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Last week’s shows in Neuchâtel, Switzerland and London are already a kaleidoscopic blur! But here are some shots of DJ/Producer Alex Morris at Bon Music Vision’s plant-filled headquarters in London.

New York is moving into summer chill mode, and we have just the right show this Wednesday at the lovely Sleepwalk in Bushwick for Sadie Powers album release.  On Weds eve, I’m playing solo alongside my fellow singer-keyboardist buddy Eliot Krimsky to support:
Sadie Powers is a bassist and sound artist who explores how memory is experienced in the body. She has composed for dance and ensemble, as well as toured internationally in bands. This show celebrates the release of her solo debut, Souvenir, which has been described as “a world where the gaze is lost in vast landscapes.” Eliot Krimsky is perhaps best known for his work as the lead singer and co-founder of the band Glass Ghost. Over the last decade he has performed extensively in the U.S., Canada, Europe and Mexico and shared stages with Deerhoof, Dirty Projectors, and Sharon Van Etten. Krimsky’s collaborations include Meshell Ndegeocello, Here We Go Magic, Robert Stillman and members of Xiu Xiu.

Finally, the marvellous experimental festival in upstate New York is back, this time with a Leila Adu improv set alongside national improvisers and sound artists at the beautiful Turquoise barn with Jamaican food and camping avail.!

Upcoming Shows:

Sleepwalk
251 Bushwick Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11206
Wednesday July 2, 2025, 7:00 Doors, 7:30pm Music 
Sadie Powers, Eliot Krimsky & Leila Adu

WOODSTOCKHAUSEN Festival
The Turquoise Barn
8052 County Highway 18
Bloomville, New York 13739
July 25–27
Lineup TBC here: https://www.woodstockhausen.net/info

Saturday May 24,
8PM Music
7:30PM Canoe Launch

Cultural Ecologies Series

Summoning You: Featuring Leila Adu

Opening: Jessica Ackerley

Electropop, avant-classical singer-songwriter Leila Adu joins Unheard-of to kick off the 2025 Cultural Ecologies season with new and recent arrangements of her music including her Freedom Suite and music from her latest album Moonstone & Tar Sands….

Hawai’i-based jazz guitarist, composer, and improvisor Jessica Ackerley opens the performance with a set of her original work…Their music has been featured and reviewed in Pitchfork, Wire Magazine, BBC Radio…
Read more:
https://www.unheard-ofensemble.com/cultural-ecologies

Registration Link Here

This event can be viewed on land or by canoe! N.B. The event will still happen in case of rain, as there is an alternate indoor venue on site and canoe tickets would be refunded.

Gowanus Dredgers Bunker,
2 19th St,
Brooklyn, NY 11232

LEILA ADU TRIO & DJ MONK ONE at your Friendly Neighborhood
RECORD SHOP

Hello friends,

My pal DJ Monk One and I Leila Adu Trio with David Frazier and Spencer Murphy are playing at your friendly at your freindly neighborhood Record Shop in sunny Redhook! Master selecta Monk One is former Wax Poetics editor, label boss at Names You Can Trust, organizer of decade long Shake party and generally lovely Brooklyn stalwart. Record Shop has a powerful and careful choice of vinyl and books in an intimate setting.

Upcoming: Contemporary classical quartet Unheard of Ensemble on the Gowanus Canal May 24 and Aotearoa NZ Stroma date TBA.

Yours in love & struggle,
Leila

LEILA ADU TRIO & DJ MONK ONE

Record Shop
360 Van Brunt St, Red Hook, Brooklyn
Friday May 2, 7:30-9:00pm

Record Shop

After collaborating in Berlin with the International Contemporary Ensemble, Leila performs with clarinetist Joshua Rubin in Los Angeles.

Saturday April 19, 7:30-9:30pm

Sierra Madre Playhouse LA presents “Waves in Bloom”

Joshua Rubin, a master of both modern and historical clarinets, collaborates with several of his esteemed musical colleagues on “Waves in Bloom,” a concert exploring the fascinating intersection between classical composition and electronic innovation that traces the emergence of new sonic possibilities, on Saturday, April 19, 2025, 7:30pm at Sierra Madre Playhouse. Known for his expressive and innovative performances merging historical and contemporary music, Rubin is the former artistic director of the lauded International Contemporary Ensemble. Joining
Joshua Rubin, clarinets are:
Marta Tiesenga, saxophone
Cory Smythe, piano; and
Leila Adu, synthesizer, piano and voice.

Tickets on sale now ($12-$35) please call Calll 626 355 4318 or
VISIT sierra madre playhouse FOR Tickets

Sierra Madre Playhouse
87 west sierra madre boulevard
Sierra madre
Los Angeles, CA 91204