Outpost Performance Space 2009-2010 Season

SPRING 2010 SEASON OPENED MARCH 4
with Kate McGarry's Less Is More Trio with Keith Ganz and Clarence Penn (great concert!), and there will be lots of exciting shows as always  (see schedule below).  Spring 2010 Jazz Classes for youth and adults began the week of February 8.

SPRING 2010 TICKETS ON SALE NOW!
By Phone (268-0044) or In Person (210 Yale Blvd SE. 2 Blocks south of Central). Box Office Hours: M-F, 2-5:30pm or 1 hour before shows. (Student Rush Tickets!  $10 (for most shows) the night of the show, available 5-10 minutes prior to showtime—present a valid student ID at the door, one ticket per student.)

NEWSLETTER ALERT: WE APOLOGIZE for the confusion around our Spring Newsletter mailing last week. Due to a sorting error made by the Mailing Service we use, most newsletters had wrong names and some of you may not have received one at all.  If you are an Outpost Member, Sponsor, or Newsletter Subscriber and you did not receive your copy, and you would like a copy sent to you, give us a call at 505-268-0044 or email us at mail@outpostspace.org. If you would prefer, we could send you an electronic copy of the newsletter (just send us an email telling us that) In the meantime, you can read all about the new season right here on our website! Tickets are available now for all shows.

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We received a great response to our "2009 Seasons Pleadings: End of Year Appeal" and we thank all of you who  sent in your contributions. This is such an important part of our fundraising efforts each year (this year more than ever!) and we encourage all of you to make a 100% tax deductible contribution to ensure Outpost's future so that we may continue to present one of the most eclectic and extensive programs in the country! You can make a  SECURE ONLINE PAYMENT via Paypal. Simply Click the  DONATE button below and follow instructions. Or you may go to our Membership & Support Form page and DONATE ONLINE there, or you can print out the form and send in your donation by check. Or you can call us at 268-0044 and we can take your donation over the phone.

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Upcoming Events

Thursday, March 11, 7:30pm

The Michael Anthony Trio with Kanoa Kaluhiwa

The Music of Bill Evans

The Michael Anthony Trio features three of Albuquerque’s finest. Joining the trio tonight will be tenor saxophonist, Kanoa Kaluhiwa. For this concert they will pay tribute to the music of Bill Evans.

Friday, March 12, 7:30pm

Roust the House: Teen Performance Night

This Roust the House Teen Performance Night will feature acts from students at the Media Arts Collaborative Charter School: The Marshions (hyphy/Bay Area Music by young up N Coming MC’s, J-Quizzum, M.L.K, and Midknight); plus the indie-rock group Forty Watt Frost from Albuquerque High School;  and from  Rio Rancho, the band, Morgan Laurence returns. .

ONLY $3
Outpost Youth Performance Programs are supported in part by a grant from the Urban Enhancement Trust Fund of the City of Albuquerque

Thursday, March 18, 7:30pm

The Southwest Jazz Orchestra

The Mingus Project, Plus

The Southwest Jazz Orchestra is a mid-size ensemble featuring mixed woodwinds and a sound that is more than a combo but less than a traditional big band offering local composers and band members an opportunity to create original works and new arrangements of jazz standards.


Friday, March 19, 7:30pm
Saturday, March 20, 7:30pm

This performance is made possible by a grant from the Jeanne M. & Joseph P. Sullivan Foundation

Behind the Curtain: An Evening of Improvised Commedia dell’arte

Working Classroom Theater Ensemble directed by Bill Cusack

An Evening of Improvised Commedia dell’arte directed by renowned director and actor, Bill Cusack. Working Classroom is known for producing thought-provoking work which resonates with culturally diverse audiences.

THREE NIGHTS: March 26-28

Friday, March 26, 7:30pm
at The Lensic Perfoming Arts Center, Santa Fe

Saturday & Sunday, March 27 & 28, 7:30pm
at The Outpost Performance Space, Albuquerque

Presented in partnership with The New Mexico Jazz Festival
Walker Art Center  •  John Donald Robb UNM Composers’ Symposium

Bill Frisell, Rahim AlHaj & Eyvind Kang

The Baghdad/Seattle Suite

Sponsored by OGB Architectural Millwork &
Stephanie & Will Fleming and Elizabeth & Arthur Fischer

In The Baghdad/Seattle Suite, the world of Americana and jazz improvisation by renowned guitarist, Bill Frisell, meets Iraqi maqams and originals via oud virtuoso Rahim AlHaj, while violist and erhu player Eyvind Kang, provides the bridge.


Thursday, April 1, 7:30pm

Presented in partnership with the John Donald Robb UNM Composers’ Symposium

Lily Maase & The Suite Unraveling / Ravish Momin’s Trio Tarana

Creative Soundspace Festival 2010

The Suite Unraveling is a Brooklyn-based performance art initiative combining elements of songwriting, improvised film, and avant-garde jazz, for which Lily Maase is the musical director, guitarist, and sole composer.

Led by Ravish Momin on drums,Trio Tarana, features the unique instrumentation of violin, cello and percussion, utilizing East-Asian, Middle-Eastern and North African rhythms.


Friday, April 2, 7:30pm

The Creative Soundspace Festival is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

J.A. Deane’s Harmonograph 2 X2 / Mark Weaver’s UFO Ensemble

Creative Soundspace Festival 2010

“For some time now,” says Dino, “I have been exploring the idea of a nonlinear multidimensional approach to music (Taiji Pole, Out of Context, Grand Cross Eclipse) and this double duo of drums and strings is the next step in the exploration. It is also my first ensemble employing the LapSteel Dulcimer.”

The UFO Ensemble is an acoustic quartet featuring Mark Weaver on tuba, Bill Clark on trumpet and flugelhorn, Christian Pincock on trombone/valve trombone, and Jason Aspeslet on drums performing Ligeia –a tone poem, based on one of Edgar Allan Poe’s stories.


Saturday, April 3, 7:30pm

Presented in partnership with ABQslams

2010 ABQ Grand Slam Poetry Slam Championship

Ten of Albuquerque’s top performance poets will compete for the title of ABQ Slam Champion as well as a spot on the 2010 ABQ Poetry Slam Team, which will represent the Duke City at the National Poetry Slam in St. Paul, MN in March.

Thursday, April 8, 7:30pm

Gretchen Parlato Quartet

Sponsored by JWelles & Associates, LLC

Her recent release, In a Dream, was deemed Best Vocal Jazz Album of 2009 by the Village Voice and Jazz Times’ Critics Picks for top 50 new albums of 2009. Jazz Times called Parlato “ A musician’s singer for a new generation.”



Friday, April 9, 5pm

Presented in partnership with Old World Imports
Inpost Artspace Reception:

Contemporary Rug Weaving from Azerbaijan

A Revival of Traditional Fiber Arts

Featuring contemporary weavings from Azerbaijan, this exhibit highlights the revival of traditional techniques nearly lost during the Soviet era. Curated by Flo Brown and Duane Bargar of Old World Imports, the show will double as a benefit for the Oupost Performance Space, with 25% of sales donated to the organization.

Saturday, April 10, 7:30pm

Roshan Jamal Bhartiya w. Ty Burhoe

One of India’s premier sitarists, his family’s musical roots trace back to the Moghul period and are connected to the legacy of the legendary Tansen.

Thursday, April 15, 7:30pm

Omar Sosa’s Afreecanos

Sponsored by nomades: at home in the world

Drawing from hip-hop, jazz, Afro-Ecuadorian choir music, Cuban rhythms and the hypnotic trance music of Gnawa ritual, Sosa adds his own experimental touches, to create a fresh, original urban sound.

Friday, April 16, 7:30pm

Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni ba

Sponsored by Textival Rug & Textile Workshop

An innovative master of the ngoni, an ancient traditional lute found throughout West Africa, Kouyate has collaborated with musicians inside and outside of Mali, including Taj Mahal and Toumani Diabate.

Thursday, April 22, 7:30pm

Gabriel Alegria’s Afro-Peruvian Sextet

One of Perú’s most influential jazz figures, Alegría has developed a form which combines his jazz trumpet with the rich heritage of Afro-Peruvian music. He explores the common African roots found in both jazz and the black music of coastal Perú.


Friday, April 23, 7:30pm

Presented in partnership with New Mexico Literary Arts and La Alameda Press

Wordspace: Lisa Gill w. The Michael Vlatkovich Trio

Gill will be performing from her new book Dark Enough (La Alameda Press)— offering small lyrics of astronomical observation and inquiry. Joining her will be Outpost regulars trombonist/composer Michael Vlatkovich, Mark Weber on hubkaphone, and Dave Wayne. percussion.

Saturday, April 24, 12:30-5:30pm

Founders Day Fiesta—Old Town Albuquerque

Performers include the United Native Council Native American Drumming and Dances;  Los Coloniales de Santa Fe 1800s Spanish Dances; Mariachi Nuevo Mexico; The National Institute of Flamenco; culminating with a performance at 4pm by Hillary Smith & Soul Kitchen.

Saturday, April 24, 7:30pm

César Bauvallet y Tradiciones

Tradiciones is Bauvallet’s tribute to La Epoca de Oro de la Música Tradicional de Cuba (The Golden Age of Traditional Cuban Music).

Sunday, April 25, 3pm

Fred Sturm

Pianist Fred Sturm presents the third in an ongoing series of concerts featuring music by Latin American composers. Prominently featured will be works by two composers: Federico Ibarra and Rodolfo Halffter.

Thursday, April 29, 7:30pm

The Doug Lawrence Group

Lead tenor saxophonist of the World Famous Count Basie Orchestra— a chair that he has held since 1993, Lawrence returns to Outpost ready to groove.


Friday, April 30, 7:30pm

Proceeds from this concert will be donated to the Sofia Lee Moran Medical Fund

Rory Block

Sponsored by George F. Koinis, Attorney

Heralded as “a living landmark”, both traditional and innovative, Block's fiery and haunting guitar and vocal style redefines the boundaries of acoustic blues and folk.


Saturday, May 1, 1pm

Outpost Youth Performance Programs are supported in part by a grant from the Urban Enhancement Trust Fund  of the City of Albuquerque

Kids Variety Show

This show will feature performances by the Santa Fe Opera’s Student-Produced Opera Program under the direction of Kristin Loree and John Bartlit; the Outpost African Drumming Class taught by Laryea Addy; bass player and vocalist Anya Lipkowitz.

Outpost Rental:  AMP Concerts presents

Monday, May 3, 7:30pm

Baby Dee

AMP Concerts presents performance artist, songwriter, classically trained harpist
and circus sideshow veteran Baby Dee joined by John Contreras and fellow cellist Matthew Robinson.

Thursday, May 6, 7:30pm

Ila Cantor Quartet w. Matt Brewer

Recently relocated to New Mexico from NYC, guitarist, composer Ila Cantor presents her first performance as a leader at The Outpost Performance Space, accompanied by frequent collaborator & native son, bassist Matt Brewer.


Friday, May 7, 5-8pm

Inpost Artspace Reception:

East of the Bone Yard: Motorcycle Drawings by Jacqui Lewnes

ArtsCrawl First Friday Night

TWO SHOWS:
Saturday, May 8,  10am & 3pm

Loren Kahn Puppet & Object Theatre: It’s Time

Especially for Kids Ages 1-3!

Using puppets and/or object theatre, a bridge between theatre, visual art and puppetry, Loren Kahn Puppet and Object Theater brings to life a hilarious and magical world, which delights tiny children and provokes reflection in teenagers and grownups.

Thursday, May 13, 7:30pm

Cal Haines Tribute Trio

plays Horace Silver

Featuring pianist John Rangel, bassist Michael Glynn, and drummer Cal Haines, the trio he trio kick it off with a tribute to the “hard bop grand pop,” Horace Silver.

Friday, May 14, 7:30pm
Saturday, May 15, 7:30pm

Joy Harjo’s Wings of Night Sky, Wings of Morning Light w. Larry Mitchell

Musician, poet, and playwright, and native of Tulsa, Harjo's most recent project, Wings of Night Sky,  Wings of Morning Light, is a unique, genre-bending one-woman play featuring her own original music.


Thursday, May 20, 7:30pm

John Trentacosta & Straight Up

featuring Arlen Asher & Bobby Shew

Along with Arlen Asher, tonight’s concert will feature trumpeter Bobby Shew, who presently makes his home in Albuquerque where he grew up. Straight Up currently comprises Michael Olivola, bass; and Brian Bennet, piano, and John Trentacosta, drums .

Friday, May 21, 7:30pm

Roust the House: Teen Performance Night

Tonight’s show will feature acts from Amy Biehl High School and more.

Outpost Rental: AMP Concerts and Art of the Song present

Sunday, May 23, 7:30pm

The Handsome Family

In Concert and Conversation

Outpost Rental: New Mountain Books presents

Wednesday, May 26, 7:30pm

Bill Staines

New Mountain Books brings folk artist, Bill Staines with his extensive repertoire of folk songs.

Thursday, May 27, 7:30pm
Friday, May 28, 7:30pm

Lou Donaldson Quartet

Sponsored by Najulda International & Davis Advisory Group, LLC

Playing the same brand of soulful, swinging jazz that established him as one of the most popular alto saxophonists to ever record for the Blue Note label, Donaldson brings that distinctively bluesy sound with organ and guitar as the essential foundation for his music.