Arto LINDSAY contributed to the foundation of No Wave, Melvin Gibbs "the best bass player in the world
wednesday 9 november 2022
Arto LINDSAY contributed to the foundation of No Wave, Melvin Gibbs "the best bass player in the world
this event is SOLD OUT - doors 8pm
Arto Lindsay (b. 1953) has stood at the intersection of music and art for more than four decades. As a member of DNA, he contributed to the foundation of No Wave. As bandleader for the Ambitious Lovers he developed an intensely subversive pop music, a hybrid of American and Brazilian styles. Throughout his career, Lindsay has collaborated with both visual and musical artists, including Vito Acconci, Laurie Anderson, Animal Collective, Matthew Barney, Caetano Veloso and Rirkrit Tiravanija.Having been involved with carnaval in Brazil for many years in 2004 he began making parades.
His latest album "Cuidado Madame" has been release in April 2017 through Ponderosa (EU) / Northern Spy (US).
Arto is now working on a new album that will be released during 2023.
Along with his long time collaborator, the bassist Melvin Gibbs (Defunkt), he will present live a premiere of his new music
Melvin Gibbs, "the best bass player in the world" according to Time Out New York magazine, was born in Brooklyn, New York, and still lives there. His respect for music is matched by his dislike of imposed boundaries between musical forms. The list of musicians he has played with includes Femi Kuti, Caetano Veloso, dead prez, Eddie Palmieri, David Byrne and Arto Lindsay. He has composed music for visual artist Stan Douglas, Matthew Barney and Arthur Jafa. Since 1998, Melvin Gibbs has also been a member of the band Harriet Tubman, nominated by the New York Times as "the best jazz performance of 2017". This band has collaborated with artists such as DJ Logic, Kyp Malone, Meshell Ndegocello, Cassandra Wilson and Wadada Leo Smith.