curate
curtis macdonald and friends III
Hello Friends!
Come to Coco68 on Friday, January 15 to hear:
9PM
Kyle Wilson – Tenor Sax
Hayden Hawkins – Drums
Ryland Kelly – Bass
10:30pm
Alexandra Grimal – Tenor Sax
Pascal Niggenkemper – Bass
Dave West – Piano
Cody Brown – Drums
Curtis Macdonald – Alto Sax
extra style in the word “curate”
Tim Gough - NYTimes
New York Times reporter Alex Williams caught wind of how I used the idea of ‘curating’ to add a sense of community to venue promotion, people for recordings, and my overall ideals for production in general. Clearly, as his article examines, the term “curate” is no longer reserved for museums, or at least not here in New York City:
“They’re young, discerning and enterprising, and they’ve got a code word to tout it.”
“They don’t simply put on an event, they have an eye for it.”
Curtis Macdonald, a Brooklyn musician, also says that “curate” precisely describes his job: hiring bands for a local site.
“When given to opportunity to curate an evening of music, choosing the right bands is very similar to curating a museum,” Mr. Macdonald explained in an e-mail message. “Since I, the ‘curator,’ choose personnel based on a particular aesthetic, I am able to think of creative ways of presenting music beyond the traditional ‘call-up a venue and ask for a gig’ way of presenting.”
Check out the Full Article.
curating brooklyn
Coco66, a venue in Greenpoint Brooklyn asked me to curate a evening of music… I jumped at the offer! This sort of thing is right up my alley. This will be a night of solid, no-cover music starting at 9pm. A central stage is conducive to creating the good-summer vibes perfect for a Friday night in NYC! (…my favorite night to play :)
Here was my thought process in choosing these groups:
Each bandleader is a great composer: Corey King (Trombone/Composition) writes some awesome music inspired by jazz history both past and current, and is a formidable sideman in here in New York, having performed with Dave Binney, Mos Def, Ludacris, and Jason Moran to name a few. And Kenny Warren (Trumpet/Composition) writes for his band in the style of a Balkan dance party! On top of that, he stretches the music to it’s primitive, creative, most transcendent essence…
Curtis Macdonald and Friends Part I
Corey King’s Band:
Kyle Wilson – Tenor Sax
Hayden Hawkins – Drums
Peter Schlamb – Vibes
Clay Schaub – Bass
Corey King – Trombone/Tunes
The Curtis Macdonald Group:
Adam Jackson – Drums
Chris Tordini – Bass
Jeremy Viner – Tenor Sax/Clarinet
Yours Truly – Alto Sax/Tunes
Kenny Warren’s ‘Hala Hala’:
Ila Cantor – Guitar
Greg Chudzik – Bass
Jeff Davis – Drums
Kenny Warren – Trumpet/Tunes
