Clarinet, B Flat
Bauder, Matt Breiner, Patrick Cymerman, Jeremiah Mateen, Sabir Vandermark, Ken
Bauder, Matt Breiner, Patrick Cymerman, Jeremiah Mateen, Sabir Vandermark, Ken
21st Century Bands on the New York Scene # 66 Boxes A A.C. Unit Acrobat Anagram Ensemble Angelica Sanchez Quartet Angelica Sanchez Quintet Angelica Sanchez Solo Angelica Sanchez Trio Anti-House Army of Strangers B Ben Gerstein-Tyshawn Sorey Duo Big Eyed Rabbit Bizingas Blarvuster Blue Collar Bonnie Kane-Chris Welcome Duo Book of Three
Nate Wooley-Dave Rempis Quartet with Pascal Niggenkemper, Chris Corsano Aerophonic Records (CD) This collaboration is a meeting between alto saxophonist Dave Rempis, one of the stars of the Chicago free jazz scene, and three important figures in New York. Nate Wooley has been making waves as one of the leaders of a new generation of
Saxophonist Matana Roberts put together a brilliant series of bills for her residency at the Stone last week, January 12-17, drawing upon an eclectic array of musicians in promising formations, while paying tribute to the contemporaries that have impacted her, musically or personally, through the years she has spent in New York. One of the
Lindsey Wilson headed up an eclectic night of music at the Shrine on Thursday night in Harlem. In a number of varied formations, Wilson (voice, guitar) led her group, Human Hearts Trio, with drummer Reggie Sylvester and bassist Michael Trotman. Wilson is a singer-songwriter whose lyrics offer biting commentary on many of the great issues
Thumbscrew Convallaria (Cuneiform, 2016) In the world of creative music, rehearsal time is frequently a scarce commodity. For many bands, the task of learning new music before recording it can often be a challenge and a logistical nightmare. So in the summer of 2015, when guitarist Mary Halvorson, bassist Michael Formanek and percussionist Tomas Fujiwara,
Jungle (Mat Walerian, Matthew Shipp, Hamid Drake): Live at Okuden “Repetition is never in the stars. It is about becoming a part of creation rather than trying to be creative. Improvisational music is a day-to-day, second-by-second experience that reboots itself at each silence. The music speaks for itself.” — William Parker Live at Okuden is