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Oren Ambarchi touring, playing 2 special NYC shows

by BBG

Oren Ambarchi

Oren Ambarchi is a composer and multi-instrumentalist with longstanding interests in transcending conventional instrumental approaches. His work focuses mainly on the exploration of the guitar, …[and he] has performed and recorded with a diverse array of artists such as Fennesz, Otomo Yoshihide, Pimmon, Keiji Haino, John Zorn, Rizili, Voice Crack, Jim O’Rourke, Keith Rowe, Phill Niblock, Dave Grohl, Gunter Muller, Evan Parker, z’ev, Toshimaru Nakamura, Peter Rehberg, Merzbow and many more. Since 2004 Ambarchi has worked with American avant metal outfit Sunn 0))) contributing to many of their releases and side-projects including their Black One album from 2005 and the recent Monoliths & Dimensions release.

Oren Ambarchi will play two NYC shows, his only two US shows for that matter, as part of a short string of dates (that does include some shows in Canada).

The first NYC show will be a solo show for Ambarchi on December 2nd at Le Poisson Rouge with Northampton Wools (aka Thurston Moore & Bill Nace) and Carlos Giffoni. Tickets are on sale. The second will feature the only US collaboration between Ambarchi, Keith Rowe, and Crys Cole at Littlefield. Loren Connors will support on the 12/4 performance, and tickets are on sale.

Northampton Wools also play the Rock Shop this Friday (11/12).

All Oren Ambarchi tour dates, and some video, is below.


Oren Ambarchi live in Poland 2009

Oren Ambarchi SOLO

OREN AMBARCHI – 2010 TOUR DATES
Thu Nov 25 Oren Ambarchi solo Winnipeg Art Gallery Winnipeg, CA
Sun Nov 28 Keith Rowe & Oren Ambarchi duo Urban Shaman Gallery, Winnipeg, CA
Tue Nov 30 Keith Rowe/Oren Ambarchi/crys cole trio, The Music Gallery Toronto, CA
Wed Dec 1 Keith Rowe/Oren Ambarchi/crys cole solos + trio, Sala Rossa Montreal, CA
Thu Dec 2 Oren Ambarchi solo/Northhampton Wools, Carlos Giffoni Le Poisson Rouge New York, NY
Sat Dec 4 Keith Rowe/Oren Ambarchi/crys cole trio, Loren Connors Littlefield Brooklyn, NY
Fri Dec 10 Oren Ambarchi/Pooya Mehman Pazir/Samira Karimi trio, Arts Centre Melbourne, AUS