Firehouse 12 and Improvised Communications Announce Fall 2006 Collaboration

NEW HAVEN, CT -- Firehouse 12 is pleased to announce the Boston-based communication and promotion organization Improvised Communications will promote its forthcoming Fall 2006 concert season. The venue's fourth season of performances, which will include weekly Friday night performances beginning September 22nd, will be announced on August 1st.

An award-winning full-service bar, state-of-the-art recording studio and unusually intimate performance space, Firehouse 12 is located in New Haven's historic Ninth Square District. Painstakingly renovated over the course of four years by owner/producer/ engineer Nick Lloyd with Gray Organschi Architecture, this once-abandoned firehouse building has become not only a major part of New Haven's cultural renaissance, but also one of the premier recording studios and creative music venues on the East Coast since opening its doors in April 2005.

A 2006 Best Studio Design Project nominee for the prestigious Technical Excellence and Creativity (TEC) Awards , the recording studio features world-class acoustic design by renowned acoustician John Storyk of Walters-Storyk Design Group. The striking 1200-square foot space features a Steinway concert grand piano, and doubles as an 85-seat public venue with unparalleled technical possibilities for some of the most respected names in creative music. Past performers include Han Bennink, Tim Berne, Dave Douglas, Susie Ibarra, Joe McPhee, Joe Morris, William Parker, Mario Pavone, and Matthew Shipp among many others.

In a June 2005 feature, New Haven Independent's Regina DeAngelo called Firehouse 12 “a north star in the jazz firmament that might well guide music lovers to New Haven from far away." She went on to write, “fabric-covered walls are angled to urge music to flow, not bounce, through a womb-like space. It's almost like sitting in the hull of an instrument. Luckily, the Firehouse attracts people who bring near-religious reverence to the music, producing an exchange of energy that often fires great performances."

James Keepnews of the New Haven Advocate echoed DeAngelo's praise, calling the venue a “remarkable new cultural outpost" and “a resounding success." Yale University's Associate Vice President of New Haven and State Affairs Michael Morand recently called the space “a wonderful addition to New Haven's role as the cultural capital of Connecticut."

Firehouse 12 is located at 45 Crown Street in New Haven, CT.