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Freedomland: Yia Yia
by Jeff Stockton
Freedomland first put forth its low-end theory on 2002's Amusement Park , two 30-minute workouts recorded live at CB's Lounge in New York's East Village. This followup documents the same band a year later in the studio and reassures us that Freedomland's debut wasn't simply a one-off and that the band is a going concern. While most of the band's instrumental character is defined by Daniel Carter's big bag o' horns (tenor, alto, trumpet, flute and clarinet), each ...
read moreFreedomland: Yia Yia's Song
by Christian Carey
Bush Tetras drummer Dee Pop has branched out from his rock career to become an important figure in the downtown NYC avant jazz scene, curating the Sunday night concert series at CB's Lounge and performing with many of the genre's current leading players. He is joined for this recording by multi-wind players Daniel Carter, David Hofstra, and David Sewelson, as well as bassist William Parker. The sound world favored by Freedomland on Yia Yia's Song is unusual, with both Parker ...
read moreTertiary Trio: Title Goes Here
by Florence Wetzel
Rent Control Records, a label that's putting out some of the freshest sounds in avant-garde jazz, has just released Title Goes Here by the Tertiary Trio. The trio--Andy Haas on sax, Don Fiorino on guitar and Paul Corio on drums--interweaves beautifully on the CD's seven tracks, producing a solid stream of creative improvisation. Andy Haas is a pleasure to hear--he's capable of many moods, but he particularly shines when spinning out roller coaster lines of rapid notes. He's ...
read moreThe Hanuman Sextet: Confusing the Devil
by Florence Wetzel
Confusing the Devil is the excellent debut CD from the Hanuman Sextet, six Downtown musicians on the front lines of reinventing music. The Sextet is composed of Andy Haas on shofar, raita (Moroccan oboe), sax and electronics; Don Fiorino on banjo, lotar (Moroccan lute) and lap steel guitar; Mia Theodoratus on electric harp; Matt Heyner on bass; David Gould on drums; and Dee Pop on percussion. The unique instrumentation combined with the musicians' backgrounds in classical, experimental, jazz, blues and ...
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