Newsbits

NPR is streaming a show of Marc Ribot‘s Ceramic Dog from ATP 2011.

Inspiraling 2011: Telematic Jazz Explorations will take place simultaneously in San Diego and New York on November 2nd. Locations: New York University, 35 W. 4th Street, 6th Floor, New York NY, 10012. Music Technology Program, Music Composition Program, Steinhardt School, New York University. Admission Free, University of California, San Diego Conrad Prebys Music Center Experimental Theater, CPMC 122. Admission: General: $15.50, UCSD Faculty, Staff, FOM, Alumni: $10.50, Student Rush: Free, one-hour before concert, with ID. Personnel: Composers – Mark Dresser, Michael Dessen, Sarah Weaver, San Diego Ensemble – Nicole Mitchell, flute, Michael Dessen, trombone, Joshua White, piano, Mark Dresser, bass and conductor, New York Ensemble – Jane Ira Bloom, soprano saxophone, Amir ElSaffar, trumpet, Oliver Lake, alto saxophone, Tomas Ulrich, cello, Ikue Mori, laptop, Sarah Weaver, conductor, Video Artists – John Crawford, Sarah Jane Lapp.

Ok, this piece about Prague Modern showed up in my inbox a couple of days after the show, but its still an interesting read.

Marino Pliakas’s Full Blast has a new CD out on Trost.

I just found out about a site that focuses on free-jazz / experimental / avant-garde music in Buenos Aires. Stay tuned as I learn more…

Bridge Records is profiled in honor of its 30th anniversary as a label.

Related articles

• Michael Dessen (jazzwrap.blogspot.com)
• Jen Shyu and Mark Dresser – Synastry (Pi Recordings, 2011) (jazzandblues.blogspot.com)