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James Falzone’s KLANG To Play Two Chicago Gigs December 4th

On Sunday, December 4th, Chicago-based clarinetist/composer James Falzone will perform two hometown gigs with his working quartet, KLANG, featuring vibraphonist Jason Adasiewicz, bassist Jason Roebke and drummer Tim Daisy.

James Falzone This Week

Chicago-based clarinetist/composer James Falzone has a busy and typically ecelctic week ahead, including a performance and workshop at Southern Illinois University and collaborations with The Merce Cunningham Dance Company and the improvising French music ensemble, Le Bon Vent.

Mary Halvorson Quintet At Umbrella Music Festival This Sunday

This Sunday at 10:00 p.m., Brooklyn-based guitarist/composer Mary Halvorson and her acclaimed quintet will close Chicago’s 2011 Umbrella Music Festival with a set at Hungry Brain.

Out Today: David S. Ware’s Organica (Solo Saxophones, Volume 2)

Today is the official street date for David S. Ware’s Organica (Solo Saxophones, Volume 2), the second entry in a special edition series chronicling the eminent saxophonist’s live performances.

Argue & Zezelj To Preview Brooklyn Babylon At SUNY Purchase Tomorrow

On Saturday, October 22nd at 8:00 p.m., composer/bandleader Darcy James Argue and graphic artist Danijel Zezelj will present a special preview of their multimedia collaboration Brooklyn Babylon at Purchase College’s PepsiCo Theatre in Purchase, New York.

Mary Halvorson Quintet To Close The Umbrella Music Festival November 6th

On Sunday, November 6th at 10:00 p.m., Brooklyn-based guitarist/composer Mary Halvorson and her acclaimed quintet will close Chicago’s 2011 Umbrella Music Festival with a set at Hungry Brain. Although she has performed around the city numerous times in collectives and…

Darcy James Argue + Danijel Zezelj = Brooklyn Babylon

From Wednesday, November 9th through Saturday, November 12th, the Next Wave Festival will present composer/bandleader Darcy James Argue and graphic artist Danijel Zezelj‘s multimedia collaboration Brooklyn Babylon at the historic BAM Harvey Theater. This innovative combination of music, animation and painting is produced by Beth Morrison Projects and supported…

Tonight: The ExPosed Blues Duo At 55 Bar’s July 4th Blues Festival

Tonight at 7:00 p.m., The ExPosed Blues Duo, featuring vocalist Fay Victor and guitarist Anders Nilsson, will perform at 55 Bar‘s annual Independence Day Blues Festival for the third time in four years. The group will show off its continually…

Press for Darcy James Argue’s Canadian Jazz Festival Tour

Darcy James Argue‘s four-city Canadian jazz festival tour is already half over (he and Secret Society play at TD Festival International de Jazz de Montréal tonight and TD Toronto Jazz Festival tomorrow night), but the press continues to roll in. Here’s some…

Tonight: Ben Allison Band + Secret Society At Littlefield

Tonight at 8:00 p.m., composer/bandleader Darcy James Argue will present a special double-bill at Brooklyn’s Littlefield Performance & Art Space featuring his acclaimed 18-piece big band Secret Society and the Ben Allison Band. “Ben Allison has been a huge inspiration…