All posts tagged: Kris Davis

Monthly Report from New York – June 2015

Drummer Devin Gray, who has been actively working in the underground Brooklyn scene now for nearly a decade, is finally getting some deserved attention with two records released in the past year. The latest, his sophomore record as a leader, Relative Resonance (Skirl), features some astute compositions that make great use of the abilities of

Playlist for the Week of March 23, 2015

Ingrid Laubrock, Ralph Alessi, Kris Davis, Tom Rainey – LARK (Skirl, 2013) Steffen Schleiermacher – Soviet Avant Garde, vol. 1 (Hat Hut, 1996) Steffen Schleiermacher – Soviet Avant Garde, vol. 2 (Hat Hut, 1999) Jeff Cosgrove, Frank Kimbrough, Martin Wind – Conversations with Owls (Grizzley, 2015) Vox Arcana – Aerial Age (Allos Documents, 2010) Vox

Playlist for the Week of December 22, 2014

Kidd Jordan, Hamid Drake, William Parker – Palm of Soul (AUM Fidelity, 2006) Mat Maneri – Acceptance (Hat Hut, 1998) Kris Davis – Capricorn Climber (Clean Feed, 2013) Book of Three – Continuum (2012) (Relative Pitch, 2013)

New This Week on Jazz Right Now / August 4, 2014

Artist Feature Tyshawn Sorey Residency at the Stone Videos Marilyn Crispell and Tyshawn Sorey Live at the Stone Marilyn Crispell, Mark Helias, and Tyshawn Sorey Live at the Stone Paradoxical Frog Live at the Stone Peter Evans and Ron Stabinsky Live at Princeton University Tim Berne and Russ Lossing Live at I-Beam

Playlist for the Week of 5 July 2014

William Parker – Wood Flute Songs, DiverseWorks (both sets) (AUM Fidelity, 2013) Mike Pride’s Scene Fucker #5 – The Ensemble Is an Electronic Device (Public Eyesore, 2005) Jeff Cosgrove, Matthew Shipp, William Parker – Alternating Current (Grizzley Music, 2014) Kris Davis Trio – Waiting for You to Grow (Clean Feed, 2014)

Ingrid Laubrock Octet Release Party Tonight at the Stone, 10 pm

Ingrid Laubrock’s “The Zürich Concert” CD release party Tonight! The Stone 8 pm Ingrid Laubrock’s Anti-House Ingrid Laubrock (sax) Mary Halvorson (guitar) Kris Davis (piano) John Hebert (bass) Tom Rainey(drums), ALL NEW MUSIC 10 pm Ingrid Laubrock Octet Featuring: Ingrid Laubrock (sax,composition), Ted Reichman (accordion), Ralph Alessi (trumpet), Chris Hoffman (cello), Mary Halvorson (guitar), Kris Davis (piano), Drew Gress (bass), Tom Rainey (drums), CD RELEASE!

Playlist for Week of 10 May 2014

Chris Speed – Really OK (Skirl, 2014) Mary Halvorson Trio – Ghost Loop (For-tune, 2013) Erika Dagnino Quartet – Signs (SLAM, 2013) Satoko Fujii Orchestra New York – Shiki (Libra, 2014) Kris Davis – Massive Threads (Thirsty Ear, 2013) Bad Touch – Vol. 1: Like a Magic Kiss (self-released, 2008)

January Artist Feature: Kris Davis

In recent years, Kris Davis has emerged as one of the most talented pianists and composers of her generation working in New York City. Her projects have become increasingly ambitious and exploratory, even as she develops a richer musicality in her compositions. There is a freshness in her approach, and while there is a thread

Kris Davis Solo record release show this Saturday Nov 9, 2013

Pianist Kris Davis celebrates her record release of Massive Threads (Thirsty Ear Recordings) in a solo performance this Saturday, November 9, at Greenwich House Music School, 27 Bowery St., Manhattan, at 8 pm. It promises to be an exciting concert!