On Friday, October 30th, Grammy® nominated pianist/composer Taylor Eigsti will make his Firehouse 12 debut as part of the New Haven venue’s fifth annual Fall Jazz Series. One of the most acclaimed young musicians on the scene today, the 24…
Monthly Archives: September 2009
The Fonda/Stevens Group's Memphis Released Today
September 29, 2009 – 8:18 am
Playscape Recordings officially welcomes The Fonda/Stevens Group to its roster with the September 29th release of Memphis, the eminent ensemble’s 11th recording. Only the fourth studio release in the band’s two-decade existence, Memphis takes its name from Stevens’ composition, “Memphis Ramble”, one…
JazzTimes: Darcy James Argue + Joe Morris/Petr Cancura/Luther Gray
September 28, 2009 – 8:22 am
The new October issue of JazzTimes features reviews of Darcy James Argue‘s Infernal Machines (New Amsterdam) and Joe Morris/Petr Cancura/Luther Gray’s Wildlife (AUM Fidelity). “Infernal Machines is the future of the big band,” declares Michael J. West, “with leader Darcy…
Matt Wilson Quartet At Firehouse 12 Tonight
September 25, 2009 – 8:45 am
The fifth anniversary season of Firehouse 12′s Fall Jazz Series rolls on tonight with two sets from acclaimed drummer/composer Matt Wilson‘s longstanding quartet in celebration of its new CD, That Gonna Leave A Mark (Palmetto). The group features Andrew D’Angelo…
Positive Catastrophe At New Languages Festival Tonight
September 25, 2009 – 8:44 am
Positive Catastrophe will perform tonight at the ongoing New Languages Festival at McCarren Hall in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The brainchild of cornetist/composer Taylor Ho Bynum and multi-instrumentalist/composer Abraham Gomez-Delgado, this self-described trans-idiomatic little big band connects the musical dots between intergalactic…
John Hébert To Weekend At Cornelia Street Cafe
September 24, 2009 – 9:19 am
Bassist/composer John Hébert will celebrate his long-awaited debut release as a leader, Byzantine Monkey (Firehouse 12 Records), with a two-night stand at New York’s Cornelia Street Cafe starting tomorrow night. Hébert’s sextet, also called Byzantine Monkey, will feature saxophonists Michaël…
Jazziz: The Fully Celebrated + Michael Musillami
September 24, 2009 – 9:18 am
The new Fall 2009 issue of Jazziz features reviews of The Fully Celebrated’s Drunk on the Blood of the Holy Ones (AUM Fidelity) and the Michael Musillami Trio + 3′s From Seeds (Playscape Recordings). “The album feels fresh and playful,”…
Infrared Band + Dead Cat Bounce Tonight In Cambridge, MA
September 23, 2009 – 8:34 am
Boston-based guitarist/composer Eric Hofbauer and his longstanding quartet, The Infrared Band, will perform tonight at the Cambridge Family YMCA Theatre in Cambridge, MA. Also on the bill is fellow Boston jazz scene mainstay, Dead Cat Bounce. The music begins at…
Firehouse 12 To Present Whirrr! The Music Of Jimmy Giuffre October 23rd
September 23, 2009 – 8:33 am
On Friday, October 23rd, drummer George Schuller and guitarist Joel Harrison will pay tribute to legendary clarinetist/composer Jimmy Giuffre (1921-2008) with their new sextet, Whirrr! The Music of Jimmy Giuffre, as part of Firehouse 12‘s ongoing Fall Jazz Series. This…
Fay Victor's The FreeSong Suite Released Today
September 22, 2009 – 8:34 am
Today is the official street date for The Fay Victor Ensemble‘s latest release, The FreeSong Suite (Greene Avenue Music). This is New York-based vocalist/composer Fay Victor‘s sixth recording as a leader and her second with this longstanding group, which features…