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Vienna Carroll at Tsion Cafe on Fri. October 23rd

This sweet Ethiopian restaurant is the perfect place to hear Vienna and internationally renowned guitarist Michael Howell, while enjoying a refreshing drink, an appetizer or dinner.  Limited seating, get there early.

Tsion Cafe & Bakery
763 St Nicholas Ave (bet 148-149 Sts)
Harlem, NY

A, B, C, D to 145th St. Walk to north end of train to exit and you’re a block away.  (Check out Vienna’s garden on your way – corner. of 148/St Nick)

http://tsioncafe.com

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Tsion Cafe is an Ethiopian cafe with great food and honey wine, the menu is really fun.  Some claim they have the best coffee in Harlem. I personally love the Ethiopian tea.

Don’t miss this!

Vienna Carroll & Friends: Black Roots Music and All That Jazz

LR1-postcard-frontwebVienna electrifies audiences with sparkling rhythms, energy and humor, sharing her beloved Black Roots music – spirituals, work songs, and early/prison blues – and jazz and pop favorites.

Friday May 1, 2015     7pm
Living Room, 134 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY
L train to Bedford Avenue
10$

She is joined by:
Hilliard GreeneHilliard Greene – Bass. A regular at Minton’s, Greene performed and recorded with Jimmy Scott for 20+ years, serving as his Musical Director from 1995 to 2011. Greene was also Cecil Taylor’s Concert Master for his group “Phtongos.”

 

Newman Taylor BakerNewman Taylor Baker – Washboard / Percussion. Best known for Singin’ Drums, his exploration of the washboard, and his work with musicians Henry Threadgill, Billy Bang, Henry Grimes and Leroy Jenkins.

 

Keith JohnstonKeith Johnston – Guitar. Artistic Director, American Theatre of Harlem. Co-founder, Back-A-Yard Theater. Musical Director, RUINED, Denver Center. Director BET 30 Anniversary Upfront! Program Director, CUNY Creative Arts Team.

 

At the Living Room (which is now in Williamsburg, Brooklyn – see map).  Check it out, lots of space, great sound, wonderful hosts.  Only 10$

Friday May 1, 2015.  7pm  Tickets

 

I Just Want To Make Love To You

Diaspora Art Mart Saturday February 14, 2015

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Join us, Vienna Carroll and Keith Johnston, on Valentines Day as we celebrate Black History Month, Love and the 4 Year Anniversary of the Diaspora Art Mart!

Bedford-Stuyvesant Restoration Plaza, 1368 Fulton St, Brooklyn

Click on flier for details

 

Vienna and Friends at Harlem Arts Festival

Folk First: Black Roots Music is Vienna’s newest project.  Debuted at the recent Harlem Arts Festival, it was a fabulously entertaining and riveting musical experience!  It is no surprise that the intellectually gifted Vienna has a degree from Yale in African American Studies and Political Science.  What is so remarkable is how perfectly she and her excellent band (Newman Taylor Baker – washboard; Keith Johnston – guitar; Henrique Prince – fiddle) convey the contemporary meaning of Work Songs and Spirituals and Prison Blues so that both young and old are rapturously engaged.  You have to hear it for yourself.

Folk First: Black Roots Music with Vienna Carroll & Friends from Mark Johnson on Vimeo.

Vienna Carroll and Friends

Folk First: Black Roots Music

Vienna Carroll & Friends, Featuring Henrique Prince, Newman Taylor Baker & Keith Johnston

Before there was jazz or blues or gospel, there was Black folk music, the foundation of American music today. Come enjoy songs from a time when you had to make music to hear it. Songs from your Granny’s country church down South (or the little church you pass by right here in Harlem); songs from the vegetable man every Thursday; songs that helped our ancestors endure prison and escape slavery; songs of joy. Enjoy, join in, sing and dance with us.

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Richard Rodgers Amphitheater
Marcus Garvey Park, Harlem  – Map
Sunday, June 29, 2014
5:30 pm
FREE
http://harlemartsfestival.com

Festival Lineup: http://harlemartsfestival.com
Profile, Vienna & Friends: http://harlemartsfestival.com/portfolio/vienna-carroll-friends

Ms. Carroll is pleased and honored to be joined by:

Henrique Prince – Fiddle / Violin. Founder and leader of the internationally renowned Ebony Hillbillies, one of the last black string bands in the US (and NYC’s only).

Newman Taylor Baker – Washboard / Percussion. Best known for Singin’ Drums, his exploration of the washboard, and his work with musicians Henry Threadgill, Billy Bang, Henry Grimes and Leroy Jenkins.

Keith Johnston – Guitar / Music Director. Music Director, RUINED, Denver Center. Music Director, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam. Artistic Director, American Theatre of Harlem. Co-founder, Back-A-Yard Theater. Director BET 30 Anniversary Upfront! Facebook.

Deepest Man

“Water has consciousness.”

“Water has memory.”

Deepest Man is a dark, new-age science, multimedia theatrical production. The play features a full stage 3D Holographic Projection System offering brand new story telling options making it perfect for diving into the controversial and amazing properties of water. Featuring actors Spencer Barros, Vienna Carroll as Rhonda, Alva Chinn, Skid Maher, Miguel Reis and Libby Skala.

Thurs., May 22, 2014, 8pm: Previews start
Tues., May 27, 2014, 7pm: Extra performance
Thurs., May 29, 2014, 8pm: Opening night
Sat., June 14, 2014, 8pm: Closing night

Written by James Scruggs; Directed by Mark Rayment.

Description Role Name
Extreme sports, celebrity worship, and new age science collide in DEEPEST MAN. After Dr. Hazzardville Sommers loses his wife in a swimming accident, he seeks spiritual guidance through a famous television talk show host and the sport of freediving. Using groundbreaking 3D Holographic Projection technology, the audience joins Dr. Sommers in his under-water fantasy world. Video Design
Set Design
Sound Design
Lighting Design
Arrangement & Background
Assistant Set DesignersStage Manager
Production Manager
Postcard Design		 Grant McDonald
David Ogle
Joellen Dolan + Kevin Deyoe
Ayumo (Poe) Saegusa
Keith Johnston
Justin Swader
Christopher Swader
Beth Stegman
Catherine DiGirolamo
Info: www.deepestman.com
Tix: http://OvationTix.com or 866-811-4111