Andrew Cyrille, Jeanne Lee, Jimmy Lyons – Nuba (Black Saint, 1979) [vinyl] Jimmy Lyons, Andrew Cyrille – Something in Return (Black Saint, 1988) [vinyl] Grachan Moncur III – Some Other Stuff (Blue Note, 1964) [vinyl] Philly Joe Jones – Showcase (Riverside, 1960) [vinyl] Various – Live at the Knitting Factory, vol. 1 (A&M, 1989) [vinyl]
Leader: Michael Attias Personnel: Michael Attias (alto saxophone) John Hebert (bass) Satoshi Takeishi (drums) Albums: Live in Greenwich Village (Clean Feed, 2016) In Coimbra (Clean Feed, 2009) Self-titled (Playscape, 2005)
Leader: Ches Smith Years Active: 2013-present Personnel: Ches Smith (drums, compositions) Craig Taborn (piano) Mat Maneri (viola) Albums: The Bell (ECM, 2016)
Yoni Kretzmer has embraced a more lyrical voice on tenor saxophone over the past year. Evidence of his significant development in recent years as a musician, composer, and bandleader were on full display on Tuesday night at the Zürcher Gallery in Manhattan. The quartet played four pieces, many of which appear on their 2015
I have never heard “environmental improvisation” used as a term, but it seems fitting to describe the music of the Sandra Weiss Quintet that I experienced at the 65Fen Series at Delroy’s Cafe and Wine Bar last night. The band is led by the Swiss reeds player (bassoon and alto saxophone) and is comprised of
Michael Bisio & Kirk Knuffke – Row for William O. (Relative Pitch, 2016) Dre Hocevar Trio – Code of Evidentiality (Clean Feed, 2016) Ingrid Laubrock-Tom Rainey Duo – Buoyancy (Relative Pitch, 2016) Rafal Mazur-Keir Neuringer Duo – Diachronic Paths (Relative Pitch, 2016) Anais Maviel – Houle (Gold Bolus, 2016) Paul Bley, Ornette Coleman, Don Cherry,
SHE premiered to a sold-out crowd at New York Live Arts on Monday, April 11. Conceived of by dancer and choreographer Jinah Parker, the performance included a sweeping array of art forms including video, poetry, storytelling, voice, instrumental music, a DJ, and of course dance. The suite was born out of a Parker’s desire to
Brian Groder Trio Latham Records (CD) New York-based trumpeter/flugelhornist and composer Brian Groder is still relatively little-known, though he’s been a fixture in East Coast jazz communities since the 1980s. He made something of a splash on the creative music scene several years ago in collaborative recordings with pianist Burton Greene and reedist Sam
Dave King Trucking Company – Surrounded by the Night (Sunnyside, 2016) Peter Lenz – Lithium (Skirl, 2016) Flin van Hemmen – Drums of Days (Neither Nor, 2016) Marc Edwards-Weasel Walter Group – Mysteries beneath the Planet (ugEXPLODE, 2009)
Band: Henry Grimes, Connie Crothers, Melvin Gibbs Videographer: Don Mount
