Harris Eisenstadt has been one of the most active figures on the New York creative music scene over the past decade, leading groups such as Canada Day, September Trio, and Golden State. As part of a generation in New York with great percussionist talent, Eisenstadt has distinguished himself both as a performer and a composer.
Matt Pavolka Band – Something People Can Use (Toap Music, 2008) Paul Chambers – Bass on Top (Blue Note, 1957) [vinyl] Kris Davis Trio – Good Citizen (Fresh Sound, 2010) Paradoxical Frog – self-titled (Clean Feed, 2010) The Four Bags – Forth (NCM East, 2011) Han-earl Park, Bruce Coates, Francizka Schroeder – io 0.0.1 beta++
Pianist Kris Davis celebrates her record release of Massive Threads (Thirsty Ear Recordings) in a solo performance this Saturday, November 9, at Greenwich House Music School, 27 Bowery St., Manhattan, at 8 pm. It promises to be an exciting concert!
November’s impressive lineup of concerts is now available here.
Playlist from the past week: Mara Rosenbloom – Songs from the Ground (2013) Positive Catastrophe – Dibrujo, dibrujo, dibrujo … (2012) Map (Halvorson, Thomas, Nakatani) – Six Improvisations for Guitar, Bass and Drums (2003) Natura Morta (Loriot, Ali, Costa) – self-titled (2012) Harris Eisenstadt – Golden State (2013) Richard Davis – Philosophy of the Spiritual
Bassist Matt Pavolka has been playing regularly on the New York scene since moving to the city in 1994 and has been especially active over the past decade. He has played in numerous contexts and released the album Something People Can Use (Toneofapitch Records) by the Matt Pavolka Band in 2008. Interview Pavolka has a
My playlist from the past week: Chapter One: Gens de Couleur Libres – Matana Roberts’ Coin Coin (vinyl) Brussels Sessions – Marcus-Moritz Quartet Compliments of the Season – Trio Caveat Refrain – Chris Welcome Quartet Amnesia Brown – Kirk Knuffke Trio Live in Madison – Luis Lopes’ Humanization 4tet Crepuscular Activity – Carlo Costa-Yukari Duo
Forwarded from the artist. I have been a huge fan of Thomas Borgmann for a long time. In fact, he really changed how I think about the tenor saxophone, especially his record “Organic” with Denis Charles and Wilbur Morris, recorded in 1997. Check out his latest project, Boom Box, here: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s9N7v1FhvZk&w=420&h=315]
Here is what I listened to over the past week: Harris Eisenstadt – Woodblock Prints (No Business, 2010) Rodrigo Amado Motion Trio + Jeb Bishop – The Flame Alphabet (Not Two, 2012) Rocket Science – self-titled (More is More, 2013) Darius Jones Quartet – Book of Mae’bul (Another Kind of Sunrise) (AUM Fidelity, 2012) Matana
The second part of Matana Roberts‘ Coin Coin project will be available tomorrow, October 1, 2013, “Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile” on Constellation records. Roberts has been widely regarded as one of the most powerful creative artists of her generation. This record is a follow-up to her “Chapter One: Gens de Couleur Libres,” this time backed
