Althea SullyCole

Althea SullyCole and Friends @ Artistree
2025-03-09 15:00 - 16:30 (America/Toronto) | Artistree, 2095 Pomfret Road, South Pomfret, VT, 05067, United States
Join Althea SullyCole alongside Quincy Saul and Daniel Lin at Artistree!

Solo @ Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
2025-02-27 18:00 - 20:00 (America/Toronto) | Museum of Fine Arts, 65 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, 02115, United States

Solo Set @ Librairie Résonance, Montreal
2025-02-22 17:00 - 19:00 UTC | Librairie Résonance, 40 Beaubien E., Montréal, Québéc, H2S 1P8, Canada
Join Althea for an intimate, free concert at Librairie Résonance in Montreal at 5 pm!
This will be Althea’s first solo performance in Montreal and will feature a variety of new techniques she is experimenting with as a solo performer.

Front Porch Music Series with Bill Cole, Taylor Ho Bynum, Ras Moshe, Bill Lowe and Daniel Lin
2024-07-13 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | Thetford Hill Church, 2596 VT-113, Thetford, VT, 05075, United States
Join Althea for a FREE performance of improvised music in Vermont with a wonderful line up of musicians!
Bill Cole - double reeds, digeridoo
Ras Moshe - saxophones, flute
Taylor Ho Bynum - trumpet, cornet
Bill Lowe - tuba
Daniel Lin - cello
Althea SullyCole - kora

Saturday, July 13 at 1:00pm
Thetford Hill Church - Thetford, Vermont

Mali Obomsawin and Guests @ CSUMB
2024-03-01 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | CSUMB Music Hall, 3220 6th Avenue, Seaside, CA, 93955, United States
Join Althea SullyCole for a performance with bassist Mali Obomsawin and guests at California State University, Monterey Bay.

Our Beloved Community: A Journey Towards Black & Brown Solidarity on the Monterey Peninsula
2024-01-16 11:00 - 13:00 UTC | CSUMB Otter Student Uniono, 3118 InterGarrison Road, Seaside, CA, 93955, United States
Join Althea SullyCole and other CSUMB faculty as they commemorate the National Day of Racial Healing with a special event titled “Our Beloved Community: A Journey Towards Black & Brown Solidarity on the Monterey Peninsula.”

Althea SullyCole solo @ Boston MFA
2023-05-04 18:00 - 20:00 UTC | Boston MFA, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA, 02115, United States
Join Althea SullyCole for a solo performance of traditional, contemporary and original music for kora at the Boston MFA.

Althea SullyCole Trio @ CSUMB
2023-04-14 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | CSUMB Music Hall, 3220 6th Avenue, Seaside, CA, 93955, United States
Join the Althea SullyCole Trio (Althea SullyCole, kora; Ras Moshe, sax and flute; and Alec Saelens, guitar) for evening of traditional, contemporary and original compositions for kora, a 21-stringed West African harp, at CSUMB! Concert is free and open to the public (parking permit necessary). Register here: https://forms.gle/dgJk1kTCvqS8YgFY6

String Stories with LaFrae Sci and the Groove Diplomacy Orchestra @ the Apollo Theatre, NYC
2023-03-10 11:30 - 13:00 UTC | The Apollo Theatre, 253 W 125th St, New York City, NY, 10027, United States
Althea SullyCole will be joining LaFrae Sci and the Groove Diplomacy Orchestra for “String Stories,” part of the Apollo Theatre’s School Day Live series, which brings in a new generation to the theatre while providing an excellent opportunity to learn about the arts, history, and culture.

Legends Alive @ Thetford Hill Church in Thetford, VT
2022-10-11 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | Thetford Hill Church, 2596 VT-113, Thetford, VT, 05075, United States
Join Bill Cole as he celebrates his 85th birthday with his Untempered Ensemble!

CANCELLED: Althea SullyCole Trio @ the Jalopy Theatre's Juneteenth Celebration
2022-06-19 16:00 - 19:00 UTC | Jalopy Theatre, 315 Columbia St., Brooklyn, NY, 11231, United States
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS DATE HAS BEEN CANCELLED – New dates coming soon!
Join the Althea SullyCole Trio (Ras Moshe, sax and flute; Alec Saelens, guitar; and Althea SullyCole, kora) for a Juneteenth celebration organized by Black Americana performer Queen Esther at the Jalopy Theatre from 4 – 7 pm! (Althea SullyCole Trio goes on at 5 pm)

Get your tickets here: https://www.viewcy.com/e/a_juneteenth_celebrat_1

Althea SullyCole Trio @ the Metropolitan Museum of Art
2022-05-26 11:15 - 12:00 UTC | Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gallery 459, 1000 5th avenue, New York, NY, 10028, United States
The Althea SullyCole Trio–featuring Ras Moshe on sax and flute; Alec Saelens on guitar; and Althea SullyCole on kora–is thrilled to announce their first performance of 2022! Join us for a concert on Thursday, May 26th at 11:15 AM in gallery 459 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (FREE with admission)!

Gendering Africa: Musical Perspectives On-Line Symposium
2022-03-04 10:00 - 17:00 UTC | Columbia Univerrsity’s Center for Ethnomusicology
Gendering Africa: Musical Perspectives, an on-line Symposium, is set to take place March 4th, 2022 at 10 AM EST. The symposium, co-organized by Althea SullyCole, Dr. Ruth Opara, Shirley Chikukwa and Columbia’s Center for Ethnomusicology, enters the perspectives of African and African-descended women ethnomusicologists and performers in the on-going conversation concerning gender and music.

More information about the symposium can be found here: http://ethnocenter.org/files/Gendering%20Africa%20Symposium%20Program.pdf

Register here: https://columbiauniversity.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYudemrrzMrHNKmmqMxgP-TA_J0yA-XEh9g

Althea SullyCole Trio @ Greater Calvary Baptist Church
2021-12-10 19:00 - 20:30 UTC | Greater Calvary Baptist Church, 55 W 124th St, New York, NY, 10027, United States
The Althea SullyCole Trio, featuring Althea SullyCole on kora, Ras Moshe on sax and flute and Alec Saelens on guitar, will perform at Greater Calvary Baptist Church in Harlem on December 10th at 7 pm! Join us!

Book your tickets here: https://harlemjazzboxx.com/event/harlem-jazz-series/

Althea SullyCole Trio @ St. Paul's Chapel
2021-11-04 18:00 - 19:00 UTC | St. Paul’s Chapel, 1160 Amsterdam Avenue, New York City, NY, 10025, United States
The Althea SullyCole Trio, featuring Althea on kora, Ras Moshe on sax and flute and Alec Saelens on guitar, will perform at St. Paul’s Chapel in New York City on November 4th at 6 pm! Join us!

As of September 30th, the live audience will be restricted to Columbia ID holders, but everyone can watch live on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1uBbcv8b28

The Untempered Ensemble @ Faulkner Recital Hall, the Hopkins Center, Dartmouth College
2021-10-10 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | Faulkner Recital Hall at the Hopkins Center, 2 W. Wheelock St., Hanover, NH, 03755, United States
Althea is very excited to announce that she will be joining her father’s Untempered Ensemble on October 10th in a performance of his new work “Margaret & Katie” – at Faulkner Recital Hall at the Hopkins Center!

THE AMAZING LINEUP WILL FEATURE:

Joseph Daley – tuba, baritone horn
Warren Smith – drums
Ras Moshe – saxophones, flute
Taylor Ho Bynum – trumpet, cornet, trombone
Althea SullyCole – kora
Mali Obomsawin – bass
Bill Cole – didgeridoo, double reeds

Details:
Faulkner Recital Hall at the Hopkins Center
Sunday, October 10 at 1:00 pm

NO ADMISSION CHARGE

RSVP required
Please reply to sullys914@gmail.com

*** Please note: Dartmouth/Hopkins Center is under strict Covid-protocols, and as a result we ask that you RSVP by October 4 (unless you have a Dartmouth ID and are cleared to be on campus). There won’t be general admission or walk-up, only invited guests. Proof of vaccination and masks will be required – we’ll share more information about those requirements, and which building entrance to use – with everyone who RSVPs “yes” to sullys914@gmail.com. Thank you! ***

Althea SullyCole Trio @ Seven Stars
2021-09-11 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Seven Stars Arts Center, 5126 VT-14, Sharon, VT, 05065, United States
Althea SullyCole is thrilled to announce her trio’s first performance in Vermont since 2019! The Althea SullyCole Trio, featuring Althea on kora, Ras Moshe on sax and flute and Alec Saelens on guitar, will perform two sets at Seven Stars Arts Center in Sharon, VT, on September 11th starting at 7 pm! Join us!

Porch Front Jazz Series
2021-08-29 13:00 - 14:00 UTC | SullyCole Residence, 1590 Tucker Hill Road, Thetford Ct, VT, 05075, United States
The next Front Porch Music Series event will be on Sunday, August 29 at 1:00 pm! Featuring:
Joseph Daley – tuba, baritone horn
Ras Moshe – saxophones, flute
Althea SullyCole – kora
Bill Cole – didgeridoo, double reeds

*Bring a chair
*Parking – pull in spare driveway east of house (next to generator/gas tank) – park on grass

Althea SullyCole Trio @ St. Ann & the Holy Trinity
2021-07-29 18:00 - 19:00 UTC | St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, 157 MONTAGUE STREET, Brooklyn, NY, 11201-3587, United States
Althea is thrilled to announce her first gig in NYC of 2021. This concert is free and open to the public; attendees are invited to contribute to St. Ann & the Holy Trinity’s pop-up pantry. Join us! Featuring:
Althea SullyCole, kora
Ras Moshe, sax and flute
Alec Saelens, guitar

Ras Moshe (left) and Althea SullyCole (right)

Porch Front Jazz Series
2021-07-25 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | Porch Front Series, 1590 Tucker Hill Rd, Thetford Center, Vermont, 05075-4439, Australia
The next Front Porch Music Series event will feature a five star lineup – save the date!!!
Sunday, July 25 at 1:00pm

Joseph Daley – tuba, baritone horn
Ras Moshe – saxophones, flute
Taylor Ho Bynum – trumpet, cornet, trombone
Althea SullyCole – kora
Bill Cole – didgeridoo, double reeds

1590 Tucker Hill Road, Thetford Center
*Bring a chair
*Parking – pull in spare driveway east of house (next to generator/gas tank) – park on grass

Bill Cole, Taylor Ho Bynum, Ras Moshe, and Althea SullyCole @ the Porch Front Jazz Series
2021-06-16 13:00 - 15:00 UTC | Porch Front Series, 1590 Tucker Hill Rd, Thetford Center, Vermont, 05075-4439, Australia
Althea is thrilled to announce her first gig of 2021; an improvisatory set with double-reed player Bill Cole, horn player Taylor Ho Bynum and sax/flute player Ras Moshe. This concert is free and open to the public! Just bring your chair up to the front porch at 1590 Tucker Hill Road in Thetford Center, VT, on June 16th at 1 pm!

Ras Moshe (left) and Althea SullyCole (right)

Spring Update
2020-05-15 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Quebec
Spring Update for Althea SullyCole’s Calendar
I would like to wish a happy new year and send a sincere thank you to all attendees of my concerts over the past year. 2019 was truly a rich year of performances in the U.S. and Europe. After a dip in my health at the end of last year, I have decided to spend some time in the Spring composing new material for my trio while focusing on recovery and completing the third year of my PhD. I plan to have a full schedule of performances with my trio in the Summer and Fall so please check back soon for updates!
Peace,
Althea

Althea SullyCole Trio @ Postcrypt Coffeehouse - CANCELED
2019-12-07 20:30 - 21:30 UTC | Postcrypt Coffeehouse, 1160 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY, 10025, United States
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS GIG HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO MUSICIAN INJURIES
Althea is thrilled to announce another set of FREE performances at Postcrypt this Fall! Join her alongside guitarist Alec Saelens and saxophonist and flutist Ras Moshe for an evening of original and traditional tunes for kora on December 7th at 8:30 pm.

The Postcrypt Coffeehouse is located in the basement of St. Paul’s Chapel (1160 Amsterdam Ave.) at Columbia University in New York City. The main Columbia campus is located in Morningside Heights in Manhattan (Maps: Columbia University Site, and Google Maps). Enter the campus at 116th Street and Broadway and ask at the gatehouse for directions to the Chapel. You may also enter the campus at 116th Street and Amsterdam Avenue.

Chimurenga presents FESTAC '77, a concert by Craig Harris @ The New School
2019-10-25 19:30 - 21:30 UTC | Tishman Auditorium, University Center, 63 Fifth Avenue between 13 & 14 Streets, New York, NY, 10011, United States
Althea is delighted to announce that she will be a part of Craig Harris’s ensemble at FESTac ’77 presented by Chimurenga at the New School’s Tishman Auditorium!
Craig Harris’ performance of “FESTAC ’77” is part of Chimurenga’s three-day installation of its Pan African Space Station in New York, in collaboration with the Vera List Center at The New School. This project explores the legacy of African-America’s participation in FESTAC ’77.
Craig Harris. Artist Statement on FESTAC ’77
In January of 1977, I attended FESTAC, the Second World Black and African Festival of Arts and Culture in Lagos, Nigeria, as a member of the Sun Ra Arkestra. This trip informed me as to my place in the world as a musician and a person. It was deeply impactful to see and interact with people from the entire African Diaspora. Every day, I would go to the different compounds of different countries and absorb myself into my people — so different, yet so alike. The long, daily conversations about music, dance, food, religion, etc. made every day like a master class, from the members of the Guiana Ballet to the theater group from Australia to the night time highlight at Fela Anikulapo Kuti’s infamous Shrine. As a composer, I had no choice but to convey this in music. In the spring of 1981, I started and completed FESTAC ’77. The world premiere was in March 1982 at Saint Peter’s Church, New York City. In June 1982, a section of it was performed and recorded at Carnegie Hall and released on Warner Brothers Elektra/Asylum records as “The Young Lions.”
The work is for a small chamber ensemble of 5 strings, 3 reeds, 2 brass, 4 percussions and voice, and is divided into 8 sections. It reflects my experience from and meditations on my trip and the significance of being a young African American on the continent for the first time, joining so many others from the diaspora, celebrating ourselves and our culture.
For FESTAC to be presented again at this time in history, the year 2019, four hundred years since the first Africans were kidnapped and brought to this continent, is to acknowledge our strength as a people. It is taking the tragic and making it magic! It is excelling against all odds and still standing.
FESTAC ’77 by Craig Harris is presented by Chimurenga, recipients of Vera List Center’s 2018-2020 Jane Lombard Prize for Art and Social Justice, and co-produced by Arts & Education Continuum with the Vera List Center for Art and Politics and the School of Jazz and Contemporary Music at The New School. It is presented at The New School, University Center, John L. Tishman Auditorium, 63 Fifth Avenue, on Friday, October 25, at 7:30 pm.

Althea SullyCole Trio @ Postcrypt Coffeehouse
2019-10-12 20:30 - 21:30, 2019-09-21 20:30 - 21:30 UTC | Postcrypt Coffeehouse, 1160 Amsterdam Avenue, New York, NY, 10025, United States
Althea is thrilled to announce another set of FREE performances at Postcrypt this Fall! Join her alongside guitarist Alec Saelens and saxophonist and flutist Ras Moshe for an evening of original and traditional tunes for kora on October 12th at 8:30 pm.

The Postcrypt Coffeehouse is located in the basement of St. Paul’s Chapel (1160 Amsterdam Ave.) at Columbia University in New York City. The main Columbia campus is located in Morningside Heights in Manhattan (Maps: Columbia University Site, and Google Maps). Enter the campus at 116th Street and Broadway and ask at the gatehouse for directions to the Chapel. You may also enter the campus at 116th Street and Amsterdam Avenue.

Althea and Alec @ the 11th Annual Naked Table Community Project
2019-09-15 14:00 - 15:00 UTC | Middle Covered Bridge, VT-14-15, Woodstock, VT, 05091, United States
Althea and Alec are delighted to announce that they’ll be performing at the 11th Annual Naked Table Community Project in Woodstock, VT! More info here: https://nakedtable.com/

Althea SullyCole Trio @ Pleasant Street Books
2019-08-17 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Pleasant Street Books, 48 Pleasant Street, Woodstock, VT, 05091, United States
Althea is thrilled to announce another concert alongside her partner, guitarist Alec Saelens, and saxophonist/flutist Ras Moshe for an intimate evening of kora music at Pleasant Street Books in Woodstock, VT! Join us!

Althea SullyCole Trio @ Seven Stars Art Center
2019-08-03 19:00 - 21:00 UTC | Seven Stars Arts Center, 5126 VT-14, Sharon, VT, 05065, United States
Althea and Alec are thrilled to announce their second concert in Vermont over the summer, this time at Seven Stars Art Center in Sharon with legendary saxophonist/flutist Ras Moshe! Join them for a night of traditional and original music for kora.

Jazz and Self-Determination Session 4 @ the Left Forum
2019-06-29 08:00 - 17:00 UTC | Long Island University, 1 University Plaza, Brooklyn, NY, United States
Join Althea as she co-moderates a panel discussion on Jazz and Self-Determination alongside musician and scholar Ras Moshe Burnett. Jazz and Self Determination 4 is the continuation of discussions focused on the socio-political components within the Jazz idiom.
On Saturday, June 29, the panel will include: Basir Mchawi, Greg Tate, Ahmed Abdullah, Ted Daniel, William Parker, and Jeremiah Hosea
