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  • Avant-garde Edgefest draws national names

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    Image via Wikipedia The Detroit Free Press previews this weekend’s Edgefest. Leading the way is the 13th annual Edgefest, the Ann Arbor-based festival of avant-garde jazz produced by the Kerrytown Concert House. With about 20 performances spread over four days and a lineup deep with national figures, Edgefest is one of the country’s premier showcases…

  • Brooklyn’s IBeam in November

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    From the IBeam: Ibeam Music 168 7th Street Brooklyn NY 11215 http://www.ibeambrooklyn.com November 5th 9:00 pm $10 suggested Ralph Alessi and This Against That Ralph Alessi – Trumpet Tony Malaby – Tenor Sax Ben Street – Bass Andy Milne – Piano Mark Ferber – Drums November 6th 8:30 pm $10 suggested Tim Flood & The…

  • Umbrella Music Through October 22

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    Image via Wikipedia From Chicago’s Umbrella Music: Sunday, 11 October 2009 The Hungry Brain 10:00PM | Dikeman/Bishop/Roebke/Reed John Dikeman – tenor saxophone Jeb Bishop – trombone Jason Roebke – bass Mike Reed – drums Wednesday, 14 October 2009 The Hideout 10:00PM | ige*timer Klaus Janek – double bass Simon Berz – lo-fi electronics, hacked toys…

  • Jazz Listings from the New York Times

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    From NYTimes.com: JACOB FRED JAZZ ODYSSEY (Friday) Having recently expanded from trio to quartet form, this road-savvy band now includes the pianist Brian Haas, the bassist Matt Hayes, the drummer Josh Raymer and the lap steel guitarist Chris Combs. “One Day in Brooklyn” (Kinnara), the group’s new EP, documents a two-pronged shift: toward countrified timbres…

  • Aum Fidelity Show in NY

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    David S. Ware via last.fm From Aum Fidelity: AUM Fidelity presents two world-renowned jazz masters and our extraordinarily gifted latest signing in a one-night-only showcase at the Abrons Arts Center main performance space – a beautiful, intimate and mighty comfortable 300+ seat theater in the heart of the Lower East Side of Manhattan. We are…

  • Larry Ochs’ Sax and Drumming Core Coming to NY

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    Image by michaelz1 via Flickr From Roulette: LARRY OCHS SAX & DRUMMING CORE: USA 2009 featuring SCOTT AMENDOLA & DON ROBINSON (DRUMS) SATOKO FUJII (PIANO, SYNTHESIZER) // NATSUKI TAMURA (TRUMPET) Larry Ochs Sax & Drumming Core was formed in June 2000 for a special – invitation performance in San Francisco. The Core’s music is a…

  • Bohemian in Exile Shows

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    Ned Rothenberg via last.fm From Detroit’s Bohemian folks: Monday Sept 28th: Evan Parker/Ned Rothenberg Duo at 2739 Edwin A leader of the American avant garde joins a leader of the European avant garde in a duo for winds that features free improvised music with a startling level of interplay. British saxophonist Evan Parker is a…

  • Evan Parker Residency at the Stone: October 1-16

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    Evan Parker Electro-Acoustic Ensemble via last.fm Evan Parker’s upcoming Stone residency is previewed: John Zorn’s The Stone is affording New York experimental and improvisation audiences an extraordinary opportunity this October. Saxophonist Evan Parker will play over twenty concerts in an extended residency at the new venue. Parker is well known both for his solo concerts…

  • Jazz Listings from the New York Times

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    Tim Berne via last.fm In the Times: REZ ABBASI GROUP (Thursday) “Things to Come” (Sunnyside) is the strong new statement from Rez Abbasi, a Pakistani-American guitarist with a taste for fluid introspection and slippery fusions. Here he reassembles the album’s superb cast: the alto saxophonist Rudresh Mahanthappa, the pianist Vijay Iyer, the bassist Johannes Weidenmueller,…

  • Umbrella Music Through September 10

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    From Chicago’s Umbrella Music: Sunday, 30 August 2009 The Hungry Brain 10:00PM | James Falzone’s KLANG : the Goodman Project James Falzone – clarinet Jason Adaseiwicz – vibes David Miller – guitar Jason Roebke – bass Frank Rosaly – drums Jazz Fest Preview two sets Wednesday, 2 September 2009 The Hideout 10:00PM | Gordon Grdina…

  • Umbrella Music Through August 18

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    Image via Wikipedia From Chicago’s Umbrella Music: Sunday, 2 August 2009 The Hungry Brain 10:00PM | Slow Cycle Jason Stein – bass clarinet Josh Berman – cornet Nate McBride – bass Frank Rosaly – drums two sets Wednesday, 5 August 2009 The Hideout 10:00PM | Mike Reed’s People, Places and Things Greg Ward – alto…

  • Upcoming Wayward Music Series Shows

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    From Seattle’s Wayward Music Series: THU. 7/9, 7:30 PM – Earshot Jazz presents Jazz: the 2nd Century – Jim Norton Quartet SAT. 7/11, 8 PM – Ronin, w/ Kenny Mandell (sax, flute), Don Berman (drums), Nate Omdal (bass); free/structured improv, Monk, Mingus COMING UP: THU. 7/16 – Earshot Jazz presents Jazz: the 2nd Century –…

  • Jazz Listings From The New York Times

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    From the Times: HARRIS EISENSTADT TRIO / IDEAL BREAD (Saturday) In the headlining late shift of this double bill (at 10 p.m.), Mr. Eisenstadt, a creatively restless drummer and composer, leads a trio with the tenor saxophonist Ellery Eskelin and the cellist Christopher Hoffman. An earlier set (at 9) will feature Ideal Bread, a collective…

  • Umbrella Music Through July 12

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    Image via Wikipedia From Chicago’s Umbrella Music: Wednesday, 1 July 2009 The Hideout 10:00PM | Rempis Percussion Quartet Dave Rempis – saxophones Ingebrigt Håker Flaten – bass Tim Daisy – drums Frank Rosaly – drums Record Release Concert for “The Disappointment of Parsley” (NOT TWO Records) two sets $7 cover PLUS | DJ Sets: Kent…

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    Tim Berne via last.fm From NYTimes.com: EVOLVING MUSIC (Monday) The next installment of this avant-garde series will feature two trios, each with a strong identity. First up at 7:30 p.m. is Flow Trio, with Louie Belogenis on tenor saxophone, Joe Morris on bass and Charles Downs on drums; the group has a stark but rewarding…

  • Free Jazz Blog Reviews

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    From Free Jazz: Rakalam Bob Moses – Father’s Day B’hash (Sunnyside Records, 2009) **** Friday, June 19, 2009 Miroslav Vitous Group – Remembering Weather Report (ECM, 2009) ****½ Thursday, June 18, 2009 Back & Forth – Unavoidable Casualty (Thin Consolation, 2009) **** Wednesday, June 17, 2009 Ken Vandermark – Resonance (Not Two, 2008) ****½ Tuesday,…

  • The Squid’s Ear Reviews

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    Stephen Vitiello via last.fm The latest reviews from the Squid’s Ear: Kullhammar / Osgood / Vagan – Andratx Live Evan Parker – Saxophone Solos Molly Berg & Stephen Vitiello – The Gorilla Variations Dan Warburton – Profession Reporter Indigo Trio – Anaya Agusti Fernandez – Un Llamp Que no S’acaba Mai

  • Newsbits

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    The Light Coorporation is a Polish avant-rock band making some good noises. Sabrina Lastman combines jazz, world, and vocal music in an interesting mix. Free Albums Galore turned us on to Vladislav Makarov’s solo cello recordings – great stuff.

  • Umbrella Music Through June 25th

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    Ken Vandermark via last.fm From Chicago’s Umbrella Music: Sunday, 14 June 2009 The Hungry Brain 10:00PM | Jeff Albert Quartet Jeff Albert – trombone Ray Moore – alto saxophone Tom Sciple – bass Dave Cappello – drums 11:00PM | The Engines Jeb Bishop – trombone Dave Rempis – saxophones Nate McBride – bass Tim Daisy…

  • Upcoming Seattle Shows

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    From Wayward Music: THIS WEEK AT THE CHAPEL: THU. 6/11, 8 PM – Nonsequitur presents Harold Budd, celebrates new book of poems in duo with Seattle bassist Keith Lowe (reservations strongly suggested, sent to gscchapel@gmail.com – include name and number of people in party) FRI. 6/12 – Gregory Campbell, percussion with Eric Barber, saxophones; Jesse…

  • Umbrella Music Through June 18

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    Image of Jeff Albert From Chicago’s Umbrella Music: Wednesday, 10 June 2009 The Hideout 10:00PM | Rempis/Zerang Dave Rempis – saxophones Michael Zerang – drums 11:00PM | Spacer Jason Adasiewicz – vibraphone Nate McBride – bass Mike Reed – drums $6 cover PLUS | DJ Sets : Tomeka Reid spins String Inspired Tunes, Part II…

  • Umbrella Music Through June 11

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    Image via Wikipedia From Chicago’s Umbrella Music: Wednesday, 3 June 2009 The Hideout 10:00PM | Josh Berman‘s Old Idea Josh Berman – cornet Keefe Jackson – tenor sax Jason Adasiewicz – vibraphone Anton Hatwich – bass Marc Riordan – drums two sets $7 cover PLUS | DJ Sets : James Falzone spins The Good of…

  • Urs Leimbruber, Peter Evans and Okkyung Lee at Roulette

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    From New York’s Roulette: Thu Jun 11 – 8:30 PM “Urs Leimgruber’s mastery of the saxophone is so protean you could easily be fooled into thinking you are listening to a whole range of other instruments. He produces drum beats, the sound of guitars or the echoing resonnance of gongs at will. His playing seems…

  • Umbrella Music Through May 31

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    From Chicago’s Umbrella Music: Wednesday, 27 May 2009 The Hideout 10:00PM | Urs Leimgruber Solo Urs Leimgruber – saxophone 11:00PM | Leimgruber/Roebke/Hunt Urs Leimgruber – saxophones Jason Roebke – bass Steve Hunt – drums $8 cover PLUS | DJ Sets: Jeff Kimmel spins Clarinets and Other Favorites Thursday, 28 May 2009 Elastic 10:00PM | Leimgruber/Hunt…