Do protests matter?
Will our Voices be heard?!?
The Million Women March on Washington
Will be something to Remember for Those who Went
In Spirit and in Action…
Going Uptown to Be with the Masses and
Show Solidarity This Saturday - Where will you Be?
Medicine for the Soul, Manna for the Ears and Mind
Continuing to Inspire Those Who Make the Time to Listen…
Presenting New Sounds from These Fabulous Folks This week:
New from Not Two: Joelle Leandre 8 CD Box Set: Evan Parker/Fred Frith/Irene Schweizer/Agusti Fernandez..! Steve Swell/Peter Brotzmann/Paal Nilsson-Love! Paul Dunmall/Paul Rogers/Mark Sanders Deep Whole Trio! Mars Williams/Waclaw Zimpel QT! Rodrigo Amado Motion Trio!
New from FMR: Paul Dunmall Quintet with Hamid Drake! Alvin Fielder/Frode Gjerstad/Damon Smith! Carrier/Lampert/Pain! Three from Finland’s finest Mikko Innanen! 2 CD Set from Fredrik Nordstrom & Gerald Cleaver! Keiji Haino/Jozef Dumoulin/Teun Verbruggen!
Please Historic Records from Lol Coxhill! Sir Richard Bishop! Richard Pinhas! K. Leimer! Marc Barreca! Betty Davis! Demon Fuzz! The Staple Singers! Abbey Lincoln! Lavern Baker and more!
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DMG Gig Alert for This Weekend & Beyond:
Friday, January 20th at 10:30 pm at The Stone:
BILL LASWELL/RAOUL BJORKENHEIM/MIKE SOPKO/DOMINIC JAMES/HIDEO YAMAKI - One Set only!
Monday, January 23rd Here at DMG at 7pm:
RAOUL BJORKENHEIM - An Evening with Raoul Bjorkenheim, Anders Nilsson & others TBA!
THE STONE RESIDENCIES - SYLVIE COURVOISIER - JAN 24th - 29th! Complete schedule below
JOHN ZORN - The Classic Guide to Strategy - Rare Solo Sax Performance - at National Sawdust in Brooklyn - 9pm - Wednesday, January 25th!
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The FREE DMG Weekly New Music In-Store Series Continues on Sundays with:
Sunday, January 22nd:
6pm: ALEC HARPER TRIO With BRANDON LOPEZ / FLIN VAN HEMMEN
7pm: KNUCKLEBALL: DANIEL LEVINE / MARC HANNAFORD / DEVIN GRAY - CD Release set!
Just added: Rare Monday Night DMG Event!
7pm: An Evening with RAOUL BJORKENHEIM/ANDERS NILSSON - Guitar Masters & Friends!
Sunday, January 29th:
6pm: HAG: BRAD HENKEL / SEAN ALI / DAVID GROLLMAN - Trumpet / Contrabass / Snare
7pm: MAKOTO KAWASIMA - Solo Alto Sax
8pm: BLAISE SIWULA / ERIC PLAKS - Saxes & keyboard
Sunday, February 5th:
6pm: GUILLERMO GREGORIO & ART BAILEY - Plus Fluxus Tapes
7pm: VORTKIP: NICO LETMAN-BURTINOVIC/ELIJAH SHIFFER/BRITT CIAMPA
Sunday, February 12th:
7pm: MICHAEL LYTLE / NICK DIDKOVSKY / MATT OSTROWSKI -
Bass Clarinet / Guitar / Synthesizer!
Sunday, February 19th:
6pm: NICK FRASER and INGRID LAUBROCK - Drums & Sax
7pm: MOOSEBUMPS: KARL NYBERG and ANTON JONSSON - Sax and Drums!
DMG is located at 13 Monroe St. (between Catherine & Market Sts) in a basement below a former Buddhist temple & beauty salon. Take the F train to East Broadway or the 6 train to Canal or the B or D to Grand, or the M-15 bus to Madison & Catherine. Come on Down, the Sunday Music Series is Always Free & the Vibes are Cosy
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New from Not Two Just In - Reviews Next Week!
JOELLE LEANDRE With EVAN PARKER/LES DIABOLIQUES: MAGGI NICOLS/IRENE SCHWEIZER/MAT MANERI/LAUREN NEWTON/AGUSTI FERNANDEZ/JEAN-LUC CAPPOZZO/ZLATKO KAUCIC - A Woman’s Work (Not Two 800; Poland)[8 CD Box Set] Word is that this is one amazing box set and it does features the amazing contrabassist Joelle Leandre with the cream of the European avant/improv scene.
8 CD Set $80
STEVE SWELL / PETER BROTZMANN / PAAL NILSSON-LOVE - Live in Copenhagen (Not Two 949; Poland) Their first trio CD was incredible so why shouldn't this one be the same?!?
CD $17
DEEP WHOLE TRIO With PAUL DUNMALL / PAUL ROGERS / MARK SANDERS - Paradise Walk (Multikulti 1034; Poland) Featuring Paul Dunmall on tenor sax, Paul Rogers on custom made bass and Mark Sanders on drums. Of all of the trios that UK sax colossus plays with, this one is the best! Each of their previous CDs are incredible so we can’t wait to hear this one!
CD $17
SWITCH BACK With MARS WILLIAMS / WACLAW ZIMPEL / HILLIARD GREENE / KLAUS KUGEL - Live in Ukraine (Multikulti 1035; Poland)
CD $17
RODRIGO AMADO MOTION TRIO With MIGUEL MIRA/GABRIEL FERRANDINI - Desire & Freedom (Not Two 946; Poland)“Rodrigo Amado's Motion Trio is the model of free jazz genuineness and efficiency, and by that I mean proficiency. They give off an impression of nonchalance here, but don't let their relaxed approach fool you, beneath the surface their music is burning with all the agitation of the 1960's New Thing in jazz.
After a wave a recordings with guests that included trumpeter Peter Evans on The Freedom Principle (NoBusiness, 2014) and Live In Lisbon (NoBusiness, 2014) and trombonist Jeb Bishop The Flame Alphabet (Not Two, 2013) and Burning Live At Jazz Ao Centro (JACC, 2012), the trio of tenor saxophonist Amado, cellist Miguel Mira and drummer Gabriel Ferrandini returned to the studio to make music as a core unit. This had not been done since their self-titled debut in 2009.
It is as if they had returned from the wars, and their homecoming here was a celebration. Amado has worked and recorded with Joe McPhee, Taylor Ho Bynum, Paal Nilssen-Love, Chris Corsano, LuÃÂs Lopes, and Gerald Cleaver, to name just a few. Mira performs with the Variable Geometry Orchestra and Iridium String Quartet, and Ferrandini with RED Trio and Lisbon Connection.
That is not the full truth, this trio is a day-to-day working/practicing unit. That is quite apparent in each of these three lengthy tracks.
"Liberty" opens with a tentative exploration between Mira and Ferrandini. The pair explore the rattle-tic shadows of an otherwise twosome. Amado enters cautiously and deliberately, as if to gauge the atmosphere. The adventure occurs, but the journey here rarely draws on conflict as the driver of improvisation. Amado's saxophone is busy on "Freedom Is A Two-Edged Sword," like that of Evan Parker, but with a fuller sound. He never neglects the bottom. The piece doesn't charge full steam ahead until the finale, then it comes as a rush.
The lengthiest track, "Responsibility," at twenty-plus minutes, is the signature piece here. Mira's nimble cello work and the busy clack and chatter of Ferrandini's kit provide a platform for Amado to summon the same meditative muse as John Coltrane often drew from in his introspective pieces. The music, or should we say prayer, builds momentum with the trio's realization of a unified sound. The journey is steep with many switchbacks, but our guides are experts and the passage is secure. Amen.†- Mark Corroto, AAJ
CD $17
MIKOLAJ TRZASKA - Delta Tree (Kilogram 032; Poland) As far as I can tell, this is a solo project from Polish reds wiz (alto sax & clarinets) Mikolaj Trzaska. I am a big fan of Mr. Trzaska, after hearing his work with Joe McPhee, Johannes Bauer, Peter Brotzmann and Ken Vandermark (Reeds Trio & Resonance Ensemble). His two ensemble discs on Kilogram are both superb and well worth searching for. - BLG
CD $17
New from FMR:
PAUL DUNMALL QUINTET With PERCY PURSGLOVE / STEVE TROMANS / DAVE KANE / HAMID DRAKE - The Dreamtime Suite (FMR 428; UK) Featuring Paul Dunmall on tenor & alto saxes & bagpipes, Percy Pursglove on trumpet & bagpipes, Steve Tromans on piano, Dave Kane on acoustic bass and Hamid Drake on drums. This disc was recorded live at Lantern Room in Bristol, UK in October of 2016. With the Duns Limited label now gone, Paul Dunmall, has been taking his time to organize one session at a time with different personnel. Three members of this fine quintet have worked with Mr. Dunmall on several previous discs* trumpeter Pursglove (on Dunmall’s recent Brass Project), bassist Dave Kane (from the Matthew Bourne Trio & several Dunmall CDs) and of course the great Hamid Drake on drums who also has worked with Mr. Dunmall on a couple of previous discs. The only new name here for me is pianist Steve Tromans who has worked with John Mayer (co-leader of Indo-Jazz Fusions with Joe Harriott).
This disc starts oft with what sounds like an older, hard swinging theme. Both Mr. Dunmall’s tenor and Pursglove’s trumpet are in fine form, burning together backed by a rambunctious rhythm team. The secret weapon here is the mighty Hamid Drake who provides a powerful rhythmic undertow, organic and swigging hard simultaneously. Pianist Steve Tromans locks in with Hamid and bassist Kane, revving the quintet up as they ride in waves towards the horizon. The interplay between the sax, trumpet and piano is extraordinary, tight and robust and on the verge of flying apart but never losing the inner pulse which holds this all together. All members of the quintet get a chance to stretch out and direct or navigate the flow. There are a few solos from pianist Steve Tromans which are pretty amazing, showing that he is a strong force to be reckoned with. Trumpeter Percy Pursglove, who has worked with Dunmall on a handful of previous discs is also a great choice since he is able to keep up with sax colossus Dunmall, when he starts blasting out those Trane-like lines (sheets of sound) on tenor. Another highlight here is midway which features a frame drum and (two?) bagpipes duo or trio. It doesn’t last very long but the bagpipes do have a spiritual drone which fits just right. Nearly a hour long and a constant joy of discovery!- Bruce Lee Gallanter, DMG
CD $14
ALVIN FIELDER / FRODE GJERSTAD / DAMON SMITH - The Shape Finds Its Own Space (FMR 429; UK) Featuring Alvin Fielder on drums, Frode Gjerstad on alto sax & clarinet and Damon Smith on double bass. Original AACM drummer, Alvin Fielder, can be heard on some essential recordings by Roscoe Mitchell a half century ago. Mr. Fielder moved back to Mississippi in 1969, which is where he has been based ever since, teaching, playing and being closely involved in the southern avant/jazz scene. After working & recording with Ahmed Abdullah, Charles Brackeen & Dennis Gonzalez, Fielder has had an ongoing collaboration with Kidd Jordan and Joel Futterman. More recently, Fielder has been recording with bassist Damon Smith in a duo and now a trio with Norwegian reedman Frode Gjerstad. Mr. Fielder is a scholar of jazz drumming so check out interviews with him to learn about what is special about many jazz drummers throughout jazz history. Mr Gjerstad is an respected elder who has been playing and recording for nearly forty years. Gjerstad has worked with a steady stream of great rhythm section players: John Stevens & Johnny Dyani, William Parker & Hamid Drake and Paal Nilsson-Love & Jon Rune Strom, to name just a few.
This set was recorded live in Austin, Texas in February of 2016. This music is extraordinary, free spirited and intense! This trio moves organically, always focused as one force of nature. There is a long, story like drum solo in the first section of this near 44 minute set. Mr. Gjerstad is also pretty feisty on clarinet, bending and twisting his notes inside out - this is some of the most explosive clarinet playing I’ve heard, similar to the way Peter Brotzmann wails on his tarogato (an eastern European over-sized clarinet). The set is well-recorded and balanced just right, unfolding in a natural way through valleys and up to the mountains of madness and back again. The free spirits of delight! - BLG/DMG
CD $14
ONNO GOVAERT / MARCELO dos REIS / LUIS VICENTE / KRISTJAN MARTINSSON - In Layers (FMR 427; UK) Featuring Marcelo dos Reis on acoustic guitar, Luis Vicente on trumpet, Kristjan Martinsson on piano and Onno Govaert on drums. This quartet improv session was recorded in Amsterdam, although some of the members come from other European countries. Drummer Onno Govaert is from the Netherlands since he is a member of the Amsterdam-based Cactus Truck trio. Guitarist Marcos dos Reis is from Lisbon and is a member of a fine trio called Open Field. Trumpeter Luis Vicente is also from Portugal and had recorded with Clocks and Clouds (FMR) and Deux Maisons (Clean Feed). The drummer, Kristjan Martinsson is the only unfamiliar name here. The music here is extremely cautious and well-crafted, with notes stretched out in a most hypnotic, careful way. This is an all acoustic session, sublimely recorded. Trumpeter Luis Vicente sounds like Nate Wooley and is constantly changing his sound/approach. Both the piano and acoustic guitar weave various lines together while the piano and drums also do their own interaction in focused waves. Eventually the spirits and intensity builds to some powerful conclusions, all four members criss-crossing their lines in focused spirals. And then suddenly it stops. Some of the quieter moments here are rich in detail and subtly. On a piece called “Varnishâ€Â, the mood is quiet, restrained and magical like a dream slowly unfolding. Certain lines are shared by the members, the piano begins one and then the acoustic guitar finishes it. The trumpet and drums also are connected to a similar flow, speeding up, slowly down and moving together as one strong spirit. At one point the trumpet and piano erupt together in furious spirals, tight and mind-blowing at times. In a blindfold test, one might guess Nate Wooley, Sylvie Courvoisier, Chris Corsano and I am not sure who to say on guitar. A great dose of strong sonic medicine, acoustic and unadorned with no devices. - Bruce Lee gallanter, DMG
CD $14
FRANCOIS CARRIER / MICHEL LAMBERT / ALEXEY LAPIN - Freedom is Space for the Spirit (FMR 425; UK) Featuring Francois Carrier on alto sax & Chinese oboe, Alexey Lapin on piano and Michel Lampert on drums. Recorded in St. Petersburg in May of 2014. The Quebec-based duo of Francois Carrier and Michel Lambert have some two dozen releases as a duo, trio or quartet and have worked with Steve Beresford, Mat Maneri and Paul Bley. This appears to be their fifth disc with Russian pianist Alexey Lapin. Mr. Lapin is a Russian pianist who has has more than a dozen discs on the Leo label . I caught the Carrier/Lapin Duo at the Victo Festival a few years back was impressed by the ever-evolving creativity. The instrumentation here is similar to the another Russian avant/jazz trio - the Ganelin Trio, a legendary outfit who were one of the first free/jazz units to emerge from Russia, long before the fall of the Iron Curtain (formed in 1968, first recording 1976). This trio does sound like they have been together for a long while, laying back when necessary. After an intense, sped up first section, the trio finally calm down for some warm, laid back, free-flowing, spirit. This cross-cultural trio have established their own sound, rarely going too far out, occasionally dipping into some lyrical passages… There is some truly lovely, spiritual sounding music here that feels just right. - Bruce Lee Gallanter, DMG
CD $14
P.O.P. [PSYCHOLOGY OF PERCEPTION] With REINHOLD FRIEDLI / HANNES STROBL / ELENA KAKALIAGOU / NORA KRAHL - Ikebana (FMR 432; UK)[Psychology of Perception] features Reinhold Friedl on piano, Hannes Strobl on electric bass, Elena Kakaliagou on French Horn & voice and Nora Krahl on cello. This disc by P.O.P. was recorded in Berlin in 2016. We know pianist Reinhold Friedl from his work with the Zeitkratzer ensemble (a dozen or so discs performing Stockhausen, John Cage, James Tenney and Lou Reed, as well as collaborating with Elliott Sharp. Bassist Hannes Stobl has recorded with David Moss for a couple of discs. The two women here, Elena and Nora, i wasn’t familiar with as of yet. Each of the eight pieces are named after a different floral arrangements. Each floral arrangement is pictured and described in a short paragraph. The music, which opens with “Shokaâ€Â, has that drone-like, slow moving, Deep Listening, sort of vibe. Filled with suspense and other eerie sounds, time seems to be stretched out, slowed down to a more glacial level. It sounds like a bunch of sleeping ghosts breathing and grumbling slowly together… “Nageira†sounds as if there were a bunch angry insects, all buzzing together at different frequencies. Are we under the ocean? Is the gravity shifting somewhere else as we listen or submerge? Enchanting? Disturbing? Either or both? Disorienting at the very least. Too much or just enough? Hmmmmmmmm. - BLG/DMG
CD $14
RULEMARES With RAMIRO MOLINA / LUIS CONDE / NICOLAS RIOS - Atractor Extrano (FMR 424; UK) Rulemares is Ramiro Molina on electric guitar, Luis Conde on alto sax and Nicolas Rios on drums. This studio session was recorded at the University of La Serena in Chile in November of 2015. We’ve seen a number of free/music improvisers emerging from various pockets in South & Central America from countries: Brazil, Argentina, Mexico and now Chile. Two members of this trio, Molina & Conde, have both recorded with Frode Gjerstad, the great Norwegian saxist, also for the FMR label. The music is often powerful, focused and occasionally intense. It doesn’t appear to be completely improvised as certain sections sound partially written. The liner notes claim that there is no score involved but that is not how it sounds as there are a number of tight parts, focused interactions that only emerge when musicians have been working together for a long while. What makes this trio special is the way they set things up: often the guitar & drums or sax & drums play their tight, bent lines together while the other instrument solos or interacts in intricate ways. Each piece seems to have some sort of plan or sketch involved keeping things balanced just right. The tempo and/or vibe is usually moderate and in no hurray, making it all the more thoughtful. Spirited music that rarely hits you over the head and never screams. A modest treat from an under-documented scene. Bruce Lee Gallanter, DMG
CD $14
BERND REINCKE / JOHN HUGHES / CHAD POPPLE - Play ‘The Trio’ (FMR 431; UK) Featuring Bernd Reincke on baritone & soprano sax & bass clarinet, John Hughes on bass and Chad Popple on drums. The Trio were the legendary John Surman Trio with Barre Phillips on contrabass and Stu Martin on drums. The Trio made one double album in 1970, which remains one the greatest British avant/jazz albums of all time. That same year, Soft Machine ’Third’ and Keith Tippett Group - ‘Dedicated to You, But You Weren’t Listening’ also were released and all three are essential and influential. I bought The Trio’s double self-titled album in December of 1975 when I was going to school in London and it changed my life, the way some records can. When I saw this was a tribute to the John Surman Trio, with the same instrumentation, I wondered if they could pull off the large challenge. I knew little about their saxist before this disc arrived. Bassist, John Hughes, has recorded with domestic (once NY-based & now in PA) drummer Jeff Arnal and Europeans Dietrich Eichmann and Lars Scherzberg. It turns out that drummer, Chad Popple is from Wisconsin and has played with a the bands: Colossamite and Gorge Trio. This trio actually play seven songs from the original album as well as a couple of originals in a similar vein.
Starting with Surman’s “Flyoverâ€Â, this trio takes things at a more relaxed pace, still keeping the inner flame to a slow burn. “Bat†is one of the three original pieces and it does sound like something The Trio would improvise… rustling bowed and plucked bass, reflective bari sax and somber drums. One of the best things about the original Trio was the distinctive bowed bass work of Barre Phillips. The bassist here, John Hughes, does a great job of capturing that spirit and sound throughout. One of my favorite songs from the original LP, “Oh Dear†is taken at a slower pace, and still sounds strong, more brooding, less explosive. This trio often takes their time, before they erupt into the more rambunctious episodes like the original. Although not as exuberant as the original Trio, this trio is still and spirited and convincing without copying The Trio too closely. No small feat, I can assure you. - Bruce Lee Gallanter, DMG
CD $14
Back in stock:
AMALGAM [TREVOR WATTS/STEVE HAYTON/PETE COWLING/LIAM GENOCKEY] - Another Time (FMR 116; UK) First time outing on CD for this classic Amalgam recording originally released on Berlin's Vinyl Records in 1976. Trevor Watts heads a highly experienced line up which includes Steve Hayton on guitar, the bass guitar of Pete Cowling and the confident drumming of Liam Genockey and features six mostly Watts composed original quartet pieces.
CD $14
AMALGAM [TREVOR WATTS/JOHN STEVENS/JEFF CLYNE/BARRY GUY] - Prayer for Peace (FMR 96; UK) Outstanding early studio session from May of 1969 from an all-star SME offshoot trio featuring Trevor Watts on alto sax, John Stevens on drums, Jeff Clyne and Barry Guy (title piece only) on contrabasses. This is an aptly titled work - immensely spiritual, free flowing and sublimely cosmic. Trevor Watts has said of the title track, 'The mood of Prayer for Peace' is a very strong part of my musical personality The theme came to me during an improvisation. Afterwards I rememberedit because the feeling was so beautiful for me I wanted to recreate it, and give the feeling of peace and beauty to others'.The FMR label is becoming more difficult to get and keep in stock, so grab this soon if it tickles your fancy.
CD $14
AMALGAM [TREVOR WATTS/DAVE COLE/HARRY MILLER/LIAM GENOCKEY] - Deep (FMR 127; UK) Pretty f**king incredible! Featuring Trevor Watts on alto sax, Dave Cole on electric guitar, Harry Miller on contrabass and Liam Genockey on drums. Recorded on November 17th of 1977 at Riverside Studio and without a doubt on the most astonishing dates we've heard in quite a while.
CD $14
MIKKO INNANEN / SIMO LAIHONEN - April Fools (Eclipse Music 201642; Finland) Featuring Mikko Innanen on alto, baritone & sopranino saxes & other winds and Simo Laihonen on drums & percussion. Finnish saxist Mikko Innanen has more than a dozen discs as a leader or collaborator (with Kalle Kalima & Delerium) and has played here at DMG on several occasions. His most recognized discs are on the TUM label. His solo sax set here last Sunday (Jan 15, 2017) with Sam Newsome, solos & duo, was truly great! Mr. Innanen always leaves us with a CDs or LPs to check out whenever he is here. He just left with another fine duo, he and drummer Simo Laihonen. Mr. Laihonen is a member of a band called Black Motor, who seem to have a half dozen discs out. This is a studio session and the sound is superb, warm and well-balanced. Spacious at times, a warm, thoughtful dialogue at other times. Mr. Innanen started his solo set he announcing he was going to do a song by the “real presidentâ€Â, meaning Lester Young, a/k/a The Prez. Mikko sounds as if he knows his jazz history, balancing the strands of Ornette Coleman with more swinging episodes. I dig when Innanen switches to sopranino on “On the Volgaâ€Â, spinning out a stream of notes at a fast pace, some bent just right to connect with us. This duo sounds as if they are no hurry, taking their time to lay back and stretch out. The duo create their own organic magic here, spinning tales and having some fascinating dialogue going on throughout. - Bruce Lee Gallanter, DMG
2 CD Set $18 (LTD quantity)
MIKKO INNANNEN - 10 (Grotto 003; Finland) This is Finnish saxist Mikko Innanen’s large ensemble with some twelve members. I recognize a few of the names from various discs on the TUM label: Mika Kallio (drums), Verneri Pohjola (trumpet) and Seppo Kantonen (piano). Mr. Innannen wrote all four pieces and this was recorded live at Moers Festival in Germany in May of 2015. This is tight, feisty, spirited little big band, swinging hard yet free with several horns soloing often at the same time as well as one right after the other. This wonderful ensemble often sounds as if they are about to soar out of control, but keep a center to the storm swirling around them. With three saxes, two trumpets, two trombones, two basses, two drums and piano, it is hard to tell who is soloing but whoever it is, is erupting in powerful cascades. The intensity here is at the top of the scale, reminding me of Keith Tippett’s Centipede (a fifty piece free orchestra from 1971). Just incredible is all one can say to this massive treasure from Finland’s finest! - Bruce Lee Gallanter, DMG
10†LP $16 [Limited Edition]
MIKKO INNANNEN / WILLIAM PARKER / ANDREW CYRILLE - Song for a New Decade [2 CD Set](TUM 042; Finland) 'Song for a New Decade' features Finnish saxophonist Mikko Innanen, one of the most compelling new voices in European improvised music, with two legends of the music, bassist William Parker, who rose to prominence during New York's loft jazz era of the 1970s, and drummer Andrew Cyrille, who is one of the elders of improvised music going back to the early 1960s. The first CD comprises a studio recording of Mikko Innanen's compositions and a spontaneous improvisation by the Innanen, Parker & Cyrille trio whereas the second CD consists of a six-part live improvisation by Innanen and Cyrille at IBEAM in Brooklyn. Both sessions were recorded in New York City.
2 CD Set $20 (On sale, 3 copies only)
FREDRIK NORDSTROM With JONAS OSTHOLM/TORBJORN ZETTERBERG/GERALD CLEAVER - Gentle Fire /Restless Dreams (Moserobie 106; Sweden) Featuring Fredrik Nordstrom on tenor sax & all but 2 songs, Jonas Osthoim on piano, Torbjorn Zetterberg on double bass and Gerald Cleaver on drums. Swedish saxist Fredrik Nordstrom has been around the block and recorded more than a half dozen discs for the Moserobie & Clean Feed labels. Mr. Nordstrom rarely comes to our town and playing gigs here are even rarer still. Nordstrom did come visit us recently and left us with his new CD. His quartet features Jonas Ostholm on piano, Torbjorn Zetterberg on bass (who can be found on a half dozen discs on Clean Feed) and the ever in-demand New York drummer, Gerald Cleaver. Mr. Nordstrom has a strong, warm, thoughtful, mature tone on tenor. Each disc of this two disc set has a title. ‘Gentle Fire’ is an apt title as that is what this quartet embodies, balancing lyricism with strong spirited playing. Local drum legend, Gerald Cleaver, is often the magic ingredient here, keeping the flow elegant and propulsive. This is an incredible quartet, often playing together as one flexible unit. In a way, this double disc reminds of me of a Dexter Gordon Quartet recording from the seventies with an incredible rhythm section to back this gentle giant. This is one of the finest tenor quartet discs I’ve heard in a long while! The tight interplay between all four members is a marvel throughout! - Bruce Lee Gallanter, DMG
2 CD Set $20 (six copies only)
KARL BERGER / KIRK KNUFFKE - Moon (No Business 76-77; Lithuania) Featuring Karl Berger on vibes & piano and Kirk Knuffke on cornet. "Karl and I met when we shared the bill for an "Arts for Art" night of music dedicated to Ed Blackwell. Karl was a longtime associate of Ed's. There were two duets featured that night. Karl played duo with the great William Parker and I was invited by drummer Gerald Cleaver to play duets from the record "El Corazon" and other tunes in tribute to Ed Blackwell and Don Cherry. Karl of course played a tone with Don too! After this meeting Karl and I became fast friends. Karl invited me to teach with him at the Creative Music Studio in Woodstock, NY, and now I have 2 times. It was there that we played duo for the nightly Guiding Artist concert and the concept of this album was born. Playing with Karl is so free and natural. It is my sincere pleasure to have him as a friend and a musical brother." - Kirk Knuffke, from the liner notes.
2 CD Set $20 (On sale, 5 copies only)
KEIJI HAINO / JOZEF DUMOULIN / TEUN VERBRUGGEN - The Miracles Of Only One Thing (Sub Rosa 439; Belgium) Japanese legend, Keiji Haino, meets two of Belgium's most active and valued musicians, keyboardist Jozef Dumoulin (Lilly Joel) and drummer Teun Verbruggen (Othin Spake). The Miracles Of Only One Thing is a deep and intense testimony of this meeting. Keiji Haino, without any doubt one of the most important musicians from the Japanese underground scene, is at his best, Teun Verbruggen and Jozef Dumoulin did a three-week tour in Japan in September of 2015, playing concerts as a duet, but also solo and with local musicians. One of those musicians was hero Keiji Haino, whose work has spanned rock, free improvisation, noise, percussion, psychedelic music, minimalism and drones. Besides his legendary bands Fushitsusha and Lost Aaraaff, he has worked with artists and bands like Boris, The Melvins, Jim O'Rourke, Oren Ambarchi, Peter Brötzmann and Steve Noble. As for Dumoulin and Verbruggen, they are both known for their always refreshing and groundbreaking work that breaks the barriers between free improvisation, electro, jazz and more. Jozef Dumoulin is part of the duo Lilly Joel appearing recently on Sub Rosa with What Lies in the Sea (SR 416CD, 2015). The three teamed up for a studio recording and a recorded live-show. Out of all the material, they distilled an album that reflects both the excitement of the new bond as well as the deep and vast sonic landscapes that their joined forces laid bare. Personnel: Keiji Haino - guitar, vocals, flute, gongs; Jozef Dumoulin - Fender Rhodes; Teun Verbruggen - drums, electronics.
CD or LP $16
Archival & Historic Records & Reissues:
K. LEIMER - The Grey Catalog (Palace of Lights POL 001-2015; USA) The Grey Catalog departs from Leimer's typical obsessions with understatement and homogeneity to range freely across rhythmic, melodic and disassembled forms. Incorporating percussion, electric guitar and bass as well as found sound, digital and analog synthesis and sampled instruments, The Grey Catalog spins off multiple intimations of musical forms."
CD $16
K. LEIMER - Permissions (palace of Lights POL 004-2010; USA) Permissions is somewhat of a collaboration with Taylor Deupree, given that the 12k head is credited with 'additional voices, post-production, edit, mix, and mastering.' The detail isn't insignificant, either, as Permissions largely collapses whatever stylistic differences might normally separate 12k and Palace of Lights recordings. Arranged into concise song-like structures, the material exemplifies the concentration on fluttering micro-sound textures, electro-acoustic sounds, and field recordings that's shared by the two creators and often captured on a typical 12k release. Listed sans titles on the CD cover as simply 'Permissions 01-16,' the settings function like snapshots that cumulatively provide an in-depth portrait of Leimer's range. The mood is generally laid-back, meditative, and explorative, but the elements drawn upon are not only pastoral in nature as industrial sounds surface, too."
CD $16
MARC BARRECA - Beneath The Mirrored Surface (Palace of Lights POL 004-2015; USA) The impulse to invent and realize new music, new forms and a broader comprehension of sound has proven to be a permanent aspect of Marc Barreca's work. From childhood music lessons, to tape and electronic experimentation with his group Young Scientist, to becoming an early participant in cassette culture and the independent movement, Marc has developed a large body of work that moves with and ahead of the changes that music has undergone in the past four decades. With Beneath The Mirrored Surface, Marc continues his quest to create deep and shifting aural spaces by merging the abstract rhythmic warmth of early analog synthesis with the complexity and timbral beauty of acoustic instruments and natural sound. Barreca extracted and reshaped rhythms and textures from field recordings, decades-old world folk recordings and acoustic instrument loops. These sources were first converted into MIDI data using Ableton Live and then transformed and manipulated with Max/MSP. Hundreds of these source clips were then blended and arranged with layered and looped digital synthesizer and sampler tracks. The result is a dense, rich world of refracted light and shifting shadow. Mastered by Taylor Deupree."
CD $16
WELLS FARGO - Watch Out (Now-Again 5138; USA) "Rock music and revolution in '70s Zimbabwe. Just as the hippie era came to an end in America, a second '60s was beginning. In what is now Zimbabwe, young people created a rock and roll counterculture that drew inspiration from hippie ideals and the sounds of Hendrix and Deep Purple. The kids in the scene called their music 'heavy,' because they could feel its impact, and it resonated from Zambia to Nigeria. At its peak in the mid-70s, the heavy rock scene united tens of thousands of young progressives of all racial and social backgrounds. The country was called Rhodesia then, one of the last bastions of white rule in Africa, and heavy rockers defied segregation laws and secret police to make a stand for democratic change. Wells Fargo was at the forefront of the scene, and the title track of this album, 'Watch Out,' was the anthem of the counterculture. This is the first time their music has been issued outside of Zimbabwe. Matthew Shechmeister tells the story of Wells Fargo drawing on interviews with the band's remaining members and numerous trips to Zimbabwe to investigate the genesis of the heavy rock scene under Ian Smith's oppressive government, and its dissipation after Zimbabwe's liberation. CD comes packaged in a 72 page hardcover book detailing the the history of Zimbabwe's heavy rock scene and the trajectory of Wells Fargo. Never before seen photographs and ephemera color a story so hard to believe that it has to be true. The book is printed on acid-free paper."
CD $18
RICHARD PINHAS - Reverse (Bureau B 249; Germany) LP version, includes CD. Richard Pinhas, leader of French space-rock pioneers Heldon in the '70s, has been prolific since returning to the form in the '90s. He has collaborate with Merzbow, Yoshida Tatsuya, Oren Ambarchi, Barry Cleveland, and Wolf Eyes. "Changes in my life really influenced this record," Richard Pinhas tells of his new album Reverse. "The wife of a friend of mine offered to read my Tarot cards... I don't believe in it - I am very materialist, not financially but in my philosophy - so it was very strange that in the year that followed I lost my two parents, broke up with my girlfriend, lost my flat, and moved to Nantes. So the album was done in this confusion, in this chaotic state of having lost all these things." Reverse's dark experimental noise and long repetitive tracks have an intimidating first impression. But listening to the whole 50 minutes leaves one feeling purified. Pinhas even says this album "fixed" and "resurrected" him: "It was a healing process for me to make this album. To get rid of all the negativity that occupied my brain." The main process of the album production was one of construction, with Pinhas and Oren Ambarchi (guitars, "dronz") forming the skeleton. After the initial sessions in Paris, they threw out everything except their own parts and then started searching for "the right parts. Not a drummer, but the drummer, not a bass guitarist, but the bass guitarist." He enlisted the talents of Arthur Narcy (drums), Florian Tatar (bass) along with Masami Akita (analog synths), his son Duncan Nilson-Pinhas (digital synths), and William Winant (percussion). Reverse reflects Pinhas's keen interest in Kabbalah. "Ketter" is an unknowable realm and the music reflects this. We catch traces of elements traversing the spectrum while the whole retains its own mystery. Pinhas's immediately recognizable tone is tempered by Narcy's unique drumming style. "End" reflects the "reverse" of the album title, as sounds double back in on themselves whilst Narcy, frantic on the cymbals, pounds the drums themselves with military precision. "Nefesh" is the first level of the soul, the track's percolating sounds depicting such a pneumatic birth. "V2" brings to mind both Thomas Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow (1973) and David Bowie. It sounds like the aftermath of an enormous futuristic electrical malfunction still lingering over a vast cityscape. Cover art by Yann LeGendre.
LP CD $24
LP Section:
LOL COXHILL - Ear Of Beholder (Radiation Deluxe Series 7007; Spain) Radiation Deluxe Series present a reissue of Lol Coxhill's Ear Of Beholder, originally released in 1971. Ear Of Beholder is one of the most beguiling and adventurous records of the 1970s, which is saying a lot as that is a musical decade marked by groundbreaking creativity. Originally released on John Peel's Dandelion label, Lol Coxhill's sprawling double album debut is an avant-garde jazz masterstroke that features Robert Wyatt and much of the Whole World group, Kevin Ayers's backing band at the time (of which Lol was a member). Ranging from straight-up feedback to re-workings of standards, outdoor recordings to spoken word, improvisation to vaudeville, Ear Of Beholder covers more ground in two LPs than most artists do in a lifetime. Difficult, adventurous listening from one of British jazz's most brilliant innovators. 180 gram vinyl; Comes in a gatefold sleeve.
2 LP Set $32
SIR RICHARD BISHOP - Salvador Kali (Exiled 006; USA) "Exiled Records is very excited to present the first ever vinyl edition of Sir Richard Bishop's Salvador Kali. Originally released on cd by John Fahey's Revenant in 1998. This was released following a run of peak Sun City Girls activity (330,003 Crossdressers, Dante's Disneyland Inferno) and came as something of a shock; a stunningly beautiful instrumental album that was entirely accessible! Composed and recorded free of the burden of expectation, his debut album marked Bishop as a force operating on his own plane. A fairly significant departure from the freewheeling nature of the Sun City Girls, Salvador Kali is a concise album in which he explores the hallmarks of his style: North African influences, Spanish flamenco, Indian raga and a fiery take on Django Reinhardt's Rose Room. The epic 14 minute solo piano fantasia, Al-Darazi is saved for all of side C. There is an incredible cinematic feel to the album as it's vibe runs from pieces that could be in a Satyajit Ray film to a lost Antonioni sequence set on the Mediterranean in the 1970's. Ironic that it was released by John Fahey, as it is was one of the few solo guitar albums to be free of the long shadow cast by Fahey. My favorite Sir Richard Bishop album on vinyl, at last! Edition of 500 copies."
2 LP Set $30
BETTY DAVIS - This Is It! (Vampisoul 055; Spain) @ LP version. The former wife of Miles, Betty Mabry Davis is perhaps the only woman in the world who could rightfully have the following legend tattooed across her rear: THIS ASS INVENTED FUSION. While their marriage only lasted a year (1968-1969), Betty pointed the way to Miles, introducing him to the musical and material gods of revolutionary style: Jimi Hendrix and Sly Stone, which would have an enormous impact on his electrified musical Frankenfusion masterpiece known as Bitches Brew. Betty ruled as the mentor-muse for the original man and his music. She was a woman with the strength of a Black Panther, a "nasty" woman in total control, but unfortunately for Betty, America was not yet ready to embrace a woman with such an explicitly sexual persona. She had a much rougher edge to her music than other female funk and soul artists of the '70s. Betty Davis' is one of the most extreme sounding debut records of the decade, which just like Bitches Brew takes equal parts inspiration from Hendrix and Sly. One critic aptly described their sound as something like a cross between Tina Turner, Funkadelic, and Sly & The Family Stone. Add the futurist fashion sense of David Bowie, and the flair of Miles Davis, and you have quite a cocktail. This is the best of Betty Davis' three much-sought albums.
2 LP Set $27
DEMON FUZZ - Afreaka! (Granadilla Music 211; Germany) Granadilla Music present a reissue of Demon Fuzz's Afreaka!, originally released in 1970. Demon Fuzz were an English band but originated from quite a few former Commonwealth countries which have African roots. Back in 1968, before they became Demon Fuzz, the musicians started as a typical soul music group. But following a trip to Morocco, they opened their minds and broadened their musical vision towards a conglomerate of jazz, African roots music, psychedelic sounds, blues, powerful rock, and tinges of funk and soul music. The multi-ethnic band felt like playing multi-ethnic influenced rock for the club and UK festival audiences. And despite their sensational musical vision and captivating compositions, Demon Fuzz never made it further than a cult band. Anyway, what they deliver here is progressive even for its time and still groovy and hypnotizing enough to fill the dancefloors of the most hip underground clubs. Great saxophone lines (are these melodies created by a sax?) over polyrhythmic groove patterns will drive fans of bands like Soft Machine and Colosseum nuts. There is the mandatory cover version included here, "Another Country", originally played by The Electric Flag. Demon Fuzz get the most psychedelia out of their open jazz saxophone improvisations over a smooth, repetitive rhythm pattern in the long middle section. The essence of soul music, with many extraordinary and exotic elements, makes it one of these ever flourishing youthful anthems of progressive rock and pop from the late '60s, the pioneer days of progressive music. Fans of the jazz and rock amalgam of the Canterbury scene should be excited about Afreaka! RIYL: Pacific Gas & Electric, Sly & The Family Stone, Colosseum, War, Ginger Baker's Airforce, Miles Davis, Osibisa, Black Widow, If, and Nucleus. Includes three tracks not featured on the original.
LP $24
THE STAPLE SINGERS - Will The Circle Be Unbroken? (Cornbread Records 16011-LP; USA) Cornbread Records present a reissue of The Staple Singers's Will The Circle Be Unbroken?, originally released in 1960. A truly legendary release, Will The Circle Be Unbroken? was the second album from the immortal Staple Singers. Featuring the Staples's instantly recognizable tremelo guitar, and the vocals of Mavis and company, this album might contain the definitive version of the title track, a gospel standard that dates back to 1907 and has been covered countless time, so that's no short order. This is the group, along with The Soul Stirrers, that influenced an entire generation of future gospel performers, and this LP is one of their absolute peaks. Reissued here on 180 gram vinyl with download code.
LP $21
ABBEY LINCOLN - Abbey Is Blue (Cornbread Records 16015-LP; USA) Cornbread Records present a reissue of Abbey Lincoln's Abbey Is Blue, originally released in 1959. Abbey Lincoln was perhaps the most talented in a series of jazz singers to quickly follow in the footsteps of Billie Holiday. She released her debut album in 1957, and followed soon after with a series of hit jazz titles, in addition to singing on Max Roach's landmark protest album, We Insist! Freedom Now Suite, in 1960 (OUT 5001LP). Lincoln was also deeply involved in the civil rights movement, and her songs were often a reflection of that struggle. Abbey Is Blue is perhaps her most well-known solo work. Reissued here on 180 gram vinyl with download code.
LP $21
DARLENE LOVE/THE RONETTES/THE CRYSTALS/ et al - The Phil Spector Christmas Album (Cornbread 16022-LP; USA) Cornbread Records present a reissue of The Phil Spector Christmas Album, originally released in 1963. Featuring the full stable of Phil Spector's fantastic artists, from Darlene Love, to The Crystals, to The Ronettes, to Bob B. Soxx And The Blue Jeans and including the full killer Phillies studio band that included the recently departed Leon Russell. Featuring arrangements from the great Jack Nitzsche. One of the quintessential Christmas records of all-time - this LP is a perfect holiday gift. Reissued here on 180 gram vinyl and includes a download card.
LP $21
LAVERN BAKER - See See Rider (Cornbread Records 16017; USA) Cornbread Records present a reissue of LaVern Baker's See See Rider, originally released in 1962. See See Rider is one of Baker's finest jump blues LPs, a killer collection of stomping tunes including the title track, a classic 12-bar blues originally recorded by Ma Rainey way back in the 1920s. Born in Chicago, LaVern Baker got her start in the vibrant south side blues scene of the post-war era, before moving on to New York City to record for the famed Atlantic Records, the home of the biggest stars in R&B of the time. This collection of singles is one of her finest sets of recordings and absolutely essential pre-soul R&B from one of the masters. Reissued here with two bonus tracks on 180 gram vinyl; Includes a download card.
LP $21
THE SOUND OF DURBAN - Vol. 1 (Pantone Cover)(GQOM 002; South Africa) The Sound of Durban Vol. 1 represents the first full-length compilation collecting the sound of the suburbs and townships of Durban, South Africa known as "gqom". The album unites many of the local young producers of this fresh genre over 15 tracks on a double LP. Rome-based DJ and musician Nan Kolè and South Africa-based Lerato Phiri set up the Gqom Oh! label to highlight the music and artists of Durban, the often-overlooked cradle of the new South African sound. Taking its name from an onomatopoeic Zulu word signifying a drum, this extraordinary, apocalyptic bass music encompasses many influences. Each polyrhythmic track draws on the darker side of electronic music, hip hop, sound system culture, kwaito, UK funk, and deep African vibrations. With its mix of ethnic tradition and urban tension, South Africa has been a cradle of cultural phenomena. In its own way it is a country of great wealth, particularly rich in contradictions, yet decades after the end of the country's apartheid, little appears to have changed for the millions of black people who live in its notorious townships. It is from this background that innovation is continually being injected into the living body of the local music culture. The heartbeat of Durban is gqom. Features tracks by: Dominowe, Forgotten Souls, Formation Boyz, DJ Mabheko, Emo Kid & DJ Bradolz, Citizen Boy, Cruel Boyz, TLC Fam, Julz Da DeeJay, and Emo Kid. Limited repress with a new pantone cover; Two additional tracks on the download card.
2 LP Set $30
ANDRE STORDEUR - Analog and Digital Electronic Music #2 1980-2000 (Sub Rosa 427; Belgium) Selected unreleased works by André Stordeur, a key composer of Belgian electronic music, recorded from 1980 to 2000. Perfect complement to Analog and Digital Electronic Music 1978-80 (2015). Released as part of Sub Rosa's Early Electronic series. Belgian electronic music composer André Stordeur, born in 1941, started his musical career started in 1973 with a tape composition for the soundtrack to a film on Gordon Matta-Clark titled Office Baroque (1977). Later in the 1970s, he participated in the avant-garde music ensemble Studio Voor Experimentele Muziek, founded in Antwerp, Flanders, by Joris De Laet. Since 1980, Stordeur has composed exclusively on a Serge synthesizer, either a Serge series 79 and a Serge prototype 1980, which was especially built for him by Serge Tcherepnin himself. In 1981, Stordeur composed the music of Belgian documentary Du Zaïre Au Congo (1981) by director Christian Mesnil. He studied at IRCAM in 1981 with David Wessel and then flew to the US to study with Morton Subotnick. Stordeur became an influential sound synthesis teacher and, in 1997, completed his Art of Analog Modular Synthesis by Voltage Control (2010), a guide to everything modular.
LP $16
AHMET KENAN BILGIC - Sarmasık (Shalgam Records 006; Turkey) The movie Sarmasik (Turkish for "Ivy") premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2015 and received many festival awards. Presented here are the tracks used in the film, as well as sound collages of sounds made by the characters of the film, composed by Ahmet Kenan Bilgic. Bilgic is a composer, producer and performer, and is also the guitarist and vocalist of the experimental fusion band Gevende from Istanbul. With Gevende, he has released two studio albums, the soundtrack for the video game Monochroma. After composing sound and music for many short movies and animated films, he won the Golden Tulip award at the 30th International Istanbul Film Festival as the composer of the feature film Atlikarinca (2011).
LP $30
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Bruce Lee Gallanter’s Recommended Gig List for January of 2017
THE STONE RESIDENCIES - JAMES MOORE - JAN 17-22
FRIDAY JANUARY 20
Inaugural Sound Clash For the 2 Americasâ€â€An Ontological Subharmonic Convergence - ONE SET ONLY AT 1030 PM! - A rare visit by this legendary Tokyo percussionist in concert with his long-time cohort Bill Laswell and three virtuoso guitarists. DON'T MISS THIS!
1/20 Friday
9 pm - Forever House - Meaghan Burke (cello, voice) James Ilgenfritz (bass) James Moore (guitar) Peter Wise (drums) and special guests
10:30 pm - Inaugural Sound Clash For the 2 Americasâ€â€An Ontological Subharmonic Convergence - Bill Laswell (bass) Yamaki Hideo (drums)
Raoul Björkenheim (guitar) Mike Sopko (guitar) Dominic James (guitar)
1/21 Saturday
9 pm - Chamber Music by Virginia Seay - Mila Henry (piano, conductor) Mellissa Hughes (voice) Margaret Lancaster (flute) Karisa Antonio (oboe) Eileen Mack (clarinet) Eleonore Oppenheim (contrabass) Peter Wise (percussion) The Rhythm Method: Marina Kifferstein (violin) Leah Asher (violin) Anne Lanzilotti (viola) Meaghan Burke (cello); Moore presents a program of music by his grandmother Virginia Seay, an accomplished twelve-tone composer of the 1940s and protégé of Ernst Krenek. Many of these scores will be performed for the first time in over 60 years.
1/22 Sunday
9 pm - James Moore (guitar) & Marc Ribot (guitar) - Moore and Ribot join forces for explosive new interpretations of John Zorn's game pieces Dominoes and Tennis
THE STONE RESIDENCIES - SYLVIE COURVOISIER - JAN 24-29
1/24 Tuesday
9 pm - Mephista Jen Shyu - Sylvie Courvoisier (piano) Ikue Mori (electronics) Susie Ibarra (drums) Jen Shyu (voice)
THE STONE COMMISSIONS
JOHN ZORN  THE CLASSIC GUIDE TO STRATEGY - In collaboration with National Sawdust The Stone presents a series of World Premieres the last Wednesday of every month through 2017. A rare solo sax recital by John Zorn!
9pm at National Sawdust in Williamsburg. For details check https://nationalsawdust.org/ - TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS
1/25 Wednesday
9 pm - Lazuline Sylvie Courvoisier & Mark Feldman Duo
Pauline Kim Harris (violin) Jennifer Choi (violin) Mark Feldman (violin) Sylvie Courvoiser (piano, composition) - Lazuline : a new composition for 3 violins and piano (25 min) new compositions for violin & piano.
1/26 Thursday
9 pm - DUO - Sylvie Courvoiser (piano) and Mary Halvorson (guitar)
Album Release concert!
1/27 Friday
9 pm - QUARTET with Sylvie Courvoisier, Mark Feldman, Ingrid Laubrock, Tom Rainey; Mark Feldman (violin) Sylvie Courvoiser (piano) Tom Rainey (drums) Ingrid Laubrock (sax)
1/28 Saturday
9 pm - «Engrenages» Large Ensemble for 9 musicians - Mark Feldman, Carolin Pook (violins) Okkyung Lee, Mike Nicolas (cellos) Nate Wooley (trumpet) Brian Drye (trombone) Kenny Wollesen (drums) Kim Cass (bass) Kris Davis (piano) Sylvie Courvoisier (conduction, composition)
1/29 Sunday
9 pm- Sylvie Courvoisier (piano), Kenny Wollesen (drums) & Drew Gress (bass)
There are no refreshments or merchandise at The Stone.
Only music. All ages are welcome.
Cash Only at the door. There is no phone.
There is no food or beverage served or allowed
just a serious listening environment.
The Stone is booked purely on a curatorial basis
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The CORNELIA STREET CAFE - 212-989-9319
29 Cornelia St in the heart of the West Greenwich Village, NYC
Friday Jan 20
9:00PM ISRAELI JAZZ FEST: JONATHAN GREENSTEIN QUARTET - Jonathan Greenstein, sax; Caili O’Doherty, piano; Shinichiro Sakaino, bass; Jonathan Pinson, drums
10:30PM ISRAELI JAZZ FEST: TAMMY SCHEFFER QUINTET - Tammy Scheffer, voice; Eyal Hai, alto sax; Dan Pratt, tenor sax; Chris Ziemba, piano; Ronen Itzik, drums
Saturday Jan 21
9:00PM & 10:30PM DJANGO AT CORNELIA FEST: TIM CLEMENT DJANGO EXPERIENCE -
Tim Clement, guitar; Ryan Weisheit, clarinet; Julian Smith, bass; Dani Danor, drums
Sunday Jan 22
8:35PM DJANGO AT CORNELIA FEST: TRIO FAB - Koran Agan, guitar; Eduardo Belo, bass; Raj Jayaveera, drums
Monday, January 23
8:35PM DJANGO AT CORNELIA FEST: ANOUMAN - Peter Sparacino, sax; Koran Agan, guitar; Josh Kaye, guitar; Eduardo Belo, bass
Tuesday Jan 24
8:00PM GENE ESS & FRACTAL ATTRACTION - Gene Ess, guitar; Thana Alexa, voice; Manuel Valera, piano; Thomson Kneeland, bass; Clarence Penn, drums
9:30PM SEBASTIEN AMMANN QUARTET - Sebastien Ammann, piano; Chet Doxas, tenor sax; Dave Ambrosio, bass; Allan Mednard, drums
Thursday Jan 26
8:00PM BRAZIL FEST: EDUARDO BELO GROUP - Eduardo Belo, bass; Kevin Hays, piano; Vic Juris, guitar; Adriano Santos, drums
9:30PM BRAZIL FEST: RICHARD MILLER - Richard Miller, guitar
Friday Jan 27
6:00PM REBECCA SULLIVAN - Rebecca Sullivan, voice, compositions; Leonor Falcón, violin, backup vocals;Juanma Trujillo, guitar; Andrew Schiller, bass; Robin Baytas, drums
9:00PM BRAZIL FEST: RUBENS SALLES GROUP - Rubens Salles, piano; Leco Reis, bass; John Clark, french horn; Kaoru Watanabe- flute; Kenny Grohowski, drums
10:30PM BRAZIL FEST: FELIPE SALLES QUARTET - Felipe Salles, saxes; Nando Michelin, piano; Frank Ojeda, bass; Steve Langone, drums
Saturday Jan 28
6:00PM MACKENZIE SHIVERS AND FRIENDS - Mackenzie Shivers, piano, vocals; Lance Breakfast, guitar, vocals; Kenyon Phillips, vocals; Yuka Tadano, bass
9:00PM BRAZIL FEST: BILLY NEWMAN QUINTET - Billy Newman, guitar; Eric Schugren, tenor, sopranino sax; Evan Francis, alto sax, flute; Leco Reis, bass; Kenny Grohowski, drums www.billynewman.com
10:30PM BRAZIL FEST: SERGIO KRAKOWSKI TRIO - Sergio Krakowski, pandeiro, electronics; Todd Neufeld, guitar
Sunday Jan 29
6:00PM WORLD MUSIC BOUTIQUE PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS THE FLAME: FLAMENCO INFUSED JAZZ - Antonio Lizana, saxophone, vocals; Adriano Lozano, guitar; Epi Pacheco, percussion
8:35PM PATRICK CORNELIUS OCTET - Patrick Cornelius, alto sax; Riley Mulherkar, trumpet; John Ellis, tenor sax; Nick Vayenas, trombone; Miles Okazaki, guitar; Glenn Zaleski, piano; Peter Slavov, bass;Paul Wiltgen, drums
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I-Beam Presents:
Friday, January 20th 8:30 PM
Geoff Kraly- solo bass/electronics
Vinnie Sperrazza- solo drums
Saturday, January 21st 8:30 PM
Billy Mintz Two Bass Band
Ron Horton – Trumpet
Dave Scott – Trumpet
John O’Gallager – Saxophones
Adam Kolker – Saxophones
Brian Drye – Trombone
Curtis Fowlkes – Trombone
Masa Kamaguchi – Bass
Cameron Brown – Bass
Billy Mintz – Drums / Compositions
Sunday, January 22nd 8:30 PM
Sean Moran’s – Sun Tiger
Sean Moran – Guitar
Hank Roberts – Cello
Vinnie Sperrazza – Drums
Saturday, January 28th 8:00 PM
Jagged Spheres Marc Hannaford Trio
Jagged Spheres:
Anna Webber (sx)
Elias Stemeseder (pn)
Devin Gray (dr)
Marc Hannaford Trio:
Marc Hannaford (pn)
Simon Jermyn (bs)
Satoshi Takeishi (dr)
I-Beam is located at 168 7th Street in Brooklyn, NY 11215 - Directions: SUBWAY: Take the F or R trains to 4th Ave & 9th Street. Walk down 4th ave to 7th street. Make a left on 7th and walk past 3rd ave. We are located on the ground floor, the grey doors to the right of the stairs of #168.
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EVOLVING MUSIC SERIES - January 2 - 22, 2017
Justice is Compassion / Not a Police State
REFUSE TO ACCEPT A FASCIST AMERICA
The Clemente, Abrazo Interno Gallery
107 Suffolk St. New York, NY 10002 (near Delancey St.)
Admission: $10 per set / $7 poetry reading / $25 per night
Art Show - OASIS - Jo Wood-Brown / www.artsforart.org/evolving
Friday, Jan 20th:
6:30 Holmes / Carlstedt
K.J. Holmes - dance
Jeremy Carlstedt - drums
7pm: Songs for Connie
Patricia Nicholson - dance, text
Melanie Dyer - viola
Jocham Van Dijk - electric bass
TA Thompson - drums
7:30 Bern Nix Trio
Bern Nix – guitar
Francois Grillot – bass
Reggie Sylvester - drum
9:30 Beeferman / Cochrane / Shea
Gordon Beeferman – organ
Chris Cochrane – guitar
Kevin Shea - drums
Saturday 01/21
WOMEN'S MARCH ON WASHINGTON
7 - Poetry Reading Raymond Nat Turner
7:30 Poetry Reading
Steve Dalachinsky
8pm: Whit Dickey Duo
Whit Dickey - drums
Kirk Knuffke – trumpet
9 - Poetry Reading - David Mills
​9:30 Darius Jones Trio
Darius Jones ​- alto sax
Ben Gerstein - ​trombone
Whit Dickey - drums
Sunday 01/22
FINAL DAY OF EVOLVING
​Standing Up for Humanity, Creativity
7pm: kjær (beloved) for Dominic Duval
Joe McPhee – trumpet, sax
Jay Rosen - drums
Dominic Duval jr. - bass
Rosie Hertlein – violin
​James Keepnews - guitar
8pm: Mixashawn / akLaff : A 20th Century Nonlinear Overture
Mixashawn -reeds, mandolin, voice
Pheeroan akLaff - drums
9 FINALE : "Heal and Resist" featuring Henry Grimes w/ Joe McPhee, Pheeroan akLaff, Rosie Hertlein, Mixashawn, Jay Rosen, Melanie Dyer, Mara Rosenbloom, Patricia Nicholson etc...
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Shapeshifter January 2017:
Jan 25
Yuhan Su Quintet Tomoko Omura Roots 4
8:15: Tomoko Omura Roots 4
Tomoko Omura / 5-string violin
Zach Lapidus / Piano
Noah Garabedian / Bass
Jay Sawyer / Drums
9:30: Yuhan Su Quintet
Yuhan Su / Vibraphone
Matt Holman / Trumpet
Kenji Herbert / Guitar
Petros Klampanis / Bass
Nathan Ellman-Bell / Drums
Jan 26
7pm: "Butterflies in the Wind of Change†Eliane Delage and Jackie Forzano
"A versatile musician, composer, singer/songwriter; Eliane Delage sprouts her brazilian roots in a wide range of styles developing great music and harvesting a multitude of projects. Eliane's current project "Butterflies in the Winds of Change" to be released in the Spring of 2017 explores her singer/songwriter skills in a collection of self reflective themes organically wrapped in rock, blues and folk."
January 30th 2017â€â€
ShapeShifter presents: New Forum
Improvisation Circle - 6 PM:
1 Mat Muntz-Bass
2 Mark Ballyk-Drums
3 Theo Walentiny-Piano
4 Sasha Berliner-Cajon
5 Morgan Guerin-EWI
6 Evan Lane-Trumpet
7 Kalia Vandever-Trombone
8 Magdalena Abrego-Guitar
9 Zosha Warpeha-Violin
10 Kalun Leung Trombone
11 Sara McDonald-French Horn
8pm: Just Below the Sonic Level of Sense Making - Charmaine Lee
9pm: Contemporary Prospects - Carlos Cordiero presents a program of new music for clarinets and electronics.
Shapeshifter is located at
18 Whitwell Place in Brooklyn, NY
R train to Union stop
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Sound It Out series @ Greenwich House –
Concerts, January-February 2017
Saturday, January 21, 8:00 p.m. – Master drummer! The Billy Hart Academy
Billy Hart, drums; Alex Cummings, saxophone; Jackson Laskey, piano; Dan Pappalardo, double-bass
Friday, January 27, 8:00 p.m. – Frank Kimbrough/Masa Kamaguchi & Kirk Knuffke
Frank Kimbrough, piano; Masa Kamaguchi, double-bass; Kirk Knuffke, cornet
Saturday, February 4, 7:30 p.m. – Vivid double-bill!
Taka Kigawa Sebastien Ammann’s Color Wheel Taka Kigawa, piano
Sebastein Ammann, piano; Michaël Attias, alto saxophone; Noah Garabedian, double-bass; Nathan Ellman-Bell, drums
Saturday, February 11, 8:00 p.m. – Rocking guitarist!
Nick Millevoi’s Desertion Trio
Nick Millevoi, guitar; Johnny DeBlase, bass; Kevin Shea, drums
Saturday, February 18, 8:00 p.m. – Special ECM duo show!
Francois Courturier, piano & Anja Lechner, cello
Greenwich House Music School:
46 Barrow Street, just west of 7th Avenue South at Bleecker St.
In New York City’s West Village
www.greenwichhouse.org, 212-242-4770
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Friday, January 27th 2017
New Music For the New Year at The Brooklyn Firehouse Space
Featuring:
Ras Moshe Burnett The New Language Collaborative Edith Lettner
7pm - Ras Moshe Burnett - Tenor Sax, Alto Sax & Flutes
The New Language Collaborative with
Glynis Lomon - Cello (from Leap of Faith)
Syd Smart - Drums
Eric Zinman - Acoustic and Electric Piano
8pm - Music Now! The New Language Collaborative Edith Lettner
Ras Moshe Burnett-Reeds
Larry Roland-Bass
Matt Lavelle-Trumpet & Bass Clarinet
John Pietaro-Vibes
Stephanie Griffin-Viola
Edith Lettner-Alto Sax
$15 for both sets. Refreshments available.
The Brooklyn Firehouse Space - 246 Frost St. Brooklyn, NY.
(The L train to Graham Ave, walk down Graham Ave in the direction of the BQE, turn right on Frost St. The Firehouse is on Frost and Woodpoint Rd.)
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Spectrum January 2017:
Friday 20 January
8:30 PM - Friday Night Jazz: Spectral Interzone
Saturday 21 January
7 PM - Brooklyn New Music Collective Presents Composer Portrait: Steven Burke and di.vi.sion
BNMC presents a composer portrait concert showcasing the passion, intellect, and craftsmanship of Steven Burke. The di.vi.sion piano trio will perform Dream Forms, Fusion, In Time's Wake, and Spring Fever. BNMC and di.vi.sion feel strongly that Burke is a brilliant composer who, despite receiving accolades including the Rome Prize, deserves far more widespread attention.
Sunday 22 January
3 PM - Paula Matthusen and Terri Hron
Sunday 22 January
7 PM - Title Pending: Words without Songs without Words - In this first Title Pending of 2017, horn player and text artist Nicolee Kuester curates an evening jumble of text and music in a combination of her own experimental pieces for speaking voices with works by Robert Schumann, Gertrude Stein, and Alvin Lucier. Kuester performs alongside Lee Dionne and Stuart Breczinski.
Monday 23 January
7 PM - Ensemble Dal Niente - Flutist Emma Hospelhorn, oboist Andrew Nogal, and clarinetist Katie Schopeflin perform a wide-ranging set of works that reflect the full range of woodwind virtuosity.
Pierce Gradone (b. 1986) – Automaton (2015) for bass clarinet; 11 min.
Anthony Cheung (b. 1982) – Après une lecture (2015) for oboe; 8 min.
Toshio Hosokawa (b. 1955) – Vertical Song I (1995) for flute; 7 min.
Carola Bauckholt (b. 1959)  Zopf (1992/94) for flute, oboe, clarinet, and other objects; 8 min.
Alex Temple (b. 1983)  Thick Line (2012) for flute, oboe, and bass clarinet; 4 min.
Franco Donatoni (1927-2000)  Triplum (1995) for flute, oboe, and clarinet; 6 min.
Performers:
Emma Hopelhorn, flute
Andrew Nogal, oboe
Katie Schoepflin, clarinet
About Ensemble Dal Niente
Friday 27 January
7 PM - Arranged Marriage: Mustafa Bhagat – Sitar; Jerry Adler - Guitar/Synth
8:30 PM - Bright Dog Red an improvising collective from Albany, New York, fuses free improvisation, electronica, jazz, hip hop, psychedelia, and noise music into a proliferation of beats, bars, and blasts of sonic energy.
Electronic musician Palmen (https://palemen.bandcamp.com/); Guitarist Michael “MK†Kemmlein (https://www.mrbreakdown.com/info.html)
Guitarist Zak Westbrook of Squid Parade (https://www.squidparade.com/)
Bassist Anthony “The Colonel†Berman (https://albanyjazz.com/musicians/tonyberman.html).
Saturday 28 January
7 PM - Atonal Hits: Illya Filshtinskiy (piano) and Katha Zinn (violin)
9 PM - Marcella lucatelli/Bernardo's Barros/ Lester St. Louis
Sunday 29 January
3 PM - Erika Dohi: Blueprints Piano Series: Fantasy and Fugue in A minor, BWV 904, by J. S. Bach (1685-1750)
performed by Joseph Liccardo
Sequenza IV, by Luciano Berio (1925-2003)
performed by Erika Dohi
Ishi's Song, by Martin Bresnick (1946- )
performed by Lisa Moore
Variations on an Original Theme in D major, by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897)
performed by Daniel Anastasio
Improvisation, performed by Jeremy Jordan
Piano Sonata 1.X.1905, by LeoÅ¡ JanáÄÂek (1854-1928) performed by Lisa Moore
Sunday 29 January
7 PM - Live 45 Series, presented by Michael J Vince
Composers
Andrew Noseworthy
Phong Tran
Performers
Miki Sawada, piano/melodica
Elizabeth Fleming Martignetti, horn
Spectrum is at
121 Ludlow, Second Floor; New York NY 10002
Essex stop on J, M and Z trains; Delancey stop on F Train
www.spectrumnyc.com