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Marc Ribot to Embark on 'Songs of Resistance' Tour Feat. Shahzad Ismaily Photo Marc Ribot to Embark on 'Songs of Resistance' Tour Feat. Shahzad Ismaily
by Josh Sharpe - July 24, 2024

This fall, Ribot will perform his album ‘Songs of Resistance’ in duo with multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily in select markets with radical rearrangements of the songs plus new material, improvisation and whatever else reaps urgency....

Myra Melford & Allison Miller Co-Lead New Band, Lux Quartet, With Dayna Stephens & Sc Photo 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...

Myra Melford's Fire & Water Quintet to Release Second Chapter 'HEAR THE LIGHT SINGING Photo 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...

Ches Smith and His Quartet Release 'Interpret It Well' LP Photo 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...

Annual Other Minds Festival of New Music to Return for 25th Year Photo Annual Other Minds Festival of New Music to Return for 25th Year
by A.A. Cristi - August 03, 2021

Curated by jazz concert producer Harry Bernstein, Moment's Notice will bring to the festival stage twenty-six of the greatest living artists working in the field of improvised music, featuring many of the pioneering icons of this music, as well as several artists whose work is at once a continuance ...

María Grand Reflects on First-Time Motherhood on New Album 'Reciprocity' Photo María Grand Reflects on First-Time Motherhood on New Album 'Reciprocity'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - February 10, 2021

It presents music that Grand wrote and recorded at a pivotal time in her life, in early 2020 when she was five and a half months pregnant with her son, Ayní....

Composer, Vibraphonist and Marimbist Patricia Brennan Releases New Video 'Solar' Photo Composer, Vibraphonist and Marimbist Patricia Brennan Releases New Video 'Solar'
by Sarah Jae Leiber - January 06, 2021

New York based vibraphonist, marimbist, improviser and composer Patricia Brennan has released the fourth video from her forthcoming debut full length album Maquishti, out January 15, 2021 on the Valley of Search label.  ...

John Dwyer, Kyp Malone, Marcos Rodriguez and More Share Debut LP BENT ARCANA Photo John Dwyer, Kyp Malone, Marcos Rodriguez and More Share Debut LP BENT ARCANA
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 19, 2020

Ryan Sawyer, Peter Kerlin, Kyp Malone, Brad Caulkins, Tom Dolas, Marcos Rodriguez, Laena 'Geronimo' Myers-Ionita, Joce Soubiran, Andres Renteria and John Dwyer are set to release their debut album Bent Arcana this Friday on Castle Face Records, with Aquarium Drunkard exclusively premiering the album...

Matt Wilson Releases New Album 'Hug!' This Month Photo Matt Wilson Releases New Album 'Hug!' This Month
by Stephi Wild - August 18, 2020

The irrepressible drummer/composer Matt Wilson brings us a virtual Hug with the release of his album of the same name on August 28, 2020 via Palmetto Records....

Out Today – 'The One Before This” Single From Matt Wilson's Upcoming Album Photo Out Today – 'The One Before This” Single From Matt Wilson's Upcoming Album
by A.A. Cristi - July 17, 2020

Need a little musical snuggle time? The irrepressible drummer/composer Matt Wilson brings us a virtual Hug with the release of his album of the same name on August 28, 2020 via Palmetto Records.   ...

Renowned Bassist/Composer Chris Lightcap Unites Two Acclaimed Groups For Latest Album Photo Renowned Bassist/Composer Chris Lightcap Unites Two Acclaimed Groups For Latest Album
by A.A. Cristi - June 18, 2019

Acclaimed bassist and composer Chris Lightcap taps into the best of both worlds of acoustic jazz and propulsive electric arrangements with an all-star group featuring the sound sculptor's two critically acclaimed ensembles, Bigmouth and Superette. To celebrate the 20th Anniversary of his debut album...

Owen Lake and The Tragic Loves Announces THE BEST OF YOUR LIES Photo Owen Lake and The Tragic Loves Announces THE BEST OF YOUR LIES
by Tori Hartshorn - October 10, 2018

Owen Lake and the Tragic Loves' “electro-country” sound is both freshly nostalgic and startlingly unique. Hard-driving synthesizer licks meet tight three-part vocal harmonies, buttery bloops and bleeps, crying pedal steel, and pounding electronic beats in the band's first full-length record, “The Be...

Rite of Summer Music Festival Presents DITHER on July 7 Photo Rite of Summer Music Festival Presents DITHER on July 7
by Macon Prickett - June 27, 2018

Rite of Summer Music Festival continues its eighth stellar season with DITHER performing two free shows on Saturday, July 7th at 1pm and 3pm. The program will feature works by Eve Beglarian, Josh Lopes, Lisa Renée Coons, Gyan Riley, James Moore, and Taylor Levine. Taking place at Colonels Row on Gov...

Kristo Rodzevski's Releases THE RABBIT AND THE FALLEN SYCAMORE with Formidable Jazz P Photo Kristo Rodzevski's Releases THE RABBIT AND THE FALLEN SYCAMORE with Formidable Jazz Progressives
by Macon Prickett - May 25, 2018

The Rabbit and the Fallen Sycamore, the third album in a trilogy by singer-songwriter Kristo Rodzevski and his group of jazz progressives, will be released by Much Prefer Records today!...

 61st Annual Monterey Jazz Festival Package Tickets On Sale 5/1 Photo 61st Annual Monterey Jazz Festival Package Tickets On Sale 5/1
by Tori Hartshorn - April 26, 2018

Three-day Arena and Grounds Ticket Packages for the 61st Annual Monterey Jazz Festival, September 21-23 go on sale Tuesday, May 1. Tickets can be purchased online at montereyjazzfestival.org or by calling 888.248.6499....

Kristo Rodzevski New Album, THE RABBIT AND THE FALLEN SYCAMORE with Formidable Jazz P Photo Kristo Rodzevski New Album, THE RABBIT AND THE FALLEN SYCAMORE with Formidable Jazz Progressives Out May 25
by Macon Prickett - April 26, 2018

The Rabbit and the Fallen Sycamore, the third album in a trilogy by singer-songwriter Kristo Rodzevski and his group of jazz progressives, will be released by Much Prefer Records on May 25, 2018....

The Jewish Museum and Bang on a Can Present Tomeka Reid Quartet Photo The Jewish Museum and Bang on a Can Present Tomeka Reid Quartet
by Macon Prickett - March 28, 2018

Bang on a Can and the Jewish Museum's 2017-18 concert season, which focuses on pioneering female artists, concludes on Thursday, April 26, 2018 at 7:30pm with a performance by cellist, composer, and improviser Tomeka Reid. Reid will perform with the Tomeka Reid Quartet, her own collection of leading...












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