December 2023
December 15th– Diaphanous Ensemble!WAKE! @Stone Circle Theatre 6pm-12am
https://theticketing.co/e/wake23#about
December 16th- ISSUE Project room. An Improvisational Symphony @8pm
https://issueprojectroom.org/event/improvisational-symphony-coordinated-suzanne-langille
January 2024
January 11th- The NEXT festival with Yvette Young and Curtis Stewart at Kaufman Center
Performing Yvette Young’s 3 pieces for Strings and Guitar and Selections from 24 Negro Melodies with Curtis Stewart at Kaufman Music Center’s Merkin Hall
https://www.kaufmanmusiccenter.org/mch/event/the-next-festival-with-yvette-young-and-curtis-stewart/
January 28th- Columbia Composers at the Church of St. Paul and St Andrew. NYC
Loadbang gives world premiere of ”City Psalms.”
January 30th– Inner & Outer Worlds, with Domenic Salerni, Carrie Frey, Raffi Boden
Performance of ”the eye above the mask” at St Paul Chapel, Columbia University
February 2024
February 3rd- Hauser and Wirth- In Response: Poetry, Prose & Performance for ‘The Flesh of the Earth
Performing ”Cosmic Echoes” alongside Adama Delphine Fawundu.
February 25th- Boston Conservatory at Berklee Faculty Concert
Performance of ”From the Sustaining Air” by violinists Markus Placci and Judith Eissenberg, violist Paul Laraia, and cellist Rhonda Rider.
https://bostonconservatory.berklee.edu/events/boston-conservatory-faculty-quartet
March 2024
March 3rd- Music in the Valley at St. John’s Church, Western Run Reisterstown, MD
icarus Quartet gives the world premiere of ‘home portraits’
https://icarusquartet.org/events/2024/3/3/music-in-the-valley
March 7th- Ki Smith Gallery
performing with hans young binter and josh mathews improvised music and original compositions by hans.
https://www.kismithgallery.com/event-details/dot-iso-hans-young-binter-che-buford-joshua-mathews
March 19th- Persona Gallery
mini solo set at persona gallery as part of workinprogress’s BLOOM showcase
March 19th- Vigorous Tenderness
performance of ‘Wounds in so many places’ at Wells Reserve at Laudholm, ME
April 2024
April 17th- Land to Sea
Solo set at Land to Sea as part of their poetry series, Loose Leaf.
April 18th- Rutgers Newark
Premiere performance ”close your eyes, listen to our breath” in collaboration with Adama Delphine Fawundu.
April 19th- Mise En Space with Dafna Naphtali
April 21st- Prime Produce
Performing selections of Cal Masseys Liberation Suite and more led by Selendis Sebastian Alexander Johnson.
April 28th– Catchlight San Francisco
Performance of ”When the spirits sing… an offering” with Adama Delphine Fawundu.
May 2024
May 4th- Groupmuse with Raffi Boden, Domenic Salerni and Carrie Frey
Performance of ”The eye above the mask”
May 14th- Sacred Music at Columbia
Performance of ”I don’t see stars where I’m from” arranged for piano quartet
May 17th- Brothers Wash and Dry
solo set at brothers wash and dry in ridgewood, ny
June 2024
June 7th- Freddys Bar
Solo set at 10pm at Freddy’s bar, Brooklyn, NY
June 23rd- Icarus Quartet Fest @ Peabody Institute
Performance of ‘Home Portraits’ by icarus Quartet + short solo set by Che Buford
Past Events—————–
February 2023
February 16th- Valentines Showcase at Persona Gallery
Performance of ”i said…” at Persona Gallery
February 19th- Schwob Chamber Music Series
Longleash performs ”i don’t see stars where I’m from”
livestream link: https://www.youtube.com/@SchwobSchoolofMusic/streams 4 pm EST
March 2023
March 15-18th-Palaver Strings ”Joy”
Performing as a guest artist with Palaver Strings in their ”Joy” performance cycle
March 15th – 7:30 PM. National Sawdust, Brooklyn, NY https://www.palaverstrings.org/events/joy-brooklyn
March 16th- 8:30 PM. Edward Pickman Hall @ Longy School of Music. Cambridge, MA https://www.palaverstrings.org/events/joy-cambridge
March 18th- 3 pm. Mechanics Hall, Portland, MA https://www.palaverstrings.org/events/joy-portland
March 18th- 8:30 pm. Mechanics Hall, Portland, MA https://www.palaverstrings.org/events/joy-portland-ldb98
April 2023
April 2nd- University of Wisconsin-Madison
I have been here before featured on Anthony DeMartinis DMA recital
Collins Recital Hall- 12:00 PM CDThttps://music.wisc.edu/events/anthony-demartinis-2/embed/#?secret=aZTflbjeNS#?secret=5mTJwBJklm
April 8th- human.machine.interface // string.theory
string quartet live coding performance by Eric Lee
Persona NYC, 202B Plymouth St, Brooklyn, NY 11201 – 8 pm
April 27th-30th– Palaver Strings ”Elements”
Performing as a guest artist with Palaver Strings in their ”elements” performance cycle
April 27th- 7 pm Next Stage Arts Project, Putney, VT https://www.palaverstrings.org/events/elements-tbd1
April 28th- 7:30 pm, Carroll Hall, Brooklyn, NY https://www.palaverstrings.org/events/elements-new-york
April 29th- 2 pm, WBUR CitySpace, Boston, MA https://www.palaverstrings.org/events/elements-boston
April 30th- 8 pm- 534 Congress St, Portland, MA https://www.palaverstrings.org/events/elements-portland
May 2023
May 12th- Time Square Midnight Moments ”Liquid Gold”
http://arts.timessquarenyc.org/times-square-arts/projects/midnight-moment/liquid-gold/index.aspx
May 31st- Roulette – Brooklyn, NY
I have been here before at MATA festival- 8 pm at Roulettehttps://roulette.org/event/25-years-mata-festival-2023/embed/#?secret=ncGNCZGcc9#?secret=BDGf2l7uke
June 2023
June 2nd- Performance Spaces for the 21st Century
World premiere of new string orchestra work by The Next Festival of Emerging Artistshttps://next-fest.org/2023-season/embed/#?secret=gpsPCZX5HU#?secret=a3g6mEvfjO
June 2nd- Roulette
i said… performed by Che Buford at MATA festival
8pm at Roulettehttps://roulette.org/event/25-years-mata-festival-2023-2-2/embed/#?secret=qNCRQAXWjh#?secret=3AeAsDo1nA
June 3rd- The Next Festival of Emerging Artists at SONiC Festival
World premiere of new string orchestra work by The Next Festival of Emerging Artistshttps://next-fest.org/2023-season/embed/#?secret=gpsPCZX5HU#?secret=a3g6mEvfjO
June 23rd- Trans Pecos
Solo set. Shared bill with Sadnoise, MDN, Dreamcrusher, CY X, and Ritsche
July 2023
July 8th- Sound Off: Music for Bail: Sound Off x Justice Committee @ The People’s Forum: NYC 2022-2023 Season Finale!
Performing string quartet repertoire by Tanyaradzwa Tawengwa, Sebastien Zel, Florence Price, and Akua Dixon.
July 9th- Sound Off: Music for Bail: Sound Off x Abolitionist Law Center @ Philadelphia Ethical Society: 2022-2023 Finale & Philly Debut!
Performing string quartet repertoire by Tanyaradzwa Tawengwa, Sebastien Zel, Florence Price, and Akua Dixon.
July 28nd– Haus der Kulturen Der Welt, Berlin, Germany
World Premiere of installation and performance piece, When The Spirits Dance in collaboration with Adama Delphine Fawundu
August 2023
August 17-21st Bay Chamber Screen Door Festival with Palaver Strings
August 23rd- Diaphanous Ensemble + Borey Shin @Lunita Loft Gowanus 7:30pm
Premieres by Diaphanous Ensemble members: Che Buford, Aimée Niemann, Abby Swidler, Kirin McElwain
September 2023
September 27- Shelter Music Boston @ St. Cecilia Parish in Boston, MA
The world premiere of my string quartet ”i like you.”
September 30th- Arts for Arts inGardens series @ children’s magical garden 2 pm
performing an improvisatory set in a trio with Hans Young Binter- Piano and Joshua Mathews- Drums
October 2023
October 7th- ”We Are Greater Than (The Sum [From 1 To Selendis’s {=?=} Of 4n): The Show Series”
Solo set in Ridgewood, Queens
October 13th- Big Band @ The P.I.T
Performing selections from Cal Massey’s Black Liberation Movement Suite at the P.I.T (Property is Theft)
October 14th- A Metta Prayer: Ioanna Gika + Diaphanous Ensemble 7pm
Diaphanous Ensemble with Ioanna Gika perform at the Great Hall @ The MET in celebration of Jacolby Satterwhite’s installation, A Metta Prayer
October 26th- Trans Pecos 8pm
Solo violin & electronic set. Shared bill with Kirin McElwain, Kwami Winfield, and Leo Chang
November 2023
November 2nd- Newark Arts Museum
Newark premiere of ”When The Spirits Dance We” in collaboration with Adama Delphine Fawundu and Steph Davis
November 26th- 360 Record Shop
Performing improv set with Hans Young Binter and Joshua Mathews at 360 Record Shop in Red Hook, Brooklyn, NY