The soundtrack of Albert Glasser’s Confessions of an Opium Eater is available for free download.
A review of Dave Douglas and band, performing to the silent film Spark of Being, is available.
The February edition of Furthernoise is out.
The Bad Plus will rework the Rite of Spring.
From DOWNTOWNMUSIC.NET:
February 6, 2011
Ben Stapp, Brian Drye, Jacob Wick, Dustin Carlson, Downtown Music Gallery
Ben Stapp Brian Drye Dustin Carlson Jacob WickFebruary 6, 2011
Kenny Millions Solo, Downtown Music Gallery
Kenny MillionsFebruary 5, 2011
Acid Birds, Issue Project Room
Andrew Barker Charles Waters Jaime FennellyFebruary 5, 2011
Charles Gayle Trio, Issue Project Room
Charles Gayle Christopher Dean Sullivan Michael T.A. Thompson
Image by photophonic via Flickr
From Musique Machine:
RM74 – Reflex
Sam Prekop – Old Punch Card
Parhelion – Midnight Sun
Dead Body Collection – Maggotkind(Ode To Dying Mankind)
Female Harakiri – Dread
Execution Support Act – Death Charge
Casket At The Altar / Dim Dusk Moving Gl – Curse Of The Baphomet
Marinos Koutsomichalis – Peripatetic
Locrian – Territories
C. Fong & P. Hersey – Complete Violin|Viola and Piano Works of Morton Fe
Igorrr – Nostril
Sturmgeschütz – Untitled Recordings 1942
From New York’s Roulette:
INTERPRETATIONS: David Wessel / Roscoe Mitchell 70th Birthday
Thu Feb 17 – 8:00 PM
performer: Dave Burrell, David Wessel, Henry Grimes, Roscoe Mitchell, Tani Tabbal,
Roscoe Mitchell 70th Birthday Celebration!Two contrasting settings featuring innovative woodwind virtuoso and Art Ensemble of Chicago founder Roscoe Mitchell. Electronic music pioneer David Wessel and Roscoe Mitchell, long time collaborators, play a set of duo improvisations, followed by the Roscoe Mitchell Quartet featuring Dave Burrell (piano), Henry Grimes (bass), and Tani Tabbal (drums).
www.akamu.net/
www.artensembleofchicago.com/roscoe.html
cnmat.berkeley.edu/people/david_wessel
The El Intruso 2010 Poll is out. A number of avant music / jazz reviewers and writers, including myself, were asked to contribute. The results are a pretty good “must hear” list for 2010.
