Drummer and composer Harris Eisenstadt is set to do a residency at the Stone, September 1-6, which also coincides with his fortieth birthday. The week will serve as an expose of various groups that he leads or co-leads in New York and elsewhere and is certainly one of the most exciting events on the calendar
Baikida Carroll – Shadows and Reflections (Soul Note, 1982) [vinyl] Billy Bang – Outline no. 12 (OAO, 1982) [vinyl] Cecil Taylor Unit – Live in Vienna (Leo, 1988) [vinyl] Jerome Cooper – The Unpredictability of Predictability (About Time, 1979) [vinyl] Archie Shepp – Live at the Donaueschingen Music Festival (BASF, 1972) [vinyl] Tim Berne –
Nate Wooley/Ken Vandermark – East by Northwest (Pleasure of the Text, 2014) Tim Daisy Trio – A Fine Day in Berlin (Relay, 2014) Han-earl Park, Catherine Sikora, Nick Didkovsky, Josh Sinton – Anomic Aphasia (SLAM Productions, 2015) Mike Pride Solo – Listening Party (Akord Records, 2015) Ted Byrnes/Michael Foster – Astringent (self-released, c. 2013) Pascal
Rooted in the contemporary avant-garde jazz scene, with this project saxophonist and composer Yoni Kretzmer takes a daring step towards integrating chamber music and jazz. New Dilemma’s unique instrumentation alone brings to mind a multitude of associations, from early baroque to contemporary free jazz. The compositions aim to blur the gap between written and improvised
Yoni Kretzmer, Pascal Niggenkemper, Weasel Walter – Protest Music (Out Now, 2014) Lukas Ligeti & Thollem McDonas – Imaginary Images (Leo, 2014) Ananda Gari – T-Duality (Auand, 2014) Ballister (Dave Rempis, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Paal Nilssen-Love) – Worse for the Wear (Aerophonic, 2014) Lisa Mezzacappa’s Bait & Switch – Comeuppance (Not Two, 2013) Matt Lavelle &
Fresh off a cracking European tour, drummer and composer Harris Eisenstadt‘s Canada Day will unveil its latest music at Greenwich House Music School this coming Thursday, December 11, at 8 pm. The performance is also a lead-up to a January recording session for the band’s fourth record. In an age in which few bands record
September Featured Artist Ches Smith Residency at the Stone, Sep 30-Oct 5, 2014 Videos Avram Fefer, Larry Roland, and Federico Ughi Live in Gardens (Arts for Art) Ras Moshe, Emma Alabaster, and John Pietaro Live in Gardens (Arts for Art) James Brandon Lewis and Michael Bisio Live in Gardens (Arts for Art) PascAli Live in
Reviews Max Johnson’s The Prisoner (No Business, 2014) Interviews Interview with Nate Wooley, Part I: Origins Dave Rempis Percussion Quartet Celebrates 10th Anniversary: Interview Videos Tatsuya Nakatani Project with Pascal Niggenkemper and Sean Ali Live at Clemente Soto Velez (Arts for Art) FIVE (Yoni Kretzmer, Steve Swell, Thomas Heberer, Max Johnson, Chad Taylor) Live at
Videos Mette Rasmussen Solo Live at Angler Movement Arts (Philadelphia) Michael Foster, Mette Rasmussen, Han-earl Park, and Pascal Niggenkemper Live at Downtown Music Gallery Playlist Playlist for Week of 14 June 2014
Reviews Eivind Opsvik’s Overseas Live at Greenwich House Music School New Videos Ideal Bread Live at Douglass Street Music Collective Louise D. E. Jensen, Ron Stabinsky, Mike Pride, and Andrew Drury Live at JACK Stuart Popejoy and Chris Pitsiokos Live at JACK Chuck Bettis, Dafna Naphtali, Levy Lorenzo, and Hans Tammen Live at JACK John
