Felipe Salles – Ugandan Suite (Tapestry, 2013) Catherine Sikora, Han-earl Park, Francois Grillot – Tracks in the Dirt (Clockwork Mercury, 2013) Catherine Sikora – Elemental (Clockwork Mercury, 2013) Matana Roberts – Live in London (Central Control International, 2011) Dave Rempis & Frank Rosaly – Cyrillic (482 Music, 2009)
I am pleased to welcome saxophonist Catherine Sikora to the community of artists included on Jazz Right Now. The Ireland-born musician has been active in New York City over the past decade and more recently has released several very promising records on the Clockwork Mercury label which she co-founded. For more on Sikora, please see
Press Release Program will give awards to 100 artists over the next five years New England Conservatory jazz alumna Matana Roberts ’03 M.M. is one of 20 individuals in the first class of Doris Duke Impact Awards, presented by the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Roberts will receive an unrestricted cash grant of as much as
Josh Sinton is an intrepid reeds player based in Brooklyn who leads the band Ideal Bread, among other groups. As one of the most active members of the Douglass Street Music Collective, he is well-known for his leading role within the musicians’ community, but has not been given the credit he deserves by the general
Catherine Sikora-Ziv Ravitz Duo Clockwork Mercury (CD/DL) Released April 11, 2013; recorded by Ross Bonadonna at Wombat Studios, Brooklyn, Nov 22, 2011; cover art by James McCaul; cover design by Eric Mingus Personnel: Catherine Sikora (tenor & soprano saxophones) Ziv Ravitz (drums) Track List: Sleeping Lion (6:03) Farewell Song (5:12) Steam, Steam, Ice (4:23) One
Leader: Catherine Sikora Years Active: 2007-present Albums: Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2012 Nov 27 The Backroom Aug 26 Downtown Music Gallery 2011 Jan 1 Brecht Forum 2007 Mar 11 Jimmy’s Restaurant
Leader: collaborative Years Active: 2007-present Personnel: Catherine Sikora: saxophones Ziv Ravitz: drums Albums: Elemental (Clockwork Mercury, 2013) Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2011 Sep 11 Douglass Street Music Collective 2007 Mar 24 Brecht Forum
Leader: Han-earl Park Years Active: 2012-present Personnel: Han-earl Park (guitar) Catherine Sikora (saxophones) Nick Didkovsky (drums) Albums: Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2013 Oct 27 Downtown Music Gallery Jun 5 Douglass Street Music Collective Jan 13 Brecht Forum 2012 May 27 ABC No-Rio
Leader: Chris Pitsiokos Years Active: 2013 Personnel: Chris Pitsiokos (alto saxophone) Tim Dahl (electric bass) Jason Nazary (drums) Albums: Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2013 Nov 12[1] JACK Aug 8[2] Highwire Gallery (Philadelphia) Aug 7 Forinstance Gallery (Richmond, VA) Aug 6 Red Room (Baltimore) Aug 4 Silent Barn
Leader: collaborative Years Active: 2012-present Personnel: Chris Pitsiokos (alto saxophone) Philip White (computer) Albums: Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2013 Dec 16 Silent Barn Nov 30 JACK Nov 21 Bard College (Annandale-on-Hudson, NY) 2012 Aug 13 Douglass Street Music Collective
