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Sat Jan 10 2009
12:30 AM
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Pyeng Threadgill
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LATE NIGHT GROOVE SERIES: PYENG THREADGILL FEATURING: Pyeng Threadgill, vocals Other musicians, ...
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Show Details: LATE NIGHT GROOVE SERIES: PYENG THREADGILL FEATURING: Pyeng Threadgill, vocals Other musicians, TBA On her soon to be released third album, Portholes To A Love & Other Short Stories, Pyeng Threadgill explores concepts of reality and magic, humanity and nature. With Pyeng's vibrant, caressing vocals and her band's rolling rhythms and revolving countermelodies listeners are enveloped in the clouds and put under a spell. From the lulling sensation of locomotion, to the secrets of the sea, the hopeless romantic, to the immigrant experience Pyeng uses lyrics lush in metaphor to depict a wondrous universe. Judging from Pyeng Threadgill's childhood her musical destinations seem a natural outcome. Threadgill was born into an artistic family on the Lower East Side of New York in the 1970's at a time when Polish and Puerto Rican, Black, Chinese, and Jewish were all living in close proximity. Much of Pyeng's childrearing years were spent in black box theatres, community gardens, Jazz night clubs or on the road with her dancer/choreographer mother. These experiences proved just as influential as the early Soul/Jazz stylings of singers like Sam Cooke and King Pleasure that emanated from the stereo. Yet to round it out Pyeng kept her headphones loaded with a good dose of Depeche Mode, Tribe Called Quest, Al Green, and local alternative Rock bands. She went on to Oberlin Conservatory to study classical music. Upon her return to familiar concrete, Pyeng began searching for her own unique sound. She arrived at a new musical plateau which balanced improvisation and an eclectic repertoire with a healthy instrument. Nowadays Pyeng attributes her vocal/musical aesthetic to her love for all styles of music from around the world. Her training as a teacher in the Alexander Technique (a practice for removing unwanted tension in the body) has greatly affected her journey as a singer. Ms. Threadgill sees her general outlook on life and Portholes To A Love as being part of the same African Diasporic worldview that understands the interconnectedness of all things. Pyeng Threadgill's music has been heard regularly on radio, in front of audiences as varied as New York's iconoclast downtown venues Nublu and Joe's Pub, The Montreal Jazz Festival, Detroit Institute of The Arts, The Sun Side Jazz Club in Paris and more and even on the big screen. In 2006 Threadgill was asked to be a featured player in the documentary film starring Youssou N'Dour entitled "Retour A Goree" by director Pierre Yves-Borgeaud. Portholes To A Love & Other Short Stories has already earned her a fellowship from The New York Foundation for The Arts in Music Composition. Using impressionistic guitars, hard set grooves, keyboards, and swaggering horns, it is clear Pyeng Threadgill is a compelling storyteller and bandleader.
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Fri Jan 16 2009
12:30 AM
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Stephanie Rooker
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LATE NIGHT GROOVE SERIES: STEPHANIE ROOKER FEATURING: Stephanie Rooker, vocals Ben Tyree, guitar...
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Show Details: LATE NIGHT GROOVE SERIES: STEPHANIE ROOKER FEATURING: Stephanie Rooker, vocals Ben Tyree, guitar Jahmal Nichols, bass Mamiko Watanabe, keys Lawrence Qualls, drums Roland Barber, trombone Jen Rooker, supporting vocals Stephanie Rooker is working on making people listen, on calling us to take a moment to recognize what we have, and what we have to give...and this is what her debut recording project, Tellin You Right Now, is all about. Her music, reflecting a life filled with love & growth, pain & healing, and the beauty of hope, has been tested in the venues of New York for the past three years. Supported by a 6-piece band of young, inspired musicians-all mavericks on the New York scene-from specialized backgrounds in jazz, reggae, gospel, and hip-hop, Rooker's songs are ripe with innovation and rounded by expertise. In Tellin You Right Now, Rooker harnesses this musical diversity, seamlessly blending colors and textures to make each track a unique combination of groove, heart, and light. Drawing from her broad range of musical influences: from singer-songwriter folk of her native Appalachia to her immersion in traditional folk music of Ghana, from her distinctive grasp of the cultural evolution of American gospel--blues--jazz--soul--hip-hop to her passion for the conscious vibes of New Zealand soul and reggae music, her sound is fresh and cultivated. Rooker sings with the careful phrasing of a soulful Eva Cassidy, the wailing of a young, blues- steeped Bonnie Raitt, and the self-affirmative slant of Stevie Wonder. Rooker attended historically progressive Oberlin College, where her coursework could reflect her broadminded values and support her musical ambitions. There, she designed an independent major in Ethnomusicology with an emphasis on West Africa and the Diaspora. This gave Rooker the opportunity to study for 4 months in Ghana, during which time she conducted field research and recordings and produced a CD of the traditional music of the Ashanti, Dagomba, and Ga people of Ghana. It was also during this time that she began composing her own music and booked her first tour as an acoustic duo with bluegrass guitarist Chris Eldridge (of Chris Thile's "Punch Brothers"). After graduating from Oberlin, Rooker settled in Brooklyn, NY, where she began pursuing opportunities to hone her musical abilities and immerse herself in the New York music scene. She began studying with jazz pianist Charles Sibirsky, under whose tutelage she recorded her first demo, was introduced to players, and began booking gigs around the city that opened the doors to a promising career. The release of Tellin You Right Now marks the culmination of a journey for Stephanie Rooker. She has produced a collection of her own words and music to speak the truth as she lives it. This music is brimming with hope. It's not a saccharine or unsubstantiated hope, but a wide- awake, insistent kind of hope...the kind that unites us, that reflects on our separations with wisdom and understanding, and reminds us to keep on lovin' and doing good for one another.
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Sat Jan 17 2009
12:00 AM
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Leah Randazzo Group
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Concert by Leah Randazzo Group at The Blue Note - The Late Night Groove Series
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Fri Jan 23 2009
10:30 PM
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Sat Jan 24 2009
10:30 PM
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The Blue Method
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Rock / Funk / Blues
Jersadelphia, NJ
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Sample Song: Get Back Home (The Bounce)
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Sun Jan 25 2009
10:30 PM
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Fri Jan 30 2009
10:30 PM
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Robin McKelle
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Robin McKelle
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Sat Jan 31 2009
10:30 PM
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Heston
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Robin McKelle
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Sun Feb 1 2009
10:30 PM
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Robin McKelle
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Robin McKelle
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Tue Feb 10 2009
12:00 AM
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Cassandra Wilson
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