Wednesday, August 31, 2011

September 1, 8, 15,22,29, and Oct 6 7:30-9:00 PM "We are the Drum" with Quint Lange

"WE ARE THE DRUM” with Quint Lange

Sept 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 & 10/6 2011 -

Thursday evenings - 7:30pm – 9:00pm

at Ron's 1012 E Southampton Ave Wyndmoor, Pa 19038

$96.00 for the 6 class session.

Seating limited, please reserve asap!

Whether on club dates from St. Barthe to the Turks and Caicos, to Key West and points north to Bar Harbor, Maine; or in classroom and concert settings in Key West, at the Institute du Developpment de la Personne in Quebec, or having assisted and performed with Babatunde Olatunji at the Omega Institute in New York St, it has been Quint’s pleasure and privilege to play drums for dancers for nearly twenty five years.

“WE ARE THE DRUM” is a hand drumming workshop (and jun-jun/bell for those interested) for beginning to “advancing” players, starting with the basics as given by Babatunde Olatunji and moving into West African and Afro Caribbean rhythms with the emphasis on pulse, flow and developing the awareness that as drummers, and musicians in general, we walk a fine line between playing and being played by the music. Making music together involves a collective awareness, a communal agreement as to how we relate to and use the flow of time, choosing moments of sound and silence to create rhythm. Our goal as a drum ensemble is to become one drummer with as many hands as are playing.

Drumming, dancing and singing have the power to elate, to heal, and to heighten one’s spiritual and physical well being. Music is a gift we are all blessed with to one extent or another and the way to honor that gift is to use it and to share it, through teaching, performing, or simply sending a joyful noise into the universe around us.

-Ase-

--
Ron Kravitz
ron@musicinthemoment.com
http://www.musicinthemoment.com/undergroundperform.php
http://www.meetup.com/Phila-area-Vocal-Groove-Improvisations/
http://www.shrutibox.com
http://www.meetup.com/Phila-area-Community-DrumForChange/
215 233 0777

Saturday, August 27, 2011

August 31, 2011 "Conjunto Philadelphia"at Chris' Jazz Cafe 7-10 PM

Conjunto Philadelphia is a musical ensemble based in the Philadelphia area performing the music of Pre-Revolutionary Cuba. The group's main aspiration is to maintain the authenticity of the music while performing it in a way that pays homage to Cuba's deep and treasured musical history. Genres include Son, Cha-cha-chá, Bolero, and Danzón.
Cover: $10/students $5.

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

August 27, 2011 6 PM 40th Street Summer Series

Location
Walnut Street West Library (Free Library of Philadelphia)
40th and Walnut Streets
Philadelphia, PA
VIEUX FARKA TOURE
+ KYO DAIKO

Vieux Farka Touré is a Malian singer/guitarist and son of Grammy-winning Malian musician Ali Farka Touré, one of the uncontested trailblazers of African music. Vieux's critically-acclaimed music is a generational bridge connecting American and African blues music and culture. Vieux's 2011 album "The Secret" which "slays" according to Rolling Stone Magazine features guest appearances from Dave Matthews, Derek Trucks, John Scofield and the last collaboration between Vieux and his late father, Ali. Opening this evening's event will be a heart-pounding performance from Kyo Daiko, Philadelphia’s only Japanese-style drumming crew.
+ Free Rita's Water Ice!

Bring your chairs, blankets, family and friends!

Monday, August 22, 2011

August 24, 2011 Tim Tanzania Reggae Band at PM@ Penn Museum 5:00-8:00 PM


Reggae artist Timi Tanzania and his band bring Jamaican dub and reggae music to the Warden Garden for a last jammin' night of summer fun.
For the after-work set, PM @ Penn Museum Summer Nights provides a change of scenery and a chance to listen to live music, explore the Warden Garden, sip drinks and enjoy light fare from the Pepper Mill Café's garden bar. In the event of rain, concerts move inside.

Museum galleries are open until 8:00 pm. General admission is just $5 (and includes Museum entry fee); free for PennCard holders and Museum members.
Admission $5.

Friday, August 19, 2011

August 23, 2011 "Raul Malo" 8 PM at World Cafe Live


It begins with a fanfare. With a few well-chosen notes, a mournful trumpet carries us to a far away place and proclaims that something is about to happen, calling on one’s full attention. And in every way, Sinners & Saints, ex-Mavericks musician Raul Malo’s new album, is worthy of that attention. Rooted in Malo’s life-long connection to Latin music, but infused with his wide-ranging love of country, blues, jazz and vintage rock and roll, Sinners & Saints melds sonic ingenuity with emotional sincerity. His lyrics continue to mature, and his vision continues to sharpen. His musicianship, especially his ability to blend traditional Mexican instruments with his ferociously twanging guitars, is on full display. The many thousands of fans who have been on the journey with him so far will want to add this album to their collections, and for those finding out about Malo for the first time, Sinners & Saints will be an ideal introduction to his searching, eclectic and thoroughly appealing sound.

Artist's website | Artist Videos

Tuesday, August 23, 2011 | Doors 6:30pm | Show 8pm | Downstairs Live

Advance Tickets:
Floor/Loge Standing Room: $29.50 ($24 ticket + $5.50 processing fee)
Floor/Loge Reserved Seating: $39.50 ($34 ticket + $5.50 processing fee)
Mezzanine (Reserved Seating): $49.50 ($34 + $15.50 premium service*/processing fee)

Day of Show Tickets:
Floor/Loge Standing Room: $32.50 ($27 ticket + $5.50 processing fee)
Floor/Loge Reserved Seating: $42.50 ($37 ticket + $5.50 processing fee)
Mezzanine (Reserved Seating): $52.50 ($37 + $15.50 premium service / processing fee)
*priority seating and VIP amenities/service. Click here for more info.

Thursday, August 18, 2011

August 21, 2011 Mt. Airy Outdoor Drum Circle 3:00-5:00 PM


MT Airy's Outdoor Community Drum Circle
1st and 3rd Sunday's of the month through Sept.
This Sun 8/18 ... 3 - 5pm @ Lovett Library Park
6945 Germantown Ave @ Sedgwick St
Bring a Chair, Drum, Dancing Shoes, Friend and have some Fun!
Donations welcome!

Sunday, August 14, 2011

August 19, 2011 7:30 PM Carolyn Perteete and Raul Midon at Smooth Jazz Summer Nights at Penn's Landing

LOCATION: Great Plaza at Penn's Landing
Columbus Boulevard at Chestnut Street
Philadelphia PA 19106

DESCRIPTION:

COOL OFF ON HOT SUMMER NIGHTS WITH SMOOTH JAZZ
ON THE DELAWARE RIVER WATERFRONT

The Smooth Jazz Summer Nights Concert Series returns for the 14th seasonAn evening summer breeze off the river, the cool sounds of smooth jazz in the air- a perfect way to spend a hot summer night. At 7:30 p.m. on Friday nights in August, the Smooth Jazz Summer Nights Concert series takes to the RiverStage on the Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing, Columbus Boulevard at Chestnut Street. This season’s intriguing lineup of award winning Smooth Jazz artists will delight music lovers. This FREE concert series is sponsored by WDAS-FM, along with CW Philly 57 and CBS 3.

On Friday, August 19th, Pittsburgh native Carolyn Perteete will take the stage as part of the Smooth Jazz Series. Carolyn has become well known in the Pittsburgh jazz scene, performing with jazz greats such as Roger Humphries and Dwayne Dolphin. Currently, she is a member of the Sean Jones Sextet and can be heard on Sean’s album “The Search Within”, released in March, 2009.

Vocalist, guitarist, and songwriter Raul Midon will perform his dazzling percussion moves on Friday, August 19th. Blind since infancy, the New Mexican native of Argentinean descent, combines a variety of different musical styles and elements on his newest album, “Synthesis”, which was released in the spring of 2010.

The Smooth Jazz Summer Nights Series culminates on Friday, August 26th with acclaimed guitarist Kevin Eubanks. The Philadelphia native and former music director of the “Tonight Show with Jay Leno” began a new chapter last year when he released his first album with Mack Avenue, “Zen Food”. The songs on the album captured the evolution of both Eubanks and his band.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

August 11, 18, and 25 7:30-9:00 PM "We are the Drum" with Quint Lange

"WE ARE THE DRUM” with Quint Lange

August 11,18 & 25, 2011 -

Thursday evenings - 7:30pm – 9:00pm

at Ron's 1012 E Southampton Ave Wyndmoor, Pa 19038

$55.00 for the 3 class session.

$40/2, $20/1 If you are unable to commit to all.
Whether on club dates from St. Barthe to the Turks and Caicos, to Key West and points north to Bar Harbor, Maine; or in classroom and concert settings in Key West, at the Institute du Developpment de la Personne in Quebec, or having assisted and performed with Babatunde Olatunji at the Omega Institute in New York St, it has been Quint’s pleasure and privilege to play drums for dancers for nearly twenty five years.

“WE ARE THE DRUM” is a hand drumming workshop (and jun-jun/bell for those interested) for beginning to “advancing” players, starting with the basics as given by Babatunde Olatunji and moving into West African and Afro Caribbean rhythms with the emphasis on pulse, flow and developing the awareness that as drummers, and musicians in general, we walk a fine line between playing and being played by the music. Making music together involves a collective awareness, a communal agreement as to how we relate to and use the flow of time, choosing moments of sound and silence to create rhythm. Our goal as a drum ensemble is to become one drummer with as many hands as are playing.

Drumming, dancing and singing have the power to elate, to heal, and to heighten one’s spiritual and physical well being. Music is a gift we are all blessed with to one extent or another and the way to honor that gift is to use it and to share it, through teaching, performing, or simply sending a joyful noise into the universe around us.

-Ase-


--
Ron Kravitz
ron@musicinthemoment.com
http://www.musicinthemoment.com/undergroundperform.php
http://www.meetup.com/Phila-area-Vocal-Groove-Improvisations/
http://www.shrutibox.com
http://www.meetup.com/Phila-area-Community-DrumForChange/
215 233 0777

Saturday, August 6, 2011

August 11, 2011 "Conjunto Philadelphia" at World Cafe Live 9 pm

Conjunto Philadelphia is a musical ensemble based in the Philadelphia area performing the music of Pre-Revolutionary Cuba. The group's main aspiration is to maintain the authenticity of the music while performing it in a way that pays homage to Cuba's deep and treasured musical history. Genres include Son, Cha-cha-chá, Bolero, and Danzón.

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

August 6, 2011 2:00 -8:00 PM ACANA African Festival 2:00-8:00 PM at Penn's Landing

PECO MULTICULTURAL SERIES CONTINUES AT PENN’S LANDING
Explore the world without leaving Philadelphia
*Universal African Drum and Dance to perform at 5:30*
Another season of free programming continues on the RiverStage at the Great Plaza at Penn's Landing, Philadelphia’s premier Delaware River waterfront entertainment destination. The 2011 Program Season will showcase an assorted schedule of events including eleven different multicultural festivals that comprise the PECO Multicultural Series. The annual PECO Multicultural Series will begin on May 22nd with the Israel Independence Day Festival and continues throughout the event-filled 2011 summer season, ending on September 11th with the Mexican Independence Day.

The PECO Multicultural Series offers a culturally rich outing with a chance to explore the world without needing to travel. These festivals celebrate the diverse ethnic heritages that make Philadelphia unique.

New to this year’s series is the Southeast Asian Dragon Boat Festival on September 10 from 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. The festival focuses on understanding the history and appreciating the culture of Southeast Asia while raising support for servicing their community now living here in the Delaware Valley. Your participation will help raise funds and awareness for local Cambodians, Laos, Vietnamese, Thai and other relevant populations in need of accessible, trustworthy, non-profit human service resources here in the Delaware Valley.

Admission is FREE for all PECO Multicultural Series events. KYW Newsradio and NBC 10 are proud media partners of the series. The 2011 PECO Multicultural Series festivals include:

AUGUST
August 6 ACANA African Festival 2:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.