Avant Music News

Bridge Records has released the latest in their Carter series.

In celebration of Elliott Carter’s 97th birthday, Bridge Records is proud to be issuing Volume Six of its Elliott Carter Edition. This series of recordings has garnered high critical praise including three Grammy nominations, BBC Music Magazine’s “Best of the Year”and the ASCAP Deems Taylor […]

An upcoming release has been announced.

On September 20th & 21st Liberty Ellman went into Brooklyn Recording with Steve Lehman, Mark Shim, Stephan Crump, Jose Davilla, and Gerald Cleaver. Pi Recordings will release the CD in the spring of 2006.

Emerging Improvisers is hosting the Fifth Phrenology Festival this weekend in Chicago.

Lots of news and reviews in today’s DMG Newsletter.

Dresser is interviewed at the UC San Diego paper.

Amendola has a few shows scheduled:

10/ 4/05 Petaluma, CA Zebulon´s Lounge
21 4th St.
707-769-7948 Scott Amendola Band celebrating the release of Believe!
8pm — $15 — Ages: 21+
Jenny Scheinman-violin
Nels Cline-guitars
John Shifflett-contrabass
Scott Amendola-drums,percussion,electronics
10/ 5/05 Oakland, CA Yoshi´s
510 Embarcadero West
510-238-9200 Scott Amendola Band celebrating the release of Believe!
8 and 10pm — $12 and $14 — All Ages
Jenny Scheinman-violin
Nels Cline-guitars
John Shifflett-contrabass
Scott Amendola-drums,percussion,electronics
10/ 6/05 Santa Cruz, CA Kuumbwa Jazz […]

New York’s Tonic will be featuring a few good shows.

Fri, Sep 30
8pm Billy Martin & Socket
$12
With Cyro Baptista (percussion), Shelley Hirsch , Min Xiao Fen (pipa / ruan), Charles Burnham (violin), Calvin Weston (drums) & Shahzad Ismaily (drums / guitar). Plus surprise guests.
10:30pm & 12:30am Garage A Trois: Charlie Hunter, Skerik, Stanton Moore & […]

A couple of new ones from New World Records:

Alvin Lucier
Wind Shadows
The Barton Workshop:
John Anderson, clarinet; Frank Denyer, piano; James Fulkerson, trombone; Marieke Keser, violin; Judith van Swaay, cello; Jos Tieman, double bass
Martin Bresnick
My Twentieth Century
Robert van Sice, marimba I; Kunihiko Komori, marimba II; Izumi Sinfonietta Osaka, Norichika Iimori, conductor; Taimur Sullivan, saxophones; Maya Beiser, cello; […]

Read on to find out the latest goings on with Birdsongs Of The Mesozoic, Far Corner, Gary Lucas (Fast ‘n’ Bulbous), NeBeLNeST, Richard Pinhas and Pip Pyle.

A blog entry argues that ticket prices, not programming or culture, could be what is keeping people away from classical music.

Hux Records is releasing archival Ayers material.

Kevin Ayers is one of Rock’s most important innovators, helping to launch Soft Machine, as their original bassist/vocalist, and later working with noted progressive musicians like Mike Oldfield and Steve Hillage.
This 2 CD set of BBC radio sessions, compiled with the help of Kevin Ayers, tracks Kevin’s discography from […]

There’s a minor buzz around this new Tickmayer release. Samples are available.

…but not before the RIAA tried to sue the child. Hopefully this is the first of many losses for the RIAA in order to get them to be more reasonable.

Ken Vandermark will be feature on WNUR in Chicago. Not in Chicago? Listen to the webcast.

Ken Vandermark has kindly agreed to stop by the WNUR studios this Friday, Sep-30, at 11:00am Central. No performance, just chatting and playing records. The Vandermark 5 will be playing the Green Mill on Friday, Sep-30 & Saturday, […]

Finally, the Squid’s Ear has a few new reviews.

New Age Hillbilly - IV White Walls
(MT6)
The Cucumbers - All Things to You
(Fictitious Records)
Nikola Kodjabashia - Reveries of the Solitary Walker
(Recommended Records)