Blacks’ Myths, a duo of electric bassist Luke Stewart and drummer Warren G. “Trae” Crudup III played the second set at the Fridman Gallery, Friday, September 7. They released their debut record in July. The band embodies deep rhythms and dark energies. The two riffed and improvised, building off of each other constantly. Stewart often
I was running late on Friday, September 7, but when I approached the block where the Fridman Gallery is in the West Village, I was pleasantly greeted by the flowing sounds of the saxophone of James Brandon Lewis. I recognized it instantly. The music appeared in an interesting context, the closing night of the Strange
Vocalist Charmaine Lee opened a three-set bill at Wonders of Nature on Wednesday, September 5. Using an amplifier and distortion effects, Lee created explosions of ecstatic, attacking sound with vibrations like abrasions, collisions, and disruptions which she occasionally disrupted with vocalized words or phrases. She performed the entire 10-minute set with her back to the
Charles Tyler Ensemble – Voyage from Jericho (Ak-Ba Records, 1975) [vinyl] Andrew Raffo Dewar – Reflejo (pfMentum, 2018) Lucas Brode’s Spying – self-titled (Self-released, 2018) Kuzu – Hiljaisuus (Astral Spirits, 2018) [vinyl] Choi Sun Bae Quartet – Arirang Fantasy (No Business, 2018) Kaoru Abe/Sabu Toyozumi – Mannyoka (No Business, 2018) Carol Liebowitz & Birgitta Flick – Malita-Malika (Leo, 2018) Devin Gray
Electric guitarist Lucas Brode and drummer Kevin Shea met for an ambient duo performance at the Troost on Wednesday, August 22. What I heard defied all expectations that I had about these two musicians and represented a new dimension of their work (for me anyway). Shea opened with light shimmering cymbal work to which Brode
On Monday, August 20, drummer Brian Chase and harpist Zeena Parkins played a series of groundbreaking pieces at San Damiano Church in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. It was one of those electric New York evenings. When I arrived at the venue, there was a line outside of pensive audience members ready to experience something new and unexpected.
Before I sat down to listen to Jeremiah Cymerman’s Decay of the Angel, I studied the album art and noticed the note at the end of the Bandcamp description, “For maximum experience, listening with headphones or on loud speakers is strongly encouraged. – The composer”. Immediately, it is apparent that Cymerman intends not only to engage,
At Jazz Right Now, we have been positively overwhelmed by the response to our recent post about challenges faced by members of the musicians’ community. The post went viral on social media and drew many vocal supporters. In consultation with the musicians involved, we have elected to remove the post to avoid any possible backlash
At Jazz Right Now, we have been positively overwhelmed by the response to our recent post about challenges faced by members of the musicians’ community. The post went viral on social media and drew many vocal supporters. In consultation with the musicians involved, we have elected to remove the post to avoid any possible backlash
Unconscious Collective – Pleistocene Moon (Tofu Carnage, 2014) [vinyl] Mahobin – Live at Big Apple in Kobe (Libra, 2018) Leroy Jenkins & The Jazz Composer’s Orchestra – For Players Only (JCOA, 1975) [vinyl] Alexander von Schlippenbach & Aki Takase – Live at Cafe Amores (No Business, 2018) Cuong Vu 4-tet – Change in the Air (Rare Noise, 2018) Dave Rempis,
