bands

Anagram Ensemble

Leader: James Ilgenfritz Years Active: 2003-present Personnel: (a number of musicians in varying lineups, including): James Ilgenfritz Andrew D’Angelo Brian Chase Chris Welcome Conrad Harris David Bloom James Moore Jeff Davis Jeff Gavet Joe Tomino John McLellan Jonathan Moritz Josh Sinton Kevin Norton Matana Roberts Matt Moran Megan Schubert Mike Pride Nate Wooley Pauline Kim

Hypercolor

Leader: collaborative Years Active: 2004-present Personnel: Eyal Maoz: guitar James Ilgenfritz: electric bass Lukas Ligeti: drums, glockenspiel Albums: Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2014     Jul 20 The Stone   2012     Jul 20 Ange Noir Café   2009     Mar 22 The Stone   2008     Jan 12 Knitting Factory

Mind Games

Leader: collaborative Years Active: 2010-present Personnel: Angelika Niescier: alto saxophone Denman Maroney: piano James Ilgenfritz: bass Andrew Drury: drums Albums: self-titled (OutNow Recordings, 2012) Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2013     Oct 23 Roulette   2012     Sep 14 Spectrum   2010     Aug 10 Douglass Street Music Collective    

James Ilgenfritz Solo

Leader: James Ilgenfritz Years Active: 2004-present Albums: Compositions (Braxton) 2011 (Infrequent Seams, 2012) Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2013     Dec 12 Roulette   2012     Feb 3 The Backroom   2011     Oct 29 Issue Project Room   Sep 12 University of the Streets   Mar 19 Issue Project Room  

Trio Caveat

Leader: collaborative Years Active: 2004-present Personnel: Jonathan Moritz: tenor & soprano saxophones Chris Welcome: guitar (replaced John McLellan, Sep 2010) James Ilgenfritz: bass Albums: Introspective Athletics (Engine Records, 2011) Compliments of the Season (KMB Jazz, 2008) An All Too Brief Silence Which Speaks Untold Volumes (Earthtones, 2005) Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2012    

Floriculture

Leader: Carl Maguire Years Active: 2005-present Personnel: Carl Maguire: piano, rhodes, compositions Oscar Noriega: clarinet, bass clarinet, alto saxophone (replaced Chris Mannigan, Sep 2007) Stephanie Griffin: viola (joined Oct 2006) John Hebert: bass (replaced Aryeh Korbinsky, Sep 2007, who replaced Trevor Dunn, Sep 2006) Dan Weiss: drums Albums: Far from almost always (2012) Sided Silver

Big Eyed Rabbit

Leader: collaborative Years Active: 2012-present Personnel: Ross Martin: electric guitar Max Johnson: bass, arrangements, compositions Jeff Davis: drums Albums: self-titled (Not Two, 2014) Live Performances (complete): Date Venue Media 2014     Jul 9 Barbes   May 27 Barbes   Jan 31 Littlefield   2013     May 28 Korzo   May 13 Sycamore  

Prisoner

Leader: Max Johnson Years Active: 2012-present Personnel: Max Johnson: bass, compositions Ingrid Laubrock: tenor saxophone Mat Maneri: viola Tomas Fujiwara: drums Albums: The Prisoner (No Business, 2014) Live Performances (complete): Date Venue Media 2014     Jul 23 Barbes   2012   Mar 26 Clemente Soto Velez   Jun 19 Nublu   Sep 16 Barbes

Max Johnson Trio

Leader: Max Johnson Years Active: 2011-present Personnel: Max Johnson: bass, compositions Kirk Knuffke: cornet Ziv Ravitz: drums Albums: The Invisible Trio (Fresh Sound, 2014) Elevated Vegetation (FMR Records, 2012) Live Performances (complete): Date Venue Media 2014     Dec 20[1] Ibeam   Dec 19[2] Ibeam   Dec 18[3] Ibeam   Oct 14[4] Barbes   Sep

Max Johnson Quartet

Leader: Max Johnson Years Active: 2011-2012 Personnel: Max Johnson: bass, compositions Steve Swell: trombone Mark Whitecage: alto saxophone, clarinet Tyshawn Sorey: drums Albums: self-titled (Not Two Records, 2012) Live Performances (complete): Date Venue Media 2011     May 30 Clemente Soto Velez   2012     Nov 29 The Stone