Squid’s Ear Reviews

September 10, 2009 — Mike

From the Squid’s Ear:

Robert Van Heumen – Stranger
(Creative Sources)

Max Roach / Archie Shepp – The Long March
(hatOLOGY)

Timothy Leary, Ph.D. – Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out
(ESP)

Satoko Fujii / Myra Melford – Under the Water
(Libra)

Digital Primitives (Cooper-Moore / Tsahar / Taylor) – Hum Crackle Pop
(Hopscotch)

Rhodri Davies / Stephane Rives / Ernesto Rodrigues / Guilherme Rodrigues / Carlos Santos – Twrf Neus Ciglau
(Creative Sources)

Franck Vigroux & Matthew Bourne – Call Me Madame (Good News From Wonderland)
(D’Autres Cordes)

Derek Bailey – A Silent Dance
(Incus)

Brendan Murray – Wonders Never Cease
(Intransitive)

Roscoe Mitchell – Congliptious
(NESSA)

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Firehouse 12 To Present Mauger October 2nd

September 10, 2009 — Mike

From Improvised Communications:

On Friday, October 2nd, New Haven’s Firehouse 12 will present the third event in its ongoing fifth anniversary Fall Jazz Series, a two-set performance by the all-star trio, Mauger. The group brings together acclaimed saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa, a 2007 Guggenheim Fellow and winner of the “Rising Star Jazz Artist” category in this year’s DownBeat Critics’ Poll, with veteran master musicians, and former Anthony Braxton Quartet members, bassist Mark Dresser and drummer Gerry Hemingway. Mauger will be performing music from its 2008 debut, The Beautiful Enabler (Clean Feed).

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Experimental Music in Troy NY

September 10, 2009 — Mike

From the RPI experimental media and performing arts center:

New Nothing: Boredoms: BOADRUM 9 plus DEERHUNTER
Friday September 11, 8:00 PM | Concert Hall

The New Nothing series kickoff includes two bands, nine (make that ten) drummers, and an evening of noise/music that’s experienced not just with the ear but the entire body.
Unfiction: The Sounds of Science

Thursday September 17, 7:30 PM | Theater

The eight mesmerizing short films of Jean Painlevé in The Sounds of Science screening are at once a mix of surrealist-influenced shorts and serious science documentaries accompanied by a hypnotic and dreamy score by rock band Yo La Tengo.
Slow Wave: Seeing Sleep

September 25 – September 27 | multiple venues

A three-day festival of installations, film, music, and scientific experiment devoted to the methods for giving form to the elusive, and at times, ineffable enigma of sleep. (Please note: September 26 includes a sleep-over with advanced reservations).

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Dave Holland Leads With Collectivist Spirit

September 10, 2009 — Mike

From NYTimes.com:

There are few musicians in jazz with a more untroubled sense of leadership than the bassist Dave Holland. Since the first recordings made under his name, in the early 1970s, Mr. Holland has expressed his point of view with gracious clarity, drawing out the best from his partners while keeping a firm hand on the tiller. But he’s after a greater spirit of collectivism with the Overtone Quartet, which made its first public appearance at the Blue Note on Tuesday night before a handful of tour dates this fall.

The group, with the saxophonist Chris Potter, the pianist Jason Moran and the drummer Eric Harland — musicians born in the 1970s — shares most of its DNA with the Monterey Quartet, which was convened in 2007 for that year’s Monterey Jazz Festival. (A sharp live album was released a couple of weeks ago on the festival’s label, licensed to Concord.) The crucial difference is in the piano chair: the Monterey Quartet featured Gonzalo Rubalcaba, a player of drier touch and steelier temperament than Mr. Moran.

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Nu-Art Series to present concerts by Trio 3, Rasul Siddik

September 10, 2009 — Mike

From St. Louis Jazz Notes:

The Nu-Art Series, run by trumpeter, gallery owner and former arts administrator George Sams out of his Metropolitan Gallery downtown, is kicking off its fall 2009 season this month with two concerts featuring former St. Louisans who have earned international acclaim in the jazz world.

The group Trio 3, featuring saxophonist and former St. Louisan Oliver Lake (pictured), bassist Reggie Workman and drummer Andrew Cyrille, will perform on Saturday, September 19. The following week, trumpeter Rasul Siddik returns home to the Gateway City to headline a concert on Saturday, September 26.

Both performances will take place from 8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. at Luna Bar, 13 Maryland Plaza in the Central West End. (Luna Bar is serving as a temporary home for the Nu-Art Series while storm damage to the Metropolitan Gallery building at 2926 Locust is being repaired. Pending the completion of construction, Sams says he hopes to resume regular operations at the gallery in October.) Tickets for each show will be $25.00 at the door.

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