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Tag: John Zorn

  • Thirty Days at the Stone

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    The Brooklyn Rail reviews a bunch of Stone shows. Since the venue’s inception in 2005, a constant and ever-changing stream of new music has been flowing from the Stone, an intimate space nestled on the Lower East Side. Conceived by composer/improviser John Zorn, the Stone has a staunchly DIY ethos: Artists themselves are in charge…

  • AMN Picks of the Week

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    Image via Wikipedia 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. Francois Carrier – Great Love (2008, free jazz) Francois…

  • Dusted Reviews

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    Image via Wikipedia From Dusted: Artist: Sun Ra Album: Secrets of the Sun Label: Atavistic Review date: Nov. 10, 2008 Artist: Alexander von Schlippenbach Album: Piano Solo ’77 Label: FMP Review date: Nov. 6, 2008 Artist: Harris Eisenstadt Album: Guewel Label: Clean Feed Review date: Oct. 30, 2008 Artist: Erik Friedlander Album: Broken Arm Trio…

  • Gravitas Quartet: 21st century chamber jazz

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    Wayne Horvitz‘s San Fran performance is previewed. Wayne Horvitz knows that if he still lived in New York, his Gravitas Quartet, which performs at the San Francisco Jazz Festival on Sunday, Nov. 9, might be a bigger deal. But the pianist/keyboardist/composer moved to Seattle with his wife, Robin Holcomb, 20 years ago, and besides distancing…

  • December at Roulette

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    Upcoming shows at New York’s Roulette: December 4th @ 8:30pm Audrey Chen / Duane Pitre Chinese-American musician and performance artist Audrey Chen presents a series of improvisations utilizing her voice, cello and analog electronics. The consequences will run the gamut between conflagration and the tenderness of a shared space of warmth, like eskimos retreated into…

  • Le Son du Grisli Reviews

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    Image via Wikipedia Some reviews (in French) from Le Son du Grisli: Maryanne Amacher: Sound Characters, Vol. 2 (Tzadik) Abdelhaï Bennani: There Starts the Future (Ayler Records) Gunter Hampel: Music from Europe (ESP) Braxton, Graves, Parker: Beyond Quantum (Tzadik) Odean Pope: Plant Life (Porter Records) Akiyama, Taxt, Lønning, Reinertsen: Varianter av døde trær (Sofa) John…

  • New on Tzadik

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    Image via Wikipedia The latest from Tzadik: New for October Brown Wing Overdrive ESP Organism John Zorn Filmworks XXI: Belle de Nature/The New Rijksmuseum Mamoru Fujieda Patterns of Plants II Zakarya The True Story Concerning Martin Behaim John Zorn Arcana III – Book

  • Creative Music Studio Yields a Trove of Tapes

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    Image via Wikipedia An article discusses a proejct to restore hundreds of hours of archival recordings. The constant musical activity at the studio, in workshops and concerts, yielded about 400 hours of tapes: startling performances by Don Cherry, Anthony Braxton, Cecil Taylor, Lee Konitz, Frederic Rzewski, Jimmy Giuffre, Roscoe Mitchell, Steve Lacy, Abdullah Ibrahim, Carla…

  • Jazz Listings from the New York Times

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    In the Times: Note: The Daniel Levin performance actually begins at 7pm, not 9:30pm as listed. PETER APFELBAUM AND NEW YORK HIEROGLYPHICS (Sunday) Mr. Apfelbaum, a saxophonist and pianist, formed his African-inspired Hieroglyphics Ensemble more than 20 years ago in the Bay Area. Here he presents, among other things, a suite called “Aural Histories —…

  • All About Jazz Reviews

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    Image via Wikipedia From All About Jazz: Erik Friedlander Broken Arm Trio (Skipstone Records) Reviewed by Troy Collins 22-Oct-08 John Zorn Filmworks XX: Sholem Aleichem (Tzadik) Reviewed by Warren Allen 21-Oct-08 Mary Halvorson Trio Dragon’s Head (Firehouse 12 Records) Reviewed by Troy Collins 20-Oct-08 Adam Niewood and his Rabble Rousers Epic Journey Volumes I and…

  • Le Poisson Rouge Shows Reviewed

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    Image via Wikipedia From The Advocate: Things other than school start in September. The new Greenwich Village club, (Le) Poisson Rouge, is a fine example. Described on its website as a “multimedia art cabaret,” (Le) Poisson Rouge presents a dizzying array of concerts, art exhibitions, films, and dance productions, with the goal of reviving “the…

  • Symphony Space – Creative Music Studio Celebration

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    Image via Wikipedia From New York’s Symphony Space: Creative Music Studio Celebration Friday, October 24 at 7:30 pm • Peter Jay Sharp Theatre Day of Show $35; Advance $30; Members $25 Leading jazz artists come together for an unforgettable concert honoring the legacy of the Creative Music Studio, the Woodstock hotbed of musical exploration that…

  • Shapes of sounds to come

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    Image via Wikipedia Australia’s The Age discusses a new sound art display in Melbourne. Co-curated by Melbourne sound and visual artist Marco Fusinato, as well as Alexie Glass and Emily Cormack of Gertude Contemporary Art Spaces, the installation features 100 works produced by 100 sound artists in the 21st century and bills itself as Melbourne’s…

  • Free Jazz Blog Reviews

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    Image via Wikipedia From Free Jazz: Monday, October 6, 2008 Anthony Santor Ari Diaconis Project – Beyond Human Aid (CDBaby, 2008) ***½ Sunday, October 5, 2008 Harris Eisenstadt – Guewel (Clean Feed, 2008) ***** Saturday, October 4, 2008 Paul Flaherty – Aria Nativa (Family Vineyard, 2008) **** Vartan Mamigonian (CDBaby, 2008) **** Jason Roebke –…

  • DMG Newsletter October 3rd, 2008

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    Image by Kim Scarborough via Flickr From DMG: John Zorn s ARCANA Volume III Book, ERIK FRIEDLANDER S Broken Arm Trio, Mary Halvorson/Jessica Pavone/Devin Hoff/Ches Smith, SUN RA S SECRETS of the SUN, Mostly Other People Do the Killing w/ PETER EVANS , FAB TRIO w/ Fonda, Altschul & Bang, DIZZY REECE QT w/JOHN GILMORE,…

  • Gordon / Parkins / Mori: Never-before-heard songs by a band that may never play again

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    Image via Wikipedia From the San Jose Mercury News: Parkins and Mori, friends for the past two decades from Lower Manhattan’s avant-garde music scene, began working together as Phantom Orchard a few years ago. They initially focused on instrumental music, but their 2008 sophomore album, “Orra,” featured two guest vocalists. So teaming with Kim Gordon…

  • The Stone in November

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    Image via Wikipedia Coming up at New York’s Stone: November 2008 at the Stone curated by Brad Lubman / Stephanie Stone 11/1 Saturday (DSNJ) 8 pm Andy Akiho Andy Akiho (steel pan) 10 pm Ken Thomson and SLOW/FAST Ken Thomson (alto sax, bass clarinet, composition) Russ Johnson (trumpet) Eyal Maoz (guitar) Adam Armstrong (bass) Fred…

  • Eartrip Issue 2 Available

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    Image via Wikipedia Another issue of Eartrip is out. It’s been a while, but the long-promised second issue of ‘eartrip’ is here. Included are interviews with Hugh Hopper and Alexander Hawkins, an audio feature on Politics and Jazz, a defence of John Zorn, and a large reviews section which covers many recent jazz/improv CD releases/re-issues,…

  • Marc Ribot: Electric Mayhem

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    Image via Wikipedia Ribot is profiled: Marc Ribot plays the guitar. That’s about the only straightforward description one can offer for Ribot’s music, free of qualifiers, hyphenates, loaded quotation marks or implied irony. His mutant interests have stood him in good stead over a 30-year career, landing him as axman of choice for everyone from…

  • This Week at Ars Nova Workshop

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    Image via Wikipedia From Ars Nova: Thursday, September 18, 8pm EVANS-HALVORSON-WALTER TRIO Weasel Walter, drums Peter Evans, trumpet Mary Halvorson, guitar The Rotunda, 4012 Walnut Street Free Admission Weasel Walter founded the The Flying Luttenbachers in Chicago in 1991 with late jazz cult figure Hal Russell. Over the years, the band has included noted Chicago…