Event

BILLY MARTIN'S FESTIVAL OF PERCUSSION & ART

FEATURING BILLY MARTIN, G. CALVIN WESTON, FANG PERCUSSION

ALL PROCEEDS WILL GO TOWARDS HURRICANE SANDY RELIEF

Time:
Art Reception: 7:00p
Music: 9:00p
Cover: $12
Billy Martinthe acclaimed drummer, painter and record label owner who's best known for his work as a founding member of the experimental jazz trio Medeski Martin and Woodwill present a night of percussion and art at Shapeshifter Lab in Brooklyn, NY on Friday, November 16. Dubbed "Festival of Percussion," Martin will perform new solo, duo and chamber works. For the duet pieces he'll be joined by the great avant jazz drummer G. Calvin Weston (Ornette Coleman, John Lurie's Lounge Lizards), while his percussion ensemble, Fang Percussion, will accompany him on the chamber pieces.In addition to the musical performances that evening, the event will serve as the opening for Billy Martin's new art exhibit. Painting under the moniker illy B, his work on canvas, paper and wood, ranging from 24 x 24 to 48 x 60 oil, oil pastel and multi-media silkscreens will be on display. The art exhibit at Shapeshifter is scheduled to run from November 16 through December 22, 2012.