On Monday, September 6, 7:30 pm we’ll be playing with the Sabrina Lastman Quartet at Joe’s Pub for the first time!!

SLQ: Sabrina Lastman, Emilio Solla, Pablo Aslán, David Silliman and guest musicians TBA.

Make your Reservations in advance: www.joespub.com

This project is made possible in part with public funds form the Manhattan Community Arts Fund, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and administered by Lower Manhattan Cultural Council:

Candombe Jazz Project (Afro Uruguayan Music) is a New York City-based ensemble playing Candombe, the Afro Uruguayan music tradition. The Candombe Jazz Project presents an exciting concert of oral traditional songs, new arrangement of songs composed by renowned Uruguayan songwriters, and original compositions by Sabrina Lastman.

Featuring Uruguayan vocalist/composer Sabrina Lastman, Uruguayan guitarist/composer Beledo, Uruguayan master of candombe drum Arturo Prendez, and special guest Agrupación Lubola Macú.

July 15, 2010 (8pm) – IATI Theatre (http://www.teatroiati.org)

Musicians:

Sabrina Lastman (voice/songs) – www.sabrina-lastman.com
Boledo (guitar) – www.beledo.com
Arturo Prendez (candombe drum)
Special Guest: Agrupación Lubola Macú

Other Credits:

Photos:              Michael J. Palma
Sound Engineer:   Pawel Szarejko
Sound System:    World in One Pan Arts

What is Candombe?

Candombe is a drum-based musical style of Uruguay. This rhythm developed in the Rio de la Plata area — Buenos Aires and particularly in Montevideo — among the black slaves brought by the Spanish colony in the 18th Century. Candombe is based on Bantu African drumming and other influences the African community received from the new environment they lived in. In Uruguayan culture this drum-based musical style is highly significant and extremely popular, going strong on the streets, halls and carnivals all over the country.

Candombe is a polyrhythmic three-part-drums-ensemble formed by the three tambores called chico, repique and piano, and the music composed on the basis of this rhythm encompasses a range of styles like funk, jazz, rock and tango, among others.

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SoCorpo, the vocal ensemble comprised of Sasha Bogdanowitsch & Sabrina Lastman, will present On Becoming at La Mama Moves Festival on Fridays June 11 & 18 at 10 pm.

On Becoming is an original music theatre work for two a cappella voices, recorded music, electronics, and live instruments. This work explores the dimensions & dynamics of the self, and its perpetual capacity of transformation.

SoCorpo creates interdisciplinary work that unites and explores the boundaries between music, sound, movement, theatre and visuals, and whose music stretches the possibilities of the human voice and bridges gaps between contemporary new music, jazz, folk and world music. In 2009 SoCorpo released the album On Becoming based on this performance. www.socorpo.com

On Becoming
Fridays, June 11 & June 18 | 10 pm
La Mama Theatre – The Club
74A East 4th St. NY, NY 10003, bet. 2nd Ave. & Bowery

Ticket:  Adult $15, Student/Senior $10
Purchase tickets here:  www.ovationtix.com

After a great tour this week with Philip Hamilton’s VOICES in New England, Sabrina will be performing “Dialogues of Silence” at the New York City College of Technology on April 20 at 3 pm, and is open to the public.

Dialogues of Silence is an interdisciplinary performance of voice, sound and movement. This new music theatre piece is based on the poetry and inner world perception of Uruguayan poet Idea Vilariño (1920-2009). In this performance, Vilariño’s existentialist poetry meets music & sounds that create a world beyond the limits of the text’s power.Dialogues of Silence consists of a solo vocal artist who translates the poetic atmosphere into a dance and sound experience.

Dialogues of Silence
Tuesday, April 20 |  3 pm
New York City College of Technology
Atrium Amphytheatre
300 Jay St., Brooklyn
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Free admission

The Lower Manhattan Cultural Council (LMCC) and New York City Department of Cultural Affairs awarded Sabrina a 2010 Manhattan Community Arts Fund grant to support the Sabrina Lastman Quartet.

Tuesdays, 01/19 – 03/23; 6:30pm to 8pm
A.R.T./New York Spaces
520 Eighth Avenue, 3rd Floor
New York, NY 10008

Singing is a way of discovering oneself, a dialog with our inner self and an experience of communicating with others. The voice can take us to a deep journey of sounds, qualities, styles and expressions. For this journey to be healthy, energetic, and artistic, we need an approach to the voice as an instrument; we need to learn from it and about it.

This workshop focuses on the development of the voice through breathing, body awareness and voice technique (pitch quality, range, support -physical strength-, emission & intonation). During this process we’ll work on collective singing, individual song interpretation, sound exploration and voice improvisation. Through work on body releasing and voice technique, we bring our body/mind to a state of open and creative presence. Open to all levels.

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Check the concerts coming up in February 2010:

2/7/2010 3:00 PM at The Flea Theatre
Cost: Free
Music with a View. Singing compositions by Sasha Bogdanowitsch.

2/17/2010 8:00 PM at Tututma

2/20/2010 3:45 PM at Museo del Barrio
Cost: Free
Candombe Jazz Project performing at the Heckscher Theatre.

KJCC Poetry Series, curated by Lila Zemborain

Tuesday, December 3, 7:00 p.m. (download pdf)
Dialogues of Silence, by Sabrina Lastman, is an interdisciplinary performance based on the poetry and inner world perception of Uruguayan poet Idea Vilariño. It consists of a solo vocal artist who translates the poetic atmosphere into a dance and sound experience.

Readings in Spanish. Reception to follow.

Co-sponsored by NYU’s MFA Program in Creative Writing in Spanish, Department of Spanish and Portuguese.

Sabrina will perform in Montevideo and Buenos Aires, October / November 2009.

Here are the dates:

Teatro Solís, Sala Zavala Muñiz (Montevideo):  Esto pasa por la voz

Wednesday, October 28th. 2009.  Teatro Solís, Sala Zavala Muñiz, 8:00 p.m.

w/Marcelo Vidal (VJ)

More info:  Teatro Solís

Sala Zitarrosa (Montevideo):  Sabrina Lastman Quintet

Thursday, October 29th. 2009, 9:00 p.m.  Sala Zitarrosa

With:

Pablo Somma – flute
Andrés Bedó – piano
Roberto de Bellis – upright bass
Jorge Trasante – drums

More Info:  www.salazitarrosa.com.uy

Café Vinilo (Buenos Aires)

Saturday, November 7th. 2009, 11:30 p.m.

w/ Andrés Bedó – piano

More Info:  www.cafevinilo.com.ar

See you there!!!

On Sunday, July 5 will be performing for the first time at the legendary Blue Note with the Sabrina Lastman Quartet. Two sets:  12.30 and 2:30 pm.

Join us!!

For reservations ,visit this page.

On Becoming (2009)

This album is based on the original music theatre performance for two a cappella voices “On Becoming”, which combines and explores the boundaries between music, movement and theatre. This work explores the dimensions/dynamics of the self, and the perpetual capacity of transformation. Sasha Bogdanowitsch and Sabrina Lastman (SoCorpo) have a varied background in new music, world music and jazz. These influences figure prominently in this highly original piece with conception & composition by Sasha Bogdanowitsch on voice/swarsangam/percussion, and Sabrina Lastman on voice/percussion. Visit: http://www.socorpo.com/

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Vital Vox: A Vocal Festival explores the myriad power of the human voice in its solo and ensemble forms across a multitude of genres. This two day festival celebrates a new generation of young vocal artists creating and performing their own original works and those of American masters, like Meredith Monk and John Zorn.

May 1, 2009 – 8 pm
Bora Yoon – ( (( PHONATION )) )
Sofia Rei Koutsovitis – VEUS
Leah Coloff  – VOICE & CELLO
The M6 – THE MUSIC OF MONK & BOGDANOWITSCH
(Sasha Bogdanowitsch, Emily Eagen, Toby Newman, Peter Sciscioli & invited vocalists)

May 2, 2009 – 8 pm
Adam Matta – GYROSCOPE
John Zorn Vocal Project
(Ayelet Rose Gottlieb, Basya Schechter, Malika Zarra, & Sofia Rei Koutsovitis)
Gino Sitson – VOICE & BODY PERCUSSION
SoCorpo – ON BECOMING
(Sabrina Lastman & Sasha Bogdanowitsch)

Vital Vox: A Vocal Festival
May 1st & May 2nd 2009, 8 PM
Teatro IATI 64 East 4th Street, bet.  Bowery and Second Ave.
Subways F to 2nd Ave, 6 to Astor Place,  R and W to 8th St., M15 Bus to 2nd Ave. and 4th St.

Buy Tickets
www.teatroiati.org / (212) 505 – 6757
www.vitalvoxfest.com

Daniel Pontet

Saturday, April 4 at 8 pm
Candombe Jazz Project
Beledo: piano/guitar
Pablo Aslan: double bass
Quintino Cinalli: drums/percussion/candombe drum
Arturo Prendez: candombe drum
Manuel Silva: candombe drum

Thalia Spanish Theatre
41-17 Greenpoint Avenue, Sunnyside, NY
www.thaliatheatre.org
For reservations: 718-729-3880

Starting at 8:00 P.M., the program hosted by Tim Masters will feature Sabrina Lastman ahead of her concert in Washington DC on January 15 at the Latin Jazz Series in Blues Alley.There will be tickets for those who tune 89.3 FM.  You can also listen to it online:  http://www.wpfw.org/

Sabrina Lastman Quartet
w/ Eddy Khaimovich (double bass), Quintino Cinalli (drums and percussion) and Emilio Solla (piano).
Latin Jazz Series
Thursday, January 15, 8 & 10 pm
Blues Alley Jazz
1073 Wisconsin Ave. NW, Washington DC
www.bluesalley.com

Buy tickets at InstanSeats.

Voice Workshop
Wednesday, October 29, 2008, 6:30 – 9 PM

Organized by HOLA – Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors

The workshop will take place at LOS KABAYITOS CHILDREN’S THEATER
Clemente Soto Velez Cultural & Educational Center
107 Suffolk Street, 2nd Floor, NYC
(F to Delancey / J M Z to Essex)

For registration contact HOLA at 212-253-1015

This workshop focuses on the development of the singing voice through breathing,body awareness, voice technique (pitch quality, range, support –physical strength–, emission & intonation) and song presentation/interpretation. Through work on body releasing and voice technique we bring our body/mind to a
State of open and creative presence. Open to all levels.

See the video of Breathing, from the performance On Becoming.

Watch new videos in the website “Video Archive“.

“On Becoming” 2008 up coming release of our music theatre project with Sasha Bogdanowitsch.

On Becoming is an original music theatre work for two a cappella voices that unites and explores the boundaries between music, movement and theatre. This work explores the overcoming of present day challenges to view the larger picture of life’s values. Conception & compositions: Sasha Bogdanowitsch and Sabrina Lastman. Tuesday, July 15, 8 pm will be presented in the context of Performing Arts Marathon organized by Iati Theatre located at 64 East 4 St. at 2 Avenue. Visit www.teatroiati.org