SummerStage 2013 | Central Park's Rumsey Playfield: NYC

Production & Stage Management

Featuring Artists: Ask Me Another from NPR and WNYC, The Zombies, Django Django, Adam Green & Binki Shapiro, DJ sets by Modest P, 11th Brazilian Film Festival of NY: Preta Gil, DJ sets by Just Marcelo, Screening: “Rio 2096: A Story of Love and Fury”, The Airborne Toxic Event featuring the Calder Quartet with Orchestra, Fête De La Musique: IAM with special guest Rakim, “Make a Joyful Noise” A Tribute to Mahalia Jackson Featuring: Joshua Nelson and special guest, Della Reese, Screening: “Mahalia Jackson: The Power and the Glory, Femi Kuti & The Positive Force, Sinkane, DJ set by King Britt, Blue Note Jazz Festival: YASIIN BEY (fka Mos Def), COMEDY CENTRAL “Stars Under the Stars” hosted by Gabriel Iglesias and featuring performances by Adam DeVine, Anthony Jeselnik, Nick Kroll, Jeff Ross,  Amy Schumer, Joel Plaskett, Spirit of the West, Brasstronaut Presented by: Canada Day International in association with BlackBerry, Blink Your Eyes: Sekou Sundiata Revisited, longstoryshort: Remixed Featuring: Nona Hendryx, Sandra St. Victor, Toshi Reagon and BIGLovely, Poets: Faybiene Miranda, Lenelle Moise, Global Family Day Featuring: The Carpetbag Brigade & Nemcatacoa Teatro, Elizabeth Mitchell, Natural Expression Rhythm Band, ASE Dance Theater Collective, Ifetayo Youth Ensemble, Tego Calderón, Cuarto Poder, Los Rakas, Lila Downs, Natalia Clavier, Pamela Rodriguez, DJ sets by Raul Campos, Julieta Venegas, Carla Morrison, Alex Anwandter, Fanfare Ciocarlia, Red Baraat, DJ sets by Joro-Boro, The Metropolitan Opera Summer Recital Series, Planet Hemp, Gaby Amarantos Emicida, DJ sets by Greg Caz, Oliver Mtukudzi and The Black Spirits, Fatoumata Diawara, Krar Collective, DJ set by DJ Sirak, Martha Graham Dance Company Special Guest: Dancin’ Downtown at The Joyce Contest Winner, Lianne La Havas, LP, Quadron, DJ sets by DJ Center, Rock Steady Crew 36th Anniversary Concert Featuring: Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth and special guests, Rock Steady Crew Dance Celebration World premiere of “RSC Ghetto Made”, WLIB 6th Annual Gospel Explosion Featuring: Shirley Caesar, Ricky Dillard, James Fortune & F.I.Y.A., Donald Lawrence, WBLS 5th Annual R&B Fest Featuring: Raheem DeVaughn, Lyfe Jennings And special guests, “King Kong” By Alfred Preisser & Randy Weiner, 40th Anniversary of Hip-Hop Culture with DJ Kool Herc and special guests, Shuggie Otis, José James, Hiatus Kaiyote, DJ set by OP! (I Love Vinyl), La Mega 6th Annual Tropical Fest, “Diablo Love”, Bobby McFerrin

SummerStage 2013 Benefit Shows: Metropolitan Entertainment Presents Joan Baez, Openers: Indigo Girls, Bowery Presents She & Him, Openers: Camera Obscura, Bowery Presents Ben Howard, Openers: Michael Kiwanuka

Source: www.summerstage.org

SummerStage 2012 | Central Park's Rumsey Playfield: NYC

Production & Stage Management

Featuring Artists: Bobby Womack, Willis Earl Beal, 10th Cine Fest Petrobras Brasil NY, Live Performance by Sandra de Sá, Full Film Screening of the new Raul Seixas documentary: RAUL, The New York Pops with Ozomatli, Joey Arias, Dawes, Kurt Vile and The Violators, The Blue Note Jazz Festival featuring Groove Theory, Soulive, Riq and Rah with Strings (Black Thought + Rahzel), DJ Questlove, Comedy Central: Indecision in the Park with The Daily Show stars and writers: Rory Albanese, Wyatt Cenac, Adam Lowitt, Al Madrigal, John Oliver & Kristen Schaal - Hosted by John Hodgman, Alabama Shakes, Diamond Rugs, Robert Ellis, Workmen’s Circle Yiddishfest 2012 – Singing for a Better World featuring The Klezmatics, SoCalled, Daniel Kahn and The Painted Bird, Joshua Nelson, NYT-Folksbiene’s “Soul to Soul”, Yiddish Princess, Limón Dance Company with musical guest Paquito D’Rivera, CBGB Festival, SummerStage Kids Family Day with Justin Roberts and The Not So Ready for Naptime Players, Ill Style & Peace Productions, The New York Chinese Cultural Center, The Bindlestiff Family Cirkus, Latin Alternative Music Conference w/Mala Rodríguez, Profetas, Ximena Sariñana, Latin Alternative Music Conference w/Kinky, Los Auténticos Decadentes, 3Ball MTY, DJ Raff, A Guthrie Family Reunion: Celebrating Woody Guthrie’s 100 Birthday with Arlo Guthrie, Abe Guthrie, Cathy Guthrie, Annie Guthrie, Sara Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion, The Upright Citizens Brigade presents The All-Stars of Improv, Bebel Gilberto, Criolo, Flávio Renegado, DJ Béco Dranoff, Orchestre Poly-Rythmo, SMOD, Bibi Tanga and the Selenites, DJ Chief Boima, The Metropolitan Opera, Summer Recital Series, Gary Clark Jr, GIVERS, Héctor “El Torito”  Acosta, DJ Lobo, Alex Sensation, “The Power of the Trinity” a play by Roland Wolf; Directed by Alfred Preisser; Music by Tomás Doncker, Camille A. Brown & Dancers with Imani Uzuri, Malcolm Low Formal Structure, Amadou & Mariam, Theophilus London, 5th Annual Gospel Explosion featuring Hezekiah Walker and Friends, Vashawn Mitchell, Le’Andria Johnson, James Fortune & F.I.Y.A., Carolina Chocolate Drops, Buckwheat Zydeco, Abigail Washburn, The Fourth Annual R&B Fest featuring Eric Benét and more, Goapele, Yolanda Zama, Film Screening: “Come Back Africa”, Koresh Dance Company, BalletX, Dancin’ Downtown at The Joyce Contest Winner, Australia Day featuring Megan Washington, Emma Donavan, DJ Ashley Feraude with Jonty Hall, Jamaica’s 50th Anniversary of Independence Celebration featuring Inner Circle, Israel Vibration, The Mighty Diamonds, DJ Carter Van Pelt

Alabama Shakes / Diamond Rugs / Robert Ellis - 6/24/12 - Rumsey Playfield, Central Park



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Atlanta Jazz Festival 2012 | Piedmont Park: Atlanta, GA

Production / Stage Manager
Production Support for Rival Entertainment

Featuring Artists: Andre Rievers, Benjamin E. Mays Jazz Orchestra (1st Place, Youth Jazz Band Competition), Cyrus Chestnut Trio, Dwight Andrews, Edy Martinez Jazz Orchestra, Ernest EC3 Coleman, Grace Kelly Quintet, Grégoire Maret, Jason Orr (Late Night Jazz Jam), JC Young Middle School Jazz Ensemble (4th Place, Youth Jazz Band Competition), Jennifer Freeman (Kickoff Cabaret), Johnny O’Neal (Kickoff Cabaret), Kathleen Bertrand, Laura Coyle Quintet, Lionel Loueke Trio, Mace Hibbard, Marea Alta, Martin Luther King, Jr High School Big Band (3rd Place, Youth Jazz Band Competition), Mausiki Scales & the Common Ground Collective, Melvin Jones, Mushy Widmaier, Nadav Remez / Omer Avital Quintet, Ojeda Penn, Rialto Jazz for Kids, Robert Glasper Experiment, Roy Ayers, Russell Gunn and Elektrik Butterfly, Saunders Sermons, Son Jazzy Orchestra, Tito Puente, Jr & Orchestra, Tropical Breeze Steel Band, Woodland High School Jazz Band (2nd Place, Youth Jazz Band Competition), Yolanda Rabun

Source: http://atlantafestivals.com

Lou Reed & Metallica | Taratata TV: Paris, France

Metallica and Lou Reed Perform ‘Lulu’ Songs on French TV

By Amy Sciarretto

Metallica‘s Lars Ulrich and Robert Trujilio appeared with Lou Reed on the French show, ‘Taratata,’ which aired on Nov. 25. The episode was taped on Nov. 9, and in addition to the trio sitting down to field questions about and discuss their collaborative ‘Lulu’ album, the band and Reed performed two songs from the record.

While ‘Lulu’ has sunk like a 50-ton boulder on the U.S. charts, the band and Reed remained on the promotional trail in Europe. It’s endearing to see that they are still supporting it and not letting it go despite the fact that it was a commercial failure and earned ‘Tallica their worst reviews in forever. The jarring nature of the material makes it go down hard, and that’s evident during the performances of ‘White Light/White Heat’ and ‘The View.’ There’s no telling if and when these songs will be performed live stateside, so take a gander to satisfy your curiosity and see what it’s like.

During the chat portion of their appearance, Reed talked about Lulu as an amoral woman who is “young, beautiful and wants to have a good time and that’s it. It’s not that she’s mean; she just doesn’t care.” He does the majority of the talking about the album’s concept, since it was his idea in the first place. Ulrich piped up about how Reed mentioned the prospect of recording together and then called to follow up on the suggestion. He revealed that Reed asked, “Want to take a left turn with me?” That they did.

Trujilio speaks French, so Ulrich wanted to talk and then have his partner-in-rhythm translate. The drummer said that the band will soon be making another Metallica album, which the crowd immediately understood. They erupted into cheers and needed no translator. The language barrier was transcended by Metallica there.

Source: http://loudwire.com/