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El Intruso’s International Critics’ and Musicians’ Polls

The Spanish-language Web publication ElIntruso.com has published the results of both its International Critics’ Poll and its International Musicians’ Poll, and we’re pleased to report that our 2009 clients topped five categories and finished second in four others. In the…

New Cadence Reviews + 2009 Record Poll Results

The Jan/Feb/Mar 2010 issue of Cadence just arrived, and with it several reviews of our clients’ releases. Here’s a sample: Bill Dixon’s Tapestries for Small Orchestra (Firehouse 12 Records) by Bob Rusch “…what really sets off this offering as uniquely…

AAJ-NY: Best Of 2009

AllAboutJazz-New York published its annual Best of 2009 feature in the new January issue and we’re very proud to say our clients are well-represented. Special congratulations to those recognized as the year’s best in the following categories: Albums of the…

Darcy James Argue + John Hébert On Jim Macnie's Top 10 Jazz CDs Of 2009 List

Jim Macnie (DownBeat, Village Voice, et al.) listed his Top 10 Jazz CDs of 2009 yesterday on his blog, Lament for a Straight Line, and we’re proud to report Darcy James Argue’s Infernal Machines (New Amsterdam) and John Hébert’s Byzantine Monkey…

AAJ-NY: Garrison Fewell + John Hébert

The December issue of AllAboutJazz-New York arrived this weekend and with it new reviews of guitarist/composer Garrison Fewell‘s latest, Variable Density Sound Orchestra (Creative Nation Music), and bassist/composer John Hébert‘s debut, Byzantine Monkey (Firehouse 12 Records). “For the descriptively-titled Variable…

Howard Mandel: Best Jazz CDs Of 2009

Author, jazz critic and President of the Jazz Journalists Association Howard Mandel posted a list of his favorite CDs from 2009 on his blog, Jazz Beyond Jazz, this past Friday. Darcy James Argue’s Infernal Machines (New Amsterdam) and The Thirteenth…

Remembering 2009

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,…

John Hébert To Weekend At Cornelia Street Cafe

Bassist/composer John Hébert will celebrate his long-awaited debut release as a leader, Byzantine Monkey (Firehouse 12 Records), with a two-night stand at New York’s Cornelia Street Cafe starting tomorrow night. Hébert’s sextet, also called Byzantine Monkey, will feature saxophonists Michaël…

DownBeat: John Hébert's Byzantine Monkey

Bassist/composer John Hébert continues to gather accolades for his long-awaited debut release, Byzantine Monkey (Firehouse 12 Records). The latest is a four-star review by Peter Margasak in the October issue of DownBeat. “On his first album as a leader he…

John Hébert Featured In AllAboutJazz-New York

Andrey Henkin’s feature on bassist/composer John Hébert in the September issue of AllAboutJazz-New York is now available online. In this article, Hébert discusses his influential experiences working with the legendary Andrew Hill and its impact on his own work as…