A Don Cherry Celebration

[Lazaro Vega]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

A Don Cherry Celebration

October 1—23, 2005 at the Stone

curated by Adam Rudolph

On the tenth anniversary of the passing of this luminous being, colleagues, collaborators and torchbearers perform Don’s compositions and play new music inspired by his creative spirit.

Performers include – Dewey Redman, Henry Grimes, Hassan Hakmoun, Bill Dixon, Karl Berger, Bob Steward, Badal Roy, Jai Uttal, Cyro Baptista, Joseph Jarman, Mark Helais, Bobby Few, Bailo Bah, Graham Haynes, Peter Apfelbaum, Oliver Lake, Steve Gorn, and many more (complete schedule below).

THE STONE is located at the corner of avenue C and 2nd street

ADMISSION $10 per set unless otherwise noted

students 13 to 19 admitted half price - children 12 and under free

there are no advance ticket sales -all admissions are at the door

Don Cherry bio:

http://www.jazzhouse.org/gone/lastpost2.php3?edit=920558579

The Stone on the Web:

http://www.thestonenyc.com/calendar.php?month=1

More about the curator, Adam Rudolph

http://www.metarecords.com/adam.html

For contact information for any of the participants please email:

arudolph@earthlink.net

Curator’s statement:

“I first met Don Cherry in 1978 – after recording together in Chicago, he invited me to live in his and Moki’s house in Sweden and to perform with him – my first European tour. It was a life changing experience - we played music around the clock with musicians from around the world who stopped through. He also introduced me to Ornette Coleman’s concept and got me started composing music.

Don was so generous – he opened the door for me, as he did for so many. He was educating at every moment – you only had to listen and look. In my travels since then, I am always meeting musicians who were inspired by Don.

Don pointed the way for so much of what is happening now in music. He was the prototype “world musician”; he knew how to lift the music of anyone he performed with, from any culture in the world, while always sounding like himself.

For me, Don was a musical mentor as well as a life mentor. Don’s spirit, outlook and philosophy were so deep and radiant. From him I learned that music is more than a profession; that sound itself is sacred, that silence is sacred. I learned about having the courage to pursue your own creative vision, about the importance of listening and imagination, and about the relationship of knowledge to freedom. He showed that being open to seeking knowledge is integral to the life of an artist. Don said his trumpet was an amplifier to his inner voice. He showed how to reach for that. Don understood about humility. He often said “music doesn’t belong to anyone; we come to music.”

I feel like this Don Cherry Celebration is already a success before the music has even started: just all of the musicians connecting and talking about and remembering Brother Don. It is best now, though, to let the music speak for itself…so, see you there…. “in a minute.”

Peace,

Adam Rudolph

A Don Cherry Celebration October 1—23, 2005

10/1 Saturday

8 and 10 pm

Karl Berger "In the Spirit of Don Cherry"

Karl Berger (vibraphone, piano, melodica) Graham Haynes (cornet, dusu’ngoni) Peter Apfelbaum (tenor sax, flute) Mark Helais (bass) Tani Tabbal (drums) Ingrid Sertso (vocal, poetry)

10/2 Sunday

8 pm

Opening Invocation: Mu

Joseph Jarman (poetry, song, bamboo, woodwinds)

Adam Rudolph (handrumset, percussion, voice)

10 pm

Mark Helias and Graham Haynes Duo

Mark Helias (bass) Graham Haynes (cornet)

10/4 Tuesday

8 pm

Cyro plays Don

Tim Keiper (drum set, percussion) Brian Marsella (pianoforte, keyboards, melodica) Peter Apfelbaum (piano forte, saxophone, melodica, percussion) Cyro Baptista (percussion)

10 pm

Ira Cohen and Friends

Ira Cohen (poetry) Brahim Fribgane (oud, dumbek, vocal) Harris Eisenstadt (drums) Graham Haynes (electronics, cornet) Matt Waugh (live sampling, electronics, guitar)

10/5 Wednesday

8 pm

Ned Rothenberg Quartet

Ned Rothenberg (alto sax, bass clarinet) Ray Anderson (trombone)

Lindsay Horner (bass) Reggie Nicholson (drums)

Premier performance of this 4-tet playing tunes by Don Cherry or inspired by him.

10 pm

Avram Fefer Bobby Few Duo

Avram Fefer (reeds), Bobby Few (piano)

A rare visit from Paris by the master pianist. The duo presents material from their two new releases, "Kindred Spirits and Heavenly Places", as well as works by the great Don Cherry.

10/6 Thursday

8 pm

The Marty Ehrlich Trio--"I Don't Know This World Without Don Cherry"

Marty Ehrlich (woodwinds) Jerome Harris (bass guitar) Billy Martin (drums)

10 pm

Harris Eisenstadt's "Where Is Brooklyn?"

Vinny Golia (woodwinds) Achim Kaufmann (piano) Harris Eisenstadt (drums)

10/7 Friday

8 pm

Bob Steward’s "Don Cherry and Friends"

Bob Steward(tuba) Jerome Harris (guitar) Abdou Mboup (kora, percussion) James Zollar (trumpet) Carlton Holmes (piano) Buddy Williams (drums)

10 pm

Dewey Redman and Friends

20 dollars

10/8 Saturday

8 pm

Billy Bang Quintet

Billy Bang (violin) James Zollar (trumpet) Andrew Bemkey (piano)

Todd Nicholson (bass) Newman Taylor Baker (drums)

20 dollars

10 pm

Peter Apfelbaum and Friends

Peter Apfelbaum (tenor sax, flute, piano) Jessica Jones (tenor sax) Tony Jones (tenor sax) David Phelps (guitar) Patrice Blanchard (bass) Dafnis Prieto (drums)

10/9 Sunday

8 pm

Invocation: Mu

Graham Haynes (cornet) Adam Rudolph (handrumset, percussion, voice)

10 pm

Bern Nix and Joe Morris Duo

Bern Nix (guitar) Joe Morris (bass)

10/11 Tuesday

8 pm

Berber Bahia Blues

Brahim Fribgane (oud, dumbek, vocal, percussion) Dende (Brazilian percussion) Adam Rudolph (hand drums, cajon, percussion)

10 pm

Speak in Tones: Mopti

Bai Koro Kouyate (tama) Bala Koro Kouyate (balafon) Yakouba Sissoko (dusu’ngoni) Daniel Moreno (percussion)

10/12 Wednesday

8 pm

Full Moon

Badal Roy (tabla) Steve Gorn (bansuri bamboo flute, soprano saxophone) Kenny Wessel (guitar) Daniel Moreno (pecussion)

10 pm

Jai Uttal and Friends

Jai Uttal (vocal, dotar) Steve Gorn (bansuri bamboo flute, soprano saxophone) Charlie Burnham (violin, mandolin) Daniel Paul (tabla)

10/13 Thursday

8 pm

Invocation: Mu

Oliver Lake (saxophones) Adam Rudolph (handrumset, percussion, voice)

10 pm

Cameron Brown presents "Don in Copenhagen, March '66"

Dave Ballou (trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn) Jason Rigby (tenor and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet) Tony Jefferson (drums, cymbals)

Cameron Brown (bass)

10/14 Friday

8 pm

Hassan Hakmoun: Gift of the Gnawa

Hassan Hakmoun (vocal, sintir) Brahim Fribgane (dumbek, guitar) Adam Rudolph (cajon, hand drums) special guest Graham Haynes (cornet)

20 dollars

10 pm

Hassan Hakmoun: Gift of the Gnawa

Hassan Hakmoun (vocal, sintir) Brahim Fribgane (dumbek, guitar) Adam Rudolph (cajon, hand drums)

special guest Vishal Vaid (ghazal vocalist)

20 dollars

10/15 Saturday

8 and 10 pm

Adam Rudolph’s Moving Pictures

Graham Haynes (cornet) Gorn (bansuri bamboo flute, soprano saxophone) Shanir Blumenkrantz (bass, oud) Brahim Fribgane (oud, dumbek, vocal, percussion) Tani Tabbal (drums, percussion) Jerome Harris (guitar and acoustic bass guitar) Ned Rothenberg (shakuhachi, bass clarinet) Adam Rudolph (handrumset, percussion, voice)

10/16 Sunday

8 pm

Gifts for Don Cherry

Henry Grimes (bass) and (im)possible surprises

Bill Dixon (trumpet(s)) and (im)possible surprises

10 pm

Don Cherry’s Gifts

Bill Dixon (trumpet(s)) and (im)possible surprises

Henry Grimes (bass) and (im)possible surprises

“From the time he was a very young man, Don Cherry was one of the greatest pioneers of our music, and he always will be. A magnificent musical aesthete, his gifts led many other musicians in that category to develop and display their own natural gifts. I and many others are forever indebted to Don Cherry. His music continues to live in us all.” -- With love and respect, Henry Grimes

“I met Don shortly after he came to NY with Ornette. While I never knew him as well as I would have liked, his work on the instrument served as a repository of information and a source of inspiration. In my opinion, Don's best work has to be included with the work of the innovational performers on the instrument.” -- Bill Dixon

20 dollars (15 dollars for elders & students) or 35 dollars for both sets (25 dollars for elders & students).

10/18 Tuesday

8 pm

Ravish Momin Trio

Ravish Momeen (drums, percussion, tabla) Shanir Blumenkrantz (bass, oud) Jason Kao Hwang (violin)

10 pm

Jason Kao Hwang and Sang Won Park Duo

Jason Kao Hwang (violin) Sang Won Park (kayagum)

10/19 Wednesday

8 pm

Invocation: Mu

Sylvie Courvoisier (prepared piano) Adam Rudolph (handrumset, percussion, voice)

10 pm

Speak in Tones: Bamako

Bai Koro Kouyate (tama) Yakouba Sissoko (dusu’ngoni) Bala Koro Kouyate (balafon) Daniel Moreno (percussion) and others tba

10/20 Thursday

8 pm

Min Xiao-Fen, Okkyung Lee, Susie Ibarra

Min Xiao-Fen (pipa, voice) Okkyung Lee (cello) Susie Ibarra (drums, percussion)

10 pm

Invocation: Mu

Susie Ibarra (drums, percussion) Adam Rudolph (handrumset, percussion, voice)

10/21 Friday

8 pm

Closing Invocation: Mu

Joseph Jarman (poetry, woodwinds) Adam Rudolph (handrumset, percussion, voice)

10 pm

Flutists of Fula Flute

Bailo Bah and Sylvan Leroux

10/22 Saturday

8 and 10 pm

John Zorn Improv Party

Many Special Guests

A Stone benefit.

10/23 Sunday

8 pm

Basya Schecter and Queens Dominon

10 pm

Desireless

Steve Gorn (bansuri bamboo flute, soprano saxophone)

Adam Rudolph (handrumset, percussion, voice) Others tba

[rostasi]

I wanna live in NY for three weeks.

[bertrand]

10/7 Dewey Redman? I might be seeing Wayne in Newark that night. How quickly can I zoom over from Newark? I'd love to see those two the same night.

Bertrand.

[Guest akanalog]

i would give yourself an hour to get from newark to the stone. my parents live on the newark border and last night i drove from their house to my apartment by union square in half an hour. but that was great time. if you relied on the train system rather than car, it could be done in an hour also. maybe take the PATH into nyc from newark and then a cab to the stone (since there is no subway service on the east side)

however, considering how much music is being performed during this don cherry thing, it is amazing how little i am actually interested in seeing.

[bertrand]

I was being facetious, but actually it looks like it could be done! I forgot about PATH. Driving would be iffy - I assume parking would be hard.

If Wayne starts at 8:00 (don't know yet), he'll be done at 9:10, which is cutting it close. I could try for it though. I'll need to quiz for more info, but it's worth thinking about (in another thread).

As of now, I haven't even decided if I'm coming up yet. I'll have to make some calls.

Thanks for giving me hope, though.

Bertrand.

Edit: The theater in Newark is not giving out any info because the contract for this event has not been signed yet. I wonder why it's been listed at wwww.imnworld.com for quite some time already.

Edited September 6, 2005 by bertrand

[Lazaro Vega]

Updated Schedule:

October 1 – 23, 2005 at the Stone

A Don Cherry Celebration

curated by Adam Rudolph

On the tenth anniversary of the passing of this luminous being, colleagues, collaborators and torchbearers perform Don’s compositions and play new music inspired by his creative spirit.

Performers include – Dewey Redman, Henry Grimes, Hassan Hakmoun, Bill Dixon, Karl Berger, Bob Stewart, Badal Roy, Jai Uttal, Cyro Baptista, Joseph Jarman, Mark Helias, Bobby Few, Bailo Bah, Graham Haynes, Peter Apfelbaum, Oliver Lake, Steve Gorn, and many more (complete schedule below).

THE STONE is located at the corner of avenue C and 2nd street

ADMISSION $10 per set unless otherwise noted

students 13 to 19 admitted half price - children 12 and under free

there are no advance ticket sales -all admissions are at the door

Don Cherry bio:

http://www.jazzhouse.org/gone/lastpost2.php3?edit=920558579

The Stone on the Web:

http://www.thestonenyc.com/calendar.php?month=1

More about the curator, Adam Rudolph

http://www.metarecords.com/adam.html

For contact information for any of the participants please email:

arudolph@earthlink.net

Curator’s statement:

“I first met Don Cherry in 1978 – after recording together in Chicago, he invited me to live in his and Moki’s house in Sweden and to perform with him – my first European tour. It was a life changing experience - we played music around the clock with musicians from around the world who stopped through. He also introduced me to Ornette Coleman’s concept and got me started composing music.

Don was so generous – he opened the door for me, as he did for so many. He was educating at every moment – you only had to listen and look. In my travels since then, I am always meeting musicians who were inspired by Don.

Don pointed the way for so much of what is happening now in music. He was the prototype “world musician”; he knew how to lift the music of anyone he performed with, from any culture in the world, while always sounding like himself.

For me, Don was a musical mentor as well as a life mentor. Don’s spirit, outlook and philosophy were so deep and radiant. From him I learned that music is more than a profession; that sound itself is sacred, that silence is sacred. I learned about having the courage to pursue your own creative vision, about the importance of listening and imagination, and about the relationship of knowledge to freedom. He showed that being open to seeking knowledge is integral to the life of an artist. Don said his trumpet was an amplifier to his inner voice. He showed how to reach for that. Don understood about humility. He often said “music doesn’t belong to anyone; we come to music.”

I feel like this Don Cherry Celebration is already a success before the music has even started: just all of the musicians connecting and talking about and remembering Brother Don. It is best now, though, to let the music speak for itself…so, see you there…. “in a minute.”

Peace,

Adam Rudolph

A Don Cherry Celebration October 1—23, 2005

10/1 Saturday

8 and 10 pm

Karl Berger "In the Spirit of Don Cherry"

Karl Berger (vibraphone, piano, melodica) Graham Haynes (cornet, dusu’ngoni) Peter Apfelbaum (tenor sax, flute) Mark Helias (bass) Tani Tabbal (drums) Ingrid Sertso (vocal, poetry)

10/2 Sunday

8 pm

Opening Invocation: Mu

Joseph Jarman (poetry, song, bamboo, woodwinds)

Adam Rudolph (handrumset, percussion, voice)

10 pm

Mark Helias and Graham Haynes Duo

Mark Helias (bass) Graham Haynes (cornet)

10/4 Tuesday

8 pm

Cyro plays Don

Tim Keiper (drum set, percussion) Brian Marsella (pianoforte, keyboards, melodica) Peter Apfelbaum (piano forte, saxophone, melodica, percussion) Cyro Baptista (percussion)

10 pm

Ira Cohen and Friends

Ira Cohen (poetry) Brahim Fribgane (oud, dumbek, vocal) Harris Eisenstadt (drums) Graham Haynes (electronics, cornet) Matt Waugh (live sampling, electronics, guitar)

10/5 Wednesday

8 pm

Ned Rothenberg Quartet

Ned Rothenberg (alto sax, bass clarinet) Ray Anderson (trombone)

Lindsay Horner (bass) Reggie Nicholson (drums)

Premier performance of this 4-tet playing tunes by Don Cherry or inspired by him.

10 pm

Avram Fefer Bobby Few Duo

Avram Fefer (reeds), Bobby Few (piano)

A rare visit from Paris by the master pianist. The duo presents material from their two new releases, "Kindred Spirits and Heavenly Places", as well as works by the great Don Cherry.

10/6 Thursday

8 pm

The Marty Ehrlich Trio--"I Don't Know This World Without Don Cherry"

Marty Ehrlich (woodwinds) Jerome Harris (bass guitar) Billy Martin (drums)

10 pm

Harris Eisenstadt's "Where Is Brooklyn?"

Vinny Golia (woodwinds) Achim Kaufmann (piano) Harris Eisenstadt (drums)

10/7 Friday

8 pm

Bob Stewart’s "Don Cherry and Friends"

Bob Stewart (tuba) Jerome Harris (guitar) Abdou Mboup (kora, percussion) James Zollar (trumpet) Carlton Holmes (piano) Buddy Williams (drums)

10 pm

Dewey Redman and Friends

20 dollars (15 dollars for elders & students)

10/8 Saturday

8 and 10 pm

Peter Apfelbaum and Friends

Peter Apfelbaum (tenor sax, flute, piano) Peck Almond (trumpet, flute, kalimba) Jessica Jones (alto and tenor sax) Tony Jones (tenor sax) David Phelps (guitar) Booker King (bass) Dafnis Prieto (drums)

10/9 Sunday

8 pm

Invocation: Mu

Graham Haynes (cornet) Adam Rudolph (handrumset, percussion, voice)

10 pm

Bern Nix and Joe Morris Duo

Bern Nix (guitar) Joe Morris (bass)

10/11 Tuesday

8 pm

Berber Bahia Blues

Brahim Fribgane (oud, dumbek, vocal, percussion) Dende (Brazilian percussion) Adam Rudolph (hand drums, cajon, percussion)

10 pm

Speak in Tones

Tiokasan Ghosthorse (Lakota flute, opening prayer) Bai Koro Kouyate (tama) Marc Cary (piano) Fred “Catfish” Alais (drums) Tarus Mateen (bass) Daniel Moreno (percussion) Others tba

10/12 Wednesday

8 pm

Full Moon

Badal Roy (tabla) Steve Gorn (bansuri bamboo flute, soprano saxophone) Kenny Wessel (guitar) Daniel Moreno (pecussion)

10 pm

Jai Uttal and Friends

Jai Uttal (vocal, dotar) Steve Gorn (bansuri bamboo flute, soprano saxophone) Charlie Burnham (violin, mandolin) Daniel Paul (tabla)

10/13 Thursday

8 pm

Invocation: Mu

Oliver Lake (saxophones) Adam Rudolph (handrumset, percussion, voice)

10 pm

Cameron Brown presents "Don in Copenhagen, March '66"

Russ Johnson (trumpet, cornet, flugelhorn) Jason Rigby (tenor and soprano saxophones, bass clarinet) Tony Jefferson (drums, cymbals) Brandon Ross (guitar)

Cameron Brown (bass)

10/14 Friday

8 pm

Hassan Hakmoun: Gift of the Gnawa

Hassan Hakmoun (vocal, sintir) Brahim Fribgane (dumbek, guitar) Adam Rudolph (cajon, hand drums) special guest Graham Haynes (cornet)

20 dollars

10 pm

Hassan Hakmoun: Gift of the Gnawa

Hassan Hakmoun (vocal, sintir) Brahim Fribgane (dumbek, guitar) Adam Rudolph (cajon, hand drums)

special guest Vishal Vaid (ghazal vocalist)

20 dollars (15 dollars for students)

10/15 Saturday

8 and 10 pm

Adam Rudolph’s Moving Pictures

Graham Haynes (cornet) Gorn (bansuri bamboo flute, soprano saxophone) Shanir Blumenkrantz (bass, oud) Brahim Fribgane (oud, dumbek, vocal, percussion) Tani Tabbal (drums, percussion) Jerome Harris (guitar and acoustic bass guitar) Ned Rothenberg (shakuhachi, bass clarinet) Adam Rudolph (handrumset, percussion, voice)

10/16 Sunday

8 pm

Gifts for Don Cherry

Henry Grimes (bass) and (im)possible surprises

Bill Dixon (trumpet(s)) and (im)possible surprises

10 pm

Don Cherry’s Gifts

Bill Dixon (trumpet(s)) and (im)possible surprises

Henry Grimes (bass) and (im)possible surprises

“From the time he was a very young man, Don Cherry was one of the greatest pioneers of our music, and he always will be. A magnificent musical aesthete, his gifts led many other musicians in that category to develop and display their own natural gifts. I and many others are forever indebted to Don Cherry. His music continues to live in us all.” -- With love and respect, Henry Grimes

“I met Don shortly after he came to NY with Ornette. While I never knew him as well as I would have liked, his work on the instrument served as a repository of information and a source of inspiration. In my opinion, Don's best work has to be included with the work of the innovational performers on the instrument.” -- Bill Dixon

20 dollars (15 dollars for elders & students) or 35 dollars for both sets (25 dollars for elders & students).

10/18 Tuesday

8 pm

Ravish Momin Trio

Ravish Momeen (drums, percussion, tabla) Shanir Blumenkrantz (bass, oud) Jason Kao Hwang (violin)

10 pm

Jason Kao Hwang and Sang Won Park Duo

Jason Kao Hwang (violin) Sang Won Park (kayagum)

10/19 Wednesday

8 pm

Invocation: Mu

Sylvie Courvoisier (prepared piano) Adam Rudolph (handrumset, percussion, voice)

10 pm

Speak in Tones: El Cherry Tree

Tiokasan Ghosthorse (Lakota flute, opening prayer) Marc Cary (piano) Daniel Moreno (percussion) Bai Koro Kouyate (tama) Fred “Catfish” Alais (drums) Tarus Mateen (bass) Others tba

10/20 Thursday

8 pm

Min Xiao-Fen, Okkyung Lee, Susie Ibarra

Min Xiao-Fen (pipa, voice) Okkyung Lee (cello) Susie Ibarra (drums, percussion)

10 pm

Invocation: Mu

Susie Ibarra (drums, percussion) Adam Rudolph (handrumset, percussion, voice)

10/21 Friday

8 pm

Closing Invocation: Mu

Joseph Jarman (poetry, woodwinds) Adam Rudolph (handrumset, percussion, voice)

10 pm

Flutists of Fula Flute

Bailo Bah and Sylvan Leroux

10/22 Saturday

8 and 10 pm

John Zorn Improv Party

Many Special Guests

A Stone benefit.

10/23 Sunday

8 pm

Basya Schecter and Queens Dominon

10 pm

Desireless

Steve Gorn (bansuri bamboo flute, soprano saxophone)

Adam Rudolph (handrumset, percussion, voice) Others tba

http://www.metarecords.com/