Redline Park Netlabel

October 11, 2009 — Mike

Redline Park is a newish netlabel featuring innovative, improvisational, and avant-garde music. They offer free streaming of their music, as well as subscription model downloads. I spent a fair amount of time on their site this week. Good stuff!

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Newsbits

October 11, 2009 — Mike

The Claudia Quintet will play at REDCAT in LA on October 28. Darius Jones will play at Outpost 186 in Cambridge, Massachusetts on Oct. 19. Nicole Mitchell has been profiled by NPR. Tom Heasley has a new CD out on his Full Bleed label, featuring Stuart Dempster and Eric Glick Rieman. Neom is a new band in the Zeuhl style.

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AMN Picks of the Week

October 11, 2009 — Mike

Here is where I post, at a frequency of about once a week, a list of the new music that has caught my attention that week. All of the releases listed below I’ve heard for the first time this week and come recommended.

Ze Eduardo Unit – Live in Capuchos (2009)
Black, Jim / AlasNoAxis – AlasNoAxis (2000)
Black, Jim / AlasNoAxis – Splay (2002)
Black, Jim / AlasNoAxis – Habyor (2004)
Melic Sub Rosa – The Fate (2009)
Melic Sub Rosa – Anticipation (2009)
Wilson, Tony / Sextet – The People Look Like Flowers at Last (2009)
Harris Eisenstadt – Canada Day (2009)

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Umbrella Music Through October 22

October 11, 2009 — Mike
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From Chicago’s Umbrella Music:

Sunday, 11 October 2009
The Hungry Brain
10:00PM | Dikeman/Bishop/Roebke/Reed
John Dikeman – tenor saxophone
Jeb Bishop – trombone
Jason Roebke – bass
Mike Reed – drums

Wednesday, 14 October 2009
The Hideout
10:00PM | ige*timer
Klaus Janek – double bass
Simon Berz – lo-fi electronics, hacked toys
11:00PM | Dorling/Kelly/Zerang
Jim Dorling – harmonium
Emmett Kelly – guitar
Michael Zerang – percussion
$7 cover
PLUS | DJ Sets : Brian Labycz spins All I Know

Thursday, 15 October 2009
Elastic
10:00PM | Wheelhouse
Dave Rempis – saxophones
Jason Adasiewicz – vibes
Nate McBride – bass
11:00PM | Nick Mazzarella Trio
Nick Mazzarella – saxophones
Anton Hatwich – bass
Marc Riordan – drums

Sunday, 18 October 2009
The Hungry Brain
10:00PM | Brad Shepik’s Human Activity Suite
Brad Shepik – guitar
Lineup TBA
two sets

Wednesday, 21 October 2009
The Hideout
10:00PM | NRG Ensemble
Mars Williams – woodwinds
Fred Lonberg-Holm – cello
Kent Kessler – bass
Brian Sandstrom – bass
Steve Hunt – drums
two sets
$7 cover
PLUS | DJ Sets : Bruce Lamont spins Fire Music!

Thursday, 22 October 2009
Elastic
10:00PM | Carrie Shull Group
Carrie Shull – oboe
Keefe Jackson – reeds
Fred Lonberg-Holm – cello
Kent Kessler – bass
Frank Rosaly – drums

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Marilyn Crispell Interview

October 11, 2009 — Mike

NewMusicBox interviews Ms. Crispell.

When pianist Marilyn Crispell was already in her late twenties, jazz arrived like a spiritual revelation and pushed her through the ensuing decades as smoothly and swiftly as a line of falling dominoes. From Boston to Woodstock, from the Creative Music Studio to the Braxton Quartet and then beyond, Crispell has explored a rich catalog of music both alone and in the company of some of the field’s most talented artists. For a musical trajectory that began behind a piano at the Peabody Conservatory in 1960s Baltimore, it may not have been the most obvious career path, but it’s also not one Crispell seems to have had any doubts about following.

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Music and More Reviews

October 11, 2009 — Mike

From Music and More:

Saturday, October 10, 2009
Fred Anderson – 21st Century Chase CD/DVD (Delmark, 2009)

Friday, October 09, 2009
John Coltrane – Side Steps, Disc One (Concord, 2009)

Thursday, October 01, 2009
Ken Vandermark w/ Barry Guy and Mark Sanders – Fox Fire (Maya, 2009)

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Free Jazz Blog Reviews

October 11, 2009 — Mike

From Free Jazz:

Sunday, October 11, 2009
Tintinabulum – Not The Wind, Not The Flag (Barnyard, 2009) ***
David Crowell Ensemble – Spectrum (Innova, 2009) ***
Ryan Blotnick – Everything Forgets (Songlines, 2008) ***
Tony Wilson Sextet – The People Look Like Flowers At Last (Drip Audio, 2009) ***
Mysterium – An Electric Soundpainting Septet (Eavesdrop Music, 2009) ***

Saturday, October 10, 2009
Harris Eisenstadt – Canada Day (Clean Feed, 2009) ****½

Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Wadada Leo Smith – Spiritual Dimensions (Cuneiform, 2009) *****

Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Whit Dickey Trio – Emergence (Not Two, 2009) ****½

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