CHRIS JONAS DESERTS QUARTET
CHRIS JONAS DESERTS QUARTET
CHRIS JONAS reeds, compositions, video
THOMAS HEBERER cornet
CYRUS CAMPBELL bass
ANDREW DRURY drum set
soup at 7:30, music at 8
Music from the Deserts is a project of Santa Fe-based composer/sax player Chris Jonas, featuring Thomas Heberer on cornet, bassist Cyrus Campbell and drummer Andrew Drury.
Deserts explores music written in complete solitude during winter camping over 3 years during the Pandemic, created in Arizona's Barry Goldwater Missile Range adjacent to the Trump Border Wall that cuts across Arizona's granite Tinajas Altas. This collection of music is in the midst of touring worldwide in 2023-25. Jonas’s music contains some elements of jazz while mixing elements that are quirky, delicate, weirdly groovy, polyphonic, and a mixture of the disjointed and melodic.
Biographies
Chris Jonas, reeds, compositions, video
Santa Fe-based Jonas has been a long time and very active artistic figure in the creative music world, working as a collaborator in video, conducting and performing with Anthony Braxton (with whom he has recorded dozens of albums, conducted orchestras, produced operas and large scale events, and toured extensively), Cecil Taylor (1996-98 as performer and musical director), William Parker (as a member of Little Huey 1992-2001), and touring across the EU as a member of the Anthony Braxton Saxophone Quartet in 2022 which was just released as a four record set Sax QT (Lorraine). He is currently working in the EU and US with an array of projects, including leading the Fronterossa Open Lab with bassist Sylvia Bolognese and Toscana Produzione Musica, conducting three movements of new Desert compositions with a 37 person creative orchestra in Pisa, Italy, tours with Desert project ensembles in Italy, Germany, UK and Sweden, with Myra Melford on a series of video and music pieces about painter Cy Twombly, and with Anthony Braxton in a variety of ensembles, including a concert at the Library of Congress March 8, 2025. He is co-founder of the Santa Fe-based multi arts non-profit, Little Globe (www.littleglobe.org) and won the United States Artists Award in 2009.
www.chrisjonascreative.com | www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Jonas
Thomas Heberer, cornet
Time Out New York called him "an innovator," The Penguin Guide to Jazz "outstandingly gifted," and pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach "our new trumpet genius." Thomas Heberer, born 1965 in Schleswig, Germany, started playing the trumpet at age 11. From 1984 to 1987, he studied under Manfred Schoof at the Cologne University of Music. He has performed in 70 countries on 6 continents; was a lecturer at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts (1993-97); and can be heard on approximately 150 recordings. Honors include receiving the prestigious SWR Jazzpreis in 1990, and being awarded the Down Beat Critics Poll as a member of the ICP Orchestra in 2002. Wim Wenders' feature-length dance movie Pina, winner of the 2011 European Film Award, includes music Thomas contributed to Ten Chi, a choreography by Pina Bausch. Besides his ongoing work with the ICP Orchestra, Heberer maintains a busy performance and recording schedule with numerous New York City based ensembles, among them the Nu Band, Remedy and the Angelica Sanchez Nonet.
Andrew Drury, drums
There is no doubt that Andrew Drury is one of most innovative and bold drummers on the
modern music scene. (Hrayr Attarian, All About Jazz). Andrew Drury is a drummer, improviser, composer, bandleader, producer, educator, and a pioneer of extended techniques for percussion. Rooted in a fascination for Jazz and African-diasporic creativity that began in childhood, and further inspired by a nearly decade-long mentorship with the drummer Ed Blackwell, Drury’s work engages with tradition while exploring the infinite. He has worked with artists such as Kris Davis, Michel Doneda, Mark Dresser, Peter Evans, Satoko Fujii, Jason Kao Hwang, Earl Howard, Howard Johnson, Ku-umba Frank Lacy, Ingrid Laubrock, Annea Lockwood, Myra Melford, J. D. Parran, Tomeka Reid, Roswell Rudd, Elliott Sharp, and Wadada Leo Smith, to name a few. Originally from Seattle, he lives in Brooklyn.
Cyrus Campbell, acoustic bass
Having moved to New York City late 2024, Cyrus has been New Mexico's fastest rising performing artists, performing with many of the region's greatest musicians, including Eddie Daniels, James Emery, Alex Murzyn, Donald Bailey, John Trentacosta and many others. He has performed all over the US as well as the southwest region.
ROBERT DICK & STEPHAN HALUSKA
ROBERT DICK, flutes
STEPHAN HALUSKA, harp
flute and harp like you've never heard!
soup at 7:30, music at 8
Robert Dick has played at many Soup & Sounds. He is a "creative virtuoso in the tradition of Hendrix and Paganini," an improvisor, composer, author and teacher, inventor. He is known worldwide for redefining the flute, for creating revolutionary visions of its musical role to stand alongside the flute's established musics. Here he is joined by Cleveland harp explorer, Stephan Haluska. Viewing the harp as a frequently misunderstood and underrepresented instrument in contemporary music, Haluska often rejects conventional modes of playing in favor of finding new ways to expand his sound palette.
292 Lefferts Ave
Brooklyn
$20 suggested donation
UnInaguration
UNINAGURATION
JD PARRAN (bass saxophone, alto clarinet, wood flutes, percussion)
ANDREW DRURY (drum set, gongs, shells, pots, rangdung)
soup at 6:30, music at 7
292 Lefferts Ave
Brooklyn
$20 suggested donation
ERATO TZAVARA / AYUMI ISHITO / DANIEL CARTER / STELIOS MIHAS GROUP
Live visual and music improvisation with the Erato Tzavara / Ayumi Ishito / Daniel Carter / Stelios Mihas Group.
soup at 6:30, music at 7
292 Lefferts Ave
Brooklyn
$20 suggested donation
RATO TZAVARA is an Athens/London based video artist and independent researcher specializing in moving image techniques for live performance, video design and embodiment in relation to digital media. As a video artist interested in liveness, dramaturgy and the body, she works with the plasticity of the digital image in dialogue with the moving/acting body in physical space.
As a composer, AYUMMI ISHITO has been leading her quintet since 2011 and performing her compositions. The band released two albums, “View From A Little Cave” in 2016 and “Midnite Cinema” in 2019.
DANIEL CARTER is an American free jazz musician who plays saxophone, trumpet, and flute. Carter has recorded and performed with many distinguished musicians, including William Parker, Federico Ughi, DJ Logic, The Negatones, Thurston Moore, Yo La Tengo, Soul-Junk, Anne Waldman, Cooper-Moore, Matthew Shipp and scientist/musician Matthew Putman among others. He is a member of the cooperative free jazz groups Test, Other Dimensions In Music, odon, Ghost Moth and Dissipated Face.
STELIOS MIHAS is a guitarist, composer, and producer based in New York City, originally from Athens, Greece. A multifaceted musician and producer best known for his versatile contributions to the music, Stelios has collaborated with a diverse array of artists and ensembles, showcasing his adaptability across genres and musical styles.
RICARDO GALLO, RAY ANDERSON, SATOSHI TAKEISHI
Ray Anderson, trombone
Satoshi Takeishi, drums
Ricardo Gallo, piano
Come early for soup!
Food at 6:30, music at 7
$20 suggested donation
Colombian based in NY pianist, keyboardist, electronic musician, and composer Ricardo Gallo creates 21st-century Planet Earth music. He has written for acoustic and electro-acoustic formats, short films, videos, dance, installations, multimedia stage productions, and has performed and written for jazz and improvisatory groups.
Although they have played together in different configurations, this is the first encounter of the three as a trio. They will play spontaneous creations as well as music conceived for the occasion.
SOUP & SOUND 200 (PART 2)
CELEBRATE OUR 200th SOUP & SOUND
WITH A WEEKEND OF PERFORMANCES!
DoYEON KIM gayageum
SARAH BERNSTEIN violin
GWEN LASTER violin
MELANIE DYER viola
TESSA BRINCKMAN flute
SARAH HUGHES multi-winds
MARA ROSENBLOOM piano
ANDREW DRURY percussion
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TRICYCLE
3PM Cookout
4PM Music
292 Lefferts Ave, Brooklyn
$20
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
TERRY JENOURE FLAME TRIO + ANDREW DRURY TENTET
SOUP & SOUND 200 (part 1)
@ ZÜRCHER GALLERY
TERRY JENOURE FLAME TRIO
TERRY JENOURE violin/vocals
with JOE FONDA bass
REGGIE NICHOLSON drums
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ANDREW DRURY TENTET
with
JASON KAO HWANG violin
STEPHANIE GRIFFIN viola
THOMAS HEBERER coronet
JD PARRAN multi-winds
BRIGGAN KRAUSS alto sax,guitar
FRANK LACY trombone
ALEXIS MARCELO piano
CHRISTOPHER HOFFMAN cello
KEN FILIANO bass
ANDREW DRURY percussion
$20 (limited capacity)
Zürcher Gallery
33 Bleecker St. New York
6 to Bleecker. B/D/F to Broadway/Lafayette
Terry Jenoure
Joe Fonda
Reggie Nicholson
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
WARREN SMITH @ 90 + LIVE PERFORMANCE + BOOK RELEASE + CD RELEASE. with the forest
photo © Enid Farber
WIS Percussion Theater and Continuum Culture & Arts present
WARREN SMITH @ 90
celebration of Warren Smith’s 90th birthday!
LIVE PERFORMANCE + BOOK RELEASE + CD RELEASE (Father’s Day & Juneteenth too!)
WARREN SMITH
Crossing Borders and Playing with Pioneers
autobiography book release
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THE FOREST
(Gustavo Aguilar, Leah Bowden, Andrew Drury, Lesley Mok, Michael Wimberly) playing compositions by Warren Smith and music from their CD (D)RUMINATIONS
featuring Warren Smith and JD Parran
$20
at the Andrew Freedman Home
Princess Ballroom
1125 Grand Concourse
Bronx (at 167th St.)
This program is made possible by a partnership between Continuum Culture & Arts and WIS Percussion Theater, and supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
LEE ODOM TRIO + CATHERINE SIKORA & DAVID MENESTRES
LEE ODOM clarinets, saxophones, flute, and oboe
CHRIS FORBES keyboard
ANDREW DRURY drum set
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CATHERINE SIKORA saxophones
DAVID MENESTRES bass
$15 suggested
Recirculation, a project of Word Up
876 Riverside Drive (@160th)
New York
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
AARON RIMBUI & MELANIE SCHOLTZ - FLY! SOUTHERN Africa Series #3 @ RED HOOK INITIATIVE
MELANIE SCHOLTZ & Aaron RIMBUI
AT THE RED HOOK INITIATIVE COMMUNITY HEALTH FAIR
OUTDOORS ON 9TH STREET
767 Hicks St. Brooklyn
FREE
Presented in partnerships between Continuum Culture & Arts, Red Hook Initiative, and City of Gold, Inc. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
BOGOTÁ/BERLIN: MANGE MARIA VALENCIA & HOLMAN ALVAREZ + JOE HERTENSTEIN GROUP
BOGOTÁ / BERLIN
From Bogotá:
MANGE MARIA VALENCIA clarinet
and HOLMAN ALVAREZ piano/keyboard
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JOE HERTENSTEIN drums (from Berlin)
STEPHEN HAYNES cornet & flugelhorn
ROBERT BOSTON piano
HILLARD GREENE bass
$20 suggested donation
Doors at 6:30, music at 7pm
292 Lefferts Avenue
Brooklyn
MOSSBALL, DENDARRY BAKERY, AYAKO KANDA & ELLIOTT SHARP + ZINES!
6 p.m. doors open for Zine Gallery & SOUP!
7 p.m. MOSSBALL
AINE PEARSON and ASH DRURY
ecological noise duo
7:45 p.m. DENDARRY BAKERY
An experimental performance trio composed of GLADSTONE BUTLER, MOBÉY LOLA IRIZARRY, and SAMIRA MENDOZA. The trio combines Afro-Caribbean and electronic percussion, bass, improvisatory Spanglish vocal performance, and childrens games to pose reflections on mother-tongues, queerness, transness, and liberation
8:30 p.m. AYAKO KANDA/ELLIOTT SHARP DUO
The barking, chirping, whirring and melodic vocalist from Japan, Ayako Kanda, joins legendary multi-instrumentalist Elliott Sharp in a duo not to be missed.
$10-30 sliding scale
no one turned away for lack of funds
The Living Gallery
1094 Broadway (at DeKalb)
Bushwick, Brooklyn
M/J/Z Myrtle or J Kosciuzko St
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
FLY! Southern Africa Series #2 @ RHI - SIYA CHARLES
Capetown trombonist SIYA CHARLES will present an informal talk/performance for the community–all are welcome!
at Red Hook Initiative
767 Hicks St. Brooklyn
FREE
Presented in partnerships between Continuum Culture & Arts, Red Hook Initiative, and City of Gold, Inc. This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
Soup & Sound @ Sisters. TACTICAL MAYBE and Judy Dunaway & Devin Gray
April 7 SOUP & SOUND @ Sister’s
(900 Fulton St. Brooklyn)
TACTICAL MAYBE? (DENMARK/GERMANY/US)–LOUISE D. E. JENSEN alto, baritone, soprano saxophones, flute, alto clarinet, voice, electronics; NANA PI AABO-KIM tenor saxophone, voice, objects; TOM BLANCARTE upright bass & euphonium, HALYM AABO-KIM drums
JUDY DUNAWAY, solo balloons
DEVIN GRAY, percussion/electronics
This program is supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.
LESA K with LUKE STEWART & TSCHESER HOLMES AND THE FOREST w/ guest CHAD HAMILL (čnaq’ymi):
L-R: Leah Bowden, Gustavo Aguilar, Michael Wimberly, Andrew Drury, Lesley Mok
CHAD HAMILL/čnaq’ymi is a traditional singer in his Spokane tribal community.
For 30 years, he has also received training in Hindustani vocal music under the guidance of his guru, Pandit Rajeev Taranath. As a composer, čnaq’ymi uses the language of his Spokane ancestors to reconnect the listener to Mother Earth during an ecological crisis rooted in environmental violence and neglect. Grounded in his relationship with Spirit, he sings for the living and the dead.