Charlie Kohlhase Explorers Club
Jun
9
7:30 PM19:30

Charlie Kohlhase Explorers Club

  • Peabody Hall, Parish of All Saints Church (map)
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Celebrating the release of our new recording, “A Second Life”

Charlie Kohlhase and Seth Meicht - saxophones / Daniel Rosenthal - trumpet, flugelhorn / Bill Lowe - trombone / Josiah Reibstein - tuba / Eric Hofbauer - guitar / Tony Leva - bass / Curt Newton - drums

General admission tickets $15 in advance, $20 day of show. Students $10, under 18 free.

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A Climate Meditation for Solo Drumset
Apr
17
12:00 PM12:00

A Climate Meditation for Solo Drumset

In this follow-up to his 2018 MIT solo concert (video, audio), percussionist Curt Newton returns to the sublime sacred space of the MIT Chapel for a sonic meditation on climate change and the polycrisis of our times. What can the practices of slowing down, improvisation, playfulness, and seeking resonance offer as we navigate this urgent moment?

Sponsored by MIT Artists Beyond the Desk and The MIT Office of Religious, Spiritual, and Ethical Life.

This event will be livestreamed at https://mit.zoom.us/j/97840501736

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Five Agents "Waking Up!"
Apr
9
4:30 PM16:30

Five Agents "Waking Up!"

“Waking Up!” is an hour-long jazz suite inspired by Greta Thunberg's galvanizing "How dare you!" speech at the UN (2019). The work is a reflection on the need for deep witness and collective action, centering improvisation as a language of exploration and possibilities for these times. A recording of Waking Up! was released on Bandcamp in 2023.

The Five Agents ensemble is Jerry Sabatini (trumpet), Seth Meicht (tenor saxophone), Anthony Leva (bass), Curt Newton (drumset), and Eric Hofbauer (guitar, composition).

This performance will be accompanied by a UMass Amherst Jazz Dance class taught by Lauren Cox.

Kicking off the event “Awakening” (working title). The schedule is:

4:30 p.m. — Waking Up: A Jazz Performance by Eric Hofbauer / The Five Agents

5:30­ p.m. — Ripple Effects: Reflections on Water in Story and Sound. Part of the multi-year arts and humanities project Elements with Evan MacCarthy and Marjorie Rubright from The Renaissance of the Earth

6 p.m. – Landscape of Fear, Saxophone performance with Jonathan Hulting-Cohen 

6:30 p.m. – Ghost Ensemble, performance with Ben Richter

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Five Agents "Waking Up!" concert and climate+arts activism discussion
Apr
3
7:00 PM19:00

Five Agents "Waking Up!" concert and climate+arts activism discussion

  • Clark University, Higgins Lounge, Dana Commons – 2nd Floor (map)
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“Waking Up!” is an hour-long jazz suite inspired by Greta Thunberg's galvanizing "How dare you!" speech at the UN (2019). The work is a reflection on the need for deep witness and collective action, centering improvisation as a language of exploration and possibilities for these times. A recording of Waking Up! was released on Bandcamp in 2023.

The Five Agents ensemble is Jerry Sabatini (trumpet), Seth Meicht (tenor saxophone), Anthony Leva (bass), Curt Newton (drumset), and Eric Hofbauer (guitar, composition).

Immediately following the performance, Eric Hofbauer and Curt Newton will present a talk-back discussion on arts activism and the climate crisis.

Admission is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required. For more information, please contact ClarkArts@clarku.edu or (508) 793-7349.

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Mar
12
7:30 PM19:30

the mi3

Pandelis Karayorgis - piano, and maybe Fender Rhodes / Nate McBride - bass / Curt Newton - drumset

Great to reunite and catch up with this core group in my 2000s music, having recorded three acclaimed CDs and frequent performing back in the day.

Part of the Point01Percent series, presenting improvised music on the 2nd Tuesday of each month. We’re on the 8:30 set, after a 7:30 set by Steve Lantner - piano / Tom Swafford = violin / Bruno Raberg - bass/ Eric Rosenthal - drumset

$10 suggested donation

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Oct
7
2:00 PM14:00

Explorers Quintet @ Jazz Along the Charles

Charlie Kohlhase - saxophones / Seth Meicht - tenor saxophone / Daniel Rosenthat - trumpet / Tony Leva - bass / Curt Newton - drumset

A jazz event like nothing else! Stroll among 25 illustrious local bands outdoors along the iconic Charles River, simultaneously playing the same setlist of 16 Boston-related pieces (plus a couple of our own originals).

Presented by the Celebrity Series

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Pandelis Karayorgis Trio
Jun
13
7:30 PM19:30

Pandelis Karayorgis Trio

The Point01 Percent series presents:

8:30pm: Trio: Pandelis Karayorgis - piano / Jef Charland - bass / Curt Newton - drumset

7:30pm: Porch Trio + Dan O’Brien: Jorrit Djikstra - saxophones + lyricon / Dan O’Brien - saxophone + clarinets / Nate McBride - bass / Eric Rosenthal

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Eric Hofbauer's Five Agents - "Waking Up!"
Dec
3
7:30 PM19:30

Eric Hofbauer's Five Agents - "Waking Up!"

Collective action concert for the climate crisis

World premiere of Waking Up! by Eric Hofbauer -- inspired by and structured around Greta Thunberg’s 2019 galvanizing “How Dare You!” speech at the UN climate action summit.

The Five Agents ensemble for Waking Up is:
Jerry Sabatini – trumpet
Seth Meicht – tenor sax
Eric Hofbauer – guitar
Tony Leva – bass
Curt Newton – drums

Before and after this performance, at tables around the space, the audience can explore ways to engage and take action with representatives of select organizations and programs working on the climate crisis - including Mothers Out Front, 350 Mass, En-ROADS climate simulator, and Mass Save.

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May
1
8:00 PM20:00

Jeb Bishop's Every Opportunity (10 piece band)

You heard them in a short set at the 2019 Driff Festival, now their dynamics of New Music and Improv will be spotlighted all evening!

Jeb Bishop, trombone
Reginald Chapman, bass trombone (NY)
Junko Fujiwara, cello
Forbes Graham, trumpet
Brittany Karlson, bass
Andria Nicodemou, vibraphone
Curt Newton, drums
Abigale Reisman, violin
Eric Rosenthal, drums
Josh Sinton, saxophone & bass clarinet (NY)

$20 / $15 (students & seniors)

Presented by The Creative Music Series

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Mar
6
8:00 PM20:00

Togetherness! Cambridge Edition CANCELLED

*** CANCELLED DUE TO OUTPOST 186 SHUTDOWN ***

“We aim to uplift and surprise the body mind and soul!”

This special Cambridge edition of Montrealer Ellwood Epps' Togetherness!, is back. An acoustic quintet that plays joyful and swinging music from South Africa and beyond, they will be playing pieces by Abdullah Ibrahim, Dudu Pukwana, Mongezi Feza, William Parker, and Ellwood Epps.

Ellwood Epps (trumpet), Jeb Bishop (trombone), Jorrit Dijkstra (saxophones), Nathan McBride (bass), Curt Newton (drums)

$10 suggested donation

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A video from our Aug 2019 show: “Mra-Khali” by Dudu Pukwana

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Feb
8
8:00 PM20:00

Jeb Bishop Quartet (+ Dylan Jack Quartet)

2 instrumental improvisational quartets
https://www.facebook.com/events/576810563100075/

Dylan Jack Quartet (DJQ) https://dylanjackmusic.com/

Dyan Jack, drums
Eric Hofbauer, guitarist
Tony Leva, bass
Jerry Sabatini, trumpet & flugelhorn

"There’s a raw and honest spirit and a highly refined sense of detail in the music of Dylan Jack, a gifted drummer and composer. There’s also a roiling spontaneity and brilliant clarity in the sound of his quartet. Compelling."

Jeb Bishop Quartet https://www.jebbishop.com/

Jeb Bishop, trombone
Forbes Graham, trumpet
Brittany Karlson, bass
Curt Newton, drums

"... one of the best-kept secrets in American jazz ..."
-- Lloyd Sachs, Chicago Sun-Times

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$15-$20 suggested donation at the door

space is limited • RSVP required, please email [mali@jaggery.org] for location and more info

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Oct
9
7:30 PM19:30

Cutout + KKDR Quartet

Two sets of improvised music:

7:30 pm - Cutout
Pandelis Karayorgis - piano / Jorrit Dijkstra - sax / Jeb Bishop - trombone / Nathan McBride - bass / Curt Newton - drums

8:30 - KKDR Qt
Charlie Kohlhase - saxophones / Pandelis Karayorgis - piano / Kit Demos - bass / Eric Rosenthal - drums

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Trio: Ikue Mori / Curt Newton / Ken Vandermark, @ BONYCH Festival
Aug
31
2:00 PM14:00

Trio: Ikue Mori / Curt Newton / Ken Vandermark, @ BONYCH Festival

Five important and stunning improvisers will come together at the BONYCH Festival in Sherborn, MA for a full day of music, inspiration, and connection.

The artists include pioneering and legendary Ikue Mori (in two settings, solo and trio), MacArthur prize winner Ken Vandermark, key representatives of Chicago's musical renaissance in the 1990s, Mars Williams and new millennium, Steve Marquette, and essential member of Boston's improvised music scene for more than three decades, Curt Newton.

BONYCH will begin at 2:00pm with a BBQ with food and beer that will run throughout the course of the day, and has the following concert program:

 3:00pm: Steve Marquette, solo guitar

4:00pm: Cinghiale, the reed duo of Ken Vandermark and Mars Williams

5:00pm: Ikue Mori, solo laptop/electronics

6:00pm: Ikue Mori (laptop), Curt Newton (drums), and Ken Vandermark (reeds), performing as a trio

BONYCH tickets are only $20 and include both the music and all day BBQ - truly a new cultural event not to be missed! Learn more about the BONYCH Festival here.


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