Native and Native Maine Music Comprised of men representing many of Maine’s Wabanaki people (including the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, Maliseet and Mic Mac tribes), the members of the Burnurwurbskek Singers have been drumming together for almost…
Bedlam & Eunoia: Genre-bending jazz mixed with world music, odd meters, classical, and film score influence. Ranging from the tender to the fervorous; intimate, emotional music. Formed in April 2017, the group draws on Michael…
Once a member of the legendary Hugh Masakela’s band, McCoy Mrubata has established himself as not just a saxophonist but a bandleader and touring/recording musician. Joining him is guitarist Gary Wittner, a faculty member at…
Hidejiro Honjoh has been trailblazing a new musical path for the shamisen, a three-stringed Japanese instrument, in Asia, Europe, and North America. At Bates, he will be presenting a program consisting of traditional edo-period hauta…
The Bates archived are opened up yet again, this time featuring a selection of works from the Alice Esty collection at the Muskie Archives! Featuring Joëlle Morris, Mezzo-Soprano, Malinda Haslett, Soprano and Chiharu Naruse, Piano.…