UPCOMING SHOWS

Esopus Chamber Orchestra Concert

05.25.13 |7:00 pm

SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge NY

Synolon

06.01.13 |11:00 pm

Drom, NYC

Silk Road Connect

06.05.13 |noon- 9:00 pm

Queens Theater

Divahn

06.13.13 |7:30 pm

White Plains, NY

Synolon

06.14.13 |11:00 pm

Drom, NYC

Mikrokosmos ensemble

06.17.13 |5:00 pm

Flushing Public Library

PAST SHOWS

Synolon

05.17.13 |11:00 pm

Drom, NYC

Mikrokosmos ensemble

05.12.13 |5:00 pm

Chitiko Spiti

Fundraiser event for Greek Children

Fabian Almazan

05.08.13 |7:30 pm

Shrine NYC

Jazz pianist Fabian Almazan, with his trio (Linda Oh, bass, and Henry Cole, drums), plus string quartet.

Mark Morris Student Dance Company performance

05.08.13 |4:00 pm

Petros Klampanis Ensemble

05.01.13 |8:30 pm

Cornelia St. Cafe, NYC

Synolon

04.27.13 |10:00 pm

Drom, NYC

Mild Mannered Rebel

04.26.13 |9:30 pm

Drom, NYC

CD Release Show!

Monika Jalili

04.25.13 |7:00 pm

Salt Lake City, UT

Mikrokosmos ensemble

04.21.13 |4:00 pm

Hellenic Cultural Center, Newtown Ave. Astoria

Mikrokosmos ensemble

04.20.13 |8:00 pm

Hellenic Cultural Center, Newtown Ave. Astoria

Mikrokosmos ensemble

04.19.13 |8:00 pm

Hellenic Cultural Center, Newtown Ave. Astoria

Synolon

04.12.13 |11:00 pm

Drom, NYC

Opening night!

Petros Klampanis Ensemble

03.01.13 |8:00 pm

Cornelia St. Cafe, NYC

Mild Mannered Rebel

02.28.13 |8:00 pm

Barbes, Brooklyn NY

The Losers Lounge- Cat Stevens vs. James Taylor

02.09.13 |6:30 and 9:00

Joe's Pub, NYC

The Inner Banks

02.05.13 |8:30 pm

Glasslands, Williamsburg Bklyn

Mild Mannered Rebel

01.31.13 |8:00 pm

Barbes, Brooklyn NY

Greek Oud player and singer Mavrothi Kontanis' new project, Mild Mannered Rebel, combines Greek and Indie Rock sensibilities. Check it out!

Yannis Markopoulos Live in NYC

01.27.13 |4:00 pm

Town Hall

One of the great Greek composers will be appearing live in NY. A rare opportunity to hear his music with the man himself.

Petros Klampanis Ensemble

01.20.13 |6:00 pm

Shapeshifter Lab, Brooklyn NY

Mikrokosmos Ensemble

01.12.13 |7:00 pm

Taverna Night- Wyckoff NJ Greek Orthodox Church

Esopus Chamber Orchestra Concert

12.22.12 |7:30 pm

SUNY Ulster, Stone Ridge NY

My Father's Violin documentary concert.

12.09.12 |1:00 pm

Jan Hus Church, NYC upper east side

Alkinis Protopsaltis and Marios Frangoulis

11.27.12 |7:30 pm

New York Presbyterian, Long Island City NY

NY Arabic Orchestra w/ Bassam Saba

10.27.12 |8:00 pm

Detroit Symphony Hall

Featuring vocalists Ghada Ghanem and Naji Youssef of Lebanon.

NY Arabic Orchestra w/ Bassam Saba

10.24.12 |8:30 pm

Miller Theater at Columbia University, NYC

Featuring vocalists Ghada Ghanem and Naji Youssef of Lebanon.

Petros Klampanis Ensemble

10.11.12 |7:00 pm

Drom, NYC

Fabian Almazan, jazz pianist

10.07.12 |5:00 pm

St. Peter's Church, NYC

Mikrokosmos ensemble

10.05.12 |8:00 pm

Chiotiko Spiti, Astoria NY

Fundraiser for Greece.

Monika Jalili and the NoorSaaz ensemble

09.05.12 |8:00 pm

Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago, IL

Orquesta Sarabia

08.09.12 |7:00 pm

Skirball Center, Los Angeles

Joe Hurley and the Gents

07.29.12 |7:00 pm

Lincoln Center out-of-doors Our Land festival

A day full of Irish music, literature and other events throughout Lincoln Center.

Guitar Bar All-Stars!

07.26.12 |7:00 pm

Frank Sinatra Park, Hoboken NJ

If it's raining, the concert will be relocated to Mulligan's on First St.

The Japonize Elephants from Zorlock Land of the Lost

07.19.12 |10:00 pm

Barbes, Brooklyn NY

The Japonize Elephants from Zorlock Land of the Lost

07.18.12 |8:00 pm

The Grape Room, Philadelphia PA

Taverna Night with Julie Zavras

06.23.12 |8:00 pm

Hellenic Cultural Center, Staten Island NY (Richmond Ave.)

Grigoris Maninakis and the Metropolitan Greek Chorale

06.09.12 |7:00 pm

NYC

Mikrokosmos ensemble

06.02.12 |8:00 pm

St. Nektarios, Boston MA

Mavrothis Kontanis and Maeandros

05.25.12 |8:00 pm

Alwan for the Arts

Orquesta Sarabia

05.17.12 |8:30 pm

Lincoln Center

The new project from Roberto Rodriguez, with an amazing group of musicians including Amir ElSaffar, Zafer Tawil, Tareq Abboushi, Lefteris Bournias, Uri Sharlin, and others!

Basya Schechter- the Heschel Project, Songs of Wonder

05.15.12 |7:30 pm

Washington, DC Jewish Music Festival

Loser's Lounge- the songs of Carole King

04.28.12 |6:30 pm and 9:00 pm

Joe's Pub

Loser's Lounge- the songs of Carole King

04.27.12 |7:00 pm and 9:30 pm

Joe's Pub

Loser's Lounge- the songs of Carole King

04.26.12 |7:00 pm

Joe's Pub

Mikrokosmos

04.22.12 |5:00 pm

Astoria Cultural Center, NYC

Boite night

Mikrokosmos

04.21.12 |7:00 pm

Astoria Cultural Center, NYC

Boite night

Mikrokosmos

04.20.12 |7:00 pm

Astoria Cultural Center, NYC

NY Arabic Orchestra w/ Bassam Saba

04.18.12 |7:00 pm

FIAF- Alliance Francaise, Florence Gould Hall

Basya Schechter- the Heschel Project, Songs of Wonder

03.25.12 |7:00 pm

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco Jewish Music Festival

Joe Hurley- Wild Irish Rose

03.17.12 |10:00 pm

Joe's Pub

St. Patrick's Day sing-along

Joe Hurley and the Gents

03.15.12 |9:00 pm

Joe's Pub

Mikrokosmos

03.10.12 |7:00 pm

Richmond, VA

Monika Jalili and the NoorSaaz ensemble

03.04.12 |1:00 and 4:00 pm

Washington, DC

Noruz celebration at the Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian museum

Basya Schechter- the Heschel Project, Songs of Wonder

03.03.12 |8:00 pm

Boston, MA

Boston Jewish Music Festival

Mikrokosmos

02.27.12 |7:00 pm

Clean Monday at Kellari Parea, NYC

Bassam Saba Ensemble

02.03.12 |7:00 pm

Student Center, Rutgers University, NJ

Guitar Bar All-Stars! Neil Young tribute.

02.02.12 |9:00 pm

Mulligan's- Hoboken

Fabian Almazan, jazz pianist

01.07.12 |9:00 pm

Sullivan Hall- Winter Jazz Fest

Basya Schechter- the Heschel Project, Songs of Wonder

01.07.12 |7:20 pm

APAP- main venue

Maeandros Ensemble

01.06.12 |8:00 pm

Alwan for the Arts

Maqam Fest! For APAP 2012, with Zikrayat, Safaafir, and many more great groups.

Loser's Lounge- Diana Ross!

12.10.11 |6:30 pm and 9:00 pm

Joe's Pub

Loser's Lounge- Diana Ross!

12.09.11 |7:00 pm and 9:30 pm

Joe's Pub

Loser's Lounge- Diana Ross!

12.08.11 |7:00 pm

Joe's Pub

Basya Schechter- the Heschel Project

12.04.11 |4:00 pm

Denver, CO, Mizale Museum

Basya Schechter- Heschel Project

11.30.11 |8:00 pm

Le Poisson Rouge, NYC

CD Release Party! For Basya's Heschel Project.

Monika Jalili

11.06.11 |7:00 pm

Yoshi's San Francisco

Fundraiser for Golestan, the Persian elementary school in Berkeley, CA.

Aktina FM Concert

11.04.11 |8:00 pm

Stathakion Cultural Center- Astoria

A concert of the music of Koygioumtzis and Kaldaras. With Christos Papadopoulos, Leda Matiatakou, Spiros Exaras and Mathis Kunzli.

New York Arabic Orchestra- Fundraising Gala!

11.02.11 |7:00 pm

FIAF- Alliance Francaise, NYC

A fundraising gala for the NYAO, with special honored guests, Marcel Khalife and Dr. Jack Shaheen.

Mavrothis Kontanis ensemble

10.23.11 |3:00 pm

Sixth Street Community Synagogue- 325 E. 6th St. NYC

A workshop and concert with Greek oud player and singer Mavrothis Kontanis.

Maeandros ensemble

10.16.11 |7:00 pm

Center for Jewish History, 16th St. NYC, Lincoln Center Film Festival

The Maeandros Ensemble will be performing the songs of Roza Eskenazi, along with a presentation of a film by the Lincoln Center Film Festival.

Fabian Almazan, jazz pianist

10.12.11 |8:00 pm

Village Vanguard, NYC

Fabian Almazan, jazz pianist

10.11.11 |8:00 pm

Village Vanguard, NYC

Mikrokosmos

10.08.11 |7:00 pm

St. George church, Clifton NJ

Taverna Night!

Mirabai Ceiba

09.16.11 |6:30 pm

Spirit Fest- Eastern PA

A kundalini yoga music and yoga festival weekend.

NY Arabic Orchestra w/ Bassam Saba

09.11.11 |7:00 pm

Merkin Concert Hall, NYC

10 anniversary memorial of September 11.

NY Arabic Orchestra w/ Bassam Saba

08.05.11 |8:00 pm

Lincoln Center- Damrosche Park

Bassam Saba Ensemble

07.29.11 |7:30 pm

Celebrate Brooklyn! festival. Prospect Park Bandshell.

Guitar Bar All-Stars!

07.28.11 |6:00 pm

Hoboken Waterfront- Frank Sinatra Park

Performance of Frederic Rzewski's Coming Together and Attica.

07.20.11 |7:00 pm

SculptureCenter , 44-19 Purves St. Long Island City, New York

Basya Schechter- Heschel Project

06.29.11 |9:00 pm

6th Street Synagogue, NYC

Japonize Elephants from Zorlock, Land of the Lost

06.26.11 |10:00 pm- midnight

Barbes

Mikrokosmos

06.23.11 |6:00 pm

Flushing Library, Flushing Queens

Japonize Elephants from Zorlock, Land of the Lost

06.22.11 |9:00 pm

Freddy's Bar

New York Arabic Orchestra

06.21.11 |5:30-6:30 pm

Bryant Park, 42nd St. NYC

Part of the Make Music New York celebration

Japonize Elephants from Zorlock, Land of the Lost

06.21.11 |12:00 midnight

Piano's

Mikrokosmos- Cosmos FM benefit Concert

06.12.11 |7:00 pm

St. Demetrios Church, Astoria, Queens

Synolon- Final show of the season!

06.10.11 |10:30 pm

Drom

Petros Klampanis CD release shows

06.05.11 |8:30pm and 10:00pm

Cornelia St. Cafe, NYC

Synolon

05.27.11 |10:00 pm

Drom

Mikrokosmos

05.21.11 |7:00 pm

Boston, MA

Aktina FM fundraiser ball

05.20.11 |8:00 pm

Synolon

05.13.11 |10:00 pm

Drom

Bassam Saba Ensemble

05.08.11 |8:00 pm

Miller Theater, Columbia University

Synolon

04.29.11 |10:00 pm

Drom

Loser's Lounge- Tribute to Neil Diamond!

04.16.11 |7:00 pm and 9:30 pm

Joe's Pub

NY Arabic Orchestra w/ Bassam Saba

04.12.11 |7:00 pm

Schomburg Center for the Performing Arts, Harlem NYC

Part of Carnegie Hall's artist outreach program.

Synolon

04.08.11 |10:00 pm

Drom

Mikrokosmos

04.03.11 |3:00 pm

Flushing Library, Flushing Queens

Maeandros ensemble

03.26.11 |8:00 pm

Barbes

Synolon

03.25.11 |10:00 pm

Drom

Mikrokosmos

03.20.11 |7:00 pm

Astoria Community Center, NYC

With special young Greek singers and instrumentalists. Celebrating the repertoire of early Rebetika masters.

Mikrokosmos

03.19.11 |8:00 pm

Astoria Community Center, NYC

A concert with Greek youth. Celebrating the repertoire of early Rebetika masters.

Joe Hurley's Annual Irish Rock Revue

03.12.11 |7:00 pm

Highline Ballroom

Synolon

03.11.11 |10:00 pm

Drom

with Mavrothis Kontanis

03.09.11 |5-7:00 pm

Rubin Museum of Art, NYC

Synolon

02.25.11 |10:30 pm

Drom

with Mavrothis Kontanis

02.22.11 |8:30-11:30 pm

Antique Garage. Soho, NYC

NY Arabic Orchestra w/ Bassam Saba

02.12.11 |8:00 pm

Symphony Space, NYC

With special guest singers Naji and Salma.

Synolon

02.11.11 |9:00 pm

Drom

Lia Ices

02.01.11 |8:00 pm

Joe's Pub

CD release show!

Synolon

01.28.11 |9:00 pm

Drom

Start of Synolon's new season!

with Mavrothis Kontanis

01.25.11 |8:30-11:30 pm

Antique Garage. Soho, NYC

Monika Jalili: NoorSaaz

01.23.11 |7:00 pm

Boston University, Boston MA

Maeandros ensemble at APAP- Maqam fest!

01.07.11 |7:00 pm

Drom

With Yuri Yunakov, Gaida Hinnawi, and the NY Gypsy All-stars

Maeandros ensemble

01.06.11 |8:00 pm

Barbes

Maeandros ensemble

12.19.10 |2:00-4:00 pm

Sixth Street Community Synagogue- 325 E. 6th St. NYC

Part of the 6th Street Sundays Series. 2:00 Workshop with the ensemble, 3:00 concert.

Basya Schechter- Queen's Dominion

12.14.10 |5:00 pm

Washington, DC

Vashti's Banquet.

With Joe Hurley and member of Rogue's March and the Gents

12.08.10 |9:00 pm

Fundraiser event

At Connelly's Times Square- 45th St. For Irish-Mexican Alliance Benefit.

Layali al-Andalus

12.07.10 |8:00 pm

Spanish Synagogue- 3 West 70th St. NYC

Part of the NY Sephardic Music Festival

Lina Orfanos and the Poetica Ensemble

12.05.10 |7:00 pm

Montclair Art Museum, Montclair NJ

Performing the music of Mikis Theodorakis, in honor of his 80th birthday year.

Mavrothis Kontanis

11.17.10 |5:00 pm

Rubin Museum of Art, NYC

Ethos

11.14.10 |7:00 pm

Stathakion Cultural Center- Astoria

A two hour journey through some of the great remebetika songs written by people like Tsitsanis, Vamavakaris, Mitsakis, Papaioanou, Hatzihristos and more.

Lina Orfanos and the Poetica Ensemble

11.07.10 |8:00 pm

Flushing Town Hall, Queens NY

Rebetica Concert

11.05.10 |8:00 pm

Astoria Community Center, NYC

Maeandros ensemble- workshop

10.29.10 |11:30 am

University of Missouri, St. Louis

Maeandros ensemble

10.28.10 |7:00 pm

University of Missouri, St. Louis

Mikrokosmos

10.23.10 |8:00 pm

Whitestone Greek church

50/50 Youth Concert

Guitar Bar All-Stars!

10.03.10 |2:00

Hoboken Street Fair

Loser's Lounge- Disco!

10.03.10 |5:00 pm

Hoboken Music and Arts Festival

Maeandros ensemble

09.10.10 |8:00 pm

Barbes, Brooklyn, NY

Maeandros ensemble

08.08.10 |2:00

Live at Lincoln Center!

Come hear Maeandros as part of the outdoor series Heritage Sunday. With Zikrayat and Yuri Yunakov, we'll be in Hearst Plaza outside of the MET. Free and open to the public!

Guitar Bar All-Stars!

07.22.10 |7:00-9:00 pm

Frank Sinatra Park, Hoboken NJ

NY Arabic Orchestra w/ Bassam Saba

06.26.10 |5:00 pm

Northport, NY public park

Bassam Saba and the NY Middle East Workshop Ensemble

06.19.10 |8:00 pm

Church of St. John and St. Paul (86th & West End Ave, NYC)

Monika Jalili: NoorSaaz

06.18.10 |8:00 pm

University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Loser's Lounge- Tribute to the Beach Boys!

06.12.10 |7:00 pm and 9:30 pm

Joe's Pub

Maeandros ensemble

06.11.10 |8:00 pm

Barbes

Mikrokosmos

06.10.10 |6:00 pm

Flushing Library, Flushing Queens

Mikrokosmos

06.04.10 |8:00 pm

Greek Community Center

Tribute concert to Hiotis and Moutsis

Lebanese choir

06.01.10 |7:00 pm

Hudson Theater- Millenium Hotel

Maeandros ensemble

05.30.10 |1:30-4:30

Museum of Natural History

Idan Raichel Project

05.24.10 |7:00 pm

St. John the Divine cathedral, NYC

Maeandros ensemble

05.23.10 |1:30-4:30

Museum of Natural History

Maeandros ensemble with Greek community Choir

05.19.10 |7:00 pm

Cathedral School, NYC

A program of songs made popular by Domna Samiou

Grigoris Maninakis and the Metropolitan Greek Chorale

05.15.10 |7:00 pm

Merkin Concert Hall, NYC

Maeandros ensemble

05.09.10 |1:30-4:30

Museum of Natural History

Part of YoYo Ma's Silk Road Project, we will be presenting music of Minor Asia.

Basya Schechter- Queen's Dominion

05.03.10 |?

Fundraiser event

Bassam Saba Ensemble

05.01.10 |7:30 pm

FIAF- Alliance Francaise, Florence Gould Hall

Maeandros ensemble

04.30.10 |8:00 pm

Barbes

Mikrokosmos

03.21.10 |5:00 pm

Astoria Cultural Center

50/50 Youth Concert

Mikrokosmos

03.20.10 |7:00 pm

Astoria Cultural Center

50/50 Youth Concert

Joe Hurley's Annual Irish Rock Revue

03.13.10 |6:30 - 11:00 pm

Highline Ballroom

Maeandros ensemble

03.05.10 |8:00 pm

Barbes

Basya Schechter- Pharaoh's Daughter

03.03.10 |7:30 pm

Queens College, Flushing

NY Arabic Orchestra w/ Bassam Saba

02.28.10 |7:00 pm

Church of St. John and St. Paul (86th & West End Ave, NYC)

FUNDRAISER to support Aid to Haiti****

Indian duet with Sejal Kukadia, tabla

02.18.10 |7:00 pm

Brooklyn, NY

Lina Orfanos and the Poetica Ensemble

02.07.10 |8:00 pm

Joe's Pub

Music of the Greek composer Theodorakis

Luke Rathborne

02.05.10 |11:00 pm

The Living Room

Bassam Saba Ensemble

01.28.10 |7:00 pm

Arabic Art Museum, Dearborn, Michigan

Monika Jalili: NoorSaaz

01.21.10 |8:00 pm

Le Poisson Rouge, NYC

NYC CD release for "Elan"

Bassam Saba Ensemble

01.16.10 |9:00 pm

Joe's Pub

CD Release for "Wonderful Land"

Indian music with Sejal Kukadia

01.09.10 |6:30 pm

Little Falls, NJ house concert

Maeandros ensemble APAP

01.08.10 |8:00 pm

Alwan for the Arts

Mikrokosmos

12.20.09 |8:00 pm

Whitestone Greek church

Maeandros ensemble

12.19.09 |8:00 pm

Barbes

Synolon

12.17.09 |10:00 pm

Drom

Basya Schechter- Queen's Dominion

12.09.09 |12:00-2:00 pm

Joe Hurley and the Gents

12.08.09 |9:30 pm

Joe's Pub

Release of the CD single "The House that Horse Built," based on the award-winning novel by Irish-American author Colum McCann.

DanzaNova

12.06.09 Baruch College, NY

Dance music from around the world, led by accordionist Ronn Yedidia

Synolon

12.03.09 |9:00 pm

Drom

Bassam Saba Ensemble

11.23.09 |8:00 pm

Columbia University Lefferts Hall

The Heschel Project- Basya Schechter

11.22.09 Bronx, NY

Basya Schechter- Pharaoh's Daughter

11.22.09 |9:00 pm

Pioneers for a Cure Cancer Benefit concert

Synolon

11.19.09 |9:00 pm

Drom

Maeandros ensemble

11.13.09 |8:00 pm

Barbes

Monika Jalili: NoorSaaz

11.08.09 |8:00 pm

Toronto, Ontario CA

"The Everlasting Songs of Vasilis Tsitsanis"

11.06.09 |8:00 pm

Stathakion Cultural Center- Astoria

The cultural organization CYPRECO of America, Inc., will present a new and unique musical performance entitled “The Everlasting Songs of Vasilis Tsitsanis” with the popular singer Vicky Palma and her orchestra led by Kostas Psarros, bouzouki/vocals.

Synolon

11.05.09 |9:00 pm

Drom

NY Arabic Orchestra w/ Bassam Saba

10.23.09 |8:00 pm

Symphony Space, NYC

Classical Arabic music with one of the country's only Arabic Orchestras. Led by multi-instrumentalist Bassam Saba. Part of the World Music Institute series.

Synolon

10.22.09 |9:00 pm

Drom

Monika Jalili: NoorSaaz

10.17.09 |8:00 pm

Union Chapel, London, England

Iranian folk and pop music from the '60s and '70s.

Monika Jalili: NoorSaaz

10.15.09 |8:00 pm

Copenhagen, Denmark

Maeandros ensemble

10.09.09 |8:00 pm

Symphony Space, NYC

Greek vocalist/ oud player Mavrothi Kontanis' ensemble. Playing Greek smyrnaika and minor asia music. Part of the World Music Institute series.