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 - Simple ... Isn't It?

Earth People - Simple ... Isn't It?

"This is New World music, a New Age free jazz fusion poetry funk gumbo whose geography is not only the planet but the soul. Whether you love, dislike, or struggle to understand Earth People, you damn sure ain't gonna ignore 'em."
- Terrell Holmes (All About Jazz NY)

"Just to say it with one word: WOW. This is great, this is what we need to produce very good shows. So please don`t stop sending us new releases. ... " - Dirk Stursberg (Radio 98.6, Berlin)

"The chaotic moments have an undercurrent of subliminal connections - as they should- to heal the undercurrents of the collective souls" - D. Gaydos (Curator, The Museum of Sound Recording)

"Heya! Your new release sounds amazing! " - On Davis (musician,poet activist)

"Simple ... Isn't It?? is a truly magnificent document - yous guys really made a fantastic effort!! i congratulate you on achieveing such a worth result!!!" - Meg Montgomery (trumpetress, composer, engineer/producer)

Produced, arranged and performed by Earth People
Recorded live July 28, 2002 at Peter Karl Studio, Brooklyn NY

Composed by A.Martinez & D.Principato
Except "Simple ... Isn't It??" by Earth People
Lyrics by M

Mixed by Jason Candler
with Doug "grand pepper of reality" Principato
at the Guarsh / Loho Studios, New York City

Executive producers - André Martinez, Jason Candler & Doug "grand pepper of reality" Principato

Dedicated to Peter Kowald

Musicians:

André Martinez - drums
Doug Principato - acoustic & electric guitar, Fender Rhodes
Jason Candler - alto saxophone
M - vocals
Karen Borca - bassoon
Daniel Carter - alto & tenor saxophone, flute, trumpet
Sabir Mateen - tenor saxophone, alto clarinet, clarinet, flute
Mark Hennen - Steinway piano
Francóis Grillot - contrabass