A new concert series led by Karl Berger and Billy Martin in Kingston, NY. The CMS Improvisors Orchestra Series at Kingston, NY is supported by the Bill Horberg Handbell Fund THE CMS IMPROVISERS ORCHESTRA (CIO) Visiting Artists at the Creative Music Studio in the 1970s have pioneered an innovative way Read more…
Creative Music Studio presents four performances at The Stone, NYC March 9th – 12th 2022 at The New School, Glass Box Theater, 55 West 13th St (near 6th ave), New York City March 9th Wednesday • 8:30pm TRIO Angelica Sanchez (piano) Brandon Lopez (bass) Tom Rainey (drums) March 10th Thursday Read more…
RSVP now: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/billy-martins-creative-music-weekend-workshops-in-denver-co-tickets-193721023797?ref=eios Billy Martin (Medeski Martin & Wood) conducts a two-day music workshop with co-host Adam Morford at Morfbeats Studio in Denver, Colorado. Creative Music Studio™ Presents an intimate weekend gathering at Morfbeat’s (sound sculptor/multi-instrumentalist) studio “Morfbeats Utility Research Kitchen” in Denver, Colorado. Billy Martin (Medeski Martin & Wood) will demostrate his unique looping Read more…
In 2018, several artistic directors of Creative Music Studio* convened as a collective improvising ensemble. All the music on this record are original compositions created specifically for this project. This was part of an ongoing live series “The Woodstock Sessions” at Applehead Recording in Saugerties, New York. Creative Legacy Ensemble Read more…
Dear CMS family, Today, we launch a brand new initiative a year in the making: a new way to provide a healthy, productive and progressive place for today’s creative musicians to exchange creative ideas and grow themselves and music as a whole… together. I could not be more honored to Read more…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtkMojeFWJw&feature=youtu.be When master musician Ornette Coleman, vocalist Ingrid Sertso, and I started Creative Music Studio in 1971, we had a revolutionary vision that prospered for decades. At our home base in Woodstock, we brought together musical giants of improvisation and thought and gave them a platform to share their talents, Read more…
LIMITED TO 35 PARTICIPANTS The Legendary Creative Music Studio Workshop In The Catskills Returns: October 1-5 Come As A Musician Leave As A Master Experience a complete musical transformation as you shed the old habits and ideas that make musicians carbon copies of previous masters… and walk away with your Read more…
April 21, 2018, EL TALLER, NYC • CMS IMPROVISERS ORCHESTRA conducted by BILLY MARTIN and KARL BERGER presents “AFRO NUYORICAN ECLIPSE,” featuring legendary Nuyorican poets Sandra Maria Esteves, Jésus Papoleto Meléndez, Ashley August plus musicians Arturo O’Farril, Frank London and an all-star orchestra. Download Press Release Reserve TICKETS May 26, 2018, Read more…
April 27-29th 2018 • CMS 3-day workshops at The Greenwich House Music School with Jen Shyu , Jason Moran, Billy Martin, Karl Berger and Ingrid Sertso. REGISTER NOW June 11-15th 2018 • CMS 5-day workshop retreat at Full Moon Resort, Big Indian, NY with Arturo O’Farrill, Anthony Coleman, Ingrid Laubrock, Peter Read more…
We are very excited to announce this incredible lineup of musicians in support or our cause. Thank you CMS artistic directors Billy Martin @illybeats , Steven Bernstein and Peter Apfelbaum @peter.apfelbaum . And our dear friends @nelscline @billfrisellsmusic @johnmedeski #johnscofield #tonyscherr #cmsbenefit A BENEFIT CONCERT FOR THE CREATIVE MUSIC STUDIO Read more…