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Louie Belogenis

Born: June 22, 1953

Louie Belogenis is a self-taught musician who came of age during the heady days of the old East Village, when the remnants of a New York City avant-garde were still alive. Influenced by Buddhism, poetry, film, music, dance, and theater (he was a member of Richard Foreman’s Ontological-Hysteric Theatre for four years), Louie felt like a bohemian Alice in an esoteric Wonderland.

At this time he became friends with John Zorn, who selected Louie’s first saxophone from We Buy on Third Avenue and 11th Street. Encouraged by Zorn and musicians like Bill and Wayne Horvitz, Phillip Johnston and Joel Forrester, he entered the proverbial woodshed,  occasionally emerging to perform in public. It was during a gig with William Hooker’s ensemble that Rashied Ali heard Louie play, and invited him to visit his studio, the site of the former club Ali’s Alley. That fortuitous meeting led to the band Prima Materia, and many recordings and tours throughout the mid- and late 90’s. The relationship with Rashied continued up to the master’s untimely passing in 2009, with Louie visiting – sometimes on a weekly basis – to play and listen to stories from ‘back in the day.’

Outer, Inner, Secret

By Louie Belogenis

Label: Tzadik
Released: 2024

Outer, Inner, Secret

By Louie Belogenis

Label: Tzadik
Released: 2024
Track listing: Outer; Unconditioned; Foretold; Arising; Unfolding; Transmute; Inner Embody; Secret; Dissolving.

Louie Belogenis: Outer, Inner, Secret

by Mark Corroto
April 17, 2024

Let's not call the music by the trio Terton dangerous. Because, although no one could be injured while creating it or listening to Outer, Inner, Secret, the path is precarious and unpredictable. Well, that is, if one is not a true believer. Let me explain. Terton in Buddhism refers to a person, in this case, persons, ...

Terton: Outer, Inner, Secret

by Glenn Astarita
March 17, 2024

Terton's Outer, Inner, Secret is a leading-edge set that transcends the conventional boundaries of jazz, venturing into the realms of the avant- garde with unparalleled finesse. Released by the future-facing powerhouse Tzadik Records, it stands as a beacon of innovative musical exploration, pushing the boundaries of sonic experimentation. The musicians' remarkable ability ...

Winter Garden

By Joe McPhee

Label: ESP Disk
Released: 2021
Track listing: Rabble-Rouser; Recombinant; Harbinger; Incandescence; Glistening; Accretion; Winter Garden.

Blue Buddha

By Louie Belogenis

Label: Tzadik
Released: 2015
Track listing: Purification; Double Dorje; Renunciation; Truth of Cessation; Wrathful Compassion; Diamond Vehicle; Lineage.

Blue Buddha: Blue Buddha

by Giuseppe Segala
November 2, 2015

Blue Buddha riunisce due calibri da novanta della scena contemporanea come Dave Douglas e Bill Laswell. Gli accosta un giovane batterista e compositore che si distingue tra le nuove personalità per caratura e ingegno, autore già in prima persona di lavori notevoli, tra cui That / Not e Alloy. Ma pure coprotagonista con Roscoe Mitchell dello ...

Matthew Shipp Trio: Elastic Aspects

by Mark Corroto
February 23, 2012

When speaking of the development of the piano trio, talk inevitably turns to its different lineups, such a the evolution of Bill Evans' trio before and after the Scott LaFaro, or the differing approaches of drummers Paul Motian and Joe La Barbera. For Matthew Shipp, his latest company signals a sort of turning point--perhaps even a ...

Tiresias

By Louie Belogenis

Label: Porter Records
Released: 2011