Robert w/ Sound Liberation: David Cossin (drums--Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), Adam Holzman (keyboards--Miles Davis, Steven Wilson) & Gene Pritsker (guitar--Matrix Resurrections, Joe Zawinul) @ Silvana (NYC)
Upcoming Shows
5.16
Low Key #34 - Robert w/ Imelda O’Reilly poet, David Cossin drums & Gene Pritsker guitar
Sky Vault (New York, NY)
6.13
Low Key #35 - Robert w/ John Pietaro poet, Funda Cizmecioglu violin & Gene Pritsker guitar
Sky Vault (New York, NY)
@ Joe’s Pub (NYC)
The Cauldron
@ Chelsea Table
+ Stage (NYC)
Ascending Volumes
Past Shows
2024
May 5, 2024 - Composers Concordance “Ali Baba & the 40 Thieves” Electronic Music (Robert C. Ford narrator, Gene Pritsker electonics) @ Rockwood Music Hall (New York, NY)
Program w/ Robert’s poem(s): Ali Baba & the 40 Thieves
Press: New Music USA
Apr 27, 2024 - Composers Concordance “1984” w/ CompCord Ensemble (Robert C. Ford narrator, Jane Getter guitar, Peter Jarvis conductor, Melanie Mitrano soprano, Max Pollak percussion, Gene Pritsker guitar, Daniel Schnyder saxophone, Michiyo Suzuki clarinet, David Taylor bass trombone) @ Loft393 (New York, NY)
Program w/ Robert’s poem(s): A Story Dystopian (1984)
Press: Live Music Project
Apr 23, 2024 - Composers Concordance “40-Ounce” @ DROM (New York, NY)
Program w/ Robert’s poem(s): 40-Oz (With Brown Paper Bag Applause)
Press: New Music USA
Apr 22, 2024 - Secret City Season #1 Finale w/ Milica Paranosic, Hot Glue & the Gun, Robert C. Ford @ Secret City (Livestream)
Program w/ Robert’s poem(s): Not All Apples Are Blue Color
Apr 15, 2024 - Sound Liberation @ ZWE Jazz Club (Vienna, Austria)
Program w/ Robert’s poem(s): The Cauldron, The Difference Unhappiness
Mar 29, 2024 - Low Key Chamber Concert #33 w/ Charles Coleman (baritone), Robert C. Ford (poet), John S. Hall (poet), Wayne J. du Maine (trumpet), Gene Pritsker (guitar), Michael J. Visceglia (bass) - Artwork by Chuck Connelly @ Sky Vault (New York, NY)
Program w/ Robert’s poem(s): The Anti-Social Drinker (Chuck Connelly), Closing Bell, For the Last Twenty-Five Years (Carlinius M), Sky Vault Theme, A Story Dystopian (1984)
Press: All About Jazz
Mar 9, 2024 - Sound Liberation feat. Lara St. John @ Joe’s Pub (New York, NY)
Program w/ Robert’s poem(s): The Cauldron, The Anti-Social Drinker (Chuck Connelly)
Press: All About Jazz
Feb 25, 2024 - Sound Liberation Trio (David Cossin, Adam Holzman, Gene Pritsker) @ Nublu (New York, NY)
Program w/ Robert’s poem(s): Dream Big (Let the Scientists Worry About Details Like O-Rings), Who Is Hrodebert Fjorde?
Press: All About Jazz
Feb 22, 2024 - Low Key Chamber Concert #32 w/ Dennis Brandner (saxophone), Kelsea Brunner (poet), Carlinius M (poet), Charles Coleman (baritone), Robert C. Ford (poet) & Gene Pritsker (guitar) @ Sky Vault (New York, NY)
Program w/ Robert’s poem(s): Closing Bell, The Great Resignation, Sky Vault Theme, Who Is Hrodebert Fjorde?
Feb 9, 2024 - Low Key Chamber Concert #31 w/ Charles Coleman (baritone), Robert C. Ford (poet), Erik T. Johnson (poet), Tasos Papastamou (violin) & Gene Pritsker (guitar) @ Sky Vault (New York, NY)
Program w/ Robert’s poem(s): Closing Bell, Sky Vault Theme
Feb 3, 2024 - Violins & Poems ‘War’ w/ Michelle Shocked @ The Delancey (New York, NY)
Program w/ Robert’s poem(s): The Parthenon Sleeps In London, The War Within
Press: All About Jazz
Jan 27, 2024 - NWEAMO Festival Day 3 Featuring Soprano Ljiljana Winkler & Poet Robert C. Ford @ San Diego State University - Smith Recital Hall (San Diego, CA)
Program w/ Robert’s poem(s): The Day Saturn Lost Its Rings, The Music Between Us, Not All Apples Are Blue Color, Plastic Plants and Balloon Dogs
Press: KPBS
Jan 14, 2024 - Composers with Drinks Listening to Music Live @ Westbeth (New York, NY)
Program with Robert’s poem(s): The Color of the Number 3
Jan 11, 2024 - Low Key Chamber Concert #30 w/ Charles Coleman (baritone), Robert C. Ford (poet), Jason Kao Hwang (vioin), Gene Pritsker (guitar) & Dave Soldier (violin) @ Sky Vault (New York, NY)
Program w/ Robert’s poem(s): American Dream, Closing Bell, Sky Vault Theme
Press: All About Jazz
2023
Dec 20, 2023 - Guitars & Poems @ Greenwich House Music School (New York, NY)
Program w/ Robert’s poem(s): He Did It Steinway, The Lion Tamer, Suicide Barbie, Homage to Keith Haring
Dec 1, 2023 - Gene & The Brass @ The Delancey (New York, NY)
Program w/ Robert’s Poem(s): Homage to Keith Haring
Nov 26, 2023 - Low Key Chamber Concert #28 w/ Charles Coleman (baritone), Robert C. Ford (poet), Gressi Desiree Langovits (soprano), Peter Oswald (trumpet), Gene Pritsker (guitar) & Ljiljana Winkler (soprano) @ Sky Vault (New York, NY)
Poem(s): Closing Bell, Homage to Keith Haring, Sky Vault Theme
Oct 31, 2023 - Sound Liberation w/ Lara St. John @ Pangea (New York, NY)
Poem(s): The Cauldron
Oct 27, 2023 - Low Key Chamber Concert #27 w/ Charles Coleman (baritone), Robert C. Ford (poet), Gene Pritsker (guitar) & David Taylor (bass trombone) @ Sky Vault (New York, NY)
Poem(s): The Cauldron, Closing Bell, Sky Vault Theme
Oct 17, 2023 - Sound Liberation Trio (David Cossin, Adam Holzman, Gene Pritsker) @ Silvana (New York, NY)
Poem(s): Dream Big, The Loneliness of Infinity
Oct 14, 2023 - Interpretations of Kostabi Paintings @ Kostabi World (New York, NY)
Poem(s): The Loneliness of Infinity
Oct 8, 2023 - Gene Pritsker, Bruce Arnold & Judi Silvano @ Silvana (New York, NY)
Poem(s): The Cauldron, Plastic Plants and Balloon Dogs
Sep 30, 2023 - Sound Liberation’s ‘Better Now’ Album Release @ The Delancey (New York, NY)
Poem(s): Red or Blue Guitar (Gene Pritsker Birthday Tribute), The Difference Unhappiness
Jul 21, 2023 - Sound Liberation @ ZWE Jazz Club (Vienna, Austria)
Poem(s): The Chocolate Flute, Mama I Can’t Breathe, May the Great Ark Save the Drones, The War Within
Jun 24, 2023 - CompCord Meets Hot Wrk @ Howland Cultural Center (Beacon, NY)
Jun 2, 2023 - Low Key Chamber Concert #25 w/ Robert C. Ford (poet), Carli Muñoz (piano), David Saperstein (piano) & Gene Pritsker (guitar)
Poem(s): Plastic Plants and Balloon Dogs, Sky Vault Theme
May 21, 2023 - Composers Concordance ‘Comp-Play-Comp Marathon - Name Dropping’ @ DROM (New York, NY)
May 8, 2023 - Local 802 AFM & Composers Concordance Jazz Night @ Local 802 American Federation of Musicians (New York, NY)
Poem(s): The Biggest Lie (Trickle Down), Bitcoin Without a Blockchain
May 6, 2023 - Queens New Music Festival @ Secret Theatre (Woodside, NY)
Poem(s): The Lion Tamer, Mama I Can’t Breathe
Apr 20, 2023 - CompCord Jazz Ensemble w/ David Amram & Dick Griffin @ Birdland Jazz Club (New York, NY)
Poem(s): May The Great Ark Save The Drones, Mother Earth Does Not Wear Lipstick
Apr 7, 2023 - Electric Guitar & Piano Duo @ Steel Wig Music (New York, NY)
Mar 31, 2023 - Secret City w/ Take a Pick (Brian DuFord, Milica Paranosic) @ Goddard Riverside (New York, NY)
Poem(s): Not All Apples Are Blue Color
Feb 27, 2023 - My Guitar Wants to Kill Your Mama MEETS Bodies Electric (8 Guitars) @ Loft393 (New York, NY)
Feb 19, 2023 - In4Mation (Gerry Brown drums, Jane Getter guitar, Gene Pritsker guitar, Harvey S. bass) @ The Bitter End (New York, NY)
Poem(s): The Parthenon Sleeps In London, The War Within
2022
Nov 27, 2022 - Kostabi Birthday Concert @ Kostabi World (New York, NY)
Poem(s): He Did It Steinway
Oct 18, 2022 - Kostabi Piano Series w/ Urs Hager @ Kostabi World (New York, NY)
Oct 8, 2022 - Pianos, Poems & Paintings @ Kostabi World (New York, NY)
Poem(s): Rabbit Barons
Sep 14, 2022 - Songs & Poems From The Village (Featuring Suzanne Vega) @ The Players Theatre (New York, NY)
Poem(s): The Day Saturn Lost Its Rings
Jun 28, 2022 - Eclectic Bands @ Theatre 80 (New York, NY)
Poems(s): The Difference Unhappiness
May 28, 2022 - CompCord Heavy Metal Ensemble @ The Delancey (New York, NY)
Poem(s): Rubber Ducky
May 21, 2022 - Composers Concordance’s Science Festival @ Gallery MC (New York, NY)
Poems(s): Hail to the Gas-Powered Leaf-Blowers
Mar 3, 2022 - Sound Liberation @ Birdland Jazz Club (New York, NY)
Poem(s): The Difference Unhappiness
Jan 21, 2022 - Chamber vs the 1s & 2s (Gilbert's Birthday Celebration) @ The Delancey (New York, NY)
Poem(s): Footprints of Steel
2021
Nov 2, 2021 - Three Rooms Press Maintenant 15 Book Release Party @ (Tompkins Square Library - Online)
Poem(s): The Biggest Lie (Trickle Down)
Sep 5, 2021 - Gene Pritsker at 50 @ DROM (New York, NY)
Poem(s): Ascending Volumes, Element 115
2020
Mar 7, 2020 - Sound Liberation @ Le Poisson Rouge (New York, NY)
Poem(s): May the Great Ark Save the Drones
2019
Jun 13, 2019 - Three Rooms Press Maintenant 13 Book Release Party @ Le Poisson Rouge (New York, NY)
Poem(s): May the Great Ark Save the Drones