Avant Music News

Yet another common-sense opinion on the obsolescence of record companies and physical media.

An article discusses Berio’s use of other composers style to forge a link to the past while remaining contemporary.

The latest from One Final Note:

24 October 2005
:. Mat Maneri Pentagon (Thirsty Ear) by James Beaudreau
:. Michaël Attias Renku (Playscape) by Troy Collins
:. Coxhill/Gjerstad/Stephens This That and the Other (Loose Torque) by John Eyles
:. Menza/Bacon/Jones Jack Rabbitt (Cadence Jazz) by David Dupont
:. Various Artists Free Zone Appleby 2004 (Psi) by Derek Taylor

Those of uson this continent have an opportunity t check out some Cold Meat Industry artists in November. An even more elaborate 2 day festival is to take place early next year in Australia.

The The AACM New York is putting on a show featuring Abrams.

THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF CREATIVE MUSICIANS
40th YEAR ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION SEASON CONTINUES:
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 2005 8PM
MUHAL RICHARD ABRAMS
(SOLO PIANO PERFORMANCE)
&
THE MUHAL RICHARD ABRAMS ORCHESTRA
FEATURING:
SAXOPHONES
MARTY EHRLICH & ENRIQUE FERNANDEZ (ALTOS)
ROBERT DeBELLIS & AARON STEWART (TENORS)
HOWARD JOHNSON (BARITONE)
TRUMPETS
BOB MILLIGAN, EDDIE ALLEN, CECIL BRIDGEWATER & JACK […]

An article posits that nothing is really hot right now with jazz, and that may be ok. In the mean time it discusses how some artists have started their own labels as a way of doing their own thing.

This recent release is reviewed.

The first effort from the trio of Cline/Shoup/Corsano is coming out on Tuesday.

Fans of modern fire-breathing jazz rejoice, for a true meeting and melding of the minds is at play. Immolation/Immersion is the inaugural recording of what will hopefully be more blasts of fury and filigree by three leading lights of improvised music - guitarist […]

BBC3 will feature part one of Boulez’s birthday celebration, where he conducts Debussy and his own works.

A 2004 London performance of Braxton’s quintet is now available on Leo.

On 15 November, 2004, Anthony Braxton performed at the Royal Festival Hall with his new quintet of young brilliant musicians. They performed his Composition 343. Two thousand people gave them a standing ovation. BBC Radio 3 recorded the concert and later broadcast it on […]

The latest from Shipp will be released in January.

Matthew Shipp : One
[ the blue series ]
Release Date: January 24th, 2006 CD
Matthew Shipp says so much without ever using a word. In “One”, his latest release for Thirsty Ear’s Blues Series, Shipp sends up a powerful entourage of solo acoustic tracks. Where previous releases have been […]

Another week, another DMG Newsletter

Another timely move by Naxos: All of their music is now on eMusic.com as well as available via streaming broadcasts. An article covers the details.

A review article covers Schweizer and her work on the Intakt label.

A pair of articles focus on recently dug up Coltrane recordings.