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Out Now Music Nights: An Exciting New Concert Series

Yoni Kretzmer is following up his highly successful summer concert series with another program beginning this month, scheduled for each Sunday evening at the Legion (790 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn). Last week’s bill featured the Roy Campbell Trio and Swell-Kretzmer-Heberer-Johnson-Taylor. Upcoming performances include: December 15 Rob Brown Quartet (with Kenny Warren, Peter Bitenc, Juan Pablo Carletti),

Sound American 7 Released

Reposted from Nate Wooley: I’m really happy to personally announce the release of Sound American 7: The Deep Listening Issue at www.soundamerican.org. Exploring those artists that choose to articulate their musical concept by choosing to engage with musical instruments of their own making, creating a new musical language and syntax full of personal meaning outside

Playlist for the Week of 7 Dec 2013

Hag – Moist Areas (Eh? Records, 2012) Ingrid Laubrock & Liam Noble – Let’s Call This … (Babel Label, 2006) Peter Evans Quartet – Live in Lisbon (Clean Feed, 2010) William Hooker Quartet – Lifeline (Silkheart, 1988) William Parker & the Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra – Raincoat in the River, vol. 1: ICA Concert

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

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

Playlist for the Week of 2 Nov 2013

Matt Pavolka Band – Something People Can Use (Toap Music, 2008) Paul Chambers – Bass on Top (Blue Note, 1957) [vinyl] Kris Davis Trio – Good Citizen (Fresh Sound, 2010) Paradoxical Frog – self-titled (Clean Feed, 2010) The Four Bags – Forth (NCM East, 2011) Han-earl Park, Bruce Coates, Francizka Schroeder – io 0.0.1 beta++

Kris Davis Solo record release show this Saturday Nov 9, 2013

Pianist Kris Davis celebrates her record release of Massive Threads (Thirsty Ear Recordings) in a solo performance this Saturday, November 9, at Greenwich House Music School, 27 Bowery St., Manhattan, at 8 pm. It promises to be an exciting concert!

Thomas Borgmann (Boom Box) Live in Munich

Forwarded from the artist. I have been a huge fan of Thomas Borgmann for a long time. In fact, he really changed how I think about the tenor saxophone, especially his record “Organic” with Denis Charles and Wilbur Morris, recorded in 1997. Check out his latest project, Boom Box, here: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9N7v1FhvZk&w=420&h=315]

Peter Evans Residency at the Stone begins tonight! (10 Sep)

One of the great highlights of the month is Peter Evans’ residency at the Stone (Sep 10-15). The concert series begins tonight: Tuesday, Sep 10: Peter Evans solo; Peter Evans Trio with Robert Dick and David Taylor at The Stone, 8 & 10 pm Wednesday, Sep 11: Pulverize the Sound: Peter Evans, Tim Dahl &