Album Review: Nate Wooley’s Seven Storey Mountain III and IV
A review of Nate Wooley’s release of Seven Storey Mountain III and IV (Pleasure of the Text, 2013) is now available here.
July 2015
Seven Storey Mountain III and IV (2014)
Nate Wooley’s Seven Storey Mountain Pleasure of the Text (CD) This record is one of the true masterpieces of the new millennium. It contains two CDs, both recorded live at Issue Project Room (Brooklyn), the first on March 11, 2011, and the second on June 6, 2013. Led by the visionary trumpet player, Nate Wooley,
Album Review: Gordion Twine (2015) by Chris Pitsiokos Trio
A review of the cutting edge Gordion Twine (2015), the debut release by the Chris Pitsiokos Trio, is now available here.
Gordion Twine (2015)
Chris Pitsiokos Trio New Atlantis (CD/DL) Recorded by WKCR-FM, Brooklyn, NY; engineered by Gabe Ibagon, Oct 2, 2014; mixed by Chris Pitsiokos; mastered by Weasel Walter. Personnel: Chris Pitsiokos (alto saxophone, composition) Max Johnson (bass) Kevin Shea (percussion) Track Listing: Prologue Lethe Clotho Lachesis Atropos Dissolution Epilogue Gordion Twine is a superb record featuring three
Playlist for the Week of July 13, 2015
Matana Roberts – Always (Relative Pitch, 2015) Mette Rasmussen-Chris Corsano Duo – All the Ghosts at Once (Relative Pitch, 2015) Thollem/Wimberly/Cline – Radical Empathy (Relative Pitch, 2015) Burnt Sugar – The Rites (Avantgroid, 2003) The Other Quartet – Sound Stains (Knitting Factory, 2001) Nicole Mitchell – Black Unstoppable (Delmark, 2007) William Parker & Hamid Drake
SB
The SB is an improvised music collective that was especially active in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Leader: collaborative Personnel: Eric Maurer Brent Peich Mark Bajuk Adam Burr Tony Fasce Silvia Feriozzi Russ Waterhouse In addition to the above central members, the band was also intermittently joined by Jessica Plotnik and Jamie Williams, and
Playlist for the Week of July 6, 2015
The Convergence Quartet – Slow and Steady (No Business, 2013) Transit – self-titled (Clean Feed, 2005) Transit – Quadrologues (Clean Feed, 2009) Ingrid Laubrock’s Anti-House – Roulette of the Cradle (2015) Mike Pride’s Scrambler – self-titled (Not Two, 2005)
July Artist Feature: Saxophonist Michael Attias
This month, New York is being treated to six exciting performances by master alto saxophonist Michael Attias. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see all that this artist has to offer. The centerpiece of the month is a four-night residency at Ibeam, book-ended by two performances at other venues. These are all must-see performances. See
Playlist for the Week of June 29, 2015
Joe Hertenstein’s HNH – self-titled (Clean Feed, 2015) Devin Gray – Dirigo Rataplan (Skirl, 2012) Leah Paul – Trenza (Skirl, 2013) Trot a Mouse – Pictorial Atlas of Mammals (Skirl, 2014) Leah Paul – Bike Lane (Skirl, 2015) Rempis Percussion Quartet – Cash and Carry (Aerophonic, 2015) Daniel Smith – Jazz Suite for Bassoon (Summit,