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 » Earth People - Now Is Rising

Earth People - Now Is Rising

"It's time to welcome another offering from Earth People, one of the most innovative and exciting groups on today's avant garde scene. The group excels once again with the absolutely fresh Now Is Rising, a soulful amalgam of sound that showcases the group's versatality and formidable gifts."
- Florence Wetzel (All About Jazz NY)

Limited Collector's Edition 250 copies

Produced by André Martinez, Jason Candler & Doug Principato
Recorded in New York City at the Institute - October 2004
Chief engineer - Ivan Evangelista
Mixed by Ivan Evangelista with Earth People
Additional production at Loho Studios
Mastered by Jason Candler

"Sobbing Soldier in Iraq (A Useless Effort)" painting by André Martinez
courtesy of Henry Gregg Gallery
Photos by Greg Principato, Brenda Brenner, Doug Principato
CD layout and website by Jason Candler

All songs by Earth People except:
(3) Principato, Martinez, Candler, Levin
(5,7) Principato, Martinez, Candler.
Improv lyrics (1,5) by M

Musicians:

André Martinez - drums, steel drum, cocktail set & percussion
Doug Principato - guitar, vocals & keyboards
Jason Candler - alto saxophone & guitar
Mark Hennen - piano
Francóis Grillot - contrabass
Elliott Levin - flute, tenor sax, vocals (1,3,5,7)
Sabir Mateen - alto & tenor sax, alto clarinet
M - vocals (1,5)
Firehorse - electronics (1,3,5,7)
Ricardo Solis - congas (2,4,6)

special guests:
Darlene Martinez - chant vocals (3)
Melanie Hayes - chant vocals (3)

Track list:

1 … Red Clay (11:43)
2 … Small Distraction Mass Confusion (13:33)
3 … Now Is Rising (10:55)
4 … M Train Samba (3:21)
5 … Time To Vote! (11:51)
6 … Sweet Peas (10:31)
7 … Draft Dodger (7:41)

Released: 2005
Label: Undivided Vision

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