Author: Burnt Sugar Arkestra

THE UPPER ANACOSTIA – LOWER GOLD COAST SYMPHONIC: DRUMS ALONG THE POTOMAC – A Global Go-Go Fantasia

THE UPPER ANACOSTIA –LOWER GOLD COAST SYMPHONIC: DRUMS ALONG THE POTOMAC–A Global Go-Go Fantasia

TUALGCS will debut a polyrhythmic and romantic orchestral Go-Go suite inspired by 70s spiritual-jazz balladry and the work of DC’s greatest cartographers in verse– notably Sterling Brown, Essex Hemphill, Jonetta Barras, Edward P. Jones, Rita Dove, Thomas Sayers Ellis, Monica Hand, Toni Asante Lighfoot, and Etthelbert Miller.

TUALGCS is a collaborative experimental ensemble comprised of Greg Tate, Marc Cary, talking drum master Abou Mboup, tabla master Sameer Gupta, poet Thomas Sayers Ellis, noted Washington D.C. Go Go players, Donnell Floyd, Go-Go Mickey & Kenny “Kwick” Gross and musicians from Greg Tate’s Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber.

DRUMS ALONG THE POTOMAC–A Global Go-Go Fantasia was co-commissioned by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts for the Target® Free Thursdays series at the David Rubenstein Atrium and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

THE UPPER ANACOSTIA — LOWER GOLD COAST SYMPHONIC
Greg Tate – conduction/guitar/laptop
Marc Cary – acoustic piano/electric piano/synthesizer
D. Floyd – MC
Thomas Sayers Ellis – poet
Sameer Gupta – tabla
Abdou Mboup – talking drum
Lisala – vocals
Meah Pace – vocals
Mazz Swift – violin & vocals
V. Jeffery Smith – tenor sax
Luqman Brown – trombone
Ben Tyree – guitar
Jason Di Matteo – acoustic bass
Jared Michael Nickerson – electric bass
Milton “Go-Go Mickey” Freeman – congas
Kenny ‘Kwick’ Gross – drums

Thursday, May 16th, 2013
“Target Free” Thursdays presents at The David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center‎ for the Performing Arts
61 West 62 Street
New York, NY 10023
showtimes: 7:30pm & 9pm
Free to the Public
All Ages
Information: (212) 875-5350

Target Free Thursdays is generously underwritten by Target.

DRUMS ALONG THE POTOMAC–A Global Go-Go Fantasia was co-commissioned by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts for the Target® Free Thursdays series at the David Rubenstein Atrium and the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.

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Monday, May 20th, 2013
The Grand Foyer Millennium Stage at
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
2700 F Street, NW
Washington, DC 20566
6pm showtime
Free to the Public
All Ages
Information: 800-444-1324 or 202-467-4600
The Millennium Stage was created and underwritten by James A. Johnson and Maxine Isaacs to make the performing arts accessible to everyone in fulfillment of the Kennedy Center’s mission to its community and the nation.
The Millennium Stage is brought to the public by Target Stores, with additional funding provided by Capital One Bank, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, The Isadore and Bertha Gudelsky Family Foundation, Inc.,  The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation, Jaylee M. Mead†, The Meredith Foundation, The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation, Suzy and Bob Pence, Dr. Deborah Rose and Dr. Jan A.J. Stolwijk, Thomas W. Haas Foundation, U.S. Department of Education, and the Millennium Stage Endowment Fund.
Millennium Stage Endowment Fund – James A. Johnson and Maxine Isaacs, Fannie Mae Foundation, James V. Kimsey, Gilbert† and Jaylee† Mead, Mortgage Bankers Association of America, Anonymous, and other gifts to secure the future of the Millennium Stage.

February 27, 2013
Burnt Sugar Arkestra’s Blaque Magik Feat

Just back from thrashin the Steely Dan songbook in Paris for the Sons d’hiver Festival the Burnt Sugar Arkestra presents a blaque magik trick:

two performances …
by two different prime-time crews …
in different countries …
on the same night !!

Burnt Sugar Cinefhonic Strike Force Presents:
Music Inspired by Oscar Micheaux’ 1925 film
“Body & Soul” Starring Paul Robeson

February 28th 2013 at THE STONE
– 16 Avenue C ( corner of Ave. C & 2nd St. ) – NYC
www.thestonenyc.com

Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber ( Body & Soul edition )
Greg Tate (conduction/laptop)
Carl Hancock Rux (vocals)
Abby Dobson (vocals)
Latasha N. Diggs (vocals & soundscapes)
Luqman Brown (vocals/trombone/electronics)
Micah Gaugh (alto sax)
Avram Fefer (tenor sax)
Andre Lassalle (guitar)
Lewis Watterson (electric bass)
Shawn Banks (percussion)

“Body and Soul”, directed by the legendary African American filmmaker Oscar Micheaux, is a direct critique of the power of the cloth, casting Robeson in dual roles as a jackleg preacher and a well-meaning inventor. Burnt Sugar’s Cinefhonic Strike Force will present a Conduction of the score they developed for the projects’ screening-and-live-scoring Paris debut at the Sons d’hiver Festival, on February 3, 2013.

Straight Off The Dome Tour

February 28th 2013 at THIS AIN’T HOLLYWOOD
345 James Street North – Hamilton Ontario – CANADA
www.thisainthollywood.ca

Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber
(This Ain’t Hollywood/Hallwalls edition )
Mikel Banks (conduction, vocals)
Shelley Nicole (vocals)
Lewis ‘Flip’ Barnes (trumpet)
V. Jeffrey Smith (tenor saxophone)
‘Moist’ Paula Henderson (baritone saxophone)
Ben Tyree (electric guitar)
Jared Michael Nickerson (electric bass)
Chris Eddleton (drums)

This being Burnt Sugar’s third time to be presented in Hamilton by Ken Inouye, the plan is no plan as we’ll follow Mikel Banks’ baton wherever it directs us to go. This crew will follow their This Ain’t Hollywood appearance with a two-day residency at Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center – 341 Delaware Ave. in Buffalo N.Y., where, joined by Greg Tate, we’ll visit the Buffalo Academy for Visual & Performing Arts for a conduction workshop with the Concert Band and later in the day a group performance for the whole school; that evening there will be an open rehearsal/performance at Hallwalls’ 9th Ward; concluding the residency with a 2-set performance at Asbury Hall on Saturday night.
www.hallwalls.org

and on & on till Star Trek become real … that’s how the Sugar flows …..

February 17, 2013
The ElectroCution of Miles Davis: A Burnt Sugar Tribute Performance

Recorded live at Sons d’Hiver February 5th, 2011.

TRUMPET Lewis Flip Barnes Jr. ALTO Micah Gaugh TENOR+BASS CLARINET Avram Fefer VIOLIN Mazz Swift CELLO Will Martina CONTREBASSE Jason Di Matteo ELEC BASS Jared Michael Nickerson GUITARS Andre Lassalle – Asim Barnes DRUMS LaFrae Sci – Chris Eddleton KEYS Bruce Mack – W. Myles Reilly VOICES Mikel Banks – Lisala – Karma Mayet Johnson PERCUSSION Shelley Nicole – Satch Hoyt EFX/RECITATION Latasha N. Nevada Diggs CONDUCTION/GIT Gregory Ionman Tate

Sons d’hiver Crew: Denis Collinot -Technical Director
Jacques Laville – Sound Engineer
& Theatre Romain Rolland / Villejuif stage crew
Special Thanks to: Fabien Barontini, Leda Le’Querrec
& the Sons d’hiver & Theatre Romain Rolland Staffs.

Due to licensing restrictions, his recording is only available for streaming.
We have a few more tracks up our sleeves. They’ll be available as soon as we work out the bidness.

February 1, 2013
Gureje Inc. & Burnt Sugar Index LLC present: “Burnt Sugar Smokehouse”

Featuring:
DJ Fauzi
Brown Girls Burlesque’s Miss AuroraBoobRealis & Chicava Honeychild
V. Jeffery Smith’s No Plan B
Solo Mazz Muse
Micah Gaugh presents puppet
&
Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber

@

The Village @ Gureje
884-886 Pacific Street
(between Underhill Ave. & Washington Ave.)
Prospect Heights, Brooklyn NY 11238
Thursday, January 10th, 2013
8pm to Midnight

$10.00 admission ( which also provides a free glass of wine or bottle of beer )

Smokehouse Schedule:

8pm – 9pm – DJ Fauzi

9pm – 9:20pm – Micah Gaugh presents Puppet

9:30pm – 9:50pm – Mazz Muse Solo

10:00pm – 10:20pm – V Jeffery Smith’s No Plan B

10:30pm – 11:30pm – Burnt Sugar Arkestra

DJ Fauzi closes out the night …..

Burnt Sugar Arkestra (Smokehouse edition)
Mikel Banks – conduction/ vocals
Shelley Nicole – vocals
Mazz Swift – vocals/violin
Flip Barnes – trumpet
Micah Gaugh – alto sax
V Jeffery Smith – tenor sax
Avram Fefer – tenor sax
Moist Paula – bari sax
Smoota – trombone
Andre Lassalle -guitar
Ben Tyree – guitar
Asim Barnes – guitar
J.M Nickerson – electric bass
Shawn Banks – percussion
LaFrae Sci – drums

This is a preview of upcoming 3rd Thursdays of every month Burnt Sugar Smokehouse Events in 2013

January 2, 2013
The Million Man Mosh II: Living Colour, 24-7 Spyz, Burnt Sugar & more

The Black Rock Coalition presents:
The Million Man Mosh II: Living Colour, 24-7 Spyz
A Benefit for Donovan Drayton. With Burnt Sugar The Arkestra Chamber, Nona Hendryx & Ronny Drayton ft. Rev. Kim Lesley. Special Guests: Lenny White, Eddie Martinez & Jef Lee Johnson + Legendary NYC DJ’s: Rockin’ Rob & Chuck City

Monday, January 21, 2013
Showtime @ 7:00 PM
Doors open @ 6:00 PM

$35 in advance, $40 day of show
General Admission Standing Room
Limited seating available
First come, first seated
All ages

Living Colour

As the flagship band of the Black Rock Coalition, Living Colour fused free jazz, funk, hard rock, and heavy metal into a sound that is uniquely its own. The band’s debut album Vivid was released in 1988 and contained the hit single “Cult of Personality,” which won a Grammy for Best Hard Rock Performance. The band’s followup Time’s Up (1990), garnered more critical acclaim and another Grammy Award. After an extended hiatus in the late ’90s, Living Colour reformed in 2000 and released Collideoscope in 2003. Having recently released the critically acclaimed album The Chair In The Doorway (2009), the band is currently preparing material for a new album and tour in 2013.

24-7 Spyz

South Bronx natives Jimi Hazel (guitar) and Rick Skatore (bass) formed 24-7 Spyz (“twenty-four-seven spies”) in 1986 and developed an immediate following based on their musical versatility. The group mixes soul, funk, reggae, and R&B with heavy metal and punk – a mix that came to be labeled as heavy metal soul. 24-7 Spyz broke up in 1998 after releasing several albums, including Harder than You (1988), Gumbo Millennium (1990), and the cult classic Strength in Numbers (1992). Reforming in 2003, the group dropped Face the Day (2006), its latest release and first album of original material in over a decade. 2011 saw a reunion of the Strength in Numbers lineup at a show in New York City. The band is now writing songs for a new disc that will be released in 2013.

December 1, 2012
Art Auction and Benefit Weekend for Gureje

GUREJE INC. cordially invites you to their Art Auction and Benefit Weekend of Events featuring New York’s finest Musicians, Poets, Dancers and More, Weekly thru January 2013.
Support a VISION to better serve the community through the Arts.

Presenting;
Burnt Sugar Arkestra & Chicava Honeychild and Essence Revealed of Brown Girls Burlesque with Special Guest Melvin Van Peebles

Date: Friday, November 9, 2012
Art Auction Begins: 4pm
Showtime: 7:30pm
Admission: $10 [Includes: Entry to bid, Freshly Squeezed Organic or Veggie Drink, Wine, Food and Music]

www.gureje.com/village-gureje/

*This is a Fundraising Event

Brown Girls Burlesque is a company of women of color dedicated to creating their own reflection in the art form of burlesque using whimsy and the theatrical depth. BGB stands out in the crowded space of the neo-burlesque movement by circumventing the classical and new school interpretations of burlesque by blending cultural traditions, experiences, and a distinctive artistic aesthetic.

About Gureje

The Village @ Gureje is an arts center and creative community that brings together artists, teachers, and leaders from Brooklyn and beyond. We encourage and support artistic talents and the spirit of entrepreneurship through affordable shared space and resources.

Facilities include the Renate Albertsen-Marton Gallery, our 875 square-foot main space, and an adjacent 1,200 square-foot garden.

Our programming includes weekly arts and community classes, as well as an annual celebration of our community:

The Village @ Gureje hosts a diverse schedule of classes and workshops initiated by our artists-in-residence and temporary/visiting artists. This includes art classes such as figure drawing, drumming and textiles, as well as community programs including yoga, women’s self defense and spiritual gatherings. Our spaces are also available to rent for community meetings and events.

In addition to our regular programming, each year The Village hosts our signature event, The Festival of Colors: That which nourishes our Minds, Bodies, and Spirits. Held in partnership with local small businesses, the Festival is a month-long series of workshops, classes and performances held at The Village @ Gureje, shops, artists’ studios, and other community spaces. It has been a powerful platform for bringing together local artists, businesses and residents to share their work, exchange ideas and foster community.

The Village @ Gureje was founded in 2001 and is operated by Jimi Gureje, textile artist and clothing designer. Jimi operates Gureje boutique, which is co-located with The Village in a separate storefront space.

October 28, 2012