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10 February 2020 - 9:45pm
Bushwick Improvised Music Series
Bushwick Public House
9:45pm Kaelen Ghandhi - tenor saxophone
Elinor Speirs - violin
Kyle Motl - bass
Raf Vertessen - drums
Downstairs @ Bushwick Public House
1288 Myrtle Avenue , Bushwick
www.bushwickpublichouse.com
25 January 2020 - 8pm
Willimantic Monthly Improvisation
Willimantic Records
Aaron Rubinstein - guitar, Elinor Speirs - violin, Dan O'Brien - woodwinds,
TBC
Willimantic Records
75 Bridge St, Willimantic, CT 06226
860) 450-7000
Image: Michael Rogers
13 January 2020 - 9pm
Music Now!
The Brooklyn Commons
Ras Moshe Burnett - tenor & soprano saxes
Mara Rosenbloom - piano
Elinor Speirs - violin
Eriq Robinson - electronics
Evan Crane - bass
388 Atlantic Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11217
(347) 987-4966
13 January 2020 - 7pm
Bushwick Improvised Music Series
Bushwick Public House
7pm: Bloodroot
Dan O'Brien - clarinet, Elinor Speirs - violin, Rob Patrick - trumpet,
Ben Stapp - tuba, Raf Vertessen - drums
Downstairs @ Bushwick Public House
1288 Myrtle Avenue , Bushwick
www.bushwickpublichouse.com
Image: Michael Rogers
21 December 2019 - 8pm
ENTANGLEMENT::QABALLA SUITE
Michael Moss' Accidental Orchestra
Michael Moss - conductor & soprano sax, Elinor Speirs & Rosi Hertlein - violin, Carol Buck & Lenny Mims - cello, Brian Groder & Waldron Mahdi Ricks - trumpet, Libby Schwartz - French horn, Peter Zummo - trombone, JD Parran - alto sax & Bb clarinet, Elliot Levin - flute & tenor sax, Michael Lytle - bass clarinet, Ras Moshe - soprano & tenor sax, Dave Sewelson - baritone sax, Steve Cohn - piano, Alexis Marcelo - synthesizer, John Menegon - bass, Warren Smith - drums & vibraphone, Bob Meyer - drums & percussion
Westbeth Community Room
155 Bank Street, NY 10014 ~ $15
17 December 2019 - 7-11pm
@Muchmore's NYC
Oarsman/Wit&Daniel+Gaya/CGI Jesus/Aaron Rubinstein
Tremendously exciting bill of original and improvised music from extremely creative and talented artists. The music will be very, very beautiful and I encourage your attendence.
Oarsman (Philly)
Daniel and Wit plus Gaya Feldheim Schorr
CGI Jesus
Aaron Rubinstein w/ Elinor Speirs
10$ cover
13 December 2019 - 7-11pm
Pool 4 @ 1039 Fulton BK
MuhrMaccabee/Speirs/RubinsteinLarocca/SpeirsWeselyMurray
Luisa Muhr - movement, Dina Maccabee - viola
Elinor Speirs - solo violin
Aaron Rubinstein - guitar, Michael Larocca - drums & percussion
Elinor Speirs - violin, Drew Wesely - guitar, Kevin Murray - drums & percussion
Image: Michael Rogers
23 November 2019 - 2pm
Willimantic Monthly Improvisation
One Year Anniversary
Michael Larocca - drums, percussion, Jonathan Milberger - tenor sax
Caleb Duval - double bass
Jeff Dragan - electronics
Aaron Rubinstein - guitar, Elinor Speirs - violin, Kevin Murray - drums, percussion
Dan O'Brien - woodwinds, Elinor Speirs - violin, Rob Patrick - trumpet,
Ben Stapp - tuba, Raf Vertessen - drums
13 November 2019 - 8pm
Joe Morris Faculty Recital
Brown Hall, New England Conservatory
I'm [Joe] doing my first full faculty recital at NEC on Nov 13th 8pm in Brown Hall at New England Conservatory. We will be playing 4 parts of my INSTANTIATION music. There will also be a couple of duo pieces. I'll be joined by a cast of tremendous musicians. I really hope you can come to this free concert. — with Dan O'Brien, DoYeon Kim, Jeffrey Cox, Michael Sabin, Elinor Speirs, Dan Klingsberg, Alex Quinn, Raef Sengupta, Allison Burik, Eric Stilwell, Ben Hall, Andria Nicodemou and Brad Barrett.
Brown Hall, New England Conservatory
290 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115
19 October 2019 - 7:30-9:30pm
Gothic Baroque Trio in Concert
Beacon Hill Friends House
An evening of music featuring the Gothic Baroque String Trio, who'll be performing a spooky serenade of haunted Haydn, Slavic and Romani-inspired music.
Elinor Speirs - violin, Anna Stromer - viola, Elena Korableva - cello
Beacon Hill Friends House
6-8 Chestnut St, Boston, MA 02108
(617) 227-9118
16 October 2019 - 6:30pm
Brazilian Violin Collective
St Botolph Club
BVC has evolved to include original Brazilian and South African music and arrangements - watch this space!
Elinor Speirs - violin, Caio Afiune - guitar, Eduardo Belo - bass,
Raphael Lehnen - drums
199 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02116
(617) 536-7570
20 September 2019 - 8pm
House Show - NYC
GMR//Elinor Speirs//Sandy Ewen//Jawwaad Taylor
House show at my house TONIGHT with some very exciting solo acts! Jawaad Taylor, Sandy Ewen, Elinor Speirs and Ghandhi/Murray/Rubinstein will play. 7pm with free wine and cupcakes, 10$ suggested donation. Please come out and support the musicians.
PM hosts for address
Image: Michael Rogers
20 September 2019 - 8pm
ENTANGLEMENT::QABALLA SUITE
Michael Moss' Accidental Orchestra
Michael Moss - conductor & tenor sax, Elinor Speirs - violin, Ludovica Burtone - violin, Carol Buck - cello, Lenny V Mims - cello, Brian Groder - trumpet, Libby Schwartz - French horn, JD Parran - alto sax & Bb clarinet,
Elliott Levin - flute & tenor sax, Michael Lytle - bass clarinet, Ras Moshe Burnett - soprano & tenor sax, Dave Sewelson - baritone sax, Steven Louis Cohn - piano, Dom Minasi - guitar, Kevin Ray - bass, Warren Smith - drums & African bells, Bob Meyer - drums & percussion
Westbeth Community Room
155 Bank Street, NY 10014 ~ $15
26 August 2019 - 7pm
Mandagsklubben
The Monday Band
Elinor Speirs - violin
Pia Boda- saxophone
Irene Bianco - percussions
Margaux Oswald - piano
Ossian Bard - Drums .
Slagtehusgade 5e, 1715 Copenhagen
23 August 2019 - 5pm
Painting Interpretations 7
Thierry Feuz: Instant Karma @ Galleri Christoffer Egelund
Galleri Christoffer Egelund is proud to present the fourth solo exhibition Instant Karma, by the international Swiss/ Austrian artist Thierry Feuz. The artist will be present during the opening reception. Elinor Speirs will improvise spontaneous interpretations of his works at 5 pm.
Galleri Christoffer Egelund
Bredgade 75, 1260 København, Denmark
+45 33 93 92 00
23 June 2019 - 9pm
Muchmore's NYC
Ewen McKain Suarez / Larocca / Rubinstein Speirs O'Brien
Very excited to play trio with Dan O'Brien and Elinor Speirs tonight at Muchmores. We played for the first time about a month ago and it was a blast, would love to share this one with ya!
2 Havemeyer St, Brooklyn, NY 11211
(718) 576-3222
19 May 2019 - 7-9pm
Eunhye Jeong's TVV Quartet
Outpost 186
Elinor Speirs – violin / Mina Kim – cello / Mario Layne Fabrazio – drums / Eunhye Jeong - piano/voice
Pianist/Composer Eunhye Jeong presents her new creations with TVV Quartet, featuring Elinor Speirs (violin), Mina Kim (cello), Mario Layne Fabrazio (drums) and herself (piano/voice). "Three Voices from the Valley", a work-in-progress project, is a musical narration drawn from both real life and fictional personalities appeared in different timelines of history of Korea, Jeong's birth of origin.
186 Hampshire St, Cambridge 02139 ~ $15
18 May 2019 - 7pm
String Theory - 3 of 9 Dimensions
Outpost 186
- PEK - clarinet & contralto clarinets, alto, tenor & bass saxophones, contrabassoon, bass tromboon, wood flute, sheng, theremin, gongs, flex-a-tone, rattles, rachets, wood blocks, castanets, Tibetan bowls & bells, aquasonic, kazoo, game calls, voice
- Glynis Lomon - cello, aquasonic, voice
- Elinor Speirs - violin, castanets, Tibetan bells, rattle, voice
- Eric Zinman - piano, piano interior, cymbals
https://stringtheory6.bandcamp.com/album/3-of-9-dimensions
186 Hampshire St, Cambridge 02139
27 March 2019 - 7-8:30pm
Art, Poetry and Jazz
Gallery at W83 Ministry Center
Join us for a collaboration of the arts—visual, musical, and spoken word—coinciding with Julie Shelton Snyder's mokuhanga woodblock prints show “now we will count to twelve.” The Center for Faith & Work's Redeemer Writers Group will present original poetry interpreted by jazz violinist Elinor Speirs.
Featured readers: Debra Ice, Nana Brew-Hammond, Lyonel Laverde, Stephanie Nikolopoulos, Louiza Patsis, Rachel Printy, Mary B. Safrit,
Lancelot Schaubert, Cristina Spataro, Ellen Stedfeld, Amelia Thompson
150 W 83rd St, New York, NY 10024
25 March 2019 - 9pm
Bushwick Improvised Music Series
Bushwick Public House
Elinor Speirs violin - Wendy Eisenberg - guitar, Max Ridley - bass
Downstairs @ Bushwick Public House
1288 Myrtle Avenue , Bushwick
www.bushwickpublichouse.com
$10 suggested donation
2 March 2019 - 6:30-10pm
Apt Show - Improvised Music
Speirs/CretellaMatlock/O’BrienStapp/HughesRubinstein
Elinor Speirs Solo - violin
Sarah Hughes & Aaron Rubinstein - alto sax, guitar
Dan O’Brien & Ben Stapp - reeds, tuba
Chris Cretella & Adam Matlock - guitar, accordian
PM hosts for address
24 February 2019 - 2pm
Harsh is Truth - Museum of Fine Arts
MASARY Studios
Music: Maria Finkelmeier & Ryan Edwards
Projections: Sam Okerstrom-Lang
Performers: Ryan Edwards, Elinor Speirs, Maria Finkelmeier & Francesca McNeeley
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Remis Auditorium
465 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115
(617) 267-9300
12 February 2019 - 7pm
The Last Dream - Imagination Stage
Boston Experimental Theatre
The Last Dream Travels to D.C. to perform for Congress, The National TPS Convention, and at Imagination Stage as part of the fight to preserve immigrant families.
Elinor Speirs - violin, Amy K. Bormet - piano
Imagination Stage
4908 Auburn Ave, Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 280-1660
11 February 2019 - 12pm
The Last Dream at US Congress
Boston Experimental Theatre
The Last Dream Travels to D.C. to perform for Congress, sponsored by Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley
Elinor Speirs - violin
1 S Capitol St SW, Washington, DC 20515
10 February 2019 - 6pm
100 Painting Interpretations 6
Fellows Fanfare - St Botolph Club
Painting Interpretations No. 6 - the stairwell episode - a fragment
Artworks: Ellen Schön, Nathan Miner
St Botolph Club
199 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02116
(617) 536-7570
Artwork: Nathan Miner - TV
9 February 2019 - 8pm
Joe Morris Ensemble @ Zürcher
Zürcher Gallery
Joe Morris - guitar, Brad Barrett - bass, Elinor Speirs - violin
Zürcher Gallery, New York
33 Bleecker Street, New York, New York 10012
(212) 777-0790
Image: John Bechard
14 December 2018 - 7-8:30pm
The Last Dream
Boston Experimental Theatre
Join the Harvard Ed Portal, Comité TPS, and Boston Experimental Theatre for a performance of The Last Dream: Stories Created and Performed by the Children of TPS. The play features the children of parents with Temporary Protected Status, a federal immigration status in danger of being canceled.
Engin Ozsahin - keyboard, Elinor Speirs - violin, Jacob Schulman - sax
Jared Wright and Donya Pooli Yeganeh - spoken word
224 Western Ave, Allston, Massachusetts 02134
16 November 2018 - 8-11pm
Fly Me to the Moon @ Spaceylounge
Jam Session hosted Amy K. Bormet and Elinor Speirs
We are super excited for our first Jazz Jam Session "Fly Me To The Moon" tomorrow featuring DC and Boston finest Amy K Bormet (piano/voice) and Elinor Speirs (violin).
Curated by Herbert Scott.
Spaceylounge DC
2309 18th Street NW, Washington D.C. 20009
(703) 403-4134
26 October 2018 - 7-9pm
Italian Festival Concert
The People's Opera Company
Marshall Ames Richards - tenor, James Busby - piano, Elinor Speirs - violin
A concert of Italian favorites, featuring Marshall Ames Richards, James Busby on piano and Elinor Speirs on Violin. It will be a night to remember!
175 Middlesex Ave, Wilmington, Massachusetts 01887
30 September 2018 - 7:30pm
Boiler House Jazz Series
Sunniva Brynnel | Elinor Speirs Duo
Sunniva Brynnel - accordion, Elinor Speirs - violin
The Boiler House Jazz Series is proud to present two incredible improvising musicians from 2 different parts of the world who will be playing together as a duo for the first time. Sunniva & Elinor met while attending the New England Conservatory and found a common bond. This event is sure to have the magic that is often created when two creative musicians exchange ideas ideas while improvising.
Charles River Museum of Industry & Innovation
154 Moody St, Waltham, MA 02453
9-19 September 2018
Flying Carpet Children Festival - TR
Violinist/mentor/educator
"The Flying Carpet Festival is a learning platform for artists and children, alike, to create a harmonious experience through music, light, beauty, and truth. We organize festivals specializing in forward thinking design, music and art dedicated towards educating children who need it most. We've selected artists, musicians and visionaries from all over the world, with the common goal of creating the best possible musical educational experience for the locals, children and visitors of Mardin, Turkey."
Mardin, Turkey
4 September 2018 - 7:30pm
CI Faculty Concert - NEC
Joe Morris Trio - Contemporary Improvisation Faculty
Joe Morris - guitar, Brad Barrett - bass, Elinor Speirs - violin
Brown Hall, New England Conservatory
290 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115
August - September 2018
IronSounds: Sound Installation
USS Constitution Museum
IronSounds [Maria Finkelmeier's sound installation] is still up at the USS Constitution Museum until September 15! It features metallic jams on items in the shipyard and the talents of Ryan Edwards, Timothy Hall, Reynaliz Herrera, Zach Mayer, Elinor Speirs, Eric Stilwell and Dillon Zahner performing IN THE DEPTHS OF THE DRY DOCK and reacting to my prompts related to the ship yard's history. (tech help from Ed Emerson and Samo Kerstrom-Lang!) I uploaded the sound bites onto Bandcamp for your weird listening pleasure :)
www.mariafinkelmeier.bandcamp.com/album/ironsounds
23-30 June 2018
Jazz Lab NEC
Faculty
Teaching at JazzLab was such a joy! I’m blown away by the students’ skill and openness and general concern for the world and all its residents.
Faculty Concert (leader/compositions): Black Box Theatre
Joe Morris Ensemble: Jordan Hall
World Music Lecturer
Jazz Ensemble coach
14-17 June 2018
Schøn Conference - Augsburg DE
Solo Violin Performance
Was ist eigentlich schön? Ist das Kunst oder kann das weg? Was ist echt und was ist fake? Was ist das Geheimnis wahrer Inspiration - jenseits von Kitsch und Mainstream? Eine Konferenz auf der Suche danach, was Kreativität morgen heißen kann. Voller Geist. Voller Exzellenz. Und dabei so richtig gut drauf. Es ist Zeit für eine Revolution der Schönheit.
Design / Cello / Theater / Typographie / Pop / Architektur / Piano / Literatur / Malerei / Photographie / Songwriting / Lyrik / Geigenbau / Film / Musikproduktion.
8 June 2018 - 7-9pm
Open Borders - Los Angeles
Craft in America
New music: meditations on movement and displacement
Amy Reed: voice-guitar-electronics, visuals
Amy K. Bormet: voice-wurlitzer keyboard-guitar-electronics
Elinor Speirs: improvising violinist
Craft in America
8415 W. 3rd st, Los Angeles, CA, 90048
(323) 951-0610
17 May 2018 - 6-8pm
100 Painting Interpretations 5
Jason Berger: Motifs En Plein Air @ Childs Gallery
Boston Expressionist painter Jason Berger is revered for the vivid colors and startling immediacy of his vibrant landscapes. Working en plein air, Berger painted landscapes, gardens, and cafes directly from nature. While Berger’s plein air landscapes radiate with a sense of spontaneity, he was also a creature of habit, returning continuously to the same locations throughout his career. He painted familiar motifs again and again, sometimes decades apart. His exuberant landscapes blend the spontaneity of plein air painting with the familiarity of repeated viewing, resulting in an array of fascinating variations. Jazz violinist, Elinor Speirs, will join us at the opening to improvise a musical composition in response to Berger's paintings.
11 May 2018 - 7:30pm
Incidental Music: a Soirée
An eclectic collection of string quartets, trios and duos
Elinor Speirs - violin, Samantha Wiratunga - violin, Tomoko Iwamoto - viola,
Francesca McNeeley - cello, Naseem Alatrash - cello, Carl Straussner - guitar
First Baptist Church of Medford
29 Oakland St, Medford, MA 02155
(781) 396-3811
www.firstbaptistchurchmedford.org
10 May 2018 - 6pm
100 Painting Interpretations 4
Concord Art
Improvising responses to ‘Henry’s Picks’ from Elizabeth Wentworth Roberts’s permanent collection at Concord Art tonight @ 6pm. Concord Art in Bloom have designed floral arrangements in response to the pieces ... so paintings, flowers and music converging in Concord tonight - looking forward!
Concord Art
37 Lexington Road, Concord MA 01742
978-369-2578
wwwconcordart.org
11 April 2018 - 7pm
Soloist with NEC Symphony
Improvising Soloist in Mason Bates' Mothership @ Jordan Hall
Aram Demirjian - conductor
Elinor Speirs - violin
Daniel Bitran - clarinet
Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory
290 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115
30 March 2018 - 7pm-1am
Orquesta Sin Trabajo @ MIT
MIT March Milonga
Tilly Kimm, piano/arranger, Carlos Moreno, bandoneon/vocals,
Rob Flax - bass, Elinor Speirs - violin
W20-202, Sala de Puerto Rico - MIT Student Center
84 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139-4300, United States
28 March 2018 - 6-8pm
100 Painting Interpretations 3
The Art Connection - Galatea Fine Art
Excited to be partnering with The Art Connection for my third Painting Interpretations performance. Come and hear art in liquid form - March 28, Galatea Fine Art - improvised performance begins at 6:30pm
Participating artists: Carolyn Letvin, Iwalani Kaluhiokalani
Galatea Fine Art
460 Harrison Ave # B6, Boston, MA 02118
2 February 2018 - 6-8pm
100 Painting Interpretations 2
Galatea Fine Art
Join me for my second set of improvised painting interpretations!
Participating artists:
Christopher Belding Gill: The Natural Universe in Abstraction
Matthew J. Peake: Your Turn
National Association of Women Artists-Courting the Uncontrollable Part II
Galatea Fine Art
460 Harrison Ave # B6, Boston, MA 02118
(617) 542-1500
25 January 2018 - 6pm
100 Painting Interpretations 1
StateoftheART Gallery
We are very excited to announce that Jazz Violinist Elinor Speirs will be joining us for the opening of The Marks We Make: a group exhibition, and improvising a musical response to the artworks on show!
Participating artists: Karla Nixon, Liffey Joy, Shui-Lyn White, Jeannie Kinsler, Jodi Hugo and Cedric Vanderlinden.
StateoftheART Gallery
50 Buitenkant St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8001, South Africa
+27 61 129 1899
www.stateoftheart-gallery.com Image: Berna Coetzee
29 November 2017
Adaption and Variation @ Childs
South African Duo plays Childs Gallery
Carl Straussner (guitar) and Elinor Speirs (violin) Duo
From early Renaissance to late Paganini - all are open for a little improvisational flair!
Child Gallery
169 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02116
(617) 266-1108
20 October 2017 - 7:30pm
Brazilian Violin Collective @ Medford
Arts Across Medford Festival
South African violinist Elinor Speirs leads a cohesive group of accomplished musicians from Brazil, united through their love for Brazilian music and jazz.
Elinor Speirs - violin, Juliano Vendemiatti - rabeca, Caio Afiune - guitar,
Mayo Pamplona - bass, Adam Bahrami and Gustavo Ramanzini - percussion
First Baptist Church of Medford
34 Oakland St, Medford, Massachusetts 02155
https://www.facebook.com/brazilianviolincollective/
1 October 2017 - 1-5pm
Fugue Mill Live at Aeronaut!
w/ Britt Connors and Octopladd
Mark Shilanksy - piano/voice, Eric Beyers - guitars, Ethan Setiawan mandolin, Elinor Speirs - violin, Mark Pontiatowski - bass, Mike Connors - drums
Special Guest: Britt Connors - voice/guitar
Aeronaut Brewing Company
14 Tyler St, Somerville, MA 02143
(617) 987-4236
2 July 2017 - 3:30pm
Orquesta Sin Trabajo at Q Ballroom
Milonga!
Tilly Kimm, piano/arranger, Carlos Moreno, bandoneon/vocals,
Rob Flax - bass, Elinor Speirs - violin
Q Ballroom
26 New St #3, Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 492-2122
30 June 2017
Orquesta Sin Trabajo at The Towers
Milonga!
Tilly Kimm, piano/arranger, Carlos Moreno, bandoneon/vocals,
Rob Flax - bass, Elinor Speirs - violin
35 Ocean Rd, Narragansett, RI 02882
401) 782-2597
13 June 2017
Classical Improvisation at St Botolph
Carl Straussner Group
Carl Straussner - guitar, Elinor Speirs - violin, Robby Brown - Guitar
From early Renaissance to late Paganini - all are open for a little improvisational flair!
St Botolph Club
199 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02116
(617) 536-7570
10 June 2017
Fugue Mill plays Soular Jazz Fest
Soular Jazz Festival
Mark Shilanksy - piano/voice, Eric Beyers - guitars, Ethan Setiawan mandolin, Elinor Speirs - violin, Mark Pontiatowski - bass, Mike Connors - drums
9 June 2017 - 7:30pm
Fugue Mill w/ Britt Connors
The Dance Hall, Kittery
Mark Shilanksy - piano/voice, Eric Beyers - guitars, Ethan Setiawan mandolin, Elinor Speirs - violin, Mark Pontiatowski - bass, Mike Connors - drums
Special Guest: Britt Connors - voice/guitar
The Dance Hall, Kittery, Maine
7 Walker St, Kittery, Maine 03904
(207) 703-2083
9 May 2017 - 8:30pm
Touchstone Collective - NEC
Doctoral Recital 3
Touchstone Collective is a newly formed working band as well as a platform for excellent women in jazz and related arts. This recital marks our debut performance! Join us for an evening of original works and spontaneous collective compositions for various combinations including jazz quintet and string quartet.
Elinor Speirs - violin/compositions, Lihi Haruvi - saxes, Mina Cho - piano,
Kirsten Lamb - bass, Dayeon Seok - drums, Gabriela Martina - voice, Danielle Andersen - dance, Tomoko Iwamoto - violin, Martine Thomas - viola, Allison Drenkow - cello Image: Antelmo Villarreal
23 April 2017 - 7pm
J-Way at Loring-Greenough
String Quartet
Rika Ikeda - violin/compositions, Tomoko Iwamoto - violin/compositions, Elinor Speirs - viola/compositions, Catherine Bent - cello/compositions
Loring-Greenough House
12 South St, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
(617) 524-3158
2 April 2017 - 4pm
Brazilian Violin Collective
Journeys in Sound
Elinor Speirs - violin, Juliano Vendemiatti - rabeca, Caio Afiune - guitar,
Mayo Pamplona - bass, Adam Bahrami and Gustavo Ramanzini - percussion
Arts at the Armory
191 Highland Ave #1c, Somerville, MA 02143
(617) 718-2191
https://www.facebook.com/brazilianviolincollective/
15 February 2017 - 9pm
Mina Cho Quintet at Ryles Jazz Club
Love Transformation - CD Release Party
Mina Cho - piano/compositions, Elinor Speirs - violin, Vasilis Kostas - laouto
SeaJun Kwon - bass, George Lernis - drums
Ryles Jazz Club
212 Hampshire St., Cambridge, MA 02139
(617) 876-9330
2 December 2016 - 8:30pm
Brazilian Violin Collective
Doctoral Recital 2
Elinor Speirs - violin, Juliano Vendemiatti - rabeca, Gaia Wilmer - sax,
Caio Afiune - guitar, Mayo Pamplona - bass, Adam Bahrami and Gustavo Ramanzini - percussion
Brown Hall, New England Conservatory
https://www.facebook.com/brazilianviolincollective/
30 September 2016 - 12pm
Boston Athenaeum
Sound Politics: Untitled for Cyborg String Quartet
- Michaela Davies
These pieces explore the application of electric muscle stimulation (EMS) to musical composition and performance. MIDI compositions created by the artist are used to trigger custom-built EMS devices that send electrical impulses to performers’ muscles. These impulses generate specific involuntary movements, causing the performers to ‘play’ their instruments.
The performances explore the complexities of contemporary living in an ‘electrified’ and ‘engineered’ age where the will of the people appears to be determined by involuntary reactions to electronically mediated stimuli.
11 September 2016
Orquesta Sin Trabajo at Brandon Inn
Moonlight in Vermont Tango Weekend at Brandon Inn
Tilly Kimm, piano/arranger, Carlos Moreno, bandoneon/vocals,
Rob Flax - bass, Elinor Speirs - violin
July 2016
Crescendo Summer Institute - Tokaj
Jazz Department
Faculty: Andy Vance - piano, Elinor Speirs - violin
27 May 2016 - 7pm
Once in a Blue Moon - Seoul
Mina Cho Jazz Quintet
Mina Cho - piano/compositions, Maria Kim - vocals, Elinor Speirs - violin,
Do Young Kim - bass, George Lernis - drums
Once in a Blue Moon
South Korea, Seoul, Gangnam-gu, Cheongdam-dong, 85-1
+82 2-549-5490
26 May 2016 - 7pm
Far East Broadcasting Company - SK
Jazz Gospel Concert - Mina Cho Quintet
Mina Cho - piano/compositions, Maria Kim - vocals, Elinor Speirs - violin,
Do Young Kim - bass, George Lernis - drums
Far East Broadcasting Company
15700 Imperial Hwy
La Mirada, CA 90638-2509
800-523-3480
25 May 2016 - 4-6pm
Masterclass @ Seoul Jazz Academy
Mina Cho - piano, Elinor Speirs - violin, Do Young Kim - bass,
George Lernis - drums
Seoul Jazz Academy
SJA Building, 89, Daehak-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, South Korea
+82 2-764-8841
21 May 2016 - 4-6pm
Mina Cho Quintet at Porch Fest
Mina Cho - piano, Shihai Li - alto sax, Elinor Speirs - violin,
Do Young Kim - bass, George Lernis - drums
Somerville Community Baptist Church
31 College Ave, Somerville, MA 02144
(617) 625-6523
24 April 2016 - 12pm
Zbigniew Seifert Tribute
Doctoral Recital I
Elinor Speirs - violin, Witness Fireboy Matlou - piano,
Do Young Kim - Bass, Kesivan Naidoo - Drums
Keller Room
New England Conservatory
26 March 2016 - 8:30pm
Brydon Bolton Trio f/ Elinor Speirs
SC: Sound Connections
Sets at 8.30pm and 10pm
Bassist and composer Brydon Bolton and his trio of vibraphonist Frank Mallows and drummer Simon Annett sculpt spontaneous freestyle chamber music-scapes layered with shape-shifting jazz improvisation.
SC: Sound Connections
7925 Cape Town, Western Cape
March 2016
Crescendo Summer Institute - SA
Jazz Department
Faculty: Andy Vance - piano, Elinor Speirs - violin
Durbanville High School
Somerset West, Western Cape 7550
+27 21 981 5551
17 February 2016 - 8:15pm
Jazz, Tango and Dance
Organic Jazz Club Concert
Mina Cho - Piano/Compositions, Shihai Li - Alto Saxophone, Elinor Speirs - Violin, Vasileios Kostas - Laouto and Guitar, Do Young Kim - Bass, George Lernis - Drums and Percussion
The Lilypad
1353 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02139
13 January 2016 - 8pm
Elinor Speirs Quartet at The Crypt
Elinor Speirs - violin/compositions, Keith Tabisher - Guitar,
Brydon Bolton - Bass, Ivan Bell - Drums
The Crypt Jazz Club
St George's Cathedral, 1 Wale St &, Adderley St, Cape Town City Centre, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa
+27 62 614 8731
Image: Berna Coetzee
24 November 2015 - 8pm
Tuesday Night New Music
New music by Andrew Haig, Luis Ruelas Romo, Robert Burdick, Delong Wang, Quentin Tschofen, Lingbo Ma, Bosba Panh, and Jherrard Hardeman
Andrew Haig: Heart to Heart for baritone and string quartet
Corey Gaudreau - baritone, Shanshan Zeng - violin, Elinor Speirs - violin, Maren Rothfritz - viola, Nitzan Gal - cello
Brown Hall, New England Conservatory
18 October 2015 - 4pm
Bow & Strings: the World of Violin
Journeys in Sound
Violin Performance Workshop with Elinor Speirs, Layth Sidiq, Jason Anick, Pilar Zorro and Rachel Panitch
Arts at the Armory
191 Highland Ave #1c, Somerville, MA 02143
(617) 718-2191
July 2015
Crescendo Summer Institute - Tokaj
Jazz Department
Faculty: Andy Vance - piano, Greg Ambro - trumpet, Elinor Speirs - violin, Simon Wunderlin - drums
Paulay Ede Theatre, Tokaj Hungary
14 June 2015 - 7pm
Recreation Night @ Outpost 186
Improvisation Series
7pm: Tsuyoshi Honjo - sax, Randy Pingrey - trombone, Elinor Speirs - violin, Jon Hawkins - guitar
8pm: Daniel Rosenthal - trumpet, Jeff Song - e. bass, Andy Dow - e. bass Gary Fieldman - drums
Outpost 186
186 Hampshire St, Cambridge 02139
31 May 2015 - 4pm
Sunday Cafe Chamber Music
Journeys in Sound
Elinor Speirs Chamber Group
Elinor Speirs - violin, Ludovica Burtone - violin, Thiago Gomes - guitar, Neil Patton - bass
Arts at the Armory
191 Highland Ave #1c, Somerville, MA 02143
(617) 718-2191
21 April 2015 - 8pm
Chilcano Album Release at Zinc Bar
8pm: Chilcano
10pm: Karachacha
Elinor Speirs - violin, Yuri Juárez - guitar, Jude Cuchifrito Kim - bass, Yonggyou Seo - drums
Zinc Bar
82 W 3rd St, New York, New York 10012
(212) 477-9462
15 March 2015 - 8pm
When Cultures Converge
Journeys in Sound
4pm: Milena Jancuric Trio
5pm: Elinor Speirs Trio
Elinor Speirs - violin, Thiago Gomes - guitar, Mike Dick - drums
Arts at the Armory
191 Highland Ave #1c, Somerville, MA 02143
(617) 718-2191
24 February 2015 - 8pm
Tuesday Night New Music
New music by Danielle Galler Rabinowitz, Anú López, Shiuan Chang, Yeeray Low, and Josh Mastel
Anú Lopez: Centomila/One Hundred Thousand for string trio
Elinor Speirs - violin, Maren Rothfritz - viola, Nitzan Gal - cello
Williams Hall, New England Conservatory
16 November 2014 - 8-10pm
In Momentum Series at Outpost 186
Inna Dudukina - voice
Jorge Perez Albela - percussion, Sissy Castrogiovanni - voice
Milena Jancuric - flute, Gaia Wilmer - sax, Jacob Matheus - guitar
Elinor Speirs - violin, Gabriela Martina - voice
Outpost 186
186 Hampshire St, Cambridge 02139
5 October 2014 - 8-10pm
In Momentum Series at Outpost 186
Giuseppe Paradiso - drums, Jiri Nedoma - piano, Tino D'Agostino - bass
Naseem Alatrash - cello, Layth Sidiq - violin
Gustavo D'Amico - sax, Elinor Speirs - violin, Kinan Ednawi - oud
Outpost 186
186 Hampshire St, Cambridge 02139
10 August 2014 - 7:30pm
Crescendo Summer Institute
Jazz Department
Uwe Steinmetz - director/saxophone, Elinor Speirs - violin
Paulay Ede Theatre, Tokaj Hungary
18 May 2014 - 7pm
Chilcano at NYU Jazz Expo
Elinor Speirs - violin, Yuri Juárez - guitar, Jude Cuchifrito Kim - bass, Yonggyou Seo - drums
Provincetown Playhouse
133 Macdougal St, New York, NY 10012
(212) 998-5424
29 April 2014
The Stereography Project
Marike van Dijk's Chamber Ensemble
Marike van Dijk - saxes/compositions, Ben van Gelder - basscl/asax, Lucas Pino - cl/tsax, Anna Webber - fl/tsax, Alan Ferber - tb, Elinor Speirs - vi,
Sita Chay - vi, Eric Lemmon - vla, Amanda Gookin - vc, Manuel Schmiedel - pi, Rick Rosato - bass, Mark Schilders - dr, Ruben Samama - vc,
Defne Sahin - vc
Album Release: ShapeShifter Lab; Recorded: The Bunker Studio
(929) 234-8534
21 November 2013 - 9:30pm-12:30am
Tangolandó at Zinc Bar
Tangolandó the perfect balance between tango and the Afro-Peruvian music
Sofia Tosello S - vocals, Yuri Juarez - guitars, Shirazett Tinnin - drums,
Elinor Speirs - violin, Pedro Giraudo - bass, Héctor Morales - cajón
Two sets: 9.30pm and 11.00pm
Zinc Bar
82 W 3rd St, New York, New York 10012
(212) 477-9462
9 May 2013 - 7:30pm-11:30pm
Thursday Night at the Nuyorican!
Join us for for the last concert of the semester! Three great bands playing three great sets:
7:30 Chilcano
9:00 Karachacha
10:30 Dave Schroeder Ensemble with special guest John Hadfield
Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 at the door. $10 students.
Nuyorican Poets Cafe
236 E 3rd St New York, NY 10009
(212) 780-9386
1 May 2013
Washington Square Park
A spontaneous gig with my favourite Korean jazz musicians in Washington Square Park. Spring is here...at last!
11 April 2013 - 7:30pm-11:30pm
Thursday Night at the Nuyorican!
Join us for a fabulous evening of world and fusion jazz!
7:30 Chilcano
9:00 Karachacha
10:30 World Music Ensemble with special guest John Hadfield
Tickets are $10 in advance or $15 at the door. $10 students.
Nuyorican Poets Cafe
236 E 3rd St New York, NY 10009
(212) 780-9386
www.nuyorican.org