Ensemble Mujirushi

November 8, 2009 — Mike

Ensemble Mujirushi is a Canadian avant-garde classical troupe who make some pretty interesting sounds from relatively unknown composers. They have a European tour coming up, so surf on over for dates and samples.

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Free Jazz Blog Reviews

November 8, 2009 — Mike

From Free Jazz:

Saturday, November 7, 2009
Joëlle Léandre & Jean-Luc Cappozzo – Live Aux Instants Chavires (Kadima, 2009) *****
Anthony Braxton & Joëlle Léandre – Duo (Heidelberg Loppem) 2007 (Leo Records, 2009) ****½
Joëlle Léandre, Maguelone Vidal & Raymond Boni – Trace (Red Toucan, 2009) ***

Friday, November 6, 2009
Splinters – Split The Difference (Reel Recordings, 2009) ****

Thursday, November 5, 2009
Rodrigo Amado, Miguel Mira & Gabriel Ferrandini – Motion Trio (European Echoes, 2009) ****½

Wednesday, November 4, 2009
John Hollenbeck – Rainbow Jimmies (GPE, 2009) ****

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Henry Threadgill, Master of the Mutable

November 8, 2009 — Mike

From NYTimes.com:

ON a recent Sunday, in the home stretch of a concert at Roulette, a new-music institution in SoHo, Henry Threadgill shut his eyes and flashed an enigmatic smile. His longtime ensemble, Zooid, was nearing the end of a labyrinthine, nearly hourlong world premiere, and the atmosphere in the room — packed beyond capacity, with people crowded in the aisles — had become humid and heady. Mr. Threadgill swayed to the music’s layered pulse before picking up his alto saxophone. Then, as if cued by a secret signal, he and his musicians landed together on a sharp, culminating blare. There was a moment of startled silence before an eruption of applause.

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