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2019 Concerts

April 6: Michaël Attias Solo + Quartet

DATE: THURSDAy, APRIL 6
TIME: 7:30 P.M.
TICKETS: $20 ($15 FOR stuDENTS/SENIORS)

This double-set night presents the return to Sound It Out of a series favorite: alto saxophonist Michaël Attias, who will be celebrating the release of his first solo album, échos la nuit. Some of Michaël’s initial solo performances — on alto and piano, virtually simultaneously — were at Greenwich House as part of Sound It Out. In addition to his opening solo set, Michaël will close the night by leading his ace Quartet with Kris Davis (piano), Sean Conly (double-bass) and Satoshi Takeishi (drums).

Michaël has earned a reputation as one of the most questing and keenly collaborative figures on the 21st-century New York jazz scene, with a background and outlook that makes “him an emphatically cosmopolitan saxophonist and composer,” according to The New York Times. Migrations spanning North Africa, the Middle East, Western Europe and the American Midwest ultimately brought Michaël in 1994 to New York City, where he continues to pursue his muse as improviser, composer and leader of multiple bands. On alto saxophone, he offers a tone of piquant lyricism, while his compositions are serpentine and darkly alluring, with melodies fit to charm snakes; the rhythms offer surprise at every turn, the textures as sensual as night. The Village Voice described Michaël’s music-making this way: “perpetually shifting tunes, richness of timbre and a singular personality – you can almost see his music expanding and contracting.”

As a leader, Michaël has released seven critically acclaimed albums, including Nerve Dance, the 2017 Clean Feed debut of the Michaël Attias Quartet, with Aruán Ortiz, John Hébert and Nasheet Waits. With Renku, his longstanding trio with John Hébert and Satoshi Takeishi, the saxophonist recorded Live in Greenwich Village over a two-night stand in the Sound It Out series at Greenwich House, with the album released in 2016 via Clean Feed. As a sideman, Michaël has performed and recorded with such luminaries as Anthony Braxton, Paul Motian, Oliver Lake, Anthony Coleman and Tony Malaby, among others. In April 2019, he will release échos la nuit via the Brooklyn label Out of Your Head Records.

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From The NY Times: DEVIN GRAY’S GPS TRIO AND WENDY EISENBERG at Greenwich House Music School (Thursday, Dec. 5, 7:30 p.m.). Here are two young improvising musicians and bandleaders to watch: Gray is a drummer with a busy, pattering style leavened by his awareness of space and dimension. Eisenberg boasts a wide expressive range on guitar and banjo, sometimes playing in lonely, resounding single notes, elsewhere in convexly shaped chords. Gray will perform here in a trio with Chris Pitsiokos on alto saxophone and Luke Stewart on double bass, while Eisenberg will play a solo-guitar set. This show is part of the continuing Sound It Out concert series. 212-242-4770, sounditoutnyc.com. #jazz #drums #guitar #nyc #sounditoutnyc #greenwichhousemusicschool @devingraymusic #chrispitsiokos #devingray #lukestewart #wendyeisenberg
Tonight, Nov 9 @ 8:00! Drummer-bandleader Francisco Mela – who has thrilled Sound It Out audiences in multiple shows, including both sold-out “Monk on Guitars” fundraisers in the series – returns to Greenwich House Music School to lead his own inventive MPT Trio with saxophonist Hery Paz and guitarist Juanma Trujillo, plus special guest Cooper-Moore on piano/percussion. Mela – who has been described as “one of the most important Cuban drummers in jazz” by JazzTimes, with a style that’s “expressive” and “expansive” according to All About Jazz – has played with the heavy-weight likes of McCoy Tyner, Joe Lovano, John Scofield, Jason Moran, Chucho Valdés, Mark Turner, Lionel Loueke and Kris Davis. The iconic pianist Tyner has said: “Mela is just a fantastic player. He has his own style and his own sound.” Join us! @musicandmela @guanbanoel @hery_paz #cooper-moore #jazz #nyc #drums @ghmusicschool #franciscomela
Rock Star in Repose: Andy Summers digging the guitar action from backstage during Sound It Out’s “Monk on Guitars 2” extravaganza at NYC’s Greenwich House Music School, June 25, 2019. Many, many thanks to Andy for participating in this wonderful night along with all the other great musicians. And thanks to Wes Orshoski for this and all the other fantastic photos! @theorshos @andysummersmusic @nickmillevoi #andysummers #thepolice #monkonguitars #sounditoutnyc #theloniousmonk #jazz #nyc #guitar
Another great shot of Andy Summers performing Thelonious Monk’s “Green Chimneys” with Michael Formanek as part of Sound It Out’s “Monk on Guitars 2” show at NYC’s Greenwich House Music School, June 25, 2019. Photo: Wes Orshoski! @theorshos @michaelformanek.bass @andysummersmusic @nickmillevoi #andysummers #thepolice #michaelformanek #monkonguitars #sounditoutnyc #theloniousmonk #jazz #nyc #guitar
Post-Show Moments: Steve Cardenas, Jerome Harris & Andy Summers; Nick Millevoi and Andy Summers; and Jonathan Goldberger, Miles Okazaki, Nick Millevoi, Andy Summers, Harvey Valdes & Steve Cardenas. All after Sound It Out’s “Monk on Guitars 2” extravaganza at NYC’s Greenwich House Music School, June 25, 2019. Photos: Wes Orshoski! @okazakistudio @andysummersmusic @harveyvaldes @theorshos @nickmillevoi @jgoldberger #andysummers #jeromeharris #milesokazaki #jonathangoldberger #harveyvaldes #nickmillevoi #stevecardenas #monkonguitars #sounditoutnyc #theloniousmonk #jazz #nyc #guitar
Scenes from Soundcheck: Drummer Francisco Mela and bassist Jerome Harris trying out a groove; Francisco and Jerome snapping a selfie; David Gilmore and Miles Okazaki already ripping it up; herding the cats, with Andy Summers and Steve Cardenas at center; guitarists Harvey Valdes and Nick Millevoi working out “Boo Boo’s Birthday” with Michael Formanek and Kate Gentile. All before Sound It Out’s “Monk on Guitars 2” extravaganza at NYC’s Greenwich House Music School, June 25, 2019. Photos: Wes Orshoski! @musicandmela @okazakistudio @davidgilmoreguitar @andysummersmusic @harveyvaldes @theorshos @kategdrums @michaelformanek.bass @nickmillevoi #andysummers #franciscomela #jeromeharris #milesokazaki #davidgilmore #harveyvaldes #nickmillevoi #stevecardenas #kategentile #michaelformanek #monkonguitars #sounditoutnyc #theloniousmonk #jazz #nyc #guitar
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