New Sounds Live
Produced by WQXR. Throughout the season in New York
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Cult 'Valley of Search' Reissue Show with Alan Braufman and Cooper-Moore
On Wednesday, August 1, New Sounds celebrated the reissue of Alan Braufman's cult 1975 jazz album "Valley of the Search" with the first live performance of the album in over 40 years. Mar 26, 2023

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New Sounds Live and National Sawdust Present Faten Kanaan and JJJJJerome Ellis
Hear ambient soundscapes by Brooklyn-based composer, musician, and producer Faten Kanaan; and by poet, sax player, producer and composer JJJJJerome Ellis at National Sawdust on Feb. 24. Feb 24, 2023
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New Sounds Live: Silent Films / Live Music 2023
William Tyler and Mary Lattimore score Electric Appalachia; Yasmin Williams scores Chaplin's The Kid; David Cieri scores The Passion of Joan of Arc at Brookfield Place on Jan. 25-27. Jan 25, 2023
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A Memorial Tribute to Ingram Marshall at The Greene Space
Musicians and colleagues gather to perform some of the late American composer Ingram Marshall's electroacoustic works; hosted by John Schaefer. Oct 22, 2022
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New York Public Radio Live: 40 Years of John Schaefer and New Sounds at Brooklyn Bowl
Celebrate 40 years of New Sounds with us at Brooklyn Bowl on Wed., Sept. 21, with the brass and dhol party of Red Baraat and the future-funk-trancey-cumbia groove of Combo Chimbita. Sep 19, 2022
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New Sounds Live 2022: Ecstatic Music: Amir ElSaffar's “Rivers of Sound”
Iraqi-American composer and bandleader Amir ElSaffar finds new sonic possibilities with 17-piece orchestra, "Rivers of Sound" on April 28 at Kaufman Music Center Merkin Hall. Apr 28, 2022
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New Sounds Live: Veils and Vesper at Brookfield Place
Bathe in the sounds of the mathematical and sensuous Veils and Vesper by John Luther Adams. It's both soundscape and live performance, and it's live at Brookfield Place from Oct. 16-24. Oct 8, 2021
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New York Guitar Festival 2020 Online: A Tribute to Rev. Gary Davis
The 2020 New York Guitar Festival has necessarily shifted to an online series - a tribute to the blind blues musician Reverend Gary Davis. See exclusive daily videos exploring his music. May 15, 2020
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Ecstatic Music Festival 2020: Missy Mazzoli and Kelly Moran
Hear collaborations for piano-four hands and electronics, and solo works by composer-keyboardist Missy Mazzoli and pianist-composer-producer Kelly Moran, on Sat., Feb. 29 at Merkin Hall. Feb 29, 2020
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Ecstatic Music Festival 2020: Bang on a Can PCF Concert
On Tue., Jan. 28, the Bang on a Can All-Stars play world premieres by sound artists Amanda Berlind and Alvin Curran, Icelandic cellist Hildur Guðnadóttir and drummer Qasim Naqvi. Jan 28, 2020
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New Sounds Live: Silent Films / Live Music 2020
On Jan. 22, Alexis Cuadrado scores Chaplin's The Immigrant, Jan. 23, Vernon Reid scores Frankenstein, and on Jan. 24, GoGo Penguin scores Koyaanisqatsi. FREE, 7:30PM at Brookfield Place. Jan 22, 2020