NEWS AND CALENDAR
Amanogawa, an hourlong suite for The Kitsune Ensemble, will premiere Friday, December 17, 2010, at NYCAMS (44 W. 28th St., 7th floor, NYC). Theatrical design and direction by Tomi Tsunoda. Gorgeous tenugui generously furnished by:



Dulces, the new CD performed by Blackbirds & Bullets, will be released November 2010 on Portugal's Clean Feed Records. B&B features Kitsune Ensemble members Billy Fox, Gary Pickard, and Arei Sekiguchi (along with Miki Hirose, Evan Mazunik, James Ilgenfritz, and Julianne Carney).

ARCHIVES
"Asia Talk" has produced a splendid 22-minute profile on the Kitsune Ensemble, featuring composer/director Billy Fox, pianist Yayoi Ikawa, clarinetist Gary Pickard, bassist Yoshi Waki, and drummer Arei Sekiguchi.

We've wrapped up edits of the film of our "Kaidan Suite" collaboration with theater directors Tomi Tsunoda and Andrew Scoville. (Performance of The Kaidan Suite was made possible in part with public funds from the Manhattan Community Arts Fund, supported by the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs and administered by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.)

You can view clips and a trailer from this production on our youtube channel. The film was shot by Rick Sarmiento, produced by Robert DeMarco and Jorge Rivera, and edited by Robert DeMarco.

Blackbirds & Bullets performed at Washington DC's Kennedy Center on January 27th, 2010 followed by a performance at Club Bossa in Adams Morgan with Frode Gjerstad, Nick Stephens, and Paal Nilssen-Love. You can see our Kennedy Center concert here.

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