LIVE SHOWS
THURS APRIL 25th @ TRANS PECOS https://www.thetranspecos.com/
915 Wyckoff Ave, Brooklyn (Ridgewood), NY 11385
8PM ALL AGES, $10 advance/$12 at the door
Desertion Trio Record Release of Twilight Time
https://nickmillevoi.bandcamp.com/album/twilight-time
Nick Millevoi - Guitar
Johnny DeBlase - Bass
Kevin Shea - Drums
my band kicks off the night with the return of the JB3!
jaimie branch trio (JB3):
j breezy - trumpet
Luke Stewart - bass
Mike Pride - drums
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gonna be a heavy night, roll thru!
FRI. APRIL 26th @ Ruba Club presented by Ars Nova
416 Green Street, Philadelphia, PA
8PM, $18
Philadelphia release of Desertion Trio with CUP, Nels Cline and Yuka Honda!
Desertion Trio & Special Guests
Nick Millevoi – guitar
Johnny DeBlase – bass
Kevin Shea – drums
Jaimie Branch – trumpet
Ron Stabinsky – organ + synth
+
CUP
Nels Cline – guitar
Yuka C. Honda – keyboard + electronics
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LOVE spendin time in the City of Brotherly Love, Philly Illy Illy
SATURDAY MAY the 4th (be with you)…. 7PM doors at Roulette 509 Atlantic Ave. Brooklyn, NY —
I am happy to announce that I have received a jerome foundation/roulette commission in composition for 2019. This one is a big deal for me and it would be wonderful to pack the house, so come on down!!!
I am composing a new multimedia composition for Anteloper (myself and jason nazary) and the renowned Chicago video artist Kim Alpert. I am really excited to launch this collab. and it’s gonna be a wild time.
to pair it off, the second set will feature Fly or Die in a rare NYC performance…. maybe we’ll play some new tunes, who knows?!
Doors at 7, SHOW at 8 SHARP
Set 1:
ANTELOPERXKIMALPERT
jaimie branch/jason nazary/kim alpert
Set 2:
Fly or Die
jaimie branch/lester st. louis/jason ajemian/chad taylor
SUN May 5th @ the Bop Stop
2920 Detroit Ave, Cleveland, OH 44113
8PM, $15
NIght Two in Cleveland! Presented by New Ghosts.
photo of Lester by: Dawid Laskowski
MON May 6th @ Dorians through the Record Shop
1939 W North Ave, Chicago, IL 60622
Early Show: 7PM, Late Show: 930PM, $15
Really Psyched to Bring Fly or Die home for an evening of TWO SETS at Dorian’s through the record shop. I don’t know the spot yet, but I know the folks behind it and I’m sure it will be a class act!
did i mention TWO SETS?
Fly or Die is:
j. breezy - trumpet
Lester St. Louis - cello
Jason Ajemian - bass
Chad Taylor - drums/mbira
Photo by: Dawid Laskowski
TUES May 7th @ Trinosophes
1464 Gratiot Ave. Detroit, MI 48207
8PM, $10-20 sliding scale!
Fly or Dies FIRST TIME IN DETROIT!!! can you believe it?!
come say hi!
Fly or Die
j. breezy - trumpet
Lester St. Louis - cello
Jason Ajemian - bass
Chad Taylor - drums/mbira
photo by: dawid laskowski
WED May 8th @ St. Matthews Clubhouse presented by The Music Gallery & East End Arts
450 Broadview Ave, in Riverdale Park, Toronto, QC CANADA
8:30 PM, $13 Adv/$15 door
The Music Gallery & East End Arts Present:
Jaimie Branch’s Fly or Die + Not The Wind, Not The Flag
part of the Departures Series
curated by Tad Michalak
Join us as we cross the Don River into pastoral Riverdale Park for another thrilling edition of the Departures series. A mainstay of the Chicago jazz scene and an active recent addition to the New York scene, Jaimie Branch is an avant-garde trumpeter known for her “ghostly sounds,” says The New York Times, and for “sucker punching” crowds straight from the jump off, says Time Out. Her classical training and “unique voice capable of transforming every ensemble of which she is a part” (Jazz Right Now) has contributed to a wide range of projects not only in jazz but also punk, noise, indie rock, electronic and hip-hop. Branch’s work as a composer and a producer, as well as a sideman for the likes of William Parker, Matana Roberts, TV on the Radio and Spoon, is all on display in her debut record Fly or Die – a dynamic 35-minute ride that dares listeners to open their minds to music that knows no genre, no gender, no limits.
The band for this tour will be:
Jaimie Branch – trumpet
Lester St. Louis – cello
Jason Ajemian – bass
Chad Taylor – drums
Not The Wind Not The Flag’s binary communication might best be described as pan-idiomatic improv. Their deep bond is forged through love of music free and composed, local and global, and ancient to futuristic. No two performances are alike. At any moment, Colin Fisher may draw on electronically-abetted guitar, sax, drums and even koto, while Brandon Valdivia might express himself with drums, thumb piano or Colombian gaita flutes. Constantly cycling through instruments, they pick up where Sam Rivers left off.
THURS May 9th @ La Vitrola
4602 Boul St-Laurent, Montréal, QC
8PM, $14 adv/$17 door
I LOVE Montreal. And it’s not just the legal weed, they speak english v. differently here, sometimes I can’t even understand… or maybe it’s franch. Anywayz, we are super psyched to head back to LA VITROLA for a great night also featuring Invité.e.s.
FRI May 10th @ Firehouse 12
45 Crown St, New Haven, CT 06510
8:30 PM, $20; 10PM, $15
New Haven! we headed your way. It’s our first time and MY first time at the legendary Firehouse 12 in New Haven, CT. The sound is so good in this spot that it’s a recording studio, so DON’T SLEEP. We play 2 sets and gonna light it on fire for the last set. COME BURN IT DOWN WITH US!
