http://nohoarts.org/events Upcoming events at the Northampton Center for the Arts en-US Copyright 2006 and onwards Northampton Center for the Arts http://nohoarts.org/event/view/641 Join the Air Force Band of Liberty’s New England Winds for an evening of delightful musical excellence and showmanship in the ballroom at the Center for the Arts. This outstanding musical group is currently on tour from Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts. Bringing an attitude that is all their own, they present a program featuring something for all musical tastes: popular, Broadway, patriotic, jazz and folk music, as well as pieces from the traditional woodwind quintet repertoire. This FREE concert includes music by Johann Strauss, Claude Debussy, George Gershwin and John Philip Sousa--among others! Doors open for general seating at 6:30 pm. http://nohoarts.org/event/view/640 “Melford is the genuine article,” writes Francis Davis, “the most gifted pianist/composer to emerge from jazz since Anthony Davis." A fearless musical adventurer, Melford recasts the blues and boogie-woogie of her native Chicago, folds in elements of the music of Eastern Europe and India, and blends them with the rangy, percussive avant-garde approach she cultivated in studies with Don Pullen and Henry Threadgill. This personal musical vocabulary is further enriched by a lush lyricism and organized by an architectural sense of composition that she derived from classical training. In addition to her ongoing performance ensembles, including Be Bread, Melford continues to pursue collaborative work with dancer/choreographer Dawn Saito, architect Michael Haberz, Butoh master Oguri, and duets with Satoko Fujii and Marty Ehrlich. She also makes guest appearances with multi-reedist Roscoe Mitchell, flutist Nicole Mitchell, and drummers Allison Miller and Alex Cline. She has been on the music faculty of the University of California, Berkeley since 2004. http://nohoarts.org/event/view/644 This Family Dance Party with DJ Joan Holliday (93.9 The River) is part of the annual three-part NCS Winter Family Concert Series. Hit the dance floor as Joan spins classics, new tunes and kids favorites under the DISCO BALL! Proceeds go to benefit Nonotuck Community School, a nonprofit parent cooperative that provides early education and care for children aged 15 months to 5 years old. http://nohoarts.org/event/view/647 Special violin workshop for students of the Northampton Community Music Center. Contact NCMC at (413) 585-0001 for details. http://nohoarts.org/event/view/645 This is the 5th annual fund-raising event for Youth Action Coalition, featuring gallery exhibitions by the Arts-For-Change programs and much more! To download the invitation with details about the afternoon, please <a href="http://www.youthactioncoalition.org/news/LCYA12%20invitation.pdf">click here.</a> http://nohoarts.org/event/view/639 “This is, simply, one of the most beautiful solo piano CDs issued in recent memory,” writes Jim Macnie about Sanchez’ 2010 release, A Little House (Clean Feed). Since moving East from her native Phoenix in 1994, Sanchez has ensconced herself in the highest circles of the New York’s jazz scene. She is a member of Wadada Leo Smith’s Golden Quartet and his big band, Organic, Chad Taylor’s Circle Down with Chris Lightcap, Harris Eisenstadt’s September Trio with Ellery Eskelin, and Kevin Norton’s Bauhaus Quintet. She has worked with Paul Motian, Ralph Alessi, Susie Ibarra, Tim Berne, Mario Pavone, Trevor Dunn, Mark Dresser and many more. “Every piece is like a story told to you privately,” Carla Bley writes in the liner notes to A Little House. “There are surprises, interesting structures and references, elegant, inventive language and astonishingly original content. Even the completely improvised pieces seem to have a plot.” Sanchez leads her own quintet featuring Marc Ducret, Tony Malaby, Drew Gress, and Tom Rainey. http://nohoarts.org/event/view/643 Students, Faculties, & Citizens of Western Massachusetts— Get ready for the most anticipated event for African-American month. Presenting an introspective look into the History of African-American Culture through Musical, Culinary, Visual, Fashion, + Performing Arts. Host: Union Consult LLC | omegafresh™.com | UNITE Footwear LLC Musical Art: *TBA Culinary Art: *TBA Visual Art: *TBA Fashion Art: *TBA Performing Arts: *TBA *Since we have so much in store & contracts are still under review, we did not want to you to wait to store this date. Rest assured, we will provide an experience for more than you bargain for. Tune in daily for updates. PLS PLS COME DRESSED TO IMPRESS. FRESH IS ALWAYS BEST. Sponsors: Union Consult LLC omegafreshtm.com UNITE Footwear Visit Jet Exposé™'s <a href="http://jetexpose.tumblr.com">event page</a>. Jet Exposé™ is an object-centered culturally informed evening of African-American ART during Black History month held annually at Northampton Center for Arts.