A performance of Native American Portraits for violin, piano, and percussion, by David Amram at Third Street Music School Settlement. It will be preceded by a demonstration of Native American music and instruments and conclude with an opportunity for discussion.
A Solo Flute Festival of Improvised Solos to Remember Jeremy Steig.
With flutists Cheryl Pyle, Haruna Fukazawa, Gene Coleman, John Kruth, Jay Rodriguez, Nick Gianni, Sylvain Leroux, Connie Grossman, Premik Russell Tubbs, Mary Cherney, and more.
Celebrate the Jack Kerouac centenary with the world premiere of David Amramโs Ah, Letโs Go Back to the Village, a chamber music composition commissioned by The Village Trip and based on text from Kerouacโs book Lonesome Traveler. Tilted Axes โ twenty electric guitars โ kick off this unique guitar extravaganza. There follows a program of South American guitar music, and twenty classical guitarists wrap up, joining David Amram, who will jam on his score for the Robert Frank film Pull My Daisy.
As part of the festivalโs Jack Kerouac 100 celebrations, a distinguished panelโHolly George-Warren, Joyce Johnson, Anne Waldman, and David Amram – will reflect on aspects of the writerโs life in New York City generally and the Village in particular and discuss his enduring legacy.
David Amram will headline a free outdoor concert to launch The Village Trip 2021 and will be joined by special guests, including Rene Manning, Earl McIntyre, and guitar quartet Bodies Electric.
Children’s Book Readings. Hear authors, including Diane Zahler, Ann Burg and Giselle Potter, read from their latest books and take questions from the audience. Free for kids of all ages. … Read More
Architecture and design firms โ including Thomas Phifer and Partners (180 Varick Street, 11th Floor), Architecture Research Office (170 Varick Street, 7th Floor), and Suchi Reddy (Reddymade, 80 West 3rd … Read More
Folk, rock, jazz, classical โ come and experience the infinite variety of Village music and musicians!
Black Gotham Experience will present a walking experience called “Land of the Blacks” for The Village Trip 2021. The walk will center around the lives of Black people that lived … Read More
Black Gotham Experience will present a walking experience called “Land of the Blacks” for The Village Trip 2021. The walk will center around the lives of Black people that lived … Read More
Music historian Jesse Rifkin leads us back, โdown the foggy ruins of timeโ, on a tour of places associated with the folk revival. The tour examines the fabled Greenwich Village … Read More
