The new schedule for The Stone this week is as follows:
* Tuesday, December 5th at 8 & 10pm:
STEVE BERESFORD & THE SIGNALS FOR TEA QUARTET featuring
Steve Beresford - piano, vocals & songs
Ned Rothenberg - alto sax
Steve Bernstein - trumpet
Shanir Blumenkranz - contrabass
Harris Eisenstadt - drums
Mr. Beresford & his downtown all-star quartet will perform songs from his wonderful Avant CD, Signals for Tea, which has never been performed here is the US, as well as some spirited improvisations from this special one-time quartet.
* Wednesday, December 6th:
8pm: BORAH BERGMAN - solo piano from one of the most extraordinary of all local piano legends, who rarely gets a chance to play here is his own backyard.
10pm: BORAH BERGMAN / SABIR MATEEN / DEE POP!
First time trio offering from downtown greats - Borah Bergman on piano, Sabir Mateen on various reeds and Dee Pop on drums. Certain to generate some fireworks, so you best bring your goggles and fire extinguishers.
The rest of this week's schedule continues as follows:
* Thursday, December 7th at The Stone
8 & 10pm - TWO LUCIAN BAN/BARRY ALTSCHUL GROUPS!
8pm - LUCIAN BAN TRIO with special guest BARRY ALTSCHUL
Barry Altschul drums, Hilliard Hill Greene bass & Lucian Ban piano
Lucian Ban is one of the most gifted pianists & composers to come to New York in the past decade. Check any of his discs on CIMP or Jazzaway and you will be knocked out. On this night Lucian plays with the legendary New York jazz drummer, Barry Altschul whose career stretches back to the mid-sixties when he recorded with Paul Bley and later with Anthony Braxton, Sam Rivers & Dave Holland!
10pm - HIEROGLYPHICS ENSEMBLE featuring MARK FELDMAN
Mark Feldman - violin, Lucian Ban piano, Hill Greene bass and special guest - Barry Altschul drums
For this set, Lucian has added the consistently outstanding violinist, Mark Feldman. Mark's recent CD on ECM is one the year's best and his playing with the Masada String Trio and Masada Recital (w/ Sylvie Courvoisier) is always inspired.
* Friday, December 8th at The Stone - 8 & 10pm - $10 per set
DENNIS GONZALEZ & YELLS AT EELS with special guests KEN FILIANO on bass & PATRICK HOLMES on clarinet; YELLS AT EELS features DENNIS GONZALEZ on trumpets, AARON GONZALEZ on bass and STEFAN GONZALEZ on drums
World-traveling trumpet hero Dennis Gonzalez rarely seems to rest. He has recorded with Charles Brackeen, Elton Dean, Keith Tippett, Nels & Alex Cline, Malachi Favors, Louis Moholo, Carlos Ward, Ahmed Abdullah, Kidd Jordan, Oliver Lake, Andrew Cyrille & Ellery Eskelin. His two young sons, Aaron & Stefan, are pretty incredible as well.
* Saturday, December 9th at The Stone at 8 & 10pm - $15 per set DENNIS GONZALEZ with PAUL DUNMALL/PAUL ROGERS/TONY LEVIN!
Featuring Dennis Gonzalez on trumpets, Paul Dunmall on saxello & tenor sax, Paul Rogers on contrabass and Tony Levin on drums. First time collaboration with four giants of avant jazz. Anyone who was lucky enough to have checked out any of the six sets by the Deep Joy Trio (Dunmall/Rogers/Levin) this past weekend at The Stone knows that they are phenomenal musicians!
* Sunday, December 10th at 8 & 10pm:
RADIO I-CHING BIG BAND with Special Guests: PERRY ROBINSON, WILLIAM PARKER & DANIEL CARTER! Featuring ANDY HAAS on sax & electronics, DON FIORINO on guitar & weird ethnic stringed instruments and DEE POP on drums, with PERRY ROBINSON on clarinet, William Parker on acoustic bass and Daniel Carter on numerous reeds & trumpet! (Tom Verlaine is not playing)
The Stone is located at the NW corner of Avenue C & 2nd Street Performances take place at 8 & 10pm from Tuesday - Sunday nights There are no advance tickets, first come, first served, there is no phone. There is no food or beverage served, just a serious listening environment Admission for each set is $10, unless otherwise indicated This schedule may change as the month progresses, so please Check out the website below for more up-to date info.
For more information contact All About Jazz.
