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SUNDAY 1/14
K8A's Impressions of Ethiopia
Queen of Sheba Restaurant, Manhattan, 5:30
off-campus SHOWCASE, a perfect thing for out of town folks here for APAP, or headed to globalFEST later that night
WEDNESDAY 1/24
K8A's Impressions of Ethiopia
Silvana, Harlem, 8pm
From the owners of Shrine in Harlem, Silvana is one of Harlem's favorite gathering spots.
I am so excited to bring this project to the center of this community, everyone seems to gravitate there!
This is a collection of musical vignettes by American violinist and composer Kaethe Hostetter. Sourcing from her 11 years living in Addis Ababa, she transports you to the bustling streets of the East African metropolis, evoking the crackling sounds of a saxophone blaring out of a barbershop radio, a shepherd's flute melody turned dub reggae, the fervent dancing on packed dirt floors of a rural honey-wine bar, and the funky big band psychedelic sounds of Ethiopia's "Golden Era"
THURSDAY 1/25
K8A's Impressions of Ethiopia: for solo violin and electronics
Barbes, Brooklyn, 8pm
This is a collection of musical vignettes by American violinist and composer Kaethe Hostetter. Sourcing from her 11 years living in Addis Ababa, she transports you to the bustling streets of the East African metropolis, evoking the crackling sounds of a saxophone blaring out of a barbershop radio, a shepherd's flute melody turned dub reggae, the fervent dancing on packed dirt floors of a rural honey-wine bar, and the funky big band psychedelic sounds of Ethiopia's "Golden Era"
SATURDAY 1/28
Binoculars (K8A & Chloë)
Francis Kite Club, 40 Loisaida Ave, Lower East Side, 8pm
Incredible double bill with the one and only heartbreaking crooner, Samoa Wilson
Welcome to Chloë and K8A’s picnic blanket under the shade of a black walnut tree where they’ve brought a fiddle, guitar, lap steel, and a pair of binoculars to peer at long lost tunes and try them out their own way!
TUESDAY 1/30
Binoculars (K8A & Chloë)
Sunny's Bar, Redhook, Brooklyn, 8-10pm
Welcome to Chloë and K8A’s picnic blanket under the shade of a black walnut tree where they’ve brought a fiddle, guitar, lap steel, and a pair of binoculars to peer at long lost tunes and try them out their own way!
WEDNESDAY 2/14
K8A's Impressions of Ethiopia: for solo violin and electronics
with TIGHTS
Tubby's, Kingston, Upstate NY, 8pm
This is a collection of musical vignettes by American violinist and composer Kaethe Hostetter. Sourcing from her 11 years living in Addis Ababa, she transports you to the bustling streets of the East African metropolis, evoking the crackling sounds of a saxophone blaring out of a barbershop radio, a shepherd's flute melody turned dub reggae, the fervent dancing on packed dirt floors of a rural honey-wine bar, and the funky big band psychedelic sounds of Ethiopia's "Golden Era"
TOUR MANAGING for BASSEKOU KOUYATE & NGONI BA 2/11-2/25
If you like K8A & QWANQWA-- dont miss veteran Malian Ngoni MASTER Bassekou and his ensemble of immediate kin.
I've been a fan for 20 years, when my Dad brought home the album Segu Blue, and two Ngonis from the merch table.
When I was asked to tour manage for them last year I was gobsmacked, and started brushing up the French.
They welcomed me into their family, and are back for another tour.
2/4 Miami - Ground-Up Festival (only Bassekou Kouyate & Amy Sacko)
2/15 Marlboro (NY), The Falcon
2/16 Saratoga Springs (NY), Passport Series
2/17 New York (NY), Roulette
2/22 Los Angeles (CA), The Lodge Room (Jazz is Dead)
2/23 Berkeley (CA), Freight & Salvage
2/24 Seattle (WA), Town Hall
2/25 Portland (OR), Aladdin Theater (PDX Jazz)
2/26 Phoenix (AZ), The MIM
...more dates TBA
also...QWANQWA SPRING TOUR ANNOUNCED
3/31 Providence, RI--Providence World Music Fest
4/3 Brooklyn, NYC--Roulette (Hear In Now collab)
4/5 Marlborough, NY--The Falcon
4/6 Easthampton, MA--The Blue Room/City Space
4/7 Portland, ME--Space Gallery
4/8 Brooksville, ME--Tinder Hearth
4/11 Baltimore, MD--Creative Alliance
4/12 Berryville, VA--Barns of Rose Hill
4/13 South Philly, PA--Solar Myth
4/14 Washington DC--TBA
4/15 State College, PA--TBA
4/16 Cleveland, OH--Beachland Ballroom
4/17 Pittsburgh, PA--TBA
4/21 Bishop Hill, IL--Crossroads
4/25 Lake Charles, LA--McNeese State University
4/27-28 Lafayette, LA--Festival International
4/30-5/4 Worlds of Music--Buffalo, Wyoming
5/8 Bellingham, WA--The Shakedown
5/9 Seattle, WA--High Dive
5/10 Portland, OR--Laurelthirst Public House
5/11 Portland, OR--Turn! Turn! Turn!
5/13 Arcata, CA— Arcata Miniplex
5/15 Bay Area, CA--TBA
5/16 (DAY)Yerba Buena Gardens Fest--San Francisco
5/16 (NIGHT) Santa Cruz, CA--Kuumbwa Jazz
5/17 Topanga Canyon, CA--Corazón
5/18 Joshua Tree, CA--Joshua Tree Music Fest
5/22 Tijuana, Mexico--Tijuana Jazz Club
5/23 Las Vegas, NV-- Sahara West Library
5/24 Las Vegas, NV--Winchester Cultural Center
...more dates TBA
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