WESTBETH MUSIC CALENDAR September 2012

Westbeth Music Festival: Sept 21, 22 and 23: Westbeth Courtyard, Community Room, Brecht Forum and Martha Graham Dance Studio.

55 Bethune St between West Street and Washington Street,
all events free to the public.

Friday September 21st – Brecht Forum 8 – 11 pm
Saturday, September 22 Courtyard performances from 12 noon – 6:20 pm
Sat. Late night Community Room 6:30 – 9:30 pm
Sat: Late, Late Night Martha Graham Dance Studio 10 – 11 pm
Sun: Sept. 23 Courtyard 12 noon – 6: 20 pm
Late Night Brecht Forum 6:30 – 11 pm
Musicians appearing include:

CLASSICAL: David del Tredici (Pulitzer Prize, Guggenheim, Woodrow Wilson fellow), pianist and composer of American art songs for voice and piano Richard Hundley, internationally acclaimed soprano Beth Griffith; soloist, chamber musician and vocal accompanist Jeffrey Middleton;

JAZZ: Nasheet Waits (Downbeat’s Best drummer 2010) with Rock, Blues and Flamenco guitarist Gabriel Abularach, composer/reed player Michael Moss with Zone, Bo Diddley’s band leader Jim O’Donnell, trumpeter John Eckert’s New York Jazz Nine, Steve Berger Quartet, Michael Holover’s Brass Quintet, The Eve Zanni Quintet, jazz bassist, composer, arranger, teacher John Menegon, pianist and composer Francesca Tanksley;

SINGER/SONGWRITER/CABARET: Valerie Ghent, Val Hawk and 3Spirit, Ken Wade Trio, Alexandra Leff, Hal Miller, Janet Parrish, vocalist, teacher, pianist, lyricist, composer Teri Roiger, Alec Stephen

RHYTHM & BLUES/BLUES: “New York’s Soul Man” Bobby Harden and his Soul Posse, gospel singer Arlene Gottfried, guitarist Dave Mann, guitarist Barry Temkin and The Raytones,

BEYOND CLASSIFICATION: Julian Maile with Mitra Sumara, Matt X Feldman, Madeline Yayodele Nelson, DJ/turntablist turned electronic music composer Isaac Basker aka Prez Ike.