Avant Music News

Better late than never, here’s another Edgefest review.

Bagatellen has posted a pairof reviews.

Reuben Radding - Intersections - 30 Dec 05
Tsahar/ Cooper-Moore/ Drake - Lost Brother - 28 Dec 05

The latest from Henry Grimes:

Upcoming concerts, Jan., ‘O6:
Thursday, Jan. 5th, ‘O6, 1O p.m. (Juini Booth playing solo at 8pm): Marc Ribot’s Spiritual Unity Quartet w/ Roy Campbell, Jr. & Chad Taylor & featuring Henry Grimes, the Stone, northwest corner of Ave. C & 2nd St., New York City (no phone), www.thestonenyc.com/calendar.php, F or […]

Don’t look now, its the DMG Newsletter.

The latest from One Final Note:

19 December 2005
Rob Brown Quartet
Radiant Pools (RogueArt)
by Troy Collins
Featuring a different lineup and a change in overall intensity from last year’s The Big Picture, this is a far more measured, yet still dynamic session.
Trio X
Moods: Playing with the Elements (CIMP)
by Dan Rose
Space, emotion, and creative attention abide in every moment […]

Friedlander is interviewed about his recent tour and release.

The Night After Night blog has a long article on Bailey.

A track from THB’s latest is the All About Jazz featured download.

An article discusses how brisk sales of the archival Coltrane / Monk release has overshadowed living legends of jazz.

482 Music has announced a new release.

482 MUSIC TO RELEASE THE ANIMATED ADVENTURES OF KNOX JANUARY 24TH
AVON, CT — 482 Music will kick off its 2006 release schedule on January 24th with Tom Abbs & Frequency Response’s The Animated Adventures of Knox (482-1039), a two-disc set featuring a DVD movie and its CD soundtrack. A […]

The WordsAndMusic blog has a few recent entries on Bailey’s life and death.

Luc Ferrari is the focus of a recent article.

An article discusses the remaining Arkestra members and their rehearsal house in Philadelphia.

This new release is a retrospective of Wyatt’s career with emphasis on his mid-seventies period. Wyatt does not perform on the album, but is said to enjoy it.

The CUD (new acronym) will release their ninth album in February.