AYOINMOTION
Friday, September 7, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
The Bronx Museum of the Arts
Lower Gallery
1040 Grand Concourse (at 165th Street) | Bronx
Spoken poetry, hip-hop, a hard-driving band, and Afrobeat dancers make each of Ayoinmotion’s shows an invigorating experience. Essence magazine has called the Nigeria-born performer “one to watch on the Afrobeat scene.” He has made his name on the circuit opening for such superstars as Wande Coal and Talib Kweli, electrifying audiences at the Apollo Theater, and performing on the same bill as Gyptian at South by Southwest. A powerful poet who is passionately committed to social activism, Ayoinmotion moves audiences and uplifts their spirits.
THE PEDRITO MARTINEZ GROUP
Friday, October 5, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
The Bronx Museum of the Arts
Lower Gallery
1040 Grand Concourse (at 165th Street) | Bronx
Fueled by the driving rhythms of the sacred Cuban batá drum and punctuated by African chants, the music of Pedrito Martinez is “complex, blenderized Africa-to-the-New-World funk” (The New York Times). Havana-born drummer and singer Martinez and his group play Afro-Cuban music with precision and power, respecting its roots, but always keeping it fresh and progressive. Besides leading his own group, Martinez has played with Paquito D’Rivera, Eddie Palmieri, Edie Brickell, and Sting.
HAZMAT MODINE
Friday, October 5, 2018 at 8:00 p.m.
Flushing Town Hall | Main Theater
137-35 Northern Boulevard | Queens
Hazmat Modine’s music tips its hat to New Orleans–style honky-tonk with dashes of klezmer and gritty jug-band blues tossed in for good measure. Propelled by the earthy vocals and scorching harmonica of band founder Wade Schuman, the group’s unique sound is buoyed by tuba, drums, guitar, and banjo, as well as an Armenian double-reed instrument called the duduk. For nearly a decade, the band has toured in more than 40 countries and performed with an eclectic assortment of musicians, from Kronos Quartet to Natalie Merchant.
SEPTETO SANTIAGUERO
Saturday, October 6, 2018 at 5:00 p.m.
Brooklyn Museum
Iris and B. Gerald Cantor Auditorium
200 Eastern Parkway (at Washington Avenue) | Brooklyn
The musicians of Septeto Santiaguero are the leading exponents of son music, the sizzling fusion of African rhythms and Spanish-influenced melodies that flourished in Cuba at the turn of the twentieth century. Winners of the 2015 Latin Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Album, the Santiago de Cuba natives have broken new ground, collaborating with salsa stars Rubén Blades and José Alberto “El Canario” while remaining true to the glorious son tradition. Led by Fernando Dewer, who plays the tres (a guitar-like instrument), Septeto Santiaguero’s irresistible sound is bolstered by soulful vocals, trumpet, guitar, bass, and percussion.
Please note that the originally announced performing group, La Chiva Gantiva, has withdrawn from this concert, and has been replaced by Septeto Santiaguero.
COREY COTT
Saturday, October 20, 2018 at 3:00 p.m.
LaGuardia Performing Arts Center, LaGuardia Community College
Mainstage Theater
31-10 Thomson Avenue | Queens
Corey Cott was a special guest at Michael Feinstein’s recent Carnegie Hall concert As Time Goes By: Crooning the American Songbook—and now you have the opportunity to hear him again. He won rave reviews in his Broadway debut as Jack Kelly in the hit musical Newsies, a role he starred in for two years. Cott returned to Broadway in the revival of Gigi, and recently appeared opposite Laura Osnes in the world premiere of Bandstand at Paper Mill Playhouse.
HANNAH ROSE KIDWELL
CHRISTINA GIUCA
Saturday, October 20, 2018 at 3:00 p.m.
St. Michael’s Church
225 West 99th Street (at Amsterdam Avenue) | Manhattan
A pair of winners of the Music Academy of the West’s prestigious Marilyn Horne Song Competition (2017), soprano Hannah Rose Kidwell and pianist Christina Giuca perform together and show us why they took home top honors. Kidwell has appeared in Chapman University’s productions of Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore and sung the title role in Puccini’s Suor Angelica. Giuca holds a collaborative piano fellowship at Bard College, and has served on the music staffs of the Houston Ballet, Eastern Music Festival, and SongFest.
This concert is part of the Marilyn Horne legacy at Carnegie Hall.
BILLY CHILDS QUARTET
Monday, October 22, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Langston Hughes Auditorium
515 Malcolm X Boulevard (at 135th Street) | Manhattan
Pianist, composer, and arranger Billy Childs has performed with an honor roll of jazz luminaries that includes Freddie Hubbard, J. J. Johnson, Joe Henderson, and Wynton Marsalis. A highly sought-after composer, his music has been performed by a wide range of artists in the worlds of jazz, classical, and pop, including Yo-Yo Ma, Chick Corea, Renée Fleming, and Sting. As a recording artist, Childs has won multiple Grammy Awards; most recently, his album Rebirth won the 2018 Grammy for Best Jazz Instrumental Album.
BANDA MAGDA
Wednesday, November 7, 2018 at 7:30 p.m.
BRIC House
Ballroom
647 Fulton Street (at Rockwell Place) | Brooklyn
Magda Giannikou—the Greek-born leader of Banda Magda—boasts silky vocals, nimble-fingered accordion playing, and an effervescent stage presence that together make for an irresistible performance. With members of the band hailing from Argentina, Japan, Colombia, and the United States, Banda Magda taps into each of these cultures for an eclectic sound. French songs, Afro-Peruvian landó, samba, Greek dance, and other diverse styles compose Banda Magda’s inventive set list. The group continues to explore new ground with its recent album Tigre, released in 2017.
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