Boston-based guitarist/composer Garrison Fewell and his Variable Density Sound Orchestra will perform tonight at Johnny D’s Uptown Restaurant & Jazz Club in Somerville, Massachusetts. The group, which brings together a flexible cast of well-known improvisers from Boston, New York and beyond, will present…
Monthly Archives: March 2010
Firehouse 12 To Present Tomas Fujiwara & The Hook Up April 30th
March 31, 2010 – 7:32 am
On Friday, April 30th, New Haven’s Firehouse 12 will mark the halfway point in its 2010 Spring Jazz Series with a two-set performance by New York-based drummer/composer Tomas Fujiwara and his quintet, The Hook Up. The group will be previewing…
BBC Music: Myra Melford’s The Whole Tree Gone
March 30, 2010 – 10:14 am
Kevin Le Gendre writes about pianist/composer Myra Melford’s latest release, The Whole Tree Gone (Firehouse 12 Records), in a new review posted today in the Music section of the BBC’s Web site. “There is a charmingly understated folk sensibility that…
Firehouse 12′s 2010 Spring Jazz Series Begins Tonight
March 26, 2010 – 8:10 am
Firehouse 12 launches its fifth annual Spring Jazz Series tonight with a two-set performance by Caliente! Circle Around The Sun, a duo featuring Puerto Rican performance poet Magdalena Gómez and Chinese-American saxophonist/composer Fred Ho. This multicultural ensemble, which also included…
BBC Music: David S. Ware’s Saturnian
March 25, 2010 – 7:39 am
In his review of David S. Ware‘s new solo recording, Saturnian (AUM Fidelity), posted yesterday in the Music section of the BBC’s Web site, Phil Smith writes, “the sound of David S. Ware hits you the first time and gets better…
Firehouse 12 To Present The Armen Donelian Quintet April 23rd
March 24, 2010 – 7:37 am
On April 23rd, New Haven’s Firehouse 12 will present the fifth event in its ongoing 2010 Spring Jazz Series, a two-set performance by veteran pianist/composer Armen Donelian and his new quintet. The group, which renews the spirit of Donelian’s original…
Mary Halvorson Quintet Coming To The Kitchen May 6-7th
March 24, 2010 – 7:37 am
Brooklyn-based guitarist/composer Mary Halvorson is proud to announce her quintet’s upcoming two-night stand at The Kitchen in New York on May 6th and 7th. These concerts, part of a double-bill with drummer/composer Kevin Shea’s Lonely Gold Mine of Symbiotic Subterfuge,…
Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society At Jazz Standard Tonight
March 23, 2010 – 7:31 am
Tonight, Darcy James Argue‘s acclaimed 18-piece big band Secret Society will perform two sets at New York’s Jazz Standard as part of Hot and Cool: 40 Years of Jazz at NEC, a week-long series of concerts celebrating the 40th anniversary…
Signal To Noise: Bill Dixon + Myra Melford
March 19, 2010 – 7:19 am
The Spring 2010 issue of Signal To Noise features reviews of Firehouse 12 Records’ two latest releases: Bill Dixon’s Tapestries for Small Orchestra and Myra Melford’s The Whole Tree Gone. “All of the musicians (save bassist Ken Filiano) have recorded…