LATEST NEWS
04/20/2018
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Gary's upcoming May UK solo tour dates are listed on the back cover of the new issue of Uncut!
04/16/2018
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Check out a clip of Gary with his new resonator guitar, a gift from the Shanghai Rematch Music Instrument Co. Ltd. of mainland China
04/15/2018
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Gary gave a Masterclass on Fri. 4/13 at The New School as part of their Eyes of the Masters series
04/14/2018
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New interview with Gary about working with Don Van Vliet on NPR's Sound Opinions, and a rave review in High Times for Gary and Nona Hendryx's "The World of Captain Beefheart" album
04/11/2018
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Just confirmed: Sun. Jan. 27th at Sala BBK in Bilbao Spain and Mon. Jan. 28th tba, the European premiere of Gary's live solo score accompanying Luis Buñuel's masterpiece "El Angel Exterminador"
04/06/2018
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New interview for Gary's show "Artlore Studio Presents: An Evening with Gary Lucas!" tonight Fri. April 6th in Erie Pennsylvania
04/04/2018
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Photos and review of Gary's free show for disadvantaged children at the Biblioteca Benjamín Franklin in Mexico City last week from Cultura Blues magazine
03/29/2018
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New updated Live Film and Music page and FLEISCHEREI page
· Updates made to the Photos
· Updates made to the Photos
03/24/2018
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Gary plays a free solo concert electric and acoustic tonight 3/24/18 at 9pm at Los Insurgentes in Mexico City
photo by Xavier Baviera
· New interview with Gary from North of the Internet
photo by Xavier Baviera
· New interview with Gary from North of the Internet
03/24/2018
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Read a rave review of of Gary's FLEISCHEREI duo with Caroline Scruggs live at the James River Film Festival in Richmond last Sun. 3/18/18:
GARY LUCAS PLAYS THE FLEISCHER BROS.! at the James River Film Festival Richmond, VA.
"On Sunday, March 18, a once in a lifetime performance was given at the legendary Byrd Theatre (b. 1928). Guitar star/virtuoso Gary Lucas treated the eager audience to numerous 1930s Fleischer Brothers cartoons, with fascinating histo ric facts, and the accompaniment of hometown fave vocalist Caroline Scruggs.
This reviewer has never witnessed in one sitting such an animated, musical tour de force. It was a dynamic show that moved without pause. Max and Dave Fleischer were of the school of cartoonery in which every object bounced and morphed like rubber and the art often traveled at rapid rate laterally across the screen in a an ebullient explosion of visuals, sound, and hilarity. Sheer cinematic surrealistic poetry!
Lucas both soloed and played the tunes with the talented and vivacious Scruggs lusciously crooning in her best Betty Boop-Kewpie Doll voice. Plus Lucas let several of the cartoons unfold without music or vocals allowing audience to revel simply in the pure genius of the Fleischers. Betty, Bimbo, Koko the Clown, Popeye, Olive Oyl, Bluto, Cab Calloway, and Louis Armstrong came alive right there with us in the theater for 90 magical minutes."
—Trent Nicholas, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
photo by Magali DeVulpillieres
GARY LUCAS PLAYS THE FLEISCHER BROS.! at the James River Film Festival Richmond, VA.
"On Sunday, March 18, a once in a lifetime performance was given at the legendary Byrd Theatre (b. 1928). Guitar star/virtuoso Gary Lucas treated the eager audience to numerous 1930s Fleischer Brothers cartoons, with fascinating histo ric facts, and the accompaniment of hometown fave vocalist Caroline Scruggs.
This reviewer has never witnessed in one sitting such an animated, musical tour de force. It was a dynamic show that moved without pause. Max and Dave Fleischer were of the school of cartoonery in which every object bounced and morphed like rubber and the art often traveled at rapid rate laterally across the screen in a an ebullient explosion of visuals, sound, and hilarity. Sheer cinematic surrealistic poetry!
Lucas both soloed and played the tunes with the talented and vivacious Scruggs lusciously crooning in her best Betty Boop-Kewpie Doll voice. Plus Lucas let several of the cartoons unfold without music or vocals allowing audience to revel simply in the pure genius of the Fleischers. Betty, Bimbo, Koko the Clown, Popeye, Olive Oyl, Bluto, Cab Calloway, and Louis Armstrong came alive right there with us in the theater for 90 magical minutes."
—Trent Nicholas, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
photo by Magali DeVulpillieres
03/23/2018
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New announcement for Gary's upcoming UK solo tour just out in the new MOJO
03/22/2018
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Gary heads to Mexico City next and gives a solo concert for disadvantaged children at Biblioteca Benjamin Franklin in Mexico City this Fri. 3/23 at 7pm—free and open to the public. On Sat. 3/24 he performs a solo electric and acoustic concert at Los Insurgentes at 9pm, and then goes into the studio in Cuernavaca to collaborate with hot Mexican band Rojo Marfil and producer Felipe Souza
03/17/2018
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Gary is interviewed in Richmond Magazine for his appearances this weekend at the James River Film Festival in Richmond Virginia with "The Golem", a masterclass, and his FLEISCHEREI Max Fleischer music project!
photo: the official tee-shirt of the James River Film Festival 2018
photo: the official tee-shirt of the James River Film Festival 2018
03/17/2018
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Gary's FLEISCHEREI duo with Richmond jazz singer Caroline Scruggs performing songs from the Betty Boop and Popeye cartoons of pioneering animator Max Fleischer this Sun. afternoon at the historic Byrd Theatre is a Pick in the Richmond Style Weekly newspaper 3/16/18
03/13/2018
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Argentinian fan Sol Valdez on TOUCHED BY GRACE:
"I will never forget the excitement I felt when I held in my hands 'Touched by Grace' for the first time. As a fan of Jeff Buckley, an artist surrounded by mystery, anytime you get the chance to know more about him it's a huge opportunity to try to get to know him and understand him a little bit more.
It occurred that a bond was created between us, I don't know how weird this may sound, but I felt this book was like a companion to me. I would never leave my house without it. I needed to read it ALL THE TIME.
Also, it made me felt like I was there while I was reading, Gary's descriptions and feelings make you feel you are part of it, i.e: The St Ann Tribute to Tim Buckley (I recommend to read it while listening to the concert).
Mr. Lucas did a great job blending both stories (his and Jeff's) and I can assure you that it will haunt you."
Available from JAWBONE Books
"I will never forget the excitement I felt when I held in my hands 'Touched by Grace' for the first time. As a fan of Jeff Buckley, an artist surrounded by mystery, anytime you get the chance to know more about him it's a huge opportunity to try to get to know him and understand him a little bit more.
It occurred that a bond was created between us, I don't know how weird this may sound, but I felt this book was like a companion to me. I would never leave my house without it. I needed to read it ALL THE TIME.
Also, it made me felt like I was there while I was reading, Gary's descriptions and feelings make you feel you are part of it, i.e: The St Ann Tribute to Tim Buckley (I recommend to read it while listening to the concert).
Mr. Lucas did a great job blending both stories (his and Jeff's) and I can assure you that it will haunt you."
Available from JAWBONE Books
03/12/2018
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THE WORLD OF CAPTAIN BEEFHEART is getting airplay in Japan on NHK FM, Japan's NPR
03/08/2018
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Check out "The Mad World" featuring Feifei Yang and Jason Candler, from Gary's "The Edge of Heaven Live" show Chinese New Year 2/16/18 at the Laurie Beechman Theatre NYC
03/07/2018
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Check out the poster for Gary’s April 6th show at Artlore in Erie PA!
03/07/2018
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Next week Gary is performing at the JAMES RIVER FILM FESTIVAL in RICHMOND VIRGINA—his 4th time there!
Fri. March 16th, 7:30pm - Grace Street Theatre, Richmond, Virginia - Gary Lucas plays "The Golem", a special event of the James River Film Festival
Sat. March 17th - Schindler Gallery, Richmond, Virginia - Gary Lucas masterclass
Sun. March 18th, 1:30pm - Byrd Theatre, Richmond, Virginia - Gary Lucas' Fleischerei tribute to the music of animation pioneer Max Fleischer's Betty Boop and Popeye cartoons featuring vocalist Caroline Scruggs
Fri. March 16th, 7:30pm - Grace Street Theatre, Richmond, Virginia - Gary Lucas plays "The Golem", a special event of the James River Film Festival
Sat. March 17th - Schindler Gallery, Richmond, Virginia - Gary Lucas masterclass
Sun. March 18th, 1:30pm - Byrd Theatre, Richmond, Virginia - Gary Lucas' Fleischerei tribute to the music of animation pioneer Max Fleischer's Betty Boop and Popeye cartoons featuring vocalist Caroline Scruggs
03/06/2018
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Just confirmed: Thurs. April 26th in Calabria Italy, "Touched By Grace”: Gary's tribute to Jeff Buckley featuring vocalist Emilio Sorridente at the Museo del Rock - Catanzaro
03/06/2018
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An excerpt and Q & A from Gary sold-out show at La Cinematheque francaise 2/19/18 accompanying Tod Browning's "Le Club Des Trois" (The Unholy Three) with his original solo score—special thanks to Nicolas Le Thierry d'Ennequin, Annick Girard, Wafa Ghermani, Nicole Brenez and all the nice people at La Cinematheque
03/04/2018
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Listen to the GARY LUCAS SPECIAL 2018 broadcast from 3/4/18 on Co Live!, producer Co De Kloet's long-running show on national Dutch radio NPO. This survey of Gary's extensive recording and performing career features live tracks recorded at the Paradiso Amsterdam with Gary and the Metropole Orchestra plus guest vocalists Nona Hendryx, Jolene Grunberg, Alessio Franchini and others. Part one | Part two
03/03/2018
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Just confirmed: Sat. March 24th at 9pm, Los Insurgentes, Mexico City - Gary Lucas gives a solo concert
03/03/2018
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Gary is honored to be performing again at the Biblioteca Benjamín Franklin in Mexico City in a special solo concert for disadvantaged children Fri. March 23rd at 7pm—free and open to the public
03/02/2018
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Gary packed them in at the Melkweg in Amsterdam on 2/28 with his "Touched By Grace" tribute to Jeff Buckley...sitting in on vocals was his special guest Jolene Grunberg
photo by Stefan Kessels
photo by Stefan Kessels
02/28/2018
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New interview with Gary in Jewish Currents, "The Test of Great Music is to Make the Spine Tingle"
02/27/2018
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These live clips were filmed at Gary's sold-out show last Sat. night 2/24/18 at the Sunset Jazz Club in Paris, featuring Jean-Philippe Rykiel on keyboards, David Konopnicki on fretless guitar, Losseni Kone on calabash and Tim Watt on vocals, performing Duke Ellington's "Fleurette Africaine", a medley of "Grace" and Edith Piaf's "Hymne a l'amour", and Dollar Brand (Abdullah Ibrahim)'s "Bra Joe from Kilimanjaro"
02/25/2018
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Gary sold-out his show at Sunset Jazz Club in Paris last night 2/24/18—his second sold-out show in Paris this week after his live score at Le Cinematheque Francaise 2/19/18!!
Photo: a blast from the past taken on the road by Sandrine Olivier in Chelles France on tour a few years ago
Photo: a blast from the past taken on the road by Sandrine Olivier in Chelles France on tour a few years ago
02/22/2018
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A cool write-up for Gary's Paris shows at La Cinematheque Francaise and Sunset Jazz Club in A Nous Paris 2/19/18
02/20/2018
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Gary sold-out the 426 seat Henri Langlois Theatre—the main theatre—at La Cinematheque Francaise last night 2/19/18 with his live score accompanying Tod Browning's 1925 silent thriller "Le Club Des Trois" (The Unholy Three). His concert proved so popular that many people were turned away before the show commenced at 7:30pm. Gary performed without stopping for an hour and half to an audience of all ages, including many families with children. A lively Q&A ensued afterwards.
Photo by Jean-Paul Bellanger
Photo by Jean-Paul Bellanger
02/19/2018
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By popular demand, Gary's concert tonight—the European premiere of his live solo score accompanying Tod Browning's "Le Club Des Trois" (The Unholy Three) at La Cinematheque Francaise in Paris—was just bumped up to the 400-plus seat Henri Langlois Theatre
02/16/2018
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THE EDGE OF HEAVEN LIVE tonight Fri. Feb. 16th Chinese New Year @ The Laurie Beechman Theatre NYC is a Pick in the Village Voice!!
"Guitarist Gary Lucas gathers no moss. He has recently performed live scores to films by Rene Clair and Curtis Harrington, launched a funky Captain Beefheart covers project with singer Nona Hendryx, and played tributes to former collaborator Jeff Buckley. But nothing reflects this virtuosic maverick’s charm and taste more than The Edge of Heaven, his 2010 revival of the lush midcentury Chinese film music Lucas fell in love with while living in Taiwan. This collection of astringently sentimental instrumentals and vocals focused on Zhou Xuan and Bai Guang, two of China’s so-called Seven Great Singing Stars, with Lucas’s flowing guitar providing ongoing reinterpretation of the music’s nostalgic beauty. Here Lucas will revisit and expand his China adventure alongside Feifei Yang, a rising vocal star who also performs on the erhu (a two-string fiddle), and Jason Candler on reeds and percussion."
—Richard Gehr
"Guitarist Gary Lucas gathers no moss. He has recently performed live scores to films by Rene Clair and Curtis Harrington, launched a funky Captain Beefheart covers project with singer Nona Hendryx, and played tributes to former collaborator Jeff Buckley. But nothing reflects this virtuosic maverick’s charm and taste more than The Edge of Heaven, his 2010 revival of the lush midcentury Chinese film music Lucas fell in love with while living in Taiwan. This collection of astringently sentimental instrumentals and vocals focused on Zhou Xuan and Bai Guang, two of China’s so-called Seven Great Singing Stars, with Lucas’s flowing guitar providing ongoing reinterpretation of the music’s nostalgic beauty. Here Lucas will revisit and expand his China adventure alongside Feifei Yang, a rising vocal star who also performs on the erhu (a two-string fiddle), and Jason Candler on reeds and percussion."
—Richard Gehr
02/13/2018
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Part two of Gary and Feifei Yang's interview on Weiwei Gao's popular SinoVision tv program, touching on Gary's roots in Chinese music and including a duo performance of Bai Kwong's "If I'm Without You". The duo with Jason Candler on sax will perform this on Fri. Feb. 16th for Chinese New Year when THE EDGE OF HEAVEN LIVE lands at the Laurie Beechman Theatre in NYC. Tickets here
02/10/2018
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New "The World of Captain Beefheart" t-shirts available on the Merch page!
Nice review just in from All About Jazz!!
Nice review just in from All About Jazz!!
02/09/2018
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Announcing Gary Lucas Italian Solo Tour April 2018:
18/04 Bravo Caffe, Bologna - "From Beefheart to Buckley and Beyond" - with my special guest Alessio Franchini
19/04 Diavolo Rosso, Asti - "From Beefheart to Buckley and Beyond"
21/04 Flog Auditorium, Florence - Gary is a special guest of Alessio Franchini and his band for their multi-media salute to Jeff Buckley "A Touch of Grace"
22/04 Ricomincio da Tre, Perugia - "From Beefheart to Buckley and Beyond"
23/04 Politeama, Tolentino (MC) - Gary Lucas plays "The Golem"
24/04 L'Asino che Vola, Roma - "From Beefheart to Buckley and Beyond"
Big thanks to my man in Italy Luca Zannotti and Musiche Metropolitane
photo: GL in Urbino Italy 2014
18/04 Bravo Caffe, Bologna - "From Beefheart to Buckley and Beyond" - with my special guest Alessio Franchini
19/04 Diavolo Rosso, Asti - "From Beefheart to Buckley and Beyond"
21/04 Flog Auditorium, Florence - Gary is a special guest of Alessio Franchini and his band for their multi-media salute to Jeff Buckley "A Touch of Grace"
22/04 Ricomincio da Tre, Perugia - "From Beefheart to Buckley and Beyond"
23/04 Politeama, Tolentino (MC) - Gary Lucas plays "The Golem"
24/04 L'Asino che Vola, Roma - "From Beefheart to Buckley and Beyond"
Big thanks to my man in Italy Luca Zannotti and Musiche Metropolitane
photo: GL in Urbino Italy 2014
02/09/2018
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Just in from director Emir Kusturica to Gary about his performance at the 11th Kustendorf Film Festival in Serbia: "Thanks again for nailing it in the festival...great was all what you have done in Kustendorf."
· Updates made to the Tour section
· Updates made to the Tour section
02/06/2018
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Rave review for Gary's performance with Rene Clair's 1924 "Entr'acte" at the opening ceremonies of Emir Kusturica's 11th Kustendorf Film Festival 1/16/18:
"The 11th Kustendorf Film & Music Festival held in the snowy mountains of western Serbia couldn't have gotten off to a better opening night start in January 2018 than with Gary Lucas on guitar captivating an enthusiastic audience of filmmakers from around the world along with locals who danced with joy and appreciation to Lucas' blend of everything from blues and jazz and beyond!"
—Andrew Horton, film critic for Cineaste magazine & The University of Oklahoma Professor of Film & Media Studies
Check out Gary performing his original live solo scores to a fragment of the 1918 lost Russian Futurist "Bound By Film" (starring Vladimir Mayakovsky and Lilya Yur'evna Brik) and to Rene Clair's 1924 surrealist classic "Entr'acte" filmed on the opening night of the 11th Kustendorf Film & Music Festival in Serbia
"The 11th Kustendorf Film & Music Festival held in the snowy mountains of western Serbia couldn't have gotten off to a better opening night start in January 2018 than with Gary Lucas on guitar captivating an enthusiastic audience of filmmakers from around the world along with locals who danced with joy and appreciation to Lucas' blend of everything from blues and jazz and beyond!"
—Andrew Horton, film critic for Cineaste magazine & The University of Oklahoma Professor of Film & Media Studies
Check out Gary performing his original live solo scores to a fragment of the 1918 lost Russian Futurist "Bound By Film" (starring Vladimir Mayakovsky and Lilya Yur'evna Brik) and to Rene Clair's 1924 surrealist classic "Entr'acte" filmed on the opening night of the 11th Kustendorf Film & Music Festival in Serbia
02/06/2018
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Part one of Gary's appearance with Feifei Yang on Weiwei Gao's SinoVision tv show broadcast last Friday here and in mainland China—part two will air this Fri. Feb. 9th, stay tuned
02/04/2018
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On Gary's World Premiere of his live solo scores for the Short Films of Curtis Harrington:
"Gary Lucas's live scores for a selection of Curtis Harrington's short films at Roulette perfectly captured the jagged rhythms and neurotic visual ambiance of these rare surrealist avant-garde gems. Lucas's frenzied guitar tropes alternating with lush pastoral passages underlined the apocalyptic climax of Harrington's ingenious ultra-rare 1942 adaptation of Poe's 'The Fall of the House of Usher', filmed when Harrington was still in high school."
—Richard Porton, Cineaste Magazine
Thanks to Susan Karabush for this brief clip from Gary's performance Fri. night at Roulette Brooklyn accompanying Harrington's 1946 "Fragment of Seeking"
"Gary Lucas's live scores for a selection of Curtis Harrington's short films at Roulette perfectly captured the jagged rhythms and neurotic visual ambiance of these rare surrealist avant-garde gems. Lucas's frenzied guitar tropes alternating with lush pastoral passages underlined the apocalyptic climax of Harrington's ingenious ultra-rare 1942 adaptation of Poe's 'The Fall of the House of Usher', filmed when Harrington was still in high school."
—Richard Porton, Cineaste Magazine
Thanks to Susan Karabush for this brief clip from Gary's performance Fri. night at Roulette Brooklyn accompanying Harrington's 1946 "Fragment of Seeking"
02/03/2018
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LOCKED AND LOADED: Jamming with The No Smoking Orchestra at the Kustendorf Film & Music Festival in Serbia 1/17/18 with major domo Emir Kusturica to Gary's right and lead guitarist Dragomir Herendic to his left
· Robert Christgau, "The Dean of American Rock Critics", gives THE WORLD OF CAPTAIN BEEFHEART an A MINUS in the latest issue of Noisey
· Cool new Spanish review and Podcast just in from Tomajazz
· Robert Christgau, "The Dean of American Rock Critics", gives THE WORLD OF CAPTAIN BEEFHEART an A MINUS in the latest issue of Noisey
· Cool new Spanish review and Podcast just in from Tomajazz
02/02/2018
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Tonight at 9:55pm EST, Feifei Yang and Gary are guests on SinoVision TV's Weiwei Gao Show—tonight they are broadcasting Part One, a week from tonight they will broadcast Part Two, same time
They are being interviewed and performing songs they will play live on Chinese New Year Fri. Feb. 16th when they present "THE EDGE OF HEAVEN LIVE" at The Laurie Beechman Theatre on West 42nd St. at 7pm with Jason Candler on reeds and percussion and Kristopher Anton on dreamy projections of old Shanghai, you can watch the segment live tonight Fri. 2/2 on their portal at 9:55pm here
They are being interviewed and performing songs they will play live on Chinese New Year Fri. Feb. 16th when they present "THE EDGE OF HEAVEN LIVE" at The Laurie Beechman Theatre on West 42nd St. at 7pm with Jason Candler on reeds and percussion and Kristopher Anton on dreamy projections of old Shanghai, you can watch the segment live tonight Fri. 2/2 on their portal at 9:55pm here
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