Ze Couch Series is an apartment series created by Frantz Loriot and curated by Frantz Loriot & Pascal Niggenkemper, hosted in Brooklyn, NY, in three different apartments in Bushwick, Lefferts Garden and Park Slope.
The original Couch started in Bushwick in early 2009.
The idea of these events is to hear different kinds of music in an intimate setting and to share this experience with people of various different backgrounds and nationalities. Guests bring friends and drinks. A suggested donation is requested and all the money goes to the musicians.
For each event, we provide food.
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COMING SHOWS 2012
May 13th @ 533 Ocean ave, 7:30pm
Dustin Carlson solo: guitar, voice
Buckminster with Brad Henkel - trumpet, Nathaniel Morgan - alto sax and Peter Hanson - tenor sax, contrabass clarinet, clarinet, flute and euphonium.
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June 24th @ 533 Ocean ave, 7:30pm
C.Busolini viola solo (France) tbc
Parias - guitar duo with Luis Ianes-Silva and Daniel Reyes-Llinas (Argentina/Colombia).
Natura Morta - trio with Sean Ali - contrabass, Carlo Costa - drums & Frantz Loriot - viola (France/Italy/USA).
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We call this series “Ze Couch” to celebrate a couch we found in Williamsburg and brought home by subway (L train and M train) one night in january 2009. But also because it’s great to seat on a couch and listen to some good live music!
We’re looking forward to seeing you in our living rooms and couches for the next events!!
Today, we have the chance to have three places where we can basically do what we want: Ze Couch 27 (Bushwick),
Ze Couch 533 (Flatbush) & Ze Couch 266 (Park Slope).
- Ze Couch 533 Ocean Avenue, Apt 6D Brooklyn, NY. Chruch (B/Q).
- Ze Couch 27 Arion Place, Apt 416 Brooklyn, NY. Myrtle Ave (J/M/Z).
- Ze Couch 266 St. Marks Ave, Apt 4 (Top floor) Brooklyn, NY 11238. 7th ave (B/Q).
Ze couch Series wouldn’t exist without Frantz, Cesare, Daniele, Pascal & Sofya, Julian & Devlin, Luis & Blandine and of course all of the contributing musicians and the audience which is growing with every event.
*Special thanks to Banu, Melanie & Virna.
PAST SHOWS:
In 2012
April 8th @ Ze Couch 266 St. Marks Ave, Apt 4 - 6pm
Chris Otto - composition, violin solo + electronics/tape (USA)
Ken Filiano bass solo (USA)
duo Joe Hertenstein - stone table percussion & James Hurt - cirquit bending & feedback (D&USA)
March 11th @ 533 Ocean Avenue - 4:30pm
duo EMIR à 2 with Elie Sorbsel - voice & Patrice Tilesol - guitar (France).
duo Jürg Wickihalder - saxophones & Fabian Gisler - double bass (CH).
Joachim Herman - piano & Clemens non Papa - bass & Flin van Hemmen - drums (NL).
February 19th @ 266 St. Marks Ave - 4:30pm
Jonas Labhart saxophone solo (CH).
Terry McManus guitar solo (USA).
Cooper-Moore - composer/improviser, instrumentalist, designer and builder of musical instruments (USA).
January 22nd 2012 @ 27 Arion Place
7:30pm - Duo Fung Chern Hwei - violin & Keaton Akins - trumpet (Malaysia/USA).
8:30pm - Duo Josh Deutsch - trumpet & Nico Soffiato - guitar (IT/USA).
9:30pm - Steve Swell trombone solo (USA).
In 2011
December 11th, 2011 @ 266 St. Marks Ave
7:30pm Noah Kaplan - tenor sax (USA)
8:15pm Jason Kao Hwang - violin/viola (USA)
8:45pm Dan Peck - tuba (USA)
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November 13th, 2011 @ 275 Ocean Avenue
7:30pm - PascAli: Sean Ali - prepared double bass & Pascal Niggenkemper - prepared double bass (USA/ Germany)
8:20pm - Josh Sinton - amplified contrabass clarinet (USA)
9pm - Duo Shoko Nagai piano with Satoshi Takeishi - drums (Japan)
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October 23rd, 2011 @ 27 Arion place
8pm - Duo Yoni Kretzmer - tenor sax & Ben Syversen - trumpet (Israel/USA).
8:45pm - Sarah Bernstein - violin & voice (USA).
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July 10th, 2011 @ 275 Ocean Ave.
7:30pm: Brad Henkel - trumpet with Owen Stewart-Robertson - guitar, and Erica Dicker - violin (USA).
8:30pm: Dave Miller - drums & Catherine Sikora - tenor/soprano sax (USA/IR).
9:30pm: Nate Wooley trumpet solo (USA).
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June 26th, 2011 @ 266 St. Marks Ave
7:30pm – Hugues Vincent cello solo (F).
8.30pm - Fester with Sean Ali - double bass & David Grollman - snare (USA).
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May 15th, 2011 @ 275 Ocean ave.
7:30pm – Billy Mintz drums solo (USA)
8:30pm – Fauré piano quartet Nº1 in C minor, Op.15 with:
Leo Adamov - violin, Mario Gotoh - viola, Egil Rostad - cello, Victoria Schwartzman - piano.
9:30pm – Tonino Miano piano solo (IT).
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May 1st @ 27 Arion place
7.30pm - Sabir Mateen saxophones, clarinets, flute solo (USA)
8:30pm - Thomas Heberer trumpet solo (Germany)
9.30pm - Brian Questa double bass solo (USA).
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ZE COUCH SPRING FESTIVAL!
April 8 & 9 & 10.
April 8th @ 27 arion place with
7.30 pm - Duo Coralie Lonfat/Chuck Bettis - laptop (CH/USA).
8:30pm - Emilie Lesbros voice solo (F).
9.30pm - Daniel Levin cello solo (USA).
April 9th @ 266 St Marks ave
7.30 pm - Duo Leslie Ross & Sean Meehan (bassoon/snare, USA).
8:30pm - Jeremiah Cymerman clarinet/electronics solo (USA).
9.30pm - Trio Lesbros, Loriot, Niggenkemper (voice, viola, bass, F).
April 10th @ 275 ocean ave
7.30 pm - Margo Grib - voice, violin, oiano and Daniel Carter - saxophones, flute, trumpet, clarinet (USA).
8:30pm - Jean Carla Roda trio with Elena Moon Park - violin, trumpet and vibraphone tba (USA).
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- March 27th @ 27 Arion Place.
Folk/Pop night! with:
7:30pm – Harvey Valdes guitar solo.
8:30pm – John Witherow (USA).
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- March 13th @ Luis’ place, 266 St. Marks Ave #4.
7:30pm Carlos Cordeiro – clarinet /visuals (Portugal)
8:30pm Trio Baremboim-Ianes-Carmona (Argentina) with:
Ivan Baremboim-reeds, Luis Ianes- guitar, Jeronimo Carmona- double bass.
Blandine Le Gall – photography (F)
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- February 20th @ 275 Ocean ave
7:30pm – Joachim Badenhorst clarinet solo (Belgium).
8:30pm – “Imagenes for female voice and electric guitar” Charlotte Mundy – voice & Daniel Reyes Llinas – guitar (Canada/Colombia).
9:30pm – Trio Jaeger-Gisler-Jaeger (CH)
with Michael Jaeger -sax, David Gisler – guitar & Chris Jaeger – drums.
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- February 13th @ 687 Bushwick ave.
7:30pm – Duo Rash with Bernd Klug – double bass & Meaghan Burke – cello (Austria/USA).
8:30pm – Robin Verheyen sax solo (Belgium).
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- January 30th @ 27 Arion place
7:30pm – Kath Buckell – voice, guitar & Hadar Noiberg – flute (Australia/Israel).
8:30pm – Darius Jones – sax & Ben Gerstein – trombone (USA).
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- January 16th @ 275 Ocean ave.
7:30pm – Yukari – flute & Carlo Costa – drums (Japan/IT).
8:30pm – Todd Neufeld – guitar solo (USA).
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In 2010
- December 12th @ 275 Ocean ave.
7:30pm – Jon Goldberger – electric guitar & Juan Pablo Carletti – drums + Mikko Innanen – sax (USA/ARG/Finland).
8:30pm – piano duo, 4 hands of Samuel Barber “souvenirs” with Sofya Melikyan & Haik Arsenyan – piano (Armenia).
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- November 28th @ 687 Bushwick ave.
7:30pm – Matthias Erian – electronics (Austria).
8:30pm – Duo Simon Jermyn – bass & Ingrid Laubrock – sax (Irland/Germany).
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- November 14th @ 27 Arion place # 416)
7:30pm – Garth Stevenson – double bass (Canada).
8:30pm – Annie (USA).
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- ZE COUCH FALL FESTIVAL -
October 22d, 23d & 24th:
22d (687 Bushwick ave, apt 2)
7:30pm – Joachim Junghanss – electronics (Germany).
8:30pm – Jon Irabagon – sax & Mike Pride – drums (USA).
23d (275 Ocean ave, apt 2)
7:30pm – Devin Gray – drums (USA).
8:30pm – Denman Maroney – piano solo (USA).
9:30pm – Adam Matta – beatbox & Nihan Devecioglu – vocal (USA/Turkey).
24th (27 arion place #416 brooklyn)
7:30pm – Chris Hoffman cello solo (USA).
8:30 – Ryan Ferreira guitar solo (USA).
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- June 20th – Special Winds.
1)Trio Chris DiMeglio (trumpet)/Ben Gerstein (trombone)/Sandra Weiss (bassoon). (USA/CH).
2) Jonathan Moritz (soprano, tenor sax) solo (USA).
3) Joachim Badenhorst (clarinets/tenor sax)/Louise Dam Eckhardt Jenssen (sax) duo (Belgium/Denmark).
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- May 23d – Special Percussion night.
1) Juan Pablo Carletti (Argentina) & Pascal Niggenkemper (Germany) : duo Drums & double bass.
2) Mathias Kunzli (CH) solo : percussion
3) Aida Shahghasemi (Iran) solo : Daf
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- April 25th – “Strings Evening”
1) Seth Woods solo (cello) – USA
2) Ginko Narayana string trio (FRA-IT)
with : Silvia Tarozzi – violin, FL – viola & Deborah Walker – cello.
3) Pascal Niggenkemper solo (doublebass) – Germany.
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- March 28th – “GUITAR EVENING”
1) Ryan Mackstaller solo (guitar) – USA.
2) Daniel Reyes Llinas & Luis Carlos Ianes (guitar) – Colombia/Argentina.
3) Julian Sachs solo (guitar/voice) – USA.
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- January the 16th @ 8pm.
1st set : Yukari Watanabe Solo (flutes) – Japan.
2d set : trio James Ilgenfritz (bass), Mikko Innanen (sax) & FL (viola) – USA/Finland/FR.
3d set : Justin Grey (guitar, keyboard, voice) – USA.
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In 2009
- July the 11th @ 8pm.
1st set : Yukari (flute) & Frantz Loriot (viola) – Japan/FR.
2d set : Michael Attias solo (sax) – USA
3d set : Sam Kulik (trombone) & Amie Weiss (violin) – USA
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- June the 20th @ 8pm
1st set : Trio with James Ilgenfritz (bass), Ingrid Laubrock (sax), F.L. (viola) – USA/Germany/FR.
Free, improvised music.
2d set : Duo Joachim Badenhorst (clarinets) / Pascal Niggenkemper (bass) – Belgium/Germany.
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- April 19th :
1st set : Cesare Baccheschi trio
2d set : Zaha
with Evan Mazunik (conducting), Eric J. Eigner (percussion), Justin Wood (alto sax), Ryan Kotler (bass), Gil Selinger (cello), Jean-Brice Godet (clarinets), FL (viola).
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- March 1st :
1st Set : Hora trio + JBG
Evan Mazunik (accordeon), Jay Foote (bass), FL (viola) + Jean-Brice Godet (clarinets) – USA/FR
2d set : Matt Bauer – USA
with the Foote bro
