Renku
Leader: Michael Attias Personnel: Michael Attias (alto saxophone) John Hebert (bass) Satoshi Takeishi (drums) Albums: Live in Greenwich Village (Clean Feed, 2016) In Coimbra (Clean Feed, 2009) Self-titled (Playscape, 2005)
Cisco Bradley
Ches Smith-Craig Taborn-Mat Maneri
Leader: Ches Smith Years Active: 2013-present Personnel: Ches Smith (drums, compositions) Craig Taborn (piano) Mat Maneri (viola) Albums: The Bell (ECM, 2016)
Concert Review: Yoni Kretzmer 2-Bass Quartet Live at the Zürcher Gallery, April 25
Yoni Kretzmer has embraced a more lyrical voice on tenor saxophone over the past year. Evidence of his significant development in recent years as a musician, composer, and bandleader were on full display on Tuesday night at the Zürcher Gallery in Manhattan. The quartet played four pieces, many of which appear on their 2015
Concert Review: Sandra Weiss Quintet at 65Fen, April 18, 2016
I have never heard “environmental improvisation” used as a term, but it seems fitting to describe the music of the Sandra Weiss Quintet that I experienced at the 65Fen Series at Delroy’s Cafe and Wine Bar last night. The band is led by the Swiss reeds player (bassoon and alto saxophone) and is comprised of
Playlist for the Week of April 11, 2016
Michael Bisio & Kirk Knuffke – Row for William O. (Relative Pitch, 2016) Dre Hocevar Trio – Code of Evidentiality (Clean Feed, 2016) Ingrid Laubrock-Tom Rainey Duo – Buoyancy (Relative Pitch, 2016) Rafal Mazur-Keir Neuringer Duo – Diachronic Paths (Relative Pitch, 2016) Anais Maviel – Houle (Gold Bolus, 2016) Paul Bley, Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry,
Review of SHE: A Multimedia Suite on Sexual Violence, Sandra Bland, and Healing
SHE premiered to a sold-out crowd at New York Live Arts on Monday, April 11. Conceived of by dancer and choreographer Jinah Parker, the performance included a sweeping array of art forms including video, poetry, storytelling, voice, instrumental music, a DJ, and of course dance. The suite was born out of a Parker’s desire to
Album Review: R Train on the D Line (2016) by Brian Groder Trio
Brian Groder Trio Latham Records (CD) New York-based trumpeter/flugelhornist and composer Brian Groder is still relatively little-known, though he’s been a fixture in East Coast jazz communities since the 1980s. He made something of a splash on the creative music scene several years ago in collaborative recordings with pianist Burton Greene and reedist Sam
Playlist for the Week of April 4, 2016
Dave King Trucking Company – Surrounded by the Night (Sunnyside, 2016) Peter Lenz – Lithium (Skirl, 2016) Flin van Hemmen – Drums of Days (Neither Nor, 2016) Marc Edwards-Weasel Walter Group – Mysteries beneath the Planet (ugEXPLODE, 2009)
Times Three Live at Roulette (Vision Festival) 2014-06-15
Band: Henry Grimes, Connie Crothers, Melvin Gibbs Videographer: Don Mount
Hamiet Bluiett and William Parker Live at Arts for Art (Not a Police State) 2016-01-04
Band: Hamiet Bluiett, William Parker Videographer: Don Mount