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Rex Richardson: Elegy

by Ken Hohman
March 26, 2025

Grief is often complex and multi-faceted. How we cope with it reflects as much about those we have lost as it does about ourselves. This is a reality that trumpet master Rex Richardson knows all too well, having lost his father in 2023. Elegy is Richardson's poignant tribute to his father, yet the eight songs offer a variety of personal tributes that explore the complexity of living through bereavement in unexpected ways with moods both somber and bright. ...

Doug Richards: Through a Sonic Prism

by Angelo Leonardi
May 2, 2024

Interpretare le canzoni di Antonio Carlos Jobim, come fossero forme luminose che attraversano un prisma. Questo è l'intento dichiarato nel titolo del disco da Doug Richards, che rilegge con la sua orchestra quattordici composizioni dell'autore brasiliano in modo personale. Professore da quattro decenni alla Virginia Commonwealth University, dove ha fondato il dipartimento jazz, Richards è un validissimo arrangiatore che ha privilegiato l'attività di educatore: nelle sue orchestre si sono formati decine di professionisti, anche di primo piano ...

Doug Richards Orchestra: Through a Sonic Prism

by Jack Bowers
November 6, 2023

If the title of the Doug Richards Orchestra's new album, Through a Sonic Prism, seems a bit esoteric, its subtitle--"The Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim"--should help set the mind at ease. This is undeniably beautiful music, handsomely arranged by Richards and flawlessly performed by his eighteen-member Virginia-based ensemble and vocalist Laura Ann Singh, whose seductive voice enhances ten of the album's fourteen numbers--most of which were recorded during the pandemic. Some of the songs are familiar--indeed, at ...

Tim Kuhl Releases Album & Show

Source: Tim Kuhl
June 19, 2015

Digital Release: June 30 Vinyl Release: First week of August, 2015 Flying Moonlight Records is pleased to announce the release of 1982, Tim Kuhl’s follow-up effort to 2012’s critically acclaimed St. Helena. 1982 is a darker, electronic effort, concepted and composed on an iPad while touring the world playing drums for Sean Lennon’s The GOASTT. While on a break from traveling, Kuhl brought the songs to co-producer and NYC engineer Joshua Valleau (WOLVVES, John Legend, etc.) and together ...
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St. Helena by Tim Kuhl Now Available

Source: Tim Kuhl
July 19, 2012

St. Helena is the fourth release, on eleven2eleven records, by Percussionist and Composer, Tim Kuhl. This seven song collection work organically as one composition. An experience that value deeply in something subtle and even cinematic. This release expands on the sonic possibility's from Kuhl's previous efforts including Ghost, King, and Doomsayer. The album feature musicians in Brooklyn based bands Minerva Lions, Knights on Earth, and also have performed with the likes of Tim Berne, Michael Formanek, Gerald Cleaver, Yuka Honda, ...
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Tim Kuhl - Doomsayer (2011)

Source: Something Else!
July 12, 2011

Tim Kuhl's website greets visitors with a set of simple sentences describing who he is: “Drummer+Composer," followed by “Bandleader, Sideman, Collaborator, Noise Maker, Rocker." Tim is succinct and up-front about describing himself, but the term that's most telling—aside from the obvious “drummer+composer" part—is “Noise Maker." “Noise" has negative connotations in most contexts, but within the realm of improvised music that Kuhl often likes to operate within, it's exactly what I would think he'd want to be known for. “Music," at ...
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Drummer/Composer Tim Kuhl releases new CD "Doomsayer" on eleven2eleven Records

Source: Michael Ricci
June 8, 2011

"Kuhl has himself up in the mix and is an ever-present force" —All About Jazz “Drummer-composer Tim Kuhl purveys a mix of earthy groove and spacious, subtly emotive melody." —Time Out NY “Kuhl shows that he is an avant-garde performer who goes where other composers fear to tread." —Jazz Review One of the most creative artists in the Brooklyn, New York music scene is drummer / composer Tim Kuhl. Doomsayer is Kuhl's third release as a leader. Featuring a host ...
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Tim Kuhl Group at Zebulon on February 21, 2010

Source: Two for the Show Media
February 13, 2010

Hello AAJ Readers and Friends, My group will be playing at Brooklyn hot spot Zebulon on Sunday, February 21st, at 9pm. This show is a serious MUST SEE... TK Group: Pete Robbins - Alto Saxophone Josh Roseman - Trombone Aki Ishiguro - Guitar Ryan Mackstaller - Guitar Malcolm Kirby Jr. - Double Bass Tim Kuhl - Drums + ...
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Tim Kuhl's - Pandora's Box @ Goodbye Blue Monday on February 4

Source: Two for the Show Media
February 1, 2010

From Tim Kuhl:

Hello AAJ Readers, Thursday Feb. 4th @ 11pm, I have a special free improvisation group performing at this years Sounds Like Brooklyn Music Festival presented by BAM. Very excited about this group... Tim Kuhl's - PANDORA'S BOX Jonathan Moritz - Saxophones Frantz Loriot - Viola Ryan Mackstaller - Guitar Pascal Niggenkemper - Double Bass Tim Kuhl - Drums ...
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Tim Kuhl @ The Windup Space in Baltimore on January 19th

Source: Two for the Show Media
January 18, 2010

Hello AAJ Readers! I will be traveling to Baltimore, Tuesday, January 19th, and playing in a special weekly event called Out of Your Head. The event is hosted by two local talented Baltimore musicians, Adam Hopkins and Matt Frazao. I will be playing in two very exciting trios ... with endless possibilities. DETAILS: I. Brent Madsen - Trumpet John Dierker - Reeds ...
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Tim Kuhl's - A Winter's Night of Music V.2 (01.11.10)

Source: Two for the Show Media
January 3, 2010

Hello AAJ Readers, Please join us on a second installment of “A Winter's Night of Music," on Monday January 11th, featuring some of NYC's most exciting and edgy improvisers ... A must see and there is NO COVER charge. DETAILS/SET TIMES: 9pm - Tim Kuhl's “Pandora's Box" Mikko Inannen - Saxophones Frantz Loriot - Viola Ryan Mackstaller - Guitar James ...
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Tim Kuhl's - A Winter's Night of Music (12.14.09) + More ..

Source: Two for the Show Media
December 9, 2009

Hello AAJ Readers! I've put together a night music coming up Monday December 14th at Goodbye Blue Monday in Brooklyn, NY. The night features a stellar lineup of musicians, original music and sound... 9pm: Tim Kuhl's “Pandora's Box" Jonathan Moritz - Saxophones Frantz Loriot - Viola Ryan Mackstaller - Guitar James Ilgenfritz - Double Bass Tim Kuhl - Drums + Cymbals
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Tim Kuhl's Doomsayers - Live at Bar 4 on November 9th

Source: Two for the Show Media
November 5, 2009

Hello AAJ Readers, At Bar 4 on, Monday November 9th @ 7pm I will be playing with my very fun experimental group called the DOOMSAYERS. This night features some VERY VERY exciting musicians... DOOMSAYERS: Ben Gerstein - Trombone Jonathan Moritz - Tenor Saxophone Jonathan Goldberger - Guitar Garth Stevenson - Double Bass Tim Kuhl - Drums + Destruction + Cymbals ...
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