All posts tagged: Mat Maneri

Playlist for the Week of November 9, 2015

Wayne Shorter – Juju (Blue Note, 1964) [vinyl] McCoy Tyner – The Real McCoy (Blue Note, 1967) [vinyl] Henry Threadgill Sextet – When Was That? (About Time, 1982) [vinyl] Henry Threadgill Sextet – Subject to Change (About Time, 1985) [vinyl] Joe Maneri Quartet – Tenderly (Hat Hut, 1999) Mat Maneri Trio – So What? (Hat

Playlist for September 28, 2015

Katie Bull Group Project – All Hot Bodies Radiate (Ashokan Indie, 2015) Talibam! – Ordination of the Globetrotting Conscripts (Azul Discografia, 2007) Ross Hammond – Flight (Prescott, 2015) Various Artists – Audio Dispatch 01 (Free103point9, 2001) Edward Ricart Quartet + Paul Dunmall – Chamaeleon (New Atlantis, 2013) Sikora / O’Hara / Lacey – Arbour (Fort

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

Series Review: Rye on Wednesday Nights (Williamsburg)

One of the most promising series for creative music in Brooklyn to open in recent months occurs weekly at Rye (247 S. 1st St, Williamsburg) every Wednesday night, at 9 pm. The series has been going since February and was originally presented and inspired by A.E. Randolph and curated by bassist Will McEvoy and saxophonist

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)

August Artist Feature: Jim Hobbs Residency at Douglass Street Music Collective, Aug 20-23

The exciting and fiery alto saxophonist Jim Hobbs is playing four nights at Douglass Street Music Collective starting Wednesday, August 20. Having developed a take-no-prisoners reputation with his playing and composing among numerous groups in Boston, this groundbreaking artist remains under-appreciated on the New York scene. Having led the Fully Celebrated for a number of

New This Week on Jazz Right Now / July 7, 2014

Interviews Interview: Tony Malaby Discusses His New Album, Somos Agua Interview with Nate Wooley, Part II: Early Years in New York City Videos Frikativ Quartet Live at Clemente Soto Velez (Arts for Art) breath TRIPLE sea TRIO birds Live at Clemente Soto Velez (Arts for Art) VoiceHornsBass Live at Clemente Soto Velez (Arts for Art)

This Week on Jazz Right Now

Interview Ava Mendoza Comes to Brooklyn Review Decay (2014) by Natura Morta New Videos Nate Wooley’s Battle Pieces Live at Roulette Nate Wooley Solo Live at Le Poisson Rouge Josh Sinton’s Quadrant Live at Douglass Street Music Collective Ingrid Laubrock Quintet Live at Cornelia Street Cafe Rob Brown Trio Live at Clemente Soto Velez (Arts