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BARBES CLASSICAL. Once a month, Barbès and the Concert Artist Guild present a classical music concert featuring some of the best new talent in the classical world. This month:
SVET STOYANOV. Bulgarian percussionist Svet Stoyanov has been praised by the New York Times for his “understated but unmistakable virtuosity” along with a “winning combination of gentleness and fluidity". He has performed at venues such as Avery Fisher Hall and Carnegie Hall, has appeared with top orchestras around the country and given world premiere performances of works by such luminaries as Phillip Glass and Steve Reich . Tonight he will squeeze his marimba and a Bulgarian hand drums into barbes for a special solo concert.

STEPHANE WREMBEL presents THE DJANGO EXPERIMENT: French virtuoso Guitarist Stephane Wrembel seems to have channeled both the technique and the fire of Django Reinhardt. He studied for years with the manouche (the French Gypsies) but has also gotten deep into American vernacular musical styles. His weekly sets will mix up the traditional Django repertoire along gypsy swing re-interpretations of standards

CHICHA LIBRE. Every Monday! Chicha Libre plays a mixture of latin rhythms, surf music and psychedelic pop inspired by Peruvian music from the Amazon. The Brooklyn-based band mixes up covers of forgotten Chicha classics with French-tinged originals, re-interpretation of 70’s pop classics as well as cumbia versions of pieces by Satie and Ravel. Chicha Libre debut cd will be in stores March 25. With Greg Burrows - percussion; Joshua Camp - Hohner Electravox; Olivier Conan - Cuatro & Vocals - Nicholas Cudahy - bass; Vincent Douglas - Guitar - Timothy Quigley - percussion.

"UN INSTANTE". A suite composed by Julio Santillan. The work combines Julio's music, based on argentine rhythms like tango and milonga, with the brilliant poetry of Jorge Luis Borges. It was commissioned by the Secretaría de Cultura de Tucumán, Argentina. Julio A. Santillán is a New York-based composer and guitarist originally from Tucumán, Argentina. His compositions combine elements from his home land folk music, jazz improvisation and classical music. Sofia Tosello hails from Cordoba, Argentina,and belongs to an exciting new group of South American artists who, by blending traditional rhythms with a New York sensibility. . With Sofia Tosello (voice) and Julio Santillán (guitar and voice).

SLAVIC SOUL PARTY. Best Reason Tuesdays are the New Friday. Best of The Village Voice 2007.
Balkan Party. Every Tuesday. For ever! Fiery Gypsy brass, soulful Balkan anthems, and hip-grinding American funk: Slavic Soul Party! is just what it says. Brash and strong as slivovitz, these nine musicians have forged a virtuosic new brass band music in the heart of New York City – melding Gypsy, East European, Mexican, and Asian immigrant backgrounds American jazz and soul .Their new CD Teknochek Collision is available from Barbès records. John Carlson & Ben Holmes (trumpet), Oscar Noriega (clarinet), Jacob Garchik and Brian Drye (trombone), Ron Caswell (tuba), Peter Stan (accordion), Matt Moran (snare/bubanj/darabouka) $10.

STOCHASTIC BROOKLYN Every Wednesday curated by WFMU's Bethany Ryker. $10 per set
TOMAS FUJIWARA. With a "quiet energy that propels" (All About Jazz) and a style that is "both volatile and watchful" (New York Times), drummer Tomas Fujiwara leads a group of like minded musicians through a set of his original compositions. With inspiration ranging from Wayne Shorter to Haruki Murakami, Fujiwara's pieces deal with the intersection of composition and improvisation as well as concepts of shifting roles within an ensemble. Tomas Fujiwara - drums, compositions, Nate Wooley – trumpet, Brian Settles - tenor saxophone, Mary Halvorson – guitar Sean Conly - bass

8:00pm

THE MANDINGO AMBASSADORS. Every Wednesday
This legendary band was originally formed in Guinea, West Africa, in the late 1960’s by Guitarist Mamady “Djelike” Kouyate and singer Emile Soumah. Their music became some of the most beloved and influential of their generation and their songs were widely imitated. Mamady later went on to perform for many years with Guinea’s most popular group, Bembeya Jazz National. Now based in New York, Mamady Kouyate has decided to revive The Ambassadors. His electrifying guitar-work is supported by the new Mandingo Ambassadors, a crew of Guinean and American musicians who have steeped their glorious sound in classic 60's guinean mandingo music.

DOUG WAMBLE is a guitarist, singer and composer whose musical world encompasses gospel, blues, jazz and pop. His approach is uniquely laid back yet intense in a way that few musicians ever achieve. His new CD, BLuestate, is out on Marsalis music ."Thoroughly integrating rural blues, gospel, swing, and free jazz into an organic musical conception that owes little to any model, this acoustic guitarist, singer, and composer is a one-man compendium of avant Americana. If he only presents one-tenth of his potential live, it will be worth seeing." The New Yorker.

ANDY STATMAN . A truly extraordinary artist, Andy Statman began his career in the 70's as a virtuoso Mandolinist who studied and performed David Grisman, went on to study clarinet the legendary Dave Tarras and became one of the main architect of a Klezmer revival which started out 30 years ago and has since informed and influenced folk, Jazz and improvised music forms. Andy draws equally from hassidic melodies, folk tunes from new and old worlds alike and Albert Ayler-influenced free-improv. The result reads like a very personal search for the sacred based both on traditions and introspection.

ORAN ETKIN. Clarinetist, Bass-Clarinetist and Saxophonist Oran Etkin has cultivated a very personal voice through a decade of work with some of the best musicians in both the world of African music and the modern jazz scene. In his travels to Mali, Oran had the opportunity to play for the Chief of all Griots and work with some of the region’s great musicians. On his forthcoming CD, Kelenia, Oran is joined by Malian Griot musicians as well as Joe Sanders, John Benitez, and Lionel Loueke.
this evening, Oran will be playing mostly music from the bambara and will be joined by Meckane Kouyate on percussion and vocals and Yacouba Sissoko on kora.

HOWARD FISHMAN draws from folk and jazz sources such as Django Reinhardt, Charley Patton and Ralph Stanley and filters them through the gritty sensibility of a latter day Lou Reed.

Brian Carpenter's GHOST TRAIN ORCHESTRA. Brian Carpenter formed the Ghost Train Orchestra in 2005 to record his original cartoon score for animator Lorelei Pepi. Since then, the band has performed at countless vaudeville and burlesque shows in NYC and Boston. Tonight the orchestra performs obscure stomps from the most incredible of the late 1920s Chicago and Harlem bandleaders. With Brian Carpenter (trumpet, harmonica, slide trumpet, voice), Briggan Krauss (alto, baritone saxophones), Michael Winograd (clarinet), Jessica Lurie (alto, tenor saxophones), Curtis Hasselbring (trombone), Mazz Swift (violin), Brandon Seabrook (tenor banjo), Ron Caswell (tuba), Rob Garcia (trap kit).

ONE RING ZERO. One Ring Zero is led by Michael Hearst and Joshua Camp. The band has released six CDs, including their acclaimed album, As Smart As We Are–which features lyrics by literary figures including Paul Auster, Rick Moody and Margaret Atwood. Using odd-ball instruments including claviola, accordion, and theremin, ORZ creates a musical landscape tha't is part cartoon, part klezmer, and part circus.

BEN HOLMES TRIO. A new ensemble led by trumpeter Ben Holmes. Expect to hear improvisatory music drawing on the group members' experiences in the Jazz, Balkan and Jewish music worlds. Featuring Jeff Davis on drums and Dan Loomis on bass.

STEPHANE WREMBEL presents THE DJANGO EXPERIMENT: French virtuoso Guitarist Stephane Wrembel seems to have channeled both the technique and the fire of Django Reinhardt. He studied for years with the manouche (the French Gypsies) but has also gotten deep into American vernacular musical styles. His weekly sets will mix up the traditional Django repertoire along gypsy swing re-interpretations of standards

JACK AND CAMERON'S CLASSICAL SMACKDOWN
Two distinguished rock sidemen, Cameron Greider (Sean Lennon) and Jack Petruzzelli (Faux Fab, Rufus Wainwright), play Bach, Beethoven , Periton, with special guests.

CHICHA LIBRE. Every Monday! Chicha Libre plays a mixture of latin rhythms, surf music and psychedelic pop inspired by Peruvian music from the Amazon. The Brooklyn-based band mixes up covers of forgotten Chicha classics with French-tinged originals, re-interpretation of 70’s pop classics as well as cumbia versions of pieces by Satie and Ravel. Chicha Libre debut cd will be in stores March 25. With Greg Burrows - percussion; Joshua Camp - Hohner Electravox; Olivier Conan - Cuatro & Vocals - Nicholas Cudahy - bass; Vincent Douglas - Guitar - Timothy Quigley - percussion.

AKIKO PAVOLKA AND HOUSE OF ILLUSIONS Celebrate the release of their new cd "Trust Aqua"
Akiko's original compositions blend pop and jazz with the music and sensibilities of her native Japan. With Akiko Pavolka - vocals and piano; Nate Radley - guitar; Matt Renzi - sax and clarinet; Pete Rende - keys and accordion; Matt Pavolka -bass and
Bill Campbell - drums

SLAVIC SOUL PARTY. Best Reason Tuesdays are the New Friday. Best of The Village Voice 2007.
Balkan Party. Every Tuesday. For ever! Fiery Gypsy brass, soulful Balkan anthems, and hip-grinding American funk: Slavic Soul Party! is just what it says. Brash and strong as slivovitz, these nine musicians have forged a virtuosic new brass band music in the heart of New York City – melding Gypsy, East European, Mexican, and Asian immigrant backgrounds American jazz and soul .Their new CD Teknochek Collision is available from Barbès records. John Carlson & Ben Holmes (trumpet), Oscar Noriega (clarinet), Jacob Garchik and Brian Drye (trombone), Ron Caswell (tuba), Peter Stan (accordion), Matt Moran (snare/bubanj/darabouka) $10.

STOCHASTIC BROOKLYN Every Wednesday curated by WFMU's Bethany Ryker. $10 per set
MIKE GAMBLE'S SECOND WIND. Gamble blurs the lines between his compositions and improvisations, joining several mini-keyboard inspired loops with sing-song melodies. With fellow drummer Ches Smith and bassist Ari-Folman Cohen.

8:00pm

THE MANDINGO AMBASSADORS. Every Wednesday
This legendary band was originally formed in Guinea, West Africa, in the late 1960’s by Guitarist Mamady “Djelike” Kouyate and singer Emile Soumah. Their music became some of the most beloved and influential of their generation and their songs were widely imitated. Mamady later went on to perform for many years with Guinea’s most popular group, Bembeya Jazz National. Now based in New York, Mamady Kouyate has decided to revive The Ambassadors. His electrifying guitar-work is supported by the new Mandingo Ambassadors, a crew of Guinean and American musicians who have steeped their glorious sound in classic 60's guinean mandingo music.

Closed for Thanksgiving

Matt Darriau’s BALLIN' THE JACK. Can "downtown" players deliver classic jazz and swing tunes? The Big Head should quickly win over skeptics with the speed precision and boisterous energy brought to tunes like Benny Goodman's Seven Come Eleven ... their enthusiasm and beat quickly become contagious. -Jon Andrews DOWNBEAT. Matt Darriau - reeds; Andy Laster - reeds; Frank London- trumpet & mutes; Curtis Hasselbring - trombone & mutes; Anthony Coleman - Piano; Joe Fitzgerald - bass and George Schuller - drums.

WU FEI. CD Release Party for "YUAN" (Tzadik)
Yuan features 5 chamber compositions of Wu Fei from 2003-2008 including 2 live recordings from world premieres in the Herbst Theatre (San Francisco) & the Forbidden City Concert Hall (Beijing). Performers featured on the album are Melody of China, Shayna Dunckelman, Stephen Drury, Percussions Claviers de Lyon & Wu Fei herself. Wu Fei has composed music for solo instruments, string quartets, choirs, orchestras, modern and traditional dance, film and chamber ensembles. Performing on guzheng since the age of six, she studied composition at the China Conservatory.

THE MOONLIGHTERS. Gorgeous vocal harmonies interwoven with guitar and ukulele, the Moonlighters are as comfortable with classic Hawaiian melodies as they are innovative with their original songwriting. With Bliss Blood - vocals and ukulele ; Cindy Ball - vocals and guitar, Peter Maness - bass; and Mark Deffenbaugh - steel guitar. 10:00pm

STEPHANE WREMBEL presents THE DJANGO EXPERIMENT: French virtuoso Guitarist Stephane Wrembel seems to have channeled both the technique and the fire of Django Reinhardt. He studied for years with the manouche (the French Gypsies) but has also gotten deep into American vernacular musical styles. His weekly sets will mix up the traditional Django repertoire along gypsy swing re-interpretations of standards

CHICHA LIBRE. Every Monday! Chicha Libre plays a mixture of latin rhythms, surf music and psychedelic pop inspired by Peruvian music from the Amazon. The Brooklyn-based band mixes up covers of forgotten Chicha classics with French-tinged originals, re-interpretation of 70’s pop classics as well as cumbia versions of pieces by Satie and Ravel. Chicha Libre debut cd will be in stores March 25. With Greg Burrows - percussion; Joshua Camp - Hohner Electravox; Olivier Conan - Cuatro & Vocals - Nicholas Cudahy - bass; Vincent Douglas - Guitar - Timothy Quigley - percussion.

JENNY SCHEINMAN. Violinist/composer Jenny Scheinman works with a variety of performers including Norah Jones, Bill Frisell, Madeleine Peyroux and Jimmy Dale Gilmore. When she is not touring the world, she can be found here most Tuesdays with an almost infinite variety of lineup. This week: jenny scheinman (vln/vocals), Bruce Cockburn (guitar/vocals).

SLAVIC SOUL PARTY. Best Reason Tuesdays are the New Friday. Best of The Village Voice 2007.
Balkan Party. Every Tuesday. For ever! Fiery Gypsy brass, soulful Balkan anthems, and hip-grinding American funk: Slavic Soul Party! is just what it says. Brash and strong as slivovitz, these nine musicians have forged a virtuosic new brass band music in the heart of New York City – melding Gypsy, East European, Mexican, and Asian immigrant backgrounds American jazz and soul .Their new CD Teknochek Collision is available from Barbès records. John Carlson & Ben Holmes (trumpet), Oscar Noriega (clarinet), Jacob Garchik and Brian Drye (trombone), Ron Caswell (tuba), Peter Stan (accordion), Matt Moran (snare/bubanj/darabouka) $10.

STOCHASTIC BROOKLYN Every Wednesday curated by WFMU's Bethany Ryker. $10 per set
ABACUS. Through-composed, Neo-Classical, heavy metal-inflected free-ranging chamber music.
Led by Mike Kammers - sax & keys, with Alex Hills - keys, J.P. Gilbert - guitar, Greg Chudzic - bass and Timothy Monaghan - drums.

8:00pm

THE MANDINGO AMBASSADORS. Every Wednesday
This legendary band was originally formed in Guinea, West Africa, in the late 1960’s by Guitarist Mamady “Djelike” Kouyate and singer Emile Soumah. Their music became some of the most beloved and influential of their generation and their songs were widely imitated. Mamady later went on to perform for many years with Guinea’s most popular group, Bembeya Jazz National. Now based in New York, Mamady Kouyate has decided to revive The Ambassadors. His electrifying guitar-work is supported by the new Mandingo Ambassadors, a crew of Guinean and American musicians who have steeped their glorious sound in classic 60's guinean mandingo music.

THE QUAVERS coax a luminous sound out of decayed samplers, walkmans, vibraphone, low-tech loopers, tape-echo violin and homespun harmonies. Like a space-age Carter Family, they weave grainy electronics around songs sturdy enough to stand up even if the power goes out. They call it "porch techno".

Thu 12/04

RACHELLE GARNIEZ. Rachelle Garniez is a native New Yorker who has earned the titles "Diva with a Difference" (Billboard Magazine) and "Master of Surprise" (Entertainment Weekly) by writing, performing and recording inimitable genre-bending tragi-comic story-songs and by playing a variety of instruments including accordion, piano, claviola, guitar and plastic bells.

OPERA ON TAP. Opera is fun. Most people don't seem to realize how much fun it really is. In order to prove it, Opera on Tap has taken its act to barrooms where they found out that beer on tap enhances the operatic experience. The company is made up of young singers and instrumentalists who relish the direct contact with audiences not inhibited in their reactions by the looming menace of giant chandeliers.

RED BARAAT . Baraat is Hindi for a marriage procession. In North India, it is a tradition on the day of the wedding for the groom to travel to his bride’s home on a magnificently decorated horse, accompanied by family and friends. Red Baraat Marching Band, led by international drumming sensation, Sunny Jain, it is the first and only Indian marching band in the States. Comprised of dhol (a double-sided, barrel shaped drum from Punjab), percussion and horns, this NYC-based group plays traditional baraat songs, Punjabi songs, as well as classic Bollywood numbers and originals.

GATO LOCO plays arrangements of early Cuban son dance hits from the 1920s-1940s. The quartet plays the great compositions of Ignacio Pinero, Arsenio Rodriguez, Chano Pozo, Quarteto Habanero, Casino De La Playa, Maria Teresa Vera, as well as traditional folk songs, all filtered through subsonic instruments played as delicately as possible. tuba, bari sax, baritone acoustic guitar, and acoustic bass guarantees that you feel the music, rather than hear it. With Stefan Zeniuk (Bari Sax), Ari Folman-Cohen (bass), Joe Exley (tuba), Clifton Hyde (baritone guitar) and Greg Stare (congas)

THE BRAZILIAN ACOUSTIC ENSEMBLE -  Electrifying frevos from the Northeast of Brazil, the sophisticated compositions of Guinga and Rodrigo Lessa from Rio de Janeiro and music of the masters of Choro with Dennis Lichtman - Mandolin/ Clarinet Tom Armstrong - Pandeiro Ian MacDonald - accordion and Billy Newman - 7 string Guitar.

33 1/3 Multimedia Reading Series. every first Sunday of the month.
JOE HARVARD: Velvet Underground's Velvet Underground and Nico
Joe Harvard winner of NYC's prestigious Moth Storyslam Championship in 2000, brings his gift of gab and Velveeta, the VU tribute band, to play Velvets' and related songs amidst readings from his 2004 entry in Continuum's 33-1/3 Series,"The Velvet Underground and Nico." Co-founder of Fort Apache Recording and Music at the Middle East Restaurant, the former archaeologist is a bonafide Boston legend, sharing stories of his long career as a producer-engineer and indie pioneer, along with some great music, in a living room atmosphere.

STEPHANE WREMBEL presents THE DJANGO EXPERIMENT: French virtuoso Guitarist Stephane Wrembel seems to have channeled both the technique and the fire of Django Reinhardt. He studied for years with the manouche (the French Gypsies) but has also gotten deep into American vernacular musical styles. His weekly sets will mix up the traditional Django repertoire along gypsy swing re-interpretations of standards

ACCORDION ANGELS. An accordion quartet which plays the music of Stephen Foster, Leonard Bernstein, Paolo Conte, Copland, Bizet, Led Zeppelin and Steve Reich. Featuring Bob Goldberg, Carl Riehl, Genevieve Leloup and Mark Nathanson.

CHICHA LIBRE. Every Monday! Chicha Libre plays a mixture of latin rhythms, surf music and psychedelic pop inspired by Peruvian music from the Amazon. The Brooklyn-based band mixes up covers of forgotten Chicha classics with French-tinged originals, re-interpretation of 70’s pop classics as well as cumbia versions of pieces by Satie and Ravel. Chicha Libre debut cd will be in stores March 25. With Greg Burrows - percussion; Joshua Camp - Hohner Electravox; Olivier Conan - Cuatro & Vocals - Nicholas Cudahy - bass; Vincent Douglas - Guitar - Timothy Quigley - percussion.

JENNY SCHEINMAN. Violinist/composer Jenny Scheinman works with a variety of performers including Norah Jones, Bill Frisell, Madeleine Peyroux and Jimmy Dale Gilmore. When she is not touring the world, she can be found here most Tuesdays with an almost infinite variety of lineup. This week Jenny Scheinman (violin) and Steve Cardenas (guitar).

SLAVIC SOUL PARTY. Best Reason Tuesdays are the New Friday. Best of The Village Voice 2007.
Balkan Party. Every Tuesday. For ever! Fiery Gypsy brass, soulful Balkan anthems, and hip-grinding American funk: Slavic Soul Party! is just what it says. Brash and strong as slivovitz, these nine musicians have forged a virtuosic new brass band music in the heart of New York City – melding Gypsy, East European, Mexican, and Asian immigrant backgrounds American jazz and soul .Their new CD Teknochek Collision is available from Barbès records. John Carlson & Ben Holmes (trumpet), Oscar Noriega (clarinet), Jacob Garchik and Brian Drye (trombone), Ron Caswell (tuba), Peter Stan (accordion), Matt Moran (snare/bubanj/darabouka) $10.

STOCHASTIC BROOKLYN Every Wednesday curated by WFMU's Bethany Ryker. $10 per set
BROOKLYN RIDER

8:00pm

THE MANDINGO AMBASSADORS. Every Wednesday
This legendary band was originally formed in Guinea, West Africa, in the late 1960’s by Guitarist Mamady “Djelike” Kouyate and singer Emile Soumah. Their music became some of the most beloved and influential of their generation and their songs were widely imitated. Mamady later went on to perform for many years with Guinea’s most popular group, Bembeya Jazz National. Now based in New York, Mamady Kouyate has decided to revive The Ambassadors. His electrifying guitar-work is supported by the new Mandingo Ambassadors, a crew of Guinean and American musicians who have steeped their glorious sound in classic 60's guinean mandingo music.

CAT MARTINO

HOWARD FISHMAN draws from folk and jazz sources such as Django Reinhardt, Charley Patton and Ralph Stanley and filters them through the gritty sensibility of a latter day Lou Reed.

SEBASTIAN CRUZ AND THE CHEAP LANDSCAPE. CD Release Party.
Guitarist Sebastián Cruz new project takes from traditional Colombian elements, but presents them in irreverent and surprising musical 'landscapes.' They play distorted cumbias, punk fandangos, dizzy bullerengues and more cultural incongruencies of that sort. Sebastian Cruz - guitar/composition; Ruben Samama - bass and Joe Saylor - drums.

BILL CARNEY'S JUG ADDICTS. Sans-Culottes founder and frontman Bill Carney has been leading various jug bands for over 23 years. His latest incarnation, the Brooklyn-based Jug Addicts, has earned a reputation for exciting live shows. Often a large formation, the Jug Addicts are characterized by their powerful, raucous approach to its jug band, old time, tin pan alley, early jazz and blues repertoire.

Jacob Stein and the Bim Bom Bakery Band New CD Listening Party.
Jacob Stein and Bakery Band bring a new set of flavors to the Family Shabbat experience. from Swing Jazz to the Cha Cha, enjoy a whole new menu of kosher sounds.

ANDY STATMAN . A truly extraordinary artist, Andy Statman began his career in the 70's as a virtuoso Mandolinist who studied and performed David Grisman, went on to study clarinet the legendary Dave Tarras and became one of the main architect of a Klezmer revival which started out 30 years ago and has since informed and influenced folk, Jazz and improvised music forms. Andy draws equally from hassidic melodies, folk tunes from new and old worlds alike and Albert Ayler-influenced free-improv. The result reads like a very personal search for the sacred based both on traditions and introspection. $10

THE JACK GRACE BAND. The Martini Cowboy brings us his urban take on Country music. "One of the city's most personable and skilled country stars" Time Out NY

THE FOUR BAGS. Using trombone, accordion, guitar and clarinet/saxophone, the Four Bags combine the vibrancy of popular music and modern jazz with the rigor and sophistication of a classical chamber music group. Their adventurous repertoire includes arrangements of Frederic Chopin, Alec Wilder, and Brian Wilson augmented by original compositions from each member. The result is strikingly beautiful, sophisticated and yet highly entertaining. They have performed at Celebrate Brooklyn!, BAMCafe, Symphony Space - and they're big in Japan! With Bryan Drye - Trombone; Jakob Garchik - Accordion; Mike McGinnis - saxophones & Clarinet and Sean Moran - Guitar.

STEPHANE WREMBEL presents THE DJANGO EXPERIMENT: French virtuoso Guitarist Stephane Wrembel seems to have channeled both the technique and the fire of Django Reinhardt. He studied for years with the manouche (the French Gypsies) but has also gotten deep into American vernacular musical styles. His weekly sets will mix up the traditional Django repertoire along gypsy swing re-interpretations of standards

CHICHA LIBRE. Every Monday! Chicha Libre plays a mixture of latin rhythms, surf music and psychedelic pop inspired by Peruvian music from the Amazon. The Brooklyn-based band mixes up covers of forgotten Chicha classics with French-tinged originals, re-interpretation of 70’s pop classics as well as cumbia versions of pieces by Satie and Ravel. Chicha Libre debut cd will be in stores March 25. With Greg Burrows - percussion; Joshua Camp - Hohner Electravox; Olivier Conan - Cuatro & Vocals - Nicholas Cudahy - bass; Vincent Douglas - Guitar - Timothy Quigley - percussion.

JENNY SCHEINMAN. Violinist/composer Jenny Scheinman works with a variety of performers including Norah Jones, Bill Frisell, Madeleine Peyroux and Jimmy Dale Gilmore. When she is not touring the world, she can be found here most Tuesdays with an almost infinite variety of lineup. This week Jenny Scheinman (violin) and Steve Cardenas (guitar).

SLAVIC SOUL PARTY. Best Reason Tuesdays are the New Friday. Best of The Village Voice 2007.
Balkan Party. Every Tuesday. For ever! Fiery Gypsy brass, soulful Balkan anthems, and hip-grinding American funk: Slavic Soul Party! is just what it says. Brash and strong as slivovitz, these nine musicians have forged a virtuosic new brass band music in the heart of New York City – melding Gypsy, East European, Mexican, and Asian immigrant backgrounds American jazz and soul .Their new CD Teknochek Collision is available from Barbès records. John Carlson & Ben Holmes (trumpet), Oscar Noriega (clarinet), Jacob Garchik and Brian Drye (trombone), Ron Caswell (tuba), Peter Stan (accordion), Matt Moran (snare/bubanj/darabouka) $10.

STOCHASTIC BROOKLYN Every Wednesday curated by WFMU's Bethany Ryker. $10 per set
GARTH STEVENSON + JOSHUE OTT. Garth Stevenson performs solo acoustic bass in surround sound with live collaborative visuals by Joshue Ott.

8:00pm

THE MANDINGO AMBASSADORS. Every Wednesday
This legendary band was originally formed in Guinea, West Africa, in the late 1960’s by Guitarist Mamady “Djelike” Kouyate and singer Emile Soumah. Their music became some of the most beloved and influential of their generation and their songs were widely imitated. Mamady later went on to perform for many years with Guinea’s most popular group, Bembeya Jazz National. Now based in New York, Mamady Kouyate has decided to revive The Ambassadors. His electrifying guitar-work is supported by the new Mandingo Ambassadors, a crew of Guinean and American musicians who have steeped their glorious sound in classic 60's guinean mandingo music.

ALASH. These young musicians from the Siberian republic of Tuva belong to the new generation of throat singers. They are all graduates of the Kyzyl Arts College in the basement of which they formed the ensemble. Two of the members of Alash were students of master Xoomeizhi (throat-singer) Kongar-ool Ondar (of Ghengis Blues fame) at the Republic School of the Arts, and Mr. Ondar has played a key role in the life of the ensemble since its early days as Artistic Director, encouraging and guiding their formation as an ensemble. They are among the first of the post-Soviet generation to display brilliance in Tuvan traditional music; through subtle and knowing acquaintance with the precepts of western music. The result is thoroughly mesmerizing.
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BECCA STEVENS. Becca Stevens started her career as a toddler in her family's band The Tune Mammals. She writes original songs that draw inspiration from West African rhythms, assorted pop and classical composers, and Irish folk music. The acclaimed front-woman of Travis Sullivan’s Bjorkestra made a stunning debut as a bandleader with her CD Tea Bye Sea.

NATION BEAT. Brazilian Back Porch Romp & Stomp.
Unplugged and acoustic, Nation Beat will showcase songs from their new CD "Legends of The Preacher" as well as popular Brazilian and American standards in this rare intimate all acoustic setting. Nation Beat was just featured on NPR where the American music icon Willie Nelson heard them and invited them to perform with him at Farm Aid. Nation Beat is an explosive, groundbreaking ensemble that explores the deep-rooted connections between the musics of northeastern Brazil and North America. Led by 2006 Latin Jazz Ambassador, percussionist Scott Kettner, and sensational Brazilian vocalist Liliana Araujo, Nation Beat has quickly become one of the of the most exciting and culturally rich ensembles to hit the world stage. Their new album "Legends of the Preacher" seamlessly blends Brazilian maracatu, forro, coco, and ciranda rhythms with American rock, pop, country, bluegrass, and funk. With Scott Kettner: drums/percussion Liliana Araujo: vocals Skye Steele: violin/rabecca Mike Lavalle: bass Raphael McGregor: lap steel/guitar Rob Curto: accordion Eduardo Guedes: percussion.

YALE STROM & HOT PSTROMI. Yale Strom (violin) has been hailed as "a leading light of the klezmer revival" (Time Out) and "a folk roots trip unto himself" (Dirty Linen).  Hot Pstromi is rounded out by an all-star band made up of  Elizabeth Schwartz (vocals), Norbert Stachel (reeds), Peter Stan (accordion) and bassist Nikki Parrott (David Krakauer's Klezmer Madness). $10

ONE RING ZERO. One Ring Zero is led by Michael Hearst and Joshua Camp. The band has released six CDs, including their acclaimed album, As Smart As We Are–which features lyrics by literary figures including Paul Auster, Rick Moody and Margaret Atwood. Using odd-ball instruments including claviola, accordion, and theremin, ORZ creates a musical landscape tha't is part cartoon, part klezmer, and part circus.

BARBES CLASSICAL. Once a month, Barbès and the Concert Artist Guild present a classical music concert featuring some of the best new talent in the classical world.

STEPHANE WREMBEL presents THE DJANGO EXPERIMENT: French virtuoso Guitarist Stephane Wrembel seems to have channeled both the technique and the fire of Django Reinhardt. He studied for years with the manouche (the French Gypsies) but has also gotten deep into American vernacular musical styles. His weekly sets will mix up the traditional Django repertoire along gypsy swing re-interpretations of standards.

ANDY BISKIN. Andy Biskin is a clarinetist and composer who leads several ensembles and has composed scores for film, dance, and theater. Biskin studied music and anthropology at Yale and later worked as an assistant to folklorist Alan Lomax. His music, scored for the traditional New Orleans front line of clarinet, trumpet, and trombone, recalls early jazz and social music, but with sudden shifts in unexpected directions. Biskin's compositions have been compared to Raymond Scott, Charles Mingus, Charles Ives, Carla Bley, and Lawrence Welk. With Andy Biskin – clarinet, composer; Dave Ballou – trumpet; Alexis Cuadrado – bass and Mark Dodge – drums.

CHICHA LIBRE. Every Monday! Chicha Libre plays a mixture of latin rhythms, surf music and psychedelic pop inspired by Peruvian music from the Amazon. The Brooklyn-based band mixes up covers of forgotten Chicha classics with French-tinged originals, re-interpretation of 70’s pop classics as well as cumbia versions of pieces by Satie and Ravel. Chicha Libre debut cd will be in stores March 25. With Greg Burrows - percussion; Joshua Camp - Hohner Electravox; Olivier Conan - Cuatro & Vocals - Nicholas Cudahy - bass; Vincent Douglas - Guitar - Timothy Quigley - percussion.

JENNY SCHEINMAN. Violinist/composer Jenny Scheinman works with a variety of performers including Norah Jones, Bill Frisell, Madeleine Peyroux and Jimmy Dale Gilmore. When she is not touring the world, she can be found here most Tuesdays with an almost infinite variety of lineup.

SLAVIC SOUL PARTY. Best Reason Tuesdays are the New Friday. Best of The Village Voice 2007.
Balkan Party. Every Tuesday. For ever! Fiery Gypsy brass, soulful Balkan anthems, and hip-grinding American funk: Slavic Soul Party! is just what it says. Brash and strong as slivovitz, these nine musicians have forged a virtuosic new brass band music in the heart of New York City – melding Gypsy, East European, Mexican, and Asian immigrant backgrounds American jazz and soul .Their new CD Teknochek Collision is available from Barbès records. John Carlson & Ben Holmes (trumpet), Oscar Noriega (clarinet), Jacob Garchik and Brian Drye (trombone), Ron Caswell (tuba), Peter Stan (accordion), Matt Moran (snare/bubanj/darabouka) $10.

BEN HOLMES' COINCIDENTAL NIGHT OF KLEZMER. $10 per set.
Superstar trumpeter Ben Holmes (Gloria Deluxe, Slavic Soul Party, One Ring Zero, Klez Dispensers) has put together a dream Klezmer band. They will play. You will listen. You will dance. You will drink and shout Yiddish expletives. Featuring the talents of Reuben Radding (bass), Patrick Farrel (accordion), Judith Berkson (voice), Karen Waltuch (viola) and Ben Holmes (trumpet).

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Closed for Christmas.

THE MOONLIGHTERS. Gorgeous vocal harmonies interwoven with guitar and ukulele, the Moonlighters are as comfortable with classic Hawaiian melodies as they are innovative with their original songwriting. With Mark Deffenbaugh on steel guitar; Cindy Ball on guitar and vocals, Peter Maness on bass, and Bliss Blood on Vocals and Ukulele.

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CONJUNTO GUANTANAMO. Second generation Cuban musician Ulises Beato leads Conjunto Guantanamo, a band which plays Afro-Cuban rhythms such as Son Montuno, Guaguanco, Mambo, Guaracha and Rumba as well as modern Timba (the Cuban equivalent of New York Salsa) and descargas - the extended Cuban Jam sessions pioneered by Cuban legendary bassist Cachao. Unlike most New York Latin bands, Conjunto Guantanamo keeps a specifically Cuban focus on the music, drawing from the traditions of Matanzas and Havana as exemplified by Benny Moré, Sexteto Habanero, Miguelito Cuni and Arsenio Rodriguez. The result is adventurous dance music steeped in the Yoruba and Abakua traditions of Cuba – with new flavors borrowed from neworican salsa. with Osmay Calvo - lead vocals; Ulises Beato - conga and vocals; Eddie Valentín - bongó and vocals; Reut Regev – trombone; Pedro Cruz - bass and vocals; Jack Glottman – piano and Isabel Alfonso - backup vocal

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ORAN ETKIN. Clarinetist, Bass-Clarinetist and Saxophonist Oran Etkin has cultivated a very personal voice through a decade of work with some of the best musicians in both the world of African music and the modern jazz scene. In his travels to Mali, Oran had the opportunity to play for the Chief of all Griots and work with some of the region’s great musicians. On his forthcoming CD, Kelenia, Oran is joined by Malian Griot musicians as well as Joe Sanders, John Benitez, and Lionel Loueke.

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SMOKEY'S ROUNDUP. Smokey Hormel is probably best known for his works sith Beck, Tom Waits and his Brazilian project with Miho Hatori. He's also been playing western swing for quite some time and his new project is inspired by the sounds of Milton Brown and his musical brownies and other Western Swing classics. With Smokey Hormel vocals and guitar; Charley Burnham - fiddle; Tim Luntzel - string bass; Konrad Meisner Drums and Bob Hoffnar - Pedal steel

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BEN HOLMES TRIO. Trumpeter Ben Holmes leads his trio through original compositions, seeking to mingle the melodic and rhythmic turns particular to the folk music of Eastern Europe and the Middle East with the improvisational spontaneity and harmonic openness of jazz. Featuring Vinnie Sperrazza on drums and Dan Loomis on bass.

STEPHANE WREMBEL presents THE DJANGO EXPERIMENT: French virtuoso Guitarist Stephane Wrembel seems to have channeled both the technique and the fire of Django Reinhardt. He studied for years with the manouche (the French Gypsies) but has also gotten deep into American vernacular musical styles. His weekly sets will mix up the traditional Django repertoire along gypsy swing re-interpretations of standards

THE STAGGER BACK BRASS BAND Like an entire carnival distilled into musical form" or a drunk who's had too much coffee, Stagger Back Brass Band specializes in intentional self-destruction, rumpus-raising booty-beats, and lovely melodies for high-wire acts. We encourage costumery and dress-uppery, and delight in all things absurd, silly, or otherwise foolish. With: Patrick Farrell- leader/accordion/alto horn, Ben Holmes & JR Hankins- trumpets, Matt Bauder- alto sax/clarinet, Brian Drye- trombone, Don Godwin- bass drum, Quince Marcum- percussion/alto horn/class clown

CHICHA LIBRE. Every Monday! Chicha Libre plays a mixture of latin rhythms, surf music and psychedelic pop inspired by Peruvian music from the Amazon. The Brooklyn-based band mixes up covers of forgotten Chicha classics with French-tinged originals, re-interpretation of 70’s pop classics as well as cumbia versions of pieces by Satie and Ravel. Chicha Libre debut cd will be in stores March 25. With Greg Burrows - percussion; Joshua Camp - Hohner Electravox; Olivier Conan - Cuatro & Vocals - Nicholas Cudahy - bass; Vincent Douglas - Guitar - Timothy Quigley - percussion.

JOHNNY GANDELSMAN & LJOVA. First cousins violinist Johnny Gandelsman (Brooklyn Rider) and violist Ljova (of Ljova and the Kontraband) have been playing together since they were toddlers and have now both become fixtures of New York's new music and classical music world. In their Brooklyn debut as a duo (with the help of some special guests), they have put together a set of fun music to help usher the new year.

SLAVIC SOUL PARTY. Best Reason Tuesdays are the New Friday. Best of The Village Voice 2007.
Balkan Party. Every Tuesday. For ever! Fiery Gypsy brass, soulful Balkan anthems, and hip-grinding American funk: Slavic Soul Party! is just what it says. Brash and strong as slivovitz, these nine musicians have forged a virtuosic new brass band music in the heart of New York City – melding Gypsy, East European, Mexican, and Asian immigrant backgrounds American jazz and soul .Their new CD Teknochek Collision is available from Barbès records. John Carlson & Ben Holmes (trumpet), Oscar Noriega (clarinet), Jacob Garchik and Brian Drye (trombone), Ron Caswell (tuba), Peter Stan (accordion), Matt Moran (snare/bubanj/darabouka) $10.

A Very Brazilian New Year's Eve with
NATION BEAT

Nation Beat is an explosive, groundbreaking ensemble that explores the deep-rooted connections between the musics of northeastern Brazil and North America. Led by 2006 Latin Jazz Ambassador, percussionist Scott Kettner, and sensational Brazilian vocalist Liliana Araujo, Nation Beat has quickly become one of the of the most exciting and culturally rich ensembles to hit the world stage. Their new album "Legends of the Preacher" seamlessly blends Brazilian maracatu, forro, coco, and ciranda rhythms with American rock, pop, country, bluegrass, and funk. Nation Beat was just invited by American music icon Willie Nelson to perform with him at Farm Aid. With Scott Kettner: drums/percussion Liliana Araujo: vocals Skye Steele: violin/rabecca Mike Lavalle: bass Raphael McGregor: lap steel/guitar Rob Curto: accordion Eduardo Guedes: percussion.

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'til dawn

STEPHANE WREMBEL presents THE DJANGO EXPERIMENT: French virtuoso Guitarist Stephane Wrembel seems to have channeled both the technique and the fire of Django Reinhardt. He studied for years with the manouche (the French Gypsies) but has also gotten deep into American vernacular musical styles. His weekly sets will mix up the traditional Django repertoire along gypsy swing re-interpretations of standards

CHICHA LIBRE. Every Monday! Chicha Libre plays a mixture of latin rhythms, surf music and psychedelic pop inspired by Peruvian music from the Amazon. The Brooklyn-based band mixes up covers of forgotten Chicha classics with French-tinged originals, re-interpretation of 70’s pop classics as well as cumbia versions of pieces by Satie and Ravel. Chicha Libre debut cd will be in stores March 25. With Greg Burrows - percussion; Joshua Camp - Hohner Electravox; Olivier Conan - Cuatro & Vocals - Nicholas Cudahy - bass; Vincent Douglas - Guitar - Timothy Quigley - percussion.

JENNY SCHEINMAN. Violinist/composer Jenny Scheinman works with a variety of performers including Norah Jones, Bill Frisell, Madeleine Peyroux and Jimmy Dale Gilmore. When she is not touring the world, she can be found here most Tuesdays with an almost infinite variety of lineup

SLAVIC SOUL PARTY. Best Reason Tuesdays are the New Friday. Best of The Village Voice 2007.
Balkan Party. Every Tuesday. For ever! Fiery Gypsy brass, soulful Balkan anthems, and hip-grinding American funk: Slavic Soul Party! is just what it says. Brash and strong as slivovitz, these nine musicians have forged a virtuosic new brass band music in the heart of New York City – melding Gypsy, East European, Mexican, and Asian immigrant backgrounds American jazz and soul .Their new CD Teknochek Collision is available from Barbès records. John Carlson & Ben Holmes (trumpet), Oscar Noriega (clarinet), Jacob Garchik and Brian Drye (trombone), Ron Caswell (tuba), Peter Stan (accordion), Matt Moran (snare/bubanj/darabouka) $10.

STOCHASTIC BROOKLYN Every Wednesday curated by WFMU's Bethany Ryker. $10 per set

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THE MANDINGO AMBASSADORS. Every Wednesday
This legendary band was originally formed in Guinea, West Africa, in the late 1960’s by Guitarist Mamady “Djelike” Kouyate and singer Emile Soumah. Their music became some of the most beloved and influential of their generation and their songs were widely imitated. Mamady later went on to perform for many years with Guinea’s most popular group, Bembeya Jazz National. Now based in New York, Mamady Kouyate has decided to revive The Ambassadors. His electrifying guitar-work is supported by the new Mandingo Ambassadors, a crew of Guinean and American musicians who have steeped their glorious sound in classic 60's guinean mandingo music.

STEPHANE WREMBEL presents THE DJANGO EXPERIMENT: French virtuoso Guitarist Stephane Wrembel seems to have channeled both the technique and the fire of Django Reinhardt. He studied for years with the manouche (the French Gypsies) but has also gotten deep into American vernacular musical styles. His weekly sets will mix up the traditional Django repertoire along gypsy swing re-interpretations of standards

CHICHA LIBRE. Every Monday! Chicha Libre plays a mixture of latin rhythms, surf music and psychedelic pop inspired by Peruvian music from the Amazon. The Brooklyn-based band mixes up covers of forgotten Chicha classics with French-tinged originals, re-interpretation of 70’s pop classics as well as cumbia versions of pieces by Satie and Ravel. Chicha Libre debut cd will be in stores March 25. With Greg Burrows - percussion; Joshua Camp - Hohner Electravox; Olivier Conan - Cuatro & Vocals - Nicholas Cudahy - bass; Vincent Douglas - Guitar - Timothy Quigley - percussion.

JENNY SCHEINMAN. Violinist/composer Jenny Scheinman works with a variety of performers including Norah Jones, Bill Frisell, Madeleine Peyroux and Jimmy Dale Gilmore. When she is not touring the world, she can be found here most Tuesdays with an almost infinite variety of lineup

SLAVIC SOUL PARTY. Best Reason Tuesdays are the New Friday. Best of The Village Voice 2007.
Balkan Party. Every Tuesday. For ever! Fiery Gypsy brass, soulful Balkan anthems, and hip-grinding American funk: Slavic Soul Party! is just what it says. Brash and strong as slivovitz, these nine musicians have forged a virtuosic new brass band music in the heart of New York City – melding Gypsy, East European, Mexican, and Asian immigrant backgrounds American jazz and soul .Their new CD Teknochek Collision is available from Barbès records. John Carlson & Ben Holmes (trumpet), Oscar Noriega (clarinet), Jacob Garchik and Brian Drye (trombone), Ron Caswell (tuba), Peter Stan (accordion), Matt Moran (snare/bubanj/darabouka) $10.

STOCHASTIC BROOKLYN Every Wednesday curated by WFMU's Bethany Ryker. $10 per set

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THE MANDINGO AMBASSADORS. Every Wednesday
This legendary band was originally formed in Guinea, West Africa, in the late 1960’s by Guitarist Mamady “Djelike” Kouyate and singer Emile Soumah. Their music became some of the most beloved and influential of their generation and their songs were widely imitated. Mamady later went on to perform for many years with Guinea’s most popular group, Bembeya Jazz National. Now based in New York, Mamady Kouyate has decided to revive The Ambassadors. His electrifying guitar-work is supported by the new Mandingo Ambassadors, a crew of Guinean and American musicians who have steeped their glorious sound in classic 60's guinean mandingo music.

STEPHANE WREMBEL presents THE DJANGO EXPERIMENT: French virtuoso Guitarist Stephane Wrembel seems to have channeled both the technique and the fire of Django Reinhardt. He studied for years with the manouche (the French Gypsies) but has also gotten deep into American vernacular musical styles. His weekly sets will mix up the traditional Django repertoire along gypsy swing re-interpretations of standards

CHICHA LIBRE. Every Monday! Chicha Libre plays a mixture of latin rhythms, surf music and psychedelic pop inspired by Peruvian music from the Amazon. The Brooklyn-based band mixes up covers of forgotten Chicha classics with French-tinged originals, re-interpretation of 70’s pop classics as well as cumbia versions of pieces by Satie and Ravel. Chicha Libre debut cd will be in stores March 25. With Greg Burrows - percussion; Joshua Camp - Hohner Electravox; Olivier Conan - Cuatro & Vocals - Nicholas Cudahy - bass; Vincent Douglas - Guitar - Timothy Quigley - percussion.

JENNY SCHEINMAN. Violinist/composer Jenny Scheinman works with a variety of performers including Norah Jones, Bill Frisell, Madeleine Peyroux and Jimmy Dale Gilmore. When she is not touring the world, she can be found here most Tuesdays with an almost infinite variety of lineup

SLAVIC SOUL PARTY. Best Reason Tuesdays are the New Friday. Best of The Village Voice 2007.
Balkan Party. Every Tuesday. For ever! Fiery Gypsy brass, soulful Balkan anthems, and hip-grinding American funk: Slavic Soul Party! is just what it says. Brash and strong as slivovitz, these nine musicians have forged a virtuosic new brass band music in the heart of New York City – melding Gypsy, East European, Mexican, and Asian immigrant backgrounds American jazz and soul .Their new CD Teknochek Collision is available from Barbès records. John Carlson & Ben Holmes (trumpet), Oscar Noriega (clarinet), Jacob Garchik and Brian Drye (trombone), Ron Caswell (tuba), Peter Stan (accordion), Matt Moran (snare/bubanj/darabouka) $10.

STOCHASTIC BROOKLYN Every Wednesday curated by WFMU's Bethany Ryker. $10 per set

8:00pm

THE MANDINGO AMBASSADORS. Every Wednesday
This legendary band was originally formed in Guinea, West Africa, in the late 1960’s by Guitarist Mamady “Djelike” Kouyate and singer Emile Soumah. Their music became some of the most beloved and influential of their generation and their songs were widely imitated. Mamady later went on to perform for many years with Guinea’s most popular group, Bembeya Jazz National. Now based in New York, Mamady Kouyate has decided to revive The Ambassadors. His electrifying guitar-work is supported by the new Mandingo Ambassadors, a crew of Guinean and American musicians who have steeped their glorious sound in classic 60's guinean mandingo music.

STEPHANE WREMBEL presents THE DJANGO EXPERIMENT: French virtuoso Guitarist Stephane Wrembel seems to have channeled both the technique and the fire of Django Reinhardt. He studied for years with the manouche (the French Gypsies) but has also gotten deep into American vernacular musical styles. His weekly sets will mix up the traditional Django repertoire along gypsy swing re-interpretations of standards

CHICHA LIBRE. Every Monday! Chicha Libre plays a mixture of latin rhythms, surf music and psychedelic pop inspired by Peruvian music from the Amazon. The Brooklyn-based band mixes up covers of forgotten Chicha classics with French-tinged originals, re-interpretation of 70’s pop classics as well as cumbia versions of pieces by Satie and Ravel. Chicha Libre debut cd will be in stores March 25. With Greg Burrows - percussion; Joshua Camp - Hohner Electravox; Olivier Conan - Cuatro & Vocals - Nicholas Cudahy - bass; Vincent Douglas - Guitar - Timothy Quigley - percussion.

JENNY SCHEINMAN. Violinist/composer Jenny Scheinman works with a variety of performers including Norah Jones, Bill Frisell, Madeleine Peyroux and Jimmy Dale Gilmore. When she is not touring the world, she can be found here most Tuesdays with an almost infinite variety of lineup

SLAVIC SOUL PARTY. Best Reason Tuesdays are the New Friday. Best of The Village Voice 2007.
Balkan Party. Every Tuesday. For ever! Fiery Gypsy brass, soulful Balkan anthems, and hip-grinding American funk: Slavic Soul Party! is just what it says. Brash and strong as slivovitz, these nine musicians have forged a virtuosic new brass band music in the heart of New York City – melding Gypsy, East European, Mexican, and Asian immigrant backgrounds American jazz and soul .Their new CD Teknochek Collision is available from Barbès records. John Carlson & Ben Holmes (trumpet), Oscar Noriega (clarinet), Jacob Garchik and Brian Drye (trombone), Ron Caswell (tuba), Peter Stan (accordion), Matt Moran (snare/bubanj/darabouka) $10.

STOCHASTIC BROOKLYN Every Wednesday curated by WFMU's Bethany Ryker. $10 per set

8:00pm

THE MANDINGO AMBASSADORS. Every Wednesday
This legendary band was originally formed in Guinea, West Africa, in the late 1960’s by Guitarist Mamady “Djelike” Kouyate and singer Emile Soumah. Their music became some of the most beloved and influential of their generation and their songs were widely imitated. Mamady later went on to perform for many years with Guinea’s most popular group, Bembeya Jazz National. Now based in New York, Mamady Kouyate has decided to revive The Ambassadors. His electrifying guitar-work is supported by the new Mandingo Ambassadors, a crew of Guinean and American musicians who have steeped their glorious sound in classic 60's guinean mandingo music.

STEPHANE WREMBEL presents THE DJANGO EXPERIMENT: French virtuoso Guitarist Stephane Wrembel seems to have channeled both the technique and the fire of Django Reinhardt. He studied for years with the manouche (the French Gypsies) but has also gotten deep into American vernacular musical styles. His weekly sets will mix up the traditional Django repertoire along gypsy swing re-interpretations of standards

CHICHA LIBRE. Every Monday! Chicha Libre plays a mixture of latin rhythms, surf music and psychedelic pop inspired by Peruvian music from the Amazon. The Brooklyn-based band mixes up covers of forgotten Chicha classics with French-tinged originals, re-interpretation of 70’s pop classics as well as cumbia versions of pieces by Satie and Ravel. Chicha Libre debut cd will be in stores March 25. With Greg Burrows - percussion; Joshua Camp - Hohner Electravox; Olivier Conan - Cuatro & Vocals - Nicholas Cudahy - bass; Vincent Douglas - Guitar - Timothy Quigley - percussion.

JENNY SCHEINMAN. Violinist/composer Jenny Scheinman works with a variety of performers including Norah Jones, Bill Frisell, Madeleine Peyroux and Jimmy Dale Gilmore. When she is not touring the world, she can be found here most Tuesdays with an almost infinite variety of lineup

SLAVIC SOUL PARTY. Best Reason Tuesdays are the New Friday. Best of The Village Voice 2007.
Balkan Party. Every Tuesday. For ever! Fiery Gypsy brass, soulful Balkan anthems, and hip-grinding American funk: Slavic Soul Party! is just what it says. Brash and strong as slivovitz, these nine musicians have forged a virtuosic new brass band music in the heart of New York City – melding Gypsy, East European, Mexican, and Asian immigrant backgrounds American jazz and soul .Their new CD Teknochek Collision is available from Barbès records. John Carlson & Ben Holmes (trumpet), Oscar Noriega (clarinet), Jacob Garchik and Brian Drye (trombone), Ron Caswell (tuba), Peter Stan (accordion), Matt Moran (snare/bubanj/darabouka) $10.

STOCHASTIC BROOKLYN Every Wednesday curated by WFMU's Bethany Ryker. $10 per set

8:00pm

THE MANDINGO AMBASSADORS. Every Wednesday
This legendary band was originally formed in Guinea, West Africa, in the late 1960’s by Guitarist Mamady “Djelike” Kouyate and singer Emile Soumah. Their music became some of the most beloved and influential of their generation and their songs were widely imitated. Mamady later went on to perform for many years with Guinea’s most popular group, Bembeya Jazz National. Now based in New York, Mamady Kouyate has decided to revive The Ambassadors. His electrifying guitar-work is supported by the new Mandingo Ambassadors, a crew of Guinean and American musicians who have steeped their glorious sound in classic 60's guinean mandingo music.