Upcoming performances

Wednesday, 30 May

Sabir Mateen performances for May 2012

May 6
TEST w/ Tom Bruno, Daniel Carter, Matthew Heyner and Sabir Mateen
Whitney Museum Biennale,
New York 4:40pm - 5:45pm

May 11
SAMA w/ Matthew Shipp
Cafe Oto 8pm
London, UK

May 12
SAMA w/ Matthew Shipp
Taktlos 9:30 pm
Zurich, Switzerland

May 14
Solo and big band performance w/ Polyversal Soul Earkestra
9pm @ Theaterkapelle
Berlin, Germany

May 19 - 30
20 - Miroiterie w/ Benjamin Sanz 9 pm
24 - w/ Emilie Lesbros @ Souffle Continu 7pm
29 - Bab-ilo w/ Emilie Lesbros and Benjamin Sanz 8pm
Paris, France

Saturday, 14 July

Sabir Mateen, concerts - summer 2012

The University Of The Streets, 130 East 7th Street New York - 20:00

June 8th
w/ William Parker's Essence Of Ellington Orchestra
Casa Del Popolo - 9pm
Montreal, Canada

June 14
Eternal Unity w/ Dave Burrell, William Parker, William Hooker, Sabir Mateen
Vision Festival VII New York @ Roulette in Brooklyn - 7:30pm
NYC

July 14
The Blood Trio w/ Whit Dickey, Michael Bisio, Sabir Mateen
The Stone NYC 8 & 10 pm

Tuesday, 27 November

Sabir Mateen, concerts - autumn 2012

La Poission Lounge 158 Bleeker St - 20:00

Sept. 10 ' til Oct. 25th
Sabir Mateen - solo tour and then some...
Sept. 10th
Tilburg, Netherlands 8pm (solo)
more performances TBA

Oct 16 -21
Sabir Mateen - solo
St. Petersburg, Russia (to be confirmed)

Oct. 28
Shapes, Textures and Sound Ensemble w/ Roy Campbell, Will Connell, Masahiko Kono Alex Harding, Michael Guilford, Sabir Mateen, Hilliard (Hill) Greene and Michael Wimberly
10pm @ The Stone NYC

Nov. 16-25
w/ Michael Wimberly, Raymond A. King, Will Connell, Sabir Mateen and others
Azouras, Portugal

Nov. 27
SAMA Matthew Shipp & Sabir Mateen - @ The Stone NYC 8pm
The Sabir Mateen Ensemble w/ Roy Campbell, Raymond A. King, Jason Kao Hwang, Daniel Levin, Jane Wang, Michael Wimberly, Sabir Mateen - @ The Stone NYC 10pm
NYC

Recordings » As a sideman » Billie Harris - I Want Some Water

Billie Harris - I Want Some Water

A spiritual jazz classic from the hip LA scene of the late 70s – led by saxophonist Billie Harris, and featuring a group that includes Horace Tapscott on piano! We don't know much about Harris, but he's got a freewheeling spiritual sound that's very much in the Coltrane-inspired mode, yet also steeped in the creative improvised style of Tapscott's scene in LA. Tracks are all long, with a sound that builds majestically over time – and the set leaves us wondering why Harris wasn't a bigger player at the time. The core tracks of the CD were recorded in the studio – with Tapscott, Harris, and added bass, percussion, and guest vocals by the enigmatic Lorelei. An additional longer track was recorded live, with a larger group that also includes Adele Sebastian on flute and Sabia Mateen on tenor. And a last track is an 8 minute solo piano number by Tapscott. Titles include "Why Don't You Listen", "I Want Some Water", "Many Nights Ago", "The Advocate", and "Prayer Of Happiness".

1979 (LP)/1983 (CD)