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The Respect Sextet

FORMED IN 2001, The Respect Sextet is a powerhouse ensemble dedicated to performing a wide variety of improvisational musics. Relying on their explosive energy, rare telepathy, outstanding musicianship and a deep friendship, Respect pieces together free improvisations, original compositions, free jazz classics, television commercial jingles, text pieces, jazz standards, game pieces and more into "a whirling collage," shouts Exclaim! Magazine, "that ransacks and reshapes the entire jazz tradition, from New Orleans march to Misha Mengelberg, Sun Ra to Charlie Parker." The group comprises Josh Rutner (reeds, radio, toys), Eli Asher (trumpet, toys), James Hirschfeld (trombone, jamespectronics, toys), Malcolm Kirby (bass), Red Wierenga (piano, keyboard, accordion, redspectronics) and Ted Poor (drums)

The Jazz Session #309: The Respect Sextet

September 15, 2011

Winter Jazzfest, New York City, Day 1: January 7, 2011

by Gordon Marshall
January 12, 2011

Day 1 | Day 2 Winter JazzfestNew York, NYJanuary 7-8, 2011 What with the snow, the lines, the standing-room-only crowds, New York City's Winter Jazzfest can be a hectic, hectoring hell of force-feeding, a speed-read tasting menu of mad musical difference, as hard to digest in the instant ...

The Respect Sextet returns to Le Poisson Rouge on 8/17, celebrates new album!

August 4, 2010

THE RESPECT SEXTET RETURNS TO LE POISSON ROUGE ON TUES, AUGUST 17, 2010 AT 10:00PM TO CELEBRATE THE RELEASE OF THEIR NEWEST, DIGITAL-ONLY RECORDING, “FARCICAL BUILT FOR SIX" Toby Twining with Eric Brenner to open NEW YORK, August 4, 2010—The Respect Sextet will perform at Le Poisson Rouge on Tuesday, August 17, 2010 to celebrate the ...

The Respect Sextet Returns to le Poisson Rouge in NYC on Tues, January 12, 2010 at 10:00PM with Ethan Iverson (of the Bad Plus) Opening on Solo Piano

January 6, 2010

After nearly a decade together, the members of The Respect Sextet have created an environment of trust and musical courage that allows them to explore the many facets of improvised music. They displayed this fearlessness--and a playful love of experimentation--to a standing-room-only crowd at Le Poisson Rouge. So said All About Jazz columnist Jason Crane about ...

Sirius Respect

By The Respect Sextet

Label: Mode Records
Released: 2009

The Respect Sextet at Le Poisson Rouge

by Jason Crane
June 5, 2009

The Respect Sextet Le Poisson Rouge New York City May 24, 2009 After nearly a decade together, the members of The Respect Sextet have created an environment of trust and musical courage that allows them to explore the many facets of improvised music. They displayed this fearlessness--and a playful ...

The Full Respect

By The Respect Sextet

Label: Roister
Released: 2003
Track listing: 1. In the Shadow of My Bier (4:02) 2. Lost Time (1:25) 3. We

The Respect Sextet: The Full Respect

by Eric J. Iannelli
December 2, 2003

While gigging in and around Rochester, New York, the Respect Sextet circulated a demo CD entitled Respectacle. This portmanteau, as I'm fairly sure it was intended, conjures immediate associations with other words: respect, spectacle and receptacle. All three are appropriate. The players in this six-piece delight in paying homage to every one of their musical influences ...