The Jazz Gallery Presents: An Evening of Gamelan and Percussion Music
This Tuesday, November 21st, The Jazz Gallery is pleased to once again collaborate with members of the percussion group Talujon to present an evening of boundary-crossing percussion music. For this concert, the Gallery welcomes Gamelan Yowana Sari, founded and directed by Talujon member Michael Lipsey. Based at Queens College, Gamelan Yowana Sari performes both traditional and contemporary music for Balinese Gamelan, collaborating with composers of diverse backgrounds to create new work. Check out the group performing Lipsey's own composition Tabung Asli in the video below.At the Gallery on Tuesday, the ensemble will present a mixed program indicative of their multi-faceted approach to Gamelan music, including works by Balinese composer I Gusti Komin, Wilco drummer Glenn Kotche, and founding Bang on a Can All-Star Evan Ziporyn. Don't miss this rare opportunity to hear this music in an intimate space. ;The Jazz Gallery and Talujon present an evening of Gamelan and Percussion Music on Tuesday, November 21st, 2017. The concert will feature Gamelan Yowana Sari—Michael Lipsey, Juan Herrera, Chris Mulz, Brian Maulick, D’Metrius Fernandez, Alex Friedman, Alix Smith, Alida Torres, Fred Trumpy, Lauren Arencibia, Chris Ramirez, Dan Phillip Amala Korah, Sal DiLeone, Richard Weismantel, Conor Hall, Mike Deering, Steve DeBellis, Kyle Miller, Jon Ramirez, Riccardo Maira, Kato Fumitake, Milena Pfeiler, Yuzhe Song, Ching Ping Wang, and Eugene Seow; The Queens College Percussion Ensemble—Eugene Seow, Conor Hall, Daniel Guillaume, Chris Swift, Sal Di Leone, Daniel Phllip, Amala Korah, Ching Ping Wang, Mike Deering, and Juan Herrera; and special guests David Cossin, I Gusti Komin Darta, Frank Ferrara, and Matt Schneider. One set at 8 P.M. $15 general admission ($10 for members), $20 reserved cabaret seating ($15 for members) for each set. Purchase tickets here.