(Sat), May 3 at 8 pm

This special evening of spoken word and music hosted by Rosie Perez and Flaco Navaja is sure to be a wild and joyous evening featuring many of the leading voices in the poetry & spoken word movement, including:  La Bruja, Sandra María Esteves, Reg E Gaines, Carlos Andrés Gómez, Tato Laviera, Mariposa, Jesús Papoleto Meléndez, Nancy Mercado, Kirk Nugent, Willie Perdomo, Ishmael Reed, Ntozake Shange, Quincy Troupe, accompanied by the infectious Boricua Roots music of Yerba Buena. Come hear their powerful voices, dance to their music, and celebrate the 35th anniversary of a world-renowned literary movement!

A spectacular reunion: the first New York performance in thirty years by TASHI – the quartet of soloists who made their New York debut in 1973 – Pianist Peter Serkin, violinist Ida Kavafian,

clarinetist Richard Stoltzman, and cellist Fred Sherry.

Program:

Josquin des Prez (c. 1440-1521) Ave Maria...Virgo Serena

Thomas Morley (c. 1557-1603) Christes Crosse

(recomposed for TASHI 2007 by Charles Wuorinen (b.1938)

Toru Takemitsu (1930-1996) Quatrain II  

Olivier Messiaen (1908-1992) Quartet for the End of Time

Tickets for Free for All at Town Hall are available ONLY at the The Town Hall Box Office, starting at noon on concert days, Sunday, April 27, and Sunday, May 4, 2008.  Both performances begin at 5 pm. Free tickets may be picked up at the box office any time between noon and show time. Two tickets per person. First come first served.

Flight of the Conchords, the musical comedy duo that consists of New Zealanders Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement. The uniqueness of the Conchords’ act, which consists largely of the songs written for their HBO series (and their EP The Distant Future, which won a Grammy this year), as well as stand-up and banter between songs.

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This concert features musicians from the groundbreaking recording Miles... From India (to be released April 15). The line-up is comprised of musicians who have recorded or performed with Miles Davis over the span of five decades including Ron Carter, Wallace Roney, Lenny White, Pete Cosey, Badal Roy, and Benny Reitveld. Classical and jazz musicians from India including Louiz Banks, Gino Banks, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Ravi Chary, Sridhar Parthasarathy, and Kala Ramnath will join them.

These dozen musicians from two separate continents come together in this cross-cultural summit meeting – putting a provocative pan-global-spin on such Miles classics as All Blues, Spanish Key, So What, It's About That Time and Jean Pierre. Sitar and tablas, ghatam and khanjira, mridangam and Carnatic violin blend seamlessly with muted trumpet and saxophones, screaming electric guitar and grooving electric bass lines, piano, upright bass and drums in this profound fusion of Indian classical and American jazz.

TO HEAR EXERPTS FROM THE ALBUM CLICK HERE.

$45 & 40

Author/critic Scott Siegel takes audiences of all ages on a musical tour, and THE BROADWAY MUSICALS OF 1965 matches an extraordinary cast with one of the greatest years in the history of the Great White Way. The concert will feature non-stop Broadway classics like She Touched Me, The Impossible Dream, Who Can I Turn To? Why Did I Choose You? and about twenty more hits. The cast, thus far, includes the future star of Broadway’s Shrek, Brian d’Arcy James, four time Tony Nominee Gregg Edelman, two time Tony nominee Marc Kudisch, the bright young star of In the Heights, Mandy Gonzalez, the recent star of Wicked, Julia Murney, and the great dancing of Kendrick Jones, Shannon Lewis, Melinda Sullivan, and Lorin Latarro (who will also choreograph and stage the concert). And that’s only the beginning!

(Fri), May 16 at 8 pm

The definition of a living legend - for nearly 45 illustrious years, her dulcet tones have graced our ears, and her poetic lyrics have galvanized a generation. She has released more than 49 albums, has had numerous Top 10 hits, Grammy nominations and gold and platinum selling albums.   Noted for her rendition of Both Sides Now on her classic 1967 album, Wildflowers. Both Sides Now has since been entered into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

One of the most exciting and in-demand new artists to emerge from the downtown NYC acoustic scene - engaging poet and storyteller, Amy Speace will open for Judy. Amy draws from and overlaps the traditions of country, folk, rock and pop, while weaving through a decidedly American landscape. "She's got that rare gift for telling tales of situations that matter, with utter simplicity, in plain talk...via driving rock, louder or more restrained, but tasty. She's a real singing writer of songs."  - The Village Voice

$40 & 35

$1,000 (loge box, seating 6, tax-deductible contribution$100)

$150 (priority seating at event, plus reception)

$75 General Admission

$40 Guild Members

Grammy-nominated Scottish singer and songwriter.

Opening will be Paddy Casey

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