Slavic Soul Party, No BS! Brass Band and More Set for Joe's Pub, Now thru 6/30
By: BWW News Desk Jun. 24, 2013
This week at Joe's Pub at the Public, June 24 through June 30, 2013, will feature: 2G: Sixteen Going on Seventeen, Nellie McKay, Philippe Quint, Michael Bacon: Downtown Express, The Gonzalo Gergara Quartet, The Impossible Girl, Global Noize: Sly Reimagined, JP Jofre Quintet, Canzoniere Grecanico Salentino, Slavic Soul Party, NY Theremin Society, Ryan Amador, No BS! Brass Band, Zoe Sarnak: A Lasting Impression, Davell Crawford, Brown Girls Burlesque, John Kelly: Rebel Songs, and Symphonic Sundays with Mother Falcon. Details below!
2G: SIXTEEN GOING ON SEVENTEEN
June 24 at 7:00 PM
$12
2G: SIXTEEN GOING ON SEVENTEEN at Joe's Pub celebrates the 2012-13 season and introduces its commissioned writers. Playwright Sung Rno is an NEA/TCG Playwriting Fellow, graduating from Harvard and Brown. His musical partner AaRon Jones graduated from NYU's Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program. Playwright Anna Moench is a recent Jerome and Van Lier Fellow, as well as a member of The Public Theater's Emerging Writer's Group. Five-time Tony Award Winner Audra McDonald just recorded one of Composer/Lyricist Adam Gwon's songs for her latest album and performed it on PBS. You're invited to sneak peek at their plays and musicals-in-progress and see why these significant voices are making 2g an artistic home. Ukulele-wielding comedian Jen Kwok hosts the evening featuring the talents of Alfredo Narciso, Maria-Christina Oliveras, Damon Daunno, Broadway Barkada, Eileen Rivera, David Ross, Elena Chang, Jed Orlemann, Eugene Oh,Aisha Jackson, and more to be announced. The evening also features works by playwrights Mrinalini Kamath and Lolan Sevilla. Second Generation, under the artistic direction of Victor Maog, is a sixteen-year old, NYC-based non-profit that has produced at Carnegie Hall, The New York State Theatre, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and The Public Theater. 2g is one of the country's most important incubators of Asian-American theatrical talent.
Nellie McKay, PHILIPPE QUINT, MICHAEL BACON
Downtown Express Soundtrack Release Party With Alyson Greenfield & Mieka Pauley
June 24 at 9:30 PM
$20 / $30 (Includes Album)
This June Brooklyn label Roc-elle Records releases the soundtrack to 10-time Emmy winner David Grubin's film Downtown Express, starring music talents Philippe Quint and Nellie McKay (Old Hats). The soundtrack is a lively mix of original pop music co-written by Michael Bacon (The Bacon Brothers) and the two stars, performed by McKay and Quint with their onscreen band, and moving classical performances by Quint, a Grammy-nominated violinist. At this release celebration McKay, Quint, and Bacon will perform selections from the soundtrack, and portions of the film will be screened. Order a CD with your ticket and get 30% off the retail price! www.downtownexpressalbum.com With performances by up & coming chanteuses Alyson Greenfield (Rock Out With Your Glockenspiel Out) and Mieka Pauley (Starbucks Emerging Artist of the Year).
June 25 at 7:30
$15
The all-acoustic Gonzalo Bergara Quartet plays a modern variant of 1930s Django Reinhardt-inspired gypsy jazz. Composer and lead guitarist Gonzalo Bergara mixes a cascade of arpeggios with the sounds of Paris and his native Argentina. His first CD, Porteña Soledad, was Editor's Pick in Guitar Player Magazine, and Vintage Guitar Magazine called it a "masterpiece." The Gonzalo Bergara Quartet consists of Gonzalo Bergara on lead guitar, Jeffrey Radaich on rhythm guitar, Leah Zeger on violin, and Brian Netzley on upright bass. The music is heavily influenced by Django Reinhardt and the Hot Club of France, as well as the traditional jazz and music of Bergara's true home, Buenos Aires. "Gonzalo Bergara's music exists in a way that very little music does. He has lavished such care on every phrase, built each arrangement with such lapidary precision and pared away anything extraneous, the music becomes sculpture. It has weight, density, gravity. This is serious and deeply moving.
THE IMPOSSIBLE GIRL: ALBUM RELEASE
June 25 at 9:30
$15 Advance / $18 Door
Canadian-born, NYC-based songstress Kim Boekbinder performs under the moniker The Impossible Girl, crafting lush, genre-defying songs that fuse elements of electronic and acoustic music. Having built a loyal and enthusiastic following over the past few years, The Impossible Girl is back with her second fan-funded solo album, The Sky IsCalling, a celebration of humans in space. Produced by Joel Hamilton (The Black Keys, Tom Waits, Pretty Lights), the cosmic album will be released on June 21st. "...sings with the sweetness of Saint Vincent and weaves a Trent Reznor-worthy web of electronics." - Under The Radar
THE MUSIC OF SLY AND THE FAMILY STONE
Featuring Jason Mile, Falu, Maya Azucena, Jay Rodriguez and Special Guests
June 26 at 7:30 PM
$15
When Sly and The Family Stone hit the scene back in the late '60s, the world - socially, culturally and politically - was in a state of upheaval. Producer, keyboardist Jason Miles and his mothership Global Noize has established an all-star ensemble to re visit and reinvent the Sly catalog on the soon to release Sly Reimagined: The Music of Sly & The Family Stone, and has done so with no less than Roberta Flack and Nona Hendryx among the congregation! A must for anyone with a lust for the groove....
June 26 at 9:30 PM
$20 Advance / $25 Door
**JP Jofre on WNYC's Souncheck: Listen HERE**
Argentine composer- bandoneón player JP Jofre has been hailed as one of today's leading artists by Lincoln Center and praised by The New York Times for his soulful, artful playing. He has performed with the legendary, 11-time Grammy winner Paquito D'Rivera as well as some of the most celebrated musicians throughout the world. Mr. Jofre has headlined sold out concerts-and received standing ovations-at the prestigious Celebrity Series of Boston at the NEC's Jordan Hall and Great Performers at Lincoln Center. He has taken his exciting contemporary tango to some of the most important venues and festivals worldwide, including the Taiwan National Theatre and Italy's Umbria Jazz Festival. Featuring: Christiana Liberis: violin;Jessica Meyer: viola; Yoni Levyatov: piano; Christopher Johnson: double bass; JP Jofre: bandoneon, compositions. With Special Guests: Lev "Ljova" Zhurbin: viola; Daniel Freiberg: piano; Fernando Otero.
CANZONIERE GRECANICO SALENTINO
June 27 at 7:30 PM
$20
Doors will open at 7PM for this show. Show will begin promptly at 7:30PM
Italy's fascinating dichotomy of tradition and modernity come together in the music of CGS: the 7-piece band and dancer are the leading exponents of a new wave of young performers reinventing Southern Italy's Pizzica musical and dance traditions for today's global audience. The tens of thousands who often congregate for their concerts in Italy know: Mauro Durante and company can make an audience shimmy with the energy of the ancient ritual of pizzica tarantata, said to cure the taranta spider's bite with its frenzied trance dances. CGS shows are a life explosion: full of energy, passion, rhythm and mystery, they bring the audience from the past into modernity, and back. "...The band was electrifying, a whirlwind of rhythmic power and soulful melody. ...Under the spell of CGS, waiters beat their trays in time to the band's surging rhythms, bartenders danced as they served drinks ("I don't know what this music is, but it's fantastic!" mine exclaimed), and the patrons left their seats to pack the dance floor." RootsWorld 2012
June 27 at 9:30 AM
$16
Slavic Soul Party! closes their monthly residency at Joe's Pub (covering Duke Ellington, Boban Markovic, and Deerhoof) with a program of originals and special guests. With fiery Balkan brass, throbbing funk grooves, Gypsy accordion wizardry, and virtuoso jazz chops, Slavic Soul Party! is just what it says. These nine musicians have created an acoustic mash-up of Balkan and Gypsy sounds with North American music, weaving the gospel, funk, dub, jazz, and Latin influences of New York's neighborhoods seamlessly into a Balkan brass setting and always "delivering a great time." (New York Times)
June 28 at 7:00 AM
$15
Performances on Theremin by Thorwald Jorgensen, Llamano, Anthony Ptak, Rob Schwimmer, and Charlie Draper. We are thrilled to continue the NY Theremin Society's concert series by announcing an exciting international line-up of distinguished Theremin Virtuosos to perform June 28th at Joe's Pub. Thereminists include Thorwald Jorgensen from the Netherlands, one of the leading European classical thereminsts in his first NYC appearance; Llamano from Japan, who created quite a stir with her subway theremin video series; altermodern artist and composer Anthony Ptak; Charlie Draper from the UK, protégé of the instrument's inventor, and host Rob Schwimmer. Each player has their own unique style and approach to the instrument making for a night full of contrasts, musical surprises and sublime beauty. Join the growing Theremin movement in the 21st century! (NOTE-- Sadly Dorit Chrysler is out of town for this concert but will be back next time). Founded by Suzanne Fiol and Dorit Chrysler, musician/composer, the NY Theremin Society launched its concert series December 2nd 2005, bringing together skilled interpreters on Theremin, each presenting their solo works and joining in an experimental Theremin Orchestra. Those concert series took place at Issue Project Room and sold out regularly, featuring noted players such as Pamelia Kurstin, Dalit Warshaw, Anthony Ptak, ElizaBeth Brown, David Simons, Armen Ra and Rob Schwimmer just to name a few. The NY Theremin Society started to serve as a platform for Thereminists and Enthusiasts and its mission statement evolved; namely to exchange, inspire and educate, as well as to demonstrate the surprising variety of different approaches that this relatively young and unique instrument has to offer in the contemporary world of music. The NY Theremin Society was instrumental in the recreation of a Ten Piece Theremin Orchestra performing at the LA Disney Hall (emulating the first theremin orchestra concert taking place at Carnegie Hall in 1930.)
June 28 at 9:30 PM
$12 Advance / $15 Door
Brooklyn-based, alternative pop artist Ryan Amador plays a special show at Joe's Pub to celebrate the release of his debut self-titled album just in time for NY Pride Week. Following June performances for The Trevor Project at St. John The Divine and Pittsburgh Pride, opening for Adam Lambert, Ryan is no stranger to the LGBT scene. His most recent video "Define Me" garnered over 100,000 views in its first three weeks online and is featured in multiple online forums including the Huffington Post, NewNowNext, and TheBacklot, receiving attention for its bold humanitarian message. The money made from the song's sales will be donated to The Trevor Project on the evening of the performance. The album, "Ryan Amador," is a personal account of the struggle to understand commitment in the face of love, time, and relationships. In addition to "Define Me," the album features ten brand-new tracks written over the last three years and produced by frequent collaborator, David Baloche. Ryan's sound references his late 90's Pop/Rock & R&B influences with a theatrical vocal presence and accessible melodies. Ryan recently performed at Rockwood Music Hall and DROM in New York and was featured in the 2013 ASCAP EXPO Artist's Showcase in Los Angeles.
June 28 at 11:30 PM
$12 Advance / $14 Door
No BS! Brass Band is a powerful brass band that embraces the spirit of New Orleans into its original East Coast modern funk. Their danceable arrangements are outstandingly well thought-out and organized, drawing inspiration from funk, jazz, klezmer, calypso, and Led Zeppelin. Nearly every member has had conservatory training, holding various Bachelors and Masters degrees in music. Based in Richmond, Virginia, this band has quickly earned a reputation as a premiere band to see for an evening of heart-pounding energy and uncontrollable dancing. The musicians of No BS! Brass Band knew that the sound and music of No BS! Brass Band had to live up to the name. In putting together the compositions and arrangements, the writers stripped away all of the "b.s." to give the audience something solid, unique, organic, real, and powerful. The resulting music is a true definition of the "Richmond sound." This instrumental funk music has strong influences of jazz and rock, like Led Zeppelin played by a brass band. Being a 13-piece brass band, they have the look of New Orleans with the raw sound of East Coast funk. The music is extremely danceable and high-energy.
A NEW MUSICAL IN CONCERT BY Zoe Sarnak
June 29 at 7:00 PM
$15
TONY Award-winner Alice Ripley and HAIR's Kacie Sheik and Andrew Kober will join Meghann Fahy (NBC's "Chicago Fire"), Preston Sadleir (Next to Normal Tour), Krista Pioppi (Spring Awakening Tour), and Taylor Noble (A Lasting Impression) on June 29th at 7pm at Joe's Pub for a concert reading ofZoe Sarnak's musical A Lasting Impression. The concert will be directed by Laura Pietropinto and presented by Cutting-Edge Composers in association with Hope Lights Partners. Cutting-Edge Composers is a concert series that creates greater exposure for up-and-coming musical theatre writers by providing them with the Broadway performers, musicians and orchestrations, publicity and venues to best showcase their material. Cutting-Edge Composers was co-founded by Director/Producer Laura Pietropinto and Josh Young, and is co-produced by Jillian Robbins, with Music Direction by Julie McBride and Virginia Hart Pike. After sold-out shows at the Laurie Beechman, the Canal Room, NYMF and Joe's Pub, Cutting-Edge Composers has an exclusive weekly spotlight on Broadwayworld.com, featuring concert videos, composers interviews, and new musical sneak peeks.
June 29 at 9:30 PM
$20
Acclaimed as the "Piano Prince of New Orleans," Davell Crawford brings equal exuberance to both modern and classic jazz, rhythm and blues, funk, blues, gospel, soul, pop, American folk and touches of country-western. As a keyboardist, vocalist, composer and arranger, the genius of Crawford arises from his ability to play and sing the music of his passion, soaking up the surrounding rhythms and harmonies that were his deep musical roots and nurtured his natural talent. Plain and simple, Davell Crawford is one of the most talented musicians alive!" -Bill Taylor, Blues Access
June 29 at 11:30 PM
$25
Brown Girls Burlesque's Chicava HoneyChild joins forces with bandleader Ricky "Dirty Red" Gordon to bring you The Dirty Honey Shake. Dirty Red leads a band of jazz top cats and the ladies of BGB bring back the sultry jazz revue just in time for the simmer of summer. Hoofer extraordinaire Calvin Booker (FELA!) rounds out this amazing evening hosted by the comic cool of Mike Brown. Performers: Burlesque Danseurs, Chicava HoneyChild, Essence Revealed, Sophie Sucre. Guest Dancer: Calvin Booker. Host: Mike Brown. The Band: Ricky "Dirty Red" Gordon, David Fludd, Ray Starling, Terry Lawson, Laurence Goldman, Andrew Payne Bradbury.
John Kelly: REBEL SONGS OF A RANGE QUEEN
June 30, July 7 & 14 at 7:30 PM
$20
Visual artist, dancer, actor and downtown cabaret artist John Kelly will be performing 'Rebel Songs of a Range Queen', including songs by Kurt Weill, Charles Aznavour, Mr. Bungle, Jacques Brel, Holcombe Waller, The Good, The Bad, & The Queen, Joanna Newsome, The Clash, & The Shins. Fresh from a multiple character turn in Fassbinder's 'In A Year With 13 Moons' at Yale Rep, 2013 USA Artists Award winner John Kelly returns to Joe's Pub for a 4 performance residency, on the heels of his breakthrough debut concerts last fall (interrupted by Hurricane Sandy). 'Rebel Songs of a Range Queen' will display his 3-octave voice singing as a weathered, genre-traipsing punk altar boy, as the rebellious, orphaned sage. Music Director Benjamin Ickies will play accordion and piano, backed up by a brass section. A portion of the proceeds will go to the ongoing Hurricane Sandy Relief. Special guests include Geo Wyeth (June 30), Carol Lipnik (July 7) and Miguel Gutierrez (July 14).
SYMPHONIC SUNDAYS WITH MOTHER FALCON
OK COMPUTER
June 30 at 9:30 AM
$15
This June Joe's Pub at The Public hosted Symphonic Sundays, a new series that pairs established artists with the 18-piece orchestral pop outfit MOTHER FALCON. This Sunday the series ends with Mother Falcon's epic tribute to Radiohead's seminal album OK Computer played in its entirety. Mother Falconare still coming down from a six-performance run at this year's SXSW, where they were cited as one of Bob Boilen's "15 Essential Moments From SXSW 2013" , and Stephen Thompson tapped them as his "favorite young band of the festival's opening night" on NPR's "All Things Considered".
Visit www.joespub.com for a complete list of shows and to buy tickets, or call 212-967-7555, or visit in person at The Public Theater Box Office (1 PM to 6 PM) located at 425 Lafayette Street, NYC.
ABOUT JOE'S PUB AT THE PUBLIC Joe's Pub at The Public is one of New York City's most celebrated venues for emerging and established performance artists. Named for Public Theater founder Joe Papp, Joe's Pub debuted in 1998 and plays a vital role in The Public's mission of supporting young artists while providing established artists with an intimate space to perform and develop new work. Joe's Pub presents talent from all over the world as part of The Public's programming downtown at its Astor Place home, hosting approximately 800 shows and serving over 100,000 audience members annually. The diverse roster of programming featured at Joe's Pub includes top performers from Broadway, cabaret, dance, world, singer-songwriter, jazz, country and indie genres as well as New York Voices, its commissioning initiative, today's rising stars and GRAMMY Award winners. Joe's Pub also collaborates with other Public Theater programs to present events such as the Under the Radar Incoming series and the Public Forum lecture and debate series. The New York Times has praised Joe's Pub as at the "nexus" of "a downtown axis of clubs whose performers gleefully fuzz the boundaries between old and new, and between pop, rock, jazz, rhythm-and-blues, swing, country, world music and performance art." Its elegant neoclassical design, intimate atmosphere, and superior acoustics have consistently landed the venue on annual Best of New York lists. A top-to-bottom renovation was completed in 2011, leading to improved sightlines, expanded seating capacity and a new menu from acclaimed Chef Andrew Carmellini. http://www.joespub.com/; @joespub
ABOUT The Public Theater AT ASTOR PLACE: Under the leadership of Artistic Director Oskar Eustis and Executive Director Patrick Willingham, The Public Theater is the only theater in New York that produces Shakespeare and the classics, musicals, contemporary and experimental pieces in equal measure. The Public continues the work of its visionary founder, Joe Papp, by acting as an advocate for the theater as an essential cultural force, and leading and framing dialogue on some of the most important issues of our day. Creating theater for one of the largest and most diverse audience bases in New York City for nearly 60 years, today the Company engages audiences in a variety of venues-including its landmark downtown home at Astor Place, which houses five theaters and Joe's Pub; the Delacorte Theater in Central Park, home to its beloved, free Shakespeare in the Park; and the Mobile Unit, which tours Shakespearean productions for underserved audiences throughout New York City's five boroughs. The Public's wide range of programming includes free Shakespeare in the Park, the bedrock of the Company's dedication to making theater accessible to all, new and experimental stagings at The Public at Astor Place, and a range of artist and audience development initiatives including its Public Forum series, which brings together theater artists and professionals from a variety of disciplines for discussions that shed light on social issues explored in Public productions. The Public Theater is located on property owned by the City of New York and receives annual support from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs. The LuEsther T. Mertz Charitable Trust provides leadership support for The Public Theater's year-round activities. www.publictheater.org
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