I listened to so much incredible music over the past year, so it was very difficult to select a small number of records to highlight as my picks for best of 2013. To make the task even more arduous, I limited it to just 15. I found that each of these records made me listen
Despite being urged by several musicians in the community to put together a best of 2013 list, I initially resisted doing so for two reasons. I set out for Jazz Right Now to be supportive of the community as a whole, to highlight the work of an entire generation (or two) of musicians who are
JACK Arts has been a vital arts space for the Brooklyn creative music scene. This wonderful fundraiser is aimed at generating money to provide performing artists guaranteed income. Please consider contributing to the effort! http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/music-for-life-the-jack-challenge-grant-fundraiser
Yoni Kretzmer is following up his highly successful summer concert series with another program beginning this month, scheduled for each Sunday evening at the Legion (790 Metropolitan Avenue, Brooklyn). Last week’s bill featured the Roy Campbell Trio and Swell-Kretzmer-Heberer-Johnson-Taylor. Upcoming performances include: December 15 Rob Brown Quartet (with Kenny Warren, Peter Bitenc, Juan Pablo Carletti),
Reposted from Nate Wooley: I’m really happy to personally announce the release of Sound American 7: The Deep Listening Issue at www.soundamerican.org. Exploring those artists that choose to articulate their musical concept by choosing to engage with musical instruments of their own making, creating a new musical language and syntax full of personal meaning outside
Hag – Moist Areas (Eh? Records, 2012) Ingrid Laubrock & Liam Noble – Let’s Call This … (Babel Label, 2006) Peter Evans Quartet – Live in Lisbon (Clean Feed, 2010) William Hooker Quartet – Lifeline (Silkheart, 1988) William Parker & the Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra – Raincoat in the River, vol. 1: ICA Concert
Ingrid Laubrock has hit the New York scene like a bombshell over the past four years. Having played nearly twenty years on the London scene, Laubrock began making frequent visits to New York in 2008 and formally relocated to the city the following year. Since that time, she has become one of her generation’s leaders
Hag Eh? Records Released 2012; recorded and mixed by Brad Henkel in Brooklyn, 2011; mastered by Jeff Kaiser; cover art by Ian Pyper Personnel: Brad Henkel (trumpet) Sean Ali (bass) David Grollman (snare drum) Track List: D Wakes Up Next Red Wings to Hell Sleep Moist Again Piss Prophet Spit Moist Areas External Reviews: Avant
December’s full list of concerts are now available here. Highlights include: Dec 1: Kirk Knuffke/Mike Pride at Cornelia Street Cafe 8:30 pm $10 Dec 3: Psychic Shapes Ensemble (Jonathan Moritz, Kirk Knuffke, Jesse Stacken, Mike Pride, Chris Welcome) at Spectrum 10 pm Dec 5: Jesse Stacken with Ben Gerstein, Mike Pride; 40Twenty: Jacob Sacks, Jacob
Jesse Stacken – That That (Fresh Sound, 2007) Jesse Stacken – Magnolia (Fresh Sound, 2010) Jesse Stacken – Bagatelles for Trio (Fresh Sound, 2012) Jesse Stacken & Kirk Knuffke – Mockingbird (Steeplechase, 2009) Jacob Garchik – The Heavens: The Atheist Gospel Trombone Album (Yestereve, 2012) Jacob Garchik – Abstracts (Yestereve, 2005) Jacob Garchik – Romance
