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FAREWELL TO THE STONE ON AVENUE C

JOHN ZORN IMPROV WEEK CELEBRATION TO RING THE BELL, CLOSE THE BOOK AND QUENCH THE CANDLE FOR THE STONE

A DIFFERENT LINEUP OF SUPER STELLAR MUSICIANS EACH NIGHT COME TOGETHER FOR THESE LAST CONCERTS AT OUR HISTORIC LOCATION AT AVENUE C AND 2ND STREET! COME AND SUPPORT THE STONE! - FEBRUARY 20–25

2/20 Tuesday
8:30 pm - JOHN ZORN IMPROV NIGHT—A STONE BENEFIT - John Zorn (sax) Dave Douglas (trumpet) Eyal Maoz (guitar) Brian Marsella (keyboards) Vadim Neselovskyi (piano) Jad Atoui (electronics) Ingrid Laubrock (sax) Kevin Norton (vibes) Lukas Ligeti (drums) and many special guests
THE LAST EVER IMPROV NIGHTS AT OUR ORIGINAL LOCATION—COME AND RELAX IN THE ELEGANT LUXURY OF OUR EAST VILLAGE RENT PARTY STONE-STYLE!

2/21 Wednesday
830 pm - JOHN ZORN IMPROV NIGHT—A STONE BENEFIT- John Zorn (sax) John Medeski (piano) Mary Halvorson (guitar) Nels Cline (guitar) David Taylor (trombone) Nate Wooley (trumpet) Mark Feldman (violin) Kim Cass (bass) Tomas Fujiwara (drums) and many special guests - THE LAST EVER IMPROV NIGHTS AT OUR ORIGINAL LOCATION—COME AND RELAX IN THE ELEGANT LUXURY OF OUR EAST VILLAGE RENT PARTY STONE-STYLE!

THE STONE AT RUSS AND DAUGHTERS CAFE!
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 22: ERIK FRIEDLANDER
ONE SET AT 8PM—ADMISSION FREE! - The Stone is proud to present music at Russ and Daughters Cafe at 127 Orchard Street the last Thursday of every month! Drop by for smoked fish, pickles and great music!

2/22 Thursday
830 pm - JOHN ZORN IMPROV NIGHT—A STONE BENEFIT- John Zorn (sax) Joe Morris (guitar) Nels Cline (guitar) Laurie Anderson (violin, electronics) Jeff Ziegler (cello) Mike Nicolas (cello) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) Laura Ortman (violin) Anthony Coleman (piano) and many special guests - THE LAST EVER IMPROV NIGHTS AT OUR ORIGINAL LOCATION—COME AND RELAX IN THE ELEGANT LUXURY OF OUR EAST VILLAGE RENT PARTY STONE-STYLE!

THE STONE AT THE NEW SCHOOL—55 WEST 13TH STREET
MARIA GRAND - FRIDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHTS FEBRUARY 23-24 AT 830PM
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 23—Maria Grand (sax) Amirtha Kidambi (vox) Joel Ross (vibes) Rashaan Carter (bass) Jeremy Dutton (drums)
SATURDAY FEBRUARY 24—Maria Grand (sax) Miles Okazaki (guitar) Sasha Berliner (vibes) Rajna Swaminathan (mridangam)

2/23 Friday
830 pm - JOHN ZORN IMPROV NIGHT—A STONE BENEFIT - John Zorn (sax) Kris Davis (piano) Okkyung Lee (cello) Jay Campbell (cello) Ches Smith (vibes) Tim Keiper (drums) Wendy Eisenberg (guitar) Trevor Dunn (bass) Mark Helias (bass) and many special guests - THE LAST EVER IMPROV NIGHTS AT OUR ORIGINAL LOCATION—COME AND RELAX IN THE ELEGANT LUXURY OF OUR EAST VILLAGE RENT PARTY STONE-STYLE!

2/24 Saturday
830 pm - JOHN ZORN IMPROV NIGHT—A STONE BENEFIT - John Zorn (sax) Erik Friedlander (cello) Uri Caine (piano) Louie Belogenis (sax) Marty Ehrlich (sax) Jim Staley (trombone) Ned Rothenberg (reeds) Brian Chase (drums) Billy Martin (percussion) and many special guests - THE LAST EVER IMPROV NIGHTS AT OUR ORIGINAL LOCATION—COME AND RELAX IN THE ELEGANT LUXURY OF OUR EAST VILLAGE RENT PARTY STONE-STYLE!

2/25 Sunday
830 pm - JOHN ZORN IMPROV NIGHT—A STONE BENEFIT - John Zorn (sax) Maria Grand (sax) Jeremiah Cymerman (clarinet) Taylor Levine (guitar) Miles Okazaki (guitar) Sam Kulik (trombone) Will Greene (guitar) Simon Hanes (bass) Aaron Edgcomb (drums) and many special guests - THE LAST EVER IMPROV NIGHTS AT OUR ORIGINAL LOCATION—COME AND RELAX IN THE ELEGANT LUXURY OF OUR EAST VILLAGE RENT PARTY STONE-STYLE!

BEGINNING FEBRUARY 27 ALL STONE PERFORMANCES WILL TAKE PLACE AT THE GLASS BOX THEATRE AT THE NEW SCHOOL
OUR NEW LOCATION WILL BE 55 WEST 13TH STREET NEAR 6TH AVE
RING THE BELL—CLOSE THE BOOK—QUENCH THE CANDLE!

SUNDAY FEBRUARY 25 WILL BE THE LAST PERFORMANCE AT OUR ORIGINAL LOCATION ON AVENUE C AND SECOND STREET. WE THANK THE MUSICIANS WHO PERFORMED THERE, THE AUDIENCE WHO CAME TO LISTEN, THE VOLUNTEERS FOR KEEPING THE SPACE GOING AND ALL OF YOU WHO HAVE DONATED TO THE STONE TO KEEP IT ALIVE. BLESSINGS TO YOU ALL!

All Sets at the Old Stone start at 8:30pm Tickets: $20
There are no refreshments or merchandise at The Stone.
Only music. All ages are welcome.
Cash Only at the door. There is no phone.
There is no food or beverage served or allowed
just a serious listening environment.
The Stone is booked purely on a curatorial basis

RIP The STONE on Avenue C & Second Street - April, 2005 - February, 2018