Sean Noonan at Roulette

WHAT: September 24, 2012 8pm Drummer/composer/storyteller Sean Noonan Songlines CD release of A Gambler's Hand at the Roulette, Brooklyn

WHO: Sean Noonan drum set with The Momenta Quartet and Mat Maneri (viola), Jason Kao Hwang (violin), Tom Swafford (violin)

"A Gambler's Hand signals a bold new front for Sean noonan. What we hadn't really heard is a string quartet led by a drummer, and especially an unconventional drummer as Noonan. It's like nothing else our there." Something Else Reviews

Noonan's work "A Gambler's Hand" combines storytelling with the aesthetics of downtown avant-garde chamber music. Delicate harsh writing for the quartet is woven around eclectic, lyrical and organic drumming in a highly original fusion. The music represents an original story by Noonan, an absurd, dreamlike take of an Irish gambler who one day finds himself trapped inside a wall.  ...

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WHAT: September 24, 2012 8pm Drummer/composer/storyteller Sean Noonan Songlines CD release of A Gambler's Hand at the Roulette, Brooklyn

WHO: Sean Noonan drum set with The Momenta Quartet and Mat Maneri (viola), Jason Kao Hwang (violin), Tom Swafford (violin)

"A Gambler's Hand signals a bold new front for Sean noonan. What we hadn't really heard is a string quartet led by a drummer, and especially an unconventional drummer as Noonan. It's like nothing else our there." Something Else Reviews

Noonan's work "A Gambler's Hand" combines storytelling with the aesthetics of downtown avant-garde chamber music. Delicate harsh writing for the quartet is woven around eclectic, lyrical and organic drumming in a highly original fusion. The music represents an original story by Noonan, an absurd, dreamlike take of an Irish gambler who one day finds himself trapped inside a wall.  

Sean Noonan has emerged as part of the next generation of cutting edge music from the Brooklyn underground, incorporating a diverse spectrum of styles ranging from Punk-Jazz, World Music, to Third Stream classical composition. Since 1999, he has produced over 17 albums in his numerous projects that have featured Marc Ribot, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Mat Maneri, Abdoulaye Diabate, and Susan McKeown. www.noonansmusic.com

WHERE: Roulette is located at 509 Atlantic Ave (On the corner of Atlantic & 3rd Ave.) in Brooklyn, 11217. (917) 267-0368  (Subway to Downtown Brooklyn)

HOW MUCH: Tickets for the show, which is at 8 PM, are $15, $10 for students, seniors and members ORDER TICKETS https://www.ticketturtle.com/index.php?show=28723

CHECK OUT MUSIC http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1yyd236VHk&feature=BFa&list=UUp58iag3EYaeBNYZnTxEwsg

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