Category Archives: Playscape

News items related to the Playscape Recordings label.

Mario Pavone’s Nu Unit In Boston Tonight, NYC Tomorrow Night

Veteran bassist/composer Mario Pavone and his band Nu Unit will perform music from his latest release, Arc Suite T/Pi T/Po (Playscape Recordings), in Boston and New York respectively over the next two nights. Nu Unit, a touring version of Pavone’s acclaimed Orange Double…

Mario Pavone’s Nu Unit To Play Boston And New York In July

Veteran bassist/composer Mario Pavone will hit the road in July to perform music from his latest release, Arc Suite T/Pi T/Po (Playscape Recordings). Pavone and his band Nu Unit will play at The Rivers School Conservatory in Weston, Massachusetts on…

Tonight: Ted Rosenthal Trio At Watercolor Café

Tonight at 8:30 p.m., pianist/composer Ted Rosenthal and his trio, featuring bassist Noriko Ueda and drummer Quincy Davis, will perform at Watercolor Café in Larchmont, New York. The group, which will also perform on Saturday night at The Falcon in Marlboro, New…

Michael Musillami Trio + 4 At The Hotchkiss School July 3rd

On Sunday, July 3rd at 7:30 p.m., Michael Musillami Trio + 4 will perform as part of The Hotchkiss School’s Summer Concert Series at the Esther Eastman Music Center’s Katherine M. Elfers Hall in Lakeville, Connecticut. Led by veteran jazz…

Michael Musillami In Austria, Belgium And The Netherlands This Week

Guitarist/composer and Playscape Recordings founder Michael Musillami is in Europe this week for a series of performances in new and unusual combinations with some of his European colleagues, including fellow guitarist Joep van Leeuwen and pianist Ruud Jacobs. 9 May Joep…

Ted Rosenthal Will Be Interviewed On WBGO Friday Morning

Friday morning at 9:00 a.m., pianist Ted Rosenthal will visit Gary Walker’s show on WBGO (heard around New York City and parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania on 88.3 FM and worldwide online) to discuss both his May performances with…

Ted Rosenthal Interviewed At ClassicalPodcasts.com

Pianist/composer Ted Rosenthal talks about his classical-themed Playscape Recordings release Impromptu, among other topics, in a new interview with noted composer/conductor Victoria Bond at ClassicalPodcasts.com The 20+ minute discussion includes how Rosenthal chose the classical source material for the record, the…

Cadence 2010 Record Poll

The results of Cadence‘s 2010 Record Poll are included in the Jan/Feb/Mar issue now reaching subscribers. We’re proud to report the following client releases were recognized by the voters in the New Issues category (new releases reviewed in the magazine…

Tonight: Michael Musillami Trio Headlines The Company of Heaven Jazz Festival

Tonight at 11:00 p.m., veteran guitarist/composer Michael Musillami and his longstanding trio, featuring bassist Joe Fonda and drummer George Schuller, will headline the first night of the Company of Heaven Jazz Festival at New York’s Cornelia Street Café. Five days later,…

AllAboutJazz-New York’s Best Of 2010

AllAboutJazz-New York‘s January issue, featuring its annual Best of 2010 picks, is now available in print around New York and as a free PDF download. Our clients are recognized in the following year-end categories: Best New Release of 2010 Eric Hofbauer,…