Yoni Kretzmer has embraced a more lyrical voice on tenor saxophone over the past year. Evidence of his significant development in recent years as a musician, composer, and bandleader were on full display on Tuesday night at the Zürcher Gallery in Manhattan. The quartet played four pieces, many of which appear on their 2015
The Convergence Quartet – Slow and Steady (No Business, 2013) Transit – self-titled (Clean Feed, 2005) Transit – Quadrologues (Clean Feed, 2009) Ingrid Laubrock’s Anti-House – Roulette of the Cradle (2015) Mike Pride’s Scrambler – self-titled (Not Two, 2005)
Drummer Devin Gray, who has been actively working in the underground Brooklyn scene now for nearly a decade, is finally getting some deserved attention with two records released in the past year. The latest, his sophomore record as a leader, Relative Resonance (Skirl), features some astute compositions that make great use of the abilities of
Denis Charles Triangle – Queen Mary (Silkheart, 1991) Thomas Borgmann Trio – Organic (Lotus Sound, 1997) Devin Gray – Relative Resonance (Skirl, 2015) –release tomorrow!! Period – 2 (Public Eyesore, 2015) Pulverize the Sound – self-titled (Relative Pitch, 2015) Split Cycle – self-titled (self-released, 2012) Earth Tongues – Rune (Neither/Nor Records, 2015) Kristin Slipp &
Mike Pride may have moved out of New York City proper, but he is no less involved in the creative music scene. In fact, in the first half of 2015, Pride has a flurry of exciting and diverse new releases including 2 by Period, a self-titled release by Pulverize the Sound, Raoul with the group
Devin Gray – Relative Resonance (Skirl, 2015) Baikida Carroll – Shadows and Reflections (Soul Note, 1982) Tim Berne’s Bloodcount – Poisoned Minds – The Paris Concert II (Polydor, 1995) Rashied Ali Quartet – New Directions in Modern Music (KLIMT, 1971) Rema Hasumi – Utazata (self-released, 2015) The Uppercut: Matthew Shipp-Mat Walerian Duo – Live at
Interviews Tomas Fujiwara: part 3 and part 4 Review Secret Keeper and Tomas Fujiwara & the Hook Up at Cornelia Street Cafe, April 17-18, 2015 Videos Nate Wooley Live at the Knockdown Center Keir Neuringer, Brandon Lopez, and Gerald Cleaver Live at Ibeam Tom Rainey Trio Live at Clemente Soto Velez (Arts for Art) Nate
Nate Wooley/Ken Vandermark – East by Northwest (Pleasure of the Text, 2014) Tim Daisy Trio – A Fine Day in Berlin (Relay, 2014) Han-earl Park, Catherine Sikora, Nick Didkovsky, Josh Sinton – Anomic Aphasia (SLAM Productions, 2015) Mike Pride Solo – Listening Party (Akord Records, 2015) Ted Byrnes/Michael Foster – Astringent (self-released, c. 2013) Pascal
Videos Michael Foster-Ben Bennett Duo Live at Soup & Sound Pulverize the Sound Live at Manhattan Inn Chris Pitsiokos Trio Live at Ran Tea House Jonathan Moritz’ Secret Tempo Live at I-Beam (New York Tenor Saxophone Festival) Yoni Kretzmer 2Bass Quartet Live at I-Beam (New York Tenor Saxophone Festival) Ras Moshe Trio Live at I-Beam
William Parker – Wood Flute Songs, DiverseWorks (both sets) (AUM Fidelity, 2013) Mike Pride’s Scene Fucker #5 – The Ensemble Is an Electronic Device (Public Eyesore, 2005) Jeff Cosgrove, Matthew Shipp, William Parker – Alternating Current (Grizzley Music, 2014) Kris Davis Trio – Waiting for You to Grow (Clean Feed, 2014)
