Coming to Ars Nova Workshop

From Philly’s Ars Nova Workshop:

COMPOSER PORTRAIT: DON CHERRY
Presented by Ars Nova Workshop

Ars Nova Workshop is pleased to commence our season-long celebration of the work and life of multi-instrumentalist and composer Don Cherry (1936-1995). This week’s concert features the Philadelphia debut of trumpeter Dave Douglas‘s Bass Ecstasy. Other upcoming performances include Steven Bernstein‘s Millennial Territory Orchestra revisiting “Relativity Suite”, a new large ensemble led by MacArthur Fellow Ken Vandermark, and Karl Berger‘s In the Spirit of Don Cherry, featuring a stellar cast of former Cherry collaborators. Please join us for this rare look into the body of work of one of the most influential figures in jazz.

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Thursday, October 22, 8pm
DAVE DOUGLAS & BRASS ECSTASY perform the music of DON CHERRY
Dave Douglas, trumpet; Vincent Chancey, French horn; Luis Bonilla, trombone; Matt Perrine, sousaphone; and Jakubu Griffin, drums

A key figure in modern jazz, Dave Douglas will present his latest ensemble Brass Ecstasy in a rare exploration of Don Cherry’s dynamic body of work.

Two-time Grammy-nominated jazz musician Dave Douglas is arguably the most prolific and original trumpeter of his generation. From his New York base, where he’s lived since the mid-1980s, Douglas has continued to earn lavish national and international acclaim. His solo recording career began in 1993 with Soul Note’s “Parallel Worlds” and he has since released over 28 recordings. In 2005, after seven critically-acclaimed albums for Bluebird/RCA, Douglas launched his own record label, Greenleaf Music. The same year, he was honored with a Guggenheim Fellowship. Douglas is currently the artistic director of the Workshop in Jazz and Creative Music at the Banff Center and the co-founder and director of the Festival of New Trumpet Music, which will celebrate its 7th year in 2009. In addition to leading his own groups, Douglas has important ongoing musical relationship as a member of John Zorn‘s Masada and with artists such as Anthony Braxton, Don Byron, Joe Lovano, Miguel Zenon, Uri Caine, Bill Frisell, Cibo Matto and Misha Mengelberg.

Dave Douglas & Brass Ecstasy was funded by The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage through the Philadelphia Music Project.

Advance tickets available at http://www.arsnovaworkshop.org

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Cuneiform Artists on Tour

From Cuneiform Records:

ALGERNON (our latest signing – CD out in January)
October 28 – The Darkroom – Chicago, IL

BEAT CIRCUS
October 24 – Middle East Upstairs – 472 Massachusetts Ave – Cambridge
MA (with Blood Warrior)

October 25 – (NOTE: cancelled)

November 12 – Union Hall – 702 Union Street – Brooklyn NY (with Blood
Warrior, Larkin Grimm)

CHEER-ACCIDENT
October 24 – The Philadephia Experiment: New Music Festival – The
Rotunda – University of Pennsylvnania – 4014 Walnut Street – Philadelphia, PA 19104 (215) 573-3234 (with CHEER-ACCIDENT (headliner), Fern Knight, The Red Masque and Make A Rising) all ages – FREE but donations for the bands requested.

October 25 – Orion Studios – 2903 Whittington Ave.- Baltimore, 21230

October 26 – Hunter/Gatherer – 900 Main St – Columbia, SC 29201-3964
(803) 748-0540 – 10 pm

THE CLAUDIA QUINTET
West Coast daters with special guest Gary Versace – piano:

October 26 – Paul Shaghoian Concert Hall (Located at Clovis North
High School) – 2770 E. International – Fresno, CA 93730 – 7:30pm -
buy tickets online or at the door the day of the concert.

October 27 – California State University, Northridge Music Recital
Hall (cypress hall room 158) – Northridge, CA 8:00pm FREE

October 28 – Red Cat – 631 West 2nd Street – Los Angeles, CA 90012 -
8:30 pm

October 29 – University of Nevada, Reno Church Fine Arts building, room #110 – University of Nevada – Reno, NV – 7:30

October 30 – Williamette University – Hudson Recital Hall – 900 State Street – Salem, Oregon 97301

November 1 – Earshot Festival – Seattle Art Museum – Seattle, WA

December 7 – Towson State University – Towson, MD

December 8 – Philadelphia, PA

March – European tour

FORGAS BAND PHENOMENA
December 5 – Theatre de Sens – Sens, France

June – NEARFest – Zoellner Auditorium – Bethlehem, PA

GUTBUCKET
October – 29 – tba – Belgrade, Serbia

October 30 – tba – Indija, Serbia

October 31 – tba – Sabac, Serbia
(sorry we don’t have venue names for these Serbian dates, but they are definite and a google search very soon should show more info)

November 5 – The Lily Pad – Cambridge, MA

November 7 – SUNY Oneonta – Oneonta NY

November 8 – Radio Bean Coffeehouse – Burlington, VT

HAMSTER THEATRE
October 24 – Immersive Studio Soundstage – 3063 Sterling Circle, No.6 – Boulder, CO 8:00 pm $10.00

LED BIB [2009 Barclaycard Mercury Prize-Album of the Year!]
October 22 – The Spin Off @ Bar Santiago – Leeds, UK

October 23 – Derby Jazz – Derby, UK

November 8 – The Croft – Bristol, UK

November 20 – London Jazz Festival – The Vortex – 11 Gillett Square -
London, UK

November 22 – The Cluny, Newcastle, UK

November 28 – The Old Market, Hove, UK

December 10 – Nottingham Jazz – Nottingham, UK

December 12 – Champions Bar – 51 Norwich Avenue West – Bournemouth
BH2, UK (01202) 757 000

February 5 – Liverpool Philharmonic Hall – Rodewald Suite -
Liverpool, UK

THE MICROSCOPIC SEPTET
December 5 – 92Y Tribeca – 200 Hudson Street – New York, NY 10013
(212) 601-1000

December 17 – Barbes – 376 9th St- Brooklyn, NY 11215 (718) 965-9177

PHIL MILLER/IN CAHOOTS
November 10 – Vortex Jazz Club – 11 Gillett Street – Dalston, London N16 8AZ, UK (0207) 254 4097

November 11 – Swinburne Hall – Colchester Institute – Colchester,
Essex C03 3LL, UK (01206) 712999

ED PALERMO BIG BAND
October 21 – Iridium – 1650 Broadway – NYC, NY (212) 582-2121 shows at 8:30 and 10:30

December 16 – Iridium – 1650 Broadway – NYC, NY (212) 582-2121 shows at 8:30 and 10:30

February 5 – Five Towns College – Dix Hills, Long Island, NY 11746 (631) 424-7000

PLANETA IMAGINARIO
October 23 – Sala Lago – Camino de las Hormigueras 175, Nave 11, 28031 Madrid, Spain (with October Equus)

RADIO MASSACRE INTERNATIONAL
October 31 – Hampshire Jam – Millenium Hall, Liphoo – Hampshire, UK

April 17 – The Gatherings – St. Mary’s Hamilton Village (on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania) – 3916 Locust Walk (east of 40th & Locust) – Philadelphia, PA

REVOLUTIONARY SNAKE ENSEMBLE
January 21 – Vernissage Restaurant – 1627 Beacon Street, Brookline, MA, (617) 566-3340

February 11 – Amtrack Crescent Train – NYC to New Orleans
In February 2010, for the 6th consecutive year, Boston’s Revolutionary Snake Ensemble will travel on the Amtrak Crescent train from New York City to New Orleans to participate in New Orleans Mardi Gras parades and celebrations. The train (#19) will depart NYC Thursday February 11th at 2:15 pm, and is due to arrive in New Orleans on Friday February 12th at 7:38pm, with intermediate stops in Philadelphia, Wilmington, Baltimore, Washington, Greensboro, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham, Tuscaloosa, and other cities. Passengers will enjoy special decorations, live music, and Mardi Gras themed celebration on their way to New Orleans. The public is invited to join the band for this unique musical trip.

WADADA LEO SMITH
November 20 – Madrid Jazz Festival – Madrid, Spain

UNIVERS ZERO
February 6 – CD release concert! – Centre culturel Jacques Franck – Bruxelles (Saint Gilles), Belgium (with guest Andy Kirk)

ZEVIOUS
November 21 – Danger Danger Gallery – 5013 Baltimore Ave – Philadelphia, PA 19143 (with Kevin Hufnagel, Gun Muffs, others…)

Chris Lopes ATMOSPHERES in New Bedford, Massachusetts

From Audible Think:

The Audible Think Improvised Music Series (at Gallery X, New Bedford, MA) returns for the 2009-10 season with performances on the third Wednesday of each month (SEP to DEC; FEB to MAY). The series presents improvised music, jazz, avant-garde, and original compositions by musicians from around the region and those on tour.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009: 7:30pm, 2 sets ($5/suggested)
The Audible Think Improvised Music Series at Gallery X presents:

CHRIS LOPES’ Atmospheres
John McKenna, saxophone
Jim Robitaille, guitar
Chris Lopes, bass
Chris Poudrier, drums

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Ashtray Navigations / Flower-Corsano Duo in Syracuse

From New Thing Productions:

Ashtray Navigations
Flower-Corsano Duo
Thursday, October 29
9PM
$15 General Admission
$12 Students and Seniors

Red House welcomes Psychedelic Noise Project from UK!

Red House Arts Center has become a standout venue in Central New York for experimentalmusicians, hosting Alva Noto & Byetone from Germany, mudboy from Providence, and Zach Layton,MV Carbon and The Loud Objects from New York City. This trend continues when Red Housewelcomes Ashtray Navigations and the Flower-Corsano Duo from the Termite Club in the United Kingdom.

Phil Todd, inspired by the UK’s underground tape music scene, formed Ashtray Navigations in 1994 in Stoke On Trent, England. The psychedelic noise project defies easy categorization given the diverse nature of Todd’s collaborators and the incredible breadth of work Ash Nav has created. Ash Nav consists of Phil Todd (guitar/electronics) and Melanie Delaney, aka Ocelocelot (electronics).

“No matter how limited or impossible to find, every release by this one-man-plus sideshow proves to be a stimulating slice of homemade musical nirvana.” – Foxy Digitalis

Michael Flower (shahi baaja, a modified electric version of the Indian bulbul tarang) has been involved in a number of solo projects and is best know for his work with Vibracathedral Orchestra. Chris Corsano plays drums and has performed with Paul Flaherty, Jim O’Rourke, Björk, EvanParker, Jandek, Thurston Moore, Vampire Belt and Six Organs of Admittance among others.

Ashtray Navigations and the Flower-Corsano Duo will perform at the Red House Arts Center on Thursday, October 29 at 9PM. Tickets are $15 general admission, $12 for students and seniors and are available from www.theredhouse.org. For more information please contact Mike Intaglietta at 315-425-0405 or email press@theredhouse.org.

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All About Jazz Reviews

Drummer Whit Dickey performing at the world pr...
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Recent reviews from All About Jazz:

Anthony Coleman
Freakish (Tzadik)
Reviewed by Warren Allen

Jason Adasiewicz’s Rolldown
Varmint (Cuneiform Records)
Reviewed by Troy Collins

David S. Ware
David S. Ware Quartet: Live in Vilnius
Reviewed by Clifford Allen

Jon Irabagon
The Observer (Concord Music Group)
Reviewed by Troy Collins

Whit Dickey / Daniel Carter / Eri Yamamoto
Emergence (Not Two Records)
Reviewed by John Sharpe

Josh Berman
Old Idea (Delmark Records)
Reviewed by Jerry D’Souza

Fred Anderson
21st Century Chase (Delmark Records)
Reviewed by Mark Corroto

David S. Ware
Shakti (AUM Fidelity)
Reviewed by Russ Musto

Darius Jones
Man’ish Boy (A Raw & Beautiful Thing) (AUM Fidelity)
Reviewed by Andrey Henkin

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Dusted Reviews

Sufjan Stevens playing banjo
Image by Joe Lencioni via Flickr

From Dusted:

Artist: Sufjan Stevens
Album: The BQE
Label: Asthmatic Kitty
Review date: Oct. 19, 2009

Artist: Triorganico
Album: Convivencia
Label: Now-Again
Review date: Oct. 15, 2009

Artist: Steven R. Smith
Album: Cities
Label: Immune
Review date: Oct. 15, 2009
Read This Review

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Hammer of Hathor, Gabriel Mindel, Plamkton Wat in Portland

From Portland Eye and Ear Control:

Valentines this Tuesday the 20th:

Hammer of Hathor
Gabriel Mindel
Plankton Wat

9PM
Free