February 2015

February Featured Artists: VAX Residency at New Revolution Arts, Feb 27-28

I sat down with the three members of VAX (pronounced fasjh) at Ninth Street Espresso in Gowanus on Sunday evening to talk about their upcoming residency at New Revolution Arts (7 Stanhope Street, Bushwick-Brooklyn). The band is comprised of Trix (tenor saxophone), Biz (keyboards), and Vone (drums). In their own words, “VAX is not a band. VAX

New This Week on Jazz Right Now / Feb 16, 2015

New Videos PFL Traject with special guest James Ilgenfritz Live at Firehouse Space Chris Pitsiokos and Weasel Walter Live at Palisades BARRSHEADAHL Live at Palisades Chris Pitsiokos Trio with special guest Frank Gratkowski Live at Spectrum Documentary Premiere Joe Maneri Playlist Playlist for Week of Feb 9, 2015

Playlist for the Week of February 9, 2015

Tim Daisy – October Music vol. 1: 7 Compositions for Duet (Relay Recordings, 2014) The Fully Celebrated – Drunk on the Blood of the Holy Ones (AUM Fidelity, 2009) Rudresh Mahanthappa – Bird Calls (ACT Company, 2015) Nate Wooley-Dave Rempis Quartet – From Wolves to Whales (Aerophonic, 2014) Vision One: Vision Festival 1997 Compiled (AUM

Documentary on Life of Joe Maneri to Premiere at Spectrum, Tuesday, Feb 17

Press Release On February 17 at 7 PM, Spectrum will present a US premiere screening of The Passion of Joe, a documentary by a Taiwanese musician Yi-Chen Chang and American filmmaker Richard Widmer. The film deals with Joe Maneri (1927-2009), a visionary and individualistic figure of American jazz and avant garde. The viewers will get