More free show recordings from Open Ears Music:
Scott Nicholson – Audio Archive – 13 Dec 11
Scott Nicholson (words & effects), Brad Walker (saxes), Will Thompson (keys), Jesse Morrow (bass), & Marcello Benetti (drums)Michael Zerang, Helen Gillet & Jeff Albert – Audio Archive – 6 Dec 11
Michael Zerang (drums), Helen Gillet (cello), Jeff Albert (trombone)Rex Gregory – Audio Archive – 29 November 11
Rex Gregory, Brad Walker, Oliver Bonie, David Polk (saxes); Simon Lott (drums); Kathleen Westfall
From New Orleans’ Open Ears Music:
Dave Cappello – 2 August 11 – Audio Archive
Dave Cappello, Jimbo Walsh, Tom Fitzpatrick, Jeff AlbertMike Jenner – 18 Oct 11 – Audio Archive
Mike Jenner (sax), Brian Prunka (guitar), Tarik Hassan (bass), Darrian Douglas (drums)Plunge – 11 Oct 11 – Audio Archive
Plunge: Mark McGrain (trombone), Tom Fitzpatrick (saxes), James Singleton (bass)WATIV – 20 Sept 11 – Audio Archive
WATIV: Will Thompson, Chris Alford, James Singleton, & Simon LottLow Stress Quintet – Kyle Cripps – Audio Archive 13 Sept 11
A new release from Iceland vs. Borneo is out on Angry Vegan.
“The tunes on Iceland vs. Borneo pulsate and ricochet and generally distort one’s inner ear, (in a good way)…like something the Terminator might want playing at his bachelor party. There’s a lot of technology-meets-nightmarish vocal distortions amid the undulating synthesizer effects here…complete with a Stephen Hawking meets Beastie Boys sampling Tangerine Dream type of rap narrative.” –Robert Bush
Also out is a new one from External Logic Machine (Kaiser/McNalley/Byrnes) on pfMENTUM.
For those in Southern California: The largest installment yet of The Jeff Kaiser Ockodektet will be performing at UC San Diego in the Conrad Prebys Music Center’s main concert hall.
Date: Saturday, November 19, Time: 8pm, Cost: Free!
The band will feature:
Sax: David Borgo, Vinny Golia, Andrew Pask, Tracy McMullen; Flute: Emily Hay; Trumpets: Dan Clucas, John Fumo, Brad Henkel, Kris Tiner; Tromnones: Michael Dessen, Michael Vlatkovich; Tuba: Jonathan Piper, William Roper; Keyboards and Theremin: Wayne Peet; Acoustic Guitar: Tom McNalley; Electric Contrabass Guitar: Steuart Liebig; Contrabass: Jim Connolly (also on musical saw), Mark Dresser; Percussion: Rich West and Brad Dutz. Conductor: Jeff Kaiser
http://www.jeffkaiser.com/events.html
Stream the Ockodektet albums here:
http://music.jeffkaiser.com/album/13-themes-for-a-triskaidekaphobic
http://music.jeffkaiser.com/album/the-alchemical-mass-o-suite-solutio
http://music.jeffkaiser.com/album/17-themes-for-ockodektet
From New Orleans’ Open Ears Music:
VocaCello – Audio Archive – 30 Aug 11
VocaCello: Cindy Scott (vocals & effects), Sasha Masakoski (vocals), Helen Gillet (cello, vocals, other stuff)Sam Wiseman Trio featuring Ed Petersen & Brian Seeger – Audio Archive – 23 Aug 11
Sam Wiseman (drums), Ed Petersen (tenor sax), Brian Seeger (guitars)
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From T. A. Zook:
Upcoming performances by the Lost Civilizations experimental music project
On September 13, the Lost Civilizations experimental music project (http://www.soundclick.com/lostcivilizations; free, full-length download at http://www.archive.org/details/oz033) will feature Phonic Riot’s amazing Angela Morrish (http://www.myspace.com/phonicriot; http://www.justmusicthatilike.com/2011/02/phonic-riot-new-music-introducing.html) on vocals and bassist Doug Kallmeyerhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/302_Acid; http://www.myspace.com/302acid; http://www.myspace.com/themantis) at a fundraiser for the 2011 Sonic Circuits Festival of Experimental Music (http://www.dc-soniccircuits.org/festival/2011/). Details: http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/8273411 — please check this link before going to the event because any last-minute changes will be posted there.
On September 25, the Lost Civilizations experimental music project perform on a bill including überguitarist Anthony Pirog (http://www.anthonypirog.com/) and chamber psychedelia trio Mercury Fools the Alchemist (http://www.myspace.com/mercuryfoolsthealchemist) for an unforgettable evening of post avant-garde! Details: http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/8273613 — please check this link before going to the event because any last-minute changes will be posted there.
Posting — the Rosati and Zook Project
Update: the Rosati and Zook Project’s 3:13 recording “The Muse Within”, which can be streamed from http://www.soundclick.com/player/single_player.cfm?songid=10593280&q=hi&newref=1, is now available for download from CD Baby at http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/rosatizook.
Posting — Alcorn, Sebastian & Zook Project
On March 24, the Lost Civilizations experimental music project was honored to perform with Susan Alcorn at Baltimore’s iconic Red Room. A recording of this performance has been (finally!) posted at http://soundcloud.com/t-a-zook/alcorn-sebastian-zook-live-at. More information on this performance is posted at http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/7901605.
Posting — “september impressions”
Update: the centazzo leppin sebastian zook project’s “september impressions” CD (http://www.amazon.com/September-Impressions-Centazzo-Leppin-Sebastian/dp/B004QVMTLW) can now be streamed in its entirety from http://www.myspace.com/andreacentazzomusic/music/albums/september-impressions-17574362.
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The latest free downloads from Open Ears Music:
The Big Way – Audio Archive – 16 August 2011
The Big Way: Rev Gooden (saxes), Trey Boudreaux (bass), Brad Webb (drums)Albert, Walker, Morrow, & Cappello – Audio Archive – 09 August 2011
Musicians: Jeff Albert (trombone), Brad Walker (woodwinds), Jesse Morrow (bass) & Dave Cappello (drums) with guest Marcello Benetti (drums)Tim Daisy & Ken Vandermark – Audio Archive – 26 July 2011
Musicians: Tim Daisy (drums) & Ken Vandermark (woodwinds)
Cover of Jenny Scheinman
From NPR.org:
Composer and violinist Jenny Scheinman has a new band called Mischief and Mayhem. Perhaps the mischief part comes where hazy, dreamy grooves from the Heartland meet the experimental jazz quirks of Brooklyn. Certainly, it’s a band capable of raucous and rocking mayhem, thanks in part to the presence of Nels Cline, the man Wilco hired to perform its guitar freakouts. Whatever the etymology, Scheinman and the band are soon to embark on another week at the hallowed jazz hall known as the Village Vanguard. WBGO and NPR Music will be there for a live radio broadcast and live video webcast on Wednesday, Aug. 17 at 9 p.m. ET. Check this page for a link to the video and live chat.
Cover of David S. Ware
From Improvised Communications:
Today’s landmark 300th episode of The Jazz Session features a 45+ minute interview with the improvising collective, Planetary Unknown. The group, which brings together saxophonist David S. Ware, pianist Cooper-Moore, bassist William Parker and drummer Muhammad Ali in one ensemble for the first time in their long and distinguished careers, had just walked off stage following its debut performance at Vision Festival 16 in June.
Free downloads from Open Ears Music:
Dennis Formento & Ed Barrett Trio – Audio Archive – 5 July 2011
Musicians: Dennis Formento (poetry), Ed Barrett (guitaer), Jesse Morrow (bass), Boyana Trayanova (drums)Helen Gillet – Audio Archive – 07 June 2011
Musicians: Helen Gillet (cello), Tim Green (saxes) & Doug Garrison (drums) with Brad Walker (saxes)Albert/Alford/Morrow/Garrison – Audio Archive – 31 May 2011
Musicians: Jeff Albert (trombone), Chris Alford (guitar), Jesse Morrow (bass), & Doug Garrison (drums)
Cover of David S. Ware
From Jazz on 3:
This week’s programme comes with a health warning. The Jazz on 3 team has been sampling the recent Vision Festival in New York and has selected three blends of heavy-duty, import-strength music. A band called Pulverize the Sound isn’t likely to pull any punches, but the sheer force of their electro-acoustic music is still startling on the ear. Inside this though is a subtlety brought about by trumpeter Peter Evans’ technical prowess and the ensemble’s elastic approach to rhythm. Your impression of the group may be very different by the end of the set.
Next up is Paradoxical Frog, cutting out some of the decibels but none of the intensity. Led by saxophonist Ingrid Laubrock, this trio explores free improvisation through a soundworld that is closer to contemporary classical music, and is joined for this performance by viola player Mat Maneri. The band’s namesake in the natural world shrinks from an unusually long tadpole to a rather ordinary-sized frog, but there’s nothing anticlimactic about this music.
Our headline set comes from Planetary Unknown, David S. Ware’s new group whom we featured in last week’s album roundup, making its live debut at the festival. This is full on, unapologetic stuff, with Ware on top form and this group of veterans – including festival co-founder William Parker – encapsulating what the Vision Festival is all about. To help put all of this in context, New York critic Nate Chinen and poet/Vision alumnus Steve Dalachinsky are my guests throughout the programme. And, as a special treat Steve will read poetry, reflecting on the festival, commissioned by Jazz On 3.
