On Friday, December 5, the tenth “Playing For The Planet” benefit concert will showcase master musicians from three different musical traditions in a rare evening of pan-cultural improvisation, with all proceeds going to benefit the environmental advocacy group 350MA.org. The performers include Nima Janmohammadi, a contemporary master of Persian classical music; Triarky, a brilliant jazz […]
Deepti Navaratna / Dean Stevens / Gabrielle Agachiko Three Of New England’s Most Creative Singers Join Voices Against Climate Change Saturday, May 10 — 7:00 pm Emmanuel Church, 15 Newbury Street, Boston On Saturday, May 10, three singers from diverse musical traditions will join together to draw attention to the global climate crisis. Featured artists […]
Officially, this was not an appearance by Libana, but rather by “four-sixths of Libana” — two members being unable to attend. According to Sue Robbins, this was the first time in the group’s thirty-year history that this particular combination performed live. Aside from the obvious fact that these women are superb musicians who put their […]
At last fall’s “Playing For The Planet” concert, Matt Glaser, Jon Wheatley, and Brittany Karlson started off the evening with a beautiful set of American vernacular art music, including this gorgeous version of the old Elizabeth Cotton favorite, “Freight Train.” Brittany Karlson’s singing and bass playing is a real joy. You can hear the musicians’ […]
Here’s a nice performance of Hoagy Carmichael’s song, “Buttermilk Sky” by the brilliant Dominique Eade, accompanied by Will Slater (bass) and Will Graefe (guitar). This is from “Singing For The Planet,” a 2010 benefit concert which raised about $900 for 350.org. If you like this song, why don’t you donate a few bucks to 350.org, […]
Making Climate Service Announcements. Including written announcements in your program notes and commercial recordings. Making a Message video. What else is there to do? At the first Playing For The Planet concert, October 24, 2009 Well, you can put on your very own benefit concert. 350.org and/or their allied local/regional groups operating eternally on shoestrings; […]
On November 11, 2011, we presented “Strings For The Planet” with music from the Dunya Ensemble, Durga Krishnan, and Eliot Fisk & Zaira Meneses. Here’s a beautiful performance of classical guitar music from Zaira: Queca Chilena of Antonio Lauro Zaira Meneses is among the most exciting performers on the international classical guitar circuit. Her musicality […]
Back in 2010, we produced “Singing For The Planet,” with Warren Senders, Dominique Eade, and the great Mexican songwriter and vocalist Mili Bermejo. The concert raised almost a thousand dollars for 350.org. Here are a couple of songs from Mili’s set, with Dan Greenspan on bass and Doug Johnson on piano. De Tierra by Mili […]
This concert showcased three different violinists and their ensembles: Mimi Rabson (jazz-rock), Tara Bangalore (Carnatic classical music) and Beth Bahia Cohen (middle-Eastern and European perspectives). This event happened on Friday, April 22, at Emmanuel Church. We sold out the hall and raised $1170 for 350.org. Here’s Mimi Rabson’s wonderful group with Nick Grondin on Guitar, […]