Apr
8
8:00 PM20:00

David Leon: Solo (Roulette Residency Performance)

Presenting new work as part of my 2024/25 Jerome Artist Residency

DL - alto saxophone & modular synthesizers

Roulette 2024 Resident David Leon presents new solo music for saxophone and modular synthesizers. Describing his approach as “surreal ASMR”, Leon constructs a piece around the quiet extreme of his saxophone. Inspired by the spacious environments of ambient electronic music and field recordings as much as the visceral performances of New York’s downtown improvisors and Miami’s noise artists, Leon’s solo create spaces that feel immediate, concrete and physical.

For tickets and more information: https://roulette.org/event/david-leon-solo/

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Jun
10
7:00 PM19:00

Locomotive

Come groove weird with us at one of my favorite rooms in Brooklyn,
and stay for the inimitable Slavic Soul Party after us!! This is will be an unforgettable summer night!

Adam O’Farrill, trumpet
David Leon, alto saxophone & flute
Tal Yahalom, guitar
Eli Greenhoe, guitar
Murph Aucamp, percussion
Daniel Prim, percussion

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Mar
28
9:30 PM21:30

Adam O'Farrill: 'For These Streets' Album Release

Known for his work as a leader with his acclaimed quartet, Stranger Days, as well as his sideman endeavors with Hiromi, Mary Halvorson, Vijay Iyer, Tyshawn Sorey, and Samora Pinderhughes, Adam O'Farrill is proud to debut his new album of octet works. For These Streets is a suite of music that channels the creative and emotional currents of the 1930s through an ensemble comprised of some of the finest improvisers and interpreters of the modern era. Reconstructing the feelings, ideas, and motifs of artists of the era (notably Duke Ellington, Virginia Woolf, Igor Stravinsky, Anais Nin, and Carlos Chavez), both the album and the Joe's Pub performance feature Mary Halvorson on guitar, Patricia Brennan on vibraphone, Kevin Sun on tenor saxophone and clarinet, David Leon on alto saxophone and flute, Kalun Leung on trombone and euphonium, Tyrone Allen on double bass, Tomas Fujiwara on drums, and conductor Eli Greenhoe.

Adam O’Farrill - trumpet & flugelhorn
Mary Halvorson - guitar
Patricia Brennan - vibraphone
David Leon - alto saxophone & flute
Kevin Sun - tenor saxophone & clarinet
Kalun Leung - trombone & euphonium
Tyrone Allen - double bass
Tomas Fujiwara - drums
Eli Greenhoe - conductor

Website
Bandcamp

Tickets: https://publictheater.org/productions/joes-pub/2025/a/adam-ofarrill/

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Jan
24
8:00 PM20:00

81 Pieces for Ensemble (2024) - Chris Welcome

  • Prospect Music Series (House Show) (map)
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BYOB - Pay what you want

Come for this intimate house show series - it’s always a beautiful time.


81 Pieces for Ensemble (2024) by: Chris Welcome (world premiere)
David Leon - flute
Yuma Uesaka - clarinet
Erica Dicker - violin
T.J Broden - cello
Eli Wallace - piano
Mike Pride - vibraphone/percussion

Also performing on the bill are David Grollman Solo and Nebadon (Dominika Em - synthesizer / percussion / voice, Tim Dahl - voice modulation and sound mixing, Kevin Shea - percussion) premiering compositions by David Buddin.

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Jan
9
7:00 PM19:00

Cumulo @ SFX Festival - Illuminated Skies

Designed sounds and music for this incredible nonverbal puppet piece by Emily Batsford.

Part of a night of puppetry curated by Amanda Card featuring our piece alongside others by Amanda, Jacob Graham, and Jon Riddleberger for SFX Festival!

Photo by Stefan Hagen

Cumulo follows protagonist Plum as she freefalls through the sky, meeting weather and whimsy along the way. A nonverbal puppet piece that (sky)dives into our accumulation of self, and the experiences that shape us.

Emily Batsford - lead artist, puppeteer
Takemi Kitamura - puppeteer
Camille Leigh Cooper - puppeteer
Sophia Zukoski - puppeteer
David Leon - composer & sound design
Yuliya Tsukerman - fabrication
Chris Shendge - sound op

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Dec
20
8:00 PM20:00

Lesley Mok: The Living Collection

Performing as part of Contemporary East II: Lesley Mok / Yuko Fujiyama

Lesley Mok - composition, drums, percussion
David Leon - flutes & alto saxophone
Yuma Uesaka - clarinets & tenor saxophone
Milena Casado - trumpet & flugelhorn
Kalun Leung - trombone
Ledah Finck - violin & viola
Lester St. Louis - cello
Dorian Duke - bass & electronics
Elias Stemeseder - piano & keyboards

For more info & tickets: https://roulette.org/event/contemporary-east-lesley-mok-yuko-fujiyama/

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Nov
21
8:00 PM20:00

Cumulo

Designed sounds and music for an incredible nonverbal puppet piece showing this evening.

Cumulo follows protagonist Plum as she freefalls through the sky, meeting weather and whimsy along the way. A nonverbal puppet piece that (sky)dives into our accumulation of self, and the experiences that shape us.

Emily Batsford - lead artist, puppeteer
Arielle Lever - puppeteer
Ash Winkfield - puppeteer
Sophia Zukoski - puppeteer
David Leon - composer & sound design
Yuliya Tsukerman - fabrication
Chris Shendge - sound op

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Nov
1
to Nov 2

DRIFT/ LOOP (Middletown, CT)

  • Wesleyan University Olin Memorial Library (Campbell Reading Room and Balcony) (map)
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A Twenty-Four Hour Performance Installation
November 1–2, 2024 (12 noon to 12 noon)

DRIFT/LOOP is an expansive multi-tiered space for sonic engagement and reflection, involving distributed performance, sound installation, audio streaming and radio transmission, community participation, and group contributed performances and scores.

DRIFT/LOOP is a large-scale participatory environment initiated and commissioned by Metropolis Ensemble and Andrew Cyr, conductor/producer, which has a large form improvisatory score written collaboratively by Paula Matthusen, visual artist Olivia Valentine, poet and media scholar Tung-Hui Hu, and original audio interpretations by Singularity Saxophone Quartet, Metropolis Ensemble, and Matthusen.

For more info: https://metropolisensemble.org/drift-loop

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Sep
24
8:00 PM20:00

Locomotive

Sets at 8p & 9:30p

Locomotive is a double trio co-led by saxophonist-composer David Leon and trumpeter-composer Adam O’Farrill. Joined by guitarists Eli Greenhoe and Tal Yahalom, and percussionists Murph Aucamp and Daniel Prim, the band creates a sound that is as experimental as it is rooted in a mix of folkloric musical traditions. Named after the Thelonious Monk’s composition, of which the band has a changüi-inspired arrangement, Locomotive is a band that operates at the crossroads of freedom and structure, provoking listeners to dance, think, and everything in between. 

Adam O’Farrill, trumpet

David Leon, alto saxophone & flute

Tal Yahalom, guitar

Eli Greenhoe, guitar

Murph Aucamp, percussion

Daniel Prim, percussion

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Sep
17
8:00 PM20:00

Alec Goldfarb "Fire Lapping at the Creek" Album Release

Celebrating the release of this new recording: https://alecgoldfarb.bandcamp.com/album/fire-lapping-at-the-creek-2

Joining us on the bill are Bergamot Quartet and Alfredo Colon Quintet

Alec Goldfarb, guitar
Yuma Uesaka, clarinet & bass clarinet
David Leon, alto saxophone
Xavier Del Castillo, tenor saxophone
Chris Tordini, bass
Steve Crammer, drums

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