Conceived and created by Grammy-nominated “ebullient clarinet wizard” (Time Out NY) David Krakauer and multi-instrumentalist/producer Kathleen Tagg, this project showcases a multi-generational/high-octane group of collaborators from very different backgrounds, hailing from the USA, Canada, Iran and South Africa. Together they embrace the diversity of today’s America through their unique take on a multitude of traditional roots musics, bringing their enormous musical and cultural diversity to the project and collaborating to create powerful original material. Old forms are celebrated both by bringing them into a 21st century sound-world and expanding the context to make room for new stories. France’s Le Monde says: “a breath of fresh air, an incentive to dance…In the face of the overwhelming negativity and alarming rise of hatred and intolerance in today's world, let's breathe and dance together…More than a suggestion, an injunction”.

Debut album!: https://davidkrakauer.bandcamp.com/album/mazel-tov-cocktail-party

David Krakauer: clarinet
Kathleen Tagg: keyboards, cello
Sarah MK: voice, rap
Yoshie Fruchter: guitar, oud
Jerome Harris: bass guitar
Martin Shamoonpour: percussion
Satoshi Takeishi: drums

...presented by Carnegie Hall Citywide...

Sunday, February 23, 1:00 PM; free admission--RSVP requested!

Flushing Town Hall
137-35 Northern Blvd
Flushing NY 11354

Info: https://www.flushingtownhall.org/event-detail.php?id=768

Conceived and created by Grammy-nominated “ebullient clarinet wizard” (Time Out NY) David Krakauer and multi-instrumentalist/producer Kathleen Tagg, this project showcases a multi-generational/high-octane group of collaborators from very different backgrounds, hailing from the USA, Canada, Iran and South Africa. Together they embrace the diversity of today’s America through their unique take on a multitude of traditional roots musics, bringing their enormous musical and cultural diversity to the project and collaborating to create powerful original material. Old forms are celebrated both by bringing them into a 21st century sound-world and expanding the context to make room for new stories. France’s Le Monde says: “a breath of fresh air, an incentive to dance…In the face of the overwhelming negativity and alarming rise of hatred and intolerance in today's world, let's breathe and dance together…More than a suggestion, an injunction”.

Debut album!: https://davidkrakauer.bandcamp.com/album/mazel-tov-cocktail-party

David Krakauer: clarinet
Kathleen Tagg: keyboards, cello
Sarah MK: voice, rap
Yoshie Fruchter: guitar, oud
Jerome Harris: bass guitar
Martin Shamoonpour: percussion
Satoshi Takeishi: drums

Saturday, February 22, 8:00 PM (doors open at 7:00 PM);
$35.44 general admission, $46.56 reserved seating.

The Local Center for Arts and Culture
16 John Street
Saugerties NY 12477

Info: https://dice.fm/event/ryv285-good-vibes-explosion-krakauer-and-taggs-square-peg-throwdown-22nd-feb-the-local-saugerties-tickets

Conceived and created by Grammy-nominated “ebullient clarinet wizard” (Time Out NY) David Krakauer and multi-instrumentalist/producer Kathleen Tagg, this project showcases a multi-generational/high-octane group of collaborators from very different backgrounds, hailing from the USA, Canada, Iran and South Africa. Together they embrace the diversity of today’s America through their unique take on a multitude of traditional roots musics, bringing their enormous musical and cultural diversity to the project and collaborating to create powerful original material. Old forms are celebrated both by bringing them into a 21st century sound-world and expanding the context to make room for new stories. France’s Le Monde says: “a breath of fresh air, an incentive to dance…In the face of the overwhelming negativity and alarming rise of hatred and intolerance in today's world, let's breathe and dance together…More than a suggestion, an injunction”.

Debut album!: https://davidkrakauer.bandcamp.com/album/mazel-tov-cocktail-party

David Krakauer: clarinet
Kathleen Tagg: keyboards, cello
Sarah MK: voice, rap
Yoshie Fruchter: guitar, oud
Jerome Harris: bass guitar
Martin Shamoonpour: percussion
Satoshi Takeishi: drums

Thursday, February 20, 7:30 PM; $25.00
($20.00 for Quick Members; $5.00 for Fairfield University students)

Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts, Fairfield University
200 Barlow Road
Fairfield CT 06824

Info: https://quickcenter.fairfield.edu/2024-25-season-calendar/music/good-vibes-explosion.html

Jerome Harris: guitar
Marco Panascia: double bass

Wednesday, February 19, 8:00-10:00 PM; $10/set suggested
(good Rome-style pizza & pasta; wine, beer & cocktails available).

Amorina Cucina Rustica
624 Vanderbilt Avenue
(between Park Place & Prospect Place; near 7th Ave. [Q/B] and Grand Army Plaza [#2/#3] subway stops)
Brooklyn NY 11238

Info: http://www.amorinapizza.com/location-hours/

...a fun night of Renée Manning's signature jazz, blues and R&B, with the Néelicious Big Band...

Renée Manning: voice
Earl McIntyre: music director/arranger/trombone
Andrew Andron: piano
Jerome Harris: guitar
Trifon Dimitrov: bass
Victor See Yuen: percussion
Buddy Williams: drums
...and many more!

Thursday, February 13, 6:30 PM (doors open at 6:00 PM);
$20 in advance, $30 at the door ($20 minimum per person at tables)

Drom
85 Avenue A (between 5th and 6th Sts., East Village)
New York NY 10009

Info: https://dromnyc.com/event/renee-manning-birthday-and-st-valentines-day/

...produced by Joel Harrison; part of the 2024 Winter Jazzfest...

Joel Harrison, Gilad Hekselman, Pedro Martins, Emmanuel Michael, Dida Pelled, Anthony Pirog: guitar [playing in various combinations]

Jerome Harris: bass guitar
Rudy Royston: drums

Sunday, January 12, 7:00 PM (doors: 6 PM)

Nublu
151 Avenue C (bet. East 9th & East 10th Sts., Loisaida)
New York NY 10009

Info: https://www.winterjazzfest.com/1/12/25-joel-harrison

Brandon Ross: soprano guitar
Bill Frisell: guitar
Miles Okazaki: guitar
Gregg Belisle-Chi: guitar
Rahul Carlberg: piano
Maya Keren: piano
Stomu Takeishi: acoustic bass guitar
Jerome Harris: acoustic bass guitar

Henry Threadgill: composer, conductor

Performing at 12:15 PM: Emmy-winning/Tony nominated actor/singer Keith David; at 1:00 PM, Sarah Vaughn International Jazz Vocal Competition winner Tyreek McDole.

Saturday, January 11, 11:00 AM; free admission—refreshments will be served.
Attendees must reserve a spot by sending an email with the subject line “RSVP For Yamaha Jazz Showcase“ to njari@gailboyd.com

Yamaha Artist Services New York
689 Fifth Avenue, 3rd floor
(entrance on the north side of 54th Street, between Madison & Fifth Avenues)
New York NY 10022

...part of the 17th season of the Wide Open Works (WOW) series, presented by Connection Works

Michel Gentile: flute, alto flute, bass flute, piccolo
Gary Versace: piano
Jerome Harris: acoustic bass guitar
Tom Rainey: drums

Friday, January 10, 8:00 PM; $20

Ibeam Brooklyn
168 7th Street (bet. 2nd & 3rd Aves., Gowanus)
Brooklyn NY 11215

Info: https://www.ibeambrooklyn.com/

Jerome Harris: guitar
Marco Panascia: double bass

Friday, December 27, 8:00-10:00 PM; $10/set suggested
(good Rome-style pizza & pasta; wine & cocktails available).

Amorina Cucina Rustica
624 Vanderbilt Avenue
(between Park Place & Prospect Place; near 7th Ave. [Q/B] and Grand Army Plaza [#2/#3] subway stops)
Brooklyn NY 11238

Info: http://www.amorinapizza.com/location-hours/

Conceived and created by Grammy-nominated “ebullient clarinet wizard” (Time Out NY) David Krakauer and multi-instrumentalist/producer Kathleen Tagg, this project showcases a multi-generational/high-octane group of collaborators from very different backgrounds, hailing from the USA, Canada, Iran and South Africa. Together they embrace the diversity of today’s America through their unique take on a multitude of traditional roots musics, bringing their enormous musical and cultural diversity to the project and collaborating to create powerful original material. Old forms are celebrated both by bringing them into a 21st century sound-world and expanding the context to make room for new stories. France’s Le Monde says: “a breath of fresh air, an incentive to dance…In the face of the overwhelming negativity and alarming rise of hatred and intolerance in today's world, let's breathe and dance together…More than a suggestion, an injunction”.

Debut album!: https://davidkrakauer.bandcamp.com/album/mazel-tov-cocktail-party

David Krakauer: clarinet
Kathleen Tagg: keyboards, cello
Sarah MK: voice, rap
Yoshie Fruchter: guitar, oud
Jerome Harris: bass guitar
Martin Shamoonpour: percussion

Saturday, November 23, 8:00 PM; 8 à 31 €

La Grande Salle
L'Arsenal Jean-Marie Rausch
3 Avenue Ney
57000 Metz, France

Info: https://www.citemusicale-metz.fr/fr/programmation/saison-24-25/concert/krakauer-taggs

Conceived and created by Grammy-nominated “ebullient clarinet wizard” (Time Out NY) David Krakauer and multi-instrumentalist/producer Kathleen Tagg, this project showcases a multi-generational/high-octane group of collaborators from very different backgrounds, hailing from the USA, Canada, Iran and South Africa. Together they embrace the diversity of today’s America through their unique take on a multitude of traditional roots musics, bringing their enormous musical and cultural diversity to the project and collaborating to create powerful original material. Old forms are celebrated both by bringing them into a 21st century sound-world and expanding the context to make room for new stories. France’s Le Monde says: “a breath of fresh air, an incentive to dance…In the face of the overwhelming negativity and alarming rise of hatred and intolerance in today's world, let's breathe and dance together…More than a suggestion, an injunction”.

Debut album!: https://davidkrakauer.bandcamp.com/album/mazel-tov-cocktail-party

...part of the 19th Festival Éclats d’Émail Jazz Édition, November 14-24...

David Krakauer: clarinet
Kathleen Tagg: keyboards, cello
Sarah MK: voice, rap
Yoshie Fruchter: guitar, oud
Jerome Harris: bass guitar
Martin Shamoonpour: percussion

Wednesday, November 20, 8:00 PM; tarif plein: 30.99 €; tarif réduit: 25.99 €; tarif etudiant & -16 ans: 12.99 €

Centre Culturel Municipal Jean Gagnant
7 Av. Jean Gagnant
87000 Limoges, France

Info: https://www.eclatsdemail.com/agenda-2024/david-krakauer/

Conceived and created by Grammy-nominated “ebullient clarinet wizard” (Time Out NY) David Krakauer and multi-instrumentalist/producer Kathleen Tagg, this project showcases a multi-generational/high-octane group of collaborators from very different backgrounds, hailing from the USA, Canada, Iran and South Africa. Together they embrace the diversity of today’s America through their unique take on a multitude of traditional roots musics, bringing their enormous musical and cultural diversity to the project and collaborating to create powerful original material. Old forms are celebrated both by bringing them into a 21st century sound-world and expanding the context to make room for new stories. France’s Le Monde says: “a breath of fresh air, an incentive to dance…In the face of the overwhelming negativity and alarming rise of hatred and intolerance in today's world, let's breathe and dance together…More than a suggestion, an injunction”.

Debut album!: https://davidkrakauer.bandcamp.com/album/mazel-tov-cocktail-party

David Krakauer: clarinet
Kathleen Tagg: keyboards, cello
Sarah MK: voice, rap
Yoshie Fruchter: guitar, oud
Jerome Harris: bass guitar
Martin Shamoonpour: percussion

Tuesday, November 19, 8:30 PM; 31.50€ to 68€ (Carte adherent: 20€)

Auditorium Patrick Devedjian
La Seine Musicale
Île Seguin
92100 Boulogne-Billancourt, France

Info: https://www.laseinemusicale.com/spectacles-concerts/david-krakauer-kathleen-tagg-good-vibes-explosion/

...part of the 16th annual Brooklyn Folk Festival, November 8-10, presented by Jalopy Theatre and School of Music...

David Amram: piano, other instruments
Adam Amram: congas, percussion
Jerome Harris: guitar
Rene Hart: double bass
Kevin Twigg: drums, percussion

Saturday, November 9, 7:00 PM; $35.00 + $4.00 fee for the evening
(all-day and multi-day festival passes also available)

St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church
157 Montague St. (corner of Clinton St., Brooklyn Heights)
Brooklyn NY 11201

Info: https://www.brooklynfolkfest.com/

Tickets: https://www.viewcy.com/checkout/the_2024_brooklyn_fol_2?

Leo Genovese: piano
Daniel Blake: tenor sax
John Clark: French horn
Jerome Harris: acoustic bass guitar
Billy Mintz: drums

Thursday, October 24, sets at 9:00 PM and 10:15 PM; $10 suggested donation (cash only)

Bar LunÁtico
486 Halsey Street (bet. Lewis & Stuyvesant Aves., Bed-Stuy)
Brooklyn NY 11233

Info: (718) 513-0339; https://www.barlunatico.com/calendar/2022/11/29/leo-genoveses-quilombo-bjp7p-3elfs-2rrcr-p5c6d-8zjr6

Jerome Harris: guitar
Marco Panascia: double bass

Amorina Cucina Rustica (pizzas, pastas, salads, wine, beer)
624 Vanderbilt Ave., Brooklyn NY 11238
(bet. Park Place & Prospect Place; near 7th Ave. [Q/B] & Grand Army Plaza [#2/#3] subway stops)

...part of the 2024 Lowell Celebrates Kerouac Fall Festival, October 10-14...

Bring your Kerouac-inspired poem or prose to read while accompanied by David Amram and his band.
Signups begin at 1:00 pm. Emceed by Wireless Mike Flynn.

David Amram: piano, other instruments
Adam Amram: congas, percussion
Jerome Harris: guitar
Rene Hart: double bass
Kevin Twigg: drums, percussion

Sunday, October 13, 1:30 PM (readers: sign up at 1 PM); free admission

The Old Worthen House Café
141 Worthen Street
Lowell MA 01852

...part of the 2024 Lowell Celebrates Kerouac Fall Festival, October 10-14...
PLEASE NOTE the change of location since the original posting!

David Amram: piano, other instruments
Adam Amram: congas, percussion
Adira Amram: narration
Jerome Harris: guitar
Rene Hart: double bass
Kevin Twigg: drums, percussion

Saturday, October 12, 7:30 PM (doors open at 7 PM);
at 9:00 PM The Party Band plays (10+ piece jazz street band inspired by NOLA parade bands and the roots of jazz);
$20 cover charge for the evening.

Amina Claudine Myers: piano, organ, voice
Jerome Harris: bass guitar, guitar
Reggie Nicholson: drums

Thursday, October 10, 2024, 7:30 PM; free admission!

There are two ways to attend this free event:

1. General Admission: first-come first-served. Just show up!
2. Fast Track: opening the Monday before the event (October 7) at noon;
for details, see https://lincolncenter.org/series/lincoln-center-presents/v/fast%20track

David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center
1887 Broadway (bet. West 62nd & 63rd St.)
New York NY 10023

Info: https://lincolncenter.org/series/lincoln-center-presents/amina-claudine-myers-58

...part of the 17th season of the Wide Open Works (WOW) series, presented by Connection Works

Michel Gentile: flute, alto flute, bass flute, piccolo
Gary Versace: piano
Jerome Harris: acoustic bass guitar
Billy Mintz: drums

Saturday, October 5, 8:00 PM; $20

Ibeam Brooklyn
168 7th Street (bet. 2nd & 3rd Aves., Gowanus)
Brooklyn NY 11215

Info: https://www.ibeambrooklyn.com/

Hear experts on artificial intelligence, advocates of pro-artist AI regulation, and labor activists discuss the impact of generative AI, and outline how musicians and other creative workers can protect our livelihoods and art forms through union, legal, and legislative action. Discussion will follow, with time to ask questions and contribute to the ongoing conversation.

To attend, register at https://actionnetwork.org/events/generative-ais-impact-on-musicians-and-other-creative-workers-a-union-and-legislative-response?source=direct_link&

Panelists:

Lauren M.E. Goodlad is Distinguished Professor at Rutgers University, chair of the Critical AI interdisciplinary initiative based at Rutgers, and the editor of Critical AI, an online journal published by Duke University Press. A specialist in teaching critical AI literacies, Goodlad has discussed the topic in numerous essays, podcasts, and presentations. For an example of her writing on generative AI, see the essay "Now the Humanities Can Disrupt 'AI'," co-authored with Samuel Baker (Associate Professor, University of Texas at Austin). At Rutgers, she is Project Director of Design Justice Labs, an NEH-supported project focused on developing international resources and tools for educators and others devoted to teaching critical AI literacies;

Brian Merchant is the author of Blood in the Machine: the Origins of the Rebellion against Big Tech (2023: Little, Brown) and The One Device: the Secret History of the iPhone (2017; Little, Brown). He was the technology columnist at the Los Angeles Times, a senior editor at Vice Media's technology-journalism channel Motherboard (RIP) and a co-founder of VICE’s speculative fiction outlet Terraform;

Kevin Erickson is Executive Director of the musicians advocacy organization Future of Music Coalition;

Marc Ribot, guitarist/bandleader, has recorded with Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, Diana Krall, and many others, and produced 27 of his own recordings. He is a founding member of Music Workers Alliance, Indie Musicians Caucus of the AFM, Artist Rights Alliance (formerly Content Creators Coalition [C3]), and Local 802/American Federation of Musicians's "Winter Jazz Festival Organizing Committee".

Moderator:
Jerome Harris, bass guitarist/guitarist; president of Music Workers Alliance and member of Indie Musicians Caucus of the AFM; see https://www.local802afm.org/allegro/articles/artificial-intelligence-5/.

TO ATTEND, you must register on the event's Action Network page--CLICK https://actionnetwork.org/events/generative-ais-impact-on-musicians-and-other-creative-workers-a-union-and-legislative-response?source=direct_link&. Registrants will receive a Zoom link for the webinar.

Sponsored by Indie Musicians Caucus of the AFM and Music Workers Alliance

...part of Bradstock XXXI, August 31 & September 1: a music and arts festival in its 31st year, showcasing local performers on four stages, and artisans. Proceeds after expenses are donated to local Long Island charitable organizations...

David Amram: piano, other instruments
Adam Amram: congas, percussion
Claudia Jacobs: voice
Jerome Harris: guitar
Rene Hart: double bass
Kevin Twigg: drums, percussion

Sunday, September 1, 2:00 to 3:00 PM [other music on four stages from 12 noon-9:30 PM];
1-day pass: $60 + tax/fee; 2-day pass: $110 + tax/fee; 2-day Platinum pass (includes perks): $135 + tax/fee.

Camp Pa-Qua-Tuck
2 Chet Swezey Rd.
Center Moriches NY 11934

Info: https://www.bradstock.org/

This is the Alt Guitar Summit’s yearly celebration following the Guitar Camp @ Music Masters Collective in Big Indian, NY.

This group of world-class players will perform in solo, duo, and quartet settings.
Expect one-of-a-kind meetings among some of the most storied creative improvisers of our time.

This show also serves as the release party for a collection of solo recordings on the AGS Recordings label entitled
The Middle of Everywhere: Guitar Solos Vol I.

Nels Cline, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Mike Stern, Wolfgang Muthspiel, Leni Stern, Anupam Shobhakar, Rodney Jones,
Camila Meza, Gilad Hekselman, Joel Harrison: guitar

Jerome Harris: acoustic bass guitar
Ben Perowsky, Harvey Sorgen: drums

Saturday, August 24, 7:00 PM (doors open at 6 PM); $57.48 seated (two food or drink item minimum), $45.43 standing.

Le Poisson Rouge
158 Bleecker St. (bet. Sullivan & Thompson Sts., Greenwich Village)
New York NY 10012

Info: https://lpr.com/lpr_events/guitarsummit24/

Afro-Polka Ensemble will perform at the culmination of Bahar Behbahani's walking meditation relating to her piece From Her Hair the River Flows. The installation connects our world’s contested bodies of water from South Africa through the Americas and Asia to Palestine and features the artist’s performative drawing, interweaving lapis lazuli and ink.

Kaïssa Doumbe Moulongo: voice
Jason Marshall: baritone & alto sax, flute
Anders Nilsson: electric guitar
Jerome Harris: bass guitar
Maciek Schejbal: drums, compositions, musical direction

Sunday, August 4, 2:00-4:00 PM;
free after general admission entry ($13; seniors/students/veterans $9; youths 3-18 y.o.: $8)

Hudson River Museum (Courtyard, West Wing Galleries)
511 Warburton Avenue
Yonkers NY 10701

Info: https://www.hrm.org/events/river-conversations-meditations-and-music/

...part of the 2024 Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, July 6-September 1...

Conceived and created by Grammy-nominated “ebullient clarinet wizard” (Time Out NY) David Krakauer and multi-instrumentalist/producer Kathleen Tagg, this project showcases a multi-generational/high-octane group of collaborators from very different backgrounds, hailing from the USA, Canada, Iran and South Africa. Together they embrace the diversity of today’s America through their unique take on a multitude of traditional roots musics, bringing their enormous musical and cultural diversity to the project and collaborating to create powerful original material. Old forms are celebrated both by bringing them into a 21st century sound-world and expanding the context to make room for new stories. France’s Le Monde says: “a breath of fresh air, an incentive to dance…In the face of the overwhelming negativity and alarming rise of hatred and intolerance in today's world, let's breathe and dance together…More than a suggestion, an injunction”.

Debut album!: https://davidkrakauer.bandcamp.com/album/mazel-tov-cocktail-party

David Krakauer: clarinet
Kathleen Tagg: keyboards, cello
Sarah MK: voice, rap
Yoshie Fruchter: guitar, oud
Jerome Harris: bass guitar
Martin Shamoonpour: percussion

Saturday, July 27, 7:30 PM; € 49 / € 39 / € 29 / € 19

Robbe und Berking, Werft
Am Industriehafen 5
24937 Flensburg, Germany

Info: https://www.shmf.de/de/veranstaltung/david-krakauer-good-vibes-explosion-ersatz-fuer-frank-london--1791?orgin=spielort

...part of the 2024 Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival, July 6-September 1...

Conceived and created by Grammy-nominated “ebullient clarinet wizard” (Time Out NY) David Krakauer and multi-instrumentalist/producer Kathleen Tagg, this project showcases a multi-generational/high-octane group of collaborators from very different backgrounds, hailing from the USA, Canada, Iran and South Africa. Together they embrace the diversity of today’s America through their unique take on a multitude of traditional roots musics, bringing their enormous musical and cultural diversity to the project and collaborating to create powerful original material. Old forms are celebrated both by bringing them into a 21st century sound-world and expanding the context to make room for new stories. France’s Le Monde says: “a breath of fresh air, an incentive to dance…In the face of the overwhelming negativity and alarming rise of hatred and intolerance in today's world, let's breathe and dance together…More than a suggestion, an injunction”.

Debut album!: https://davidkrakauer.bandcamp.com/album/mazel-tov-cocktail-party

David Krakauer: clarinet
Kathleen Tagg: keyboards, cello
Sarah MK: voice, rap
Yoshie Fruchter: guitar, oud
Jerome Harris: bass guitar
Martin Shamoonpour: percussion

Friday, July 26, 7:30 PM; € 49 / € 39 / € 25

Kulturwerft Gollan, Halle 9
Einsiedelstraße 6
23554 Lübeck, Germany

Info: https://www.shmf.de/de/veranstaltung/david-krakauer-good-vibes-explosion-ersatz-fuer-frank-london--1790?orgin=spielort

...celebrating the second anniversary of this community bookstore!...

Ekayani: sung and spoken voice
Jerome Harris: guitar

Tuesday, July 23, 8:00 PM; free admission (consider supporting the venue by buying a book!)

Leaves Bookstore
140 Nassau Avenue (bet. McGuiness Blvd & Newel St., Greenpoint)
Brooklyn NY 11222

...part of the Wide Open Works Summer Festival 2024, July 11-13, presented by Connection Works & ShapeShifter Lab...

Michel Gentile: flute, alto flute, bass flute, piccolo
Gary Versace: piano
Jerome Harris: acoustic bass guitar
Tom Rainey: drums

Thursday, July 11, 9:30 PM; $35 for the evening
(at 7:00 PM: Charlie Burnham Trio; at 8:15 PM: Matt Wilson & Permission Slip);
(2-day pass: $60; 3-day pass: $80. Performers on the other days include Guillermo Klein, Anna Webber,
Ra Kalam Bob Moses, Noah Preminger/Rob Garcia, Briggan Krauss/Tony Scherr/Loo King)

ShapeShifter Lab
837 Union St. (bet. 6th & 7th Aves., Park Slope)
Brooklyn NY 11215

Info: https://shapeshifterplus.org/event/wo-festival/

...part of the 2024 Rudolstadt Festival, July 4-7...

Conceived and created by Grammy-nominated “ebullient clarinet wizard” (Time Out NY) David Krakauer and multi-instrumentalist/producer Kathleen Tagg, this project showcases a multi-generational/high-octane group of collaborators from very different backgrounds, hailing from the USA, Canada, Iran and South Africa. Together they embrace the diversity of today’s America through their unique take on a multitude of traditional roots musics, bringing their enormous musical and cultural diversity to the project and collaborating to create powerful original material. Old forms are celebrated both by bringing them into a 21st century sound-world and expanding the context to make room for new stories. France’s Le Monde says: “a breath of fresh air, an incentive to dance…In the face of the overwhelming negativity and alarming rise of hatred and intolerance in today's world, let's breathe and dance together…More than a suggestion, an injunction”.

Debut album!: https://davidkrakauer.bandcamp.com/album/mazel-tov-cocktail-party

David Krakauer: clarinet
Kathleen Tagg: keyboards, cello
Sarah MK: voice, rap
Yoshie Fruchter: guitar, oud
Jerome Harris: bass guitar
Martin Shamoonpour: percussion
John Hadfield: drums

Sunday, July 7, 7:00 PM; for ticket pricing see https://www.tixforgigs.com/Event/53707

Konzertbühne, Heinepark
Kleiner Damm
07407 Rudolstadt, Germany

Info: https://www.rudolstadt-festival.de/programm/konzert/artist/krakauer-and-taggs-good-vibes-explosion.html

...part of the 2024 Jazz à Vienne festival, June 27-July 12...

Conceived and created by Grammy-nominated “ebullient clarinet wizard” (Time Out NY) David Krakauer and multi-instrumentalist/producer Kathleen Tagg, this project showcases a multi-generational/high-octane group of collaborators from very different backgrounds, hailing from the USA, Canada, Iran and South Africa. Together they embrace the diversity of today’s America through their unique take on a multitude of traditional roots musics, bringing their enormous musical and cultural diversity to the project and collaborating to create powerful original material. Old forms are celebrated both by bringing them into a 21st century sound-world and expanding the context to make room for new stories. France’s Le Monde says: “a breath of fresh air, an incentive to dance…In the face of the overwhelming negativity and alarming rise of hatred and intolerance in today's world, let's breathe and dance together…More than a suggestion, an injunction”.

Debut album!: https://davidkrakauer.bandcamp.com/album/mazel-tov-cocktail-party

David Krakauer: clarinet
Kathleen Tagg: keyboards, cello
Sarah MK: voice, rap
Yoshie Fruchter: guitar, oud
Jerome Harris: bass guitar
Martin Shamoonpour: percussion
John Hadfield: drums

Friday, July 5, 8:30 PM (Caravan Palace plays at 10:10 PM);
Tarif normal: 37€; demandeur d'emploi/RSA: 34€; 15-25 ans: 30€; 4-14 ans: 4€

Théâtre Antique
Rue du Cirque
38200 Vienne, France

Info: https://www.jazzavienne.com/en/programmation-2024/caravan-palace-david-krakauer