Wednesday, March 11
Takaat (Niger)
Dr. Pete Larson
Doors 7:30 pm
[$20 at entry]
Originally formed as the rhythm section of acclaimed Nigeri guitarist Mdou Moctor, TAKAAT puts fellow guitarist/vocalist in Ahmoudou Madassane in the spotlight, revealing a hypnotic, minimalist approach to the music and chant-like vocals that link this electrified guitar-band to more archaic music. American bassist Mikey Coltun and drummer Souleymane Ibrahim gradually work the songs into the ecstatic energy that is a hallmark of Saharan Tuareg guitar bands, but they also veer into territory that demonstrates the band is conversant with a broad range of underground music from the past 40 years.
Also known for blending his work in underground music and African music, Detroit's Dr. Pete Larson kicks off the show
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Tuesday, June 23
Setting
Doors 7:30 pm
[$18 at entry]
The North Carolina Piedmont-based trio of Setting bring together their substantial collective skills as musicians and their collaborative, explorative mindsets from groups such as Mind Over Mirrors, Califone, Black Twig Pickers, Pelt, Peeesseye, Sylvan Esso, and Jake Xerxes Fussell to bear in their inventive and rich improvisations. Multi- instrumentalists Jaime Fennelly, Nathan Bowles and Joe Westerlund subvert expectations while creating a sense of ease and wonderment. Their intricate interplay of synthesizers, cassette loops, banjo, keyboards, electronics, zithers, and a litany of percussive instruments form a tactile amalgam of celestial transcendence and terrestrial rhythm, a loamy pulse fluidly guiding every minute fluctuation in feel. Dedicated improvisers with years working together, the band has developed their own idiosyncratic vernacular and sense of flow. Setting’s self-titled album (Thrill Jockey) is a definitive statement of their improvisational acumen meeting compositional rigor, a robust wellspring of hypnagogic grooves and mosaiced textures. Setting harnesses the euphoria of communal creation.
RECURRING SERIES
Every Tuesday
Zekkereya El-magharbel presents “Tuesdays at Trinosophes”
Doors 7:30 pm | Sliding scale, suggested donations may vary.Detroit Trombonist Zekkerya El-magharbel present four different series on a rotational basis, every Tuesday at Trinosophes ...
- 1st Tuesday: Maqam Workshop "Detroit Maqam Workshop," which features studying and learning classic Arabic melodies.
- 2nd Tuesday: Creative Music Group Community band! We will be composing and improvising music all about possibility and engaging the unknown.
- 3rd Tuesday: Meet the Composer(s) Concert/interview series. The first iteration features @taqsim.live as our subject for this "Meet the Composer" session.
- 4th Tuesday: Tuesday Nights Showcase Zekkereya's first monthly residency in the city, with a rotating ensemble of Detroit's finest, curated by the artist.
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