(Le) Poisson Rouge (Venue Partner)
158 Bleecker St
212.505.3474
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Guillermo Brown
- When
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Wednesday Mar 31, 2010 (6:30pm)
- Where
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- Price
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$10
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Wednesday 03.31.10
Guillermo E. Brown, Imani Uzuri and Samita Sinha/Marc Cary Duo
6:30pm doors | 7:00pm show
$10
18+ or accompanied by legal guardian
Event Link: http://lepoissonrouge.com/events/view/1117
Guillermo Brown and his godfather, James, share more than a surname. A groove expert lauded by Billboard magazine for his “counterpoint polyrhythms” and “funky breaks,” Guillermo E. Brown, the former Wesleyan University music student, swaggers to the beat of his own drum. As with James, this transcends music. Rather, it is a mode of thinking - one that combines cut-up imagery with bootyshaking soundscapes, diverse and familiar. It’s a mode that doubles as Guillermo’s latest album title, “Shuffle Mode.” After a decade’s work within the confounding paradigms of free jazz, experimental hip hop, new world music, art rock, and indie electronica, Brown bounds for transformation. Informed, in part, by his past partners/collaborators including David S. Ware, Matthew Shipp, William Parker, Dave Burrell, Anti-Pop Consortium, El P, Spring Heel Jack, Carl Hancock Rux, George Lewis, Vernon Reid, & DJ Logic among others, Guillermo E. Brown has earned his stripes and omni rhythmic identity at once.
