A public memorial event for musician/composer/educator/artist Bill Dixon will be held tomorrow from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at St. Mark’s Church In The Bowery on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. The centerpiece of the program will be a performance of Dixon’s last composition by…
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Bill Dixon Memorial Event To Be Held July 31st At New York’s St. Mark’s Church In The Bowery
July 20, 2010 – 9:01 am
On Saturday, July 31st from 5:30-7:30 p.m., musician/composer/educator/artist Bill Dixon will be remembered with a memorial event at St. Mark’s Church In The Bowery on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. Dixon, an innovator in the world of creative improvised music and…
Taylor Ho Bynum To Introduce Revamped Sextet In August
July 15, 2010 – 8:04 am
This August, cornetist/composer Taylor Ho Bynum will unveil the latest incarnation of his five year-old working ensemble, the Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet, when he and the group hit the road to perform a brand new book of music. These pieces…
Mary Halvorson Trio On Tour In August
July 14, 2010 – 9:05 am
This August, guitarist/composer Mary Halvorson and her working trio with bassist John Hébert and drummer Ches Smith will play three concerts in three countries. The mini-tour begins Thursday, August 5th with a two-set performance at New York’s Cornelia Street Café,…
DownBeat Critics Poll Results
July 8, 2010 – 8:43 am
The results of DownBeat‘s 58th Annual Critics Poll are now available in the August 2010 issue and we’re very pleased to report that our clients and their artists are well represented. Darcy James Argue was the big winner from our…
Taylor Ho Bynum To Tour New England By Bicycle September 10th-23rd
July 6, 2010 – 7:27 am
This September, cornetist/composer Taylor Ho Bynum will embark on his “Acoustic Bicycle Tour,” a two-week, carbon-neutral concert tour of New England that celebrates both the interconnectedness of the region’s creative arts communities and alternative ways of thinking about our world….
Tonight: Tomas Fujiwara & Taylor Ho Bynum At The Stone
July 1, 2010 – 8:24 am
Drummer/composer Tomas Fujiwara and cornetist/composer Taylor Ho Bynum will perform tonight at The Stone in celebration of their latest duo release, Stepwise (NotTwo Records). Regular collaborators for nearly two decades, most recently as members of such active ensembles as Positive…
Anthony Braxton Tribute Concert Reviewed In The New York Times
June 22, 2010 – 7:19 am
Nate Chinen reviews Friday night’s Anthony Braxton tribute concert at (Le) Poisson Rouge in today’s New York Times. “Mr. Braxton, bespectacled and cardiganed as usual, was a hands-on honoree during Tri-Centric Modeling: Past, Present and Future, a two-day festival commemorating…
Anthony Braxton’s 65th Birthday Events Begin Tonight At (Le) Poisson Rouge
June 18, 2010 – 9:02 am
“Tri Centric Modeling: Past, Present and Future,” the anxiously awaited two-night celebration of saxophonist/composer/educator Anthony Braxton‘s 65th birthday benefitting his Tri-Centric Foundation, begins tonight at (Le) Poisson Rouge in New York. This all-star event features a heavyweight cast of collaborators…
Taylor Ho Bynum On The Jazz Session
June 17, 2010 – 7:43 am
Cornetist/composer Taylor Ho Bynum is featured on the latest episode of the popular interview podcast, The Jazz Session, posted today. “Bynum has his fingers in so many pies, he should open a bakery,” writes host Jason Crane in his description…