The Music Workshop is moving to Thursdays in August!

Hey everybody-
Next Monday's duo between Luther Gray and Forbes Graham will be the last concert or event held on Monday. Starting in August we are moving to Thursdays. Hope to see you then! We are also starting a new event called Musicians-at-Large, a sort of open rehearsal. If you are a band needing a cheap rehearsal space and don't mind a couple random strangers peeping in on the creative process, this is for you! Rehearsal space is certainly expensive so this might be a low cost alternative that works for you.

See you in August!

Call to Artists - "Today's Media" July 21 @ The Eagles

"Today's Media" - an interactive work with audience and performers, examines the way we experience and absorb the contemporary written word. We are seeking musicians, dancers, and visual artists to participate. Comment here or send an email to themusicworkshop@gmail.com if you are interested.

June events at The Music Workshop

This coming Monday is Noise Night! If you ever wanted an opportunity to crank it to eleven, Monday would be that time. We are also going to have a poetry open mic, and a couple of open sessions. Check out the upcoming events for more information. See you there!

May events at The Music Workshop

Come on by in May! We will be having a informal discussion group on contemporary improvisation on the 19th. We'll also be having multi-instrumentalist Jamal Moore, and guitarist Dennis Moser (aka usr/sbin) on the 5ht and the 12th respectively.

Look forward to seeing you!

Immersions - film screening - 4/14/08

To celebrate it's 7th anniversary, Artists-at-Large presents a screening of "Immersions" by Dr. Emil Tobenfield.

"Immersions" is a genre-crossing intermedia improvisation
series built around the core of Doctor T (Video), Dean Stiglitz
(ElectroFlute and Electronics) and Ramona Herboldsheimer (Hammered
Dulcimer and Other Things) with guest musicians and sometimes dancers
or other visual artists. The performance is a dialog between music
and imagery, with the performers in each medium reacting to the other.

Celebrate National Poetry Month with The Music Workshop April 7th

From the Academy of American Poets:
"Inaugurated by the Academy in April 1996, National Poetry Month (NPM) brings together publishers, booksellers, literary organizations, libraries, schools, and poets around the country to celebrate poetry and its vital place in American culture. Thousands of businesses and non-profit organizations participate through readings, festivals, book displays, workshops, and other events."

Artists-at-Large founder Thomas C. Seegers, Jr., aka Tommey will be reading and all are invited to participate.

New Language Collaborative - 3/10

New Language Collaborative
Eric Zinman - piano, euphonium
Glynis Lomon - cello
Syd Smart - percussion

These musicians are some of the first that I (Forbes) had the pleasure of playing with when I moved to the Boston area and they are also some of the finest that you'll find here. They've been working together for decades and it shows in their sound. Syd, Glynis, and Eric have a wonderful musical lineage going back to the Black Music program of Bennington College run by Bill Dixon. Syd was one of the founders of the Friends of Great Black Music loft in Chinatown. They've worked with a lot of great musicians over the years. This is a must see event. I will be joining them on the second set as well.