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Grammy Award Winner Will Calhoun of Rock Band Living Colour at PS 122

Performance Space 122 (150 First Ave. New York, NY 10009)
Blackholes
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$20.00
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Two-time Grammy Award winner Will Calhoun presents a world music concert/multimedia event at PS 122. Internationally known as the virtuoso drummer-composer of NYC's rock band Living Colour, Calhoun performs his own live electronic percussion loops, plus drums and flutes, as he is joined by poet Louis Reyes Rivera, a nightly guest vocalist and a dancer performing African dance and ballet.

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150 First Ave.
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More Information About Drummer Will Calhoun: Black Holes

Website

http://www.willcalhoun.com

Quotes & Highlights

  • "Best Drummer" --Rolling Stone Critics' Poll
  • "Number One Progressive Drummer" --Modern Drummer Readers' Poll (three times)

Description

Synchronized images and film from Will Calhoun's music research expeditions in Africa, Central and South America move in time to his rich sonic tapestry in this special live concert featuring music, singing and dance.

A widely acclaimed drummer from the Bronx, New York, two-time Grammy winner Will Calhoun graduated from the Berklee School of Music in Boston, where he received a bachelor's in Music Production and engineering. He was also the recipient of the prestigious Buddy Rich Jazz Masters Award for outstanding performance by a drummer. Calhoun is internationally known as the drummer/composer of the New York City rock band Living Colour. In addition to his work with Living Colour, Calhoun has recorded and/or toured with diverse artists including B.B. King, Mick Jagger, Mos Def, Jaco Pastorious, Harry Belafonte, Pharoah Sanders, Jack Dejohnette, Paul Simon, Lou Reed, The Allman Brothers, Lauryn Hill, Marcus Miller, Dr. John, Herb Alpert, Rolling Stones guitarist Ron Wood, Wayne Shorter (on the Grammy-winning CD High Life), Run-DMC and Public Enemy.

About the Ticket Supplier: Performance Space 122

Performance Space 122 is a multi-disciplinary arts center dedicated to finding, developing and presenting new artistic creations from a diversity of cultures and points of view. P.S. 122 provides emerging and mid-career artists an environment that encourages exploration, innovation and risk-taking.

Performance Space 122 is a not-for-profit arts center in New York City, serving the dance and performance community. Over the past 25 years what was once an abandoned school has become one of the world's leading arts institutions, an esteemed presenter of experimental and alternative performance and a home to countless emerging artists.

P.S. 122 now boasts two theatres with presentation programs of dance, performance, music, film, and video, professional technical and administrative staffs, a national touring program, an active commission program, low-cost rehearsal space and more. Its name is synonymous with ground-breaking, adventurous performance and a roster of artists that can mark the beginning of their careers from their performances here is impressive.

Today, Performance Space 122 remains committed to finding, nurturing and presenting the best and the brightest of emerging performing artists as well as discovering artists who are creating new disciplines, defying conventions, and expanding the parameters of performance as we know it.