NuBlu

62 Ave C NY, NY

Dan Kurfirst – Drums/Compositions

Gabriel Marin – Fretless Guitar

Michael Gam – Fretless Bass Guitar

Kane Mathis – Oud/Kora

Abraham Mennen – Reeds

Urban Meadow Community Garden

Corner of President and Van Brunt Streets

Brooklyn, NY

Tom Chess – Oud/Ney

Abraham Mennen – Reeds

Zach Swanson – Bass

Dan Kurfirst – Percussion

Brooklyn Conservatory Of Music

58 7th Ave Brooklyn NY

Brooklyn Conservatory Of Music

58 7th Ave Brooklyn NY

Rubin Museum

150 W 17th St NY, NY

Leonid Galaganov – Shakuhachi, Percussion

Dan Kurfirst – Oud, Percussion

Hambone’s

Judson Memorial Church

55 Washington Square S, New York, NY 10012

SONGS FOR A FREE WORLD

Directed by Patricia Nicholson
Compositions by Oliver Lake and William Parker
Live Video Art: Bill Mazza
Dancers: Patricia Nicholson, Miriam Parker, Jason Jordan
Voices: Fay Victor, Amirtha Kidambi, Lisa Sokolov, Andrea Wolper, Jean Carla Rodea
Strings: Melanie Dyer, Jean Cook, Gwen Laster, Brandon Lopez
Reeds: Oliver Lake, Abraham Mennen, Lee Odom, Ras Moshe, Dave Sewelson, Karen Borca
Horns: Vincent Chancey, Jaimie Branch
Rhythm Section: Cooper-Moore, Hamid Drake, William Parker, Dan Kurfirst

Alwan For The Arts

16 Beaver St.

NY, NY

The Ras Unit

Ras Moshe-Burnett – tenor sax, soprano sax, and flutes;

Bill Cole-Sona, hojok, piri, nagaswarm, didjeridu

Larry Roland – bass

Dan Kurfirst – percussion

Art Cafe

884 Pacific Street Brooklyn, NY

Kane Mathis – Kora/Oud

Gabriel Marin – Fretless Electric Guitar

Michael Gam – Electric Bass

Abraham Mennen – Reeds

Dan Kurfirst – Drums/Compositions

Brooklyn Conservatory Of Music

58 7th Ave Brooklyn NY

Rockwood Music Hall

196 Allen St NYC

Kensuke Shoji – Violin
Fima Chupakhin – Piano
Dan Kurfirst – Percussion
Ran Livneh – Bass
Shiva Goshal – Tabla

Barbes

376 9th Street Brooklyn, NY

Brian Prunka – Oud/Compositions

Matt Darriau – Reeds

Kenny Warren – Trumpet

John Murchison – Bass

Dan Kurfirst – Drums/Percussion

Brooklyn Conservatory Of Music

58 7th Ave Brooklyn NY

388 Atlantic Ave Brooklyn, NY

1084 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Tomchess – Oud/Ney, Dan Kurfirst – Percussion

376 9th St Brooklyn, NY

Matt Darriau – Reeds
Brian Brunka – Oud, Guitar
Rufus Cappadocia – Cello
Dan Kurfirst – Drumset/Percussion

Marlboro, VT

No-land Bands is a series of four concerts of improvised music. Each event will be dedicated to stories of one city in the Middle East. There will be at least two performers with Middle Eastern instruments who are familiar with the music of the area and will define the main theme of the performance. The themes will be free melodic interpretations of known traditional motifs or tunes from that area.

The musical experience will be accompanied by a visual journey as well. We will be working with visual artists to produce video art installation which will be projected on a screen during the show. The video art will be inspired by the city that will be be presented in the Middle East. Through this setting, a triangular relationship between audience, musicians and places is being shaped. The musical and visual experience will literally put the audience in those places, transforming  their understanding of a specific geographical location. These short journeys will take away all the abstraction and numbness of what we hear on everyday news , and replace it with a humane and tangible experience.

245 West Broadway NY, NY

1st Set

Dan kurfirst – Percussion, Gabriel Marin – Dutar, Tanbour, Saz, Dombra, et al.

2nd Set

American Sufi Project

Dan Kurfirst – Percussion, Gabriel Marin – Fretless Electric Guitar, John Murchison – Bass, Tomchess – Oud/Ney

212 West 83rd Street

Many Tunes, One Melody: Muslim Arts Series

To create the AtoZ Music App for the exhibit America to Zanzibar: Muslim Cultures Near and Far, the Children’s Museum of Manhattan commissioned  six musicians to play instruments representing a range of Muslim communities and geographical locations. Each musician recorded their music separately. When the musical tracks were blended through the app, the results were wonderful, with the melodious combination of sounds surprising even the musicians themselves.

In collaboration with composer Dan Kurfist, the Children’s Museum unites these artists in a series of evening performances designed to bring the AtoZ Music App to life. Join us to explore the cultural aspects of music and embark on a collaborative musical jam session.

Dan Kurfirst (Frame Drum), Tom Chess(Oud/Ney), Gabriel Marin (Jijek)

828 Broadway NY, NY

Liberation Music: The Role of Jazz Music in Radical Politics of South Africa

A discussion with professor Sean Jacobs followed by musical performance:

Abraham Mennen – Reeds, William Parker – Bass, Kesivan Naidoo – Drums, Dan Kurfirst – Percussion

More Info/Tickets: http://www.thinkolio.org/olios/liberation-music-role-jazz-music-radical-politics-south-africa/

376 9th St Brooklyn, NY

Kane Mathis Ensemble

Kane Mathis(Oud/Kora), Rich Stein(percussion),  Dan Kurfirst(Percussion), John Murchison(Bass)

121 Ludlow Street NY, NY

No-land Bands is a series of four concerts of improvised music. Each event will be dedicated to stories of one city in the Middle East. There will be at least two performers with Middle Eastern instruments who are familiar with the music of the area and will define the main theme of the performance. The themes will be free melodic interpretations of known traditional motifs or tunes from that area.

The musical experience will be accompanied by a visual journey as well. We will be working with visual artists to produce video art installation which will be projected on a screen during the show. The video art will be inspired by the city that will be be presented in the Middle East. Through this setting, a triangular relationship between audience, musicians and places is being shaped. The musical and visual experience will literally put the audience in those places, transforming  their understanding of a specific geographical location. These short journeys will take away all the abstraction and numbness of what we hear on everyday news , and replace it with a humane and tangible experience.

212 West 83rd Street

Many Tunes, One Melody: Muslim Arts Series

To create the AtoZ Music App for the exhibit America to Zanzibar: Muslim Cultures Near and Far, the Children’s Museum of Manhattan commissioned  six musicians to play instruments representing a range of Muslim communities and geographical locations. Each musician recorded their music separately. When the musical tracks were blended through the app, the results were wonderful, with the melodious combination of sounds surprising even the musicians themselves.

In collaboration with composer Dan Kurfist, the Children’s Museum unites these artists in a series of evening performances designed to bring the AtoZ Music App to life. Join us to explore the cultural aspects of music and embark on a collaborative musical jam session.

Dan Kurfirst (Frame Drum), Kane Mathis (Kora), Roshni Samlal (Tabla)

Nashaz

(Brian Prunka – Oud/Compositions, John Murchison – Bass, Kenny Warren – Trumpet, Dan Kurfirst – Drums/Percussion)

376 9th St Brooklyn, NY

Nashaz

(Brian Prunka – Oud/Compositions, John Murchison – Bass, Kenny Warren – Trumpet, Dan Kurfirst – Drums/Percussion)

376 9th St Brooklyn, NY

Ensemble Fanaa (Daro Behroozi – Reeds, John Murchison- Bass/Gimbri)

161 Chrystie St NY, NY

Parijat Desai – Dance, Cicily Daniels – Voice, Dave Ellenbogen – Guitar, Dan Kurfirst – Drumset/Percussion

https://www.facebook.com/events/369841540019876/

1084 Flushing Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Tomchess – Oud/Ney, Dan Kurfirst – Percussion

410 Convent Ave Manhattan, NY

A Reading of Khalil Gibran’s The Prophet:

Julian Rozell – Reading, Sakina Garcia- Dance, Tomchess – Oud/Ney, Dan Kurfirst – Percussion

KULA YOGA PROJECT
28 Warren Street 4th floor
(btwn Church/Broadway in Tribeca, NYC)

Dan Kurfirst-Oud, Frame Drums, Loops – for Yoga Class with Aarona Pichinson

884-886 Pacific St, Brooklyn, New York 11238

Tomchess Quartet(Tomchess-Oud/Ney/Morsing,Will McEvoy- Bass, Dan Kurfirst-Hybrid Drumset, Abraham Mennen – Saxophone, Zach Swanson – Bass)

216 S Aiken Ave
Pittsburgh, PA

Tomchess’ Bandit Hat Trio w/ Special Guest Mimi Jong(Tomchess-Oud/Ney/Morsing,Will McEvoy- Bass, Dan Kurfirst-Hybrid Drumset, Mimi Jong – Zhong/Erhu)

415 North Fourth Avenue
Ann Arbor, MI

Tomchess’  Bandit Hat Trio (Tomchess-Oud/Ney/Morsing,Will McEvoy- Bass, Dan Kurfirst-Hybrid Drumset)

Sarykhalil & Ramazan project 

376 9th St Brooklyn, NY

DUUD (Matt Darriau – Reeds, Brian Prunka – Oud, et. al TBA)

247 South 1st Ave., Brooklyn

Ensemble Fanaa (Daro Behroozi – Reeds, John Murchison- Bass/Gimbri)

376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave.) Park Slope, Brooklyn

Triple Paste (Eric Pakula – Sax, Katie Down – Flute, Voice, Ukelele, Matt Darriau – Reeds, Arthur Kell – Bass,Rafael D’Lugoff- Piano)

376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave.) Park Slope, Brooklyn

Triple Paste (Katie Down – Flute, Voice, Ukelele, Matt Darriau – Reeds, Arthur Kell – Bass and friends)

150 W 17th St, New York, NY 10011

Duo with Mavrothi Kontanis (oud).

Performing at the base of the museum’s spiral staircase.

http://rubinmuseum.org/events/event/dan-kurfirst-mavrothi-kontanis-08-10-2016

330 Main St, Beacon, NY 12508

Tomchess Bandit Hat (Tomchess – Oud/Nay, Kenny Warren – Trumpet, Will McEvoy-Bass)

376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave.) Park Slope, Brooklyn

Triple Paste (Katie Down – Flute, Voice, Ukelele, Matt Darriau – Reeds, Arthur Kell – Bass and friends)

376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave.) Park Slope, Brooklyn

Ensemble Fanaa (Daro Behroozi – Reeds, John Murchison- Bass/Gimbri)

w/ Special Guest Matt Darriau (Reeds)

376 9th St. (corner of 6th Ave.) Park Slope, Brooklyn

Triple Paste (Katie Down – Flute, Voice, Ukelele, Matt Darriau – Reeds, and friends)

Quartet with Lucy Yeghiazaryan (vocals), Fima Chupakhin (keys), John Merritt (bass). 

Performing before and after a lecture by professor Charles Riley.

http://classes.thinkolio.org/olios/truth-tellers-and-trouble-makers-paris-jazz-age/