Burnt Sugar Residency at Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center

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Burnt Sugar is ecstatic to be taking part in a residency at Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center. “The residency will culminate in two evenings of music – the first night will feature music generated from Lawrence D. “Butch” Morris’ Conduction system for collective improvisation. The second night will feature the groups’ repertoire of re-invented sonic resources culled from the
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Burnt Sugar Arkestra. Photos by Shane Nelson

Art Auction and Benefit Weekend for Gureje

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GUREJE INC. cordially invites you to their Art Auction and Benefit Weekend of Events featuring New York’s finest Musicians, Poets, Dancers and More, Weekly thru January 2013. Support a VISION to better serve the community through the Arts. Presenting; Burnt Sugar Arkestra & Chicava Honeychild and Essence Revealed of Brown Girls Burlesque with Special Guest
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Burnt Sugar Arkestra. Photos by Shane Nelson

The Downtown Dayton Revival Music Festival

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We are pleased to be a part of  The Downtown Dayton Revival Music Festival’s inaugural year, including performances by Train, John Legend, Guided by Voices, Guster, Rusted Root, Tony Lucca, Ivan Neville’s Dumpstaphunk, and Burnt Sugar the Arkestra Chamber conducted by Vernon Reid! We’ll be playing 2 shows: Friday, September 7th – Downtown Revival Festival
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Burnt Sugar at The Pained Bride Art Center, JazSound & WRTI

Burnt Sugar Takes Philadelphia!

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Burnt Sugar returns to Philadelphia in September, 2012 for 3 performances. We begin on Friday, September 12. First, we visit local treasure, JazSound – Sound of Market for an instore performance and record signing. (5-7pm) Next, we make our way to Temple University’s WRTI  90.1FM, where we’ll visit friend of Sugar, J Michael Har­ri­son, host
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Burnt Sugar Arkestra Per­forms Musics Inspired by Sun Ra’s Work The Nubians of Plutonia

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Greg Tate (conduction) Omega Moon, Mikel Banks, Karma Mayet Johnson (vocals) Latasha Nevada Diggs (effected vocals) Lewis “Flip” Barnes Jr. (trumpet) Micah Gaugh, V Jeffery Smith (saxes) Avram Fefer (tenor sax) Moist Paula Henderson (bari sax) Vernon Reid, Andre Lassalle aka “Day Glo Jenkins”, Ben Tyree (guitars) Jason DiMatteo (acoustic bass) Jared Michael Nickerson (electric
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Burlesque at the Beach with Brown Girls Burlesque and Burnt Sugar

Burlesque at The Beach with Brown Girls Burlesque & The Burnt Sugar Arkestra

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Brown Girls Burlesque & The Burnt Sugar Arkestra Present “Funk To The Future”, celebrating Sun Ra at Coney Island’s Burlesque at the Beach. Hosted by Ashley Brockington & Monstah Black of Cabaret Cataplexy Time: Thursday August 2nd, 9PM Location: Burlesque @ the Beach, 1208 Surf Ave. Coney Island Tickets: $15 on sale here www.browngirlsburlesque.com Funk to
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EMEFE’s Good Future Album Release Weekend

EMEFE’s Good Future Album Release Weekend

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EMEFE’s Good Future Album Release Weekend Burnt Sugar is honored to take part in the celebration for EMEFE’s new joint. The party starts on Friday, July 6. Burnt Sugar hits on Saturday July 7.
Just $10! 92Y Tribeca

Burnt Sugar at Sons d'hiver 2013

Burnt Sugar Arkestra Chamber Returns to Sons d’hiver Festival 2013

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We’re thrilled to be returning to Sons d’hiver Festival 2013. Écrivain et critique musical new-yorkais, Greg Tate est co-fondateur avec le guitariste Vernon Reid de la Black Rock Coalition. Les voilà tous les deux réunis pour un projet mené grâce au grand orchestre, vaste et imprévisible trafic musical post-moderne, créé par Tate : Burnt Sugar
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