news and next performances!

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hope this message finds you well. here are some music news... 

playing this saturday 8/18 at iBeam with three of my music heroes in town... Oscar Noriega, Drew Gress and Tom Rainey. very much excited and fortunate to put this band together and get to play my music with them! indeed. bringing some recent and brand new music which we'll perform live at iBeam... for you. 

also, here are other upcoming performances of mine in the next weeks... and a nice review from my last album Live At iBeam by Ditmas Quartet released last month on Fresh Sound New Talent records, a wonderful review which just came out in Jazz Weekly in CA! written by George W. Harris... 

read here: 

http://www.jazzweekly.com/2018/08/eva-novoas-ditmas-quartet-live-at-ibeam/

and yes! I will soon actually perform for the second time in my life singing, whistling and playing the acoustic guitar in early September... my tunes too, though surprisingly they're not jazz... they're a bit political (as one of my friends says) or just simply about life... I will perform some well known rock covers as well as a few beautiful Irish traditionals. for real. break a leg!

anyway, here below are all the details!!

thanks for reading and hope to see you sometime soon. 

happy summer! 

peace, eva

Saturday August 18th (8/18) 

9:00 Novoa / Noriega / Gress / Rainey

Oscar Noriega, alto saxophone

Eva Novoa, piano

Drew Gress, bass

Tom Rainey, drums 

iBeam 9pm

168 7th st

Brooklyn, NY 11215

$15 

Wednesday September 5th (9/05)

"the plucky whistler" 

Eva Novoa vocals, whistling & acoustic guitar 

Cherry Grove, Fire Island, NY

time TBA

Friday September 14th (9/14) 

9:00 Eva Novoa Trio

Eva Novoa, piano

Drew Gress, bass

Devin Gray, drums 

iBeam 9pm

168 7th st

Brooklyn, NY 11215

$15 

Tuesday  September 25th (9/25)

Eva Novoa, piano solo 

at Alexandre Gertsman Contemporary Art 

Soho, NY

time TBA

Saturday October 6th (10/06)

Max Johnson's Band

time and line up TBA

Eva Novoa

time and line up TBA 

-curating two bands at iBeam-

directions to: 

IBeam: 

168 7th st

Brooklyn, NY 11215

F/G trains to 4th Av - 9th St

Gowanus

solo concert at IBeam and upcoming concerts!

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here are a few concerts I'd like to let you know about... first of all I'm performing a solo concert this coming saturday... me & myself at the piano... yes, where? iBeam in Brooklyn, when? 8pm, why? guess what... because it's summer!!... and I will be bringing my Chinese gongs with me really hoping to see some friendly faces during the early set... if you'd like to see me whispering to my gongs now and then and doing what I most love to do: playing the piano... you may even hear me whistle... ... 

I am currently writing new music which I will also play in a special solo set up this time, for your ears only... and Randy Thaler's ears too, as he is going to be recording both sets. 

I will be curating the night at iBeam. Kenneth Jiménez Trio will play the second set... Kenneth plays the bass and writes cool music. he is bringing a great band. here are further details and other interesting concerts of mine that I am excited about in the coming weeks and months... music, music, music... isn't that why we are ALL here?! 

also! my next album -fourth album as a leader- Live At iBeam by Ditmas Quartet just came out two days ago!! it is released on Fresh Sound New Talent. 

Michaël Attias, alto & baritone saxophones; 

Eva Novoa, piano/ compositions & Chinese gongs; 

Max Johnson, bass; 

Jeff Davis, drums 

mixed and mastered at Sear Sound in NY by Jeremy Loucas. 

it is also part of this music announcement: you will see the details further below... just scroll down & click on the FSNT link at the bottom. more details & updates related to this wonderful project and band coming soon... stay tuned! 

UPCOMING CONCERTS IN NEW YORK:

Saturday July 21st (7/21) 

8:00 Eva Novoa, solo concert

Eva Novoa, piano & Chinese Gongs 

9:00 Kenneth Jiménez Trio

Kenneth Jiménez, bass 

Santiago Leibson, piano, 

Juan Pablo Carletti, drums

Friday July 27th (7/27)

8:30 Novoa / Makabe / Takeishi

Emi Makabe, vocals & shamisen 

Eva Novoa, piano

Satoshi Takeishi, drums

Saturday August 18th (8/18) 

9:00 Novoa / Noriega / Gress / Rainey

Oscar Noriega, alto saxophone

Eva Novoa, piano

Drew Gress, bass

Tom Rainey, drums 

Friday September 14th (9/14) 

9:00 Eva Novoa Trio

Eva Novoa, piano

Drew Gress, bass

Devin Gray, drums 

IBeam: 

168 7th st

Brooklyn, NY 11215

F/G trains to 4th Av - 9th St

no beer - no alcohol - 100% music

thanks for reading

peace, 

eva

new album! 

Click here: 

Upcoming Concerts in March in NYC!

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After a wonderful trip and concerts/ recording in Miami, here are a couple of performances of mine coming up this month in New York. I hope you can make it to one of our shows. I am excited about the music we are going to perform. 

Saturday March 11th at iBeam Brooklyn, 168 7th St Brooklyn, NY 11215

Barcelona meets Brooklyn: 7:30pm
Eva Novoa & Manel Fortià Duo
Eva Novoa, piano & gongs, Manel Fortià, bass

Eva Novoa Trio: 8:30pm
w/ Kim Cass, bass
Devin Gray, drums

Analog Sextet: 9:30pm
Sarah Bernstein, violin
Dave Scott, trumpet
Sean Sonderegger, tenor sax
Eva Novoa, piano
Max Johnson, bass
Jeff Hirshfield, drums

$15 cover - cash
 

Wednesday March 22nd at The Gallery - Casa Mezcal
Den Entertainment proudly presents Ditmas Quartet as a part of our Den Sessions in The Gallery at Casa Mezcal, 2nd floor 86 Orchard Street, NY

Admission - $10 CASH // Dining Required
Door 7:30pm // Showtime 8pm

Michael Attias, alto saxophone
Eva Novoa, piano & compositions
Max Johnson, bass
Jeff Davis, drums

Questions and reservations may be directed to Solie at rsvp@denentertainment.com

:: Ditmas Quartet ::
Ditmas Quartet was formed in 2013 in Brooklyn and is a collaboration between pianist Eva Novoa, saxophonist Michaël Attias, bassist Max Johnson & drummer Jeff Davis. This quartet experiments with diverse sounds and textures. The band members play mostly their own original compositions giving lots of freedom in the performance making each performance different and unique. It is an organic ensemble where each member participates and contributes equally to the repertoire and improvisations with a colourful approach and powerful sound. Ditmas Quartet recorded their first album "Butterflies and Zebras" at Sear Sound studio in New York in May 2015 and it was released on the label Fresh Sound New Talent in January 2016. This album got a four star **** review on DownBeat Magazine's August issue in 2016. 
Read whole review by Joseph Woodard here:
http://www.downbeat.com/digitaledition/2016/DB1608/single_page_view/78.html

The band has recently recorded their second album Live at IBeam back in late July 2016. This album is soon to be released later this year also on Fresh Sound New Talent. For this album Eva Novoa wrote all brand new compositions. It is her fifth album as a leader. 

Expect melodic themes and unisons, catchy rhythms and grooves, Jazz and also cooking swing at some point. You don't want to miss this very special setting! Michaël Attias - Alto Saxophone; Eva Novoa - Piano; Max Johnson - Bass; Jeff Davis - Drums.

Come on down! & support live music.