In an earlier post, Jazz Right Now attributed the band Denver General exclusively to trumpeter Kirk Knuffke which was a mistake. The band is the collaborative work of all three members: Kirk Knuffke, Jonathan Goldberger, and Jeff Davis. My apologies!
An exciting series of shows curated by Yoni Kretzmer are taking place on Monday nights in June and July at Muchmore’s in Williamsburg–they have been added to the site’s concert listings. Hopefully good attendance will facilitate further shows at the club.
2017 July A Pure Solar World: Sun Ra and the Birth of Afrofuturism – Paul Youngquist (book) June Coalesce – Jessica Ackerley Trio Crop Circles – Sylvie Courvoisier & Mary Halvorson Feminist Jazz Review: The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda 3 Sets at Fire Music at the Legion May Overseas V – Eivind Opsvik
Three exciting new albums of music–2 CDs and 1 DVD–are to be released this month. Anthony Braxton & Taylor Ho Bynum Duets (Amherst) 2010 (New Braxton House) Braxton’s first ever stand-alone concert DVD recording, two sets from Braxton and Bynum’s 2010 concert in Amherst, MA (the first time they ever played a live duo performance, and
Musician-run spaces are the places to go if one wants to see the genesis of music and ideas in action and in this regard, Douglass Street Music Collective has been the leader of the pack. This past Thursday, May 16, the venue witnessed three interesting pairings: pianist Kris Davis and percussionist Andrew Drury, tenor saxophonist Ingrid
I recently added profiles for Peter Evans, C. Spencer Yeh, Weasel Walter, Mike Pride, and Matt Pavolka.
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I have officially moved off of wordpress.com onto my own URL of www.jazzrightnow.com. Welcome all! Suggestions are very welcome! If you are a musician and feel you fit into the scene addressed with the site, please contact me and I would be glad to add your profile.
Profiles for all of the jazz artists have been completed. The next project will be to create gig archives for each artist and upload video links. I will also expand the club and label profiles soon.
