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[15.03.26].

Modney violin Pala Garcia violin Kyle Armbrust viola Michael Nicolas cello Sylvie Courvoisier piano Miles Okazaki guitar Kim Cass bass John Hollenbeck drums Arktureye electronics Patricia Brennan vibraphone with electronics, compositions Eli Greenhoe conductor

03.20.24 Ches Smith's Laugh Ash with Shara Lunon voice and vocal processing, lyrics, Anna Webber flute, Oscar Noriega clarinets,James Brandon Lewis tenor sax, Nate Wooley trumpet, Jennifer Choi violin, Kyle Armbrust viola, Michael Nicolas cello, Shahzad Ismaily bass, Moog and Ches Smith electronics, drums, percussion. At Roulette Intermedium NYC.

12.18.17 John Zorn’s new music venue The Stone is relocating to the New School in 2018, and closed out 2017 with STONEFEST!, a the three-day concert series at the Tishman Auditorium. Jack Quartet, Bill Frisell and the Kris Davis Trio played terrific sets, and the evening was capped with a performance of Zorn’s game piece Cobra, featuring Ches Smith, vibes, Ikue Mori, electronics, Eyal Maoz, guitar, Craig Taborn, piano, Taylor Levine, guitar, Kenny Grohowski, drums, Simon Hanes, bass, Matt Hollenberg, guitar, Brian Marsella, keyboards, Tim Keiper, drums, Jay Campbell, cello, Michael Nicolas, cello with John Zorn prompting and leading the shenanigans.

05.06.17 John Zorn led a stellar ensemble in a stunning performance of his legendary game piece Cobra at Roulette with  Eyal Maoz, Taylor Levine and Matt Hollenberg on guitar, Ikue Mori on laptop, Sylvie Courvoisier on piano, Michael Nicolas on cello, Brian Marsella on organ, Trevor Dunn on contrabass, Simon Hanes on electric bass, Ches Smith on vibraphone and timpani, and Tim Keiper, Kenny Grohowski and Jim Black on drums. The show began with a short version of another of Zorn’s game piece, Hockey, with Zorn himself on game calls Michael Nicolas on cello and Aaron Edgcomb on percussion.