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Tonic: It Ain't Over 'til the Fat Man Swings
by Dan McClenaghan
These are some snazzy sounds, and given this is Christmas music, the “fat man" in the title would be, of course, Santa Claus.At the risk of sounding Scrooge-ish, you have to pick your holiday sounds carefully in order to avoid the sap factor. The members of Tonic--a group comprised of vocalists Steve and Karen Multer, Paul Langford, and Jennifer Chada--have no sap in their systems. What they do have is some serious swing, crystalline four-part harmony, and a ...
Continue ReadingThrow Away Your Real Book: Tonic Wants You To Lose The Baggage And Improvise Like A Child Again
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Scott Hughes
"Tonic", a card game that helps all musicians learn to improvise without theory or advanced training, is now available on Kickstarter. Designed to teach students and seasoned players how to relax and improvise freely and naturally, Tonic is an unconventional approach rooted in the free jazz and modern classical movements. It takes the form of a card and dice game that requires no theory or prior experience to play. Instead, each card has a prompt that challenges players to create ...
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Marco Benevento 'Live at Tonic' 3-CD Set on Ropeadope Coming This Summer
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All About Jazz
MARCO BENEVENTO - LIVE AT TONIC A Three CD Set Documenting A Month Long Residency At The Late Great NYC Music Mecca
Featuring MIKE GORDON (Phish); DAVE DREIWITZ (Ween); CLAUDE COLEMAN (Ween); STEVEN BERNSTEIN (Sex Mob); MATT CHAMBERLAIN (Tori Amos); REED MATHIS (JFJO); JOE RUSSO (Benevento/Russo Duo); BOBBY PREVITE (COTW); MIKE DILLON (Les Claypool); BRAD BARR (The Slip) and SCOTT METZGER (Rana)
Available August 7 on Ropeadope
Marco Benevento is best known as one half of the Benevento/Russo ...
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Vision Festival to Host Cancelled Tonic Gigs at Clemente Soto Velez
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All About Jazz
What: Vision Tonic
Time: sets at 7:30pm and 9:30pm
Place: Clemente Soto Velez LES Gallery
107 Suffolk Street, New York, NY
F or J,M,Z to Delancey-Essex Street
Tickets: $10 per set / one drink minimum
More Info: 212.696.6681 New York, NY - Arts for Art responds to the closing of Tonic with a concert series based on Tonic's cancellations. On seven nights in April and May, musicians who were scheduled to play at Tonic, will now be playing one block ...
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Jane Ira Bloom/ Beyond the Brain Part 2 Sunday, March 25th 8PM at Tonic
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Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
JANE IRA BLOOM: Beyond the Brain part 2
with Matt Wilson, drums Mark Helias, bass Dawn Clement, piano & keyboards
SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 8 PM TONIC 107 Norfolk St. (btwn Delancey & Rivington) NYC Tel # 212 358-7501 www.tonicnyc.com $15
“Connected with the heart and hips as much as the head" --David Sprague, Variety
Beyond the Brain was created w/ support from ...
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Jane Ira Bloom/ Beyond the Brain Part 2 Sunday, March 25th 8PM at Tonic
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Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
JANE IRA BLOOM: Beyond the Brain part 2
with Matt Wilson, drums Mark Helias, bass Dawn Clement, piano & keyboards
SUNDAY, MARCH 25, 8 PM TONIC 107 Norfolk St. (btwn Delancey & Rivington) NYC Tel # 212 358-7501 www.tonicnyc.com $15
“Connected with the heart and hips as much as the head" --David Sprague, Variety
Beyond the Brain was created w/ support from ...
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Jeffrey Hayden Shurdut's "This is the Music of Life - Live at Tonic" on Ayler Records
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All About Jazz
Jane Ira Bloom/Beyond The Brain Saturday, January 6 at Tonic
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Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
JANE IRA BLOOM
Beyond the Brain
with Matt Wilson, drums Mark Helias, bass Dawn Clement, piano & keyboards
SATURDAY, JAN. 6, 8 PM
TONIC 107 Norfolk St. (btwn Delancey & Rivington) NYC Tel # 212 358-7501 http://www.tonicnyc.com $15
Beyond the Brain was created with support from Chamber Music America's New Works: Creation & Presentation Program, funded through the generosity of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation.
Soprano ...
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Jozef van Wissem at Tonic December 3rd 8pm
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Jim Eigo, Jazz Promo Services
December 3 at 8pm
Jozef van Wissem, Lute and Electronics
A solo set by lute player/composer Van Wissem Tonic 107 Norfolk Street between Delancey and Rivington Streets http://www.tonicnyc.com/
“Dutch composer and lute player Jozef Van Wissem specializes in electronics, field recordings and original palindromic compositions that sound the same when played backwars or forward. Recent offerings have paired Van Wissem with guitarists Gary Lucas and Tetuzi Akiyama, but he returns to the ...
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Jamaaladeen Tacuma, G Calvin Weston, Billy Martin & Anthony Coleman @ TONIC NYC Dec 1st
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All About Jazz
Creative Music is alive and well at Tonic NYC, this Friday night, December 1st, as four genre-busting" musicians grace the stage.
Legendary G Calvin Weston and Billy Martin of Medeski Martin & Wood on drums and percussion, Weston & Martin have shared a history as a partnership in Lounge Lizards which has given rise to numerous collaborations over the years. Developing intense rhythmic complexities. Jamaaladeen Tacuma only adds fuel to the fire with his heavy hitting free funk bass style. ...
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Sofia Koutsovitis Group, Gachupin and Nation Beat at TONIC
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All About Jazz
Sunday, JULY 30 - Sets at 8PM, 9PM and 10PM TONIC 107 Norfolk Street between Delancey and Rivington Streets in Manhattan's Lower East Side New York, NY F Train to Delancey Street or J/M/Z Trains to Essex Street 212-358-7501
8PM: SOFIA KOUTSOVITIS GROUP featuring: Sofia Koutsovitis-vocals, Eric Bloom-trumpet, Dan Blake- tenor sax, Adam Schneit-alto sax, Leo Genovese-piano, Jorge Roeder-bass, Dave Silliman-drums, Jorge ...
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