Portes 19h00 ~ Show 20h00
$15 ( à la porte)
8pm:
Aaron Shragge -trumpet/shakuhachi/fx
Sarah Pagé -harp/fx
Robbie Kuster -drums/fx
Aaron Shragge -trumpet/shakuhachi/electronics
Luke Schwartz -guitar/electronics
Damon Banks -bass
Deric Dickens -drums
Whispering Worlds seamlessly integrates looping/live processing/sampling with the compelling melodic development found in Raga and the music of the shakuhachi. The quartet’s debut performance paid homage to Jon Hassell at Festival of New Trumpet Music in NY drawing praise from artistic director/trumpeter Dave Douglas: “Delving deeply into the sonic and spiritual worlds of Hassell’s work, Aaron Shragge presents a deeply felt homage to the trumpeter and composer. This meditative set demonstrated focus and passion, with beautiful and precise playing. A fantastic vision of what the trumpet can do and be..."
From the Hooghly to the Hudson brings the soulful tradition of Bhatiyali Dhun—Bengal’s “Boatman’s Song”—to the banks of the Hudson River. Composed and led by bansuri flute virtuoso Eric Fraser, the performance draws connections between the ancient Bengali folk music of the Hooghly River and the river that flows through our own community. Through a fusion of new compositions, Indian classical ragas, and folk traditions, Fraser and an ensemble of musicians celebrate the timeless bond between people and their rivers.
Eric Fraser is a bansuri flute virtuoso with over 20 years of training in Indian classical music under Pandit Gopal Roy in the traditional Guru/Shishya Parampara. Specializing in the Gayaki-Ang or “Singing Style,” Eric’s playing emulates the vocal phrasing and tone of classical music, rooted in the pre-modern traditions of Kolkata. Drawing from the rich cultural fusion of Bengali folk and classical music, his work bridges centuries-old techniques with contemporary creative expression. Eric’s artistry honors the legacy of Pannalal Ghosh, who introduced the bansuri into Indian classical music, and he continues to share his deep connection to these traditions with diverse audiences.
Composed by Eric Fraser
Performed by:
Eric Fraser, bansuri flute
Abhik Mukherjee, sitar
Mir Naqibul, tabla
Vinay Desai, santoor
Jeremy Smith, percussion
Jason Hosier, acoustic guitar & electric guitar
Aaron Shragge, trumpet
Jessica Caplan, voice and drone instruments
Katie Down, drone instruments
Indian Classical music has touched the hearts of people from around the world. In Tradition to Innovation, Brooklyn Raga Massive (BRM) takes you on a journey, beginning with pure classical ragas from India and traveling towards contemporary adaptations in America. While standing on the shoulders of giants like Ravi Shankar and John Coltrane, BRM presents their original visions of raga music today, reflective of their experiences with communities and cultures from around the world. This special performance will feature Ragas that mark the arrival of Spring and the Holi festival.
Neel Murgai, sitar
Arun Ramamurthy, violin
Damon Banks, electric bass
Kane Mathis, oud, kora
Mir Naqibul Islam, tabla
Aaron Shragge, trumpet, shakuhachi
Aaron Shragge -trumpet/shakuhachi/electronics
Luke Schwartz -guitar/electronics
Damon Banks -bass
Deric Dickens -drums
Whispering Worlds seamlessly integrates looping/live processing/sampling with the compelling melodic development found in Raga and the music of the shakuhachi. The quartet’s debut performance paid homage to Jon Hassell at Festival of New Trumpet Music in NY drawing praise from artistic director/trumpeter Dave Douglas: “Delving deeply into the sonic and spiritual worlds of Hassell’s work, Aaron Shragge presents a deeply felt homage to the trumpeter and composer. This meditative set demonstrated focus and passion, with beautiful and precise playing. A fantastic vision of what the trumpet can do and be..."
Aaron Shragge -trumpet/shakuhachi/electronics
Luke Schwartz -guitar/electronics
Damon Banks -bass
Deric Dickens -drums
Whispering Worlds seamlessly integrates looping/live processing/sampling with the compelling melodic development found in Raga and the music of the shakuhachi. The quartet’s debut performance paid homage to Jon Hassell at Festival of New Trumpet Music in NY drawing praise from artistic director/trumpeter Dave Douglas: “Delving deeply into the sonic and spiritual worlds of Hassell’s work, Aaron Shragge presents a deeply felt homage to the trumpeter and composer. This meditative set demonstrated focus and passion, with beautiful and precise playing. A fantastic vision of what the trumpet can do and be..."
Aaron Shragge -trumpet/shakuhachi/electronics
Luke Schwartz -guitar/electronics
Damon Banks -bass
Deric Dickens -drums
Whispering Worlds seamlessly integrates looping/live processing/sampling with the compelling melodic development found in Raga and the music of the shakuhachi. The quartet’s debut performance paid homage to Jon Hassell at Festival of New Trumpet Music in NY drawing praise from artistic director/trumpeter Dave Douglas: “Delving deeply into the sonic and spiritual worlds of Hassell’s work, Aaron Shragge presents a deeply felt homage to the trumpeter and composer. This meditative set demonstrated focus and passion, with beautiful and precise playing. A fantastic vision of what the trumpet can do and be..."
Lineup:
2:30 - 3:00 PM | Raga Kids
3:15 - 4:00 PM | Ragini Ensemble
4:15 - 5:00 PM | Quadrature
5:15 - 6:00 PM | Rasa Yatra
6:15 - 7:15 PM | In D
***17 mai***
Portes 19h00 ~ Show 20h00
$15
8pm:
Aaron Shragge -trumpet/shakuhachi/fx
Sarah Pagé -harp/fx
Robbie Kuster -drums/fx
Creative Music Gathering, special performance
Friday May 10, 2024
Blue Room at CitySpace, 43 Main Street, Easthampton, MA
7pm, $15, all ages
Don Anderson, trumpet
Aaron Shragge, slide trumpet, shakuhachi,
Carl Clements, saxes, flutes
Jason Robinson, saxes, flutes
Myk Freedman, guitar
Matan Rubinstein, piano
Wes Brown, bass
Gary Fieldman, drums
Performing compositions by:
Carl Clements
Jason Robinson
Matan Rubinstein
Aaron Shragge
Indian classical music has touched the hearts of people from around the world. Tradition to Innovation takes you on a journey, beginning with pure classical ragas from India and traveling towards contemporary adaptations in America.
About Tradition to Innovation
Indian classical music has touched the hearts of people from around the world. Brooklyn Raga Massive brings the ensemble, Tradition to Innovation, to Long Island, where musicians Neel Murgai, Arun Ramamurthy, Damon Banks, Aaron Shragge, Mir Naqibul, and Kane Mathis will take you on a journey, beginning with pure classical ragas from India and traveling towards contemporary adaptations in America. While standing on the shoulders of giants like Ravi Shankar and John Coltrane, the ensemble will present their original visions of raga music, reflective of their experiences with communities and cultures from across the world.
Tradition to Innovation is excited to bring the spectrum of classical and contemporary forms of Indian music to audiences in Long Island who are new to BRM and Indian Classical music on Nov 19th at 3:00 PM!
***26 août***
Doors 6pm~ Concert 7pm
$15
7pm:
Aaron Shragge -trumpet/shakuhachi/fx
Sara Pagé -harp/fx
Robbie Kuster -drums/fx
Brooklyn Raga Massive’s “In D” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art as part of of World Culture Festival.
Two sets at 3:30pm and 4:30pm.
Free event for all ages.
Jon Hassell's visionary style of composition and unique approach to trumpet playing has influenced a generation of trumpeters/composers. In this tribute, trumpeter Aaron Shragge will present new works that draw inspiration from distinctive points in Hassell's forty plus year career.
Sept 11, 7pm ET
Tribute to Jon Hassell by Aaron Shragge
The New School, 55W 13th Street
Ernst C. Stiefel Concert Hall, 4th floor
Get your tickets now: fontmusic.org/tickets
(Free admission for students from The New School)
Aaron Shragge (tp/shakuhachi/fx), Luke Schwartz (g), Damon Banks (b), Deric Dickens (dr), special guest: Nadje Noordhuis (tp/fx)
Since 2011 the Ragas Live Festival has expanded the audience and presentation of raga, South Asia’s epic, classical music form. Inspired by the time specific nature of raga, where certain modes are only invoked to match the mood of specific times of day, Ragas Live first broke new ground in 2011 when a community of 50 musicians collaborated for a 24 hour radio broadcast on WKCR 89.9 FM-NY, the first of its kind, even in India.
Four years later, the festival graduated from the radio studio and was broadcast remotely in front of an enthusiastic audience at Pioneer Works. In 2020 the festival again broke new ground during the height of the pandemic lockdowns, when it broadcast a 24 video livestream from 15 cities and 9 countries. This iteration of the festival featured 90 musicians, including many legends of music such as Toumani Daibate (from Côte D’Ivoire), Zakir Hussain (from SF Jazz), Betsayda Machado (from Venezuela), and the legendary composer Terry Riley from Japan.
This year’s Ragas Live Festival will once again expand the boundaries of raga presentation with an immersive, experiential performance of Brooklyn Raga Massive’s large ensemble work, In D, in collaboration with the subject of their homage, Terry Riley, who will perform virtually with ensemble.
Under the Artistic Direction of Adrien Tillman—whose vision was key to Ragas Live Festival 2020’s triumph—and featuring animations by Jesse Johanning, the audience will be surrounded by projection mapping and quadraphonic sound while the piece, a combination of Riley’s compositional approach and classical raga, is performed live by a large ensemble.
The evening will begin with a traditional classical set by the young maestros, Jay Gandhi and Abhik Mukherjee, and will close with the spiritual ecstatic trance music of Innov Gnawa.
This live event will be the finale of a 24 hour, 24 set broadcast featuring performances by an international community of musicians. The radio broadcast on WKCR-FM will begin at the stroke of midnight on November 19th and will conclude with live performances at Pioneer Works.
The celebration of the festival’s 10th anniversary will continue the next day! Beginning at 7pm on November 20th, the 24-hour livestream of last year’s Ragas Live Festival 2020, which featured 90 musicians from 15 cities, will be re-broadcast in full online.
Presented by Pioneer Works, Brooklyn Raga Massive, and NYC Radio Live.
Ragas Live Festival is supported by the Brooklyn Arts Council. Brooklyn Arts Fund (DCLA) is sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC). The Ragas Live broadcast is produced with the support of Society for Arts and Culture of South Asia.
Performing in Brooklyn Raga Massive’s “In D” at Brooklyn Conservatory House Party Fundraiser. For more info. and tickets visit this link.
8PM EST- 9PM
Online
We start out the new year with a new initiative from BRM, our first live networked music concert! That means musicians are collaborating together in real time from their homes using the low latency software Artsmesh. We have done this in the past as a prerecorded concert and are now trying to present this live for the first time. BRM's own Neel Murgai (in Brooklyn, NY) and Aaron Shragge (in Amherst, MA) have been exploring ways to achieve this since the beginning of the quarantine and have developed a new sound and method of playing together forced and inspired by the technical limitations and possibilities. Neel's sitar, overtone singing, percussion and looping meets Aaron's shakuhachi, trumpet and looping with droning ethereal soundscapes, raga minimalism, primal rhythms and improvisational flights of fancy.
Neel Murgai is a sitarist, overtone singer, daf player, composer and teacher from Brooklyn, NY. He is a co-founder and co-artistic director of the Brooklyn Raga Massive. Neel has studied sitar for 25 years, currently with his guru Pundit Krishna Bhatt. Overtone singing Neel learned from Batuvshin of the Buriyat performance group Uragsha and from Timothy Hill of the Harmonic Choir. He is a graduate of Goddard College's MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts program. His 2020 release “Reorientation” features his compositions with Neel Murgai Ensemble as well as recent experiments in overtone singing and looping. Neel has performed around the world with numerous artists from varying disciplines including, Bill T. Jones, Cyndi Lauper, Wyclef Jean, Andre DeShields, Karsh Kale, Vijay Iyer, Adam Rudolph, Daniel Bernard Romain, Dana Leong, Ellen Stewart, Laraaji, Yuerba Buena, Baba Israel, Raz Mesinai, Mission on Mars, Akim Funk Buddha, Loren Conners, Suzanne Langille, Louis Bellogenis and Cosmo Vinyl. He has performed at venues ranging from the Lincoln Center and Kennedy Center to Late Night with David Letterman to jazz clubs such as the Blue Note and at festivals around the U.S including Art Wallah, Arts Plosure, Masala! Mehndi! Masti! and many others. Neel played in the orchestra for Disney’s musical theater adaptation of “The Jungle Book” directed by Mary Zimmerman. Neel has composed music for many film, TV, video, theater and dance projects including the features, “The Yes Men Fix the World", which premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and "A Decent Arrangement" starring Shabana Azmi. His music has been featured in the BBC series, “Holidays in the Danger Zone", and TBS programs, “Women of the Ink", and “Spotlights".
Aaron Shragge's music "...delves deeper into that satori place in your brain" - Jazz Times. Aaron Shragge has performed with Daniel Carter, Ben Monder, Dave Douglas, William Parker, Jon Gibson, The Sam Roberts Band, Akim Funk Buddha, and Medeski Martin and Wood's Billy Martin at such venues as Symphony Space, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center and The Blue Note. Aaron's unique instrument the Dragon Mouth Trumpet was designed to expand the trumpet’s melodic capacity and is the result of over a decade of studying both the Shakuhachi (Japanese, Flute) as well as North Indian Vocals. Being part of Brooklyn Raga Massive since 2014, Shragge regularly performs in various BRM ensembles, serves on BRM's management committee and is also a co-founder of the Brooklyn Raga Massive Music Therapy Initiative.
11.21-22 from 7pm-7pm I'll be performing at Ragas Live Festival 2020 (24 sets over 24hours!) for the release of Brooklyn Raga Massive's new album In D. This year the Ragas Live will feature some incredible artists performing from all around the world such as Terry Riley as well as Zakir Hussain among many others. Full line up here.
Stream it from anywhere here.
Facebook event here
Performing in duo with Neel Murgai for the 4th annual Official Jeff Buckley tribute.
Shragge-Chess Quartet @ 37th Street Theater
325 W 37th st NY, NY 10018
10 floor, buzzer 10F
Aaron Shragge - Trumpet/Shakuhachi
Tomchess- Oud/Ney/Morsing
Scott Colberg- Bass
Deric Dickens- Drums
We’ll be playing wide-ranging repertoire from original compositions to Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman and 900 yr old Shakuhachi songs.
Doors open 3pm. Music at 4pm
Held at the Infamous 37th Street Theatre, run by mega-talented artist John Bonafede in a beautiful midtown loft space with spacious terrace and great listening room.
Light snacks and beverages. byob.
$15 suggested donation, no one turned away. Hope to see you all there!
The Aaron Shragge & Ben Monder duo is an exploratory, meditative collaboration, has been praised as “...lyrical and heartwarming...” (Jazz Times) and “thoroughly modern with a definitive sound...” (The Birmingham Times). This performance will premier new compositions inspired by the works of painter Hilma Af Klint.
8pm:
Aaron Shragge -dragon mouth trumpet, shakuhachi
Ben Monder - Guitar
10pm:
Jam session!
$20 suggested donation
Pietro Amato -synths/electronics/french horn
Mathieu Charbonneau -synths/piano/electronics
Aaron Shragge - trumpet/shakuhachi/electronics/composition
Robbie Kuster - drums/electronics/samples
bios:
Charbonneau / Amato duo
You may recognize the names Mathieu Charbonneau and Pietro Amato. Over many years, the two Montreal musicians have worked together and apart in multiple musical formations. Initially, they were two thirds of instrumental trio Torngat, who in their time as a group made four albums and toured widely. Later, Amato and Charbonneau contributed to the group Ferriswheel, and for many years toured and recorded as core members of the Luyas. Pietro continues to work with the Luyas and is a member of Bell Orchestre, while also playing with countless others. Mathieu is a member of Timber Timbre and Avec Pas d'Casque. Both musicians are sought-after collaborators, producers, film composers and accomplished multi-instrumentalists.
Although their names are familiar, and Amato and Charbonneau have worked together off and on since their earliest days of music-making, Synth Works Vol.1 is actually your first occasion to hear these two together specifically as a duo. This project continues on a path initially forged by early electronic artists like Harmonia, Neu! and Laurie Spiegel, among many others. Synth Works Vol.1 is a slow, pensive experience that unfolds over many listens. Entirely self-produced and thoughtfully rendered, the music was made over long distance while each player was on tour with other bands; Charbonneau developed the modular synth elements, and Amato fleshed out the minimalist arrangements with texture and melody, until ultimately the two reconvened to sculpt, edit and mix these instrumental tracks. The spacious soundscapes, unidentifiable sounds and complex textures offer suggestive nods to some ambient music references, but there remains always a melodic thread that brings the work into focus. Charbonneau and Amato plumb the depths of all of their unique sensibility, talent and shared history to bring you something calming, compelling and entirely new.
Countertransferense:
Aaron Shragge's music "...delves deeper into that satori place in your brain" - Jazz Times.
Aaron Shragge has performed with Daniel Carter, Ben Monder, Dave Douglas, William Parker, Jon Gibson, The Sam Roberts Band, Akim Funk Buddha, and Medeski Martin and Wood's Billy Martin at such venues as Symphony Space, Lincoln Center, Kennedy Center and The Blue Note. Aaron is an active in the NYC improvised/creative music scene serving on the board of Festival of New Trumpet Music NY/Canada. Aaron's unique instrument the Dragon Mouth Trumpet was designed to expand the trumpet’s melodic capacity and is the result of over a decade of studying both the Shakuhachi (Japanese, Flute) as well as North Indian Vocals. Aaron Shragge's current projects include a duo with Ben Monder, a Jazz quintet that plays the music of Tom Waits and his continuing solo works for Dragon Mouth Trumpet/Shakuhachi.
Robbie Kuster:
Robbie Kuster was born in Switzerland in 1977 and lived there until the age of 12. In 1990 his family moved to Nanoose Bay on Vancouver Island, British Columbia. There he continued his formal education at Balenas High School where, very serendipitously, he was mistakenly enrolled in band class. Having never played an instrument in his life the band teacher, in need of a drummer, asked him if he’d be interested in trying.... and that’s how his love story with making mu-
sic and playing the drums began. He started by playing in the school’s concert and stage bands and shortly after founded his first band, “Pigeon”, with his friends. Having grown up in both francophone Switzerland and anglophone Canada has given Robbie the ability to express himself perfectly in both the french language and the english language. After completing his high school education, Robbie went on to study jazz performance at Vancouver Island University (then called Malaspina College) in Nanaimo, B.C. It is there that he began playing professionally in the local blues bars and cafés. He then enrolled on a cross-Canada tour with a local sKa band called “The Kilt Lifters”.
This tour took him to all the major Canadian cities including Montreal. One step out of the van is all it took form him to instantly know where he wanted to be next. 3 months later Robbie moved to Montreal.
There, he studied at Vanier CEGEP where he met his long term collaborators to be, Mishka Stein and Patrick Watson. He then went on to study at McGill university but was interrupted by the blooming success of the Patrick Watson band. Since then, Robbie has made his mark on the local music scene with his versatile, singular and passionate style.
Aaron Shragge - Dragon Mouth Trumpet/Shakuhachi
Ryan Anselmi - tenor sax
Nico Soffiato - guitar
Alexi David - bass
Deric Dickens - Drums
Innocent When You Dream dives deep into the distinct collection of Tom Waits' material, exploring the colors and tonality of his lyricism, through unique instrumentation and arrangements. Covering a wide period of Waits' career the band moves beyond the realm of covers, creating a distinctive sound that draws from jazz, rock, blues, world music and the avant-garde.
10.20.19
4:00 AM - Unstruck Sound
Aaron Shragge (Shakuhachi), Neel Murgai (overtone loops), David Ellenbogen (guitar, electronics) Eric Fraser (bansuri)
10.20.19
6:00 PM - Brooklyn Raga Massive: In "D"
Large ensemble performance of 20 + musicians. Composed by Neel Murgai and David Ellenbogen
TICKETS
SATURDAY (7PM–7AM) ADVANCED: $30
SATURDAY DAY-OF: $35
SUNDAY (7AM–7PM) ADVANCED: $30
SUNDAY DAY-OF: $35
24-HOUR PASS ADVANCED: $50
24-HOUR PASS DAY-OF: $60
Zack Foley - Vocals
Ryan Ferreira- Guitar
Aaron Shragge - trumpet/shakuhachi/fx
Tomchess - oud/ney/morsing
Michael Gam - Bass, sarod, sarangi, kanjira
Deric Dickens - Drums
Jean Rohe writes one-of-a-kind narrative songs, concerned as much with the internal world as with the external. Her latest record as a bandleader, Sisterly, won best Adult Contemporary album at the 2019 Independent Music Awards. Produced by her longtime collaborator, Liam Robinson, Sisterly is a collection of songs about communication and missed connections, and tackles topics from love, lust, and longing to prisons, police violence, and migration.
She is perhaps best known for her much-covered 2012 video single, “National Anthem: Arise! Arise!” an aspirational alternative national anthem performed with choir and brass ensemble. Her award-winning 2013 release Jean Rohe & The End of the World Show was hailed by an Elmore Magazine reviewer as “enchanting” and “remarkable in so many ways I can think of no comparison.”
Katherine Ella Wood is a jazz vocalist, comedienne, and actress who has played with a variety of bands throughout the city. She sings hip-hop, reggae, pop, and soul, and is currently working on her debut album. Her style draws upon the theatricality and comedy of the stage, with a lyric attentiveness that lends itself to storytelling. She has performed at Joe's Pub, The Williamsburg Hotel, Minton's Playhouse, Smoke Jazz Club, South Jazz Kitchen, Public Records, Hotel Chantelle, and is excited to be making her Jalopy Premiere.
Katherine Ella Wood Group
Katherine Ella Wood -Vocals
Alex Haley - Guitar
Reginald Chapman - Bass Trombone
Aaron Shragge - Dragon Mouth Trumpet/Shakuhachi
Ryan Anselmi - tenor sax
Nico Soffiato - guitar
Alexi David - bass
Deric Dickens - Drums
Innocent When You Dream dives deep into the distinct collection of Tom Waits' material, exploring the colors and tonality of his lyricism, through unique instrumentation and arrangements. Covering a wide period of Waits' career the band moves beyond the realm of covers, creating a distinctive sound that draws from jazz, rock, blues, world music and the avant-garde.
$10 in advance/$15 at door.
Join us on Governors Island at Nolan Park to enjoy two musical performances by Brooklyn Raga Massive! Catch the live performances on Saturday, August 10 at both 1 and 3 PM. This event is FREE, outdoors, and family-friendly. We hope to see you there!
Please note: In the event of poor weather conditions, all concerts will be re-scheduled for the following day, Sunday at 1 and 3 PM.
Program:
Terry Riley's - In C
View additional concert and artist information here:
https://www.riteofsummer.com/festival/brooklyn-raga-massive/
BREATHING PEACE
Solo and Duo Performances of Classical, Jazz and World Music
A concert to envision peace and find a path to compassion and tolerance through inward reflection and outward action. Sixteen New York musicians donate time and talent to an afternoon of reflection through which we, individually and as a community, can build a more peaceful world.
Musicians include:
Douglas J. Cuomo - Guitar
Charley Gerard – Alto Saxophone
Eva Gerard - Viola
Steve Gorn - Bansuri
Taka Kigawa - Piano
Thomas Piercy – Clarinet and Hichiriki
Ayako Morino - Piano
Nora Suggs – Shakuhachi
Kathleen Supove - Piano
Hikaru Tamaki - Cello
Miyama McQueen-Tokita - Koto (ancient Japanese harp)
Aaron Shragge - Shakuhachi
William Stevens -Trumpet
Tomoko Sugawara - Kugo
John Thompson - Guqin (ancient Chinese zither)
Admission is free, but please register here - https://breathingpeace.eventbrite.com
You are encouraged to donate to or volunteer for an organization that promotes peace and tolerance.
Zack Foley - Vocals
Ryan Ferreira- Guitar
Chris Tordini - bass
Aaron Shragge - trumpet/shakuhachi/fx
Tomchess - oud/ney/morsing
Michael Gam - Bass, sarod, sarangi, kanjira
Deric Dickens - Drums
