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2010 March 30-April 1 Joanna Newsom St Vincent yMusic Justin Vernon Colin Stetson |
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2009 March 11-12 Kronos Quartet The Books Toumani Diabatè Karl Jensen |
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2008 Alumni Bang on a Can Bill Frisell Grizzly Bear The Dirty Projectors, Ben Verdery Andrew Bird Glenn Kotche Bryce Dessner |
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When artist Karl Jensen constructed the set for the first Music Now festival in 2006 his studio was unavailable to work in. So he designed and built it in his Williamsburg, Brooklyn kitchen. “Things got a little hairy,” recalls Jensen, “it took weeks. I had three assistants working there. Stuff was […]
Pianist Awadagin Pratt, a renowned performer of the classical repertoire, has recorded and performed internationally. He currently serves on the faculty of the College Conservatory of Music at the University of Cincinnati.
Learn more about Awadagin and the Pratt Music Foundation.
Erik Friedlander “can do things with a cello that should have a reasonable listener fearing for his or her life,” says PitchforkMedia.com, “Rostropovich one second and Rottweiler the next.” A virtuosic veteran of New York City’s downtown scene, Friedlander has backed John Zorn, Laurie Anderson and Courtney Love. Erik Friedlander is a unique cellist whose […]
Kyaw Kyaw Naing is a Burmese master musician with command of all of
the drums, tuned drum sets, xylophones, tuned gong sets, and other percussion instruments. He learned these traditions from his late father, Chein Tit Tee, one of the most famous masters of his generation.
Kyaw Kyaw performs mostly on the pat waing, the Burmese Drum […]
Jacques Ammon, native of Santiago de Chile, hails as one of the most sought-after pianists of his home country. Invited as artistic advisor for 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic Jacques helped produce their Grammy nominated CD production (EMI) of Latin-American music. Jacques Ammon began his studies with Margarita Herrera in Santiago and […]
Nick Zammuto and Paul de Jong are The Books. They have released three records and toured extensively, including a tour of the UK with Clogs.
After completing college studies in chemistry and the visual arts, Nick worked as an art-conservator before moving to New York City for a year to pursue his creative work. Foregoing […]
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