Calendar

August 1, 8:00 pm, $10 Suggested

Carlo Costa Trio
Carlo Costa – Drums
Pascal Niggenkemper – Bass
JP Slegelmich – Piano

July 27-31, 8:30 pm, 10 pm
August 3-7, 8:30 pm, 10 pm
$10 Suggested Donation

40Twenty

Jacob Garchik- trombone
Jacob Sacks- piano
Dave Ambrosio- bass
Vinnie Sperrazza- drums
plus special guests

“…those ‘forty-twenty’ sets the club owners wanted everybody to play. They wanted you to begin your set twenty minutes after the hour and play until the end of the hour and then come back twenty minutes later and play another set….you could end up doing four of five sets like that during a night…….” -Miles Davis, 1989.

Inspired by the challenge of jazz club engagements from the 1940’s, 50’s, and 60’s, drummer Vinnie Sperrazza, pianist Jacob Sacks, trombonist Jacob Garchik and bassist Dave Ambrosio have formed 40twenty and will be presenting two 60-minute sets nightly, Tuesday through Saturday, July 27th-July 31st and August 3rd-August 7th, at Ibeam Music.

While this is the debut engagement of 40twenty, the albums “Peak Inn” (Fresh Sound New Talent 343) featuring Sperrazza, Sacks, and Ambrosio, “Romance”, (Yestereve Records 02) featuring Garchik and Sacks, and “Two Miles A Day” (Yeah Yeah/Loyal Label LLCD 001-YY4001), the acclaimed release featuring Sacks with legendary drummer Paul Motian, map out the territory the new quartet occupies.

The 10-night, 20-set engagement will be recorded for possible release.

WEBSITES:
www.jacobgarchik.com
www.yeahyeahrecords.co

August 13, 8:00 pm, $10 Suggested Donation

Angelika Niescier Trio (Cologne, Germany)
Angelika Niescier – Saxophone
Tyshawn Sorey – Drums
Thomas Morgan – Bass
www.myspace.com/angelikaniescier

Joe Hertenstein’s HNH
Joe Hertenstein
Thomas Heberer
Pascal Niggenkemper
www.myspace.com/hnhsound

“HNH create the shape of a performance from scratch, even when playing a written melody. They avoid clichés as a group as well as on their own. Time-play, texture-play and harmonic improvising are equally available at any moment.” Kevin Whitehead (from album linernotes on cleanfeed records)

Aug 14, 21, 28 | $10-20 suggested donation

the name of the next song
Curated by Zach Dunham and Monroe Street

IBeam Brooklyn is pleased to announce the name of the next song, a new mini-series of performances featuring artists whose work engages with popular music and/or mass media forms. Over the course of three weekends in August, a diverse roster of performing artists will present a variety of projects, ranging from electro-acoustic song music to contemporary dance to new media. A unique juxtaposition of many artists who never before shared a bill, the name of the next song brings together artists active in numerous communities within New York’s downtown scene with the aim of provoking new conversations between art music and pop. The name of the next song presents a forward-looking perspective on the new possibilities opened up by these forms − a perspective inspired in many ways by the songs of composer Arthur Russell, one of which has lent this series its title.

The name of the next song is curated by Zach Dunham and Monroe Street of School/Schoolco. School is a song-based ensemble whose work is oriented around a questioning, or “unlearning,” of conventional notions of song-form, subjectivity/identity, and “high” and “low” art. The organizational branch of School, Schoolco, is a newly formed artist-resource group which presents concerts and music/art educational workshops both in and outside of New York. For more information, visit www.schoolco.org.

Saturday, August 14  8 PM
School (acoustic)
Mary Halvorson & Jessica Pavone
Kurt Weisman
EmmaGrace Skove-Eps
David Garland
Saturday, August 21  9 PM
Opsvik & Jennings
Woody Sullender
Saturday, August 28  9 PM
Army of Strangers
School (electric)
Light and sound works by Clara Jo & Daniel Fishkin will be on view throughout the series.

August 20, 8:00 pm, $10 Suggested Donation

Drye & Drye (8:00 pm)
Featuring the music and compositions of Brian Drye and Howard Drye
Brian Drye – Trombone / Compositions
Howard Drye – Baritone Sax / Compositions
Jeff Hermanson – Trumpet
Mike McGinnis – Woodwinds
Dan Fabricatore – Bass
Jeff Davis – Drums

RIX (9:30 pm)
Another father and son duo
Jano Rix – Drums, Piano, Keys, Percussion Vocals
Luther Rix – Drums, Percussion, Vocals

August 27, 8:30 pm, $10 Suggested Donation

Ohad Talmor
Brian Allen Trio

Details TBA

August 29, 8:00 pm, $10 Suggested Donation
Russ Kaplan Trio
Russ Kaplan – Piano
Jonti Simon – Bass
Sean Hutchinson – Drums

September 3, 8:30 pm, $10 Suggested Donation

Michael Adkins – Rotator 2010
Masa Kamaguchi – bass
John Hebert – bass
Russ Lossing – piano
Billy Mintz – drums
Todd Neufeld – guitar
Michael Adkins – saxophone

The saxophonist Michael Adkins features an exciting double bass line-up.  His latest Quartet recording is out on HatHut records and has been selected by UK’s WIRE magazine as contemporary Jazz&Improv. album of the year for 2008. Of Rotator on hatOLOGY660 JAZZWISE magazine calls it, “A remarkeably mature and confident set featuring eight self-penned tunes, all of which confirm the saxophonist as a jazz composer to watch.” Brian Morton of WIRE magazine says,”It’s the best hour of contemporary jazz I’ve heard this year.” As well as a new duo recording with pianist Russ Lossing the saxophonist is releasing a follow-up Quartet album with the HatHut label and has performed as a member of Paul Motian’s 2000+3 group at New York’s celebrated Village Vanguard.

September 9, 8:00 pm, $10 Suggested Donation

Russ Lossing Trio    8pm
Russ Lossing  - Piano
Masa Kamaguchi  - Bass
Billy Mintz – Drums

The Two Bass Band   9:30pm
Aidan Odonnell, Masa Kamaguchi, Clay Jenkins, Dave Scott, John O’Gallager, Adam Kolker, Brian Drye, Rock Ciccerone, Billy Mintz

September 10, 9 pm, $10 Suggested Donation

harris eisenstadt’s september trio (9pm)
harris eisenstadt – drums, compositions
ellery eskelin – tenor saxophone
angelica sanchez – piano
Harris Eisenstadt September Trio was first convened in 2009. The band is playing two nights of  gigs in preparation for a recording for Clean Feed to be released spring 2011.  www.harriseisenstadt.com

Steve Swell Trio (10 pm)
Andrew Raffo Dewar (reeds)
Garrison Fewell (guitar)
Steve Swell (trombone)

September 11, 9 pm, $10 Suggested Donation

harris eisenstadt’s september trio (9pm)
harris eisenstadt – drums, compositions
ellery eskelin – tenor saxophone
angelica sanchez – piano
Harris Eisenstadt September Trio was first convened in 2009. The band is playing two nights of  gigs in preparation for a recording for Clean Feed to be released spring 2011.  www.harriseisenstadt.com

Ingrid Laubrock Presents (10pm)
Ingrid Laubrock – Saxophone
Liam Noble – piano
Tom Rainey – drums

September 17, 8:30 pm, $10 Suggested Donation