Surface to Air NCM East (CD) Released 2012; recorded, mixed & mastered by Jonathan Goldberger at Down Home Audio Lab, Brooklyn; design by P. Weekes; photography by Jonathan Goldberger Personnel: Jonathan Goldberger (guitar) Rohin Khemani (tabla, percussion) Jonti Siman (bass) Track List: Blood Simple Heysatan Certain Backgrounds (for Bunstance) Odalisque Matanzas Arcana The Sleep in
Mara Rosenbloom Quartet Fresh Sound (CD) Released April 30, 2013; recorded at Kaleidoscope Studios, March 30, 2011; mixed by Tyler McDonald; photography & design by Ariel Horrall; produced by Mara Rosenbloom; executive production by Jordi Pujol Personnel: Mara Rosenbloom (piano) Darius Jones (alto saxophone) Sean Conly (bass) Nick Anderson (drums) Track List: Relief (solo piano
PascAli Creative Sources (CD) Released 2012; recorded Feb 15 & 28, 2012 by Tom Tedesco at Tedesco Studios; mixed by Nathaniel Morgan, New York; mastered by Jeff Kaiser; cover photo by Rijard Daniel Bergeron; graphic design by Carlos Santos; produced by Ernesto Rodrigues Personnel: Pascal Niggenkemper (bass) Sean Ali (bass) Track List: Endpin Battle Chinese
LathanFlinAli Prom Night Records (CD) Released 2011; recorded in New York City, 2010-2011; mixed & mastered by Clemens van der Feen; cover design by Rodrigo Reijers; artistic consultation by David Grollman Personnel: Lathan Hardy (alto saxophone) Sean Ali (bass) Flin van Hemmen (drums) Track List: Welcome (5:57) Gezang “Sweet Bells” Suite (0:58) I (2:06) II
Fester Prom Night Records (CD) Released 2011; recorded by Carlos Guillen at the University of Baltimore, July 24, 2010; mixed by Carlos Guillen; mastered by Rob and Dexter Price Personnel: Sean Ali (bass) David Grollman (snare drum) Track List: Pocket Monster (2:49) Box of Chocolate (2:51) A Knock at the Door (2:27) Feral (3:23) Fester
Deal Breaker Released 2006; recorded by Chris Peck at Elixir Dec 4, 2003 Personnel: James Ilgenfritz (bass) Aaron Ali Shaikh (alto, soprano & sopranino saxophones) Mike Pride (percussion) Track List: There Will Never Be another You Stella by Starlight For Ustad Bismillah Khan and Namagiripettai Krishnan Notes: Limited and numbered edition of 200 copies.
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!
Peter Evans’ Zebulon Trio More Is More (CD) Released 2013; recorded live at Zebulon, Brooklyn, March 2012 Personnel: Peter Evans (trumpet) John Hebert (bass) Kassa Overall (drums) Track List: 3625 (19:40) Lullaby (17:37) Broken Cycles (15:38) Carnival (25:35) External Reviews: Free Jazz Collective, March 27, 2013 Gapplegate Music Review, Grego Applegate Edwards, May 14, 2013
