Mary Halvorson and Jessica Pavone‘s latest American tour starts this weekend. The duo is back on the road supporting its third and latest release, Thin Air (Thirsty Ear), which AllAboutJazz.com’s Farrell Lowe calls “an eminent document by two powerful new…
Monthly Archives: July 2009
iC Media Poll Results: Part 5
July 24, 2009 – 8:59 am
The fifth and final section of our survey was called Improvised Communications because it focuses on the intersection of our own efforts with the work of these jazz writers and editors, but we also asked some general questions about both…
Wildlife An AvantMusicNews Pick Of The Week
July 23, 2009 – 12:16 pm
Wildlife (AUM Fidelity), the debut recording from the new collective ensemble of the same name featuring Joe Morris (bass), Petr Cancura (saxophones) and Luther Gray (drums), is one of this week’s picks at AvantMusicNews.com. Critics have also called it “a…
KLANG To Celebrate New CD At The Hideout In September
July 23, 2009 – 9:06 am
On Wednesday, September 23rd, clarinetist/composer James Falzone‘s three year-old working quartet KLANG will celebrate the release of its debut studio recording, Tea Music (Allos Documents), with a hometown performance at The Hideout in Chicago. The band, which will pay tribute…
Schedule Change For Mario Pavone's Quartet Arc Dates In August
July 22, 2009 – 2:02 pm
UPDATE: The August 23rd date has been rescheduled for Cornelia Street Cafe. Earlier this month we announced forthcoming back-to-back NYC dates in August by eminent bassist/composer Mario Pavone‘s new band, Quartet Arc. The group features tenor saxophonist Tony Malaby, trumpeter…
October Releases On AUM Fidelity: Darius Jones Trio & Joe Morris Quartet
July 22, 2009 – 8:06 am
On October 13th, AUM Fidelity will release the Darius Jones Trio’s Man’ish Boy (A Raw & Beautiful Thing) (AUM057) and the Joe Morris Quartet’s Today On Earth (AUM058). The first is alto saxophonist/composer Darius Jones‘ debut recording as a leader…
iC Media Poll Results: Part 3
July 22, 2009 – 8:04 am
The third section of our survey was short and sweet, focusing on how jazz writers and editors deal with music in their personal lives (in anticipation of the heartier fourth section, which asks about their professional interactions with music). First,…
Darcy James Argue To Perform At New Languages Festival & Jazz Gallery In September
July 21, 2009 – 9:16 am
This September, composer/conductor Darcy James Argue and his 18-piece steampunk big band, Secret Society, will perform in New York on two consecutive nights. On Thursday, September 17th at 11:30 p.m., the group will appear at the fifth annual New Languages…
iC Media Poll Results: Part 2
July 20, 2009 – 10:01 pm
Today we explore the results from the second of five sections of our recent survey of 50 prominent jazz writers and editors. This section, called Web and print habits, asked about the jazz-related publications, blogs and Web sites these professionals…