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Avi Granite

Born: January 5, 1978

Avi Granite is a guitarist and composer best known for his Toronto based improvisational sextet Avi Granite 6. Granite calls New York City home where his work is performed by his quartet Verse and experimental project Graphic Tongue. His most recent effort “Together Song - The Improvisations of Daniel Carter and Avi Granite Vol.1” features Granite in duet with multiinstrumentalist and NYC free music scene legend Daniel Carter.

Granite has performed around the globe and studied with some of the best. He completed his undergrad at Humber College in Toronto and received his masters from NYU. As a composer he has been commissioned by play-writes and string quartets. He has composed for commercials, tv shows, and film. Honored as guest lecturer at several universities Granite has also developed creative workshops for corporate education. He is sole proprietor of Pet Mantis Records.

Operator

By Avi Granite

Label: Pet Mantis Records
Released: 2023
Track listing: Crushing Beans; Voracious; My Sunken Ship; Ubiquitous Miles; The Long Tomorrow; Good Deal; Misanthropic Vindaloo; Many Bowls.

Sexmob, Alexander Hawkins, Allen Lowe & Tim Berne

by Maurice Hogue
May 8, 2023

So much new music to explore. The always interesting Sex Mob debuts The Hard Way, Tim Berne hooks up with Hank Roberts and Aurora Nealand, saxophonist and composer and historian Allen Lowe has two new ones, there's a pair from Australia, a trio led by pianist Helen Svoboda and the group Tripataka, English pianist Alexander Hawkins' ...

Chet Baker, John Pizzarelli & Bobby Sanabria

by Joe Dimino
April 23, 2023

We kick off the 799th Episode of Neon Jazz with energy and style from percussionist & bandleader Bobby Sanabria with new music off his 2023 album with his MULTIVERSE Big Band. From there, we hear new music from Dave Bass, Chet Baker, John PIzzarelli and Wayne Escoffery. We also get cuts from rising modern jazz cats ...

Wadada Leo Smith, Aruan Ortiz & Neill Duncan

by Maurice Hogue
April 20, 2023

I know that the official International Jazz Day is April 30th, but around the One Man's Jazz HQ, pretty much every show features international artists. This episode is no exception with music from artists representing 14 different countries over the 23 tracks. Heading the list is the unstoppable Wadada Leo Smith with a new band called ...

My Sunken Ship

March 15, 2023

Album: Operator
By Avi Granite
Label: Pet Mantis Records
Released: 2023
Duration: 03:58

An Eclectic Mix Of New Releases

by Bob Osborne
March 9, 2023

On this show we present an eclectic mix of new releases from Tomas Fujiwara's Triple Double, Gerald Cleaver Brandon Lopez & Hprizm, Eldad Tarmu, Michael Rabinowitz, Avi Granite 6, Ralph Alessi, Bobo Stenson Trio, and Gianluigi Trovesi & Stefano Montanari.Playlist Show Intro 00:00 Tomas Fujiwara's Triple Double “March On" from March On (Bandcamp) 00:46 ...

Bill Frisell, Norah Jones & Antonio Sanchez

by Joe Dimino
January 1, 2023

From one of the leading drummers today we begin the 783 Episode of Neon Jazz with Antonio Sanchez teamed with Pat Metheny and Christian McBride with a cut off the 2008 album Day Trip. We also hear from emerging talents including Desidério Lázaro, Avi Granite and Cícero Lee, plus a trove of good music from Bill ...

Avi Granite's In Good Hands

By Avi Granite

Label: Pet Mantis Records
Released: 2022
Track listing: Like A Magazine - Pat LaBarbera; 19 Seconds Or Less - Ted Warren; Wayne Winks At The Radio - Scott Peterson; Rigar Breaks The Cage - Jim Lewis; Like John - Ted Quinlan; My Sunken Ship - Brian Kobayakawa; Y Not - Peter Lutek; Basho - Neal Davis; Tricycle Dreams - Brian Dickinson; Boston - Tom Richards; Critical Eddie - Nick Fraser;

New Music from Hernandez, Yeager, Granite, López, And, More

by Bob Osborne
November 24, 2022

On this edition of World of Jazz we feature music from Pia Hernandez, Jason Yeager, Avi Granite, So Long Seven, Rocío Giménez López Trío, Band of Pulses, and Elsa Nillson. Also music from Australian rock legends Dave Graney & Clare Moore who always manage to slip a little jazz into their repertoire. Playlist Show ...