Events
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LJOVA AND THE VJOLA CONTRABAND
special appearance at the Sundance Film Festival @BAM!
Friday, June 1, 2007 at 9pm
BAMCafé
Brooklyn Academy of Music
30 Lafayette Avenue
Brooklyn, NY
Tickets: FREE! (first come first serve)
LJOVA AND THE VJOLA CONTRABAND -- is chamber-jam music for the "remix generation". As if by alchemy, Eastern-European and Gypsy melodies, Latin rhythms, Jazz-inspired improvisations, and deeply rooted Classical forms are given new meanings. Founded by the maverick film composer, arranger, and violist Lev 'LJOVA' Zhurbin --- hailed by Billboard magazine as "one of New York's fastest rising composers and instrumentalists" -- the ensemble also features his close collaborators on vocals, accordion, bass and percussion. Inspired by his collaborations with Yo-Yo Ma, Osvaldo Golijov, the Kronos Quartet, the rapper Jay-Z and others, Ljova's compositions dazzle with intricate textures, odd rhythms and lilting melodies, creating music that is both fresh and timeless.
Ljova, viola
Patrick Farrell, accordion
Uli Geissendoerfer, piano
Mathias Kunzli, percussion
Special guests: Inna Barmash, vocals
Reuben Radding, bass
Watch more videos of Ljova and the Vjola Contraband on YouTube!
Ljova and the Vjola Contraband reviewed by Justin Davidson in NEWSDAY
June 8, around 10pm
BANJO JIM'S
9th Street at Avenue C
New York
The triumphant return of the WORLD ON A STRING band (caught above in their thus-far only photo), featuring Patrick Farrell (accordion), Sarah Alden (fiddle), Harris Wulfson (violin), and Ljova (on the "big" violin?), performing a set of traditional Serbian, Hungarian and Romanian folk music, as well as a few originals created for the occasion. Make merry with us!
June 8, around 10pm
BANJO JIM'S
9th Street at Avenue C
New York
The triumphant return of the WORLD ON A STRING band (caught above in their thus-far only photo), featuring Patrick Farrell (accordion), Sarah Alden (fiddle), Harris Wulfson (violin), and Ljova (on the "big" violin?), performing a set of traditional Serbian, Hungarian and Romanian folk music, as well as a few originals created for the occasion. Make merry with us!
June 8, around 10pm
BANJO JIM'S
9th Street at Avenue C
New York
The triumphant return of the WORLD ON A STRING band (caught above in their thus-far only photo), featuring Patrick Farrell (accordion), Sarah Alden (fiddle), Harris Wulfson (violin), and Ljova (on the "big" violin?), performing a set of traditional Serbian, Hungarian and Romanian folk music, as well as a few originals created for the occasion. Make merry with us!
June 20, 2007
Festival St. Denis
Magic Métis
Paris, France
Ljova performs with the legendary two-time Oscar-winning Argentine composer/producer/soulman GUSTAVO SANTAOLALLA, in an evening devoted to his compositions. Ensemble also features Tara O'Connor (flute), Michael Ward-Bergeman (accordion), Priscilla Lee (cello) and Mark Dreser (bass).
For ticketing and info, visit the Festival Saint Denis website.
June 22, 2007
Festival St. Denis
Paris, France
Ljova performs with soprano Dawn Upshaw, and the all-star lineup of the Andalucian Dogs (including the guitarist/film-composer Gustavo Santaolalla, the hyper-accordionist Michael Ward-Bergeman and clarinettist David Krakauer) in the Parisian premiere of Osvaldo Golijov's AYRE. (You can buy a recording of Ayre, also featuring Ljova, at Amazon.com.)
For ticketing and info, visit the Festival Saint Denis website.
