Underground Rail Road to My Heart - sounds inspired by Fred Ho
Feb
15
8:00 PM20:00

Underground Rail Road to My Heart - sounds inspired by Fred Ho

Art Jones - visuals & electronics
Daniel Carter - tenor, alto & soprano saxophones, trumpet & clarinets
Vivienne Aerts - vocals, Korg R3 synth & effects
Samantha Riott - vocals & words
Alex Sniderman - guitar
Eva Novoa - piano & Chinese gongs
Cecilia López - electronics & effects
Yuko Togami - drums

Fred Ho, was an American composer, writer, and activist. The bandleader of the Afro Asian Music Ensemble, he crafted a unique style that fused free jazz (a term he hated, as he felt it was derogatory toward the tradition) with traditional Chinese music in a way that felt so natural, so right on. Fred Ho died in 2014, his legacy continues to amaze and provoke.

This evening is dedicated to the revolutionary art of the meeting of minds and blending of souls that was crucial to the music of Fred Ho. The players may interpret, respond, or (re)act as they see fit to the music, writing, or spirit that he made during his 3 decades-plus as a radical creative force. It’s a laboratory for playing, testing out things, and making things swing!

$20

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THE INSTRUMENTAL UNDERGROUND
Jan
31
8:00 PM20:00

THE INSTRUMENTAL UNDERGROUND

Light The Invisible - 8 pm

Eli Wallace - piano
Daniel Carter - winds
Ellen Christi - vocals
Dan Kurfirst - drums


Carter's Creation - 9 pm

Daniel Carter - winds
Ayumi Ishito - tenor sax
Audoine Amazan - trumpet
Jeff Pearring - alto sax
Yuko Togami - piano
Zach Swanson - bass
Ken Kobayashi - drums

$20

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Siren Xypher
Dec
17
8:00 PM20:00

Siren Xypher

Melanie Dyer - Viola & Composition
Kyoko Kitamura - Voice & Composition
Mara Rosenbloom - Piano, Voice & Composition

Siren Xypher is a collective of three established performing composers Melanie Dyer (vla), Mara Rosenbloom (p) and Kyoko Kitamura (v), presenting intricate original works which combine art songs, spoken words and free-flowing improvisation. Their love for, and extensive experience in, these musical genres generate deep sonic conversations full of humor, warmth, surprises and fire.

Debuting in early 2022, Siren Xypher has since performed in various music series including Pittsburgh's City of Asylum Jazz Poetry Month and the InGardens series at Governors Island supported by Arts for Art and West Harlem Art Fund, and was featured on the BBC3 Freeness podcast "Peace Pieces". Siren Xypher is the production and curatorial team behind Brooklyn Free Spirit Festival 2024, and is currently preparing for 2025.

$20

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UNSCRIPTED SOUNDSCAPES
Dec
14
6:00 PM18:00

UNSCRIPTED SOUNDSCAPES

6 pm

Megumi Yonezawa - Piano
Ken Filiano - Bass
Ken Kobayashi - Drums

7 pm

Rose Tang - Voice /Guitar
Chris Kelsey - Multi. Wind Inst.
Charles Downs - Drums
Steve Holtje - Piano/Trombone

8 pm

Jeff Pearring - Alto Saxophone
Shu Odamura - Guitar
Adam Lane - Bass
Paul Sakai - Drums

$20

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Alone Not Lonely
Dec
13
7:30 PM19:30

Alone Not Lonely

Yoon Sun Choi - voice/piano
Hannah Marks - bass
Pauline Roberts - vibraphones/voice
Hayloung Lyou - piano

$20

Yoon Sun Choi, born in South Korea, raised in Canada and now a New York-based improvising vocalist and pianist using her vocal prowess that transitions effortlessly from resonant, haunting melodies to deep, resonant wails. Yoon has made significant contributions to the music scene over her twenty-year-long career performing and collaborating with esteemed artists including Mark Dresser, Darius Jones, Jacob Sacks, and Kenny Wheeler, on prestigious stages such as The Blue Note, Birdland, and Carnegie Hall.

Hannah Marks is a bassist, composer, and educator based in New York City. Her debut album, Outsider, Outlier (Out Of Your Head Records, 2023), blends punk, noise, and free improvisation in a powerful exploration of belonging and empowerment. She has performed at festivals like the Detroit Jazz Festival and leads the experimental rock project Outsider, Outlier as well as the Hannah Marks Quartet. Known for her "fresh, modern, and original approach" to bass, Marks has worked with artists like Geoffrey Keezer, Nasheet Waits, and Ingrid Jensen, with credits including Keezer’s Grammy-winning “Refuge” and Kristen Lee Sergeant’s Falling.

Pauline Roberts, a percussionist, vocalist and composer from Buenos Aires based in New York City, received a grant from the National Arts Foundation (AR). Interviewed by Frank Zappa's archivist, she performed at the Parsons Benefit Gala, PASIC 2023, and contributed to a Netflix soundtrack by Billy Martin. She is currently crafting her debut solo album, "Nuevas Músicas Para Vibráfono y Electrónica."

Hayoung Lyou is a pianist, bandleader, and in-demand sideman based in Brooklyn. Her new record, featuring Thomas Morgan and Steven Crammer, is scheduled for release on November 15, 2024. Her trio has showcased at the Jazz Gallery and Bar Bayeux. Beyond her debut album 'Metamorphosis (2020)', she has appeared on recordings by Jacob Shulman, Nick Rosario, Jiyun Kim, and Elijah Shiffer. Born in Korea, Lyou began classical piano training at age 5 and won the Seoul National Orchestra Piano Competition. After switching to jazz, she studied at the Berklee College of Music on scholarship. She later completed graduate studies at the New England Conservatory to develop a deeper musicality.

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Lena Bloch, Russ Lossing, Cameron Brown, Billy Mintz
Dec
11
8:00 PM20:00

Lena Bloch, Russ Lossing, Cameron Brown, Billy Mintz

Lena Bloch - tenor saxophone
Russ Lossing - piano
Cameron Brown - bass
Billy Mintz - drums

$20

A World Without Fear by Feathery Quartet is sponsored by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC). Contributors: Brooklyn Arts Council New York City Department of Cultural Affairs - Feathery Quartet is bringing together Eastern and Western impressions and cultural influences in this world, creating poems in sound where East and West embrace.

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Eva Novoa/Vivienne Aerts + Vivienne Aerts/Ratzo Harris
Dec
6
8:00 PM20:00

Eva Novoa/Vivienne Aerts + Vivienne Aerts/Ratzo Harris

Eva Novoa & Vivienne Aerts - 8 pm

Eva Novoa - piano & Chinese gongs
Vivienne Aerts - vocals, Korg R3 synth & effects

Vivienne Aerts & Ratzo Harris - 9 pm

Vivienne Aerts - vocals, Korg R3 synth & effects,
Ratzo Harris - upright bass

$20

Vivienne Aerts presents two different duos for this evening at iBeam. Vivienne is joined first by Brooklyn based (Barcelona born) pianist Eva Novoa on piano and Chinese gongs. Vivienne and Eva met in New York in 2022. This will be Novoa-Aert’s first live performance. For the second set Vivienne presents another duo with bassist Ratzo Harris with whom she has a solid collaboration and many past performances together.

The staggeringly versatile skill-set of NYC-based Dutch Singer, Educator, Psychologist and Artist-preneur Vivienne Aerts busts myths around the ‘Jill of all trades’ paradigm with a nonchalance that leaves even the most skeptical purist taking a bow. A practicing clinical psychologist and choir conductor in Europe before she went on to be a Fulbright scholar and Suma Cum Laude Berklee graduate, her collaborators since have included some of the most iconic names in the world of jazz. Her eclectic ‘experience’ events in collaboration with her husband, renowned pastry chef Ted Steinebach was the root of her multi-disciplinary approach to the making of her new album, ‘Typuhthâng’, which not just features a 100 female musicians from around the globe, but also comes with a bar of bean-to-bar chocolate from Original Beans Chocolate, a company that pro-actively empowers female cacao farmers of Virunga State Park in Congo. Besides this, she is a faculty member at Berklee College of music where she has been instrumental in building a new generation of performers who are not only skilled musicians but also mentally and physically healthy individuals.
https://vivienneaerts.nl/

Ratzo B. Harris is considered an innovative bassist who has worked with some of the greatest musicians of our time. John Handy, Charles Lloyd, Joe Lovano, Jon Hendricks, Ted Curson, Tim Berne, Betty Carter, Helen Merrill, Les Paul, Joanne Brackeen, Joe Henderson, Jim Pepper and Betty Buckley are just a few of the artists who have collaborated with him. In 1995 he was a semi-finalist for the Thelonious Monk Competition and he has been a contributing columnist for Bass Player Magazine. He uses a 6 string upright bass and his playing is been called "muscular, a rebar of sonic foundation, yet sinuous and subtle.” Ratzo has also been active as an educator, and has taught at Purdue University, Indiana University, University of Massachusetts, Berklee College, New England Conservatory, Rotterdam Conservatory, University of Ludwigsburg, the Music High Schools of Wurztburg and Cologne, the New School for Social Research, the Manhattan School of Music and New York University.

"A vivid sense of drama and its intrinsic, minute shadings of light upon dark places animate pianist Eva Novoa's work. Barcelona bred and keening with Brooklyn bravura, Novoa swaps the fore and backgrounds with uncompromised glee. Expressionistic, Impressionistic, and forthright, she aligns and upsets the edges to her liking. (...) the whole of Novoa/Gress/Gray Trio, Vol. 1 is a distinctly engaging and fascinating listen". Mike Jurkovic, All About Jazz **** February 2024.

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Charles Burnham Presents...
Dec
5
10:00 AM10:00

Charles Burnham Presents...

8pm

Dana Lyn’s We The Gleaners with Matt Kanelos & Kyle Sanna

8:45 pm

Osei Essed’s Wolf Suit with Simon Kafka Mauro Refosco & Zack Jone

9:30 pm

Charles Burnham & Rashaan Carter Duo

Prolific musician and long time CMS friend, Charles Burnham, curates a night of incredible music at Ibeam Brooklyn. Join us!

$20 Suggested Donation

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Bridge & Tunnel Bass Choir
Nov
11
8:00 PM20:00

Bridge & Tunnel Bass Choir

$15

Bay Area bassist Lisa Mezzacappa & Brooklyn bassist Brandon Lopez convene a horde of local bassists for an evening of small and large group improvisations. Inspired by Mark Dresser and William Parker's legendary Deep Tones for Peace bass gatherings, Mezzacappa has hosted similar events on the West Coast in recent years, inviting local composers to contribute structures and scores for the bassists to navigate.

Check out the Transby Bass Choir's 4-hour on-air marathon on KFJC in 2019:
https://www.lisamezzacappa.com/transbaybasschoir.html

Featuring:
Anna Abondolo
Michael Bates
Shayna Dulberger
Ken Filiano
James Ilgenfritz
Eva Lawitts
Max Johnson
Brandon Lopez
Lisa Mezzacappa
Lim Yang

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YSC Co.
Nov
8
7:30 PM19:30

YSC Co.

Yoon Sun Choi - voice/compositions
Sylvester Germaine - guitar
Chet Doxas - clarinet/tenor saxophone
Lim Yang - bass

$20

An evening of originals, standards and just good songs from this drummer-less quartet.

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WORKS: album release celebration of Scouring for the Elements
Nov
2
8:00 PM20:00

WORKS: album release celebration of Scouring for the Elements

WORKS - 8 pm

Michel Gentile - flute, alto flute, bass flute, piccolo
Daniel Kelly - piano
Rob Garcia - drums

Ground-breaking trio WORKS, featuring Michel Gentile (flute), Daniel Kelly (piano) & Rob Garcia (drums), celebrates the release of Scouring for the Elements. The band forges a distinct and powerful musical voice with its unique instrumentation, innovative compositions and 17 years of group chemistry on the new album Scouring For The Elements.

$20

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