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KLANG Plays Tonight & Tomorrow Before Returning To The Studio

February 7, 2012 – 9:32 am

Chicago-based clarinetist/composer James Falzone and his working quartet KLANG will play hometown gigs tonight at Jerry’s Wicker Park and tomorrow night at The Hideout before heading into the studio on Thursday to record their fourth release, Brooklyn Lines, Chicago Spaces.

Posted in Allos Documents, General, James Falzone | Tagged allos, brooklyn lines, chicago, chicago spaces, commission, documents, improvisation, james falzone, jason adasiewicz, jason roebke, jazz, jerry's, kickstarter, KLANG, live, musica, other doors, Tim Daisy, tonight, wicker park | Comments (0)

Out Today: Michael Musillami Trio + 4′s Mettle (Playscape Recordings)

February 7, 2012 – 9:31 am

Today is the official street date for Mettle (Playscape Recordings), veteran guitarist/composer Michael Musillami’s sixth release with his flagship trio featuring bassist Joe Fonda and drummer George Schuller, which celebrates its 10th anniversary this year.

Posted in General, Playscape | Tagged 4, bass, drums, february, Firehouse 12, George Schuller, guitar, hartford courant, improvisation, jazz, jeff lederer, joe fonda, matt moran, mettle, Michael Musillami, ned rothenberg, owen mcnally, Playscape, Russ Johnson, street date, trio, wounded warrior | Comments (0)

Misha Mengelberg & Fay Victor To Perform At The Bimhuis March 7th

February 7, 2012 – 9:30 am

Brooklyn-based vocalist Fay Victor and legendary Dutch pianist and bandleader Misha Mengelberg will perform a special set of duets at The Bimhuis in Amsterdam.

Posted in Fay Victor, General | Tagged artacts festival, bimhuis, duke ellington, dutch, Fay Victor, herbie nichols, icp orchestra, march, Misha Mengelberg, piano, ReDDeer Trio, the netherlands, thelonious monk, vocals, voice | Comments (0)

Jon Irabagon In Europe With MOPDtK February 18-26th

February 3, 2012 – 10:12 am

Saxophonist Jon Irabagon will tour Europe with Mostly Other People Do The Killing as part of a full slate of concerts he has scheduled abroad over the next two months.

Posted in General, jon irabagon | Tagged Austria, brest, coimbra concert, doris duke, europe, february, france, Germany, hot cup, italy, jon irabagon, just music jazz festival, kevin shea, KunstKulturQuartier, la dynamo, march, moatly other people do the killing, MOPDtK, moppa elliott, norway, nürnberg, oslo, paris, pen ar jazz, peter evans, porgy and bess, saxophone, Spielboden, Tafelhalle, teatro fondamenta nuove, tour, venzia, wein, weisbaden | Comments (0)

Trio M’s California CD Release Tour Begins Tonight

February 2, 2012 – 9:20 am

Trio M will kick-off its three-stop California tour tonight at the Athenaeum Music & Arts Library in La Jolla before moving on to Los Angeles tomorrow and San Francisco on Tuesday.

Posted in General, Mary Halvorson | Tagged athenaeum, california, CD, dates, enja, hollywood, jazz bakery, la jolla, live, los angeles, mark dresser, matt wilson, musicians institute, myra melford, release, san francisco, the guest house, tour, trio m, yoshi's | Comments (0)

AUM Fidelity To Release The Eri Yamamoto Trio’s The Next Page

February 2, 2012 – 9:14 am

On April 10th, AUM Fidelity will release the Eri Yamamoto Trio’s The Next Page, a collection of all-new original music inspired by subtle yet profound moments of natural beauty.

Posted in AUM Fidelity, General | Tagged april, arthur's tavern, AUM Fidelity, david ambrosio, eri yamamoto, greenwich village, ikuo takeuchi, new york, piano, redwoods, trio | Comments (0)

Mary Halvorson & Jessica Pavone To Tour New England

February 1, 2012 – 10:50 am

Longtime collaborators Mary Halvorson and Jessica Pavone will hit the road later this month for a series of New England tour dates in support of their newly released fourth recording, Departure of Reason (Thirsty Ear).

Posted in General, Mary Halvorson | Tagged big room, brick house, buoy, CD, connecticut, departure of reason, february, guitar, Jessica Pavone, kittery, maine, Mary Halvorson, massachusetts, new england, new haven, release, spaulding, thin air, thirsty ear, tour, uncertainty, viola, worcester, wpi | Comments (0)

AUM Fidelity To Release Darius Jones’ Book Of Mæ’bul April 10th

January 31, 2012 – 9:44 am

AUM Fidelity will kick off its 15th anniversary year by releasing alto saxophonist/composer Darius Jones’ Book of Mæ’bul (Another Kind of Sunrise), the third chapter in his ongoing Man’ish Boy epic, featuring pianist Matt Mitchell, bassist Trevor Dunn and drummer Ches Smith.

Posted in AUM Fidelity, General | Tagged another kind of sunrise, april, AUM Fidelity, big gurl, book of mabel, Ches Smith, darius jones, epic, man'ish boy, matt mitchell, mæ'bul, quartet, randal wilcox, Trevor Dunn | Comments (0)

James Falzone At Corbett Vs. Dempsey Tomorrow

January 27, 2012 – 10:02 am

In a last minute addition to his schedule, clarinetist/composer James Falzone will perform tomorrow afternoon at Corbett vs. Dempsey Gallery in Chicago.

Posted in Allos Documents, General, James Falzone | Tagged abyss of the birds, chicago, clarinet, corbett vs. dempsey, covenant presbyterian church, james falzone, messiaen, quartet for the end of time, sighs too dep for words, solo, the musical offering | Comments (0)

Halvorson, Formanek and Fujiwara To Perform Together As Thumbscrew

January 26, 2012 – 9:33 am

Thumbscrew, a new collective trio featuring guitarist Mary Halvorson, bassist Michael Formanek and drummer Tomas Fujiwara, will perform at New York’s Cornelia Street Café and Baltimore’s The Windup Space in March.

Posted in General, Mary Halvorson | Tagged baltimore, bass, cornelia street cafe, drums, guitar, improvisation, jazz, Mary Halvorson, michael formanek, new york, the windup space, thumbscrew, tomas fujiwara, trio | Comments (0)