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  • New Releases on Utech Records

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    From Utech: Artist: Calcination Released: March 28, 2009 Antoine Chessex: tenor sax, electronics, amp. Ktho Zoid: guitar, electronics, amp. Calcination is the first stage in the process of alchemical transformation, the administration of heat until a given substance is reduced to ash. It is often symbolized by sulfuric acid, a powerful corrosive that eats away…

  • Monday Evening Concerts: For Galina Ustvolskaya

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    Coming April 13 from LA’s Monday Evening Concerts Galina Ustvolskaya Symphony No. 5 L.A. premiere Klaus Lang the whitebearded man. the six frogs. World premiere Galina Ustvolskaya Piano Sonata No. 4 Galina Ustvolskaya Piano Sonata No. 6 Pierluigi Billone Mani. MATTA World premiere Galina Ustvolskaya Composition No. 2 “Dies Irae” L.A. premiere

  • Ab Baars Trio with Ken Vandermark in Portland

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    Ken Vandermark (via last.fm) From Portland Eye and Ear Control: Dutch reedist Ab Baars brings his trio (bassist Wilbert de Joode and drummer Martin van Duynhoven) to Portland with American great Ken Vandermark. Date: April 4, 7PM (artist’s talk plus two sets) Location: Community Music Center: 3350 SE Francis St Portland, OR 97202 (503) 823-3177…

  • Poul Ruders – Percussion Sounding Like War at Scandinavia House

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    The Times reviews Poul Ruders’ birthday performance. As Mr. Ruders explained in a talk with the guitarist David Starobin, an organizer of this birthday concert, co-sponsored by Scandinavia House and Bridge Records, “Regime” was commissioned for a festival in Britain whose theme was world peace. Rather than write some “soft, bleeding-heart thing,” Mr. Ruders said,…

  • Instal09 Review

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    The Watchful Ear provides detailed reviews of each day of Instal 09. On Sunday, the final day of the festival, engaging conversation over lunch meant we arrived at The Arches too late to hear Phil Minton’s feral choir performance, and so the first act I caught was Seymour Wright’s solo set. Although I’d only actually…

  • Sonic Circuits April 4 Free-Improv Show

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    From DC’s Sonic Circuits: Saturday April 4, 2009 doors: 8:00pm music: 8:30pm SHARP $7! PYRAMID ATLANTIC 8230 Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring MD 20910 301.608.9101 located three blocks south of the silver spring metro station (red line) Free parking in gated lot out front INFO: http://www.dc-soniccircuits.org DIRECTIONS: http://www.pyramidatlanticartcenter.org Michael Thomas Jackson has been creating and recording…

  • Coming Up in Seattle

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    Morton Subotnick (via last.fm) A few upcoming shows from Seattle’s Wayward Music. FRI. 3/27 – 60 x 60 POSTPONED UNTIL APRIL 17. DO NOT COME TO THE CHAPEL TONIGHT! We suggest two fine alternatives: Music of Lou Harrison, presented as part of the Drums Along the Pacific festival at Cornish College: http://www.cornish.edu/drums/day-two/. Seattle Phonographers Union…

  • Mary Halvorson & Jessica Pavone’s Thin Air Released

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    From Improvised Communications: Thin Air, the third recording from the duo of guitarist Mary Halvorson and violist Jessica Pavone, is out on Thirsty Ear Recordings’ The Blue Series, curated by Matthew Shipp. Related articles by Zemanta New Matthew Shipp Coming Out on Thirsty Ear (netnewmusic.net) Shakti Reviewed By Dusted And JazzTimes (improvisedcommunications.wordpress.com)

  • The Kidd Jordan Trio in Amherst, MA

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    Another review from our friend Lyn Horton. During one of the most tempestuous winters in memory, the twentieth season of the Magic Triangle Series at UMass Amherst began with the highly energetic performance of the Kidd Jordan Trio: Kidd Jordan on tenor, William Parker on upright bass and flute, Hamid Drake on drums, percussion and…

  • AMN Picks of the Week

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    Here is where I post, at a frequency of about once a week, a list of the new music that has caught my attention that week. All of the releases listed below I’ve heard for the first time this week and come recommended. Revolutionary Ensemble – Beyond the Boundary of Time (2009, free jazz) Nate…

  • DMG Newsletter March 20th, 2009

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    Guy Klucevsek (via last.fm) Releases, reviews and in store performances from DMG. Finally The Henry Cow Box-Set in Stock This Monday!!! Hip Hip Hooray!!! Four New Discs from Tzadik: Bill Laswell Solo, Guy Klucevsek Quint & Greg Wall‘s Later Prophets, 2 from Gunter Hampel, Radio I-Ching, Alan Licht Solo LP, Reut Regev R*Time, Capece &…

  • Musique Machine Reviews

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    From Musique Machine: Future Islands – Wave Like Home Future Islands specialize in wonky,often dense yet criminal additive brand of off-kilter 80’s retro pop meets post punk crunch ‘n’ grime. Think a more active, up-beat and positive take on the kind of thing John Maus has been doing over the last few of years. But…

  • Grid Mesh / BCPH Quartet in Syracuse

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    From Metropolis Underground: March 18th 2009 – Grid Mesh w/BCPH Quartet Andreas Willer, guitar Frank Paul Schubert, alto and soprano saxophones Rudi Fischerlehner, drums Grid Mesh: As usual in Berlin, the Grid Mesh group is the result of a project involving musicians who themselves are involved in many other projects of apparent complete stylistic heterogeneity.…

  • Zu’s Carboniferous Reviewed

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    Cover of Igneo The latest from this heavy Italian free-jazz band is reviewed: Here’s a hypothetical question for you- how many bass strings would you get through a month if you were Masimo Pupillo, the bassist in Italian trio Zu? A lot, would be your answer, had you been listening to Carboniferous recently. I haven’t…

  • Tiffany Lin: Piano Racket in Seattle

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    From WAYWARD MUSIC on March 13. 8:00 PM; $5 – $15 sliding scale donation at the door. Seattle pianist and toy pianist Tiffany Lin performs Piano Racket: Music for the Unconventional Piano, a concert featuring solo music for prepared piano, string piano, retuned piano, and toy pianos. The program features a double world premiere of…

  • The Greatest Little Big Band in the History of the Megaverse in Portland

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    Dragging an Ox Through Water (via last.fm) From Portland Eye and Ear Control: John Gruntfest’s Trio – alto sax Megan Bierman – tenor sax Jack Duval – drums PDX Large Ensemble includes: Jonathan Sielaff (Mouthpieces), Jef Brown (Evolutionary Jass Band), Kelvin Pittman (Oregon Artificial Limb Co.), Reed Wallsmith (Blue Cranes), John Niekrasz (Why I Must…

  • KFJC Reviews

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    Image via Wikipedia From KFJC: Mueller, Jon/Jason Kahn – “Topography” – [Xeric] Percussionist John Mueller collaborates with Zürich-based sound and visual artist Jason Kahn. Recorded on tour in early 2007. Slow developing sounds, reverbing, feedbacking, resonating. Electro-acoustic and experimental. Very vibrating, you can even hear it bouncing off the snare drum heads. Meditation for aliens.…

  • Grey Gersten, Jeremiah Cymerman’s Graphic Scores, and Toby Driver Ensemble at Zebulon

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    Image via Wikipedia Coming up at Brooklyn’s Zebulon: Tuesday, March 10th Zebulon 258 Wythe Ave (between Metropolitan Ave and North 3rd St) Williamsburg, Brooklyn 718-218-6934 9:00 Grey Gersten solo Grey Gersten (guitar, effects) 10:00 Jeremiah Cymerman’s Graphic Scores Jeremiah Cymerman (clarinet) Nate Wooley (trumpet) Mary Halvorson (guitar) Christopher Hoffman (cello) Tom Blancarte (bass) Harris Eisenstadt…

  • Bern Nix Trio & James Keepnews’ Stalker at RUCMA

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    From RUCMA: Start: 03/09/2009 – 8:30pm End: 03/09/2009 – 11:30pm Bern Nix Trio & Stalker Bern Nix Trio — 8:30 PM Bern Nix – guitar Francois Grilliot – bass Jackson Krall – drums Stalker – 7 PM James Keepnews – guitar, electronics Todd Nicholson – bass Michael Golub – drums Monday March 9 The Local…

  • Free Jazz Blog Reviews

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    From Free Jazz: Monday, March 2, 2009 Steve Lantner Quartet – Given/Live In Münster (Hatology, 2008) **** Saturday, February 28, 2009 Fattigfolket – Fattigfolket (ILK music, 2008) ***½ Friday, February 27, 2009 Denman Maroney Quintet – Udentity (Cleanfeed, 2009) ****½ Related articles by Zemanta AccuJazz.com Launches Avant-Garde Jazz Channel (improvisedcommunications.wordpress.com) Mary Halvorson Featured On NPR…

  • KFJC Reviews

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    Image via Wikipedia From KFJC: Tickmayer, Stevan Kovacs – “Cold Peace Counterpoints” – [Rer Megacorp] A crazy cut-up tour de force of keyboards, string instruments, percussion, and sampling, all whirled together in Tickmayer’s compositional blender. Piano, organ, and harpsichord-type sounds are heard throughout, but it’s not all about keyboards; Track 7 goes heavy on electric…

  • An AAJ Interview with Larry Ochs

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    From All About Jazz: Best known as a member of the Rova Saxophone Quartet, Mr. Ochs has recorded over two dozen albums in the past two decades plus with this ensemble. The material that Rova covers is diverse, challenging, and rewarding to both the band and listener alike, extending from raw, pure improvisation to complex…

  • KFJC Reviews

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    From KFJC: Chen, Yuanlin – “Away From Xuan” – Innova/American Composers Chen studied music in his native China where he pioneered a computer and electronic music studio. He has a PhD from SUNY Stony Brook. These three pieces show a lot of variety in his music. “Away from Xuan” is a big symphonic piece. “Wondering…

  • Coming from Long Song Records

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    Image by Kurt Christensen via Flickr From Long Song Records: Acoustic Guitar Trio – Vignes VIGNES, unreleased live album by the Acoustic Guitar Trio, coming soon. The Acoustic Guitar Trio was a beautiful improvising trio. They were guitar masters Nels Cline, Jim McAuley and the late Rod Poole. Rod Poole, an unsung and sadly quite…