Upcoming events

• Friday, February 24
• XFEST
• Gallery 119: Lowell (MAP)
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• Sunday, March 4 3:00 pm
• Powers faculty concert
• Belmont Public Library: 22 Hyde Ave, Belmont, MA (MAP)
• Dmitar Petkov viola
  Natacha Rist piano
  Levon Hovsepian piano
  Todd Brunel clarinet
  
  
  
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• Monday, March 5 7:00 pm
• Benny and Beyond
• Norumbega Point: Weston, MA (MAP)
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• Saturday, March 10 5:00 pm
• Powers Performathon
• Join us as we celebrate the musical accomplishments of Powers Music School's students in
  Performathon 2012. Event participants range from beginners to advanced and from children to adults.
  Any student interested in performing should contact their teacher.
  Faculty should sign-up their students early as this event is very popular.
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• Thursday, March 15 7:00 pm
• Benny and Beyond
• Billerca Public Library: Billerica, MA (MAP)
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• Sunday, April 1 2:00 pm
• Newton Public Library
•  April fools...
  will be with pianist Paul Carlson, more info TBA.
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• Friday, June 8 – Sunday, June 10
• Thing In the Spring
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Previous events

• Sunday, February 19 9:00 pm
• Poetry Jam 15th Anniversary
• the Lizard Lounge: Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA (MAP)
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• Sunday, February 12 7:00 pm
• Vortex Private Event
• Garrison Fewell guitar
  Eric Hoffbauer guitar
  Jerry Sabatini trumpet
  Todd Brunel clarinets
  
  

• Saturday, February 11 7:30 pm
• A Night at the Opera
• Zumix: 260 Sumner st, E. BOSTON, MA (MAP)
•  Following the success of last years "Opera Night," Zumix presents another evening of Opera arias,
  classical songs and musical theater. With a Valentines day theme, guests will enjoy tables
  (with reservations), refreshments, and a thoroughly enjoyable evening filled with beautiful music. 
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• Thursday, February 9 8:00 pm
• Musaner at Johnny D's
• Johnny D's Uptown: 17 Holland St, Somerville MA (MAP)
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• Saturday, February 4 10:30 am
• Powers Story hour
• Belmont Public Library: Belmont, MA (MAP)
•  FEBRUARY 4, 2012 - Featuring the book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom written by Bill Martin, Jr. and 
  John Archambault with illustrations by Lois Ehlert. With faculty musiciansTodd Brunel, clarinet, 
  Yas Ishibashi, piano and vocals, and Tev Stevig, guitar, as well as Powers' staff Evan Louden, drums,
  and Helen Clapp Stevenson, narration.

• Sunday, January 29 3:00 pm
• Yazhi Guo and Friends
• Regent Theater : Arlington, MA (MAP)

• Tickets: Reserved Seating
  $35/Preferred (1st 10 Rows Center Orchestra)
  $25/Regular
  $17.50/Students

  Yazhi Guo (suona and reeds)
  with Weng Hui (Guzheng), and Gao Hongwei (Erhu).
  Also featuring ChagallPAC
  Chinese wind/reed instrument virtuoso Yazhi Guo gives a concert with gifted youths—
  sponsored by the Frank Withey Memorial Scholarship Foundation—
  Chinese wind/reed instrument virtuoso Yazhi Guo gives a concert with gifted youths—sponsored by the Frank Withey Memorial Scholarship Foundation—and members of the Chagall Performance Art Collaborative. Also featuring Classical Saxophone virtuoso Pei Yin and well-known Boston traditional Chinese artists.

  CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR YAZHI GUO:

  “China’s Louis Armstrong” – Boston Radio
  “His melodious tremolo is highly expressive” – Washington Post
  “A brilliant performing artist” – La Tribune de Genève
  “Every note he plays moves the audiences” – Hong Kong Economic Times
  The Chagall Performance Art Collaborative has been featured as a Nightlife Pick by the Boston Globe, and gives concert series in Boston, New York, and Paris. 

• Friday, January 27 8:00 pm
• Advent Library 5th Season concert and Celebration
• Church of the Advent: 38 Brimmer Street (foot of Beacon Hill), Boston, MA (MAP)
• Advent Library 5th Season Concert & Celebration

  Come celebrate 5 years of new music at the Library, hear some great premieres & new music, chat with a composer, a performer, lots of coolios!  

  Aaron Larget-Caplan, guitar   www.aaronlc.com
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  Ashley Addington, flute   www.ashleyaddington.com
  Rachel Arnold, cello   www.ladyraycello.com 
  Naomi Gurt Lind
  + 
  Vortex Other Dimension Ensemble
  Todd Brunel, clarinets   www.clarinetconspiracy.com 
  Garrison Fewell, guitar    www.garrisonfewell.com  
  Forbes Graham trumpet
  John McLellan drums
   

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• Wednesday, January 11 7:30 pm
• Newton South High School
• Workshop and performance with The Vortex Other Dimension Ensemble.
  

• Saturday, December 24, 2011 9:00 pm
• Christmas Eve Service
• Hope Central Church: 85 Seaverns St, JP, MA (MAP)
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• Saturday, December 24, 2011 5:00 pm
• Christmas Eve Service
• First Presbyterian Church: Alder St, Waltham, MA (MAP)
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• Friday, December 23, 2011 2:00 pm
• Benny and Beyond
• Allerton House: Weymouth, MA (MAP)

• Monday, December 19, 2011
• Vortex Other Dimension master class
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• Sunday, December 18, 2011 9:00 pm
• Sonic Sandbox
• AS220: 115 Empire St, Providence, RI (MAP)
•  Sonic Sandbox, Monkey Head, and 3 For the Fire
  

  Sonic Sandbox, an improvisational trio consisting of electronic music, percussion and Didgeridoo, and clarinet.

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• 18+ or w/ adult

• Saturday, December 17, 2011 8:00 pm
• Experimental Classical Holiday Night
• The G Studios: 13 Humphreys Street, Boston/Dor MA 02125, MA, usa (MAP)
•  **********EXPERIMENTAL CLASSICAL HOLIDAY NIGHT!!!**********
  Come enjoy this session of classical and Jazz musicians, the cream of crop of the Boston music scene, or something like that...
  
  *KALOYAN TANEV AND FRIENDS-Jazz fusion
  
  *NATASHA DUKACH (GUNDER) Eastern Europe folk musics (Hungarian, Gypsy, Yiddish etc).
  http://www.youtube.com/user/NatashaNewTune
  
  *TODD BRUNEL
  www.clarinetconspiracy.com
  
  *THE NARROWLAND NEW ART QUARTET (Performing Philip Glass String
  Quartet # 5)
  
  and more!
  
  Don't miss this holiday event, cuz as you know, it's always a good time at The G Studios!
  
  

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  PLUS FEATURED VISUAL ARTISTS FOR THIS EVENT INCLUDE:
  
  
  *ANTONIN T. DEVILLERS
  www.antonindevillers.com
  
  *HANA MIZUNO- Painter
  
  *DAVE KAZUKIEWICZ- Painter-New art Work
  
  *JAMES NEVILLE - Painter - Showing his new Art Work!!!
  
  *ALBA G. RECLUSERDARK-Photographer
  http://www.artflakes.com/en/shop/recluserdark
  www.recluserdark.com
  
  *REBECCA STANDING-Painter
  www.rebeccastandig.com
  
  
  *ALLISON WISCH
  www.alirosewisch.wordpress.com
  
  
  CURRENT ARTIST ON DISPLAY :
  
  
  *STEPHEN SMYTH KEARNS- Painter Mix media Artist
  www.smythkearns.com
  
  *JOHN QUINONES
  http://jqphotography.carbonmade.com/
  
  
  *JULIA ROZIER - Painter
  https://picasaweb.google.com/jerozier/Portfolio?authkey=Gv1sRgCNSmw87Io8KbWA&feat=directlink.
  
  
  *BOBBY SWAINSTON-painter
  
  RACHEL JACKSON - Printmaker, Drawer & Painter
  http://rachelajackson.sharemyartwork.com/
  
  
  MARKUS NECHAY - Painter and Sculptor
  
  Always good time @ The G Studios.... Stop by!!
  Great Event You can not miss
  
  VOLUNTARY DONATION APPRECIATED
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• Sunday, December 11, 2011 9:00 pm
• the Lizard Lounge Poetry jam
• the Lizard Lounge: 1667 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA (MAP)
• Featuring Doug Bishop
  

• Friday, December 9, 2011 8:00 pm
• Vortex Series for New and Improvised Music
• The Nave Gallery : 155 Powderhouse Blvd., Somerville MA, MA (MAP)
•  Featuring pianist Paul Carlson, more details to come.

• Sunday, December 4, 2011 3:00 pm
• Waltham Symphony Pops
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• Friday, December 2, 2011 8:00 pm
• Subconscious Cafe
• Outpost 186: Hampshire st, Cambridge (MAP)
• Friday 2 December @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
  Sam Pluta - laptop / Jim Altieri - violin (NYC)
  +Todd Brunel - clarinets / Forrest Larson - electronics, composition
  
  

• Friday, November 18, 2011 8:00 pm
• Vortex Series for New and Improvised Music
• Nave Gallery: 155 Powderhouse Blvd, Somerville MA, MA (MAP)
• Garrison Fewell guitar
  Pam Marshall french horn
  Jodi Hitzhusen, classical soprano
  Melissa Kassel, jazz vocalist
  John McLellan drums
  Sonic Sandbox
  
  
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• Thursday, November 17, 2011
• WZBC with Matthew Ray
• Connecting The Notes with Matthew Ray from 6:30-7:00 on WZBC,
  Boston College Radio 90.3 FM. 

• Sunday, November 13, 2011 5:00 pm
• Chagal Performance Art Collaborative
• Outpost 186: 186 Hampshire St, Cambridge (MAP)
•  Sunday 13 November @ Outpost, 5pm $10 or b/o
  Chagall Performance Art Collaborative Presents
  
  Claudio Gabriele world premiere concert!
  Featuring never-before heard works by Italian composer Claudio Gabriele,
  in the presence of the composer. Come meet the composer and hear his works,
  from solo bass clarinet to saxophone quartet!
  
  PROGRAM:
  
  Arriflex 35 for tenor saxophone and electronics (Boston Premiere)
  Dennis Shafer - tenor saxophone 
  
  Shift Shaf for saxophone quartet
  Dennis Shafer - soprano saxophone / Jennifer Bill, alto saxophone / Rebecca Wellons, tenor saxophone / Jon Amon, baritone saxophone
  
  Duel for two saxophones
  Jon Amon and Dennis Shafer - baritone saxophone
  
  NEUMA 8 for solo piano*
  Jason Felitto, piano
  
  NEUMA 21 for solo violin*
  Kaleigh Acord - violin
  
  NEUMA 97 for Bass Clarinet*
  Todd Brunel - bass clarinet
  
  Dans le vent for tenor saxophone and bass clarinet*
  Dennis Shafer - tenor saxophone / Todd Brunel, bass clarinet

• Saturday, November 12, 2011 7:00 pm
• Private Party
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• Thursday, November 10, 2011 7:00 pm
• Meltdown Incentive
• Sara Bielanski soprano, Delvyn Case piano, Ed Broms bass with
  special guest Bob Moses on drums.

• Tuesday, November 8, 2011 10:00 am
• Masterclass with Claudio Gabrielle
• Bunker Hill Community College: Boston, MA (MAP)
•  Presentation concert with composer Claudio Gabrielle and saxophonist Dennis Shafer at Bunker HIll Community College. 

• Sunday, October 23, 2011 2:00 pm
• Benny and Beyond
• Allerton House: Weymouth (MAP)

• Sunday, October 16, 2011 2:00 pm
• Autumn Music Harvest
• Memorial Hall Library: 2N. Main Street, Andover, MA (MAP)
•   Join pianist Joe Reid, mezzo soprano Sara Bielanski, and clarinetist Todd Brunel as they take you on a musical journey through some of the most beautiful places in the classical and jazz repertoire. The three musicians will boldly cross the threshhold from classical music with a program featuring the works of Ives and Copland and into the world of Benny Goodman and Duke Ellington.
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• Saturday, October 15, 2011 7:00 pm
• Private Party
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• Saturday, October 8, 2011 8:00 pm
• Rock Flint Contemporary Ensemble
• Gallery 119: Lowell (MAP)
• Rock Flint Contemporary Ensemble was founded by Forbes Graham.
  
  The members are:
  Forbes Graham - trumpet, piccolo trumpet, electronics
  Andrea Pensado - electronics, voice
  Luther Gray - percussion
  Todd Brunel - woodwinds
  Junko Simons - cello
  
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• Friday, September 23, 2011 8:00 pm
• Church of the Advent Concert Series
• Church Of The Advent: Boston (MAP)
• September 23 Friday 8 pm Contemporary Chamber Music at Church of the Advent Library. I will performing Bunraku for solo cello by Toshiro Mayuzumi, Sonata for Solo Cello by George Crumb, and premiering a trio written by FORBES GRAHAM with Forbes Graham (trumpet) and Todd Brunel (clarinet). Peter Bloom (flute) and Mary Jane Rupert (harp) will also be performing new works by Rick Nelson, Elizabeth Vercoe, and Pamela Marshall. WRITTEN MUSIC! (www.shoebei.wordpress.com, http://theadventboston.org
  
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• Thursday, September 22, 2011 9:00 pm
• Musaner
• the Beehive: 541 Tremont St, Boston, MA (MAP)
• Located at The Boston Center For The Arts
  541 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 617-423-0069 Event Page 8:30PM - 1AM
  October 21, 2010
  
  
• 18+ or w/ adult

• Wednesday, September 14, 2011
• Dayspring with Delvyn Case
• Dayspring with its composer, Del Case
  
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• Sunday, September 11, 2011 10:30 pm
• Hope Central Church
• 
  From Terror to Hope:
  
  A Service of Remembrance
  Sunday, September 11
  10:30AM & 5:30PM
  Come remember, honor, lament, forgive, and hope in community
  
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• Saturday, September 10, 2011 8:00 pm
• Nakatani Gong Orchestra
• Outpost 186: Hampshire St, Cambridge, MA (MAP)
• 
  Nakatani will be performing a set of solo percussion music followed by his Nakatani Gong Orchestra (Kevin Frenette, Forbes Graham, Matt Samolis, Todd Brunel and Joe Monteiro). The music of N.G.O. creates a metallic temple of deep harmonies, a beauty of spaces. The sounds are unlike any existent music categories. An over 40-inch large gong creates extreme low-frequency wave forms. These cross-vibrate with the tones of the other gongs, and give us a sound ebbing from the deepest frequency pool, which can be very deeply felt in the body.
  
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• Friday, September 9, 2011 7:00 pm
• Septemberfest
• Peter Cassino piano
  Todd Brunel clarinets soprano sax
  

• Wednesday, August 31, 2011 8:00 pm
• Sonic Sandbox at AS220
• David Brown Didgeridoo, percussion
  Forrest Larson, electronics
  Todd Brunel, reeds
  

• Friday, August 19, 2011 2:00 pm
• Benny and Beyond
• Allerton House: Weymouth, MA (MAP)

• Friday, August 5, 2011 12:00 pm
• Paul Carlson and Friends
• Frist Parish Church : Lexington, MA (MAP)
• Todd Brunel clarinet
  Dimitar Petkov viola
  Paul Carlson piano
  program TBA
  

• Friday, July 29, 2011 7:30 pm
• Musaner
• Ara Sarkissian, piano & arrangements
  Martin Haroutunian, folk instruments
  Blake Newman, bass
  Gary Fieldman, drums
  Kelly Roberge, tenor sax
  Ken Field, alto sax
  Todd Brunel, soprano sax & clarinet
  Roberto Cassan, accordion
  Fabio Pirozzolo, percussion
  
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• Wednesday, July 27, 2011 7:00 pm
• Rock Flint Contemporary ensemble
• Outpost 186: Cambridge, MA (MAP)
• The members are:
  Forbes Graham - trumpet, piccolo trumpet, electronics
  Andrea Pensado - electronics, voice
  Luther Gray - percussion
  Todd Brunel - woodwinds
  Junko Simons - cello
  
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• Saturday, July 16, 2011 10:00 am
• Wentworth Greenhouse Summer Farmers Market
• Rolinsford, NH (MAP)

• Tuesday, July 12, 2011 9:30 pm
• Vortex Trio with Peter Cassino and Dennis Warren at the FMRJE
• See us live online:
  http://www.stageit.com/live_the_fmrje_factory_the_vortex_other_dimension_trio_with_dennis_warren_todd_brunel_and_peter_cassino/vortex_trio_set_1/3842
  
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• Sunday, June 26, 2011 2:00 pm
• Vortex Cd Release Party
• Cafe at the Somerville Armory: 191 Highland Ave, Somerville, MA (MAP)

• Sunday, June 19, 2011 2:00 pm
• Todd Brunel and Dean Brunel
• Allerton House: Weymouth, MA (MAP)
• A father and son duo playing standards from the great American Songbook, featuring Dean Brunel on piano.
  A treat for fathers day!
  

• Friday, June 17, 2011 8:30 pm
• Vortex Series
• Zumix: 260 Sumner St, E. Boston, MA (MAP)
• Andy Voelker Trio
  Birdsongs of the Mesazoic
  Vortex Other Dimension
  

• Tuesday, June 14, 2011 4:00 pm
• Claflin Hill Summer Winds
• Blackstone, MA (MAP)
• Paul Surapine conductor
  
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• Friday, June 10, 2011 11:00 pm
• Live@the fmrje factory pod cast!
• Featuring
  The Vortex Other Dimension Trio with Peter Cassino piano. Dennis Warren drums and Todd Brunel, clarinets and soprano sax.
  Cut and aste the link below into your browser to go to Stag it:
  http://www.stageit.com/live_the_fmrje_factory_the_vortex_other_dimension_trio_with_dennis_warren_todd_brunel_and_peter_cassino/the_vortex_other_dimension_trio_set_1/3277
  
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• Saturday, June 4, 2011 8:00 pm
• American Festival of Microtonal Music
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• Friday, May 20, 2011 8:30 pm
• John Tchicai at The Vortex
• Zumix: 260 Sumner ST, E. Boston, MA (MAP)
• More Info TBA
  

• Saturday, May 14, 2011 8:00 pm
• New Bedford Symphony Orchestra
• Zeiterion Theater: New Bedford, MA (MAP)
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• Saturday, May 7, 2011 8:00 pm
• Waltham Symphony Orchestra
• Waltham, MA (MAP)
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• Saturday, April 30, 2011 7:30 pm
• CHSO: Spring time Pops
• Milford, MA (MAP)
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• Wednesday, April 20, 2011 8:00 pm
• WSO: Mothers Day Symphonic Evening
• Waltham, MA (MAP)
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• Tuesday, April 19, 2011 7:00 pm
• Eurosax meets ChagallPAC
• Jewitt Hall: Cambridge, MA (MAP)
• 
  
  Tuesday 19 April @ Jewett Hall, First Church of Cambridge, 7PM
  
  $10 Door/$8 Advance/$5 Student
  
  Eurosax meets ChagallPAC
  
  Featuring saxists Goury, Bertocchi, and Meugé
  
  
  
  Jewett Hall, First Church of Cambridge, Harvard Square
  
  11 Garden Street, Cambridge
  
  Harvard Square T-Stop
  
  
  
  Meet the more serious side of the Chagall Performance Art Collaborative, which invites you to play around with John Cage, Georges Aperghis, Luciano Berio, and others in this interactive concert. Featuring French saxophonists Jean-Michel Goury (Paris), Serge Bertocchi (Amiens), and Pierre-Stéphane Meugé (Lausanne, Switzerland), and sprinkled with Soundpainting and other short works by ChagallPAC, the team guarantees you will be entertained with new music! PS, a Boston premiere by Georges Aperghis! This short video will wet your lips for wait awaits you at ChagallPAC:
  
  
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgltcdu3y0M
  
  
  
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  Donate $8 and email reservation to ChagallPAC@gmail.com
  
  
  
  PROGRAM:
  
  
  
  -Soundpainting Introduction, featuring composers Oliver CAPLAN, Tim PENCE
  
  
  
  -Robert LEMAY: Temps de Passage
  
  ChagallPAC
  
  
  
  -Philippe RACINE: 3 axes pour 3 alto saxs
  
  
  
  -John CAGE: Solo with obbligato accompaniment of two voices in canon, and six short inventions on the subjects of the solo
  
  Jean-Michel Goury, Serge Bertocchi, Pierre-Stephane Meugé
  
  
  
  -Marie-Hélène FOURNIER : Le Fuzain fuit la gomme
  
  Serge Bertocchi, Baritone Saxophone
  
  
  
  -Georges APERGHIS : PS
  
  Pierre-Stéphane Meugé, Soprano Saxophone (US Premiere)
  
  
  
  -Bernard CAVANNA : Goutte d'or blues(1984/7mns)
  
  Jean-Michel Goury, Soprano and Sopranino Saxophones
  
  
  
  -Soundpainting finale with ChagallPAC
  
  
  
  
  
  The Players
  
  Dennis Shafer, Director, Conductor, Saxophone
  
  Jean-Michel Goury, saxophones
  
  Serge Bertocchi, saxophones
  
  Pierre-Stéphane Meugé, saxophones
  
  Rebecca Wellons, Saxophones
  
  Todd Brunel, Clarinet
  
  Leslie O’Donel, Flute
  
  Jennifer Bill, Soprano Saxophone
  
  Adam Pelandini, Tenor Saxophone
  
  Sean Mix, Baritone Saxophone
  
  Emile “Dr T” Tobenfeld, Video Artist
  

• Thursday, April 14, 2011 7:00 pm
• Mishi-Maya-Gat Spoken Word and Music Series
• Manchester Community College: Great Path, Manchester, CT (MAP)
• Mishi-maya-gat
  Spoken Word & Music Series
  Now in its Fifth Season
  
  * Featured musicians, poets and writers
  * Monthly events during the school year, September through May (with the exception of December) on the 3rd Thursday from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.
  * All events are held in the new Community Commons, Great Path Academy (attached to the Lowe Building). Access from Parking Lot B. Click here for directions to MCC, including a campus map and driving directions.
  * Free and open to the public
  * Sponsored by the MCC Foundation Annual Fund Campaign
  * Hosted by Stephen Campiglio
  
  In celebration of National Poetry Month, poets Sharon Bryan, Sharp Stars (BOA Editions, 2009) and John Surowiecki, Barney and Gienka (CW Books, 2010), with music by Todd Brunel & the Vortex Other Dimension Ensemble with Garrison Fewel guitar and Rob Bethel cello.
  
  Mishi-maya-gat is the Algonquian term for “Great Trail System,” a network of foot paths created by the native tribes of Connecticut. Within this system of trails, a “Great Path” connected one region with another. The site of the MCC campus is along one of these great paths and, thus, the naming of Great Path as the street leading to campus. It is in this spirit of historical and cultural significance that the arts series takes its name.
  

• Friday, April 1, 2011 8:00 pm
• EAR DUO with ROBOTS
• Cafe at the Somerville Armory: 191 Highland Ave, somerville, MA (MAP)
• The EAR Duo and Robots!
  
  Founded in 2005 by saxophonist Michael Straus and bassoonist Dana Jessen, the EAR (Electro Acoustic Reed) Duo is dedicated to the performance of new, improvised and experimental electroacoustic music. Recently praised by the Boston Music Intelligencer for performing "with conviction and authenticity," the duo can regularly be seen presenting a variety of works ranging from new commissions written specifically for them, to original arrangements of works by Terry Riley, Steve Reich and James Tenney. Attempting to stretch the limits of duo performance, their concerts include aspects of theater coupled with visual and electronic media. Aside from performing on their respective instruments, EAR Duo has teamed up with the brilliant trio of guys in EMMI (Expressive Machines Musical Instruments) and recently received funding through a Kickstarter campaign. Yes the Ear duo will be playing live with robots at the Vortex!! They have commissioned a series of musical robots to unleash on the U.S. and Europe.
  
  Garrison Fewell Trio with Steve Swell trombone and Andrew Raffo Dewar soprano saxophonist.
  
  Renowned for his mature, melodic sound and elegant, lyrical style of writing, guitarist Garrison Fewell has established himself as a distinctive voice throughout his 30-year career. Critics have called him "one of today’s most personal guitar players" (Boston Phoenix), "an assured stylist with a strong sense of tradition" (The New Yorker), "a player of virtuosity and swinging intensity" (UPI), and "refined, passionate, and inspiring" (Guitar Player).
  
  Born in Newark, New Jersey, Steve Swell has been an active member of the NYC music community since 1975. He has toured and recorded with many artists from main-streamers such as Lionel Hampton and Buddy Rich to so called outsiders, Anthony Braxton, Bill Dixon, Cecil Taylor and William Parker. He has over 25 Cds as a leader or co-leader and is a featured artist on more than 90 other releases. He runs workshops around the world and is a teaching artist in the NYC public school system focusing on special needs children.
  
  Andrew Raffo Dewar (b.1975 Rosario, Argentina) is a composer, improviser, woodwind instrumentalist and ethnomusicologist. Since 1995, he has been active in the music communities of Minneapolis, New Orleans, the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City, performing his work in North America, Southeast Asia and Europe. Dewar studied with saxophonist/composers Steve Lacy, Anthony Braxton and Phillip Greenlief, composer Alvin Lucier, trumpeter/composer Bill Dixon, and multi-instrumentalist improviser Milo Fine. He has also had a long involvement with Indonesian traditional and experimental music, particularly the Minangkabau music of West Sumatra and Central Javanese gamelan.
  
  
  
  
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• Thursday, March 31, 2011 10:00 pm
• Musaner: Tonight We Party
• The Beehive: The Boston Center for the Arts, 541 Tremont ST, Boston, MA (MAP)
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• Sunday, March 27, 2011 2:00 pm
• Benny and Beyond
• Allerton House: Weymouth, MA (MAP)

• Saturday, March 19, 2011 3:00 pm
• Benefit for the Chromatic Club of Boston
• The Follen Church: 755 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA (MAP)
• Lisa Kempskie, violist
  
  Paul Carlson, pianist
  
  Todd Brunel, clarinetist
  
  Wolfgang Amadé Mozart: Trio KV 498 (Kegelstatt)
  
  Johan Amberg: Fantasiestücke, Op. 12
  
  Libby Larsen: Black Birds, Red Hills
  
  Jean Françaix: Trio
  
  
  Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 3:00
  
  The College Club, 44 Commonwealth Ave., Boston
  
  
  Saturday, March 19, 2011 at 3:00
  
  The Follen Church, 755 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington
  
  
  Please join us for these special Benefit Concerts and Receptions.
  
  Admission: $30; Students with ID: $15
  
  Benefit Concert for the Club
  
  Saturday, March 19, 2011
  
  
  

• Friday, March 18, 2011 8:30 pm
• Vortex Series
• Zumix: 260 Sumner St, E. Boston, MA, 02128 (MAP)
• Featured Artists:
  Mike Shea piano
  Birdsongs of the Mesazoic
  

• Tuesday, March 15, 2011 8:30 pm
• Vortex Series
• Zumix: 260 Sumner St, E. Boston, MA (MAP)
• Saxophone in Machines:
  
  
  is Michael Dobiel and Kelly Roberge. Their axes of choice are saxophones and laptops. The duo seeks to tame these machines to create a fully integrated improvised music. Mike and Kelly have been playing together since May 2010. This day was characterized by everything from malfunctioning computers, to microphones being beaten against the ground. It was all done against the backdrop of a video of moon landings. They have not looked back
  since.
  
  
  Sunshine Soldier:
  
  It is rare that a new improvising band can walk right pastconvention and into a sonic territory all their own. Sunshine Soldier is doing just that. Whether its the delicious sonic hideousness of Brad Henkel playing a balloon through his mouthpiece, the soft-spoken
  melodies on Stardrum's melodica or the crunchy, percussive blasts from Carlson's baritone guitar, these guys are executing their sonic landscapes fearlessly.
  
  Peter Cassino piano:
  
  
  In 1961 at the young age of 21, Peter was one of a growing number of American jazz players who relocated to Europe. During that time, Peter had the opportunity to play with a number of prominent players who were also living in Europe. Among them were trumpeter Benny Baily, alto saxophonist Leo Wright, and drummer Joe Harris. His life as a full-time jazz musician really started in West Berlin during this time. In 1969 Peter returned to the United States and completed his formal music studies. As an undergraduate piano major at the School for the Arts at Boston University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Music, he had the good fortune to study piano with Leon Tumarkin and Anthony di Bonaventura. He received a Master of Music in jazz piano from the New England Conservatory where he studied piano with Jaki Byard and composition with George Russell.
  
  Mr Cassino is head of the Modern American Music Department at the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, MA.
  

• Sunday, March 13, 2011 3:00 pm
• Waltham Symphony Orchestra
• Family concert
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• Friday, March 4, 2011 10:00 pm
• Musaner: Tonight We Party
• The Beehive: 541 Tremont St, Boston, MA (MAP)
• Tonight we "party" at The Beehive to hip and colorful music from Armenia with Musaner. This band has amazed us every time they've played at The Beehive. We just had to have them back. Musaner's music includes original compositions as well as arrangements of Armenian folk music. Beautiful, exciting and very cool. These folks can "get down!"
  

• Friday, March 4, 2011 8:00 pm
• Vortex Series for New nd Improvised Music
• Democracy Center: 45 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA (MAP)
• Tom Hall tenor sax, Kit Demos double bass, Ashley Addington flute, Rachel Arnold cello, Pam Marshall French horn, Todd Brunel clarinets.
  Completing their three concert cycle, the duo of Rachel Arnold and Ashley Addington will once again grace our stage at the Democracy Center, bringing a program that will include newly commissioned works as well as 'Enchanted Preludes' by Elliot Carter.
  The Vortex is also proud to present tenor saxophonist Tom Hall and bassist Kit Demos. Tom Hall has enjoyed a long and varied career as one of the most influential improvisers in the New England area. He has worked with such projects as club d'Elf, the Aardvark Jazz Orchestra, Bruce Katz and is on the faculty of Brandeis University.
  Bassist Kit Demos works frequently with such artists as drummer John McClellan, cellist Junko Simons, guitarist Jeff Platz and alto saxophonist Jim Hobbs. He is the director of the Avant jazz Series in Lewiston, ME and is a New England Foundation for the Arts Grant Recipient.
  Joining the artists will be fellow Vortex regulars Pam Marshall on french horn and clarinetist Todd Brunel.
  
  
  

• Saturday, February 26, 2011 7:00 pm
• Twilight Finale Concert
• Jewitt Hall: Frist Church of Cambridge, Cambridge, MA (MAP)
• Saturday 26 February @ Jewett Hall, First Church of Cambridge, $10/15
  
  TWILIGHT FINALE CONCERT: 2 World Premieres by 6 Composers
  
  Featuring ChagallPAC and the Boston Soundpainting Ensemble
  
  
  
  Exploring the relationship of the crepuscule and the metamorphoses of the night, The Chagall Performance Art Collaborative molds the infernal world premieres of Claudio Gabriele with Soundpainting interludes featuring Luciano Berio and world premieres by 6 other composers, including Etienne Rolin, Oliver Caplan, Tim Pence, Claudio Gabriele, Paul Klein, and Robert Lemay. Special guests include ChagallPAC String Quartet, The Back Bay Saxophone Quartet, and soloists Julee Avalone and Todd Brunel. Other premieres include works by Robert Lemay, writings of Diana Norma Szokolyai, and Soundpainting works by Dennis Shafer and Jennifer Bill.
  
  
  
  Dennis Shafer, conductor, Soundpainter, saxophone
  
  Diana Norma, Soundpainter, poetry
  
  Brian Abbott, Soundpainter, guitar
  
  Jennifer Bill, Soundpainter, saxophone
  
  Julee Avalone, flute soloist
  
  Todd Brunel, clarinet soloist
  
  Lauren Nicholas, saxophone
  
  Jon Amon, saxophone
  
  Rebecca Wellons, saxophone
  
  Micheal Dobiel, live electronics
  
  Pam Marshall, French horn
  
  Rob Rudin, Drums
  
  Keith Sanders, viola
  
  Lesley O’Donel,flute
  
  
  
  

• Friday, February 25, 2011 8:00 pm
• Vortex Series for New and Improvised Music
• Zumix: 260 Sumner St, E Boston, MA (MAP)
• Featuring:
  John Mcclellan drums
  Glen Dickson clarinet
  
  Dennis Shafer and Friends
  
  Ashley Addington flute
  Rachel Arnold cello
  
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• Sunday, February 20, 2011 9:00 pm
• Poetry Jam Lizard Lounge
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• Friday, February 18, 2011 8:00 pm
• Church of the Advent Concert Series
• Church of the Advent: 20 Brimmer St, Boston, MA (MAP)

• Sunday, February 13, 2011 3:00 pm
• Chromatic Club of Boston
• 44 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA (MAP)
• Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 3:00
  The College Club, 44 Commonwealth Ave., Boston
  Saturday, March 19, 2011 at 3:00
  The Follen Church, 755 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington
  Please join us for these special Benefit Concerts and Receptions.
  Admission: $30; Students with ID: $15
  124th Season
  Presenting a Benefit Concert for the Club
  Lisa Kempskie, violist
  Paul Carlson, pianist
  Todd Brunel, clarinetist
  Wolfgang Amadé Mozart
  ..............Trio KV 498 (Kegelstatt)
  Johan Amberg
  .................................... Fantasiestücke, Op. 12
  Libby Larsen ....................................... Black Birds, Red Hills
  Jean Françaix
  ....................................................................Trio
  Sunday, February 13, 2011 at 3:00
  The College Club, 44 Commonwealth Ave., Boston
  Saturday, March 19, 2011 at 3:00
  The Follen Church, 755 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington
  Please join us for these special Benefit Concerts and Receptions.
  
• $30, $15 with student ID

• Saturday, February 12, 2011 8:00 pm
• Open sound
• Third Life Studio: Union Square, Somerville, MA (MAP)
• Third Life Studio, Union Square, Somerville, Mass.
  
  duo:
  Todd Brunel, clarinets
  Rob Bethel, cello
  
  Ben Houge, laptop
  
  duo:
  Linda Clave, live painting
  Eric Zinman, keyboard
  
  Music composed at the Dartmouth Contermporary Music Lab
  Doug Perkins, Director
  Alex Dupuis - guitar
  David Kant - saxophone and electronics
  Alison Mattek - keyboards and electronics
  Alex Wroten - megatar and electronics
  
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• Friday, February 11, 2011 9:00 pm
• Kit Demos Avant Jazz Presents:
• She Doesnt Like Guthries: 115 Middle St, Lewiston, ME (MAP)
• You are invited to an evening of extemporaneous musical composition, electro-acoustic music and jazz performance featuring Trumpet, Clarinet, Bass, Modular Synthesizer. Friday February 11th at Guthries in Lewiston 'round 9pm or so. Donations are appreciated. You don't want to miss this.
  
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• Friday, February 11, 2011 1:00 pm
• Benny and Beyond
• Beech Street Center: 266 Beech St, Belmont, MA (MAP)
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• Sunday, February 6, 2011 3:00 pm
• lexington Music Club
• First Parish church : Lexington, MA (MAP)
• Lisa Kempske viola
  Todd Brunel clarinet
  Paul Carlson piano
  

• Saturday, February 5, 2011 10:30 am
• Powers Story Hour
• Belmont Public Library: Concord Ave, Belmont, MA (MAP)
• 1:00 Performance at the Barnes and Noble in Burlngton, MA.
  
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• Friday, February 4, 2011 8:00 pm
• Vortex Series for new and Improvised Music
• Democracy Center: 45 Mt Auburn St, Cambridge, MA (MAP)
• Steven Jobe
  "Composer, instrument builder, avant-garde cabaret master and all-purpose madman..."
  
  —Rick Massimo, The Providence Journal, June 8th, 2006
  Steven Jobe began composing in 1987 when he was commissioned by the Community College of Rhode Island to compose the lyrics and music for an original musical, Walking on Air. A few years later he wrote the lyrics and music to an opera, Joan of Arc (then called Jeanne d’Arc), which premiered in Providence, Rhode Island in 1993. With the help of his friends and colleagues, a concert version of the work was performed at Bell St. Chapel with a twenty piece cha mber ensemble – including glass bells, hurdy gurdy, accordion and harmonic instruments in support of a cast of a dozen or more...
  find out more about Steven Jobe at: http://www.stevenjobe.com/
  Yael Bat-shimon
  Yael Bat-Shimon, described by T he Boston Globe as an "adventurous contemporary violinist" whose improvisational work draws on her classical training as well as non-western musical traditions", has performed for audie nces from Paris, France to Cambridge, MA. Her music was featured in the fall 2008 edition of the arts and culture e-zine "Zingology", which called her improvisations, "Fiery interpretations of European and American folk traditions squarely anchored on her classical training. A Harvard graduate, she has also studied violin performance at the Peabody Institute in Baltimore and the New England Conservatory.
  Find out more about Yael at:
  http:// www.yaelbat-shimon.com/index.html
  
  
  
  Cellist Rob Bethel has been working with Steve Jobe and Yael Bat-Shimon for years and enjoys a busy a career as a freelance cellis t. A regular feature at the Vortex series, Rob will be interacting with both artists and bringing his "listening as a creative act" approach to Friday nights intimate show. For more about Rob and his company, Yesterday Service, click:
  http: //www.yesterdayservice.com/
  
  
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• Monday, January 31, 2011 10:00 am
• Benny and Beyond

• Sunday, January 16, 2011 2:00 pm
• Benny and Beyond
• Allerton House: Weymouth, MA (MAP)

• Sunday, January 9, 2011 4:00 pm
• Benny and Beyond
• Amherst Library Concert Series: Amherst, New Hampshire (MAP)

• Friday, December 31, 2010 8:00 pm
• Private party

• Friday, December 24, 2010 9:00 pm
• Christmas Eve Celebration

• Thursday, December 23, 2010 7:00 pm
• Winter Solstice Recording

• Tuesday, December 14, 2010 1:00 pm
• Benny and Beyond
• Temple Emmmanuel: Belmont, MA (MAP)

• Sunday, December 12, 2010 3:00 pm
• Once Upon a Time Music and Stories
• All Saints Church: 17 Clark St, Belmont, MA (MAP)
• Once Upon a Time... Music and Stories
  Sunday, December 12, 2010
  Location: All Saints' Church, 17 Clark Street, Belmont
  Tickets: $10 adults/$5 children (age 3 and under free)
  
  Powers Music School is pleased to present for this year's program a work by the world famous composer, Seymour Barab. "Barab's proclivity for musical theatre has made his operas consistently performed, especially his comic one-acts and those for young audiences (www.seymourbarab.com)".
  
  The Once Upon a Time...Music and Stories program was created to introduce children and families to the wonderful world of musical storytelling. This year's event will be performed by School faculty and a special guest narrator.
  

• Sunday, December 5, 2010 3:00 pm
• Waltham Symphony Orchestra

• Annual Holiday Pops

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• Saturday, December 4, 2010 8:00 pm
• The Garrison Fewell Trio
• WCUW's "FRONTROOM at 910 Main": 910 Main St, Worcester, MA (MAP)
• Sat. December 4th: The Garrison Fewell Trio
  Garrison Fewell: guitar and percussion
  Todd Brunel: clarinet, bass clarinet
  Esther Viola: Oboe and voice
  Opening: Solo trombone by Rich Ardizzone
  
  
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• Friday, December 3, 2010 8:00 pm
• Vortex featuring Jeff Platz
• Outpost 186: Cambridge, MA (MAP)
• Jeff Platz guitar
  Jim Hobbs alto sax
  Kit Demos double bass
  John McLellan drums
  

• Wednesday, December 1, 2010 8:00 pm
• MAM Concert Series
• Pickman Hall Longy: Cambridge, MA (MAP)
• Wednesday, December 1, 8pm
  Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall
  Longy's Modern American Music Department presents
  MAM Series
  The Vortex Other Dimension Ensemble 
  and the Dave Bryant Quintet
  Admission free; no tickets required
  
  
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• Saturday, November 13, 2010 10:30 am
• Powers Story Hour
• Belmont Public Library: 336 Concord Ave, Belmont, MA (MAP)
• Belmont Public Library
  336 Concord Avenue, Belmont Saturdays at 10:30 am
  November 13, 2010, February 5 and April 2, 2011
  Call: 617-993-2880 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 617-993-2880 end_of_the_skype_highlighting for reservations
  
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• Friday, November 5, 2010 8:00 pm
• Vortex Series For New and Improvised Music
• Outpost 186: Cambridge, MA (MAP)
• the Sonic Sandbox
  and guitarist Ben Miller
  

• Saturday, October 30, 2010 8:00 pm
• Waltham Symphony Orchestra
• Featuring
  Piano soloist Amira Acre 
  with works by
  Rachmoninov, Lizst
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• Wednesday, October 13, 2010 8:00 pm
• Eric Hofbauer Cd Release Party
• Jonny D's: Somerville, MA (MAP)
• Featuring the members of the Variable Density Sound Orchestra
  http://www.cnmpro.com/
  
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• Saturday, October 9, 2010 10:00 am
• Cuzin Richard Entertainment
• Rollinsford, New Hampshire (MAP)

• Friday, October 8, 2010 8:00 pm
• Concerts in the Library
• Church of the Advent: Boston, MA (MAP)
• October 8th: Composers Concert!
  Concert #2: October 8th, 8 pm:
  
  Vortex Ensemble “Lost Angel” (premiere) +group improvisation
  Sara Bielanski, mezzo soprano
  Matt Samolis, flute
  Todd Brunel, bass clarinet
  Rob Bethel, cello
  
  Charles Turner-”Sonata for violin and harp”
  Nash Ryder, violin
  Anna DeLoi, harp
  
  Lou Cohen “Open Sounds” for unspecified instruments (premiere)
  Todd Brunel, reed
  Steve Norton, reed
  Kathryn Schulmeister, bass
  Ashley Addington, flute
  Melanie Hedlund, accordion
  Duane Reed, guitar
  Valerie Thompson, cello
  Rob Bethel, cello
  Charles Turner, shakuhachi
  Jane Wang, bass
  Matt Samolis, flute
  
  Pieces for flute & cello by Gainey, Saariaho, Carter, Ran.
  Ashley Addington, flute
  Rachel Arnold, cello
  
  Todd Brunell solo/duo
  
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• Wednesday, October 6, 2010 8:00 pm
• Dustin Carlson at the Outpost
• Outpost 186: Cambridge, MA (MAP)
• Dustin Carlson
  Wednesday 6 October @ Outpost, 8pm $10 or b/o
  Dustin Carlson Trio
  Dustin Carlson – guitar /Cody Brown – drums / Patrick Briener – sax
  
  Dustin Carlson
  Raised in NY, Currently living in the Bronx. Educated at Lawrence College, studied with Glenn Alexander, Kermit Driscoll, Chester Biscardi, Brad Shepik William Anderson. Have Performed with Oren Fader, William Anderson, The Cygnus Ensemble. Performed in notable venues such as New York's knitting factory (mainstage) Webster Hall, Carnegie Hall.
  
  +Vortex Ensemble
  Todd Brunel – clarinets / Kit Demos – bass / John McLellan - drums
  
  

• Saturday, October 2, 2010 2:00 pm
• Private Function

• Friday, October 1, 2010 8:00 pm
• Vortex Series For New and Improvised music
• Outpost 186: 186 Hampshire st, Cambridge, MA (MAP)
• Featuring:
  the Meltdown Incentive
  and composer Michael Dobiel with Erich Hochstrasser 

• Sunday, September 26, 2010 2:00 pm
• Newton Public Library Concert Series
• 330 Homer St: Newton, MA (MAP)
• Benny and Beyond With pianist Joe Reid

• Saturday, September 25, 2010 3:00 pm
• Benny and Beyond

• Tuesday, September 14, 2010 2:00 pm
• Benny and Beyond
• Allerton House: Weymouth (MAP)

• Sunday, September 12, 2010 9:00 pm
• Poetry Jam Collective

• Thursday, September 9, 2010 7:30 pm
• Musaner at the Regattabar
• MUSANER Folk-Jazz Ensemble
  FEATURING:
  Ara Sarkissian, piano & arrangements
  Martin Haroutunian, folk instruments
  Blake Newman, bass
  Gary Fieldman, drums
  Phil Scarff, tenor sax
  Dennis Shafer, alto sax
  Todd Brunel, soprano sax & clarinet
  Roberto Cassan, accordion
  Fabio Pirozzolo, percussion
  The brainchild of pianist and composer Ara Sarkissian, MUSANER has been active on the Boston music scene since October, 2007. Since that time, the group's original blend of jazz orchestration and folk music from Armenia has been greeted with acclaim from critics and audiences alike. A unique blend of ensemble writing and improvisational freedom where folk instruments meet a jazz ensemble, MUSANER's performances can be best described as inspiring, evocative and entertaining at the same time. Their appearance at the Regattabar will be their first show in the US since their successful concerts in Europe during the spring of 2010.
  
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• Tuesday, September 7, 2010 7:00 pm
• Sonic Sandbox
• AS220: Providence, RI (MAP)
• Forrest larson electronics
  David Brown percussion digeridoo
  Todd Brunel bass clarinet
  

• Wednesday, September 1, 2010 6:30 pm
• Benny and Beyond

• Tuesday, August 24, 2010 7:45 pm
• Benny and Beyond

• Friday, August 20, 2010 2:00 pm
• Benny and Beyond

• Monday, August 16, 2010 8:00 pm
• Boston Free Jazz Association
• master class in improvisation.
  

• Saturday, August 14, 2010 10:00 am
• Benny and Beyond
• Cuzin Richard Entertainment: New Hampshire (MAP)

• Thursday, August 12, 2010 2:00 pm
• Benny and Beyond
• New Horizons: Marlborough (MAP)

• Sunday, August 8, 2010 9:00 pm
• Poetry Jam Collective
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• Friday, August 6, 2010 8:00 pm
• Tom Hall and the Vortex Other Dimension Ensemble
• Outpost 186: Cabridge (MAP)
• Tom Hall tenor sax
  Matt Samolis flute
  Todd Brunel clarinet
  Esther Viola oboe
  Rob Bethel cello
  John McClellan drums
  
  
  

• Tuesday, August 3, 2010 6:00 pm
• CHSW

• Monday, August 2, 2010 7:00 pm
• Recording Session CHSW
• Milford (MAP)

• Sunday, August 1, 2010 10:00 am
• Recording Session Rotary Records

• Thursday, July 22, 2010 10:00 am – 10:00 pm
• VOD Festival
• Cambridge YMCA: Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA (MAP)
• Improvisational workshops and masterclasses by day, great perfomances by night.
  20 minutes on 10 minutes off, performers and times TBA
  so Stay tuned!
  

• Monday, July 5, 2010 2:30 pm
• Benny And Beyond
• New England Friends Home: Hingham (MAP)
• Joe Reid Piano
  Todd Brunel clarinet
  

• Friday, July 2, 2010 7:00 pm
• Vortex Series for New and Improvised Music
• Outpost 186: Hampshire st, Cambridge, MA (MAP)
• Composers other side
  featuring:
  Delvyn Case
  Pamela Marshall
  

• Friday, July 2, 2010 12:00 pm
• Friday Noon Concert Series
• First parish church : Lexington, MA (MAP)
• Paul Carlson piano
  Todd Brunel clarinet
  works by Muczynski, Harris, Cowell, Joplin and Finzi
  

• Saturday, June 19, 2010 2:00 pm
• Benny and Beyond
• Allerton House: Weymouth, MA (MAP)

• Thursday, June 17, 2010
• Rotary Records
• West Springfield (MAP)
• Recording Session with Andy Pratt
  

• Wednesday, June 16, 2010
• Garrison Fewell's Variable Density Orchestra

• Friday, June 4, 2010 8:00 pm
• Vortex Series for New and Improvised Music
• Outpost 186: 186 Hampshire st, Cambridge, MA (MAP)
• Dave Maxwell piano
  Andrew Hickman tenor sax
  Blake Newman double bass
  John Mclellan drums
  Todd Brunel bass clarinet
  Rob Bethel cello
  
  

• Thursday, May 20, 2010 7:00 pm
• Musaner In MIlan
• http://www.nohma.it/: Milan, Italy (MAP)

• Wednesday, May 19, 2010
• Musaner in Milan
• http://www.nohma.it/: Milan, Italy (MAP)
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• Tuesday, May 18, 2010
• Musaner in Milan
• Casa Armena: Milan, Italy (MAP)
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• Monday, May 17, 2010
• Musaner in London
• London, England (MAP)
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• Sunday, May 2, 2010 2:00 pm
• The Circadian Rhythm Kings
• Circadians will play for an hour, then an open mic session will hapen at 3:00, so bring you horn, drumsticks, your axe and we'll see you there!!
  
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• Saturday, May 1, 2010 10:30 pm
• the Places you'll Go
• Dr Seuss' last story with live original music, featuring
  Helen Clapp Stevenson narration
  Jessica cooper vocals
  Daniel Bennett saxophone and flute
  Todd Brunel clarinets
  Mike shea piano
  
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• Sunday, April 25, 2010 11:00 am
• First Parish of Watertown Unitarian Universalist
• 35 Church Street Watertown : 35 Church Street Watertown, MA 02472, Watertown, MA (MAP)
• First Parish of Watertown
  Unitarian Universalist
  35 Church Street
  Watertown, MA 02472
  (617) 924-6143 | Directions
  fpwatertown at comcast.net
  

• Saturday, April 24, 2010 8:00 pm
• Forrest Larson Trio
• Gallery 119: Lowell, MA (MAP)
• Forrest Larson Trio: [Boston]
  Forrest Larson - analog electronics, shortwave radio, found sounds
  Todd Brunel - bass clarinet
  David Brown - didgeridoo, percussion
  
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• Saturday, April 24, 2010 7:30 pm
• Claflin HIll Symphony Orchestra
• Milford Town Hall: Milford, MA (MAP)
• TENTH ANNIVERSARY SEASON FINALE:
  
  Saturday, May 1 at 7:30 p.m. Places in our Hearts.
  
  Purchase online or call today to reserve yours 508.478.5924.
  
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• Saturday, April 24, 2010 7:00 pm
• Basillus Club
• Last Stretch in our European tour!
  Lets hope that volcano behaves itself....
  
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• Friday, April 23, 2010 1:00 pm
• Parade kicking off the Jazz Festival
• 80 Border street : East Boston, MA (MAP)
• JAZZ WEEK '10 - April 23 through May 2
  Officially proclaimed by both Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino and the Cambridge City Council and coordinated and promoted for the fourth consecutive year by JazzBoston, Jazz Week '10: Made in Boston, Played in Boston will feature more than 200 events that offer a look to the future and a nod to the past. It will showcase everything from films, childeren's events, and electronic music programs to tributes to influential figures in the city's rich jazz history.
  For more information, check our website and/or JazzBoston.org.
  
  Mike Carey baritone sax
  Gary Fieldman percussion
  Todd Brunel soprano sax
  Forbes Graham trumpet
  
  

• Sunday, April 18, 2010 3:00 pm
• Solar Winds Woodwind Quintet
• Brooksby Retirement Home: Peabody, MA (MAP)
• Jill Dreeben flute
  Todd Brunel clarinet
  Charlyn Bethell oboe
  Dan Shaud French Horn
  Neil Fairbairn Basoon
  
  Works by Bach, Hindemith, Mozart and Klughardt
  

• Tuesday, April 13, 2010 7:45 pm
• Clarinet Quartet
• Robert Mellican Middle School: 145 Lincoln Rd, Northborough, MA (MAP)

• Sunday, April 11, 2010 2:30 pm
• Powers Faculty Concert
• All Saints Church: 17 Clarke Street, Belmont, MA (MAP)
• Beethoven Sonata for French Horn and Piano Op.17
  Reinecke Trio Op.188 in A minor
  arr. for Clarinet, French Horn and Piano
  Solo piano works by Chopin and Piazzolla
  
  Performing are:
  Todd Brunel, Clarinet
  James Mosher, French Horn
  Kathryn Rosenbach, Piano
  Levon Hovsepian, Piano
  
  Admission is free-reception to follow.
  
  This should be great fun!
  
  Hope to see you there-
  

• Saturday, April 10, 2010 7:00 pm
• Neon Juju
• Cutler Majestic Theater: Boston, MA (MAP)
• More info TBA
  

• Thursday, April 8, 2010 7:00 pm
• Musaner in Zurich
• Bazillus club: zurich, Switzerland (MAP)
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• Saturday, April 3, 2010 8:00 pm
• Modern American Music Series
• Longy School of Music: 1 follen st, cambridge, MA (MAP)
• Sarah Bielanski soprano
  Rob Bethel cello
  Matt Samolis flutes
  Todd Brunel clarinets
  

• Friday, April 2, 2010 8:00 pm
• Neon JUJU
• Democracy center: Harvard University (MAP)

• Wednesday, March 31, 2010 9:00 pm
• Musaner
• The Beehive: 541 tremont st, Boston, MA (MAP)
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• Saturday, March 27, 2010 8:00 pm
• Kathy Hassinger Dance Company
• The Dance Complex: 536 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA (MAP)
• Featuring Day Spring by composer Delvyn Case
  with pianist Biljana Milanovic
  

• Friday, March 26, 2010 8:00 pm
• Kathy Hassinger Dance Company
• The Dance Complex: 536 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA (MAP)
• Featuring Day Spring by composer Delvyn Case
  with Biljana Milanovic piano
  

• Sunday, March 21, 2010 8:00 pm
• Dr T's Sunday series
• Outpost 186: 186 Hampsire st, Cambridge, MA (MAP)
• Emile tobenfeld visual poetry
  Kevin Frenette guitar
  

• Sunday, March 14, 2010 3:00 pm
• Acre Brunel Duo
• Framingham Public Library: Framingham, MA (MAP)
• Amira Acre Piano
  Todd Brunel clarinet
  Program to feature works by Beethoven, Prokoffief, Finzi, Brahms, Messaien.
  
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• Saturday, March 13, 2010 8:00 pm
• African Cross Roads
• Spring step: 98 George P. Hassett Drive, Medford, MA (MAP)
• African Crossroads
  
  Saturday, March 13, 2010, 8pm
  
  With Regie Gibson & Neon Juju, Cornell “Sugarfoot” Coley & the Sugarfoot Band, and Special Guests on traditional African instruments
  
  Celebrate the arts of the African diaspora with Afro-Caribbean music and dance, spoken word and literary music, mesmerizing traditional instrumentation, and an Afro-Latin dance party for all! Also, join us for a pre-show event in the Springstep Gallery, honoring African-American visual and performing artists.
  
  For more information about the artists visit www.myspace.com/neonjuju
  
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• Saturday, March 13, 2010 8:00 pm
• Vortex Fundraiser
• Somerville Armory Cafe: 191 Highland Ave, Somervile, MA (MAP)
• 
  Saturday, March 13 at 8:00
  At the Armory Café, 191 Highland Ave, Somerville, MA
  
  Featuring:
  
  Sara Bielanski, vocals
  Todd Brunel, clarinets
  Esther Viola, oboe
  Rob Bethel, cello
  Yael Bat- Shimon, violin
  John McClellan, drumset
  and
  Peter Bloom, Bass flute
  Matt Samolis, flute
  Noell Dorsey, voice
  performing Tips by Steve Lacey
  
  The Vortex concert series is looking for sponsors and subscribers to help
  support great new and improvised music. Listeners appreciate
  music on the fringes of improvised or notated modern music,
  with shows that span diverse musical styles and artistic disciplines.
  
  So come join us for an exciting fund raising
  event with refreshments and live
  performances by some of the most adventurous musicians
  in the Boston area and get a preview of shows to come!
  
  $10 admission
  
  

• Sunday, March 7, 2010
• Meltdown Incentive

• Saturday, March 6, 2010 8:00 pm
• Waltham Symphony
• Waltham: MA (MAP)
• Sounds of Spain with guitarist Aaron Larget-Caplan.
  
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• Friday, March 5, 2010 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm
• John Kusiak and Friends
• Menotomy Concert Series presents—
  John Kusiak & Friends
  aT Town Hall:
  Music for Films, TV and
  Live Performance
  Friday, March 5, 7:30 pm
  Arlington Town Hall, 730 Mass. Ave.
  Free admission
  Featuring performances of Kusiak Music scores and an excerpt from a
  Charlie Chaplin film with live accompaniment. Performances by:
  Hawthorne Quartet. Ronan Lefkowitz, Si‐Jing Huang, Mark Ludwig and Sato
  Knudsen, all members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra
  Solar Winds Quintet. Jill Dreeben, Charlyn Bethell, Dan Shaud, Neil Fairbairn,
  and Todd Brunel
  Original Rhythm Method. John Kusiak, Billy Novick and Jean‐Do Sifantus with
  guest performer Tino D’Agostino
  Tillie's Nightmare. Ken Winokur, Billy Novick, John Kusiak, Seth Getchell and
  Robin Verdier
  Solo piano by Guy Urban
  Assistance by Andrew Willis, Rob Jaret, Lucas D’Angelo, Alex Takats and Jackson Kusiak
  
  
  
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• Friday, February 26, 2010 8:00 pm
• Church of the Advent Concert Series
• Church of the Advent Library: 30 Brimmer St, Boston, MA (MAP)
• Vortex Other Dimension trio with
  Matt Samolis flute
  Todd Brunel clarinets
  Rob Bethel cello
  also featuring the John funkhouser Trio
  http://johnfunkhouser.com/biography.php
  
  
  
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• Tuesday, February 16, 2010 8:00 pm
• Vortex Fundraiser
• The Armory Cafe : 191 highland Ave, Somerville, MA (MAP)
• A fundraiser for the Vortex Series for New and Improvised Music
  with:
  Rob Bethel cello
  Yael Bat-shimon violin
  Esther viola oboe
  Matt Samolis flute
  Peter Blum flute
  Ken filed alto sax
  
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• Sunday, February 14, 2010 9:00 pm
• Jeff Robinson Trio
• Lizard Lounge: Cambridge, MA (MAP)
• Jeff Robinson trio Poetry Jam 13th Anniversary.
  
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• Saturday, February 6, 2010 5:15 pm
• powers Studio Recital
• All Saints Church: Belmont, MA (MAP)
• Featuring the Powers Music School Students of Todd Brunel.
  

• Friday, February 5, 2010 8:00 pm
• Vortex Series for New and Improvised Music
• Outpost 186 : 186 Hampsire st, Cmbridge, MA (MAP)
• featuring:
  Yael Bat-Shimon violin
  Todd Brunel clarinets
  Rob Bethel cello
  John Mcclellan drums
  Geni Skendo flute and Shakuhachi
  
  

• Sunday, January 31, 2010 6:00 pm
• House Concert wiht Amira Acre
• private event: Cambridge (MAP)
• featuring prokoffief violin sonata transcribed for clarinet
  with pianist Amira Acre
  

• Sunday, January 24, 2010 7:30 pm
• House concert with Amira Acre
• for info contact me directly at todd_brunel@yahoo.com
  pregram will feature works by Brahms and Prokoffief
  Amira Acre piano
  Todd Brunel clarinet
  
  

• Saturday, January 23, 2010 10:00 am
• Green Eggs and Ham
• Barnes and Noble: Burlington, MA (MAP)
• with rob woodin singing, Helen Clapp stevenson narration and Michael Shea, keyboard.
  

• Friday, January 22, 2010 9:00 pm
• Neon JUJU
• more info TBA
  

• Monday, January 18, 2010 7:00 pm
• Martin Luther King jr Event
• the Armory : 191 Highland Ave, Somerville, MA, USA (MAP)
• original music, poetry and speeches honoring the late r martin Luther King jr
  featuring
  Regie Gibson voice
  Todd Brunel clarinets
  Rob Bethel cello
  Robert Rivera cello
  Yael Bat-Shimon violin
  special guest
  Andy Pratt voice
  
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• Sunday, January 17, 2010 2:00 pm
• Martin Luther King jr Celebration
• Carey Hall: Lexington, MA (MAP)
• Regie Gibson words
  Rob Bethel cello
  
  

• Thursday, January 14, 2010 10:00 pm
• Neon JUJU
• Alchemist Lounge: Jamaica Plain, MA (MAP)

• Wednesday, January 13, 2010 7:00 pm
• Meltdown Incentive
• Central Congregational Church: Jamaica Plain, MA (MAP)
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• Friday, January 8, 2010 8:00 pm
• Vortex Series for new and Improvised Music
• Outpost 186: Hampshire st, Cambridge, MA (MAP)
• Rob Bethel cello
  Todd Brunel clarinets
  Matt Samolis flute
  
  Keith Crook and Steve Provisor
  

• Thursday, December 31, 2009 7:00 pm
• First Night Needham
• First Baptist church: Needham (MAP)
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• Friday, December 25, 2009 10:30 am
• Joe Reid and Todd Brunel
• the Langham Boston: Boston, MA (MAP)
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• Friday, December 18, 2009 2:30 pm
• Benny and Beyond
• Copley Square: Boston, MA (MAP)
• Benny and Beyond with pianist Joe Reid.
  

• Sunday, December 13, 2009 2:30 pm
• Peter and the Wolf
• All Saints Episcopal Church: 17 Clark St, Belmont, MA, USA (MAP)
• Peter and the wolf  and winnie the Pooh with narration by Rob Woodin
  A childrens concert presented by the Powers Music School
  Second show starting at 4:00
  
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• Sunday, December 6, 2009 2:30 pm
• The Concert Singers of Greater Lynn
• Unitarian Universalist church of greater Lynn: 101 forest Ave, Swampscott, MA, USA (MAP)
• Hnadel: Messiah
  

• Friday, December 4, 2009 8:00 pm
• The concert singers of greater Lynn
• Unitarian Universalist church: 101 forest Ave, Swampscott, MA, USA (MAP)
• Handel: Messiah
  

• Sunday, November 29, 2009 11:00 pm
• Andy Pratt
• TT and the Bears: 10 Brookline St, Central Square, Cambridge MA, MA (MAP)
• for more information:
  http://www.myspace.com/andyprattrocks
  
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• Saturday, November 14, 2009 10:00 am
• Childrens Story Hour
• Belmont Public Library: Concord Ave, Belmont, MA (MAP)
• Featuring the music of Yas Ishibashi
  
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• Sunday, November 8, 2009 4:00 pm
• Julia Musayelyan's New Music collective
• Lilly Pad: 1353 Cambridge St, Inman Square, Cambridge, MA (MAP)
• Yulia Musayelyan's New Music Collective
  
  Duos & Trios: a set of new chamber music for flute, including Boston
  Area and World Premiers!
  This show will feature works by Astor Piazzolla, Yulia Musayelyan, Ara
  Sarkissian, as well as some chamber improvisation.
  
  Danielle Boudrot and Yulia Musayelyan, flutes
  Todd Brunel, clarinet
  Junko Simons, cello
  Ara Sarkissian, piano
  Gustavo Agatiello, vibraphone
  Antonio Massa Viana, guitar
  
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• Friday, November 6, 2009 8:00 pm
• Vortex Series for New and Improvised Music
• Outpost 186: 186 Hampshire st, Cambridge, MA (MAP)
•  This Friday Esther Viola and Todd Brunel present their first program as co-producers of THE VORTEX series:
  
  "mixing it up and breaking it down"
  
  This month we've asked some top local artists and thrown some new faces into the mix:
  Rob Bethel, cello; John Mclellan, drums; Tom Duprey, trumpet; Todd Brunel, clarinets;
  Sarvenaz Moshfegh, cello; Silvana Costa, spoken word; Esther Viola, oboe/voice
  
  If it's street noise or the word on the street, a slick lick or a stumble trip...
  There's only one way to find out...
  
  Check it out this Friday at Outpost 186, 186 1/2 Hampshire St., Cambridge
  
  
  for more info about THE VORTEX please see the blog:
  http://improvortex.blogspot.com/
  
  
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• Thursday, November 5, 2009 9:00 am
• Recording session

• Wednesday, November 4, 2009 2:00 pm
• Where the Wild Things Are
• lexington Public Library: 1874 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA (MAP)
• The story Where the wild Things are with Music and movement:
  Michael shea piano
  Todd Brunel clarinets
  Yaz Isibashi movement and acting
  Helen Clapp Stevenson narration
  
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• Sunday, November 1, 2009 7:30 pm
• Benny and Beyond
• Laselle Village: 120 Seminary Ave, Auburndale, MA (MAP)
• featuring works made famous by Benny Goodman
  with
  Joe Reid  piano
  Todd Brunel clarinet
  
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• Friday, October 30, 2009 10:00 pm
• Neon JUJU at Alchemist
• Alchemist Lounge: Jamaica Plain, MA, USA (MAP)
• have a blast come see neon JuJu, have great food and hang at one of boston's best live music establishments.
  
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• 21+

• Sunday, October 25, 2009 7:00 pm
• Meltdown Insentive at Longy
• Longy School of Music: 27 Garden St, Cambridge, MA, USA (MAP)
• Sunday, October 25, 7pm
  
  Edward M. Pickman Concert Hall
  Longy’s Modern American Music Department presents
  
  MAM Series
  
  THE MELTDOWN INCENTIVE - avant-garde improvisation ensemble
  
  Sara Bielanski, voice
  Todd Brunel, clarinet
  Tanya Maggi, viola
  Ed Broms, bass
  Delvyn Case, piano
  
  ELECTRIC GEOMETRY
  
  Featuring pianists
  
  Marc Rossi and Ben Schwendener
  
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• Saturday, October 17, 2009 8:00 pm
• Neon JUJU at the Mass Poetry Festival
• http://masspoetry.org/: lowell, MA (MAP)
• http://masspoetry.org/
  
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• Friday, October 16, 2009 9:00 pm
• Circadian Rhythm Kings at ACJ!
• Acton Jazz Cafe: Acton, MA, USA (MAP)
• Innova r ecording Artists: Circadian Rhythm Kings
  click here
  
  
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• Friday, October 9, 2009 8:00 pm
• Musaner at Arsenal Center for the Arts
• Arsenal Center For The Arts: Watertown, MA, USA (MAP)
• I will not be there, but they are a great band, so go see Musaner!
  Celebrate the World
  Music from across the World through a jazz prism..
  Featuring;
  Musaner
  Natraj
  Grand Fatilla
  
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• Friday, October 9, 2009 8:00 pm
• Firstworks presents: Steve Jobe and Chris Turner
• Beneficient church: Providence, RI, USA (MAP)
• Details:
  http://calendar.boston.com/providence-ri/events/show/88468537-firstworks-presents-steve-jobe-and-chris-turner
  
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• Monday, October 5, 2009 7:00 pm
• Neon JUJU at Bowdoin College
• Bowdoin College: ME (MAP)
• Neon JUJU: Regie Gibson vocals Todd Brunel saxes, Robert Rivera bass and cello, David Deranian drums
  

• Saturday, October 3, 2009 10:30 am
• Where the Wild Things Are
• Belmont Public Library: Concord Ave, Belmont, MA, USA (MAP)
• Rob woodin vocals
  Helen Clapp Stevenson narration
  Todd Brunel clarinets
  Michael Shea piano
  
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• Friday, October 2, 2009 8:00 pm
• Vortex Series for New and Improvised Music
• Outpost 186: 186 Hampshire st, Cambridge, MA, USA (MAP)
• Todd Brunel clarinets
  Rob Bethel cello
  John Mcclellan drums
  Esther Viola oboe
  
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• Saturday, September 26, 2009 8:00 pm
• Waltham Symphony Orchestra
• Waltham Middle School: waltham, ma, usa (MAP)
• Featuring Debussey Afternoon of a Faun and Stravinski's firebird suite.
  
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• Wednesday, September 23, 2009 9:00 pm
• Musaner at Ryles
• Ryles Music Club: 212 Hampshire st, Cambridge, MA, USA (MAP)
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• Tuesday, September 22, 2009 7:30 pm
• Benny and Beyond
• Newton Public Library: 330 Homer st, Newton, MA, USA (MAP)
• Benny and Beyond featuring unforgettable selections made famous by the legendary clarinetist Benny Goodman.
  Todd Brunel clarinet
  Joe Reid piano
  
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• Friday, September 4, 2009 8:00 pm
• Vortex Series for new and Improvised Music
• Outpost 186: 186 hampshire st, Cambridge, MA, USA (MAP)
• featuring the Brunel Fieldman Duo with Gary fieldman on drums and Todd Brunel clarinets. Also featuring special guest Julee Avalone flute.

• Tuesday, January 13, 2009 7:00 pm
• Meltdown Incentive
• More info TBA
  
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