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Taylor Ho Bynum & SpiderMonkey Strings At Jazz Gallery Tomorrow

Tomorrow night, cornetist/composer Taylor Ho Bynum and his improvising chamber ensemble, SpiderMonkey Strings, will celebrate the release of their second recording, Madeleine Dreams (Firehouse 12 Records), with a two-set performance at New York’s Jazz Gallery. The centerpiece of the record…

New Taylor Ho Bynum CD Released Today

Cornetist/composer Taylor Ho Bynum‘s latest recording as a leader, Madeleine Dreams (Firehouse 12 Records), officially hits the streets today. The second release from his improvising chamber group, SpiderMonkey Strings, the record documents the title suite, a secular oratorio the group…

New CD From Taylor Ho Bynum & SpiderMonkey Strings Coming September 15th

On September 15th, Firehouse 12 Records will release Madeleine Dreams (FH12-04-01-011), the second recording from cornetist/composer Taylor Ho Bynum‘s improvising chamber ensemble, SpiderMonkey Strings. The seven year-old group features Kyoko Kitamura (voice), Jason Kao Hwang (violin), Jessica Pavone (viola), Tomas…

Vision Festival XIII Reviewed in the December Issue of Jazz Improv NY

This just in from our better-late-than-never bureau, writer Ken Weiss’ extensive review of Vision Festival XIII, held in New York this past June, graces the pages of the December issue of Jazz Improv NY.   The review, which spans four…

William Parker's Double Sunrise Over Neptune A 2008 AllMusic Favorite

The staff at AllMusic (AMG) has chosen William Parker’s orchestral release, Double Sunrise Over Neptune (Arts for Art/AUM Fidelity), as one of its Favorite Jazz Albums of 2008. Earlier in the year, in his review of the record for the…

Bill Dixon's Latest CD Among The Wire's Top 50 of 2008

Legendary trumpeter/composer/educator Bill Dixon’s most recent release, 17 Musicians in Search of a Sound: Darfur (Arts for Art/AUM Fidelity), is #19 on The Wire’s Top 50 of 2008 as listed in the January 2009 issue.   This live concert recording,…

Firehouse 12 To Present Taylor Ho Bynum & SpiderMonkey Strings November 21st

On Friday, November 21st, cornetist/composer Taylor Ho Bynum and his improvising chamber jazz ensemble, SpiderMonkey Strings, will present the New Haven premiere of his innovative secular oratorio, Madeleine Dreams, at Firehouse 12.  Inspired by the novel Madeleine is Sleeping (Harcourt),…

Taylor Ho Bynum Tour Moves to Boston Sunday Night

Sunday, November 16th at 3:00 p.m. Taylor Ho Bynum & SpiderMonkey Strings Hammond Performing Arts Series The Boston Center for the Arts (BCA) 539 Tremont Street in Boston, MA (South End) MBTA: Green Line (Copley); Orange Line (Back Bay); Bus…

Reminder: Taylor Ho Bynum's November Tour Comes to New York's Jazz Gallery Friday and Saturday

  On Friday, November 14th and Saturday, November 15th, cornetist/composer Taylor Ho Bynum will perform with three of his own bands over the course of two nights at New York’s Jazz Gallery.  These performances are part of a larger tour…