Guest Writer: Vanessa Vargas The DMG 27th Anniversary Series of Sonic Celebrations continued on the evening of April 29th with the Jesse Dulman Quartet. Located in Chinatown, the Downtown Music Gallery is a long-running and internationally known record store. Playfully coined during the concert as “the only avant-garde jazz store still on the planet,” it
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
My playlist for the past week: FPR – All at Once (Relative Pitch, 2013) Whoopie Pie – Sweet (Veal Records, 2007) Andrew D’Angelo – Morthana with Pride!! (Doubt Music, 2005) Evil Eye – Doin’ It all for My Baby (KMB Jazz, 2008) Mike Pride’s From Bacteria to Boys – Betweenwhile (AUM Fidelity, 2010) Matana Roberts
The group Aych, composed of alto saxophonist Jim Hobbs, cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum, and guitarist Mary Halvorson, appeared in a rare performance last night at JACK Arts. Halvorson is well known on the New York scene as a daring player possessing rare talent and incredible musical vision. Ho Bynum, who formerly resided in Brooklyn, has
