Amirtha Kidambi (voice, harmonium) led her group Elder Ones, a quartet including Matt Nelson (soprano saxophone), Brandon Lopez (bass), and Max Jaffe (drums), last night at Roulette. The music was a fantastic fusion of South Asian music and avant garde jazz among other musical influences that when brought together achieved a well-proportioned and sophisticated dynamism.
Robert Dick – Third Stone from the Sun (New World, 1993) Eric Mingus & Catherine Sikora – Clockwork Mercury (Clockwork Mercury, n.d.) Nate Wooley – Wrong Shape to Be a Story Teller (Creative Sources, 2005) Mary Halvorson & Jessica Pavone – Prairies (Lucky Kitchen, 2005) Farmers by Nature – Out of This World’s Distortions (AUM
Ben Stapp & the Zozimos – Myrrha’s Red Book, Act 1 (Evolver, 2015) — NEW RELEASE! Nicolas Letman-Burtinovic – Vox Syndrome (Session Works, 2013) Matt Applebaum & Nicolas Letman-Burtinovic – Haleoscene (Seeds of Sound, 2008) Frantz Loriot – Reflections on an Introspective Path (Neither Nor, 2015) — NEW RELEASE! Chris Pitsiokos Trio – Gordion Twine
Groundbreaking avant garde alto saxophonist Chris Pitsiokos is making waves in New York. At only 24 years of age, Pitsiokos has already developed his own vocabulary with his instrument and through his compositions. During the first half of 2015, he has been very active releasing three new records. The first, with avant metal drummer Weasel
Denis Charles Triangle – Queen Mary (Silkheart, 1991) Thomas Borgmann Trio – Organic (Lotus Sound, 1997) Devin Gray – Relative Resonance (Skirl, 2015) –release tomorrow!! Period – 2 (Public Eyesore, 2015) Pulverize the Sound – self-titled (Relative Pitch, 2015) Split Cycle – self-titled (self-released, 2012) Earth Tongues – Rune (Neither/Nor Records, 2015) Kristin Slipp &
June 1 (Monday) Andrew Barker Trio with Michael Foster, James Ilgenfritz; Jooklo Duo with Virginia Genta, David Vanzan Delroy’s Wine Bar 9, 10 pm $10 June 2 (Tuesday) Ursel Schlicht, Stephanie Griffin, Catherine Sikora, Josh Sinton, François Grillot, Andrew Drury Soup & Sound 7 pm $15 June 3 (Wednesday) Daniel Levin’s Antlers and Capillaries with
