Author: Burnt Sugar Arkestra

  • James Brown: Get on the Good Foot, a Celebration in Dance ~ Burnt Sugar performs at post-performance Dance Party

    James Brown: Get on the Good Foot, a Celebration in Dance ~ Burnt Sugar performs at post-performance Dance Party

    apollo_event_image_jamesbrown_1369835767The Apollo Theater’s James Brown: Get on the Good Foot, a Celebration in Dance is being developed as a major evening-long dance work, which is scheduled to make its world premiere in New York City.  Conceived by acclaimed choreographer/artistic director Otis Sallid, Get on the Good Foot is being designed to shed light on Brown’s enormous worldwide influence and as a fresh perspective on the rich history of the Apollo Theater.  Get on the Good Foot pays tribute to Brown through original dance and a musical score comprised of classic James Brown music and new contemporary compositions.  Through the universal language of dance, Get on the Good Foot pays homage to an American master who influenced the globe with his innovative music and precision choreography.  Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber will perform JB classics at a post-performance dance party after each show for Premium ticket holders. 
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    • Tuesday, October 22nd @ 8:00pm
    • Friday, October 25th @ 8:00pm
    • Saturday, October 26th @ 8:00pm

    James Brown: Get on the Good Foot, a Celebration in Dance ~  post-performance Dance Party with Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber from 9:30pm – 10:30pm
    Tickets:
    $95 (premium)  (premium ticket includes post-show dance party featuring Burnt Sugar Arkestra)
    $55
    $45
    $35

    – In person at the Apollo Theater Box Office,
    BOX OFFICE HOURS:
    • Weekdays: 10 a.m. – 6 p.m.
    • Saturday: 12 noon – 5 p.m.
    • Information: (212) 531-5305

    – By phone at 800.745.3000 or online at Ticketmaster.com

    Groups of 10 or more: $95 (premium), $46.75, 38.25, $29.75 by phone at 212.531.5355

    Apollo Advantage: $38, $31, $24 (purchase two or more Apollo presentations in the 2013-14 season and enjoy 30% discount and exemption from Ticketmaster service charges). Sign up at Apollo Account Manager or call the Apollo Box Office (Apollo Advantage sales only) at 212.531.5305

    The Apollo Theater
    253 West 125th Street
    New York, NY, USA 10027

  • Moist Paula is Turning 50 – Golden Jubilee Semi-Centennial Launch Party 

    Moist Paula is Turning 50 – Golden Jubilee Semi-Centennial Launch Party 

    Moist Paula's 50th BirthdayBurnt Sugar is moist pleased to be a part of Moist Paula’s 50th birthday celebration.
    We hope you’ll join us!

    A note from the Birthday Goddess:

    “Yes friends, it’s finally happening … I’m wrapping up my first semi-century on the planet and of course I’m going to celebrate by doing what I love to do most, playing bari sax all night with my beautiful loved ones in a venue that’s been very special to me for the last 17 years and which is closing its doors at the end of June 2013, Studio BPM NYC at 237 Kent Ave in Williamsburg.  I had my 40th birthday party there and many other birthdays too, so this Saturday will also be part of the Bye bye BPM series.  

    Most excitingly, Moisturizer is reforming for this occasion and will kick off the night’s festivities at 9pm; the second set of the night will be by Anderson Henderson White, a new trio of old friends, me, Rev. Vince Anderson & Jim White.  We all go way back. My 3rd set of the night will be with Burnt Sugar and if you’ve never experienced this magical music machine that I’ve been lucky enough to be part of for over 10 years, I’d consider it a birthday present if you would.   And I have a very strong feeling that the jamming will go on late which has always been the tradition at bpm.  

    Info is below, and if you like facebook, there’s an invite there:  www.facebook.com/events/488342277922486/

    And if you’re on this list, thank you for being part of the first 50 years. I’m very excited about the next 50. “

  • Ginny’s Supper Club presents Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber with special guest Brian Jackson

    Ginny’s Supper Club presents Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber with special guest Brian Jackson

    Burnt Sugar at Ginny's Supper Club
    Burnt Sugar at Ginny’s Supper Club

    Mashing the Miles, Steely Dan & Sugar songbooks
    with Special Guest:
    Brian Jackson (Gil Scott-Heron ) – flute/piano

    Saturday, June 8, 2013
    Ginny’s Supper Club
    310 Lenox Avenue
    Harlem N.Y. 10027
    212-421-3821
    www.ginnyssupperclub.com

     

    $20 ticket (per set) – 21 and over
    Doors @ 6pm
    1st Set – 7:30pm – buy tickets at Ticketfly
    2nd set – 10:00pm – buy tickets at Ticketfly

    Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber ( Miles/Steely/Sugar edition )

    Greg Tate – conduction
    Mikel Banks – vocals/conduction
    Shelley Nicole – vocals/percussion
    Lewis ‘Flip’ Barnes – trumpet
    Micah Gaugh – alto sax/vocals
    V. Jeffery Smith – tenor sax/vocals
    ‘Moist’ Paula Henderson – bari sax
    André ‘Day Glo’ Lassalle – guitar
    Ben Tyree – guitar
    Bruce Mack – keyboards/vocals/conduction
    Leon Gruenbaum – keyboards
    Jared Michael Nickerson – electric bass
    Trevor Holder – drums

    Tickets purchased online through Ticketfly are for the performance only.
    Please call Ginny’s Supper Club at 212-421-3821 if you would also like dinner reservations.
    Tickets without a reservation are for standing room only.
    The venue cannot offer refunds.

    Wander downstairs at the Red Rooster Harlem and you’ll soon pick up the trail of its spirited sister venue. With a hat tipped to Harlem’s Renaissance, Ginny’s Supper Club is a modern reincarnation of the glamorous speakeasies and Harlem nights of the Twenties – an intimate lounge with a warm bourbon glow and an even warmer welcome.

    Kindled by the hottest live music, creative cocktails, soulful food, inclusive spirit and Harlem’s vibrant culture, Ginny’s is devoted to hosting nights out with a little bit of magic. And, as its creators chef Marcus Samuelsson and Andrew Chapman will tell you, that means style, culture and genuine down home fun for everyone.

    “To reminisce about a place it needs to inspire you on many levels. When you’re captivated about incredible food, fun drinks, inspiring conversation, eclectic company and intoxicating music, you know you’ve had a great night out. Playing host to all those things is what gives Ginny’s its buzz.” Chef Marcus Samuelsson

  • Cleveland Museum of Art’s Solstice

    10:15 p.m., South Terrace Stage

    Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber ( JB/Bowie edition )
    Greg Tate – conduction/guitar
    Mikel Banks – conduction/vocals
    Shelley Nicole – vocals
    V. Jeffrey Smith – tenor sax
    Lewis ‘Flip’ Barnes – trumpet
    ‘Moist’ Paula Henderson – bari sax
    Luqman Brown – trombone/vocals
    Andre ‘Day-Glo’ Lassalle – guitar
    Ben Tyree – guitar
    Bruce Mack- keys/vocals/conduction
    Jared Michael Nickerson – electric bass
    Trevor Holder -drums

    Cleveland’s hottest summer music festival returns on Saturday, June 22 from 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Cleveland Museum of Art. Now in its fifth year, this annual celebration brings some of the most innovative world music performers to Northeast Ohio. Guests to this year’s Solstice festival will be among the first to see the new North Wing galleries, featuring art from the Americas, Japan, and Korea.

    This year’s event will feature two stages. The new atrium stage will feature music spun by DJ Afrika Bambaataa, DJ Rekha, and Beatmatrix. The outdoor stage on the museum’s south terrace will feature innovative performers in a variety of musical styles, including Edmar Castaneda, Red Baraat, Burnt Sugar Arkestra, and The Crystal Ark.

    Food and beverages will be available for purchase throughout the evening. Guests with an 8 p.m. entry ticket will have the option to purchase an all-inclusive food and beverage pass for an additional $50 at the event.
    8 p.m.–1 a.m.

    8 p.m. entry: $60 per person, $30 for museum members | 10:30 p.m. entry: $25 per person

    www.clevelandart.org/events/special-events/solstice

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

    TUALGCSTHE 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.

  • Burnt Sugar Arkestra’s Blaque Magik Feat

    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)

    Burnt Sugar Aint HollywoodThis 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 …..