storefront, wadada leo smith
upcoming shows:
December 8th
storefront + scope, circuits [intervention, investigation]
Machine Project, Los Angeles, CA
8:00pm
Free
Various prompts will invite the audience to listen to a wide range of chaotic circuits (inside) through Machine’s recessed storefront window/plaza (outside) via contact microphones and portable amplifiers. The audience will be encouraged to interact with the already present ambient sounds of the environment, as well as thoroughly investigate the resonance(s) of the window and the possible interference caused by moving throughout the plaza.
More information about “storefront” here.
December 15th-16th
INTERPRETATIONS: Wadada Leo Smith’s 70th Birthday Celebration
Roulette, New York, NY
8:00pm
$15/10
A Two-day celebration for innovative composer and trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith in honor of his 70th Birthday. December 15th features Leo Smith’s Golden Quartet (with Angelica Sanchez, piano, John Lindberg, bass and Pheeroan AkLaff, drums), Mbira (with Min Xiao Fen, pipa, and Pheeroan AkLaff, drums) and his String Quartet plus Thomas Buckner, voice, and Smith on trumpet. December 16th features Leo Smith’s Golden Quintet (adding Susie Ibarra on drums), Silver Orchestra, & Organic.
