AMN Picks of the Week

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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.

Jimmy Bennington Trio – Symbols, Strings, and Magic (2010)
Friendly Rich – Friendly Rich and the Lollipop People (2010)
Michael Attias – Twines of Colesion (2010)
Respect Sextet – Farcical Built for Six (2010)
Szilárd Mezei / Octet – Tonk (2010)
Henry Grimes / Rashied Ali – Spirits Aloft (2010)
Multilithic (Paul Carney) – Multilithic (2010)

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Free Jazz Blog Reviews

From Free Jazz:

Giovanni Maier – The Talking Bass (Long Song Records, 2010) ***½
Rodrigo Amado – Searching For Adam (Not Two, 2010) ****½
Christmann- Gustafsson-Lovens – TR!O (FMP, 2010) ****
Barcella / Van Herzeele Duo – Monday Sessions Live at El Negocito (El Negocito, 2010) ***½

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DMG Newsletter July 30th, 2010

From DMG:

Elliott Sharp! Szilard Mezei! Joe Morris & Luther Gray! Ivo Perelman/Rosie Herlein/Dom Duval! Rodrigo Amado/Taylor Ho Bynum/John Hebert/Gerald Cleaver! Aram Shelton!

Odean Pope! Vijay Anderson/Ben Goldberg Hard-Boiled Wonderland! Jerome Cooper! J D Parran! Francisco Mora Catlett with JD Allen, Craig Taborn & Graham Haynes! Luc Ferrari LP! Maya Deren DVDs! ..And Even More Gems!

Downtown Music Gallery FREE In-Store Performance Schedule Continues with:

This Sunday, July 25th at 6pm:
JACOB ZIMMERMAN – alto sax, JOE MOFFETT – trumpet, RANDY PINGREY – trombone, JESSE WARD – electric guitar

Sunday, August 1st at 6pm:
NICK ROSEN! Porter Records CD Release Celebration!
With MICHELLE JOO – Violin & SAM BARSH – Keys!

Sunday, August 8th at 6pm:
The Serious Duo Featuring:
STEVE SWELL on Trombone & JAMES ILGENFRITZ on Contrabass!

Sunday, August 15th at 6pm:
XANDER NAYLOR!

Sunday, August 22nd at 6pm:
6pm – RAS MOSHE ALL-STARS!
7pm – LORENZO SANGUEDOLCE & MICHAEL BISIO!
Great Sax & Bass Duo with a Fine LP on NoBusiness!

Sunday, August 29th at 6pm:
BRIAN ALLEN – Trombone from Texas!
TONY MALABY – Tenor & Soprano Sax Great!
COREY FOGEL – Drums from L.A.!

Sunday, September 12th at 6pm:
THE SERIOUS TRIO Featuring:
STEVE SWELL – Trombone, GARRISON FEWELL – Guitar, ANDREW RAFFO DEWAR – Sax!

Sunday, September 19th at 6pm:
DEE POP & COOPER-MOORE!

Sunday, September 26th at 6pm:
BLURBOXER featuring:
GL DIANA on Sitar & Live Electronics, LISA DOWLING on Double Bass!

Sunday, October 3rd at 6pm:
BEN STAPP – Tuba, KENNY WARREN – Trumpet, DUSTIN CARLSON – Guitar, JUAN PABLO CARLETTI – Drums!

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Dusted Reviews

From Dusted:

Artist: Angelo Petronella
Album: Rimandi E Scoperte
Label: Die Schachtel

Artist: Government Alpha
Album: Resolution of Remembrance 1992-1999
Label: Pica Disk

Coming from Porter Records

Henry Grimes Quartet @ HotHouse (Chicago, 12/0...
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Porter Records has a pair of releases scheduled for September. We’ve heard the Grimes / Ali and it gets two thumbs up.

HENRY GRIMES, RASHIED ALI – “SPIRITS ALOFT”
EERO KOIVISTOINEN – “3RD VERSION”

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