Music
Daniel Schnyder
One of the most prolific and genuinely eclectic composers on the scene.
Michael Hearst
A musical composer, literary writer, multi-instrumentalist and impeccable dresser, Hearst has adorned a great many hats over the course of his creative life.
Victoire
A deliciously haunting tapestry of grooves and textures, the likes of which you have probably never encountered before.
Make a Jazz Noise Here
by Darcy James Argue, Sam Sadigursky, Ted Hearne
New Amsterdam Records, an indie label based in New York, recently released new albums by celebrated young composers who seek to fuse jazz and classical at the molecular level.
Pop Art
by Corey Dargel, Kamala Sankaram, Time of Orchids
One of the more arresting transformations to behold in modern music is the merging of the notational 'art song' with the idiom of contemporary pop.
Slavic Soul Party!
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If you haven't heard what a Balkan-inflected funk-gypsy fusion brass band sounds like, now is your chance. Hotel St. George invites you to listen in on one of the most infectious ensembles on the circuit today.
BANG ON A CAN
by David Lang, Jason Treuting, Paul Lansky
This winter, the Hotel St. George is proud to present an all-percussion showcase: glockenspiels, toy pianos, vibraphones, bowed marimbas, tuned and prepared pipes, metals, and all species of strikable objects.
Star Guitar
by Andrew McKenna Lee, Gary Lucas, Steven Mackey, Tim Sparks
The four soloists on the bill represent a furiously diverse spectrum of styles, each drawn from various traditions and transfigured into novel works-in-miniature.
OMG
by Gregory Spears, Missy Mazzoli, Oscar Bettison
A taste of enveloping drones and yearning requiem, with a dash of delicately turbulent piano harmonies.
Post-Gypsy Madness
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The common thread between these selections is the alchemical synthesis of indigenous styles these artists have fused into dazzling "post-gypsy" tapestries.