Bill Dixon Memorial Event To Be Held July 31st At New York’s St. Mark’s Church

July 20, 2010 — Mike

From Improvised Communications:

On Saturday, July 31st from 5:30-7:30 p.m., musician/composer/educator/artist Bill Dixon will be remembered with a memorial event at St. Mark’s Church In The Bowery on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Dixon, an innovator in the world of creative improvised music and inspiration to subsequent generations of trumpet players, died on June 16th at his home in North Bennington, Vermont after a two-year illness. He was 84 years old.

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Musique Machine Magazine

July 20, 2010 — Mike

From Musique Machine:

Sudden Infant – My Life’s A Gunshot- Retrospective 1989- 2009 Vol
Chuch – We You Never Know
FNS – Self titled
Miel Noir – Der Honigflügel
Werewolf Jerusalem – Rail Killings
A View From Nihil – Dedicated To The Living Dead Vol 2
Negative Plane – Et In Saecula Saeculorum
Sektor 304 – Soul Cleansing
Various Artists – The Cool Scene At Cafe Bizarre
Claudio Parodi – The Mother of All Feedback
Infirmary / Churner – Untitled / Whisper

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AMN Picks of the Week

July 20, 2010 — Mike
Cover of "Panopticon"
Cover of Panopticon

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.

Isis – Wavering Radiant (2009)
Isis – Panopticon (2004)
Sax Ruins – Yawiquo (2009)
John Zorn - Goddess: Music for the Ancient of Days (2010)
Zombi – Cosmos (2004)
Zombi – Spirit Animal (2009)
Zombi – Surface to Air (2006)
Steve Roach – Destination Beyond (2009)

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Album review: Billy Bang's 'Prayer for Peace'

July 20, 2010 — Mike

From the Los Angeles Times:

A jazz veteran who has collaborated with Sun Ra, Don Cherry and Sam Rivers as well as leading his own ensembles, violinist Billy Bang (born Billy Walker in 1947) may not be a household name. Yet listeners who might ordinarily shy away from the at-times turbulent world of free jazz shouldn’t miss this recording, a rewarding and often gorgeous record that hopefully will remedy Bang’s comparatively low profile.

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Touching Extremes Reviews

July 20, 2010 — Mike

From Touching Extremes:

TUESDAY, 20 JULY 2010
DARREN TATE – The Night

WEDNESDAY, 14 JULY 2010
MARTIN KÜCHEN / ERNESTO RODRIGUES / GUILHERME RODRIGUES / CARLOS SANTOS – Vinter

SUNDAY, 11 JULY 2010
ANDREW CHALK – Ghost Of Nakhodka

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Ed Barrett Trio – 22 June 2010 Audio Archive

July 20, 2010 — Mike

From Open Ears Music:

This is the audio archive from 22 June 10. The files are 128k VBR mp3s. Musicians: Ed Barrett (guitar), Jimbo Walsh (bass) Chris Davis (drums)

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Just don't call Pierre Boulez 'avant-garde'

July 20, 2010 — Mike

From Haaretz Daily Newspaper:

Though only a few elite musicians are thought to have truly changed the music world, that action is attributed to the French composer and conductor Pierre Boulez on an almost routine basis. The Jerusalem International Chamber Music Festival will play two of his key pieces during its next concert season, which begins August 31, in honor of his 85th birthday earlier this year.

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