Ravish Momin

A nice summary of what the ‘new’ Tarana sounds like, was just published in the Rochester CityNewspaper.

Here’s an excerpt from the concert preview:

“You’ve never heard (or seen) a drummer like Ravish Momin. Whether he’s playing the drum set with his hands, seamlessly fusing his drums with a laptop full of electronic sounds, or creating vocal percussion, Momin is reinventing his instrument. His group, Tarana, has changed personnel over the years, but all of his band-mates are kindred spirits when it comes to finding new routes through the music. At the core of Tarana’s music is free improvisation; along the way it passes through strains of Indian and Middle Eastern music and, of course, jazz.”- Ron Netsky (March 2, 2011)
The concert takes place Tuesday, March 8, 8 p.m. at Bop Shop Atrium, 274 N. Goodman St. $15 donation requested. 271-3354, bopshop.com.

Tarana kicked off 2011 in an auspicious way with a performance at the prestigious Krannert Center for Performing Arts, Urbana, IL, on January 22. Joining me on violin was the amazing Trina Basu.

Tehrah from Ravish Momin on Vimeo.

Recorded LIVE at the Krannert Center for the Performing Arts (Part of the Global Transfer Afterglow Series, curated by Jason Finkelman) on January 22, 2011

Featuring Trina Basu on Violin, and Ravish Momin on drums, laptop, voice

Tarana will be performing at the San Servolo Jazz Meeting, in Venezia, Italy, on November 4, 2010, as part of our Italian tour.

Excerpted from “WIRE” magazine:

From 04/11/10 to 25/11/10: Location: Venice, Italy:

“Series of four concerts exploring contrasting takes on contemporary jazz, taking place on the small island of the Venetian lagoon. With Ravish Momin Tarana Trio (4 November), Matthew Shipp (11), Wayne Horvitz & Robin Holcomb (18), Rob Mazurek & Chad Taylor (25). Venice , presented by: Teatro Fondamenta Nuove.”

Tour Details forthcoming, stay tuned!

So psyched to be playing in the 2010 Editions of  The Guelph Jazz Festival (sharing the billing with Charles Lloyd, George Lewis, Us. Zakir Hussain, Chicago Underground Duo, Kid Koala, et al) as well as LOLA Fest (where we shift gears, sharing the billing with some amazing/cutting-edge Indie-artists such as Caribou, Fond Of Tigers, Rhys Chatham, Jamie Lidell, DJ Spooky, Lee Ranaldo, et al)

Posting a brand new podcast & interview  from Pittsburghnewmusicnet.com where I was recently interviewed by Phil Thompson for our  upcoming performance at The Warhol Museum in Pittsburgh on Friday, June 25th

Tarana heads to Austin, TX, to perform at the New Music and Sound Summit (NMASS) on June 19th.

The festival is a three day summit of creative music including performance art, film, and installations :: a positive alternative to predictable music festival ‘business as usual’, according to their site. We’ve been working on this one since March, so we’re really excited about it. Expect collaborations with local Austin musicians as well! Following this, we’re also going to be performing in Dallas (June 20th) and New Orleans (June 21st) as part of the tour.

The tour of Mexico was a success!  We had unbelievably amazing and open-minded audiences everywhere.  On the second night of the tour, in Aguascalientes, we played to an audience of 700+ folks who kept us on for an encore, which was fortunately captured on video here:

We’ll be playing a show on the UNAM campus on May 14th.  We’re also going to be playing shows in Guanajuato, Districto Federal (DF), Queretaro, a Jazz Festival in Aguascalientes, 2 nights at the premier Zinco Jazz Club (DF) and a collaboration with local musicians in Cuernavaca, during our very first tour of Mexico (May 7-17).  Details can be found on the “2010 shows” page.