Black Artists Group – In Paris, Aries 1973 (BAG, 1973) [vinyl] Eye Contact – War Rug (KMB Jazz, 2006) Nicole Mitchell’s Black Earth Ensemble – Black Unstoppable (Delmark, 2007) Signal Gain – self-titled (OutNow, 2015) Daniel Levin & Juan Pablo Carletti – Illusion of Truth (OutNow, 2015) Matthew Welch – Hag at the Churn (Newsonic,
Bassist and composer Lisa Mezzacappa is set to premiere her most ambitious work to date, Glorious Ravage, an evening-length song cycle for large ensemble and film at the Angel City Jazz Festival in Los Angeles, September 26, and at the Brava Theater Center in San Francisco, October 1-2. The work takes its inspiration from Victorian-era
Nels Cline, Chris Corsano, Carlos Giffoni – Graduation (free103point9, 2004) [vinyl] Weasel Walter and Chris Pitsiokos – Drawn and Quartered (One Hand Records, 2015) [vinyl] Frank Lowe – Black Beings (ESP’ Disk, 1973) [vinyl] Gold Sparkle Band – 2 by Shipp (Nu Records, n.d.) [7″ vinyl] Ingrid Laubrock – Anti-House (Intakt, 2010) Gregg Belisle-Chi –
Macedonian singer-songwriter Krste Rodzevski played a splendid set of music last Monday before a sell-out crowd at Joe’s Pub. The occasion was the release of Rodzevski’s debut record, Batania (Much Prefer Records). The live set featured a series of sensual, yet edgy ballads featuring Rodzevski’s lyrics over acoustic guitar. The lyrics themselves were composed in
Brooklyn-based drummer and composer Kate Gentile has been working in a number of innovative groups since graduating from the Eastman School of Music and settling in the city in 2011. Next week, Thursday to Saturday (September 10-12), she will be playing a three-night residency at Ibeam in Brooklyn. The schedule of events follow: Thursday,
