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DownBeat: Matthew Shipp & Darius Jones’ Cosmic Lieder (AUM Fidelity)

The July issue of DownBeat features Joe Tangari’s four-star review of Matthew Shipp & Darius Jones’ 13-part song cycle, Cosmic Lieder (AUM Fidelity). “It’s easy to hear why Shipp was so taken with the young saxophonist,” Tangari writes. “Jones speaks…

NYC Jazz Record: Cooper-Moore And Planetary Unknown

The jam-packed June issue of The New York City Jazz Record features an interview with multi-instrumentalist Cooper-Moore, as well as a review of the new David S. Ware/Cooper-Moore/William Parker/Muhammad Ali release, Planetary Unknown (AUM Fidelity). Cooper-Moore talks with Kurt Gottschalk,…

David S. Ware + Darius Jones Trio To Perform At Undead Jazzfest June 25th

On Saturday, June 25th, AUM Fidelity recording artists David S. Ware and the Darius Jones Trio will perform in Brooklyn as part of Undead Jazzfest. Ware’s midnight solo set at Homage Skate Park is the third of three New York-area…

Farmers By Nature To Celebrate New CD With European Tour Dates

This June, Farmers By Nature, the four year-old improvising trio featuring pianist Craig Taborn, bassist William Parker and drummer Gerald Cleaver, will celebrate the release of its second AUM Fidelity recording, Out Of This World’s Distortions, with performances in The…

David S. Ware Coming To Toronto June 12th

On Sunday, June 12th, eminent saxophonist/composer David S. Ware will give his first-ever solo performance in Canada at St. Andrew-by-the-Lake Anglican Church on Ward’s Island in Toronto. Doors open at 5:00 p.m. and Ware will go on at 7:00 p.m.,…

Planetary Unknown To Make Its Live Debut At Vision Festival 16

On Friday, June 10th at 9:30 p.m., Vision Festival 16 will present the first-ever live performance by Planetary Unknown, the new improvising supergroup featuring David S. Ware (saxophones), Cooper-Moore (piano), William Parker (bass) and Muhammad Ali (drums). The all-star quartet…

David S. Ware + Farmers By Nature To Perform At Suoni Per Il Popolo

AUM Fidelity is pleased to announce two of its recording artists, saxophonist David S. Ware and the collective trio Farmers By Nature, featuring Craig Taborn (piano), William Parker (bass) and Gerald Cleaver (drums), will be performing at Montreal’s Suoni Per…

Darius Jones Trio At D.C. Loft Series June 10th

On Friday, June 10th at 9:00 p.m., Brooklyn-based alto saxophonist/composer Darius Jones will perform with his working trio at Red Door in Washington, D.C. as part of the D.C. Loft Series presented by the D.C. Jazz Festival and Capital Bop….

The New York City Jazz Record Reviews Fay Victor

Kurt Gottschalk reviews vocalist/composer Fay Victor‘s two most recent releases, The ExPosed Blues Duo’s BARE (Greene Avenue Music, 2010) and Other Dimensions in Music featuring Fay Victor’s Kaiso Stories (Silkheart Records, 2011), in the May issue of The New York…

JazzTimes: Darius Jones & Matthew Shipp’s Cosmic Lieder (AUM Fidelity)

Mike Shanley reviews Darius Jones & Matthew Shipp’s new AUM Fidelity release, Cosmic Lieder, in the May issue of JazzTimes. “Alto saxophonist Darius Jones debuted as a leader for AUM Fidelity two years ago,” Shanley writes, “and his highly original…