December 2014

Playlist for the Week of December 22, 2014

Kidd Jordan, Hamid Drake, William Parker – Palm of Soul (AUM Fidelity, 2006) Mat Maneri – Acceptance (Hat Hut, 1998) Kris Davis – Capricorn Climber (Clean Feed, 2013) Book of Three – Continuum (2012) (Relative Pitch, 2013)

Playlist for the Week of December 15, 2014

Yoni Kretzmer, Pascal Niggenkemper, Weasel Walter – Protest Music (Out Now, 2014) Lukas Ligeti & Thollem McDonas – Imaginary Images (Leo, 2014) Ananda Gari – T-Duality (Auand, 2014) Ballister (Dave Rempis, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Paal Nilssen-Love) – Worse for the Wear (Aerophonic, 2014) Lisa Mezzacappa’s Bait & Switch – Comeuppance (Not Two, 2013) Matt Lavelle &

Ken Vandermark-Nate Wooley Duo Record Released Today!

OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE Audiographic Records and Pleasure of the Text are pleased to announce the dual release of the debut record of the Ken Vandermark/Nate Wooley duo, entitled East By Northwest. The record was released on December 20, 2014 and is the culmination of a year of performances throughout the US. East By Northwest was

Silver Trio

Leader: Max Johnson Years Active: 2011-present Personnel: Max Johnson: bass, arrangements, compositions Kris Davis: piano Mike Pride: drums Albums: Live Performances (complete): Date Venue Media 2014     Feb 26[1] Greenwich House Music School   2013     Oct 20 Barbes   2011     Jan 21 The Stone   [1] With Susan Alcorn on

Mary Halvorson Solo

Leader: Mary Halvorson Years Active: 2014-present Albums: Live Performances (complete): Date Venue Media 2014     Dec 13[1] City Foundry (Snugs Concert Series)   Nov 7 Firehouse 12 (New Haven, CT)   Aug 6 Centro Cultural Sao Paulo (Sao Paulo, Brazil)   Aug 3 Cornelia Street Café   Jul 17 Ottobar (Baltimore)   Jul 15

Out Louds

Leader: collaborative Years Active: 2014-present Personnel: Ben Goldberg: clarinets Mary Halvorson: guitar Tomas Fujiwara: drums Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2014     Dec 18 Barbes   Aug 27 Barbes   Jul 13 Barbes    

Peter Evans Solo

Leader: Peter Evans Years Active: 2004-present Albums: Sum and Difference (Carrier) Nature/Culture (Psi Records, 2009) More is More (Psi Records, 2006) Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2014     Dec 20 Issue Project Room   Sep 11 Silent Barn   Jan 10 Issue Project Room   2013     Sep 10 The Stone   Jun

Rocket Science

Leader: Peter Evans Years Active: 2012-present Personnel: Peter Evans: trumpet Evan Parker: saxophone Craig Taborn: piano Sam Pluta: electronics Albums: Rocket Science (More Is More, 2013) Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2014 The Stone   Sep 12     2013     Sep 17 The Stone   Sep 15 The Stone   2012    

Thanks to All of the Readers in 2014

I would like to thank all of the readers who have visited the site in 2014. The internet traffic to Jazz Right Now nearly tripled this year. I have worked tirelessly to make this the first stop for anyone interested in the creative music scene in Brooklyn and greater New York City. This year, I

Relative Resonance

Band: Devin Gray Years Active: 2013-present Personnel: Devin Gray: drums, compositions Chris Speed: tenor saxophone Kris Davis: piano Chris Tordini: bass Albums: Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2014     Sep 16[1] Korzo   May 21 Cornelia Street Café   Apr 1[2] Korzo   Feb 17[3] Clemente Soto Velez (Arts for Art)   2013