MUSIC
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is Irish Music:
James Shipp’s Nós Novo
Strange Sweethearts in America
March 11 | 8 pm
Vibraphonist and percussionist James Shipp brings
the unique sounds of Nós Novo to the Irish Arts Center for
one special performance in March. Nós
Novo blends traditional Irish melodies and forms with Brazilian rhythms and
collective jazz improvisation, with influences ranging from Andy Irvine to Milton
Nascimento to Björk .Featuring vibraphonist/percussionist James Shipp, the
astounding singer Jo Lawry (fresh off her tour with Sting) on vocals,
fiddle, and melodica,Gilad Hekselman on guitar, and Rogerio Boccato on
drums and percussion. The evening features a special guest appearance by acclaimed
singer-songwriter (and lead singer of Bjorkestra) Becca Stevens.
“Nós Novo offers
a worldly mix of sea shanties, Celtic reels and airs, Brazilian soul and jazz
spirit, played via a mix of strings and percussion instruments and the soaring
voice of singer Jo Lawry. More amazing than the boldness of the mix is the seamlessness
with which it all comes together…”
—Time Out New York
“…a striking new album, ‘Strange Sweethearts in America,’ which
advances a jazz-based take on traditional Celtic music,”
—Nate Chinen, the New York Times |
Admission: $15 general sale / $12 members
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  Masters
in Collaboration III
Martin Hayes and Dennis Cahill
Meet Gregory Harrington
April 12 - 17
Performances April 16 - 17 | 8 pm
Live interview with the artists, moderated by Mick Moloney
Wednesday, April 14 | 8 pm
“One very
magical week”
—Paul Keating, Irish Voice
Masters in Collaboration made its debut in February of 2008 with the first-time
pairing legendary Irish singer-songwriter Paul Brady and Nashville-based pop-folk
artist Sarah Siskind. The Brady-Siskind IAC collaboration has blossomed
into a multi-city tour of Ireland and England in Spring 2010. Visit www.irishartscenter.org
for more details.
World-music pioneer and icon of traditional Irish music Andy Irvine and shooting
star of contemporary American folk and roots music, John Doyle teamed up in September
2009 for the second installment of Masters in Collaboration.
“One of the more ambitious and welcome initiatives to come
out of the Irish Arts Center.”
— Irish Voice |
We celebrate the third incarnation of our Masters in Collaboration series
by presenting three extraordinary artists: legendary
Irish traditional fiddle player Martin Hayes, master guitarist Dennis
Cahill and critically acclaimed classical violinist Gregory
Harrington. During a weeklong residency at IAC, they will
together explore their distinct musical styles and genres, culminating
in two thrilling performances that include the American premiere of a magnificent
new work for fiddle, violin and guitar: “Music for the
Departed” by Dublin composer David Flynn.
Conceived in 2007 by Mick Moloney, one of the country’s foremost musicians
and folklorists, and Irish Arts Center Director Aidan Connolly, Masters in
Collaboration brings together new genres and generations of musicians toward
a deeper musical conversation between Ireland and the United States. As
in previous series, audiences can join the collaboration during a live mid-week
interview with the artists, moderated by Mick Moloney.
Martin Hayes is one of the most extraordinary talents to
emerge in the history of Irish traditional music. A native of County Clare,
where he learned music from his late father, the legendary musician P. Joe Hayes,
Martin Hayes’s influences go far beyond Ireland to include Estonian composer
Arvo Pärt, the Spanish viola da gamba master, Jordi Savall, and jazz genius
John Coltrane. The recipient of the prestigious Gradam Ceoil, Musician
of the Year 2008 from Irish TV station TG 4; Folk Instrumentalist of the Year
from BBC Radio; a National Entertainment Award (the Irish ‘Grammy’);
and six All-Ireland fiddle championships before the age of nineteen, Hayes was
cited by the Irish Sunday Tribune as one of the most important musicians to come
out of Ireland in the last fifty years. His discography includes two acclaimed
solo albums, Martin Hayes and Under the Moon, and, with
longtime collaborator Dennis Cahill, The Lonesome Touch, Live in Seattle,
and most recently, Welcome Here Again.
Master guitarist Dennis Cahill’s spare, essential accompaniment
to Martin Hayes’ fiddle is acknowledged as a major breakthrough for guitar
in the Irish tradition. In addition to his work with Hayes, Dennis has performed
with such renowned fiddlers as Liz Carroll, Eileen Ivers and Kevin Burke, and
countless Irish musicians on both sides of the Atlantic. Hayes and Cahill met
in Cahill’s native Chicago in the 1980s. Their decades-long musical
collaboration has taken them to Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai,
Warsaw, and Mexico City, as well as all over Europe, U.K. and Ireland, Canada,
and the United States.
Violinist Gregory Harrington tours and performs as a soloist
in venues throughout the US and Europe. He made his London debut at Royal Festival
Hall in July 2000, was a prizewinner of the Artists International Competition
in New York in February 2003, and became the first Irish born classical violinist
to perform solo at Carnegie Hall in a critically acclaimed debut at Weill Recital
Hall. He is currently a faculty member of the Spence and Nightingale-Bamford
Schools in Manhattan.
Admission:
Concert Tickets $50 general sale/$45 members | Interview Tickets $10 general
sale/free for IAC sponsor members
Seating extremely limited.
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 Pipes
and Piping in Ireland with Bill Ochs
Sunday, June 6 | 3 PM
Join us for a fabulous multi-media presentation that traces the
development of piping in Ireland from the Middle Ages to the present.
Master piper Bill Ochs has assembled a fascinating collection of
woodcuts, lithographs, photos, and rare archival recordings that tell
the story of the emergence of the uilleann pipes, the world's most
sophisticated bagpipe. To be followed by a solo piping concert in
which Ochs demonstrates the full range and scope of this uniquely
Irish instrument.
"A most stimulating, informative, and entertaining presentation."
—Professor Mick Moloney, NYU
Admission: $15 general sale/ $12 members and students
To buy click
here or call 212 868-4444
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