Sunday August 8, 2010

5:30pm Vinyasa Master Class

7:00pm Concert

$25.00 Master Class includes reception, gift bag and concert tix

$15.00 Concert 21 and over

Join the Three Jewels at Littlefield in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Littlefield is located at 622 Degraw St.

Gather a friend or two and stop by for a invigorating vinyasa master class starting at 5:30pm with Lisa Jacobson, Maria Cutrona, Jelena Zaric, Tracy Chiu, Eve Smith, and Eisa Davis.

At 7:30 the concert begins with an incredible music line up featuring The Citizens, Optimus Tribe, Carl Hancock Rux, Matt Kanelos and Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber.

Artwork for the event by Mari Plaza Munet

Tickets on sale now!

All event proceeds will go to Sue Rock Originals Everyone! and Safe Horizon.

Presented by The Three Jewels and The Refuge Project II

The Citizens

“The band members, Jason DiMatteo, Thom Loubet, Mark Lesseraux and John Bollinger have crafted a blend of pop and rock that not only draws on a variety of styles, but blends them into something wholly unique. The Citizens shouldn’t be missed!” Jennifer Patton – Adequacy.Net

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Optimus Tribe

Optimus Tribe is Srikala and Aloka. Conscious Hip-Hop, with a taste of kirtan and dubstep.

http://soundcloud.com/optimustribe

http://www.reverbnation.com/srikala

Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber

A multiracial jam army that freestyles with cool telekinesis between the lustrous menace of Miles Davis On The Corner, the clash-an-om of 1970s King Crimson, and Jimi Hendrick moonwalk across side three of electric Landyland.”Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber

Carl Hancock Rux

“Carl Hancock Rux’s work crosses the disciplines of poetry, theater, music and literary fiction in order to achieve what one critic describes ” as a dizzying oral artistry….unleashing a torrent of paper bag poetry and post modern Hip-Bop music; the ritualistic blues of self awakening.” carlhancockrux.com

A Chicago native, Matt Kanelos studied classical and jazz piano at Chicago Musical College before moving to New York City. Matt’s lyrical stylings and minimalist musical aesthetic bring to mind influences like Neil Young, Bob Dylan , Leonard Cohen, and Cat Power. Performing regularly in New York, he has collaborated with Noe Venerable, Rose Polenzani, Jenifer Jackson, Roland Satterwhite, and Jason Liebman as well as members of Califone and Elysian Fileds. In 2008, Matt formed the band The Smooth Maria with Ben Gallina, Conor Meehan, and Kyle Sanna. Their first full length CD, ” Silent Show,” was released in May of 2009. MattKanelos.com

As founders/producers of Undead, Brice Rosenbloom and Adam Schatz are on a mission to shake the tired image of jazz as a music of the past, a historical footnote, and worst of all, expensive.  Jazz is a music of the people, and hinged on the exciting force of improvisation.  The music can take on so many vibrant forms, each bringing a listener to a new place of enjoyment, euphoria and overall sonic stimulation.  All of the 30+ groups participating in this festival bring improvisational personality, compositional agenda and unique ideas to the table.  They have been consciously united for these two nights to centralize the jazz adventures that occur on a nightly basis in New York, and bring it all to a climax at three Greenwich Village clubs within one block of each other.

Undead is as much a festival for the fans of jazz’s developing history, as it is for those who have always wanted to know more about the music but do not know where to start.  Whether or not you’ve heard of all or none of the 150+ musicians performing in the Undead Jazz Festival, it doesn’t matter.  What matters is that you’re there to let the music speed your pulse and blow your mind.

Saturday, June 12th - Sullivan Hall
www.sullivanhallnyc.com
214 Sullivan Street btw Bleecker & West 3rd

8pm – TBA
9pm – Love Trio
10pm – Ben Perowsky’s Moodswing Orchestra
11pm – Marc Cary Focus Trio
12am – Superhuman Happiness
1am – Burnt Sugar The Arkestra Chamber
2am – Josh Roseman Unit

Single-Day Festival Passes are available to the General Public for $25

Two-Day Full Festival Passes are available to the General Public for $30

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Tickets get you admission to all three venues.

Related show

• Artist: Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber
• Event: Undead Jazz Festival
• Date: Saturday, June 12th 2010
• Time: 1:00am
• City: Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber in NYC, NY
• Venue: Sullivan Hall
• Address: 214 Sullivan Street
• Country: United States
• Admission: $25 & $35
• Notes: 8pm – TBA 9pm – Love Trio 10pm – Ben Perowsky’s Moodswing Orchestra 11pm – Marc Cary Focus Trio 12am – Superhuman Happiness 1am – Burnt Sugar The Arkestra Chamber 2am – Josh Roseman Unit Single-Day Festival Passes are available to the General Public for $25   Two-Day Full Festival Passes are available to the General Public for $30
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Visit this link for more info
www.serralves.pt
and here:
www.serralves.pt//FLIPBOOK/dossier/index.html

A 7ª edição do Serralves em Festa será encerrada com a actuação dos Burnt Sugar The Arkestra Chamber que propõem um espectáculo de homenagem a James Brown. Esta banda americana de improvisação é uma das poucas que mescla as influências de funk, jazz, rock, reggae, soul, hip-hop, heavy metal e música clássica do século XX e todas as formas de expressão musical vocal e instrumental. O grupo foi formado em 1999 e mais de 40 músicos já passaram pela sua formação, que apesar de ser fluida se baseia sempre num núcleo de 12 músicos.

Related show

• Artist: Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber
• Event: Burnt Sugar Freaks The James Brown Songbook
• Date: Sunday, June 6th 2010
• Time: 11:00pm
• City: Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber in Oporto
• Venue: SERRALVES EM FESTA 2010
• Address: Serralves Museum and 18 ha Park
• Country: Portugal
• Admission: Free/ENTRADA LIVRE
• Age restrictions: All Ages
• Notes: A 7ª edição do Serralves em Festa será encerrada com a actuação dos Burnt Sugar The Arkestra Chamber que propõem um espectáculo de homenagem a James Brown. Esta banda americana de improvisação é uma das poucas que mescla as influências de funk, jazz, rock, reggae, soul, hip-hop, heavy metal e música clássica do século XX e todas as formas de expressão musical vocal e instrumental. O grupo foi formado em 1999 e mais de 40 músicos já passaram pela sua formação, que apesar de ser fluida se baseia sempre num núcleo de 12 músicos
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The JB-edition of Burnt Sugar is a very accomplished crew with playing credits ranging from Cyro Baptistas, Wadada Leo Smith, Claudio Roditi, David Murray and Joseph Bowie, to TV On The Radio, Vernon Reid, the Holmes Brothers, William Parker, Fela on Broadway, The The and Phish.  Anchored by the pop and sizzle rhythm section of Jared Michael Nickerson (electric bass) and Chris Eddleton (drums), the ghetto mysticism vocals of Karma Mayet Johnson, Mikel Banks, Mazz Swift (violin), Lewis “Flip” Barnes Jr. (trumpet),   Bruce Mack (synthesizer),  the drop-step precision of Avram Fefer (tenor sax), “Moist” Paula Henderson (baritone sax), Dave Smith (trombone), Greg Tate (guitar) and André Lassalle (guitar).

You can trust this is going to be “A Funky Good Time!”

Related show

• Artist: Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber
• Event: Burnt Sugar Freaks The James Brown Songbook
• Date: Friday, May 28th 2010
• Time: 11:55pm
• City: Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber in New York City, NY
• Venue: Blue Note NYC
• Address: 131 W. 3rd St
• Venue phone: 212–475-8592
• Country: United States
• Admission: $10.00
• Box office: 212–475-8592
• Notes: Doors at 11:30 –showtime ’round 12:30
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Speaking of Sweetback we’ve just heard from Mr. Melvin Van Peebles that a 52-minute documentary shot by Mr. Samuel Thiebaut and containing cast interviews, BRIC residency footage, and excerpts from the two-night’s performances at the Maison des arts de Creteil in Paris will air on ARTE/MEZZO in June.

But back to the hear and now, it’s going to be a multiple-personality throw-down at Southpaw this Thursday with our esteemed Master Blaster, Greg Tate, over on the Left Coast, this hit will have Flip, Karma, Bruce and Mikel handling the conduction chores.  It’ll present a rare chance to witness all the different personalities and textures the Arkestra Chamber can present at the flick of a gesture.  Be a witness.  Ya Heard!

$10 in advance at Ticket Web or $12 at the door

SMOOTA: “Each song is so sexy (instrumentals), yet weird (lyrics) at the same time…you almost feel wrong for digging it so much.” (DOWNTOWN DIARIES)

http://www.myspace.com/smoota

APOLLO HEIGHTS: “The best live band in New York.” (FADER)
http://www.myspace.com/apolloheights

BURNT SUGAR: “A multiracial jam army that freestyles with cool telekinesis between the lustrous menace of Miles Davis’ On The Corner, the slash-and-om of 1970s King Crimson, and Jimi Hendrix’ moonwalk across side three of Electric Ladyland.” (ROLLING STONE)

Related show

• Artist: Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber
• Date: Thursday, May 6th 2010
• Time: 8:30pm
• City: Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber in Brooklyn NYC, NY
• Venue: Southpaw
• Address: 125 5th Avenue
• Venue phone: (718) 230‑0236
• Country: United States
• Admission: $10 in Advance/$12 at the Door
• Box office: (718) 230‑0236
• Notes: The Rites of Thang with SMOOTA – Apollo Heights – Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber Doors at 8pm
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9:15pm: DeLEON (J-Dub Records)

“From the same cultural blender that gave us Gogol Bordello and Dengue Fever comes the Spanish/Jewish/Brooklyn mash that is Daniel Saks’ visionary band DeLeon. At times rocking the Casbah (“La Serena”), sometimes channeling David Byrne (“Almond Trees”), and sometimes just wonderfully weird (“La Vida Do Por El Raki”), This is one band to behold.” -
Toph One XLR8R
ILoveDeLeon.com

10:30pm: Burnt Sugar

12am: Mackie Riverside & The Street Pushers (Buddhabug Records)
MackieRiverside.com

If you’ve never been to Kenny’s, then know this, sInce 1967, in the legendary heart of Greenwich Village, Kenny’s Castaways has been the house that Rock built. Bruce Springsteen played his very first New York gig here. The New York Dolls, Patti Smith, Aerosmith, Rod Stewart and the Ramones are all part of Kenny’s history. Kenny’s Castaways is one of the last remaining authentic rock ‘n’ roll bars in New York City.

157 Bleecker Street (between Sullivan & Thompson Street)

- Subway directions — Take the A,C,E,F,B,D,Q to West 4th Street & walk to Bleecker Street or take the 6 train to Bleecker Street & walk to Thompson Street

Related show

• Artist: Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber
• Date: Saturday, April 24th 2010
• Time: 8:30pm
• City: Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber in NYC, NY
• Venue: Kenny’s Castaways
• Address: 157 Bleecker St.
• Venue phone: 917–475-1323
• Country: United States
• Admission: $10 in adv. $12 at door
• Age restrictions: 21+
• Notes: Luqman Brown’s Funk You Extravaganza 8:30pm – Dan Saks and The Funkdadeli All-Stars: 9:15pm – DeLEON; 10:30pm– Burnt Sugar; 12am Mackie Riverside & The Street Pushers
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Saxophonist Albert Ayler long recognized music as the ‘healing force of the universe’. It is our hope that Burnt Sugar’s humble offering– whose profits will gained solely through donations to the Haitian-based medical aid organization Zanmi Lasante (Partners in Health)–will build on Ayler’s idea artistically and spiritually to lend energy, inspiration and even greater global empathy to the resurrection of Haiti’s people and their nation’s infrastructure, social institutions and civil society.“
Greg Tate
Music Director/Conductor
Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber

Music always the balm of our souls and its fire, from the Musik Racine, (roots music) that per­son­i­fies the sec­ond phase of Hait­ian Rev­o­lu­tion, the Dechoukaj, min­is­tered under the twice dis­rupted admin­is­tra­tions of Pres­i­dent Jean Bertrand Aris­tide to the sacred devo­tional music that lead us to slay the drag­ons of enslave­ment and inhu­man­ity between 1764 and 1803, Hait­ian devo­tional music, the sacred rhythms of Vodou, (the dance to the ances­tors,) always car­ried our mes­sage of lib­er­a­tion.
This CD reminds us of those many paths tra­versed from joy to lamen­ta­tion, pop­u­lar bal­lads to jazz enable us to remem­ber… espe­cially those who loved us, those we lost, those we were forcibly sep­a­rated from, those we refuse to forget.

And for the unseen spir­its among us, the envisib; mysté; zanj lis­ten­ing to these tunes, now “singing songs never sung” who will not allow us to be for­got­ten, you who shaped the Hait­ian imag­i­na­tion and the imag­i­na­tion of the world, be you daugh­ters of Kon­goland, regents of Dahomey or a the prog­eny of the palest flow­ers among us, keep­ing singing those songs into our heads. Nou mem mem mem, you my peo­ple: defect­ing royal, elite gen­try or proud peas­ant; slum-dweller; name­less, face­less cacao-skinned, coconut leaf child – how­ever you got us here in the Amer­i­cas, whis­per those songs of Afrik Ginen, Moth­er­land of all human­ity to us.

You, the heal­ing voices inside our heads crossed the Mid­dle Pas­sage come pour­ing your hearts inside us. You who spat blood in the cry­ing seas, flung from ships boughs or cap­tive step­ping on sad soil whose pulse is unknown between your toes. We honor you with these songs. And you wedged in the rub­ble, pray­ing with the saints, the lwas, orisa, God and the damned, wait­ing to be res­cued… And finally you who responded dig­ging in your pock­ets, your food pantries, clos­ets, hearts, your souls to help us in need, lets us all sing the songs we know and those songs we had never song before with love, grace, com­pas­sion and Burnt Sugar. Ayibobo!”

Dowoti Désir
Manbo Asogwe
Ogun Task­force for Haïti
March TwentyTen

Dedicated to the memory of the souls lost and to the survival and rebirth of Haiti and her people, the album is a free download offered in exchange for your donation to the Haitian aid organization Zanmi Las­ante (Partners in Health).

Musical contributions by: Satch Hoyt, Micah Gaugh, The Perfect Man-Dave ‘Smoota’ Smith (feat. Secretary), Brazz Tree, Maya Azucena, Moist Paula Henderson, The Citizens, ISWHAT, Dayton Flic, Jeremiah, Will Martina, Bruce Mack, Meret Koehler, The Avram Fefer Trio, Ladell Mclin and Swiss Chris, Moisturizer, The Destruction of Black Civilization, BT3 and Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber.

We understand that there are many of you without the means to make a financial contribution, please enjoy the music and do your part by sharing the campaign with your friends and family.

Download the liner notes here

Visit this page to download the album (it’s a double disc — be sure to grab both discs!)

Please support our fund-raising efforts for Partners in Health here

No amount is too small to make a difference.

Learn more about Zanmi Las­ante (Partners in Health) here

Thank you !