“With clarinetist Ben Goldberg, trumpeter Cuong Vu, and guitarist Brandon Ross,” writes the All Music Guide‘s Michael G. Nastos in his review of Myra Melford’s latest release, The Whole Tree Gone on Firehouse 12 Records, ”[she] has set yet another new standard…
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Myra Melford’s Be Bread At (Le) Poisson Rouge Sunday Night
June 18, 2010 – 9:01 am
Sunday night at New York’s (Le) Poisson Rouge, esteemed pianist/composer Myra Melford and her longstanding working ensemble Be Bread will celebrate their latest recording, The Whole Tree Gone (Firehouse 12 Records). Released earlier this year, the record documents the latest evolution…
Myra Melford’s Be Bread To Perform At (Le) Poisson Rouge June 20th
May 20, 2010 – 7:05 am
On Sunday, June 20th, esteemed pianist/composer Myra Melford and her longstanding working ensemble Be Bread will celebrate their latest recording, The Whole Tree Gone (Firehouse 12 Records), with a performance at (Le) Poisson Rouge in New York. Released earlier this…
BBC Music: Myra Melford’s The Whole Tree Gone
March 30, 2010 – 10:14 am
Kevin Le Gendre writes about pianist/composer Myra Melford’s latest release, The Whole Tree Gone (Firehouse 12 Records), in a new review posted today in the Music section of the BBC’s Web site. “There is a charmingly understated folk sensibility that…
Firehouse 12 To Present Myra Melford’s Happy Whistlings April 9th
March 10, 2010 – 9:07 am
On Friday, April 9th, New Haven’s Firehouse 12 will present an exclusive two-set performance by eminent pianist/composer Myra Melford and her newest ensemble, Happy Whistlings. The two year-old group performs Ms. Melford’s 12-part suite of the same name inspired by…
Point of Departure: Myra Melford’s The Whole Tree Gone (Firehouse 12)
February 8, 2010 – 8:46 am
Troy Collins reviews pianist/composer Myra Melford‘s latest release, The Whole Tree Gone (Firehouse 12 Records), in the newly posted February issue of the online publication, Point of Departure. The record, Ms. Melford’s second with her longstanding group, Be Bread, features…
Myra Melford CD Release Tour Begins Tomorrow
January 26, 2010 – 8:42 am
Pianist/composer Myra Melford and her longstanding ensemble Be Bread will celebrate their new CD, The Whole Tree Gone (Firehouse 12 Records), with a four-night tour of California starting tomorrow. The group features Cuong Vu (trumpet), Ben Goldberg (clarinet), Brandon Ross (guitars),…
NY Times: Myra Melford’s The Whole Tree Gone (Firehouse 12 Records)
January 24, 2010 – 9:17 am
“There’s always room in the precincts of improvised music for a new album by the pianist Myra Melford,” declares Nate Chinen in his review of her new disc in the Sunday New York Times. “‘The Whole Tree Gone‘ (Firehouse 12),…
Free Jazz: Myra Melford’s The Whole Tree Gone (Firehouse 12 Records)
January 22, 2010 – 9:34 am
Stef Gijssels has posted a new 4 1/2 star review of pianist/composer Myra Melford’s The Whole Tree Gone (Firehouse 12 Records) on his popular blog, Free Jazz. “The arrangements vary between tight interplay and loose textures,” he writes, “with varying…