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Jazz Matters in NY Wednesday, April 20 6-8pm at The New School
April 13, 2005
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Jazz Matters in NY Wednesday, April 20 6-8pm The New School 55 West 13th St 5th Floor FREE and open to the public
Jazz Future New York, the Purveyor's Perspective
This promises to be a most interesting and eclectic gathering and discussion with a panel of diverse presenters and purveyors to discuss the future of New York jazz from their POV.
Panelists will be
Melissa Stewart has been a principal of Tonic, the experiment-friendly music club on the Lower East Side which, originally in consultation with John Zorn, has presented Steve Bernstein's Millenial Territory Orchestra, ensembles led by Elliott Sharp, Marc Ribot, William Parker, Susie Ibarra, brass festivals curated by Dave Douglas, duets between Anthony Braxton and Wadada Leo Smith, and others way too numerous to mention.
Bruce Lee Gallanter has been a constant supporter of new jazz and new music in New York and far beyond as principal of the record store Downtown Music Gallery (originally at 5th Street between Bowery and 2nd Avenue, now on Bowery at Great Jones street), which inventories new and used, indepedent and import cds. He has developed an innovative collaboration with John Zorn in the development of Stone, a music-dedicated performance space at 4th and C; Gallanter will direct distribution of recordings from the space, which will be a main source of financial support as the club does not serve food or beverages.
Alexa Birdsong emerged as a creative, savvy booking director under the auspices of Jazz@Lincoln Center, and after a period stewarding programs at Aaron Davis Hall at City University of New York, took on responsibilities for Central Park Summerstage (celebrating its 20th anniversary this summer), music at Prospect Park and the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival at Marcus Garvey Park (Harlem) and Tompkins Square Park (the East Village).
Brice Rosenbloom is an enthusiast of music without boundaries, having presented performers and groups beyond genre distinctions at Makor, been an early hire of Jazz@Lincoln Center, where he was charged with booking new and unusual artists, then winding up at the Knitting Factory, where he organized mini-jazz fests simultaneously in three performance spaces during last January's conference of Association of Performing Arts Presenters and, upcoming, on June 21 in collaboration with the JVC Jazz Festival New York.
Todd Barkan was the owner, manager, and programmer/promoter of the legendary San Francisco jazz club Keystone Korner from 1972-1983 and has been producing jazz records and concert performances since 1964, as well as working as a booking agent, artist manager, and tour coordinator during the same period. Todd also worked as the manager of the Boys Choir of Harlem from 1985-1990, the artistic programmer of Keystone Korner Tokyo (Japan) from 1991-1993, and director of 32 Records New York 1999-2000. Since January 2001, Todd has worked as an artistic administrator at Jazz at Lincoln Center, where he currently works as Artistic Manager of Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola.
David R. Adler who is the editor of JJA's Jazz Notes and a columnist for allaboutjazz covering the club and concert scene for them, will serve as moderator.
If you need further info, please contact prodcuer, Lois Gilbert at [email protected]
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To: Listings/Critics/Features From: JAZZ PROMO SERVICES
Jazz Matters in NY Wednesday, April 20 6-8pm The New School 55 West 13th St 5th Floor FREE and open to the public
Jazz Future New York, the Purveyor's Perspective
This promises to be a most interesting and eclectic gathering and discussion with a panel of diverse presenters and purveyors to discuss the future of New York jazz from their POV.
Panelists will be
Melissa Stewart has been a principal of Tonic, the experiment-friendly music club on the Lower East Side which, originally in consultation with John Zorn, has presented Steve Bernstein's Millenial Territory Orchestra, ensembles led by Elliott Sharp, Marc Ribot, William Parker, Susie Ibarra, brass festivals curated by Dave Douglas, duets between Anthony Braxton and Wadada Leo Smith, and others way too numerous to mention.
Bruce Lee Gallanter has been a constant supporter of new jazz and new music in New York and far beyond as principal of the record store Downtown Music Gallery (originally at 5th Street between Bowery and 2nd Avenue, now on Bowery at Great Jones street), which inventories new and used, indepedent and import cds. He has developed an innovative collaboration with John Zorn in the development of Stone, a music-dedicated performance space at 4th and C; Gallanter will direct distribution of recordings from the space, which will be a main source of financial support as the club does not serve food or beverages.
Alexa Birdsong emerged as a creative, savvy booking director under the auspices of Jazz@Lincoln Center, and after a period stewarding programs at Aaron Davis Hall at City University of New York, took on responsibilities for Central Park Summerstage (celebrating its 20th anniversary this summer), music at Prospect Park and the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival at Marcus Garvey Park (Harlem) and Tompkins Square Park (the East Village).
Brice Rosenbloom is an enthusiast of music without boundaries, having presented performers and groups beyond genre distinctions at Makor, been an early hire of Jazz@Lincoln Center, where he was charged with booking new and unusual artists, then winding up at the Knitting Factory, where he organized mini-jazz fests simultaneously in three performance spaces during last January's conference of Association of Performing Arts Presenters and, upcoming, on June 21 in collaboration with the JVC Jazz Festival New York.
Todd Barkan was the owner, manager, and programmer/promoter of the legendary San Francisco jazz club Keystone Korner from 1972-1983 and has been producing jazz records and concert performances since 1964, as well as working as a booking agent, artist manager, and tour coordinator during the same period. Todd also worked as the manager of the Boys Choir of Harlem from 1985-1990, the artistic programmer of Keystone Korner Tokyo (Japan) from 1991-1993, and director of 32 Records New York 1999-2000. Since January 2001, Todd has worked as an artistic administrator at Jazz at Lincoln Center, where he currently works as Artistic Manager of Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola.
David R. Adler who is the editor of JJA's Jazz Notes and a columnist for allaboutjazz covering the club and concert scene for them, will serve as moderator.
If you need further info, please contact prodcuer, Lois Gilbert at [email protected]
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For more information contact All About Jazz.
