50 Years of the AACM Celebrated in NYC Concerts

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50 Years of the AACM Celebrated in NYC Concerts
Music of Henry Threadgill, Muhal Richard Abrams, more

By JazzTimes

A series of concerts celebrating the 50th anniversary of the
founding in Chicago of the Association for the Advancement of Creative
Musicians (AACM) will take place in New York City on Feb, 26, March 19
and April 28-29. The concerts will take place at Roulette in Brooklyn
and the Bohemian National Hall on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Each
evening will feature works by such AACM composers as Muhal Richard
Abrams, Thurman Barker, Leroy Jenkins, George Lewis, Roscoe Mitchell,
Amina Claudine Myers, Wadada Leo Smith and Henry Threadgill.

Events are co-sponsored by Interpretations, SEM Ensemble, Roulette
Intermedia, the Czech Center New York at Bohemian National Hall and
Ostrava Center for New Music.

Details, as provided in a press release, follow:
Thursday February 26, 2015 @ Roulette

AACM50: Amina Claudine Myers Trio // Thurman Barker's Strike Force Plus
New music from two important figures of the Association for the
Advancement of Creative Musicians. Pianist and composer Amina Claudine
Myers brings her trio with Jerome Harris (bass guitar) and Reggie
Nicholson (drums). Composer and percussionist Thurman Barker presents
the premiere of ‘South Side Suite’, and other works. Featuring his
Strike Force Plus, with Malik Washington (timpani, percussion) Bryan
Carrott (vibes, percussion), Eli Fountain (marimba, percussion), Ray
Mantilla (percussion), Lonnie Gasperini (hammond organ) and Thurman
Barker (drumset and percussion).
Thursday, March 19, 2015 @ Roulette

AACM50: Thomas Buckner performs works by Muhal Richard Abrams, Leroy
Jenkins, Roscoe Mitchell, Amina Claudine Myers, Henry Threadgill &
Wadada Leo Smith
Baritone Thomas Buckner celebrates 50 years of the Association For
the Advancement of Creative Musicians with an evening of works written
for him by AACM composers. Accompanied by pianists Joseph Kubera and
Amina Claudine Myers, violist Stephanie Griffin, cellist Christopher
Hoffman, flutist JD Parran, and percussionists Matthew Gold and Alex
Lipowski, Buckner performs concert works by Muhal Richard Abrams, Leroy
Jenkins, Roscoe Mitchell, Amina Claudine Myers, Wadada Leo Smith, and
Henry Threadgill.

Tuesday, April 28, 2015 @ The Bohemian National Hall

AACM50: SEM Ensemble performs George E. Lewis, Roscoe Mitchell, Henry Threadgill, John Cage, Petr Kotik, & Christian Wolff

Petr Kotik leads the SEM Ensemble and members of the Ostravska Banda
(Czech Republic) in works for chamber ensemble by noted composers of
the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians on the
occasion of their 50th Anniversary. Works by AACM members George E.
Lewis, Roscoe Mitchell (with Thomas Buckner, baritone), and Henry
Threadgill are featured alongside works by John Cage, Petr Kotik, and
Christian Wolff.

Wednesday, April 29, 2015 @ The Bohemian National Hall

AACM50: Orchestra of the SEM Ensemble & Ostravska Banda Perform
Muhal Richard Abrams, George E. Lewis, Roscoe Mitchell, & Wadada Leo
Smith // The Trio (Abrams/Mitchell/Lewis)

Petr Kotik leads the Orchestra of the SEM Ensemble and members of
the Ostravska Banda (Czech Republic) in orchestral works by George E.
Lewis, Roscoe Mitchell (with baritone Thomas Buckner), Wadada Leo Smith,
and AACM founder Muhal Richard Abrams. The evening also includes a rare
New York appearance by The Trio, the distinguished improvising trio of
Muhal Richard Abrams, George Lewis, and Roscoe Mitchell.

All concerts start at 8PM.

ROULETTE:

509 Atlantic Ave. Downtown Brooklyn
BOHEMIAN NATIONAL HALL

321 East 73RD Street, New York City, NY 10021

General admission: suggested donation
For more information on Interpretations visit Interpretations.

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	50 Years of the AACM Celebrated in NYC Concerts Music of Henry Threadgill, Muhal Richard Abrams, more By JazzTimes A series of concerts celebrating the 50th anniversary of the founding in Chicago of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) will take place in New York City on Feb, 26, March 19 and April 28-29. The concerts will take place at Roulette in Brooklyn and the Bohemian National Hall on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Each evening will feature works by such AACM composers as Muhal Richard Abrams, Thurman Barker, Leroy Jenkins, George Lewis, Roscoe Mitchell, Amina Claudine Myers, Wadada Leo Smith and Henry Threadgill. Events are co-sponsored by Interpretations, SEM Ensemble, Roulette Intermedia, the Czech Center New York at Bohemian National Hall and Ostrava Center for New Music. Details, as provided in a press release, follow: Thursday February 26, 2015 @ Roulette AACM50: Amina Claudine Myers Trio // Thurman Barker's Strike Force Plus New music from two important figures of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians. Pianist and composer Amina Claudine Myers brings her trio with Jerome Harris (bass guitar) and Reggie Nicholson (drums). Composer and percussionist Thurman Barker presents the premiere of ‘South Side Suite’, and other works. Featuring his Strike Force Plus, with Malik Washington (timpani, percussion) Bryan Carrott (vibes, percussion), Eli Fountain (marimba, percussion), Ray Mantilla (percussion), Lonnie Gasperini (hammond organ) and Thurman Barker (drumset and percussion). Thursday, March 19, 2015 @ Roulette AACM50: Thomas Buckner performs works by Muhal Richard Abrams, Leroy Jenkins, Roscoe Mitchell, Amina Claudine Myers, Henry Threadgill & Wadada Leo Smith Baritone Thomas Buckner celebrates 50 years of the Association For the Advancement of Creative Musicians with an evening of works written for him by AACM composers. Accompanied by pianists Joseph Kubera and Amina Claudine Myers, violist Stephanie Griffin, cellist Christopher Hoffman, flutist JD Parran, and percussionists Matthew Gold and Alex Lipowski, Buckner performs concert works by Muhal Richard Abrams, Leroy Jenkins, Roscoe Mitchell, Amina Claudine Myers, Wadada Leo Smith, and Henry Threadgill. Tuesday, April 28, 2015 @ The Bohemian National Hall AACM50: SEM Ensemble performs George E. Lewis, Roscoe Mitchell, Henry Threadgill, John Cage, Petr Kotik, & Christian Wolff Petr Kotik leads the SEM Ensemble and members of the Ostravska Banda (Czech Republic) in works for chamber ensemble by noted composers of the Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians on the occasion of their 50th Anniversary. Works by AACM members George E. Lewis, Roscoe Mitchell (with Thomas Buckner, baritone), and Henry Threadgill are featured alongside works by John Cage, Petr Kotik, and Christian Wolff. Wednesday, April 29, 2015 @ The Bohemian National Hall AACM50: Orchestra of the SEM Ensemble & Ostravska Banda Perform Muhal Richard Abrams, George E. Lewis, Roscoe Mitchell, & Wadada Leo Smith // The Trio (Abrams/Mitchell/Lewis) Petr Kotik leads the Orchestra of the SEM Ensemble and members of the Ostravska Banda (Czech Republic) in orchestral works by George E. Lewis, Roscoe Mitchell (with baritone Thomas Buckner), Wadada Leo Smith, and AACM founder Muhal Richard Abrams. The evening also includes a rare New York appearance by The Trio, the distinguished improvising trio of Muhal Richard Abrams, George Lewis, and Roscoe Mitchell. All concerts start at 8PM. ROULETTE: 509 Atlantic Ave. Downtown Brooklyn BOHEMIAN NATIONAL HALL 321 East 73RD Street, New York City, NY 10021 General admission: suggested donation For more information on Interpretations visit Interpretations.