MON | 4.28 | 2008 | 8:00PM
Dafnis Prieto / Billy Martin:Different Drummers
Percussion juggernaut Dafnis Prieto arrived in New York from Cuba in 1999 and tore into the jazz scene with polyrhythmic energy and an appetite for a vast array of musical styles, from jazz to Latin to avant-garde. Prieto will lead his Absolute Quintet, a combination of violin, sax, cello, piano and Hammond organ, in a set of jazz chamber music. Multitalented percussionist and composer Billy Martin (of Medeski Martin and Wood) has a unique mix of musical influences. His beats can range from nod-your-head funk to exploratory rhythms on unconventional instruments. Martin brings a unit consisting of the hottest innovators on the creative music scene: Ikue Mori, DJ Olive, and Okkyung Lee form the group IOOi, an electric-free-out-jazz-new music ensemble.
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