Album Review: Caustic Ballads (2016) by Leila Bordreuil and Michael Foster
A review of this record is now available here.
Cisco Bradley
The Caustic Ballads (2016)
Relative Pitch Records (CD) Released February 19, 2016. Recorded by Atticus Pomerantz. Mixed and Mastered by Jim Clouse. Photography by Bayley Sweitzer. Executive production by Kevin Reilly & Mike Panico. Personnel: Leila Bordreuil (cello) Michael Foster (saxophones) Track List: Born of Its Own Asphyxiation Pleasure and Cruelty Intimate Shrinkage of My Body and the Castration
Leila Bordreuil-Michael Foster Duo
Leader: collaborative Personnel: Leila Bordreuil (cello) Michael Foster (saxophones) Albums: The Caustic Ballads (Relative Pitch, 2016)
Playlist for the Week of March 14, 2016
Jemeel Moondoc & William Parker – New World Pygmies (Eremite, 1999) William Parker & the Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra – Spontaneous (SPLASC(H) Records, 2003) Leila Bordreuil & Michael Foster – The Caustic Ballads (Relative Pitch, 2016) Ches Smith-Craig Taborn-Mat Maneri – The Bell (ECM, 2016) Thomas Borgmann Trio – One for Cisco (No Business,
Playlist for Week of March 7, 2016
John Coltrane – Ascension (Impulse, 1965) [Vinyl] Nate Wooley – Seven Storey Mountain III and IV (Pleasure of the Text, 2013) William Hooker – Light: The Early Years 1975-1989 (No Business, 2016) [Disc 1] Commitment – Live in Germany, 1983 (No Business, 2010) [Double LP] David S. Ware Quartet – Live in Vilnius (No Business,
Interview: Trumpeter Ahmed Abdullah Discusses Involvement with Sun Ra Arkestra, Arts Direction at Sistas’ Place
Cisco Bradley: How did you first start working as Music Director of Sistas’ Place? Ahmed Abdullah: I became the Music Director of Sistas’ Place in 1998. I had just finished my work with the Sun Ra Arkestra, actually, my wife, Monique Ngozi Nri and I were trying to revive the Sun Ra Arkestra.
March Artist Feature: James Brandon Lewis
James Brandon Lewis is a very versatile tenor saxophone player. Having studied at Howard University and later at CalArts, he has spent the past five years establishing a reputation for himself in New York. A fiery, yet soulful player, Lewis is involved in a number of cutting edge projects including his 2015 release, Days of
New This Week on Jazz Right Now / Feb 29, 2016
Interview Interview with Drummer Tom Rainey New Videos James Brandon Lewis, Luke Stewart, and Warren “Trae” Crudup Live at Arts for Art (Not a Police State) Mazz Swift and Tomeka Reid Live at Arts for Art (Not a Police State) Yoni Kretzmer 2-Bass Quartet Live at Arts for Art (Not a Police State) In Praise
Chris Pitsiokos Quartet Live at JACK 2016-02-21
Band: Chris Pitsiokos, Andrew Smiley, Henry Fraser, Jason Nazary Videographer: Kevin Reilly
Tamio Shiraishi and Louise D.E. Jensen Live at Downtown Music Gallery 2016-02-14
Band: Tamio Shiraishi, Louise D.E. Jensen Videographer: Kevin Reilly