Art In Our Gardens -- "In Gardens" Celebrates Innovative Music & Art in Community Gardens

Art In Our Gardens

WHEN: Sunday, September 13 and 20, 2:00pm til 5:00 pm
WHERE: Community Gardens in Lower East Side, Manhattan and Crown Heights, Bed Sty, Red Hook & Windsor Terrace, Brooklyn -- See specific locations below
PROGRAM: Innovative Music, Spoken Word and Dance Performances -- See below for artists and locations
TICKETS: Free and Open to the Public

New York, NY – Arts for Arts (AFA) annual celebration of the link between artist and community in New York Cityʼs gardens, will take place this month. Eight community gardens throughout the Lower East Side in Manhattan and across Brooklyn, will host an afternoon of music, spoken word and dance performances on Sunday, September 13 and 20, 2009. A diverse cross section of musicians— from jazz and vocals by the Diana Wayburn Quartet and Josh Rosemanʼs Trio to tabla from G.L., - dance by Mariko Kumanimido and poetry from Yuko Otomo, and many others.

In our continuing effort to embed the innovative arts in our local communities, Arts for Art, Inc. and itʼs subsidiary grassroots collective, Rise Up Creative Music and Arts (RUCMA) has organized a series of avantjazz performances.. With this series, artists are taking the initiative, volunteering to bring their art directly into our communities. In addition to the art, AFA will provide literature on issues of affordable housing and healthcare, as it affects all of us.

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Sunday, September 13

3 to 5:30 pm: Manhattan (LES)
6BC Botanical Garden: 6th St. btwn B & C
• 3:05 pm : Diana Wayburn Quartet (flute/comp), Lex Samu (trp), Javier Moreno Sanchez (bs), Enrique
Haneine (perc)
• 3:55 pm : Tripp Dudley (tabla) / G.L. Diana (sitar)
• 4:45 pm : Pascal Niggenkemper (bass) / Thomas Heberer (trumpet)

2 to 5 pm: Manhattan (LES)
El Jardin del Paraiso - East 4th Street btwn B & C
• 2:05 pm : Francois Grillot (bass) / Mariko Kumanimido (dance)
• 2:50 pm : Rob Brown (sax)
• 3:35 pm : Steve Dalachinsky (poet) / Yuko Otomo (poet)
• 4:20 pm : Jackson Krall Group (drm), Richard Keene (sx), Brian Groder (tmp), Lyle Ellis (bs)

2 to 5 pm: Manhattan (LES)
First Street Garden / next to 50 E 1st Street btwn 1st & 2nd Ave
• 2:05 pm : Shayna Dulberger bass solo
• 3:05 pm : Zak Sherzad & friends
• 4:05 pm : Roy Campbell

2 to 5:30 pm: Brooklyn (Red Hook)
Red Hook Urban Meadow: Corner of President & Van Brunt St. -- AKA Red Hook Jazz Festival
• 2:05 pm : Nick Gianniʼs EVOLUTION
• 2:45 pm : Hungry March Band
• 3:25 pm : The Underground Horns
• 4:05 pm : Ras Moshe & Matt Lavelle Trio
• 4:45 pm : Paul Kogut Trio (guitar), Kevin Thomas (bs), Brian Woodruff (dr) & special guest Jeff Newell (trp)

On Sunday, September 20

2 to 5 pm: Manhattan (LES)
Suffolk St. Garden btwn Houston and Rivington
• 2:05 pm : Bradley Farberman & friends
• 2:50 pm : Dave Sewelson solo
• 3:35 pm : Josh Roseman Trio

2 to 5 pm: Brooklyn (Crown Heights)
Walt L. Shamel Garden: Dean St. btwn Bedford and Franklin Ave.
• 2:05 pm : Matt Plummer Group (trb), Carmen Staaf (accordion), Lauren Strobel (trpt), Amy Shelley (dr)
• 3:05 pm : Mazz Swift solo (violin/electronics)
• 4:05 pm : Sabir Mateen

2 to 5 pm: Brooklyn (Bed Sty)
Target Community Garden: Bedford Ave. & Dekalb Ave.
• 2:05 pm : Lorenzo Sanguedolce solo
• 3:05 pm : Cristian Amigo (guitar) / Clif Jackson (bass)
• 4:05 pm : Chris DiMeglio Group

2 to 5 pm: Brooklyn (Windsor Terrace)
East Fourth Street Community Garden btwn Fort Hamilton Parkway & Caton Ave.
• 2:05 pm : Carla Rodea Trio (voice), Javier Moreno (bass), Gerald Cleaver (drums)
• 3:05 pm : Jacob Garchik Group (trombone)
• 4:05 pm : Devin Gray (drummer) & friends