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Myra Melford & Allison Miller Co-Lead New Band, Lux Quartet, With Dayna Stephens & Scott Colley
by Josh Sharpe - May 15, 2024 Lux Quartet, co-led by pianist Myra Melford and drummer Allison Miller, is proud to present its eponymous debut: a glowing musical encounter with Dayna Stephens (saxophones) and Scott Colley (bass). The program features original compositions by all four band members, exploring philosophical and spir... 
A24 Music Releases 'Problemista (Original Score)' By Robert Ouyang Rusli
by Michael Major - March 15, 2024 Explore the captivating original score, 'Problemista', by Robert Ouyang Rusli, released by A24 Music. Immerse yourself in the unique soundscapes of this talented composer. The rising New York film composer and acclaimed solo recording artist has created an eclectic score to match the strange, fairyt... 
Myra Melford's Fire & Water Quintet to Release Second Chapter 'HEAR THE LIGHT SINGING'
by Michael Major - November 16, 2023 Hear the Light Singing is “a sequel of sorts to [Melford's] 2022 release, For The Love Of Fire And Water, featuring a nearly identical all-star cast and the same set of Cy Twombly drawings from which the first album drew its name as inspiration. Discover the latest release from this talented pianist... 
Leyla McCalla Covers Kendrick Lamar's 'Crown'
by Michael Major - September 12, 2023 Artist and activist Leyla McCalla has released the second in a series of singles which collectively serve as a meditation on the struggle for freedom in our society. McCalla says she felt compulsively compelled to record this new track–a solo cover of Kendrick Lamar’s “Crown”-- due to the power of i... 
Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog Sets West Coast Tour Ahead of New Album Out This Friday
by Michael Major - July 11, 2023 Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog – the visionary post-fusion rock trio comprising guitarist/songwriter/activist Marc Ribot, bassist Shahzad Ismaily, and drummer/percussionist Ches Smith – have announced plans for a West Coast co-headline tour alongside groundbreaking jazz quartet The Bad Plus.... 
Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog Announces New Album & Releases First Song
by Michael Major - May 22, 2023 Connection sees Ceramic Dog fully entrenched in their signature approach to improvised music, augmented by contributions by such special guests as singer-songwriter Syd Straw, keyboardist Anthony Coleman, saxophonist James Brandon Lewis, organist Greg Lewis, clarinetist Oscar Noriega, and cellist Pe... 
Ches Smith and His Quartet Release 'Interpret It Well' LP
by Marissa Tomeo - May 01, 2022 “Interpret it well,” reads the script text in Raymond Pettibon’s mysteriously evocative drawing. A few thick black ink strokes describe an enigmatic landscape – the telephone poles, the railroad track and the building in the distance seem obvious enough as markers of desolation, but the swirl of lin... 
Drom Announces NYC Summer Jazz Series in July & August
by Sarah Jae Leiber - June 22, 2021 Drom keeps the flame of live music burning, and celebrates the end of our collective lockdown by going big.... 
Ceramic Dog Announces New Album 'Hope' Out June 25
by Sarah Jae Leiber - April 28, 2021 By May 2020, Marc Ribot had begun to find being depressed depressing. The guitarist and his Ceramic Dog trio—bassist/multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily and drummer Ches Smith—hadn’t played for months.... 
Wendy Eisenberg's Double Release ITS SHAPE IS YOUR TOUCH And MACHINIC UNCONSCIOUS TRIO
by Tori Hartshorn - October 03, 2018 VDSQ and Tzadik records are happy to announce the twin debut releases of Wendy Eisenberg, a peripatetic improvising guitarist. Wendy's music questions where guitar music comes from and where it is headed. Her work on both of these records evokes the genres of metal, blues, art song, jazz, noise, and... 
Ches Smith's Ensemble We All Break Announce Residency at NYC's Lower East Side Venue
by Caryn Robbins - December 08, 2017 We All Break is the unveiling of drummer Ches Smith's 15-year study and engagement with the rich music and culture of Haitian Vodou.... 
Unveiling of Drummer Ches Smith's Ensemble 'We All Break'
by Caryn Robbins - November 08, 2017 We All Break is the unveiling of drummer Ches Smith's 15-year study and engagement with the rich music and culture of Haitian Vodou.... |
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