Brad Dutz

February 9, 2010 — Mike

Brad Dutz has been touring and recording for a while with a number of ensembles. His web site offers several samples of his work.

Brad started to study music at age seven. After high school he studied at the University of North Texas and Berklee college of music. In 1982 he moved to Los Angeles and began free-lancing until 1984 when he joined Maynard Ferguson and toured around the country. Beside his ten solo c.d.s – NINE NEDS, KRIN, CAMELS, RAILROADS, GRILL, MAKING ICE, OBLITERATION quartet, MY BONGO, JOHN HOLMES- BRAD DUTZ duos and the first BRAD DUTZ c.d. he has co-produced twelve others and played as a sideman for 210 titles.

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Newsbits

February 9, 2010 — Mike
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Metaphysical Records has a new release out featuring Oliver Lake on saxes, Paul Smoker on trumpet, and Lisle Ellis on bass.

The Nels Cline Singers have a new release on the way.

A number of opinions on Matthew Shipp’s latest release are available.

The National Newspaper has a lengthy article on mainstream vs. modern “free” jazz.

Aud Aud reviews the latest from the Samuel Blaser Quartet.

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Sonomu Reviews

February 9, 2010 — Mike

From Sonomu:

Eric La Casa & Cédric Peyronnet, La Creuse (Herbal International)
Innovative sound manipulators Cédric Peyronnet (who usually trades as Toy Bizarre) and Éric La Casa (who indeed does sport an accent over the first letter of his name, despite appearing without one on the cover) travel to La Creuse, one of the internationally least well-known departements in… [read]
Posted by Stephen Fruitman at 03:14, 09 Feb 2010

Doc Wör Mirran, Doc Wör Mirran (Historical Obscurity, Vol 1) (CDR Miss Management)
To celebrate its twenty-fifth anniversary, Doc Wör Mirran has re-recorded its very first production, a self-titled cassette, featuring original members Joseph B. Raimond, BH Worrick, the late Frank Abendroth and latter-day additions Ralf Lexis and Peter Schuster. Inside the striking new cover is a… [read]
Posted by Stephen Fruitman at 03:03, 07 Feb 2010

Dronæment, Fieldbox (3 CDR Fieldmuzick)
Packed in a snazzy metal box with stuffed with goodies, in an edition of a mere fifty copies, comes this triple CDR set by Dronæment, the ongoing field music/electronica project of Marcus Obst. “Fields 1″ has been released before under a triple billing with Andrea Marutti and Aidan Baker. It… [read]
Posted by Stephen Fruitman at 01:48, 06 Feb 2010

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Corsano/Yeh/Shoup/Horist in Portland

February 9, 2010 — Mike
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From Portland Eye and Ear Control:

Friday, February 19th, 2010

Amazing quartet featuring Chris Corsano [drumming miracle], C. Spencer Yeh [ecstatic violin], Wally Shoup [gloves-off saxophone], and Bill Horist [guitar, prepared & un-]. This show will not be tame. Outrageous musicianship, ideas from the future, tons of heart.
8pm also @ The Wail

Recommended donation $8 student/CMG member, $10 general.

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Fireworks Ensemble – More Strings for Lou Reed’s ‘Metal Machine Music’

February 9, 2010 — Mike
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From NYTimes.com:

On the album “Metal Machine Music” sounds frenetic. In performance the Fireworks Ensemble musicians were just that, with the string players in the front row sawing away at nearly constant tremolos. (One violinist’s bow trailed a hank of loose horsehair less than halfway through the piece.) Yet their combined efforts brought out something richer and more meditative than the album. Each of the four sections became an endless tremolo chord, oceanic and Wagnerian, with recognizable instruments adding dabs of melody and glimmers of allusion: a Celtic accordion phrase, a brass fanfare.

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