Upcoming Seattle Shows

From Wayward Music:

FRI. 1/8, 8 PM – Seattle Composers Salon: new music by Gavin Borchert, Peter Stevens, Kam Morril, Steve Scribner, Yvonne Hoar

SAT. 1/9, 8 PM – Nonsequitur presents Amy Denio (solo voice & electronics improvisations) + Beth Fleenor & Figeater (energetic outness)

FRI. 1/15 – Seattle Percussion Collective – music by Milton Babbitt, James Romig, Christian Wolff, Toru Takemitsu, Stuart Saunders Smith, Jeff Aaron, Bryant, Gregory Campbell.

SAT. 1/16 – Floss CD release concert; Mark Ostrowski (drums), Zachary Watkins (electronics), Izaak Mills (woodwinds), John Seman (bass)

FRI. 1/22, 8 PM – Is That Jazz? Festival: Sunship, Sun Ra Tribute Band

SAT. 1/23, 8 PM – Is That Jazz? Festival: Bill Smith Trio, Threat of Beauty

FRI. 1/29, 8 PM – Is That Jazz? Festival: Bad Luck, Jesse Canterbury’s Vertigo

SAT. 1/30, 8 PM – Is That Jazz? Festival: Tom Baker Quartet, Cuong Vu Trio

FRI. 2/5, 8 PM – Seattle Chamber Players & Armenian pianist/composer Artur Avanesov – music of Avanesov and Mansurian

FRI. 2/12, 8 PM – 25th Annual Seattle Improvised Music Festival: Birgit Ulher (trumpet), Leonel Kaplan (trumpet), Christian Weber (bass), Jack Wright (saxophone), Paul Neidhardt (percussion), Mark Kaylor (drums) – see web site for actual line up

SAT. 2/13, 8 PM – 25th Annual Seattle Improvised Music Festival: Tyler Wilcox (reeds), Jaime Fennelly (electronics), Wilson Shook (saxophone), Robert Pedersen (electronics), Paul Hoskin (reeds), Fred Lonberg-Holm (cello) – see web site for actual line up

FRI. 2/19, 8 PM – 25th Annual Seattle Improvised Music Festival: Sean G. Meehan (percussion)

SAT. 2/20, 7 PM – 25th Annual Seattle Improvised Music Festival: Fred Chalenor (bass), Jeffrey McGrath (trumpet), Greg Powers (trombone), Chris Cochrane (guitar), Evan Gallagher (piano), Jeph Jerman (percussion)

FRI. 2/26, 8 PM – Garrett Fisher Ensemble: At the Hawk’s Well, new chamber opera

SAT. 2/27, 8 PM – Garrett Fisher Ensemble: At the Hawk’s Well, new chamber opera

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Newsbits

William Basinski has a new release out entitled Vivian & Ondine.

The Minneapolis Free Music Society hasn’t updated their web site recently, but they do have archives of a few improv shows from earlier this year, and apparently are still putting on shows.

Robert Rich has announced an upcoming release entitled Ylang.

Udi Koorman has posted an interview with producer & engineer Etenne Conod.

Chicago drummer Frank Rosaly is profiled.

AMN Podcast: Frank Rosaly – Milkwork

January at Ars Nova Workshop

From Philly’s Ars Nova Workshop:

Friday, January 8, 8pm
BEN PEROWSKY QUARTET
Chris Speed, tenor saxophone + clarinet; Ted Reichman, accordion; Trevor Dunn, double-bass; and Ben Perowsky, drums

Philadelphia Art Alliance, 251 S. 18th Street
$10 General Admission

Sunday, January 17, 7pm
FESTIVAL OF NEW TRUMPET | PHILADELPHIA

OPEN CIRCUIT INTERNATIONAL TRUMPET ENSEMBLE
Taylor Ho Bynum (USA), cornet; Jean-Luc Cappozzo (France), trumpet; Franz Hautzinger (Austria), trumpet; Joe McPhee (USA), trumpet; Itaru Oki (Japan/France), trumpet; Herb Robertson (USA), trumpet; William Parker (USA), bass; and John Betsch (USA/France), drums

MERIDIAN ARTS ENSEMBLE WITH DAVE BALLOU
John Ferrari, drums; Daniel Grabois, horn; Benjamin Herrington, trombone; Brian McWhorter, trumpet; Jon Nelson, trumpet; Raymond Stewart, tuba; and Dave Ballou, trumpet

CHICAGO UNDERGROUND DUO
Rob Mazurek, cornet + electronics; and Chad Taylor, percussion

International House Philadelphia, 3701 Chestnut Street $12 General Admission

Friday, January 22, 8pm
KEN VANDERMARK SEPTET performs the music of DON CHERRY
Ken Vandermark, reeds; Dave Rempis, saxophones; Jeb Bishop, trombone; Jason Adasciewicz, vibraphone; Pandelis Karayorgis, Fender Rhodes + piano; Nate McBride, el. bass + double-bass; and Chad Taylor, drums

International House Philadelphia, 3701 Chestnut Street $12 General Admission

Thursday, January 28, 8pm
JASON AJEMIAN’S DAYDREAM FULL LIFESTYLES
Rob Mazurek, cornet; Tony Malaby, tenor saxophone; Jason Ajemian, bass; and Chad Taylor, drums

International House Philadelphia, 3701 Chestnut Street $12 General Admission

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All About Jazz Reviews

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From All About Jazz:

Ergo
Multitude, Solitude (Cuneiform Records)
Reviewed by John Kelman

Sun Ra
Sun Ra Quartet in Italy, 1978 (Art Yard)
Reviewed by Robert Dugan

Evan Parker
House Full Of Floors (Tzadik)
Reviewed by Mark Corroto

Medeski, Martin & Wood
Medeski, Martin & Wood: Radiolarians – The Evolutionary Set
Reviewed by Doug Collette

Manuel Mengis Gruppe 6
Dulcet Crush (Hatology)
Reviewed by Glenn Astarita

Paul Rutherford
Tetralogy (1978-82) (Emanem)
Reviewed by John Eyles

Anthony Braxton / Joelle Leandre
Duo (Heidelberg Loppem) 2007 (Leo Records)
Reviewed by Glenn Astarita

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