Avant Music News

Pi Recordings is the home of the latest AEOC release, a double CD.

The Art Ensemble of Chicago’s Non-cognitive Aspects of the City is a double CD representing two sets recorded during the band’s rare six-night engagement, March 30th through April 4th 2004, at the Iridium Jazz Club in New York City. Engagements of that length […]

Thirsty Ear has announced a few new releases:
Carl Hancock Rux “Good Bread Alley” (view epk for Good Bread Alley)
Carl Hancock Rux’s Thirsty Ear debut, “Good Bread Alley”, will be
ming out in May. Carl Hancock Rux’s soulful delivery of neo-blues is rivaled only by his thoughtful and at times scathing social commentary. His words are surrounded […]

Evander Music is a label that features a number of new-music artists. An edited lsit follows:

Industrial Jazz Group
Los Angeles-based large ensemble led by composer Andrew Durkin
Good for Cows
Devin Hoff, bass; Ches Smith, drums.
Phillip Greenlief
Woodwinds, Composer
Bill Horvitz Band
Bill Horvitz, guitar; Steve Adams, reeds; Joe Sabella, drums
Jettison Slinky
Graham Connah, Ben Goldberg, Marty Wehner, Rob Sudduth, Jewlia […]

An article covers the Sonny Fortune / Rashied Ali duo and their upcoming shows in Oakland.
Like gym rats who repeatedly push one another to new feats of physical endurance, alto saxophonist Sonny Fortune and drummer Rashied Ali turn every performance into a sweaty test of creative stamina.
Working together over the past decade, they have developed […]

We’ve recently upgraded our blog software to fix a few issues. You shouldn’t notice a difference but if something seems to not be working properly, drop us a line.
One of the things we get asked occasionally is “How big is AMN?” In other words, how many readers do we have? This […]

Thanks to the avant-progressive list for this bunch of rare videos of the good Captain. In the mean time, his official site has a link to a newly-found video of a UK performance and has announced 6 upcoming CD releases.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIlVXzC85TU&search=captain%20beefheart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N5VfawxwQpU&search=captain%20beefheart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbKau-eBTNA&search=captain%20beefheart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VY0×9eLjso4&search=captain%20beefheart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23fKjO57O18&search=captain%20beefheart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEelcBYl0Ig&search=captain%20beefheart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQs8dka52H4&search=captain%20beefheart

Destination Out is featuring a bunch of Coleman articles include a few brand new cuts from Coleman’s new band that premiered recently in New York.

Not much info as of yet, but ReR is carrying the new Necks release.

The LJF takes place in November this year and mainly focuses on the more mainstream side of jazz, with the exceptions of Dave Holland and Evan Parker.

Firmly established as a major event in the UK’s cultural calendar, the London Jazz Festival in association with BBC Radio 3 continues to push the envelope. The 2006 programme […]

The latest issue of Point of Departure has been posted.

PoDHeader
Issue 6 - July 2006
Page One: Editorial
The Uh Uh Uhs: Commentary on Current Music Criticism
Something Else: Peter King and Aeromodeling
Moment’s Notice: Recent CDs Briefly Reviewed
The Turnaround!: Previously Published Articles, Essays and Reviews
The Circle With A Hole In the Middle: Rare Vinyl Revisited
Travellin’ Light: Gerry Hemingway About […]

The latest release and upcoming release news from Emanem & Psi.

Latest releases - available now:
Emanem 4128 Ross Bolleter ‘Secret Sandhills and satellites’ (2001-2005)
pieces for ruined pianos and pianos on the edge of ruin
Emanem 4129 Michael Keith, John Oswald, Roger Turner ‘Number Nine’ (2005)
Psi 06.03 Aki Takase piano quintet ‘Tarantella’ (1997)
with Aleks Kolkowski, Maurice Horsthuis, Tristan […]

Yet more from All About Jazz.

30-Jul-06
Tenor Badness: Albert Ayler, Archie Shepp, Gato Barbieri (Impulse!)
30-Jul-06 Mike Keneally Band
Guitar Therapy Live (Exowax)
29-Jul-06 Cory Combs
Cory Combs featuring John Hollenbeck and Dan Willis: Valencia (Evander Music)
29-Jul-06 James Beaudreau
Java Street Bagatelles (Workbench)

Yoshida recently played in Israel for the first time and his show is reviewed.

Darkwinter is one of many netlabels out there. This one focuses on dark ambient and electroacoustic music. All albums are free to download. After listening to a few, I’d recommend the Seetyca and Adaptcore releases.

Oops, we’re a little late on this one, but nonetheless, lots of good stuff going on in New York.

SYLVIE COURVOISIER AND MARK FELDMAN (Tonight) As a pianist and composer, Ms. Courvoisier pursues intricacy and rigor; Mr. Feldman, a violinist, favors plangent intensity. They have worked well as a duo, perhaps most notably on “Malphas: Book […]