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Source: Improvised Sound. Sunday April 7th: Archer at The Sugar Maple: Dave Rempis on saxophones, Terrie Ex on guitar (from The Ex), Johnny Strun on bass and Dollop Eastfang on drums 4 pm. Sunday, April 7th: Ernest Dawkins Project with Ernest Dawkins – reeds and electronics, Nova Zaii – drums and electronics and Jonathan Woods…

Source: This Is Darkness. Jettenbach – a voicenote to the hierophant PATASONUS – TENEBRIS Nerthus – Silent Monuments IO – Frontispiece​,​”What is Man​!​” David Lee Myers, Sonologyst, Lars Bröndum – Unus et Trinus Hiemal – Alone in Temporary Places RDKPL – noitavoNC Orquesta Drone Tropical – Goblins Michael D. Tidwell – The Lonely Scapes of…

Source: Cafe OTO. 1–4 APRIL 2024THE NECKS – FOUR-DAY RESIDENCY FRIDAY 5 APRIL 2024, 7.30PMSHOW + LIVE STREAM:ROBYN’S ROCKET FEATURING CLIVE BELL, BETAMAX + RAI WONG + CLÉMENTINE MARCH + DMS + LIVE VISUALS BY RUCKSACK CINEMA AND SAMIR 6–7 APRIL 2024EVAN PARKER AT 80 8–9 APRIL 2024SVEN-ÅKE JOHANSSON – TWO-DAY RESIDENCYW/ JOEL GRIP, PIERRE…

The new archival Alice Coltrane release is reviewed. Ches Smith’s Laugh Ash garners a lengthy review. The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis also grabbed a review. A new Brian Eno film is different each time it is screened.

Big Ears 2024 is over and I made it home safe and tired last night. The consensus view amongst the folks I spoke to was that this year’s festival was a slight disappointment in comparison to that of last year. I generally agree though in my case the disappointment may be at least in part…

Source: Wikipedia. Eötvös was born in Székelyudvarhely, Transylvania, then part of Hungary, now Romania. He studied composition in Budapest and Cologne. From 1962, he composed for film in Hungary. Eötvös played regularly with the Stockhausen Ensemble between 1968 and 1976. He was a founding member of the Oeldorf Group in 1973, continuing his association until…

Source: Dusted Reviews. Moor Mother — The Great Bailout (ANTI-) Kahil El’Zabar’s Ethnic Heritage Ensemble — Open Me, A Higher Consciousness of Sound and Spirit (Spiritmuse) Alison Cotton — Engelchen (Rocket /Feeding Tube)

Source: Wikipedia. Word is out that Jimmy Hastings has passed on. He played with his brother Pye Hastings in Caravan, with Soft Machine, Hatfield and the North, National Health, Bryan Ferry, Trapeze, Chris Squire, among others. He played alto saxophone, clarinet and flute with Humphrey Lyttelton’s eight-piece jazz band. With the other members of the…

We are going to Big Ears. Two of us, at least. Feel free to reach out if you will be in Knoxville this weekend.

Beresford has launched a gofundme effort. Hi, I am Steve Beresford. I’ve played the piano since I was 7 and now I’m 74. Sometimes I was a university lecturer. I mainly play improvised music and up until Covid had an OK time. But my savings went during Covid, my pension is small and post-Covid gigs…

Heldon’s classic Electronique Guerilla gets a retrospective review. Simon Hanes’ new album is also reviewed. A new release from the Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis gets coverage as well. Steve Roach has a new 2CD set coming out titled Reflections in Repose.

Source: Eventbrite. Please join Tri-Centric Foundation’s Archives Manager Carl Testa as he provides a free guided tour of the Anthony Braxton Collection at Yale Music Library. The Anthony Braxton Collection is a digital archive housed at Yale Music Library that anyone can freely access. Carl will demonstrate how to access the collection, highlight some notable…

Source: Kronos Quartet. Kronos Performing Arts Association (KPAA) announced today that at the end of June, following Kronos Quartet’s historic 50th-anniversary season, longtime members John Sherba (violin) and Hank Dutt (viola) will retire from the ensemble. Dutt joined Kronos in 1977; he and founder David Harrington (violin) recruited Sherba to join the group in 1978.…

Source: Bandcamp Daily. We lead the February column with the new recording from jazz giant Abdullah Ibrahim, titled 3. Prophetically, that number is practically a mantra for the entire column: Nearly half of this column’s recommendations are trio sessions. I’m not sure what to make of that, if it’s a byproduct of the season, a…

Source: American Academy of Arts and Letters. The American Academy of Arts and Letters is pleased to announce the nineteen new members who will be elected into the Departments of Architecture, Art, Literature, and Music in 2024, along with one new American Honorary member and three new Foreign Honorary members. In Music: Terence Blanchard, Anthony…

John Surman’s latest album is reviewed. Ben Frost’s latest also gets a review. Also reviewed is the new album from Fire! Finally, Moor Mother’s new album garners a review.