Siren Song)
Zach Layton, untitled
Live performances:
7:00pm C Spencer Yeh
7:20pm David Linton
Saturday:
video screenings:
6:00PM Alexei Dmitriev, Abstract?
Renata Padovan, Tulips for Iguazu
Maile Colbert, Over The Eyes
Paul Prudence + Francisco López, Hydro-Organic Machine Study
Ryan Marino, All That Remains
Carole Kim + Carl Stone, Under Glass
Benjamin Schultz-Figueroa + Tristan Shepherd, And They Watched The World All Around
Mike & Dawn Haleta, Cycle412 & Poly Floater Study
Shanna Maurizi + Julia Shirar, Landscape: Los Angeles
Jeff Gburek, The Perfect Sentence is the Perfect Silence
Live performances:
7:15pm Bruce Tovsky
7:35pm Katherine Liberovskaya + Al Margolis
Sunday:
video screenings
6:00pm Russell Chartier, Confined
Jean D.L., A long night…
James Elaine + William Basinski, Blueprints on a Winter Pond
Jeff Carey, Mod, Impulse
Lucas Abela, DJ Smallcock's Vinyl Arcade
Z'EV, KALIgraphix 3 ...........for Brion Gysin
Joshua Bastien + Dreamcatcher (Blake Hargreaves & Katherine Kline),
Blown Topologies
Cristopher Cichocki, Cycle in Cycle & Storm Drain
Fabio Scaccioli + Volcano the Bear, Vita notturna di una pozzanghera / Nightlife in a puddle
Live performances:
7:00pm Daniel Iglesia
7:20pm Fyxzis (Steven Flato, Richard Kamerman, Corey Larkin)
For more information, visit www.halfnormal.com/endetymes.
Ende Tymes Festival of Noise and Experimental Liberation
June 24-26, 2011
Silent Barn
915 Wyckoff Avenue
Brooklyn, New York
Outpost
1665 Norman Street
Ridgewood, Queens
New York
NYC Pride Week 2011
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- Category: Music
- Published on Thursday, 16 June 2011 05:00
- Written by L E Shannon
NYC Pride Week runs June 18 - 27, 2011 at several venues in New York City.
Heritage of Pride, Inc, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization, hosts its NYC Pride events each year in New York City. These events are organized for and on behalf of all lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) individuals and groups, and all others who support the struggle for the liberation of these communities.
In the spirit of Stonewall, Heritage of Pride welcomes the participation of all, regardless of age, creed, gender, gender identification, HIV status, national origin, physical, mental or developmental ability, race, religion or sexual origin.
