2013

Carlo Costa Quartet

Leader: Carlo Costa Years Active: Personnel: Carlo Costa: drums Jonathan Moritz: tenor & soprano saxophones Steve Swell: trombone Sean Ali: bass Albums: Sediment (Neither Nor, 2014) Live Performances (complete): Date Venue Media 2014     Nov 29 Ibeam   Apr 29 JACK   2013     Dec 11 The Grotto   Oct 30 SEEDS  

Moist Areas (2012)

Hag Eh? Records Released 2012; recorded and mixed by Brad Henkel in Brooklyn, 2011; mastered by Jeff Kaiser; cover art by Ian Pyper Personnel: Brad Henkel (trumpet) Sean Ali (bass) David Grollman (snare drum) Track List: D Wakes Up Next Red Wings to Hell Sleep Moist Again Piss Prophet Spit Moist Areas External Reviews: Avant

Concert Review: Kirk Knuffke-Mike Pride Duo at Cornelia Street Cafe 1 Dec 2013

Kirk Knuffke (cornet) and Mike Pride (drums) played a set of duets in a rare outing at Cornelia Street Cafe Sunday night. I found this project intriguing from the first time I heard their album–Exterminating Angel (Nottwo, 2012)–originally because I would not have thought to pair the two eclectic musicians together. They each bring a

December Concert Listings Available

December’s full list of concerts are now available here. Highlights include: Dec 1: Kirk Knuffke/Mike Pride at Cornelia Street Cafe 8:30 pm $10 Dec 3: Psychic Shapes Ensemble (Jonathan Moritz, Kirk Knuffke, Jesse Stacken, Mike Pride, Chris Welcome) at Spectrum 10 pm Dec 5: Jesse Stacken with Ben Gerstein, Mike Pride; 40Twenty: Jacob Sacks, Jacob

Concert Review: Ideal Bread at Cornelia Street Cafe 20 Nov 2013

Ideal Bread is an innovative band with all sorts of new ideas. The group plays the music of Steve Lacy, but has none of the characteristics of a cover band–as leader Josh Sinton (baritone saxophone) stated, “this music came out of Lacy’s brain, went into my brain, and then back out again.” Sinton has a

Playlist for the Week of 16 Nov 2013

Jesse Stacken – That That (Fresh Sound, 2007) Jesse Stacken – Magnolia (Fresh Sound, 2010) Jesse Stacken – Bagatelles for Trio (Fresh Sound, 2012) Jesse Stacken & Kirk Knuffke – Mockingbird (Steeplechase, 2009) Jacob Garchik – The Heavens: The Atheist Gospel Trombone Album (Yestereve, 2012) Jacob Garchik – Abstracts (Yestereve, 2005) Jacob Garchik – Romance