Music that flows from Jerry Garcia, Pete Seeger, Parliament-Funkadelic, Gunter Hampel, Eric Dolphy, Sonny Rollins and beyond, to join up in the delta of......
WHO KNOWS?
featuring
RICHIE NAGAN - guitar, vocals
PERRY ROBINSON - clarinets
MARK WHITECAGE - alto sax
with special guests
BADAL ROY – tablas
MICHAEL “CLIP” PAYNE – vocals, keyboards
DATE:
Sunday, December 18
VENUE:
Yippie Museum Café (newly renovated, new menu)
9 Bleecker Street between Bowery and Elizabeth Street
East Village, New York City
SHOWTIME:
4:00 PM - two sets
ADMISSION:
Suggested donation $10. for both sets
MORE INFO:
Web: http://www.9bleecker.com/
Telephone: (212) 677-5918
The music of Who Knows? surges and eddies, taking surprising and sometimes sudden turns that can soften the sound to a whisper or raise it to a roar. Guitarist/vocalist Richie Nagan’s songs originate from his long-time study and love of the Grateful Dead and Pete Seeger, while his many performances with George Clinton’s P- Funk and Detroit drummer Muruga’s more free-form bands add other dimensions.
Saxophonist, clarinetist and composer Mark Whitecage is a musician whose creativity, adventurous spirit and beautiful tone have led to a long career filled with fascinating people and projects. He has collaborated with just about every musician of note, including bassists Dominic Duval, Joe Fonda, Adam Lane and William Parker; pianist Michael Jefry Stevens, drummers John Betsch, Paul Motian, Ed Blackwell, Peter LeMaitre, Jay Rosen and Lou Grassi; multi-instrumentalists Anthony Braxton, Gunter Hampel and Sabir Mateen; trumpeters Dave Douglas and Roy Campbell, Jr.; trombonist Steve Swell, guitarist Dom Minasi, clarinetists Perry Robinson and Rozanne Levine; vocalists Nicki Mathis and Jeanne Lee; and choreographers Jean Erdman, Murray Louis and Nancy Allison. Along the way he has led and co-led an array of notable bands including Liquid Time, The Glass House Ensemble, No Respect, The Nu Band, the Bi-Coastal Orchestra, and Drunk Butterfly. He has recorded over 50 discs, many of them award winners, including BushWacked – A Spoken Opera, No Respect – Duval/Rosen/Whitecage, Fractured Standards & Fairy Tales, Moon Blue Boogie, Split Personality, and Mark Whitecage & Liquid Time. More information on Mark is at his web site: www.erjn.it/mus/whitecage.htm
Clarinetist Perry Robinson is a master of the clarinet in jazz, folk and avant-garde music. He has worked with an incredible array of international musical artists, including the Brubeck Family, Gunter Hampel, Henry Grimes, Bill Dixon, Carla Bley, Archie Shepp, Charlie Haden, Badal Roy, John Carter, Anthony Braxton, Mark Whitecage, Dr. Michael White, Pete Seeger and George Clinton. He has been a mainstay of pianist Burton Greene’s Klezmokum and of drummer Lou Grassi’s Po Band. The Perry Robinson Quartets and Trios, featuring pianist Christoph Adams, bassist Ed Schuller and drummer Ernst Bier, have released six CDs and toured extensively in Europe. Recently Perry has been playing with Wynne Paris and Groovananda, the pianist Nobu Stowe, the Israeli clarinetist Harold Rubin, the Israeli composer-pianist Anat Fort, and in clarinetist Rozanne Levine’s Chakra Tuning ensemble. Please go to myspace.com/perryrobinson for further information on Perry and his music.
Badal Roy is tabla player, percussionist and recording artist known for his work in jazz, world and experimental music. Born in India, after coming to NY he began performing with Steve Gorn, eventually attracting the attention of Miles Davis. Davis invited Roy to join his group, and he recorded on Davis's albums On the Corner, Big Fun, and Get Up with It. Roy subsequently performed and recorded with many leading jazz musicians, including Dave Liebman, Pharoah Sanders, John McLaughlin, Herbie Hancock, Herbie Mann, Pat Metheny, Lester Bowie, Airto Moreira, Charlie Haden, Perry Robinson, and Ornette Coleman (playing in Coleman's electric band Prime Time), as well as with Purna Das Baul and Yoko Ono. In the 1990’s Roy began performing with the Brazilian guitar duo Duofel. He has also collaborated with Ken Wessel and Stomu Takeishi in a fusion trio named Alankar. He often plays with Muruga Booker in the Global Village Ceremonial Band, and with Michael Wolff & Impure Thoughts. Badal’s web site is www.badalroy.com
Michael “Clip” Payn has been a member of the Parliament-Funkadelic collective since 1977. He has appeared on over 20 Parliament-Funkadelic collective recordings primarily as a vocalist and keyboardist. Payne, who is sometimes called "The Man in the Box", typically acts as an on-stage commentator during Parliament-Funkadelic's live performances. In addition to his work with George Clinton and P-Funk, Payne has performed with DRUGS, Cadillac Heights, The 420 Funk Mob, Stoney Clove Lane, and Cacophonic FM. Payne founded WEFUNK International in the late 80's as a vehicle for his solo projects, which became WEFUNK AD2K Entertainment and WEFUNK Records. More information on Michael: www.myspace.com/clipadelic, www.facebook.com/mcpayne1
SO COME ON OUT ON SUNDAY TO ENJOY SOME JOYOUS, ORIGINAL MUSIC AND RELAX IN THE UPDATED ATMOSPHERE OF THE YIPPIE CAFE!
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