MUSIC HAPPENINGS
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Free Planet Radio is the freshest group out there
right now. It is a perfect blend of all things good.
Michael Lipsey, professor of percussion
Aaron Copland School of Music - City University of New York
Free Planet Radio – UU Coffeehouse partnership
Friday, April 2
Doors open at 6:00 p.m. / Concert starts at 7:00 p.m.
Advance tickets and museum members:
$10 adults / $5 students
At the door: $12/$7
Cash bar provided by The Whig
For tickets call 1.888.849.4224
Free Planet Radio, based in Asheville, NC, is becoming one of
the most exciting partnerships in world music today. The
ensemble is composed of River Guerguerian, award-winning
multi-percussionist and composer; Eliot Wadopian, two-time
Grammy-award winner on string and electric bass and 17-year
member of the Paul Winter Consort; and Chris Rosser,
accomplished pianist, composer and producer, renowned for
his outstanding performances on a variety of indigenous
stringed instruments. Their individual talents have garnered
worldwide recognition in Carnegie Hall, the Hong Kong World
Music Festival, the Sydney Opera House, and the Madrid
International Jazz Festival.
Concert: USAF Celtic Band
Sunday, March 21 | 3:00 p.m.
FREE courtesy of BlueCross BlueShield of SC
The Heritage Aire Celtic Ensemble has been entertaining
audiences with its unique style of music since 2004. Heritage
Aire celebrates America’s great cultural diversity by performing
concerts in communities and schools throughout a six-state
region. Under the direction of TSgt Sherry Burt, the ensemble
blends traditional music of Ireland, Scotland and England with a
contemporary musical style to create a stunning musical tapestry.
Members perform on traditional instruments like the Irish flute,
tin whistles and bodhran, and modern instruments like acoustic
guitar and button accordion.
The Coffeehouse is sponsored by the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
of Columbia. The UU, at 2701 Heyward Street, offers a family friendly,
smoke and alcohol free listening environment for the appreciation of
folk and singer/songwriter music.
The group recently performed 60 concerts in 55 days around Southwest Asia and the Horn of Africa. The group raised the spirits of Joint
Force members and coalition partners serving in the Global War on
Terrorism and supported humanitarian efforts, bridging cultural
divides and easing tensions with foreign nations through music.
Concert: Konk Pack
Tuesday, March 30
Doors open at 6:00 p.m. / Concert begins at 7:00 p.m.
$10 / $8 member / $5 students
Cash bar provided by The Whig
Concert: Jason Ajemian and the High Life
Konk Pack brings together three major figures in contemporary
music. For more than 10 years this group has amazed audiences
at festivals and concerts all over the world with the sheer energy
of its rapid-fire interplay, earning numerous critical accolades. To
purchase tickets, visit columbiamuseum.org.
Friday, April 6
Doors open at 6:00 p.m. / Concert begins at 7:00 p.m.
$8 / $5 members and students
Cash bar provided by The Whig
The Creative Music and Film Society and bigSphinx productions are a
partner with the Columbia Museum of Art for this concert.
I can’t think of an improvising group more explosive
than this European trio – percussionist Roger Turner,
guitarist Tim Hodgkinson, and synth maestro Thomas
Lehn bite down hard on whatever they play, confronting even delicate passages with taut intensity…
Peter Margasak, Chicago Reader
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Acoustic bassist Jason Ajemian, a member of Chicago’s
underground music scene, plays a variety of creative, improvised
noise and experimental music based in rock and jazz. A graduate
of the William Patterson College in New Jersey, he studied with
bassist Rufus Reid and percussionist Kevin Norton. Ajemian’s
dizzying number of credits include work with Rob Mazurek, the
Exploding Star Orchestra, Dragons 1976, Lay All Over It, Born
Heller, Matt Bauder, Ken Vandermark’s Crisis Ensemble, Who Cares
How Long You Sink, Triage, Mandarin Movie, the Chicago
Underground Trio, and countless others.
Ross Taylor, one of the Museum’s newest partners, the local “jazz
magnet,” has been bringing high-profile avant-garde acts to
Columbia for a number of years.