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KARL BERGER’S ALL-STAR SEXTET, AUGUST 31, WOODSTOCK

Tickets KARL BERGER’S ALL-STAR SEXTET | Jazz at the Maverick Saturday, August 31, 2019 – 8 pm-10 pm CREATIVE MUSIC STUDIO LEGACY ENSEMBLE: In the Spirit of Ornette Coleman https://creativemusic.org/ Karl Berger – piano, vibraphoneIngrid Sertso – vocals, poetrySteven Bernstein – trumpetPeter Apfelbaum – tenor sax, fluteKen Filiano – bassBilly Martin (of Medeski, Martin and Wood) – percussion In celebration of the 1971 founding of Woodstock’s Creative Music Studio by Karl Berger, Ingrid Sertso and Ornette Coleman, Berger and Sertso will lead Read more…

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CMS Weekend Workshop at The New School, September 7-8

GET TICKETS Special guests MIN XIAO-FEN and SIRIUS QUARTET with Karl Berger, Ingrid Sertso, Billy Martin and Ken Filiano Saturday • Sept. 7th • 12-6pm (workshops / masterclass) featuring MIN XIAO-FEN Sunday • Sept. 8th • 12-6pm (workshops / masterclass) featuring SIRIUS QUARTET Sunday • Sept. 8th • 8pm • performances with workshop participants, Karl Berger, Ingrid Sertso, Billy Martin, Ken Filiano and TBA Creative Music Studio™ will present a 2 day intensive workshop program (12 hours) followed by a performance open to Read more…

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June 29 CMS Improvisers Orchestra at Brooklyn Conservatory of Music

Karl Berger conducts the Creative Music Studio Improvisers Orchestrafeaturing Bob Stewart, Billy Martin, Steven Bernstein, Ingrid Sertso, Jason Hwang, Peter Apfelbaum, Ken Filiano The Creative Music Studio Improvisers Orchestra (CIO) is a chamber orchestra that ranges from 15-30 musicians in performance and has over 100 members dating back to Creative Music Studios inception in the early 1970’s All ages welcome! Where: Brooklyn Conservatory of Music , 58 Seventh Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217 Showtime • 4pm GENERAL Read more…

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CMS New School Workshops July 18-21

Creative Music Studio™ will present a 3 day intensive workshop series concluding on the 4th day with a performance open to the public at The New School, 55 West 13th Street, New York City Workshops and masterclasses will feature Matana Roberts, Steven Bernstein, Chris Corsano personal approach to music. Guiding artists Karl Berger, Ingrid Sertso, Ken Filiano and Billy Martin will present ongoin CMS strategies: Music Mind, GaMaLa Taki, vocal work, improvisers orchestra, deep listening Read more…

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April 3, 2019 A Benefit for Creative Music Studio

TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY MARCH 1 at 10AM EST music: Billy Martin, Cyro Baptista, Dave Harrington, Fay Victor, Ingrid Sertso, Joe Russo, Jonathan Goldberger, Marc Ribot, Marshall Allen, Karl Berger, Oteil Burbridge, Peter Apfelbaum, Robert Walter, Steven Bernstein, Stuart Bogie Brooklyn Bowl 61 Wythe Avenue Brooklyn, NY, 11249 Doors 6:00 PM / Show 8:00 PM This event is 21 and over Tickets

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Support CMS 2018

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, their experience, and their own visions to a generation of musicians who, for some, became giants in their own right. We pioneered, with a collective Read more…

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Special Film Screening of Karl Berger MUSIC MIND at The New School Dec. 14th

Tickets Description New School University and College of Performing Arts, in partnership with Creative Music Foundation present a special film screening of “Karl Berger Music Mind” (72 min). A Q&A will follow the screening moderated by film producer William Horberg. Guests will include Karl Berger, Ingrid Sersto, Billy Martin, Peter Apfelbaum and Steven Bernstein. The purpose of this screening is to celebrate the work of Karl Berger, his wife and musical partner Ingrid Sertso, and Read more…

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February 23-24 2019 New School Workshop featuring Shelley Hirsch and Peter Apfelbaum

Tickets DESCRIPTION CMS WORKSHOPS AT THE NEW SCHOOL February 23rd and 24th Shelley Hirsch, Peter Apfelbaum, Billy Martin, and Ken Filiano  Saturday, February 23rd from 12pm to 6pm Sunday, February 24th from 12pm to 10pm Peter Apfelbaum • Ken Filiano • Billy Martin will conduct music workshops throughout the weekend. A casual evening concert at 8pm on Sunday eve will close out the weekend activities. CMS Workshops at The New School will feature a weekend of intensive workshops, master classes, informal Read more…

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