Eric Dolphy – In Europe, vol. 1 (Prestige, 1963) [vinyl] Federico Ughi – Songs for Four Cities (Skycap, 2012) Nate Wooley – [8] Syllables (Peira, 2013) LARK – self-titled (Skirl, 2013) Andrew Hill – Point of Departure (Blue Note, 1964) [vinyl] Eric Dolphy – Out to Lunch (Blue Note, 1964) [vinyl] Ches Smith and These
Band: Keefe Jackson, Christoph Erb, and Tomeka Reid, Plus Nate Wooley Videographer: Kevin Reilly
Band: Joe Morris, Stephen Haynes, Ingrid Laubrock Videographer: Kevin Reilly
Band: Ingrid Laubrock, Philip Greenlief Videographer: Kevin Reilly
Band: Chris Pitsiokos, Tim Dahl, Mike Pride Videographer: Don Mount 1st Set 2nd Set
Leader: collaborative Years Active: 2013-present Personnel: Ingrid Laubrock: tenor & soprano saxophones Ralph Alessi: trumpet Kris Davis: piano Tom Rainey: drums Albums: self-titled (Skirl, 2014) Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2014 Jun 24 The Stone 2013 Oct 26 Cornelia Street Café Jun 16 Cabrini Green Urban Meadow (Red Hook Jazz
Playlist for the past week: William Hooker – The Firmament Fury (Silkheart, 1989) Transit (J. Arnal, S. Misterka, R. Radding, N. Wooley) – self-titled (Clean Feed, 2005) William Hooker – Tibet (Ummo, 1996) William Hooker – Hard Time (Squealer, 2001) Bojan Vuletic (Recomposing Art: performed by N. Wooley & Mivos Quartet) – Atemwende (Ignoring Gravity,
I listened to so much incredible music over the past year, so it was very difficult to select a small number of records to highlight as my picks for best of 2013. To make the task even more arduous, I limited it to just 15. I found that each of these records made me listen
Despite being urged by several musicians in the community to put together a best of 2013 list, I initially resisted doing so for two reasons. I set out for Jazz Right Now to be supportive of the community as a whole, to highlight the work of an entire generation (or two) of musicians who are
Fearless is the first word that comes to mind when I think about Ingrid Laubrock‘s music. Also, intrepid. Bold. Daring. Decisive. The bandleader remarked after the performance, “there’s nothing like performing new music with people who are up for taking risks … and these guys are not timid.” The band, which consists of Tim Berne
