The band While We Still Have Bodies (WWSHB) had an inspiring performance at underground Brooklyn venue 49 Shade on Thursday, August 10. On that humid evening, the place was packed with fans and musicians, a collection of people hungry for the cutting edge of the improvised music scene. The band is comprised of four forward-looking
Jeremy Carlstedt – When I Woke Up (1K Recordings, 2012) Zero Point (Deric Dickens, Marius Duboule, Daniel Carter, Michael Bates) – Thoughts become Matter (Mole-Tree Music, 2017) William Parker Quartets – Meditation/Resurrection (AUM Fidelity, 2017) [2 CDs] Christian Lillinger, Tobias Delius – Dicht (Relative Pitch, 2017)
Luke Stewart has emerged as one of the most exciting young bassists on the improvised music scene on the east coast. Based in Washington, DC, he plays regularly in New York, Baltimore, and Philadelphia, and has toured in Europe. He has gained considerable exposure playing with the James Brandon Lewis Trio and he also leads
Kyle Bruckmann’s Degradient – Dear Everyone (Not Two, 2017) Poetry from the Future (Liebowitz, de Brunner, Carter, Norton) – self-titled (Line Art, 2017) David S. Ware Trio – Live in New York, 2010 (AUM Fidelity, 2017) Thollem/Mazurek – Blind Curves and Box Canyons (Relative Pitch, 2017) Toxic: Mat Walerian, Matthew Shipp, William Parker – This
HMS – Tetrad (Astral Spirits) [cassette] Arnold Dreyblatt’s The Orchestra of Excited Strings – Nodal Excitation (Dexter’s Cigar) Zach Rowden & Gus Caldwell – self-titled (self-released) [cassette] Michael Foster – Comfort Boy (Wee Space Tapes, 2017) [cassette] Jeremiah Cymerman, Nate Wooley, Evan Parker – World of Objects (5049 Records) Bill Brovold & Jamie Saft – Serenity
Nicole Mitchell’s Sonic Projections – Emerald Hills (Rogue Art, 2010) Michael Foster & Ben Bennett – In It (Astral Spirits, 2017) [cassette] Jeremiah Cymerman – Pale Horse (5049 Records, 2014) W-2 – Fanatics (Astral Spirits, 2017) [cassette] Zach Rowden – Bone Folder (self-released, 2017) [cassette] Nicole Mitchell – Engraved in the Wind (Rogue Art, 2013)
Alberta native, Jessica Ackerley works with drummer, Nick Fraser and bassist, Mat Muntz on her debut album, Coalesce (available on Bandcamp). The record is a study of space through the relationships between sound and silence. The title suggests an intention of sound. Before listening, we are made aware of a “coming together.” As the album
Denver-born trumpeter Kenny Warren has been active in New York’s improvised music scene since 2006. He has released two LPs with his songwriting outfit Laila and Smitty and he also leads a quartet that just released its debut record, Thank You for Coming to LIFE on Whirlwind Records in April. Kenny has toured internationally and studied
On Sunday, May 28, the eve of the 22nd annual Vision Festival, and within a challenging political climate that has certainly affected all artists, the back room of Williamsburg’s quiet Legion Bar was packed in anticipation of two brass-heavy ad hoc quartets. Fire Music at Legion has been a going concern since last fall, taking
Richard Kamerman will be leading a 17-hour performance at Panoply Performance Lab on June 17. Beginning promptly at 7:06 am, the performance will conclude at midnight. Please come check out this groundbreaking piece–drop by and hear part or all of this monumental work. Below is an in-depth interview with the artist. Richard Kamerman has been
