6/28/08 Skillcrane @ Danger
Skillcrane plays a late night ambient set at one of those dark brooklyn lofts you love. Head over to The Danger for all the secret details.
6/26-6/28 Figment
I'm participating in the design and performance of a sound installation called "Is it me?" in a fortress on Governor's Island for the Figment festival. Details here. I'll probably play a laptop set at Friar Tuck's system sunday afternoon as well...
6/14/2008 Kisss And Tell
I change into my Hercules cape and tights to rock the rooftop, laptop style, at the Smoochdome fundraiser. I play approx 11:30p-1a.
6/13/2008 Gabrielle
I'm playing guitar with the wonderful singer and songwriter Gabrielle at the National Underground. 159 E. Houston St, NYC. 9 PM, $8. I just checked their Myspace page and apparently char-broiled hamburgers are now available. Sweet.
3/27/08 Winter Music Conference
Two live ambient sets. Presented by Vibration Institute as part of ambient/downtempo music festival MIAMBIENT. One set with vocalist Lydia Ooghe, one with John Von Seggern. At The Standard, Miami.
2/2/08 EVOLVER!
DJ set (11:20PM) at a new party presented by the folks at Reality Sandwich. Featuring loads of artists, performers and presentations. DJs Globesonic and Haj fill out the bill. Jivamukti Yoga 841 Broadway (@ 13th St.)
1/30/08 Warper!
9:30pm set at Warper, a massive evening of computer musicians of all stripes. At Supreme Trading in Williamsburg.
11/03/07 Decompression
The big one! 3000+ people @ the Queens Museum of Art (?!) - I play the main DJ stage @ 11:30PM.
10/13/07 A Cavallo!
Late night DJ set at a fantastic space in Red Hook. A benefit for a wonderful art project. Check it out here.
10/12/07 Stone Tablet Interface
Wherein beautiful, strange and unearthly sounds will emanate from Jon's guitar and laptop on the stage of the wonderful Jalopy Theater. Immediately followed by Rob Reddy's Tenfold.
3/14-3/15 Book of the Storm
I play guitar with Rob Reddy's Small Town at the Tribeca Performing Arts Center . An hour-long piece for 19 musicians! 8pm showtime.
1/9/07 WARPER!
I play at 8PM, Upstairs. A full evening of Ableton Live artists! see warperparty.com for all the details.
New Year's Eve: DreamScape
11pm-1am laptop set at a huge multi-loft party in dumbo. check winkelpresents.com for all the info.
8/17/06 Sylvia Tosun
Featuring Alex Alexander , Pete Drungle, and JM on guitar and vox. @ The Cutting Room 7:30, $10.
8/12/06 Red Moon Rising
I break out the computerized funk machine during prime dancefloor hours at a choice loft party in dumbo, booklyn. Casa Nova Studios: 135 Plymouth st #208
8/5/06 I (heart) Danger
Ambient set in an inflatable room on a rooftop in bushwick, latenight. Incredible multilevel space, djs, art, more...all the details at TheDanger .
7/7/06 Moonboot!
Breaks & House, laptop style. Live at TWO BOOTS 27 Ave. A. Also featuring DJ Shakey & Orion, visuals by Josh Goldberg. $5 before midnight, $10 after. Wear silver or space gear for a free shot! I'll be going on around midnight.
6/24/06 Mad Scientist's Ball
A special ambient set at a special ambient party by Image Node. An intimate night of beauty
and wonder in a private loft in the West Village, filled with blinkies,
live mixed video, and lovely people. [SOLD OUT]
5/19/06 - UBIK
I bring the Breaks & House at a NOT TO BE MISSED event. (Dick Shea's @ 14th St & 6th Ave.)
Blackkat is presenting an incredible indoor/outdoor happening with DJs, Live Music, and a wide variety of art, installations and general weirdness...and of course, yours truly kicking it powerbook-style (sometime between 12 - 2am). NOTE: I'm billed as HERCULES and have retired the "Professor Space Jazz" alias...
4/28/06 Sweetybomb Returns!
Live! Onstage! Sweetybomb is back to rock you with it's unique blend of demi-metal and pixieland jazz. Arlene Grocery Friday, April 28th at 10PM. Featuring Susanna Margulies, Pete Drungle, and of course Evan and Jon.
3/24/06 Sofa
I'll be rocking the laptop at Sugar Lounge as Professor Space Jazz on friday night. W/ Resident DJs Been Jammin and Friar Tuck.
2/18/06 Sambodrome!
Come check out a sambafied Professor Space Jazz set at SAMBODROME A celebration of Rio's Carnivale...conveniently located in DUMBO (135 Plymouth st 7th floor. F train to York st or AC to High st)
3 lofts transformed into the main drag
of Carnivale's Samba Parade.
12/16/05 SYLVIA TOSUN
JM on guitar and vox
7PM at BARNES & NOBLE (Columbus ave. at Lincoln Center)
*FREE*
sylvia tosun website
I'm playing guitar and singing backup for singer/songwriter Sylvia Tosun. Also featuring Alex Alexander and Pete Drungle. She'll be signing copies of her new CD "Jump In". Sylvia is a great songwriter with an amazing voice...
11/12/05 TRIO
Jon Margulies Trio rides again! join as as we explore some original compositions, reinterpret some contemporary pop music and maybe even mangle a few standards. Live at the Waterfront Ale House.
11PM-2AM. No Cover.
8/29/05 BURNING MAN!!
Oh yes, it's that time of year again. This year, I'll be focusing my musical energies on a few sets from the artcar Hearsilla, Queen of the Desert - as well as performing with The Holy Mobot at Image Node on the night of the burn.
7/30/05 Rob Reddy Group
JM on Guitar. Live at the Waterfront Ale House. No cover, great vibe, great food. Incredible beer selection. And oy, such great music! 11PM.
7/2/05 Tonic
Two sets at the Mad Scientists Party! JM on laptop and guitar with The Holy Mobot and on laptop as Professor Space Jazz. Tonic Website
6/25/05 Rob Reddy Group
JM on Guitar. Live at the Waterfront Ale House. 11PM. With Dom Richards and Bruce Ditmas.
6/11/05 Waves Of Life
Featuring JM on sampling and sound design. At Makor. See the Makor website for more details.
6/4/05 Waterfront Ale House
JM on guitar with the Bob Scarpula group. Featuring Rob Reddy and Dom Richards. 155 Atlantic Ave. Brooklyn. More Info
5/20/05 Exploration Project
Scott Rifkin's experimental guitar trio. Visit Exploration Project for more info.
5/7/05 Art of Compassion
Live at Alex Gray's Chapel of Sacred Mirrors, a benefit for the Tibetian Gaden Shartse monks.
Featuring JM on sampling and sound design with Ray Ippolito's Waves of Life. For more info go to
Feb 26th, Waves Of Life
I'm playing laptop with Ray Ippolito's new project: Waves of Life is a multimedia, multidimensional and multicultural experiment directed by Ray Ippolito.
The concept is to explore, respond and react using three of our senses—sight, sound and touch—through an improvisation-based interaction in three movements: music, dance and photography.
Featuring:
Ray Ippolito, guitar, samples, electronics
Lou Petto, acoustic/electronic drums and percussion
Scott Chasolen, keys
Jon Margulies, electronics, laptop
Tom Desmond, bass
John Kruth, wind/stringed instruments
Cynthia Cortes, dance
Julieta Valero, dance
Milvia Pacheco, dance
Kike Arnal, photography and projections
Plus very special guest DJ Neva
March 5th, Outlaw Party
Laptop set at Greene Dragon's OUTLAW PARTY!
At 1AM on March 5th, I transform into Professor Space Jazz and live-remix an all-original set of funky house music...then segue into a duo set with fellow SWL Todd Polenberg.
