The second house concert I have attended in the past two weeks, this show had a more intimate feel, taking place in a small living room in Bushwick. Mara Mayer, who has hosted the series since November 2011, was again responsible for organizing an interesting evening of music. The second set featured a trio of
Leader: Jessica Pavone Years Active: 2007-present Albums: Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2014 Nov 30 I-Beam Jun 11 Silent Barn 2012 Dec 22 Vaudeville Park Nov 7 Bronx Art Space (November Synthetic Zero Event) Canceled Oct 28 Shapeshifter Lab Canceled Oct 22 1213 Cortelyou Road (Airborne Event Live
Leader: collaborative Years Active: 2006-2010 Personnel: Nate Wooley: trumpet Mary Halvorson: guitar Reuben Radding: bass Albums: (a second record was recorded but never released) self-titled (Hat Hut Records, 2006) Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2010 Jun 21 The Local 269 2009 Nov 15 Douglass Street Music Collective May 24
Book of Three – Continuum (2012) Agusti Fernandez – Pianoactivity: One Angelica Sanchez – Mirror Me Joe Morris/Agusti Fernandez/Nate Wooley – From the Discrete to the Particular Ingrid Laubrock – Anti-House Matt Bauder – Day in Pictures John Hebert Trio – Spiritual Lover PascAli – Suspicious Activity Chris Welcome Quartet – Luz Michael Formanek –
Ingrid Laubrock–one of the most unique and talented saxophonists of her generation–led a riveting performance at Cornelia Street Cafe last night. Her band Anti-House includes a number of outstanding musicians: Mary Halvorson (guitar), Kris Davis (piano), Sean Conly (bass–replacing the usual John Hebert), and Tom Rainey (drums). The band itself is interesting with just one
Leader: collaborative Years Active: 2003-2010 Personnel: Mary Halvorson: guitar Reuben Radding: bass (replaced Clayton Thomas by 2007) Tatsuya Nakatani: drums Albums: Fever Dream (Taiga, vinyl only, 2010) Six Improvisations for Guitar, Bass and Drums (H & H Production, 2003) Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2010 Aug 11 Barbes 2009 May
Leader: collaborative Years Active: 2007-2010 Personnel: Mary Halvorson: guitar Weasel Walter: drums Albums: Opulence (ugEXPLODE, 2008) Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2011 Oct 9 The Stone 2010 Sep 21 Bowery Poetry Club 2009 Mar 7 Zebulon 2007 Feb 15 The Stone
Leader: collaborative Years Active: 2011-present Personnel: Kirk Knuffke: cornet Mary Halvorson: guitar Matt Wilson: drums Albums: Self-titled (Relative Pitch, 2013) Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2014 Jul 8 Cornelia Street Café Jan 7 Korzo 2013 Aug 2 Neighborhood Church of Greenwich Village 2012 Jan 7 Kenny’s Castaways
Leader: collaborative Years Active: 2012-present Personnel: Mary Halvorson: guitar Michael Formanek: bass Tomas Fujiwara: drums Albums: self-titled (Cuneiform, 2014) Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2014 Nov 19 Towson University (Towson, MD) Oct 10 New Revolution Arts Sep 13 Constellation (Chicago) Sep 12 Joe’s Café, New Music Circle (St. Louis, MO)
Leader: collaborative Years Active: 2012-present Personnel: Mary Halvorson: guitar Stephan Crump: bass Albums: Super Eight (Intakt Records, 2013) Live Performances: Date Venue Media 2013 Dec 14 Jen Chapin’s Home Nov 30 Rote Fabrik (Zurich) Nov 29 Mon Ami (Weimar, Germany) Nov 28 Blue Tomato (Vienna) Nov 26 Fusebox (Leeds,
