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Giuseppi Logan – Quartet (ESP-Disk’)
Until resurfacing with the aid of Brooklyn pastor Dr. Bill Jones, reedman Giuseppi Logan was, like Henry Grimes, one of the lost enigmas of contemporary improvisation. Born in Norfolk, Virginia in 1935, Logan studied at the New England Conservatory and worked in a notable but unrecorded Bill Dixon group with Rashied Ali, drums; […]

The Blue Note 7 – Mosaic (Blue Note Records)
Certain discs make for instant soapboxes for admirers and detractors alike. This one, an album-sized mouthpiece for Blue Note Records 70th anniversary celebration, certainly seems fit for contention both in the questions it raises and the liberties it assumes. The ensemble operating under the otherwise anonymous moniker is a benighted collection of neo […]

Zaid Nasser – Off Minor
From title to back-story, altoist Zaid Nasser’s Smalls debut communicated a situation indicative of the jazz life, that of the colossal talent constrained by the circumstances of public indifference. This second act feels more hopeful and, by proxy, more relaxed. Nasser’s still scuffling for gigs along with his peers, but he’s been visited by […]

Ben Stapp Trio – Ecstasis
Tuba-led groups aren’t particularly common in improvised music; perhaps Ray Draper’s recordings for Prestige were among the most notable in the instrument’s brief discography, not to mention Sam Rivers’ 1970s Tuba Trio with Bob Stewart. Recently, tenorman Kalaparusha employed Jesse Dulman in his trio with drummer Ravish Momin. Tubaist Ben Stapp recorded with Lisbon-based […]

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Henry Grimes Upcoming Events

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From Henry Grimes:

Thursday, January 22nd, 6 p.m: Deep Tones for Peace fundraiser at the United Nations in New York City, with Henry Grimes playing solo bass in person, Mark Dresser playing via ustream.tv, and others among the Deep Tones for Peace musicians listed below appearing in Powerpoint format. Admission is by tax-deductible donation ($25,OOO is the goal), reservations required in advance, space limited, first come, first served. Contact Sarah Weaver, 734-277-269O, sarah@isimprov.org. Tax-deductible donations can also be made online at isimprov.org, or by mail: Deep Tones for Peace, c/o International Society for Improvised Music, P.O. Box 16O3, Ann Arbor, MI 481O6-16O3; please make checks payable to ISIM, with memo “Deep Tones for Peace.”

Thursday-Saturday, January 29th-31st: Henry Grimes residency w/ Rashied Ali, Hamilton College of Performing Arts, 198 College Hill Rd., Clinton, NY, including:

Thursday, January 29th: master class with students (4-6 pm);

Friday, January 3Oth: interviews with jazz archivist, and dinner with performing arts donors/ community leaders/ music faculty;

Saturday, January 31st: Henry Grimes and Rashied Ali, concert at 8 pm at Fillius Events Barn, tickets hamiltonpa.org/cart/15, (open to the public, but space is limited).
Directions hamiltonpa.org/info (Clinton is about 25O miles northwest of New York City, near Utica and Syracuse). Info: 315-859-4331, -4261, -435O, music@hamilton.edu, hamiltonpa.org, hamiltonpa.org/music

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Henry Grimes News

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From Henry Grimes:

Big news! Henry Grimes residencies at Hamilton College of Performing Arts with Rashied Ali, January 29th-31st, ‘O9, and at Berklee College of Music, February 23rd-27th!!

Great news! Henry ’s duo recording with Rashied Ali called “Going to the Ritual,” complete with Henry Grimes booklet illustrations and liner notes by the wonderful writer Marc Medwin, was released on Porter Records in July! (porterrecords.com).

And Henry’s astounding, impassioned non-stop nearly three-hour solo bass and violin session for ILK Music (Denmark) that took place in March, ‘O8 will be released in January, ‘O9 (ilkmusic.com).

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