Ches Smith-Craig Taborn-Mat Maneri ECM (2016) Personnel Ches Smith (percussion, compositions) Craig Taborn (piano) Mat Maneri (viola) Track Listing The Bell (9:29) Barely Intervallic (7:43) Isn’t It Over? (13:11) I’ll See You on the Dark Side of the Earth (10:47) I Think (9:31) Wacken Open Air (5:16) It’s Always Winter (Somewhere) (5:32) For Days (6:38)
W-2 (Chris Welcome, Sam Weinberg) – self-titled (self-released, 2016) [cassette] Chris Welcome – Other Realms (self-released, 2016) [cassette] Hot Date – Burns on Continuum (self-released, 2014) [cassette] Cecil Taylor/Tony Oxley – Leaf Palm Hand (FMP, 1988) Charles Gayle – Repent (Knitting Factory, 1992)
Renku Clean Feed (2016) Personnel Michaël Attias (alto saxophone) John Hébert (bass) Satoshi Takeishi (drums) Review The latest release by Renku, featuring Michaël Attias, John Hébert, and Satoshi Takeishi is a live recording of their 2014 Sound It Out concert series performance. This trio has been playing together for well over a decade and this
Various – Vision, vol. 3 [CD + DVD] Sarah Bernstein Quartet – Still/Free (Leo, 2015) Keefe Jackson, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Julian Kirshner – If Honor and Wisdom and Happiness Are Not for Me, Let Them Be for Others (Gilded Records, 2015) [cassette] Chris Welcome – Mussels/Muscles (self-released) [cassette] Ron Stabinsky – Free for One (Hot Cup,
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)
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,
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 [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZyXmtupFsk&w=560&h=315]
