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Ecstatic Music Festival: Judd Greenstein and Olga Bell

At last night's edition of the Ecstatic Music Festival, Olga Bell and festival curator Judd Greenstein joined forces on a double bill of music inspired by each artist's heritage. Bell, who was born in Russia,

Double Feature

Axiom performing Morton Feldman's extraordinary Rothko Chapel, Tully Scope, 2/24/11Darcy James Argue's Secret Society performing works by Vijay Iyer, Nicole Lizee and David T. Little, Ecstatic Music Festival, 2/24/11 More pics

Comfortable Shoes Required

What is this, SXSW? Tonight, it'll certainly feel like it as I shuffle back and forth along upper Broadway to catch a pair of stellar contemporary music events that both

Un-formal

Another week, another festival… This time, it's the inaugural Tully Scope Festival, which kicked off Tuesday night at Alice Tully Hall with a performance by the International Contemporary Ensemble (better

Tonight: Tully Scope

Yet another new entry to the NYC music calendar kicks off tonight with Lincoln Center's inaugural Tully Scope Festival: a three-week, multi-disciplinary series of concerts named for the host venue,

A Cathedral Without Crosses

What is going on in NYC these days? What is it with all of these uptown institutions importing downtown music – you know, the kind that's usually heard in Brooklyn

Ecstatic Music Festival: Roomful of Teeth

Bummer that I'll be out of town this weekend, or I would definitely be checking out this Ecstatic Music Festival show on Saturday, with local vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth performing

While You Were Watching the Grammys…

…I was at Littlefield seeing violinist Todd Reynolds, bass clarinetist Michael Lowenstern and mutantrumpeter Ben Neill perform a pair of 45-minute sets.Calling it a "Relay," all three musicians shared the stage,

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