It came from underground: Asphalt Orchestra made its debut appearance yesterday by emerging from the subway station in front of Alice Tully Hall.
Asphalt Orchestra made its world debut at Lincoln Center last night to the thrill of a large crowd gathered in front of Alice Tully Hall. It was quite a sight to see people gathered at the amphitheater at the northeast corner of Broadway and West 65th Street, wondering exactly where the avant-garde marching band would make its entrance.
It was quite a pleasant shock to realize that Asphalt would be emerging from the depths of the NYC subway system, marching up the stairs of the 66th Street station on the No. 1 line.
The band kicked off the performance with the world premiere of “Carlton,” a snappy number Stew and Heidi Rodewald of Passing Strange fame. The title, Heidi said at last night’s show, is the name of a cab driver in Jamaica. Here’s a video excerpt of their piece:
The Asphalt fun continues every night at 7 o’clock through Sunday, starting at a different location on the Lincoln Center campus. See the schedule and more photos after the jump.
And oh, yeah, the Dave Brubeck Quartet (with special guest Simon Shaheen) and Amir ElSaffar‘s Two Rivers Large Ensemble really kicked out the jams later last night. But more about that later!
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