Out on Broken Research

From Broken Research:

BRAIDA & GIANCARLO LOCATELLI, ALBERTO: The Big Margotta
“This marks the third release for the duo of Alberto Braida and Giancarlo Locatelli, the first being the incredibly austere Diciannove Calefazioni which was our initial introduction to perhaps the premier group of purpose and restraint in improvising music. Big talk I know but the fact is that these two have developed a dialogue thru their long partnership and friendship that stands as reminder of the potential that contemporary improvisation has always held and the manifestation of many of it’s myriad possibilities. Our primary regard for Diciannove Calefazioni [Nineteen Calefactions] and our recent regard for the slightly more boisterous Big Margotta is how well considered their approach to reduction is.”

JOHANSSON, SVEN-AKE: Cymbals In The Night
“Heavy solo release from deep as Marianas Trench Swedish drummer Sven-Ake Johansson. Johansson is primarily known in the US as the drummer on the two hugely influential Brotzmann recordings: For Adolphe Sax and Machine Gun. However, the Berlin-based percussionist/composer/filmmaker/performance artist/painter — all of which he is remarkably adept at — also has numerous FMP releases and a well documented relationship with Alexander Schlippenbach. Notable contributions to the canon of experimental music include his Concert for 12 Tractors and performance piece for movement performed with Neubauten singer Nick Cave guitarist Blixa Bargeld.”

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The Stone in June

John Zorn
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Select shows coming to NY’s Stone :

6/1 Tuesday
8 pm
Yuko Fujiyama Ensemble
Yuko Fujiyama (piano) Olivia De Prato (violin) Tomas Ulrich (cello) Reggie Nicholson (drums)
Colorful compositions and improvisations.

10 pm
Scott Tixier String Theory Part I
Emilie Weibel (vocal, electronics) Katsuko Tanaka (piano, keys) Scott Colberg (bass) Arthur Vint (drums) Scott Tixier (violin, directio, compositions)
String Theory Part I is the latest project from Scott Tixier violinist, new compositions at the confluence of jazz and modern music, when the pieces become a pretext for improvisation everything is possible. Scott Tixier, Awarded the first prize of “Trophées du Sunside 2007,” one of the most important award for a young jazz musician in France. He is one of the most innovative violinist of his generation.

6/2 Wednesday (YT)
8 pm
Ned Rothenberg
Ned Rothenberg (sax, shakuhachi) Alex Waterman (cello) Miguel Frasconi (glass instruments) Shelley Burgon (harp, electronics)

10 pm
Cyro Baptista’s Banquet of the Spirits plays Masada
Cyro Baptista (percussion) Shanir Blumenkranz (bass) Tim Keiper (drums) Brian Marsala (organ)
Performing music from their upcoming CD of John Zorn‘s Masada music for the Book of Angels series!

6/3 Thursday (KR)
8 pm
Okkyung Lee
Seth Cluett (amplified objects) Satoshi Takeishi (percussion, electronics) Okkyung Lee (cello)

10 pm
Lotte Anker Trio
Lotte Anker (saxes) Craig Taborn (piano) Gerald Cleaver (drums)
Highly acclaimed trio playing intense and adventurous improv. Likewise acclaimed latest releases (2009/10) are: Live at the Loft and Floating Islands.

6/4 Friday (DDT)
8 pm
Hank Roberts
Hank Roberts (cello)
Hank Roberts is an internationally acclaimed improvisational cellist and composer known for his own solo and group projects featured on the Winter and Winter label, and for his work with artists like Bill Frisell, Tim Berne, Ethan Iverson, and Hal Wilner.

10 pm
Herb Robertson and the Shenanigans
Dave Taylor (bass trombone, extentions) Terry McManus (eclectic guitars) Ken Filiano (bass, such things) Jay Rosen (drums, skins, cymbals, paraphernalia) Herb Robertson (trumpets, brass, unrelated instruments)
An ensemble of mates who play together every chance they get: Seriously nutty and unidentifiable as what you’d not expect them to be. Come join us for some augmented stretches on unfamiliar themes and recaps.

6/5 Saturday (MP)
8 pm
Mark Feldman and Sylvie Courvoisier Duo—Malphas
Mark Feldman (violin) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano)
Playing John Zorn’s Masada Book Two.

10 pm
Mark Feldman and Sylvie Courvoisier—Oblivia
Mark Feldman (violin) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano)
Playing music from their Tzadik release Oblivia.

6/6 Sunday (RK)
8 pm
Lotter Anker with Okkyung Lee + Mat Maneri
Lotte Anker (saxes) Okkyung Lee (cello) Mat Maneri

10 pm
Sirius String Quartet
Fung Chern Hwei, Gregor Huebner (violins) Ron Lawrence (viola) Jeremy Harman (cello)
Half string quartet, half rock band, with the precision of classical musicians and the flexibility of improvisers, Sirius constantly toggles between written original/new music and spontaneous sonic creation.

MONDAY JUNE 7—STONE SEMINAR 23
TYSHAWN SOREY
7PM to 9PM—TWENTY DOLLARS: Open to All.
A workshop/demonstration by this master percussionist followed by a Q&A.

6/8 Tuesday (KR)
8 pm
Jacques Demierre
Jacques Demierre (piano) Charlotte Hug (viola, voice) Urs Leimgruber (saxes) Elliot Sharp (guitar)
Sounds from the free-improvising scene in Europe: Urs Leimgruber has enriched and expanded for decades the saxophone sound with new playing techniques; Jacques Demierre has developed a unique operating style, working with clusters chords, and making us forget the physical weight of the instrument; Charlotte Hug has developed various experimental bow techniques that enabled her to extend the traditional sound spectrum of the viola—with the support of Swis Art Council Pro Helvetia, Suisa Foundation and the City of Geneva.

10 pm
Oscar Noriega
Oscar Noriega (sax, clarinet) Ingrid Laubrock (sax) Matt Mitchel (piano) Tom Rainey (drums) Trevor Dunn (bass)
Multi-instrumentalist Oscar Noriega has been keeping busy lately appearing with several ensembles, including Benefit Band (with Chris Speed, Trevor Dunn, and Jim Black), Tim Berne’s Los Totopos, and Gerry Hemingway’s Quintet. For tonight’s performance he augments his long-standing trio including bassist Trevor Dunn and drummer Tom Rainey with saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock and pianist Matt Mitchell.

6/9 Wednesday (JC)
8 pm
Sylvie Courvoisier Trio
Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) Ben Perowsky (drums) Thomas Morgan (bass)

10 pm
Ben Perowsky Quartet
Ben Perowsky (drums) Chris Speed (tenor, Clarinet) Ted Reichman (accordion) Trevor Dunn (bass)
Playing music off the latest Skirl release Esopus Opus, as well as newer compositions.

6/10 Thursday (JI)
8 pm
Mike Formanek and Mark Feldman
Mike Formanek (bass) Mark Feldman (violin)

10 pm
Mike Formanek Quartet
Mike Formanek (bass) Tim Berne (alto sax) Craig Taborn (piano) Gerald Cleaver (drums)
This group was first put together to play a concert at the Stone back in 2008. They have since recorded a CD that will be released later this year by ECM.

6/11 Friday (MJ)
8 pm
Jim Staley
Jim Staley (trombone)

10 pm
Whoopie Pie OV Life
Bill McHenry (sax) Andrew d’Angelo (sax, bass clarinet) Jamie Saft (keyboards) Mike Pride (drums)

6/12 Saturday (MJ)
8 pm
Mark Feldman and Sylvie Courvoisier Quartet
Mark Feldman (violin) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) Thomas Morgan (bass) Gerry Hemingway (drums)
Playing music from their new CD “To Fly To Steal” on Intakt Records.

10 pm
A Long Way – A New Trio with Susan Alcorn, Gerry Hemingway, Hank Roberts
Susan Alcorn (pedal steel guitar) Hank Roberts (cello, vocals) Gerry Hemingway (drums, sampler, voicings)
This is a first outing for a new collective trio initiated by Gerry Hemingway that sources the lyric, sentiment and texture of rural old time music as a starting point for improvisational dialogue.

6/13 Sunday (JM)
8 and 10 pm
JOHN ZORN IMPROV NIGHT—A STONE BENEFIT
John Zorn (sax) Mark Feldman (violin) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) Gerry Hemingway (drums) and many special guests
TWENTY DOLLARS

6/15 Tuesday (JM)
8 pm
Erik Friedlander’s Broken Arm Trio
Erik Friedlander (cello) Trevor Dunn (bass) Mike Sarin (drums)
laying all new music. The band was inspired by Oscar Pettiford who in 1949 broke his arm playing baseball.He could still move his fingers even though his arm was in a sling, so he began experimenting with a cello a friend had lent to him. He tuned the cello like a bass only an octave higher and later made history recording a series of cello-led projects including the great, under-recognized 1964 Fantasy release, “My Little Cello” featuring a photo of his newborn son whom he named Cello.

10 pm
Gerald Cleaver, William Parker, Craig Taborn: Farmers By Nature
Gerald Cleaver (drums) William Parker (bass) Craig Taborn (piano)

6/16 Wednesday (KR)
8 pm
Tim Berne
Tim Berne (sax) Oscar Noriega (clarinets) Matt Mitchell (piano) Ches Smith (drums)
Los Totopos, Tim Berne’s new touring band, is a potent blend of new voices and new ideas. Berne responds with a stunning book of new pieces balancing compositional rigor with fluid group improvisation. Hypnotic rhythms and long, seductive melodies collide with jagged dissonances and surprising textural shifts. A lush, organic blend of saxophones and clarinets is layered with electronic and acoustic keyboards and an ever-changing tapestry of percussion.

10 pm
Mark Helias and William Parker
Mark Helias (bass) William Parker (bass)

6/17 Thursday (JM)
8 pm
Ellery Eskelin Quartet
Ellery Eskelin (tenor sax) Mary Halvorson (guitar) Tyshawn Sorey (drums)

10 pm
Zeena Parkins
Zeena Parkins (harp)

6/18 Friday (YT)
8 pm
Sylvie Courvoisier Trio
Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) Tyshawn Sorey (drums) Thomas Morgan (bass)

10 pm
Sylvie Courvoisier Quartet
Tyshawn Sorey (drums) Thomas Morgan (bass) Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) Peter Evans (trumpet)

6/19 Saturday (RK)
8 pm
Sylvie Courvoisier’s Lonelyville
Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) Ikue Mori (electronics) Erik Friedlander (cello) Mark Feldman (violin) Gerald Cleaver (drums)

10 pm
Tamo Tuma and Elliott Sharp
Tamo Tuma (voice) Elliott Sharp ( guitar)
Tamo Tuma is a singer, performer, video and installation artist of Mexican and English background. Meeting Elliott Sharp at the Stone for an improvisit to JLGoddard with her artnoisevoxlab and Elliott Sharp’s stunning world of sound.

6/20 Sunday
8 pm
Angelica Sanchez/Gustavo Aguilar Duo
Angelica Sanchez (piano) Gustavo Aguilar (percussion)

10 pm
Jim Black trio
Jim Black (drums)

MONDAY JUNE 21—STONE SEMINAR 25
MEDESKI, MARTIN AND WOOD
7PM to 9PM—TWENTY DOLLARS: Open to All.
A workshop/performance and discussion with this masterful and popular instrumental ensemble.

6/22 Tuesday (TD)
8 pm
Marty Ehrlich 4 Alto(s)
Marty Ehrlich (sax) Andy Laster, Michael Attias, Ned Rothenberg
New music for four metal objects shaped curiously alike.

10 pm
Tomas Ulrich’s Cargo Cult
Tomas Ulrich (cello) Rolf Sturm (electric guitar, acoustic guitar) Michael Bisio (acoustic bass) Tomas Ulrich (cell)
In addition to compositions by each member of the ensemble, Cargo Cult’s repertoire also includes works by such diverse composers as Gaetano Donizetti, Henry Mancini, Kurt Weill, Cole Porter and Neil Young.

6/23 Wednesday (TD)
8 pm
Craig Taborn
Craig Taborn (piano)

10 pm
Zach Brock & The Magic Number
Zach Brock (violin) Matt Wigton (bass) Fred Kennedy (drums)

6/24 Thursday
8 pm
Uri Caine Trio
Uri Caine (piano) Ben Perowsky (drums) John Hebert (bass)

10 pm
Thomas Morgan
Thomas Morgan (bass)

6/25 Friday (CB)
8 pm
Mephista with John Zorn
Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) Ikue Mori (electronics) Susie Ibarra (drums) John Zorn (sax)
Twenty dollars.

10 pm
Mephista with Joelle Leandre
Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) Ikue Mori (electronics) Susie Ibarra (drums) Joelle Leandre (bass)
Twenty dollars.

6/26 Saturday (MJ)
8 pm
Masada String Trio
Mark Feldman (violin) Erik Friedlander (cello) Greg Cohen (bass)
The great trio performs classics from Masada Book ONE. TWENTY DOLLARS

10 pm
Masada String Trio
Mark Feldman (violin) Erik Friedlander (cello) Greg Cohen (bass)
The trio returns with a set of music from Masada Book TWO—the Book of Angels! TWENTY DOLLARS.

6/27 Sunday (JB)
8 pm
Karl Berger
Karl Berger (piano)
A CD release concert, with world-premiere performances of compositions/improvisations from Karl’s Tzadik Release “Strangely Familiar”, introspective “Miniatures for Piano Solo” (Tzadik Records).

10 pm
Mark Dresser
Mark Dresser (bass)
Mark Dresser will be presenting his most recent solo work for electro-acoustic contrabass in celebration of the CD/DVD release of GUTS: Bass Explorations, Investigations, and Explanations.

MONDAY JUNE 28—STONE SEMINAR 26
SYLVIE COURVOISIER
7PM to 9PM—TWENTY DOLLARS: Open to All.
Solo concert/ demonstration of extended piano techniques, followed by a Q&A/ discussion.

(CB)

6/29 Tuesday (MJ)
8 pm
Greg Cohen and Marc Ribot
Greg Cohen (bass) Marc Ribot (guitar)

10 pm
Andrea Parkins and Guests
Andrea Parkins (amplified objects, electronics, electric accordion) Ches Smith (percussion)
Andrea Parkins presents a new project, featuring Ches Smith and special guests

6/30 Wednesday (CW)
8 pm
Stephanie Stone and Friends
Stephanie Stone (piano) Greg Cohen (bass) Mike Sarin (drums)
Stephanie returns to her namesake venue for an intimate evening of her distinctive piano stylings, vocals and a few stories.

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Free Jazz Reviews

From Free Jazz:

Mark Charig with Keith Tippett and Ann Winter – Pipedream (Ogun, 1977/2010) ****½
Marilyn Crispell & David Rothenberg – One Dark Night I Left My Silent House (ECM, 2010) ****
Gianni Lenoci & Gianni Mimmo – Reciprocal Uncles (Amirani, 2010) ****
Niko Meinhold & Noel Taylor – Border Patrol (Self Published, 2010) ****
Maciej Obara Special Quartet – Four (Ars Cameralis Records, 2010) ****

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Musique Machine Reviews

From Musique Machine:

Greg Haines – Until the Point of Hushed Support
Greg Haines’ second album, ‘Until the Point of Hushed Support’, was developed over the past three years that saw the young composer relocate from England to Berlin. It is his first score-based composition, having previously worked as both a solo recording artist on his first album, Slumber Tides, and a live performer in many collaborative improvised projects.

Jahrtal – William Blake
‘William Blake’ is the second album from mellow and soothing Germanic tongued male & female folk duo Jahrtal. The album sees the band releasing yet another very rewarding, mainly soothing, relaxing and summer evening hazed collection of folk tracks that are primal based around acoustic guitar, harp, banjo and a mixture of male and female vocals. Though the album does see the band expand their sound pallet from the first album with jazzy flute edges, a few rougher electric guitar textures, subtle electronics and few more new sound textures and other genre hints- but none of this ruins or changers drastically the projects hazy, mellow and warming folk craft.

Xiphoid Dementia – Might is Blight
‘Might is Blight’ offers up quite a varied, original and often bleakly epic mixture of: electronic and junk based industrial textures, powerful and avant grade tinged neo-classical elements, animal and environmental field recordings, power electronics and cinematic tinged noise.

September Collective – Always Breathing Monster
There’s a certain intrigue to the title of September Collective’s latest effort, Always Breathing Monster. Since the disc comes to me in a generic slipcase with, aside from some brief liner notes, no information whatsoever, what runs loose first is my imagination. I’m sure a monstrosity outside of time – if we interpret always breathing as breathing forever – could invoke any number of things with anyone, but I’d say any divinity (god, God, whichever you prefer) would be a pretty safe bet. It is, then, not too coincidental that Always Breathing Monster’s principal instrument used was an organ – an instrument traditionally known as the Voice of God. By extension, the organ is not only the voice of the titular monster, but becomes the monster itself – and so we have the album, an exercise in taming the monster that is the organ.

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Newsbits

Classical Drone has a piece on the prolific Roland Kayn.

Nate Chinen writes about the ongoing influence of Sun Ra.

Brilliant Corners reviews the latest efforts from Matt Lavelle.

Workbench Recordings has an MP3 from the latest effort of Richard Youngs and Andrew Paine.

One of many such videos, a clip of La Voce di Stratos is available.

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AMN Picks of the Week

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.

Tom Rainey Trio – Pool School (2010)
Trio Ricochet (Stowe / Goodwin / Munshower) – February 2006 (2006)
Stowe / Pembleton Project – Hommage an Klaus Kinski (2007)
Kris Davis – Paradoxical Frog (2010)
Peter Evans Quartet – Live in Lisbon (2010)
Stowe / Munshower / Roy – An Die Musik (2008)

Upcoming Los Angeles Events

From Los Angeles New Music:

Blast Phemy! 5 (feat. live film scores by Lucky Dragons)
May 26, 2010 from 6pm to 7pm – Cinefamily
From the Cinefamily event page: Tonight, our Blast Phemy! residency draws to a dynamic close. First, experience the contemplative mastery of “visual music” maestro James Whitney’s exquisite abstract…

The LA Composers Project
May 26, 2010 from 8pm to 10pm – Alfred Newman Recital Hall, USC
What’s Next? is pleased to announce the return of The Los Angeles Composers Project! Featuring to music of many of the Los Angeles area’s finest young and established composers, the LA Composers proj…
Organized by What’s Next Ensemble | Type: concert

The LA Composers Project (Concert 2)
May 27, 2010 from 8pm to 10pm – Alfred Newman Recital Hall, USC
What’s Next? is pleased to announce the return of The Los Angeles Composers Project! Featuring to music of many of the Los Angeles area’s finest young and established composers, the LA Composers proj…
Organized by What’s Next Ensemble | Type: concert

The LA Composers Project (Concert 3)
May 28, 2010 from 8pm to 10pm – Alfred Newman Recital Hall, USC
What’s Next? is pleased to announce the return of The Los Angeles Composers Project! Featuring to music of many of the Los Angeles area’s finest young and established composers, the LA Composers proj…
Organized by What’s Next Ensemble | Type: concert

Partch: Even Wild Horses
June 2, 2010 from 8:30pm to 10:30pm – REDCAT
$25 General/$20 Students w/ ID/$15 Cal Arts Students and Staff From the REDCAT website: “The intrepid coal-mine canary Partch remains inspirational, not least for the lonesome road he trekked in que…

Partch: Even Wild Horses
June 3, 2010 from 8:30pm to 10:30pm – REDCAT
$25 General/$20 Students w/ ID/$15 Cal Arts Students and Staff From the REDCAT website: “The intrepid coal-mine canary Partch remains inspirational, not least for the lonesome road he trekked in que…

People Inside Electronics: Vicious Circles and Deadly Elements
June 5, 2010 from 8pm to 10pm – Boston Court Performing Arts Center, Marjorie Branson Performance Space
Vicious Circles and Deadly Elements Saturday, June 5, 2010 / 8pm Boston Court Performing Arts Center 70 North Mentor Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91106 $25 / $10 student On Saturday, June 5 at 8pm, PIE pres…

Just Brass
June 13, 2010 from 8pm to 10pm – Church in Ocean Park
From the Microfest event page: Music by Wadle, Schweinitz, McIntosh, and Krieger performed by duo and Trio Kobayashi. “…this is heady, engrossing stuff and deserves much wider exposure.” — Mark Swe…

World Premiere: Igor Stravinsky’s Wind Octet (for electric guitars)
June 14, 2010 from 8:30pm to 10pm – REDCAT
From the Facebook Event Page: REDCAT’s Studio: Summer 2010 series for interdisciplinary experimentation continues with a curated program of six new works and works-in-progress by Los Angeles dance, t…

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Free Albums Galore Reviews

Free Albums Galore has been on a tear lately digging up and writing about all kinds of interesting music. Here are a few more of their pointers.

Undress Beton – two albums
The SuRRism-Phonoethics net label is one of the newer labels on the internet and one of the most experimental. It specializes in artists who wish to push the boundaries. One the musicians associated with this label is Jaan Patterson and his project titled Undress Beton is most interesting. It is a busy mix of electronics, field recordings and lord knows what else. It is a virtual playground of sounds. Some of the reviewers of this album call it playful and comedic. If that is true, it is dark comedy indeed. The album Tarentaliiogy Defloration is a good place to start. The sounds may not serve a linear purpose but the over all effect is like listening to a strange radio play designed for the subconscious only.

Disen Gage – The Screw-Loose Entertainment (promo version)
The Accessory Takes netlabel of RAIG offers the most interesting alternative music, whether it is in jazz, rock, or ambient. Disen Gage is a progressive jazz-rock outfit with expert improvisational playing that combines rock, jazz, and ethnic music. The line-up is Sergei Bagin and Konstanin Mochalov on guitars, Evgeny Kudryashov on drums and Nikolai Syrtsev on bass. Their album titled The Screw-Loose Entertainment (Promo Version) is a sometimes frantic but always excellent journey into progressive rock improvisation.

Erick Diego – Low Motion Thelepathy
Mexican electronic sound and performance artist Erick Diego is one of the unusual musicians that inhabit the experimental world of the SuRRism-Phonoethics net label. Diego’s forte appears to be a kind of tape music using pre-taped sounds formed into sound sculptures. They tend to be in slow-motion , drone heavy, and generally dark. This is a fascinating recording for careful listening.

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DOWNTOWNMUSIC.NET Photos

Chris Corsano 16
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From DOWNTOWNMUSIC.NET:

May 24, 2010
Nate Wooley Quintet, Douglass Street Music Collective
Harris Eisenstadt, Matt Moran, Eivind Opsvik, Josh Sinton, Nate Wooley

May 20, 2010
Flaherty-Corsano-Lee, Issue Project Room
Chris Corsano, Paul Flaherty, Okkyung Lee
James Ferraro & Zac Davis, Issue Project Room
Zac Davis, James Ferraro

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Michael Musillami Trio’s European Tour Starts Tonight

From Improvised Communications:

Guitarist/composer Michael Musillami and his flagship trio, featuring bassist Joe Fonda and drummer George Schuller, are on tour in Europe through next weekend celebrating the release of their fifth recording, Old Tea (Playscape Recordings).

After two trio gigs in Germany and The Netherlands, the group will be joined by frequent collaborators Ralph Alessi (trumpet), Marty Ehrlich (alto saxophone) and Matt Moran (vibraphone) for the rest of the tour (with Tim Collins subbing for the last four gigs due to a scheduling conflict).

Michael Musillami Trio:
05/25 :: CAVETE (Marburg, Germany)
05/27 :: Conservatorium Maastricht (Maastricht, The Netherlands)

Michael Musillami Trio + 3:
05/28 :: De Werf (Brugge, Belgium)
05/30 :: NattJazz Festival (Bergen, Norway)
06/01 :: Porgy & Bess (Vienna, Austria)
06/02 :: Hügelland Café (Krumegg, Austria)
06/04 :: Nádasdy Cultural Centre (Sárvár, Hungary)
06/05 :: Limmitationes (Rudersdorf, Austria)

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