The New York Times covers the new home of the Issue Project Room.
RVA Jazz reviews the latest from Jason Ajemian.
A performance of Ives’ songs is also reviewed.
New to me, Henrik Stadler recorded free / experimental jazz in the 1970′s. A reissue is reviewed.
An evening of free improv is planned for January 25th in Portland.
Myra Melford will unveil new music in Massachusetts in February.
Burning Ambulance has another Winter Jazzfest review, with lots of embedded video.
Attending Winter Jazzfest is akin to stumbling into an alternate universe. It’s a world where masses of enthusiastic youths drop money to see live jazz, as if it were still topping the charts. Five clubs in NYC’s West Village were overflowing with people eager to see the 60+ bands spread out over two nights.
From DOWNTOWNMUSIC.NET:
January 13, 2012
Kris Davis Max Johnson Mike Pride, IBeam
Kris Davis Max Johnson Mike PrideJanuary 13, 2012
Max Johnson Trio, IBeam
Kirk Knuffke Max Johnson Ziv RavitzJanuary 10, 2012
Uri Caine Dichterliebe, The Stone
Shulamith Caine Theo Bleckmann Uri CaineJanuary 10, 2012
Uri Caine Ensemble, The Stone
Chris Speed Jim Black John Hébert Joyce Hammann Ralph Alessi Uri CaineDecember 31, 2011
Daniel Carter Federico Ughi Thollem McDonas, Federico Ughi Rehearsal Room
Daniel Carter Federico Ughi Jay Pluck Thollem McDonas
From Cyclic Defrost:
Various Artists – Music Of The Russian Avant-garde 1905-1926 (Celestial Harmonies)
Craig McElhinney – Sore Loser (Twice Removed)
Ô Paon – Courses (Ô Paon Records)
Hauschka – Youyoume (Serein)
Normotone – Inward Structures (Tympanik Audio)
Dog Hallucination – Bob Hallucination (Intangible Cat)
From Musique Machine:
Eyvind Kang – The Narrow Garden
Alcest – Les voyages de l’âme
Fursaxa – Mycorrhizae Realm
Jute Gyte – Communicants
Imbogodom – And They Turned Not When They Went
Blood Box – Funeral In An Empty Room
Dead Body Collection – Dead Body Parts
Missing Girls – Untitled
Mirko Uhlig – Tupelo
Francisco López – Fango De Euriptéridos
