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Archive for August, 2006

31 Aug

Sonomu Reviews

Sonomu offers a fresh set of reviews:

Feu Follet, Toi et le Son (CDR Einzeleinheit)
A lovely release featuring two, eighteen-minute quasi-drone works created by Tobias Fischer last October. The drone is a many-splendoured thing, and comes in so many different forms, sometimes evolving so very slowly over a long duration as to appear virtually stagnant in […]

31 Aug

David Berkman Quartet at Firehouse 12

From www.improvisedcommunications.com:

Friday, October 6th at 8:30 and 10:00 p.m.
David Berkman Quartet
Firehouse 12
45 Crown Street in New Haven, CT
Tickets are $15 (opening set) and $10 (second set)
Tickets and info are available at http://www.firehouse12.com or (203) 785-0468
Learn more about David Berkman at http://davidberkman.com
Music sample available at http://firehouse12.com/events.asp?id=12570
Downloadable hi-res images available at http://davidberkman.com/gallery.html
David Berkman, piano/composer; Jimmy Greene, saxophones; […]

31 Aug

Anthony Braxton at Wesleyan

A duo of Braxton shows have been announced for December:

Wednesday, December 06, 2006, 08:00 PM
Anthony Braxton Large Ensemble
Professor Braxton’s student ensemble performs his music.
Location: Crowell Concert Hall
Admission: Free admission
Sponsor: Center for the Arts
URL: http://www.wesleyan.edu/cfa
Contact: cfapress@wesleyan.edu 860-685-3355
Friday, December 08, 2006, 08:00 PM
Anthony Braxton Small Ensemble
Saxophonist, composer and professor Anthony Braxton performs in an intimate small-ensemble setting.
Location: […]

31 Aug

Bagatellen Reviews

A new pair from Bagatellen.

Rafael Toral - Space/Sei Miguel - The Tone Gardens - 30 Aug 06
Various - Jam Session, Vol. 18 - 28 Aug 06

31 Aug

AAJ Reviews

All About Jazz has posted some new reviews:

31-Aug-06 Bridge 61
Journal (Atavistic)
31-Aug-06 Paul Motian Trio 2000 1
On Broadway, Vol. 4: Or The Paradox of Continuity (Winter & Winter)
29-Aug-06 Boxhead Ensemble
Nocturnes (Atavistic)

31 Aug

New on Playscape Recordings

Playscape Recordings has issued a new release.

New York-based saxophonist/composer Pete Robbins joins Playscape Recordings roster with his second release as a leader, Waits & Measures. Recorded and mixed by Jamie Saft, Robbins’ sophomore effort features his working sextet.

30 Aug

Alfredo Costa Monteiro - two albums

Free Albums Galore has dug up two interesting free downloads:

Genre: Other, Avant-Garde, Improvisation
Alfredo Costa Monteiro provides two unusual online albums of a highly experimental nature. The recordings uses common non-musical items to create the music. No other effects, electronic or otherwise, are used.
Rubber Music is music created entirely by rubber bands. This is rather melodic […]

30 Aug

FIMAV 2007 Dates

FIMAV dates for next year’s festival will be May 17-21.

30 Aug

Brotzmann / Bennink on Tour in Northeast US

This is still coming together, but details of a few dates are available.

Buffalo: Oct. 4, Hallwalls Contemporary Arts Center, 341 Delaware Ave., 716-854-1694, www.hallwalls.org/music.html (not listed on the site yet), Steve@hallwalls.org.
New York: Oct. 6, Clemente Soto Velez SEA Theater, 1O7 Suffolk St. (betw. Rivington & Delancey one block east of Tonic), 2nd floor, 8 & […]

30 Aug

Brotzmann Interview

Not sure when exactly this is from, but a Brotzmann interview is always interesting.

30 Aug

High Zero Schedule

High Zero begins in two weeks and the schedule is posted.

Major Concerts at the Theatre Project
Detailed Set Listings
Thursday Night, September 14th
Set One
Fuyuki Yamakawa: throat singing, guitar
Set Two
Cooper Moore: self-built instruments
Roger Turner: percussion, electronics
[…]

30 Aug

Pip Pyle Site

Pip Pyle’s web site has a brief “bandography”, and the guestbook has a large number of people leaving the final thoughts, comments and remembrances of Pip.

30 Aug

Ground and Sky Reviews

A new set from Ground and Sky:

Incredible String Band, The - The Incredible String Band
Ocrilim - Anoint
Soft Machine - Virtually

30 Aug

Rashanim + Eyal Maoz’s Dimyon in New York

Their Tonic show is previewed.

Rashanim and Eyal Maoz’s Dimyon share the stage of Tonic for the first time in a night of dueling downtown Jewish guitar madness. Here’s what renegade composer and ‘King of All Things Downtown’ John Zorn has said about Rashanim’s upcoming CD, ‘Shalosh’ (Tzadik Records, release date October 2006): With its exciting […]

30 Aug

Henry Grimes Update

Henry Grimes will be busy in September and October.

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Tuesday, Sept. 12th, 1 p.m: Roy Campbell, Jr., Dave Douglas, & Henry Grimes taping an interview on WNYC w/ […]

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