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JUNE GIG LIST

June 2014

-Friday, June 6th, @ Downtown Music Gallery
13 Monroe Street, NYC, 7PM, FREE

>Michael Foster / "Raz Meat" / Pascal Niggenkemper / Han-Earl Park Quartet<

(saxes/preparations/objects) (alto sax/preparations) (bass/preparations) (electric guitar)

-Tuesday, June 10th @ Spectrum

121 Ludlow Street, Second Floor, NYC

$10

9:30pm >Andrew Smiley (solo guitar)<

10:15pm >Chris Pitsiokos (solo alto saxophone)<

10:45pm >Michael Foster | Michael Evans | Pascal Niggenkemper Trio<

(saxes/objects) (percussion/electronics) (bass/preparations)

-Saturday, June 21st @ Mark Moore Gallery
5790 Washington Blvd, Culver City, CA
3pm
playing as part of the mammoth classic LAFMS supergroup, AIRWAY
with Ted Byrnes, Vetza, Kevin Laffey, Rick Potts, Joe Potts, Dennis Duck, Ace Farren Ford, Tom Recchion, etc

-Tuesday, June 24th @ Coco66

66 Greenpoint Ave, Brooklyn

$10

11pm >2's and 4's<

10pm >While We Still Have Bodies<

           (Michael Foster - saxes/objects, Ben Gerstein - trombone,
            Sean Ali - bass/preparations, Flin van Hemmen - percussion)
9pm >Carlo Costa<

Barker Duo & Trio Videos

Michael Foster / Andrew Barker Duo - Trinity House, Philly

Barker Trio - Michael Foster / James Ilgenfritz / Andrew Barker - JACK, Brooklyn

April / May Gigs 2014

-April 19th @ Silent Barn, Brooklyn
8pm-11pm, $10
>Radio Shock
>Sunk Heaven 
>Michael Foster / Leila Bordreuil Duo
>Tamio Shiraishi
>Lazarite

-April 20th @ Don Pedro's, Brooklyn
doors at 7:30pm, I'm up first
>Andrew Barker Trio feat. myself & James Ilgenfritz
>Prana Bindu
>Sonic Suicide Squad
>Queen Elephantine 
https://www.facebook.com/events/1400276806902725/

-April 23rd @ ShapeShifter Lab, Brooklyn
8pm, $15
>duo w/ Leila Bordreuil
>Chris Pitsiokos / Tim Dahl / Jason Nazary

April 26th @ JACK, Brooklyn
8pm, $12
3rd>duo w/ Leila Bordreuil
2nd>Ryan McGuire Solo Double Bass (of Ehnahre)
1st>Michael Evans / Susan Hefner: Domestic Noise

April 27th @ Pier 94, NYC (52nd st @ 12th ave)
1:30pm, Free
>Daro Behroozi
>James Brandon Lewis / Dominic Fragman
>Michael Foster / Ben Gerstein / Flin van Hemmen
>Patricia Parker

-April 29th @ JACK, Brooklyn
doors 8pm, $10
>Carlo Costa Quartet (Steve Swell, Jonathan Moritz, Sean Ali)
>Andrew Barker Trio (Michael Foster, James Ilgenfritz)

-April 30th @ iBeam, Brooklyn
8pm, $15?
>Carlo Costa Solo 
>Patrick Breiner/Jesse Stacken Duo
>MF|ME+SS (myself, Michael Evans, and Steve Swell)

-May 1st @ Quinn's, Beacon, NY
>Michael Foster / Andrew Barker Duo 
>James Keepnews Duo

-May 3rd @ Trinity House, West Philadelphia, PA
Fire House Museum presents....
>Michael Foster / Andrew Barker Duo
>Flandrew Fleisenberg
>Tony Douglas
https://www.facebook.com/events/1490477741168679/?ref_newsfeed_story_type=regular

-May 4rd @ CD Cellar, Washington DC
>Michael Foster / Andrew Barker Duo
>TrioOOO (Luke Stewart, Aaron Martin Jr, Sam Lohman)

-May 5th @ Clemente Soto Velez/Arts For Arts
>Orchestra Dave feat. Dave Sewelson, Jake Sokolov-Gonzalez, Yoni Kretzmer, myself, and many others.

-May 10th @ JACK
8pm, $12
>Yoni Kretzmer Group
>William Hooker Trio RED w/ Matt Lavelle & Mark Hennen

-May 12th @ Clemente Soto Velez/Arts For Arts
>Orchestra Dave feat. Dave Sewelson, Jake Sokolov-Gonzalez, Yoni Kretzmer, myself, and many others.

-May 13th @ Friends & Lovers, Brooklyn
>Barker Trio (Foster, Barker, James Ilgenfritz) 

-May 29th @ The Living Gallery, Brooklyn
doors at 8pm, $10
>Michael Foster / Ben Gerstein / Sean Ali / Flin van Hemmen Quartet
>Leila Bordreuil / Eli Keszler Duo
>James Brandon Lewis / Dominic Fragman Duo

SOLO EP!

Last month I recorded my first solo EP called "FLESH MARKED LIKE THAT" for close-mic'd tenor, soprano, and sopranino saxophones. So far it's download-only, BUT soon there will be a limited run of handmade CD-R's for yer thirsty earholes.

https://michaelfoster.bandcamp.com/

ENJOY!

Upcoming Shows for March/April (as of 3/20/14)


-April 6th @ ABC No Rio, NYC
>Trio with Sean Ali (prepared bass)
Javier Areal Velez (prepared guitar from Argentina)<

-April 13th @ Death By Audio, Brooklyn
>duo with Tristan Shepherd (turntables/electronics)
>Public Speaking
>Insect Factory
>Glockabelle 

-April 19th @ Silent Barn, brooklyn
>Radio Shock
>Sunk Heaven 
>Michael Foster / Leila Bordreuil Duo
>Tamio Shiraishi
>Lazarite

-April 20th @ Don Pedro's, Brooklyn
>Andrew Barker Trio feat. myself & James Ilgenfritz
>Prana Bindu
>Sonic Suicide Squad
>Queen Elephantine 
https://www.facebook.com/events/1400276806902725/

-April 23rd @ ShapeShifter Lab, Brooklyn???
>duo w/ Leila Bordreuil
>TBA

April 26th @ JACK, Brooklyn
>duo w/ Leila Bordreuil
>Ryan McGuire Solo Double Bass (of Ehnahre)
>Michael Evans / Susan Hefner: Domestic Noise

-April 29th @ JACK, Brooklyn
>Carlo Costa Quartet (Steve Swell, Jonathan Moritz, Sean Ali)
>Andrew Barker Trio (Michael Foster, James Ilgenfritz)

-April 30th @ iBeam, Brooklyn
>Carlo Costa Solo 
>Patrick Breiner/Jesse Stacken Duo
>MF|ME+SS (myself, Michael Evans, and Steve Swell)

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some recordings to look out for coming soon...
*Andrew Barker Trio record (feat. Myself on tenor/soprano/sopranino saxes, Tim Dahl on double bass, and Andrew Barker on drums)
*first duo record of myself and Leila Bordreuil's long-running electro-acoustic sax/cello duo
*first and last record by See Something Say Something feat. myself on tenor/baritone saxes & percussion, Eric Silberberg on bass/violin, Gene Janas on bass, and Marc Edwards on drums & percussion
*record with the tentatively-titled "Whisper Corridors" feat. myself, Nate Wooley, David Grubbs, Shahin Motia, Kid Millions, Rick Moody, Richard Hoffman, and Brad Truax

February Shows

Got some shows coming up in NYC and Los Angeles

LA
Wednesday, February 5th @ BetaLevel
8pm
FREE!
Duo
Michael Foster (saxes/misc/amplifier)  
Ted Byrnes (percussion)
details & directions
https://www.facebook.com/events/447107092083094/?ref_dashboard_filter=upcoming
www.betalevel.com

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Brooklyn

Tuesday, February 25th
JACK 505 1/2 Waverly Ave, Brooklyn. (C or G to Clinton-Washington)
8pm
$10
||| HAG + Dan Peck |||
(Brad Henkel - trumpet, Sean Ali - bass, David Grollman - percussion, Dan Peck - tuba)
||| Ryan Jewell |||
(solo percussion)
||| MF|ME+PN|||
(Michael Foster - reeds/misc, Pascal Niggenkemper - bass/misc, Michael Evans - percussion)
Details
https://www.facebook.com/events/716846048326138/