bands

Jesse Stacken Trio

Leader: Jesse Stacken Years Active: 2006-present Personnel: Jesse Stacken: piano, compositions Eivind Opsvik: bass Jeff Davis: drums Albums: Bagatelles for Trio (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2012) Magnolia (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2010) That That (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2007) Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2012     Dec 6[1] I-Beam   Jun 29[2] Tenri Cultural

Oblique

Leader: Tyshawn Sorey Years Active: 2005-present Personnel: Tyshawn Sorey: drums, compositions Loren Stillman: alto sax Todd Neufeld: guitar John Escreet: piano Christopher Tordini: bass Albums: Oblique – I (Pi Recordings, 2011) Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2012     Jan 7 The Bitter End (Winter Jazz Fest)   2011     Oct 14[1] Jazz Gallery

Ches Smith and These Arches

Leader: Ches Smith Years Active: 2006-present Personnel: Ches Smith: drums, compositions Tim Berne: alto sax (joined in 2012) Tony Malaby: tenor sax Mary Halvorson: guitar Andrea Parkins: piano Albums: Hammered (Clean Feed Records, 2013) Finally Out of My Hands (Skirl Records, 2010) Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2014     Oct 1 The Stone  

Ideal Bread

Leader: Josh Sinton Years Active: 2007-present Personnel: Josh Sinton: baritone sax, arrangements Kirk Knuffke: cornet Adam Hopkins (replaced Richard Giddens, Jan 2013, who had replaced Reuben Radding) Tomas Fujiwara: drums Albums: Transmit: vol. 2 of the Music of Steve Lacy (Cuneiform Records, 2010) The Ideal Bread (KMB Jazz, 2008) Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2014

Drummer’s Corpse

Leader: Mike Pride Years Active: Personnel: Mike Pride: percussion, organ, vocals, nose flute, compositions Chris Welcome: guitar Fritz Welch: percussion, vocals Marissa Peel: percussion, vocals Oran Cranfield: percussion Russell Greenberg: percussion John McLellan: percussion Bobby Previte: percussion Ches Smith: percussion Tyshawn Sorey: percussion Albums: Drummer’s Corpse (AUM Fidelity, 2013) Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2009

From Bacteria to Boys

Leader: Mike Pride Years Active: 2006-present Personnel: Mike Pride: percussion Jon Irabagon: alto & tenor sax (replaced Darius Jones, May 2011) Alexis Marcelo: piano, synthesizer (joined Nov 2007) Peter Bitenc: bass (replaced Evan Lipson, Nov 2007) Albums: Birthing Days (AUM Fidelity, 2013) Betweenwhile (AUM Fidelity, 2010) Hang (Funhole Records, 2006) Live Performances: Date Venue Media

Hope Dawson Is Missing

Leader: Jessica Pavone Years Active: 2011-present Personnel: Jessica Pavone: compositions Pala Garcia: violin Erin Wight: viola John Popham: cello Andrew Roitstein: double bass Mary Halvorson: guitar Tomas Fujiwara: drums Emily Manzo: voice Albums: Hope Dawson Is Missing (Tzadik Records, 2012) Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2012     Sep 4 I-Beam (self-titled album release)  

Army of Strangers

Leader: Jessica Pavone Years Active: 2009-2011 Personnel: Jessica Pavone: viola, violin Pete Fitzpatrick: guitar Jonti Siman: bass guitar Harris Eisenstadt: drums Albums: Cast of Characters (Porter Records, 2011) Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2011     Aug 28 Jazz Festival Saalfelden (Saalfelden, Austria)   2010     Oct 17 Littlefield   Sep 23 Douglass Street

Matt Pavolka Band

Leader: Matt Pavolka Years Active: 2006-present Personnel: Matt Pavolka: bass Ben Monder: guitar Pete Rende: piano Ted Poor: drums Albums: Something People Can Use (Toneofpitch Records, 2008) Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2012     Dec 17 Shapeshifter Lab   Apr 26 Cornelia Street Café   2011     Aug 28 Sycamore   Aug 23

Overseas

Leader: Eivind Opsvik Years Active: 2003-present Personnel: Eivind Opsvik: bass, compositions Jacob Sacks: piano, organ Tony Malaby: saxes Kenny Wollesen: drums Brandon Seabrook: guitar Albums: Overseas IV (Loyal Label, 2012) Overseas III (Loyal Label, 2008) Overseas II (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2005) Overseas (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2003) Live Performances: Overseas Date Venue Media 2014