The organization's 58th season will include nine events at a half-dozen venues around town, starting with a duo performance from pianists Craig Taborn and Kris Davis (pictured) on Saturday, October 1 at the 560 Music Center.
Taborn and Davis, who are doing a series of concert dates together in the fall, will perform on two grand pianos on the stage at the venue's E. Desmond Lee Concert Hall. The concert will be recorded for possible release on a CD documenting their joint tour.
In addition to Taborn and Davis, both of whom have performed in St. Louis under NMC's auspices in recent years, the lineup also will include return visits from musicians such as percussionist Hamid Drake, electronic musician Ikue Mori, and percussionist Tomas Fujiwara, whose group The Hookup includes his collaborators from the band Thumbscrew, guitarist Mary Halvorson and bassist Michael Formanek, plus saxophonist Brian Settles and trumpeter Jonathan Finlayson.
Performers making their St. Louis debuts will include Chicago-based cellist Tomeka Reid, who will play in a trio with two other buzzworthy Chicago musicians, flute player Nicole Mitchell and drummer Mike Reed; trumpeter Nate Wooley, who will work in a duo with Mori; and French flute player and composer Sylvaine Hélary, who will play with her Spring Roll Quartet.
The complete season schedule (pending confirmation of details for a couple of shows later in the season) is:
Saturday, October 1 at 560 Music Center: Craig Taborn and Kris Davis
Saturday, October 22 at The Stage at KDHX: Sylvaine Hélary's Spring Roll Quartet
Friday, November 11 at the Kranzberg Arts Center: Jen Shyu
Saturday, December 3 at Joe's Cafe: Tomeka Reid Trio
Saturday, January 21 at Joe's Cafe: Iva Bittová and Hamid Drake
Saturday, February 18 at The Luminary: Ikue Mori and Nate Wooley
Thursday, March 16 at The Stage at KDHX: Erik Friedlander's Black Phoebe Trio
Friday, April 28 or Saturday, April 29 at The Stage at KDHX: Tomas Fujiwara's The Hook Up
May 2017, date and location TBA: New Music Circle Showcase
Most of the performers also will do some sort of free public workshop, master class or other event during their visits to St. Louis, with details on those TBA.
Tickets for NMC shows are $20 for regular admission, $10 for "students or struggling music supporters," and can be purchased in advance online or at the door. In the past, they've also offered a subscription package that includes "flex" tickets that can be used for any show(s) in any combination, plus other benefits. For details on that, or to purchase single tickets, see NMC's website.
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