Newsbits

Weasel Walter writes a piece on why he listens to complex music, and in the process deconstructs some Captain Beefheart.

A recently UK Marc Ribot performance is reviewed.

Jambands reviews one of the latest from David S. Ware.

Houston’s Names Sound features Pauline Oliveros on November 19.

Dave Douglas is releasing three new recordings. For Volume 1, Rare Metals, Douglas convened his newest band, Brass Ecstasy, for recording 5 new compositions and an arrangement of the classic Strayhorn tune “Lush Life.” Following Volume 1, Douglas invited Ravi Coltrane, Vijay Iyer, Linda Oh, and Marcus Gilmore to play new music for this special quintet. For the final GPS release of 2011, Bad Mango the quartet So Percussion joined Douglas in the studio.

Related articles

• Morrow vs. Hajduch: Dave Douglas’ Orange Afternoons (alarmpress.com)