Cisco Bradley

Artist Feature: Guitarist Jessica Ackerley

Jessica Ackerley is a leading guitarist in her generation of improvisers and experimentalists in Brooklyn today. Originally from Alberta, and having trained at Grant MacEwan and Rutgers, she has played with many contemporary figures since arriving in New York City in 2013. Her debut record as a leader, Coalesce, was one of the underground surprises of

Review: Jason Kao Hwang Ensemble at Bushwick Public House, Aug 13, 2018

Jason Kao Hwang (violin) brought collaborators Stomu Takeishi (electric bass) and Michael T.A. Thompson (drums) to Bushwick Public House last night for a dynamic set of improvisations. The music was fully improvised, riveting throughout, and evolved impressively from beginning to end. The piece had four distinct sections, giving the set the feeling of a suite with

Playlist for the Week of August 6, 2018

Don Dietrich & Ben Hall – Spitfire (What the …? Records, 2011) [vinyl] Jason Stein’s Locksmith Isidore – Three Less Than Between (Clean Feed, 2009) Thumbscrew – Theirs (Cuneiform, 2018) TMT Trio – Star Ballad (self-released, 2017) Shay Hazan – Good Morning Universe (No Business, 2018) Bobby Naughton, Leo Smith, Perry Robinson – The Haunt (No Business, 2018) Satoko Fujii &

Playlist for the Week of July 30, 2018

Dave Rempis, Tomeka Reid, Joshua Abrams – Ithra (Aerophonic, 2018) Magda Mayas & Jim Denley – Tempe Jetz (Relative Pitch, 2017) Nate Wooley – Battle Pieces 2 (Relative Pitch, 2017) Talibam + Matt Nelson & Ron Stabinsky – Hard Vibe (ESP-Disk, 2017) Ole Theill, Thomas Agergaard, Kim Kristensen – Other Species (1997) Thumbscrew – Ours (Cuneiform, 2018) John Butcher, John Edwards,

Playlist for the Week of July 23, 2018

Anteloper (Jaimie Branch, Jason Nazary) – Kudu (International Anthem, 2018) [cassette] Dietrich – self-titled (Pica Disk, 2017) Welf Dorr Unit – Blood (Chant Records, 2018) Myra Melford, Zeena Parkins, Miya Masaoka – MZM (Infrequent Seams, 2018) Dennis Gonzalez – Yells at Eels (1Car Garage, 2012) [vinyl] Matt Lavelle & Reggie Sylvester – Retrograde (ESP-Disk, 2018) J. Peter Schwalm – How We

Interview: Gibrán Andrade

After seeing Gibrán Andrade lead his band Géiser at El Quinto Piso in Mexico City on December 30, 2017, I managed to sit down with him at the cafe El Chalet on New Years’ Day to talk with him about his music. Andrade is a drummer, saxophonist, composer, and educator active in Mexico City who has toured

Playlist for the Week of July 16, 2018

Joshua Trinidad – In November (Rare Noise Records, 2018) Sarah Bernstein‘s Unearthish – Crazy Lights Shining (Phase Frame Music, 2018) Rallidae – Paper Birds (self-released, 2014) Harriet Tubman – Araminta (Sunnyside Communications, 2017) Whit Dickey – In a Heartbeat (Clean Feed, 2005) Patrick Shiroishi – Ima (Confront, 2017) [cassette] Sean Conly – Hard Knocks (Clean Feed, 2018) Kibrom A. Birhane – Time for

Review: Anteloper Live at H0l0, July 15, 2018

Sunday evening I had my first opportunity to see Anteloper play live. It was well worth the wait. Anteloper consists of Jaimie Branch (trumpet, electronics) and Jason Nazary (drums, electronics). The band creates intense layers of sound, recording loops, playing their instruments over electronics, and using delays in a manner to create far more sound

Artist Feature: Drummer Chad Taylor

In February, I had the opportunity to sit down with Chad Taylor and discuss his recent solo record release and his duo record with saxophonist James Brandon Lewis as well as the many bands and records he has been a part of throughout his prolific career. Cisco Bradley: Chad, it’s wonderful to have you here.

Playlist for the Week of June 4, 2018

William Parker – Voices Fall from the Sky (AUM Fidelity, 2018) [3 CD box] Weasel Walter – Skhiizm (ugExplode, 2018) Don Dietrich & Ben Hall – Spitfire (What the …?, 2011) [vinyl] Nakata (Patrick Shiroishi & Paco Casanova) – Bokanovsky’s Process (Jacknife Records & Tapes, 2017) Mike McGinnis – Singular Awakening (Sunnyside, 2018)