Kali Z.Fasteau – Intuit (Flying Note, 2016) Daniel Levin & Mat Maneri – The Transcendent Function (Clean Feed, 2015) Taylor Ho Bynum-Tomas Fujiwara Duo – True Events (482 Music, 2007) Defunkt – Channel Zero (ESP-Disk’, 2016) Jungle: Mat Walerian, Matthew Shipp, Hamid Drake – Live at Okuden (ESP-Disk’, 2016) Paradoxical Frog – self-titled (Clean Feed,
Ingrid Laubrock-Tom Rainey Duo Relative Pitch (CD) Personnel Ingrid Laubrock (saxophones) Tom Rainey (drums) Track List Buoyancy Twenty Lanes The Museum of Human Achievement Thunderbird Review The aptly titled Buoyancy is the new release by two of New York’s top improvising artists, Ingrid Laubrock and Tom Rainey. This music was recorded at the end of a 17-date
Ches Smith-Craig Taborn-Mat Maneri ECM (2016) Personnel Ches Smith (percussion, compositions) Craig Taborn (piano) Mat Maneri (viola) Track Listing The Bell (9:29) Barely Intervallic (7:43) Isn’t It Over? (13:11) I’ll See You on the Dark Side of the Earth (10:47) I Think (9:31) Wacken Open Air (5:16) It’s Always Winter (Somewhere) (5:32) For Days (6:38)
W-2 (Chris Welcome, Sam Weinberg) – self-titled (self-released, 2016) [cassette] Chris Welcome – Other Realms (self-released, 2016) [cassette] Hot Date – Burns on Continuum (self-released, 2014) [cassette] Cecil Taylor/Tony Oxley – Leaf Palm Hand (FMP, 1988) Charles Gayle – Repent (Knitting Factory, 1992)
Renku Clean Feed (2016) Personnel Michaël Attias (alto saxophone) John Hébert (bass) Satoshi Takeishi (drums) Review The latest release by Renku, featuring Michaël Attias, John Hébert, and Satoshi Takeishi is a live recording of their 2014 Sound It Out concert series performance. This trio has been playing together for well over a decade and this
Various – Vision, vol. 3 [CD + DVD] Sarah Bernstein Quartet – Still/Free (Leo, 2015) Keefe Jackson, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Julian Kirshner – If Honor and Wisdom and Happiness Are Not for Me, Let Them Be for Others (Gilded Records, 2015) [cassette] Chris Welcome – Mussels/Muscles (self-released) [cassette] Ron Stabinsky – Free for One (Hot Cup,
Andrew Cyrille, Jeanne Lee, Jimmy Lyons – Nuba (Black Saint, 1979) [vinyl] Jimmy Lyons, Andrew Cyrille – Something in Return (Black Saint, 1988) [vinyl] Grachan Moncur III – Some Other Stuff (Blue Note, 1964) [vinyl] Philly Joe Jones – Showcase (Riverside, 1960) [vinyl] Various – Live at the Knitting Factory, vol. 1 (A&M, 1989) [vinyl]
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)
Leader: Ches Smith Years Active: 2013-present Personnel: Ches Smith (drums, compositions) Craig Taborn (piano) Mat Maneri (viola) Albums: The Bell (ECM, 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,
