Katie Bull Group Project – All Hot Bodies Radiate (Ashokan Indie, 2015) Talibam! – Ordination of the Globetrotting Conscripts (Azul Discografia, 2007) Ross Hammond – Flight (Prescott, 2015) Various Artists – Audio Dispatch 01 (Free103point9, 2001) Edward Ricart Quartet + Paul Dunmall – Chamaeleon (New Atlantis, 2013) Sikora / O’Hara / Lacey – Arbour (Fort
Drummer Devin Gray, who has been actively working in the underground Brooklyn scene now for nearly a decade, is finally getting some deserved attention with two records released in the past year. The latest, his sophomore record as a leader, Relative Resonance (Skirl), features some astute compositions that make great use of the abilities of
Devin Gray – Relative Resonance (Skirl, 2015) Baikida Carroll – Shadows and Reflections (Soul Note, 1982) Tim Berne’s Bloodcount – Poisoned Minds – The Paris Concert II (Polydor, 1995) Rashied Ali Quartet – New Directions in Modern Music (KLIMT, 1971) Rema Hasumi – Utazata (self-released, 2015) The Uppercut: Matthew Shipp-Mat Walerian Duo – Live at
Interviews Tomas Fujiwara: part 3 and part 4 Review Secret Keeper and Tomas Fujiwara & the Hook Up at Cornelia Street Cafe, April 17-18, 2015 Videos Nate Wooley Live at the Knockdown Center Keir Neuringer, Brandon Lopez, and Gerald Cleaver Live at Ibeam Tom Rainey Trio Live at Clemente Soto Velez (Arts for Art) Nate
Videos Michael Foster-Ben Bennett Duo Live at Soup & Sound Pulverize the Sound Live at Manhattan Inn Chris Pitsiokos Trio Live at Ran Tea House Jonathan Moritz’ Secret Tempo Live at I-Beam (New York Tenor Saxophone Festival) Yoni Kretzmer 2Bass Quartet Live at I-Beam (New York Tenor Saxophone Festival) Ras Moshe Trio Live at I-Beam
Matt Nelson – Lower Bottoms (Tubapede, 2014) Travis Laplante’s Battle Trance – Palace of Wind (NNA Tapes, 2014) Rodrigo Amado Motion Trio & Peter Evans – Live in Lisbon (No Business, 2014) Tyshawn Sorey – Alloy (Pi, 2014) VAX – Count to VAX (self-released, 2014) [vinyl] Jesse Stacken – Helleborus (Fresh Sound, 2014) Taylor Ho
This was an amazing year with a number of innovative and revolutionary releases that made it very difficult to choose. I spent many days narrowing the best records of 2014 down to fifteen: Josh Sinton’s Ideal Bread – Beating the Teens (Cuneiform) Travis Laplante’s Battle Trance – Palace of Wind (NNA Tapes) Rodrigo Amado Motion
Reviews Variable Bets (2014) by Tomas Fujiwara Trio Sediment (2014) by Carlo Costa Quartet Interviews Fay Victor Videos Evan Parker, Peter Evans, and Charles Evans Live at the Stone John Welsh Solo Live at the Manhattan Inn Fay Victor and Brandon Seabrook Live at New Revolution Arts While We Still Have Bodies Live at New
Artist Feature Tyshawn Sorey Residency at the Stone Videos Marilyn Crispell and Tyshawn Sorey Live at the Stone Marilyn Crispell, Mark Helias, and Tyshawn Sorey Live at the Stone Paradoxical Frog Live at the Stone Peter Evans and Ron Stabinsky Live at Princeton University Tim Berne and Russ Lossing Live at I-Beam
Features April Artist Feature: Patrick Breiner Reviews Nightshades by Matt Bauder and Day in Pictures Videos Andrew Drury’s Content Provider Live at Soup & Sound Andrew Drury’s Content Provider Live at Clemente Soto Velez (Arts for Art) Colonic Youth Live at Firehouse Space Andrew Drury’s Content Provider Live at Firehouse Space Allan Baker, Tim Dahl,
