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CWQ revisits Chroma Colossus, a 13 movement musical transliteration of author Colson Whitehead's book Colossus of New York. In Waters' words, "The suite mixes cinematic interludes, antique jazz and hard swinging free bop to create a musical soundscape of the city."

Charles Waters (alto sax/clarinet), CJM (trombone), George Rush (bass), Andrew Barker (drum kit).

TILT convenes at Tonic in its full-blown 10-piece configuration for an evening of new and challenging works. The program includes premieres from New York Noise pioneer Anthony Coleman (Set Into Motion) and co-leader Chris McIntyre (Stitch No.2), a dynamic comprovisational piece written for the group by TILT’s acclaimed percussionist Kevin Norton (Folk Medicine), and Mr. Coleman’s a tone? a note? anto-e?, a “gutbucket free reading of some moments out of Iannis Xenakis' great work for Piano and Brass Instruments, Eonta,” featuring AC on piano.

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TILT plays classic American maverick Carl Ruggles's Angels and an improvisation based on various bits of Edgar Varese's music. Part of an entire program of Ruggles and Varese organized by Whitney curator Limor Tomer.

3rd Annual Howl Festival of East Village Arts

Curated by CJM, Kitchen House Blend revisits three pieces from its repertoire of commissioned works created since 2000. A "grand finale" performance of this stellar group of 10 NYC musicans, the evening includes works by Kitty Brazelton, Matthew Shipp, and Lee Hyla.

Premiere of a new comprovisational work by CJM entitled stuplimity: river. In collaboration with choreographer Yoshiko Chuma. The evening includes performances along the Hudson Promenade by AOTB alumi Jane Comfort/Jon Gibson, Butch Morris, Marta Renzi and David Van Tieghem.

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Ne(x)tworks gears up for its June recording session of Earle Brown's music, performing several of his open scores and new works from Neil Dufallo, Kenji Bunch, Joan La Barbara, and CJM (entitled Conversions).

James Tenney: Postal Pieces

Kick off to a semi-festival of legendary composer James Tenney’s music. Program includes the Postal Pieces for multiple instruments (1965-71), Collage #1 ("Blue Suede") for tape (1961), and Three Piano Rags (1964).

Performing Quarks Swim Free. Composed for the Venice Bienalle 2003, QSF transforms the ensemble into an organism that builds massive grooves and textures by recombining and chaining the musical molecules at its core.