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 delivered a “particularly…
Monthly Archives: September 2009
Darcy James Argue On WNYC's Soundcheck Today
September 21, 2009 – 8:01 am
Today’s episode of the popular music talk show, Soundcheck, will feature a live performance by Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society. Listeners in the New York area can tune in to WNYC 93.9 FM at 2:00 p.m., while those of us…
Taylor Ho Bynum & SpiderMonkey Strings At Jazz Gallery Tomorrow
September 18, 2009 – 8:25 am
Tomorrow night, cornetist/composer Taylor Ho Bynum and his improvising chamber ensemble, SpiderMonkey Strings, will celebrate the release of their second recording, Madeleine Dreams (Firehouse 12 Records), with a two-set performance at New York’s Jazz Gallery. The centerpiece of the record…
Firehouse 12's 2009 Fall Jazz Series Begins Tonight
September 18, 2009 – 8:23 am
New Haven’s Firehouse 12 will launch its fifth annual Fall Jazz Series tonight with a two set performance by guitarist/composer Brandon Ross and his group, Blazing Beauty, featuring longtime collaborators Stomu Takeishi (bass) and JT Lewis (drums). Jazz columnist Owen…
Join Darcy James Argue's Secret Society Tonight And Friday
September 17, 2009 – 8:14 am
Composer Darcy James Argue‘s innovative big band Secret Society will perform back-to-back gigs in New York starting tonight when it headlines the opening night of the fifth annual New Languages Festival at McCarren Hall in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Tomorrow night the…
New Taylor Ho Bynum CD Released Today
September 15, 2009 – 7:47 am
Cornetist/composer Taylor Ho Bynum‘s latest recording as a leader, Madeleine Dreams (Firehouse 12 Records), officially hits the streets today. The second release from his improvising chamber group, SpiderMonkey Strings, the record documents the title suite, a secular oratorio the group…
DownBeat: John Hébert's Byzantine Monkey
September 14, 2009 – 8:27 am
Bassist/composer John Hébert continues to gather accolades for his long-awaited debut release, Byzantine Monkey (Firehouse 12 Records). The latest is a four-star review by Peter Margasak in the October issue of DownBeat. “On his first album as a leader he…
NPR Jazz: KLANG At The Chicago Jazz Festival
September 12, 2009 – 8:58 am
NPR Jazz blogger Patrick Jarenwattananon recalls KLANG‘s “inventive set of Goodman-inspired originals and re-arrangements from clarinetist James Falzone“ in a new post highlighting 10 of his favorite moments from this year’s Chicago Jazz Festival. He notes the group “just released an album…
John Hébert Featured In AllAboutJazz-New York
September 11, 2009 – 10:39 am
Andrey Henkin’s feature on bassist/composer John Hébert in the September issue of AllAboutJazz-New York is now available online. In this article, Hébert discusses his influential experiences working with the legendary Andrew Hill and its impact on his own work as…