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  • Stand With Ukraine Fundraiser Set for May 7

    Hildur Gudnadottir will perform Chernobyl with Sam Slater and Chris Watson next month, in support of Stand With Ukraine. Two shows are scheduled for May 7 in Berlin. The extraordinary work was originally composed as a score for the HBO series of the same name. It is being presented next month inside Kraftwerk, a former…

  • Einstürzende Neubauten Announces New Dates

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    Those of us holding Einstürzende Neubauten tickets back in 2020 are surely pleased to hear that the German act has announced The Year of the Tiger Tour 2022. This after multiple postponements. From the band’s website: “We have decided to perform our postponed Alles in Allem tour this year … in spite of the difficult…

  • Art of Time Ensemble Collaborating with Writers Collective of Canada

    The Art of Time Ensemble is working with the Writers Collective of Canada to present a music and spoken-word performance at Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre in May. Who Is We: Voices Across The Divides is described as “a multi-disciplinary theatre experience that explores the transformative and healing powers of writing.” The show runs May 12-14, followed…

  • Ballister Announces April U.S. Dates

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    Improvisational jazz trio Ballister is touring in the U.S. next month. Thirteen straight gigs are scheduled between Apr. 13 and 25 for the group that features Dave Rempis on saxophones, Fred Lonberg-Holm on cello and Paal Nilssen-Love on drums. Apr. 13 – Tubby’s, Kingston, NY with Joe McPhee Apr. 14 – Ars Nova @ Phila…

  • Christian McBride Confirmed for 2022 DC JazzFest

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    Christian McBride & Inside Straight tops the list of acts confirmed for this year’s DC JazzFest. The event is scheduled for Aug. 31 to Sept. 4 in Washington. This year’s festival will include “in-person and live-streamed performances,” says artistic director Willard Jenkins. So far, the five-day lineup features: Christian McBride & Inside Straight Cindy Blackman…

  • Hamburg International Music Festival to Open with DRIFT Light Installation

    Organizers of the Hamburg International Music Festival have announced that this year’s event will open with a light installation by Amsterdam’s DRIFT. The four-week festival runs Apr. 28 to Jun. 1 in Hamburg, Germany. The installation will be presented at the Elbphilharmonie, a concert hall on the Elbe River. Artists Lonneke Gordijn and Ralph Nauta…