Past Concerts 2017
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Gari Hegedus is one of the most accomplished string instruments player, both plucked & bowed, in the context of Balkan and Middle Eastern music in the country.
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Gari will present a rare evening of solo traditional and original music from Greece, Turkey & The Middle East, showcasing the distinctive voices of 4 Ouds.
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Gari is affiliated with some of the finest groups based in the S.F. Bay Area; Stellamara, Teslim, Janam, The Helladelics and The Qadim Ensemble. For more about Gari, check his website, www.garihegedus.com
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The first time Gari presented his Ouds, in a solo context, was back in 2012. Many of you asked for more. Here's your chance!
Sunday, January 29, 2017 at 7pm
Village Homes Community Center
2661 Portage Bay East, Davis, CA 95616
$15 in advance $18 at the door.
Info: 530-867-1032
or email info@timnatalmusic.com
Oud Stories
Solo Oud Recital
with Gari Hegedus
Saturday, April 22 at 7:00pm
Village Homes Community Center
2661 Portage Bay East, Davis, CA 95616
$15 in advance $18 at the door.
Info: 530-867-1032
or email info@timnatalmusic.com
AN EVENING OF ITALIAN/SICILIAN FOLK MUSIC
with Michela Musolino.
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Songstress Michela Musolino is known for her fiery and passionate interpretations of both traditional and contemporary Sicilian Folk and Roots Music; Musolino’s vocals teem with emotion and enchant with a voice that seems to float between the ages. Her performances of Sicilian music take her around the U.S. and Europe. She has recorded in Rome, Prague, Polizzi Generosa and New York and has performed in Czech, Austria, and Italy.
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Here in the US she has sung in such landmark venues as St Mark’s Church in the Bowery, NYC; the Yale School of Music, New Haven; The Old Town School, Chicago and even on Broadway for director Doug Hughes’ stage reading of Tennessee Williams’ The Rose Tattoo.
Michela Musolino will present an evening of Sicilian Folk and Roots Music, accompanied by special guest, acclaimed composer and accordion virtuoso, Fabio Turchetti, they’ll perform selections from their recent CD release , Terra Sangue Mare. ( read the RootsWorld review here: http://www.rootsworld.com/reviews/mare-16.shtml
Turchetti weaves traditional and contemporary melodies and world folk traditions around Musolino’s passionate and desire-filled voice.
Info about Michela Musolino https://michelamusolino.com/
Édessa captures the passion and vitality at the heart of Balkan music. Using both traditional and modern instruments, Édessa performs in a variety of styles featuring long sets that interweave personal improvisation with traditional melodies, and swings with powerful old-world grooves.
Édessa draws on the rich cultural expressions of the southern Balkans. Their extensive repertoire includes music from Albania, Greece, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Armenia, and Turkey, and music of the Balkan Roma (Gypsy). Having devoted decades to the study and performance of these traditions, the musicians in Édessa play with a deep understanding of the connection between music and dance, and of the power of this music for personal and collective expressions.
The sounds of the ensemble include the ancient and mesmerizing music of the zurna and davul, the lyrical and sweet music of the Greek islands, the haunting, trance-like pentatonic music of Epirus, and at the other end of the acoustic spectrum, the sizzling, contemporary Bulgarian fusion known simply as "wedding music".
Édessa is in constant demand for events ranging from a variety of ethnic events to American-style folk dancing. These include Kurdish wedding celebrations, Greek glendia (festivals), Rom (Gypsy) spring celebrations, Armenian parties, Bulgarian national holidays, and folkdance workshops, dances, camps and festivals. Édessa travels nationally and internationally.
Saturday, May 13, 2017 at 7:00pm
Village Homes Community Center
2661 Portage Bay East, Davis, CA 95616
$15 in advance $18 at the door.
Info: 530-867-1032
or email info@timnatalmusic.com
An Evening of Balkan Music with Edessa
Édessa, legendary Balkan band from the Bay area, primarily recognized by the Folk dancers circuit. The group was formed in the 1990s.
Saturday July 8, 2017 at 7:00PM
Village Homes Community Center
2661 Portage Bay East, Davis, CA. 95616
$15 in advance, $18 at the door
info: 530-867-1032
or email: info@timnatalmusic.com
An Evening of Balkan Music with
Eva Salina & Peter Stan
Eva Salina is a renowned singer, interpreter, and teacher of traditional and traditionally-based Balkan music. Nurtured through years of mentorship by some of the greatest living Balkan musicians, Eva has devoted her life to the longevity and evolution of East European musical traditions. Eva’s rich, supple voice moves effortlessly through the intricate and demanding expression inherent in Romani songs, intertwining vintage pop sounds with her singular interpretations. Eva is a 2012 OneBeat Fellow, a 2015 NYFA Fellow in Folk/Traditional Arts, and a 2016 OneBeat Istanbul Fellow; she is also an experienced, devoted educator and an in-demand vocal instructor and consultant, working internationally with singers of all levels of experience.
Eva Salina is a well established singer/interpreter of Balkan music based in New York (a Santa Cruz native). Peter is a Romani Accordion player from Serbia based in New York. They have been working together as a Duo since the release of Eva's latest album, "LEMA LEMA: EVA SALINA SINGS ŠABAN BAJRAMOVIĆ" which was released in 2016
Peter “Perica” Stan is a Serbian/Romanian Romani accordionist known equally for his playfulness and innovation as he is for his undeniably soulful, intuitive improvisations. Thirty years working as a freelance musician in New York City have broadened the spectrum of his musical influences far beyond his direct cultural heritage, so you never know what Peter will coax out of his instrument, what story he will weave—each song different, every time.
Together, Eva and Peter draw on a strong musical friendship, the diversity of their creative professional experiences, and their shared love of Balkan Romani music, creating a welcoming space where joy and sorrow seamlessly coexist. In their performance, mournful ballads nestle gently among songs of celebration, bringing the listener on a journey that encapsulates both the beauty and the complexity of daily life.
Eva Salina & Peter Stan are currently recording their first duo album, to be released in 2017.
Gari Hegedus & Faisal Zedan,
long time collaborators and exceptional musicians, presenting an evening of contemporary and traditional Greek, Turkish, Azeri music and original compositions based on Makam modal system.
Joined by Elana Brutman on sympathetic string Lyra.
October 1, 2017 at 7pm
Village Homes Community Center
2661 Portage Bay East, Davis, CA. 95616
$15 in advance, $18 at the door
info: 530-867-1032
or email: info@timnatalmusic.com
An Evening of Turkish, Greek & Azeri Music
Gari Hegedus
on oud, tarhu, saz laouto & lavta
Faisal Zedan
on percussion
Elana Brutman
on lyra
Sunday, November 12, 2017 at 7pm
Village Homes Community Center
2661 Portage Bay East, Davis, CA. 95616
$17 in advance, $20 at the door
info: 530-867-1032
or email: info@timnatalmusic.com
Named after a Django Reinhardt tune, the Rhythm Future Quartet performs dynamic and fiery arrangements of Gypsy jazz standards and original compositions.
The quartet features Jason Anick on violin, Olli Soikkeli and Jimmy Grant on guitars, and Greg Loughman on bass. Over the years they have individually been performing alongside notable musicians like John Jorgenson, Frank Vignola, Tommy Emmanuel, Bucky Pizzarelli, Andreas Öberg and Howard Alden and have finally joined forces to form this special group.
Jason Anick and Olli Soikkeli, the front-men and lead soloists of the group, have been receiving critical acclaim this past year and are considered ‘rising stars’ in the world of Jazz and Gypsy Jazz.
An evening of Gypsy Jazz with... The Rhythm Future Quartet
One of the youngest instructors at Boston’s Berklee College of Music, Jason Anick is rapidly making a name for himself in the world of jazz violin and mandolin. In addition to leading his own ensemble and performing with the Rhythm Future Quartet, Anick has been touring and recording with Grammy award-winning Nashville guitar virtuoso John Jorgenson since 2008 when he was recruited while still a senior at Hartt Conservatory. He went on to record on Jorgenson's latest CD One Stolen Night, which was named one of the top 10 albums of 2010 by both the LA Times and Acoustic Guitar Magazine. Jason's composition "Occupy" won 3rd place in the 2013 international songwriting competition in the jazz category.
Words of Praise:
The Wall Street Journal wrote “Olli Soikkeli, a riveting finnish guitarist who combines astonishing dexterity and speed with pure soul in a way that places him among the worthiest current day successors to the legacy of the great Django.”
Jason is a "Rising Star" in the Annual Downbeat Critic's Poll.
"The young Berklee instructor’s accomplished second CD, “Tipping Point,” on which his compositional voice is as distinctive as his virtuoso playing"
The Boston Globe
"Loughman delivers not only the bass foundation for the pieces rhythms, but also over and over again intriguing, melodic, cleanly stated solos. If [he wasn't] teaching in Augusta, Maine... [he] no doubt would be continuing to develop a solid reputation in New York.”
-Bill Donaldson, Cadence Magazine, 2011
“Loughman swings with something close to nonchalance... but can equally arrest the listener’s attention with his deeply resonant soloing.”
-Paul Donnelly, jazz critic, ejazz news 2004
Olli Soikkeli was born in Nurmes, Finland in 1991. Now based in New York City. He started playing guitar at age of 12. After a few years of playing Olli was introduced to the music of great Django Reinhardt and Gypsy Jazz has been Ollis main focus ever since. Soon Olli was playing in jazz clubs and festivals all around Finland.
Despite his young age he’s already played with stars such as Bucky Pizzarelli, Andreas Öberg, Samson Schmitt, Anat Cohen, Tommy Emmanuel, Paulus Schäfer, Antti Sarpila and Marian Petrescu.
In 2011 Olli recorded his first album "Trois Générations" with Hot Club de Finlande and Vitali Imereli and in 2012 he recorded his second album "Kouvola Junction" with Paulus Schäfer and Arnoud van den Berg.
2014 Rhythm Future Quartet's debut album was released.
