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Tilted Axes To Perform at the Lower East Side Festival of the Arts at TNC on 5/26

TILTED AXES:

music for mobile electric guitars

Lower East Side Festival of the Arts 2024

presented by Theater for the New City

155 1st Avenue, New York City 10003

http://www.theaterforthenewcity.net

Sunday, May 26 at 6:00 pm in the Johnson Theater

FREE!   FREE!   FREE!   FREE!   FREE!

TILTED AXES: Music for Mobile Electric Guitars is an ensemble created in 2011 and led by composer Patrick Grant.Now in its 12th season, the project takes on aspects of spectacle informed by the traditions of urban street bands, avant-garde theater, and ancient music. It takes music out into the world and seeks transformative situations meant to change the conversation.

Electric Guitars: Gene Ardor (stage manager), Jessica Dankowitz, Patrick Grant (director), Howie Kenty — Keytar: Dean Olsher — Electric Bass: Jeremy Nesse, Kevin Pfeiffer — Percussion: John Ferrari, Roxan Jurkevich— Choreography: Christopher Caines — Media Producer: Jocelyn Gonzales — Photo: Bob Krasner @bobkrasner @bobkrasnertoo

Tilted Axes: Music for Mobile Electric Guitars is a project of Peppergreen Media andis powered by Vox Amplification courtesy of KORG USA. We thank our performance partners Theater for the New City, Make Music New York, Strange Music Inc., and Funkadelic Studios.

Taking New Music Out Into The World — The 12th season of Tilted Axes is made possible in part by the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) with the support of the Governor and the NY State Legislature, the ASCAP Plus+ Awards, NYU Tisch School of the Arts, but mostly through the generous support of you the public through our fiscal sponsor Fractured Atlas.

Thank you Crystal Field and all the good people at Theater for the New City!

http://www.tiltedaxes.com @tiltedaxes #tiltedaxes

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Concert of Colors Announces 2019 Lineup

CONCERT OF COLORS Press Conference at the DIA

Concert of Colors 2019 PDF brochure: https://bit.ly/2H9cjFJ

CONCERT OF COLORS Press Conference May 9th at 11:30 am, Crystal Gallery at the DIA (Detroit Institute of Arts). Doors open at 11. Hear the lineup and news of this year’s world music festival!

The Detroit Free Press

“…The following seven days will bring a variety of performances and events, including a mobile electric-guitar procession by TILTED AXES and screenings of films such as “Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami” and “God Said Give ‘Em Drum Machines: The Story of Detroit Techno.”

Hour Detroit

“…Performers include Tilted Axes, a traveling guitar processional that will honor the 50th anniversary of the moon landing with a piece titled “Moonwalk;” Toby Foyeh and Orchestra Africa, a traditional Nigerian Yoruba music group; and Jordanian Palestinian electronic music group 47Soul.

On July 13, the festival will host the Detroit All-Star Revue concert. The concert is curated by successful Detroit producer Don Was, and it celebrates the 60th anniversary of Motown. Performers include Martha Reeves, Mitch Ryder, Carolyn Crawford, The Drinkard Sisters, Kenny Watson, and many more.”