November 30, 2009 – 10:36 am
Guitarist/composer Mary Halvorson‘s busy December begins tomorrow night with an early gig with Curtis Hasselbring’s Decoupage and a late gig with Ches Smith & These Arches. The next two weeks will feature two dates and a recording session with her…
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Tagged barbes, Ches Smith, company of heaven, Curtis Hasselbring, decoupage, european tour, Firehouse 12, John Hebert, korzo, Mary Halvorson, quintet, the stone, these arches, trio
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November 25, 2009 – 8:02 am
Exclaim!‘s December issue features its annual Year In Review in which each contributor writes about one release “that excited them most this year.” David Ryshpan, contributor to the magazine’s Destination Out section, chose Darcy James Argue’s Infernal Machines (New Amsterdam Records)….
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Tagged best of 2009, big band, darcy james argue, david ryshpan, Exclaim!, infernal machines, new amsterdam, sebastian noelle, secret society, steampunk, year in review
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November 24, 2009 – 10:26 am
On Wednesday, November 25th, composer/conductor Darcy James Argue and his acclaimed big band, Secret Society, will make their first-ever appearance at New York’s Iridium Jazz Club. The 18-piece ensemble, which released its highly regarded debut, Infernal Machines (New Amsterdam Records),…
November 23, 2009 – 10:46 am
AllAboutJazz.com’s Managing Editor John Kelman posted his review of vocalist/composer Fay Victor‘s latest release, The FreeSong Suite (Greene Avenue Music), over the weekend. “Once again,” he writes, “Victor’s soulful, emotive delivery combines with avant-tinged invention, placing her alongside great vocal…
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Tagged allaboutjazz, anders nilsson, betty carter, Fay Victor, greene avenue music, improvisation, jazz, jeanne lee, john kelman, ken filiano, michael t.a. thompson, sheila jordan, singer, the freesong suite, vocals, voice
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November 23, 2009 – 10:44 am
The latest can to be kicked around the jazz blogosphere (and beyond) is what records make the cut as the best of the decade. As much as we enjoy the opportunity to reminisce about our first seven-plus years in business,…
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Posted in AUM Fidelity, Creative Nation Music, Darcy James Argue/Secret Society, Fay Victor, Firehouse 12, General, Mary Halvorson, Playscape, Taylor Ho Bynum
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Tagged 2009, AUM Fidelity, Ayn Inserto, best-of, bill dixon, byzantine monkey, canada day, carl maguire, clean feed, craig taborn, Creative Nation Music, darcy james argue, darius jones trio, david s. ware, drunk on the blood of the holy ones, farmers by nature, Fay Victor, floriculture, fonda/stevens group, freesong suite, from seeds, Garrison Fewell, gerald cleaver, greene avenue, Harris Eisenstadt, infernal machines, Jessica Pavone, joe finda, joe morris, joe morris quartet, John Hebert, luther gray, madeleine dreams, man'ish boy, memphis, michael jefry stevens, Michael Musillami, Muse, petr cancura, playscape recordings, secret society, shakti, songs of synastry and solitude, SpiderMonkey Strings, tapestries for small orchestra, Taylor Ho Bynum, the fully celebrated, today on earth, tzadik, Variable Density Sound Orchestra, wildlife, william parker
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November 20, 2009 – 9:32 am
Mike Chamberlain reviews the Fay Victor Ensemble‘s new release, The FreeSong Suite (Greene Avenue Music), in this week’s issue of Montreal’s arts weekly, hour. “What you hear on this album is raw and quirky and powerful and full of feeling…
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Tagged 28 hours of innovative art, 55 bar, anders nilsson, arts for art, Fay Victor, freesong suite, greene avenue, hour, improv, ken filiano, michael "ta" thompson, mike chamberlain, montreal, music, Vision Festival, voice
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November 20, 2009 – 9:17 am
Tonight, New Haven’s Firehouse 12 presents a two-set celebration of New York-based alto saxophonist/composer Darius Jones‘ long-awaited debut CD, Man’ish Boy (A Raw & Beautiful Thing) (AUM Fidelity). Described by Jones as “a sonic tone poem about me and my…
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Tagged AUM Fidelity, cooper-moore, darius jones, fall jazz series, Firehouse 12, improvised, jason crane, man'ish boy, music, new haven, rakalam bob moses, saxophone, the jazz session
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November 19, 2009 – 2:08 pm
The Festival of New Trumpet Music (FONT Music) will present Forward Flight, the third and final event of its 7th annual performance season, from Wednesday, January 13th through Saturday, January 16th at New York’s Abrons Arts Center. This four-night celebration…
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Tagged ableton, abrons arts center, anti-social music, boca negra, booker little, chamber music america, charles wuorinen, chicago underground duo, cma/face french-american jazz exchange, Dave Ballou, dave douglas, david sanford, dubspot, erol tamerman, festival of new trumpet music, FONT Music, forward flight, ignite a noise, mark gould, meridian arts ensemble, new york trumpet ensemble, open circuit international trumpet ensemble, opsvik & jennings, ornette coleman, Roy Campbell, sacred mind of johnny dolphin, sarah ferholt, Taylor Ho Bynum, the low anthem, thrill jockey, wilmer wise, york college blue notes
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November 19, 2009 – 9:48 am
Veteran author, jazz critic and broadcaster Neil Tesser writes about clarinetist/composer James Falzone‘s quartet KLANG, its recent release, Tea Music (Allos Documents), and its current Midwest CD release tour, in a new post for his Chicago-themed column at Examiner.com. “The…
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Tagged Allos Documents, bela dubby, chicago, clarinet, examiner, hungry brain, improvised, james falzone, jason adasiewicz, jason roebke, jazz, KLANG, neil tesser, robinwood concert house, tea music, the sugar maple, Tim Daisy
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November 19, 2009 – 9:48 am
François Couture’s new review of alto saxophonist/composer Darius Jones’ debut recording as a leader, Man’ish Boy (AUM Fidelity), featuring Cooper-Moore and Rakalam Bob Moses, is now posted at AllMusic.com. “He comes through as a skilled composer, a hugely soulful saxophonist,…
