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beautiful mechanical

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yMusic ensemble is a sextet of classically trained, highly talented & genre defying musicians.

They debuted their latest brain child: beautiful mechanical at rockwood musical hall on Allen street in the big apple.

yMusic is

// rob moose on violin and guitar
performer, arranger and conductor.

// cj camerieri on trumpet and horn
freelance multi-instrumentalist

// clarice jensen on cello
cellist

// alex sopp on flute
flutist

// hideaki aomori on clarinet
freelance performer and educator

// nadia sirota on viola
one of New York’s brightest, busiest violists

Music For 6 Guitars

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In the usually quiet Rose Main Reading Room in New York’s public library, Ben Frost took command of his console and crafted along with Tim Hecker, Shahzad Ismaily, Paul Corley, Sarah Lipstate, Sarah Register, Daniel Rejmer and a brass sextet waves of electronic noise that were sky high.

A sign, just outside the main reading room, read: Making unreasonable noise is not allowed at The New York Public Library!

Ben Shirley and the Scrimshaw Ensemble at The Uncertainty Music Series

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July’s uncertainty music series featured Ben Shilrley(guitar) and the Scrimshaw Ensemble:
Nathan Bontrager on cello,
Adam Matlock on accordion,
Anne Rhodes voice,
& Carl Testa on bass.

The group performed a set of Ben’s original music followed by improvisational sets for duets. The group concluded the night by a piece for quintet written by Ben.

The Uncertainty music series is a regular event that takes place in Never Ending Books store on State Street in New Haven, CT.
For more information, please check their Facebook page or website.

Benjamin Shirley presents a set of his music featuring the Scrimshaw Ensemble consisting of Nathan Bontrager on cello, Adam Matlock on accordion, Ben Shirley on guitar, Carl Testa on bass and Anne Rhodes(voice)

Broadcloth & Prehistoric Horse At John Slade Ely House

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Broadcloth trio performed at John Slade Ely House in New Haven, CT last Friday with a set of their improvised music.

Broadcloth trio is:

Anne Rhodes, vocals
Nathan Bontrager, Cello &
Adam Matlock, accordion

They played 4 pieces of their music

Con Ahinco

In Stitches

Sharpie Suite

Folk Song

The entire performance may be watched on YouTube:

Broadcloth Performs at John Slade Ely House

 

While the following video shows the set performed by Brooklyn based harsh improv group: Prehistoric Horse.

Prehistoric Horse Performs at John Slade Ely House

Prehistoric Horse is:

David Grollman, percussion
Valerie Kuehne, cello &
Lucio Menegon, guitar

Finally, the two groups performed an encore piece for the crowd at Ely house:

Broadcloth & Prehistoric Horse sextette close the night at Ely House Improvising

The following picture, taken during the intermission, shows the instruments of Broadcloth

Out Of Thin Air Performs at The Ivory

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Out Of Thin Air, the band, performed a lengthy and lively set a couple of weeks ago in the little town of Deep River, CT. Their music included song covers from all sorts of genres.

Out Of Thin Air is:

Chris Funk – Guitar, background vocals
Laura Funk- Lead Female Vocals, Keyboard
Don Buell – Drums, Vocals
Emily Favale – Vocals
Carl Suiter – Bass, Lead Male Vocals

The band has a youTube channel full of live performances all over the shoreline, check it out at:

http://www.youtube.com/user/outofthinair1#p/u

Live Music at Popeye’s Garage

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This was a “Farewell & good luck” performance for Gabriel José Bolaños Chamorro before he moved to the west coast for grad school. The event took place in New Haven’s  Popeye’s Garage at Goffe street.

The set started with Chris Point playing an Electronic noise piece of his followed by a piece by Adam Matlock on Accordion,Theremin & clarinet.

Then Black Thorn Cataclysm, Adam Matlock Nathan Bontrager & Gabriel José Bolaños Chamorro, took the stage playing a number of pieces using guitars, drums and keyboards. Their improvisational music ranged from heavy metal to post rock and flamenco.

The set was concluded with Chris Point & Adam Matlock playing one piece of electronic noise.

The following playlist shows all the pieces by the order they were played:

The Big Bang…On A Can

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Bang On A Can Marathon took place in The World Financial Center this year with music flowing non-stop for more than 12 hours defying all borders between genres and really making it hard for music lovers to take a break.  Every time a new group emerged on the stage, we got swept away and taken by their ingenuity and brilliance.

The photos show the following performers in the event. I only stayed for 10 hours and took a few walks to stretch my legs!

Slagwerk Den Haag
JACK Quartet
Talea Ensemble
Moritz Eggert
Vernon Reid, Mazz Swift, and Leon Gruenbaum
Mira Calix
Tim Brady

And of course:Bang on a Can All-Stars

Can’t wait for the next Big Bang…On A Can!