Leader: Federico Ughi Years Active: 2011-present Personnel: Federico Ughi: drums, compositions Darius Jones: alto saxophone Eri Yamamoto: piano Ed Schuller: bass Albums: self-titled (Skycap Records, 2012) Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2012 Sep 29 Firehouse Space 2011 May 23 Clemente Soto Velez
Among the many exciting concerts this month, the Festival of New Trumpet Music stands out as a forum to hear some of the millennial generation’s most talented players (trumpeters as well as other musicians), as the annual festival celebrates its 10th anniversary. There has been an explosion of trumpet talent over the past ten years,
Leader: Darius Jones Years Active: 2009-present Personnel: Darius Jones: alto saxophone, compositions Cooper-Moore: piano Rakalam Bob Moses: drums Albums: Man’ish Boy (A Raw & Beautiful Thing) (AUM Fidelity, 2009) Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2013 Mar 31[1] Shapeshifter Lab 2011 Jul 13 Barbes 2009 Jun 13 Abrons
Harris Eisenstadt‘s Golden State (with Nicole Mitchell, Sara Schoenbeck & Mark Dresser) will be playing this coming Thursday, September 12, at Greenwich House Music School at 8:15 pm. Mark Dresser will open with a solo bass set at 7:30.
Here are some artists who have gained my attention recently: Matt Nelson – interesting new voice on tenor saxophone. Jonathan Goldberger – an innovative guitar player who is unpredictably creative in the live setting, Goldberger is one of the unsung heroes of the past decade, appearing in many sideman roles. More recently, he has co-led
Trumpeter Peter Evans has exploded onto the New York creative and improvised music scene since 2003, releasing a series of critically-acclaimed albums. He delivers potent solo performances and leads a number of innovative groups featuring his talents both as an improviser and composer. His success is based upon rare gifts: a vibrant imagination, the ability
Secret Keeper (Mary Halvorson – guitar, Stephan Crump – bass) Wow. For some reason, I overlooked this band among guitarist Mary Halvorson‘s many projects until very recently. Earlier this year, Secret Keeper released its first album–Super Eight–a collection of fourteen fully improvised pieces. As the story goes, after meeting with a desire to try out
New artist profiles have been added for tenor saxophonist Jason Rigby, percussionist Carlo Costa, and alto saxophonist Darius Jones. Welcome!
Leader: Darius Jones Years Active: 2011-present Personnel: Darius Jones: alto saxophone, compositions Matt Mitchell: piano Trevor Dunn: bass Ches Smith: drums Albums: Book of Mae’bul (Another Kind of Sunrise) (AUM Fidelity, 2012) Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2013 Dec 17 Korzo Jan 17 Jazz Gallery 2012 Dec 20 Greenwich
Leader: collaborative Years Active: 2007-present Personnel: Travis Laplante: tenor saxophone Darius Jones: alto saxophone Andrew Smiley: guitar Jason Nazary: drums Albums: Lung (AUM Fidelity, 2013) Throat (AUM Fidelity, 2010) Teeth (2007) Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2013 Jun 14 I-Beam Apr 20 92YTribeca 2012 Oct 21 Zebulon May
