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Gord Grdina

$25 advance, $30 door

From the Promoter

Juno-award winner Gordon Grdina is an accomplished Oud/Guitarist whose sound is a combination of his interests in mainstream jazz, free-form improvisation and Arabic classical music. Aside from leading the avant-garde Gord Grdina Trio and the Persian contemporary ensemble Qalandar, Gordon Grdina is half of the free-punk duo Peregrine Falls and part of the New Music/Improvising collective Grdina/Houle/Loewen and Haram, Gordon’s main ensemble for the exploration of Arabic classical music. This ancient music is redefined by the arrangement and exploration of the pieces from a modern avant-garde perspective.

Gordon put Haram together about six years ago to find new ways of approaching the Arabic music he'd been studying. The group's 10 members come with varied musical resumes - jazz and electronic, new chamber music and Brazilian, African and Arabic percussion are all there.

Currently Gordon has four NYC bands: The Gordon Grdina Quartet with Oscar Noriega, Russ Lossing, and Satoshi Takeishi, The Marrow with Hank Roberts, Mark Helias & Hamin Honari, Ismaily/Grdina/Maneri, and MGB with Matt Mitchell & Jim Black. As well as playing with these jazz and world music ensembles, Gordon is a long-standing member of the Dan Mangan Band.

Iranian-Canadian composer and santur player Sina Bathaie’s newest album, Ray of Hope, is bursting with hope, peace and love which has been captured musically in the album. This unique form of world fusion music blends the traditional Persian santur with western instruments (guitar, bass, cello and percussion) making Sina's performances accessible & memorable. The alluring melodies, irresistible grooves, and underlying love and passion of the music is inescapable. Ray of Hope captures Sina’s fresh vision toward world fusion music and was nominated for Best World Music album of the year at the 2018 Independent Music Awards.