Tag Archives: improvisation

Tonight: Fay Victor Ensemble At The Evolving Voice Series

Vocalist/composer Fay Victor and her primary working band, the Fay Victor Ensemble, will perform new original material at Clemente Soto Vélez in New York.

Thumbscrew At Sycamore This Sunday

The Underground Works series, curated by members of the Brooklyn Jazz Underground and Connection Works, will present Thumbscrew, a collective trio featuring guitarist/composer Mary Halvorson, bassist/composer Michael Formanek and drummer/composer Tomas Fujiwara.

Jason Stein To Play Special Solo Show In Milwaukee May 27th

Chicago-based bass clarinetist Jason Stein will play two improvised sets at Woodland Pattern Book Center’s Alternating Currents Live series.

Tonight: Jon Irabagon Trio At The Bar Next Door

Saxophonist/composer Jon Irabagon and his trio, featuring keyboardist Sean Wayland and drummer Rudy Royston, will play from a book of material that includes standards, selections from Irabagon’s 2009 release The Observer (Concord Records) and new original pieces.

Eric Hofbauer Using Indiegogo To Complete Solo Guitar Trilogy

Boston-based guitarist/composer Eric Hofbauer, in cooperation with non-profit fiscal sponsor Fractured Atlas, has just launched a new crowdfunding campaign through Indiegogo.com to help fund the production of his next recording, American Grace.

Mary Halvorson Coming To Vortex Jazz Club May 24-25th

Guitarist/composer Mary Halvorson will improvise with a cast of British jazz musicians during her two-night residency at London’s Vortex Jazz Club in May.

Tonight: Guitarists Eric Hofbauer And Michael Musillami At Johnny Ds

Guitarist/composer Eric Hofbauer hosts a special Boston-area, jazz guitar two-fer featuring his own working quartet, The Infrared Band, and Michael Musillami’s flagship trio, which comes to Boston celebrating its 10th anniversary and the release of its sixth recording, Mettle (Playscape Recordings).

Tonight: Darius Jones Quartet CD Release Event At Jazz Standard

Alto saxophonist/composer Darius Jones’ first New York date as a leader this year is a celebration of his new AUM Fidelity release, Book Of Mæ’bul (Another Kind Of Sunrise), the third verse in his ongoing Man’ish Boy epic.

Suoni Per Il Popolo + Vision Festival 17 To Celebrate AUM Fidelity

This June, Brooklyn-based record label AUM Fidelity will celebrate “15 years of premier jazz and avant-garde soul” by presenting special anniversary concerts at two major improvised music festivals, Suoni Per Il Popolo and the Vision Festival.

Michael Musilliami Trio Plays Toledo, OH And Lafayette, IN This Weekend

Guitarist/composer Michael Musillami brings his trio to the Midwest to celebrate its 10th anniversary and its sixth recording, Mettle (Playscape Recordings).