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Mycale, the vocal quartet featuring Sara Serpa, Ayelet Rose, Sofia Rei and Malika Zarra will perform from September 15th-20th in  a weeklong residency at John Zorn’s club The Stone, celebrating the release of their  NEW ALBUM “Gomory”.

Mycale will present 12 sets of music in 6 nights, including three different sets of MYCALE + guests (Ikue Mori, Anat Fort  & Aubrey Johnson,  Erik Friedlander) .

Throughout the week  each of the singers will present their own individual projects. Sara Serpa will present her two projects on:

September 15th, 10pm- Sara Serpa & City Fragments
a band feat. 3 voices (Sofia Rei & Aubrey Johnson) and guitar, bass and drums (André Matos, Matt Brewer and Tyshawn Sorey). Sara is presenting a new version of a set of music inspired on the work of the French philosopher Luce Irigaray, “The Breathing Suite”.
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September 19th, 10pm- Sara Serpa & André Matos +
Pete Rende (piano) & Billy Mintz (drums)
the  duo with André has been more productive than ever. They have new music and for this occasion invited two amazing musicians to make music with them.
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MYCALE’s CD RELEASE CONCERT:
Saturday, September 19th at 8pm.
Click here to watch MYCALE in the studio recording “Gomory”

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THE STONE is located at:
the corner of Avenue C and 2nd Street
sets at 8 and 10pm
admission: $15
(there are no advance ticket sales- all admissions are at the door prior to each performance)

Please read below the full schedule of this residency:

 

FULL RESIDENCY CALENDAR:
9/15
8pm
Sofia Rei “Umbral”
Sofia Rei – Voice
10pm
Sara Serpa “City Fragments Ensemble”
Sara Serpa, Sofia Rei, Aubrey Johnson (voices), André Matos (guitar) Matt Brewer (bass), Tyshawn Sorey (drums)
9/16
8pm
Malika Zarra Solo & Duo
Malika Zarra (voice) & Amino Belyamani (piano)
10pm
Sofia Rei “Coplas Escondidas”
Sofia Rei (voice), Jorge Roeder (bass)
9/17
8pm
Mycale + Ikue Mori
Ayelet Rose, Sofia Rei, Sara Serpa, Malika Zarra (voices), Ikue Mori (electronics)
10pm
Ayelet & Anat Duo
Ayelet Rose (voice), Anat Fort (piano)
9/18
8pm 
Mycale & friends
Ayelet Rose, Sofia Rei, Sara Serpa, Malika Zarra (voices)
Guests: Anat Fort (piano) & Aubrey Johnson (voice)
10pm
Malika & Amino Duo
Malika Zarra (voice) & Amino Belyamani (piano)
9/19
8pm
Mycale CD Release Concert: GOMORY, Book of Angels, Vol 25
Ayelet Rose, Sofia Rei, Sara Serpa, Malika Zarra (voices)
10pm
Sara Serpa & Andre Matos Quartet
Sara Serpa (voice), Andre Matos (guitar), Pete Rende (piano), Billy Mintz (drums)
9/20
8pm
Mycale + Erik Friedlander
Ayelet Rose, Sofia Rei, Sara Serpa, Malika Zarra (voices), Erik Friedlander – Cello
10pm
Ayelet Rose “12 Lunar Meditations: Summoning The Witches”
Ayelet Rose, Sofia Rei, Sara Serpa, Malika Zarra, Kyoko Kitamura, Jay Clayton, Franny Silverman (voices), Eylem Basaldi (violin), Anat Fort (piano), Marika Hughes (cello) Ronen Itzik (drums)

 

 

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Sara Serpa & André Matos return to their home town and their favorite club in Lisboa, Hot Clube de Portugal, to perform for 3 nights.  From Thursday, July 9th to Saturday 11th, Serpa and Matos are accompanied by Beatriz Pessoa (voice), António Quintino (bass) and André Sousa Machado (drums). Each nigt they  will invite a different special guest- João Barradas on accordeon, Afonso Pais and André Fernandes on guitar. Sets at 10.30pm and 12am.
For more info click here.

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Sara Serpa & Ran Blake- Kitano Noir

Sara Serpa & Ran Blake will be making their annual appearance in New York City to celebrate the release of their new album “Kitano Noir” (Sunnyside Records).

The concert will take place on Saturday, June 20th, at Kitano Jazz, located on 66 Park Avenue/ E 38th Street, New York, NY 10016.

Sets at 8pm and 10pm. Reservations highly recommended at 212-885-7119 or purchase tickets here.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sara Serpa & André Matos are performing this coming Saturday, June 13th, at the Discover Jazz Festival, in Burlington, Vermont. The show will be at the Burlington City Art Center, from 3-4pm, and admission is free.

BCA is located on 135 Church St, Burlington, VT 05401 and it’s a former firehouse building, transformed into an contemporary art gallery.

Presented by Northfield Savings Bank and produced by the Flynn Center for the Performing Arts, in association with Burlington City Arts, the Festival – one of the largest annual events in Vermont – is made possible through the generous support of the business community and private donations. For more info about Discover Jazz Festival, click here.

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Sara Serpa & Ran Blake- Kitano Noir

Sara Serpa & Ran Blake- Kitano Noir

released by Sunnyside Records.

The legendary pianist Ran Blake has long been known as a unique and eloquent stylist, his style ranging from the evocative to romantic to avant-garde. He is also known as a tremendous and supportive accompanist to vocalists. Sara Serpa is a vocalist of a much younger generation, who approaches the songs of the American songbook, music from her native Portugal, and her own original material with equal expertise.

The duo has worked together since Serpa studied with Blake at the New England Conservatory. Together, they showcase their unique musical bond on Kitano Noir, a live recording from New York City’s Kitano Jazz venue and their third release as a duo, the others recorded live in Boston and in Lisbon, Portugal. Here their advancement as a pair can be heard as they focus on well-rehearsed originals written by Blake, and intriguing standards.

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Mycale: Gomory: The Book Of Angels Volume 25

feat.

Sara Serpa, Sofia Rei, Ayelet Rose Gotlieb and Malika Zarra

Gomory- Mycale

released by Tzadik Records

One of the most beautiful of all Book of Angels ensembles, Mycale is an evocative a cappella vocal quartet featuring four of the most creative voices in New Music. In their second CD release they are tighter than ever and approach the Masada music with a sensitive ear, an open heart and a creative imagination. Using a variety of texts in Portuguese, Berber, Hebrew, French and Spanish, they fashion lush harmonies and strong rhythmic drive to bring Zorn’s lyrical and elusive melodies to life like never before. A transcendent follow up to their debut recording, Gomory is truly Music of the Angels.

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Sara Serpa & André Matos share a new song filmed in their living room in Harlem, NYC, by Andy LaViolette. This song is called “Estado de Graça” and is being recorded for their new album. Music by André Matos, words by Sara Serpa.