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
Videos Ava Mendoza’s Unnatural Ways Live at Moers Festival Dave Burrell, Henry Grimes, and Tyshawn Sorey Live at the Stone Button Trio Live at the Stone Fieldwork Live at the Stone Jen Shyu and Tyshawn Sorey Live at the Stone Fay Victor-Tyshawn Sorey Duo Live at the Stone Jessica Pavone Solo Live at Trans-Pecos Vinny
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
Composer, drummer, and trombonist Tyshawn Sorey begins a six-night residency at the Stone on Tuesday. This groundbreaking artist will be showcasing eleven different groups during his time there, including ensembles that include many of his closest collaborators and bandmates since he became involved in the New York scene. The residency affords us the rare opportunity
Videos Ascension for Roy Campbell at Clemente Soto Velez (Arts for Art) Brian Chase, Ron Anderson, Richard Hoffman Live at Spectrum Chris Pitsiokos Trio Live at Spectrum Sifter Live at Cornelia Street Cafe The Nu Band with Taylor Ho Bynum (Roy Campbell Tribute) Live at the Stone Lea Bertucci Solo Live at JACK The Core
