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Frantz Casseus Young Guitarists Program begins in HaitiIn memory of Frantz Casseus, who had been his professor of classical guitar, Marc Ribot wanted to create a program in Haiti for young guitarists, through the non-profit company, Haitiana Music, which supports the efforts of disclosure of the music of Frantz Casseus and, more generally, of preservation of musical heritage linked to the Haitian classical guitar, in Haiti and around the world.
Click here to continue reading London Press for Marc Ribot TrioMarc Ribot Trio (w/Henry Grimes & Chad Taylor) recently played a rare London show at the Bishopgates Institute to ecstatic reviews. Check them out here: A Statement on refusal/recalling "T-Bone Burnett Presents The Speaking Clock Review" CD"T-Bone Burnett Presents The Speaking Clock Review - Live From the Beacon Theater" was released last month by Shout Factory records as a benefit for The Participant Foundation, with liner notes urging support for that foundation, and endorsing the positions of one of the projects it funded, the film "Waiting For Superman." US Premiere of BORDER MUSIC: David Hidalgo + Marc RibotGuitar meets guitar as Texas Performing Arts hosts the U.S. premiere of this rocking post-roots, pan-Latin, rave-up/descarga. Three nights at Montreal Jazz Festival's Invitational Series!Don't miss this special presentation when Marc brings 3 projects to this year's festival: Marc along with Nels Cline on the cover of DownBeat!The two will be featured in interview together in July's DownBeat Magazine, available on newstands June 14th. Marc is nominated for JJA Guitarist of the Year!Jazz Journalists Association (JJA) has nominated Marc for 2011 Guitarist of the Year. The other nominees are Bill Frisell, Jim Hall, Mary Halvorson and Russell Malone. Congrats to all the nominees! The ceremony will take place on June 11 at City Winery NYC. SILENT MOVIES on Best of 2010 Lists!!A one-of-a-kind guitarist equally adept providing an atmospheric backdrop for Tom Waits as he is calling down the heavens with skronky free jazz, Ribot's lush collection of soundtrack work for films both real and imagined only gets richer with each listen. Solo guitar albums can sometimes sound spare or monochromatic, yet Ribot never operates in less than living color. Marc arranges an evening of classic film score for the New School's NOIR Festival, April 2nd!
Sex! Trash! Violence! Marc Ribot, noted American guitarist and composer explores the border between classic noir film scores of the 40s thru 60s, and the 80s no-wave bands who worshipped them. Material will include re-arrangements of Henry Mancini (Touch of Evil), Andre Previn (Scene of the Crime), Roy Budd (Get Carter) on the one hand and the Lounge Lizards, Rootless Cosmopolitans, and new noir by the artist on the other.
With Shahzad Ismaily (bass), Doug Weiselman (reeds), Curtis Fowlkes (trombone), John Mettam (perc/drums), Rob Burger (keys), Christina Courtin (viola), Christopher Hoffman (cello), Pico Alt (violin) Majestic Silver Strings out on March 1st on New West Records!The Majestic Silver Strings is Buddy Miller's reimagination of classic country songs with unrestrained guitars, atmosphere and attitude. Buddy and the 3 acclaimed guitarists Bill Frisell, Marc Ribot & Greg Leisz (together they are The Majestic Silver Strings) together push each song into a new cosmos warped by reverb. Guest vocalists include Emmylou Harris, Patty Griffin, Shawn Colvin, Lee Ann Womack, Chocolate Genius and Julie Miller. www.newwestrecords.com/ Marc Ribot January Residency at (le) Poisson Rouge!Fresh off the success of his latest release, Silent Movies (Pi Recordings), Marc Ribot celebrates with a month long residency, January 2011 at (le) Poisson Rouge (NYC). Each night will start off with an intimate solo set with music from the album which has landed on several Best of 2010 lists including the LA Times and critical praise across the board. Ribot will then be joined on stage each night with a different band, showcasing a disparate range of projects from noise, punk, funk, soul and free jazz. Marc on NPR's Fresh Air w/Terri Gross!Check out Terri Gross' interview w/ Marc about his latest release, Silent Movies, and more. You can also stream if off the NPR or Fresh Air website by clicking here Marc commissioned to interpret John Cage by Ludwigsburg FestivalAbout the project:
In rehearsing for a performance of John Cage's 'Sonata for Two Voices' (1933) at Issue Project Room last winter, guitarist Marco Cappelli and Marc Ribot made a strange discovery. The two guitarists overcame the gap between the rhythmic complexity of the piece and Mr. Ribot's somewhat limited sight reading skills by 'looping' measures: constantly repeating each difficult passage until it became easier. It was in this way they became aware of a strange fact about John Cage's music that would have probably surprised (and possibly dismayed) the composer himself: John Cage was one funky dude. The resulting project, "Caged Funk: John Cage looped, hi-jacked, detourned, and scratch mixed", is a further exploration of this little known aspect the late composer's work. Marc is curator & musical director of this year's Century of Song FestivalMarc was asked to participate in this year's Century of Song Festival (apart of the Ruhr Triennale in Germany) serving as both curator and musical director celebrating the "song" form of the past century. In this 3-part series, he is joined by some of his long time favorite artists and collaborators: Ribot On FilmYou can hear Marc's compositon and playing in some recent films Marc performed on the score of "Walk The Line," the Johnny Cash biopic. Martin Scorcese's "The Departed" and "Everything Is Illuminated," the motion picture version of the best selling novel by Jonathan Safran Foer. Additionally, Marc composed the score for the film "Drunkboat" featuring John Malkovich and John Goodman. Release date TBD. Marc featured in Perfect Sound ForeverMarc is featured in the latest edition of Perfect Sound Forever, in the article "Holy Ghosts: Chasin The Masters". Read it online HERE. Raising Sand Wins 5 Grammy AwardsRobert Plant and Alison Krauss album "Raising Sand" which prominently features Marc Ribot, won 5 Grammy awards including the highest honors of Album Of The Year for Raising Sand and Record Of The Year for "Please Read The Letter". Ribot On Country Music TVYes, you read that correctly. Ribot recently appeared on Country Music Television (CMT Network). As a member of Robert Plant and Allison Krauss' band, Ribot performed in Nashville on CMT's Crossroads program. For more information, see here: http://www.cmt.com/shows/dyn/cmt_crossroads/127935/episode.jhtml The Lost String Now Available For PurchaseWe are now selling "The Lost String" in the Ribot store!
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