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After eight years of living in Europe,the creative gravitational force of NYC finally drew me in. Since 2003, I have been thriving on this energy, exploring and collaborating with exceptional musicians and artists here, while developing and sharing my personal sound with the world.
I offer private saxophone lessons in my music studio on Dean Street in Brooklyn and can also travel to your location. Please contact me for rates and availability.
Click on the "Samples" link to the left to hear some of my music and see the "Calendar" page for upcoming performances. Click on the email address above to say hello and/or request to be added to the Sweetblood mailing list. You can check out some other projects and associates through the following links:
PuLsEsTuDiO
Firefly Collective
New Artist Records
RUCMA: Rise Up Creative Music and Arts
Paolo Ferrari: In-Absence Studio
Walter Thompson: NY Soundpainting Orchestra
Adam Caine: Guitar
Nick Lyons: Alto Sax
Mysterium
What's Up?
Check out the new PuLsEsTuDiO website to find out what PuLsEsTuDiO has to offer you: we teach music and movement here, host concerts and events, rent rehearsal and performance space and so much more...
Also, please visit the new Firefly Collective page on Myspace! You will find some recent videos of this unique improvisational ensemble combining music and dance...
Check out these upcoming performances:
2008
OCTOBER
Wednesday 10/22, 10pm - $5
Greenpoint Jazz Society presents:
The Firefly Collective with Ophra Wolf (movement and electronics), Lorenzo Sanguedolce (reeds), Chris DiMeglio (brass), Adam Lane (bass) and Todd Capp (drums)
at Club Europa, 98 Meserole Ave in Greenpoint, Brooklyn (take G train to Nassau Ave).
8PM - The Invisible Landscape; 9PM - Brad Farberman (guitar), Lewis Porter (keyboards), Jared Pauley (keyboards); 10PM - The Firefly Collective.
Monday 10/6, 7pm - $10
RUCMA presents:
Michael Bisio (bass) and Lorenzo Sanguedolce (tenor sax) at the Yippie Cafe and Museum
9 Bleeker St (between Elizabeth and Bowery), Manhattan
Jam Sesson in second set.
SEPTEMBER
Sunday 9/7, 2pm
Arts for Art and RUCMA present "IN GARDENS"
The Firefly Collective with Ophra Wolf and Danica Holoviak (movement), Lorenzo Sanguedolce (tenor sax), Chris DiMeglio (trumpet), Tom Zlabinger (bass), Tim Bulkley and Todd Capp (drums/percussion)
will be performing at the Target Community Garden on Bedford Ave at DeKalb (take G train to Bedford-Nostrand) in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn.
FREE!!
We will be followed by Ahmed Abdullah
For a complete schedule of this city-wide festival spanning two weekends, please visit rucma.org.
Saturday 9/13, 2pm
"IN GARDENS" continues at the Walt L. Shamel Community Garden on Dean St between Franklin and Bedford Aves, Crow Hill (Crown Heights), Brooklyn (take A/C to Franklin or Nostrand Ave).
Three sets include a phenomenal steel drum band, Despers, USA, Sabir Mateen/Hilliard Greene/Zen Matsuura, and a Soundpainting workshop led by Eric Eigner and myself.
FREE!!
For a complete schedule of this city-wide festival spanning two weekends, please visit rucma.org.
AUGUST
Sunday 8/3, 8pm
The Michael Coleman Trio with Nick Lyons and Lorenzo Sanguedolce at The Jazzschool
2087 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA 94704
Tickets are $10 and can be purchased HERE.
Tuesday 8/5, 7pm
The Michael Coleman Trio with Nick Lyons and Lorenzo Sanguedolce at The Caffe Trieste
2500 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA
Suggested Donation
Wednesday 8/6, 8pm
The Michael Coleman Trio with Nick Lyons and Lorenzo Sanguedolce at Anna's Jazz Island
2120 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA 94704
Suggested Donation
Thursday 8/7, 8pm
Solos and Duos with Nick Lyons at The Luggage Store Gallery
1007 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94103
Suggested Donation
Tuesday 8/26, 10pm
The Quintet at Goodbye Blue Monday with Nick Lyons, Adam Caine, Adam Lane and John Wagner.
1087 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY 11221
Suggested Donation
JULY
Tuesday 7/1, 10pm
The Quintet at Parkside Lounge
317 E. Houston (bet. Aves. B & C) in Manhattan
Preceding us are the bands "Ingrid and Jared" at 8 and "Scurvey" at 9.
No Cover.
Sunday 7/6, 8pm
Mysterium & Electric Soundpainting Septet at Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery (one block north of Houston) in Manhattan
$10
JUNE
Friday 6/13, 9:30pm
The Raw and the Cooked at The Tank
A monthly forum for interdisciplinary improvisation including music, dance and video. I will be performing a piece with Ophra Wolf and Danika Holoviak.
Please come out and enjoy an evening packed with improvised music/dance performances by a host of talented young artists.
MAY
Friday 5/30, 11pm
The Quintet at Goodbye Blue Monday with Nick Lyons, Adam Caine, Adam Lane and John Wagner.
It's Adam Caine's birthday celebration, so he will be hosting a full evening of music, including a late jam session. See caine.tv for more info (?)...
FREE!
Sunday 5/18, 4pm
FireFlies, a quartet of intergalactic space travelers comprised of
Ophra Wolf(movement), Adam Lane (bass), Todd Capp (drums) and Lorenzo Sanguedolce (tenor sax)
performs in the RUCMA Dance & Music Collaboartion at
The Living Theatre
21 Clinton St., NY, NY 10002
$10/$7
Sunday 5/11, 7pm
Andy Fite sings and plays guitar with Adam Lane (bass), Todd Capp (drums) and Lorenzo Sanguedolce (tenor sax)
PuLsEsTuDiO:
1100 Dean St. #5, Brooklyn NY 11216
$5 to $10 donation encouraged to pay the musicians and keep PuLsEStUdIo alive
APRIL
Saturday 4/5, 8pm
A Real Jammin' Party III
featuring the Odd Space Quartet with
Lorenzo Sanguedolce (tenor sax), Tor Snyder (guitar), Adam Lane (bass) and Todd Capp (drums)
PuLsEsTuDiO:
1100 Dean St. #5, Brooklyn NY 11216
$5 donation encouraged to pay the musicians and keep PuLsEStUdIo alive
MARCH
Wednesday 3/12, 9pm
Trio performance with Adam Lane (bass) and Tim Bulkley (drums) at Goodbye Blue Monday
presenting free music as well as compositions by Lane and Sanguedolce.
Free to get in, but you have to pay to leave (just kidding - but your support is truly appreciated!)
Saturday 3/8, 8pm
PuLsEsTuDiO presents A Real Jammin' Party II at 1100 Dean St. #5, Brooklyn NY 11216
featuring pianist Connie Crothers with The Quintet (Nick Lyons, Adam Caine, Shayna Dulberger and John Wagner).
$5 at door to pay musicians
FEBRUARY
Saturday 2/2, 8pm
PuLsEsTuDiO presentsA Real Jammin' Party at 1100 Dean St. #5, Brooklyn NY 11216
featuring The Quintet with Nick Lyons, Adam Caine, Adam Lane and John Wagner.
$5 at door to pay musicians
JANUARY
Sunday 1/6, 11pm
The Quintet at Goodbye Blue Monday with Nick Lyons, Adam Caine, Adam Lane and John Wagner.
FREE!
2007
NOVEMBER:
Thursday 11/15/2007, 7pm
Soundpainting Saxophone Quintet: New works for four saxophones featuring a collision of notation, improvisation, and the live composition sign language of Soundpainting.
With soundpainting by Christian Pincock, Jeremy Danneman (as), Brett Ryan (as), Lorenzo Sanguedolce (ts), Josh Sinton (bs/bcl)
Cafe Grumpy
193 Meserole Ave. (at Diamond St.)
Greenpoint, Brooklyn
No Cover (Tip Jar)
MARCH:
Friday 03/02/2007, 6:30pm THE QUINTET performs at the N.A.C.L. world premier performance of their new piece, "The Uncanny Appearance of Sherlock Holmes"
Tickets cost $50 (reservations required) and include music, coctails, dinner, theatre performance, coffee and dessert.
See NACL website for details and reservations.
North American Cultual Laboratory Theatre
110 Highland Lake, Highland Lake, NY 12743
FEBRUARY:
Friday 02/23/2007, 10pm THE QUINTET performs at the C-Spot Art Party at Owen's Loft, 87 3rd Ave., 4th Floor, in Brooklyn (bet. Dean & Bergen). Followed by JAM SESSION. $5 at door and cheap drinks inside. Fashion show and sales as well.
Saturday 02/10/2007, 7pm THE QUINTET performs at the N.A.C.L. ART PARTY
A super special event and silent auction to benefit WJFF Radio and NACL Theatre
North American Cultual Laboratory Theatre
110 Highland Lake, Highland Lake, NY 12743
$10 admission
JANUARY:
Friday 01/26, 8pm - A Night at Goodbye Blue Monday, 1087 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY
8pm: The Brooklyn Sax Trio - Lorenzo Sanguedolce, Nick Lyons and Kenny Auyeung
10pm: Adam Caine/John McCutcheon Duo
11pm: The Cashers (a.k.a. The Sweetblood Quintet)
FREE SHOW
DECEMBER:
Sunday, 12/10, 8pm - Walter Thompson's New York Soundpainting Orchestra at The Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, New York, NY 10012, 212.614.0505
NOVEMBER:
Friday, 11/17, 10pm - The Mumbles with Keith Burnstein (keys & vocals), Owen Nestor (trumpet), Jeff Pearing (alto sax) and Ethan Shorter (drums) at Pete's Candy Store, 709 Lorimer St., Brooklyn, NY
Friday, 11/4, 10pm - The Adam Caine Quintet with Adam Caine (guitar), Nick Lyons (alto sax), Adam Lane (bass) and John Wagner (drums) at Goodbye Blue Monday, 1087 Broadway, Brooklyn, NY - free
Thursday, 11/2: 7:30pm - 10pm (2 sets) - North American Cultural Laboratory "Salon Sessions" hosting The Sweetblood Quartet with special guest Kazzrie Jaxen (vocals), NACL Theatre, 110 Highland Lake Rd., Highland Lake, NY 12743 - $5
OCTOBER:
Thursday, 10/19: h 17:00-23:00 - I will be performing solo throughout the evening at Galleria Avanguardia Antiquaria, via Canonica 20, Milan (Italy) for the inauguration of the exhibit "Archetipi", sculptures by Antonino Negri
Sunday, 10/01: h 21:00 - Trio "In-finito": Lorenzo Sanguedolce, John McCutcheon and Paolo Ferrari at Centro Studi Assenza, via Stromboli 18, Milano (ITALY), tessera 5 Euro + libero contributo
SEPTEMBER:
Saturday, 9/30: h 21:00 - WU CHI Infinite Duo + Paolo Ferrari and Luigi Bruzzone at Centro Studi Assenza, via Stromboli 18, Milano (ITALY), tessera 5 Euro + libero contributo
Sunday, 9/17: h 20:00 - WU CHI: Infinite Duo with AL TURBOGOLFER at Helter Skelter, c/o Osteria Barbagianni, via Mariani 11, Cinisello B. Milano (ITALY), free
Tuesday, 9/19: h 22:30 - WU CHI: Infinite Duo with AL TURBOGOLFER at Scimmie, via Ascanio Sforza 47 Milano (ITALY) - free
JULY:
Tuesday, 7/25: 8 pm - The Quintet at The Spoken Words Cafe in Brooklyn (226 4th Ave. @ Union in
Park Slope - R train to Union St.) (map), with Rob Adkins, John McCutcheon, Nick Lyons and Adam Caine. $8 suggested contribution.
Thursday, 7/27: 9 pm @ ICU - 765 Washington
St. @ W 12th (Manhattan) (map)
The Trio, featuring John McCutcheon and Rob Adkins.
Join us for a jam session in the second set.
No cover (FREE!).
JUNE:
Sunday, 6/4: 8pm @ The Frying Pan - Pier 63, 12th Ave. (bet. 22nd and 23rd St). ASK THE ROBOT
Check out the crazy lineup for this multimedia performance event held on an ship that spent some time on the bottom of the Hudson.
I will be performing in live improvisation with Adam Caine (guitar) and Morgan Barnard (video art). The event starts at 7pm and costs $5 (suggested contribution).
Sunday, 6/4: 10pm @ The Parkside Lounge - 317 E. Houston St. (@ Attorney St.), Manhattan (F or V train to 2nd Ave.)
The Mike McGibbon Group, with Nick Lyons (alto), Ryan Snow (trombone), Adam Caine (guitar), Rob Adkins (bass) and Jay Frederick (drums), performing all original compositions by McGibbon (trumpet).
No cover (FREE!).
Wednesday, 6/7: 10pm @ ICU - 765 Washington
St. @ W 12th (Manhattan) (map)
The Mike McGibbon Group, with Nick Lyons (alto), Ryan Snow (trombone), Adam Caine (guitar), Rob Adkins (bass) and Jay Frederick (drums), performing all original compositions by McGibbon (trumpet).
No cover (FREE!).
Thursday, 6/8: 9pm @ The Pourhouse (790 Metropolitan Ave. in Williamsburg, L-train to Graham Ave.) (map)
The Quintet with Nick Lyons (alto sax), John McCutcheon (drums), Adam Caine (guitar) and Ben Gallina (bass).
No Cover (FREE!).
MAY:
Tuesday, 5/2: 8pm @ Galapagos Art Space - 70 N 6th St., Williamsburg, Brooklyn (map) L train to Bedford Ave.
New York Soundpainting Orchestra
Thursday, 5/4: 10pm @ ICU - 765 Washington
St. @ W 12th (Manhattan) (map)
The Trio, featuring John McCutcheon on drums and Adam Lane on bass.
Join us for a jam session in the second set.
No cover (FREE!).
Tuesday, 5/23: 9 pm - The Quintet at The Spoken Words Cafe in Brooklyn (226 4th Ave. @ Union in
Park Slope - R train to Union St.) (map), with Adam Lane, John McCutcheon, Nick Lyons and Adam Caine. No Cover.
Thursday, 5/25: 10pm @ ICU - 765 Washington
St. @ W 12th (Manhattan) (map)
The Trio, featuring John McCutcheon on drums and Adam Lane on bass.
Join us for a jam session in the second set.
No cover (FREE!).
Tuesday, 5/30: 9pm - The Quintet at The Spoken Words Cafe in Brooklyn (226 4th Ave. @ Union in
Park Slope - R train to Union St.) (map), with Nick Lyons, John McCutcheon, Rob Adkins and Adam Caine. No Cover.
Wednesday, 5/31: 10pm @ ICU - 765 Washington
St. @ W 12th (Manhattan) (map)
The Quintet: Adam Caine with Nick Lyons, John McCutcheon and Rob Adkins .
No cover (FREE!).
