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News: Award / Grant

Chamber Music America Announces $443,000 in Grants to Ensembles and Presenters

CMA announces $443,000 in grants to ensembles and presenters Twenty-six U.S.-based ensembles and presenters to receive support New York, NY -- Chamber Music America (CMA), celebrating its 33rd year of service to ensemble music professionals, announced today the recipients of 26 grants supporting new works and community-based residencies. CMA will distribute $443,000 to ensembles and presenters ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Cuong Vu / Chris Speed: From The Pacific Northwest To The Atlantic Northeast And Beyond

Read "Cuong Vu / Chris Speed: From The Pacific Northwest To The Atlantic Northeast And Beyond" reviewed by Robert Iannapollo


Myra Melford's Be Bread The Whole Tree Gone Firehouse 12 2010 Jakob Anderskov Agnostic Revelations ILK 2010 Lovedale Coziness Kills ILK 2009

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Article: Album Review

Ben Goldberg: Go Home

Read "Go Home" reviewed by Troy Collins


From the debut of his seminal New Klezmer Trio two decades ago to his current membership in the inimitable collective Tin Hat, clarinetist Ben Goldberg has gradually worked his way from the outer fringes of the avant-garde to the accessible center of the new jazz underground. Go Home is the inaugural release of his own label, ...

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News: Interview

Clarinetist Ben Goldberg Interviewed at AAJ

Clarinetist Ben Goldberg Interviewed at AAJ

The diversity of clarinetist Ben Goldberg's musical interests may only be matched by the intensity of his study. He grew up on The Beatles and classic jazz, started playing Klezmer music at the University of California, Berkeley in the early '80s, and studied with renowned classical clarinet teacher Rossario Mazzeo. In 1984, he became the clarinetist ...

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Article: Interview

Ben Goldberg: Clarinet Communion

Read "Ben Goldberg: Clarinet Communion" reviewed by Warren Allen


The diversity of clarinetist Ben Goldberg's musical interests may only be matched by the intensity of his study. He grew up on The Beatles and classic jazz, started playing Klezmer music at the University of California, Berkeley in the early '80s, and studied with renowned classical clarinet teacher Rosario Mazzeo. In 1984, he became the clarinetist ...

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Article: Album Review

3ology: With Ron Miles

Read "With Ron Miles" reviewed by Mark Corroto


This take out order of music was made from both sides of the menu from a restaurant serving up both groove and improvisation by the Colorado-based trio 3ology with guest cornetist Ron Miles. This disc is the third release for saxophonist Doug Carmichael, bassist Tim Carmichael and drummer Jon Powers, following Out Of The Depths (CMW ...

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Article: Album Review

Ben Goldberg: Go Home

Read "Go Home" reviewed by Dan McClenaghan


This disc rocks, which is not something normally said about sets led by a clarinetist. But it doesn't begin that way. The sound of Go Home, from clarinetist/composer Ben Goldberg, croons to life with a smooth and creamy licorice stick/cornet unison interlude on “TGO," with the dark wood-wielding leader joined by brass man Ron Miles for ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Ben Goldberg's Bag: Tin Hat & Go Home

Read "Ben Goldberg's Bag: Tin Hat & Go Home" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky


Ben Goldberg's music has never followed a set course or formula and the forward-thinking clarinetist always sticks to his guns when making artistic decisions. This has often resulted in positive press for his innovative work and it appears to have propelled him to take control of his own destiny. BAG Production Records is Goldberg's new, self-created ...

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Article: Album Review

Myra Melford's Be Bread: The Whole Tree Gone

Read "The Whole Tree Gone" reviewed by Nic Jones


Pianist Myra Melford founded this ensemble in 2002, specifically as an outlet for her compositions. She's blessed indeed, because this line up realizes them so beautifully. Her work can be described as pervasively contemplative though never quiet, which in its way is every bit as distinctive as the late Andrew Hill's depth of compositional character.

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Article: Album Review

Myra Melford's Be Bread: The Whole Tree Gone

Read "The Whole Tree Gone" reviewed by John Sharpe


It's been too long since pianist Myra Melford's last release as bandleader, especially as we can now hear what we've been missing. For the second outing by her Be Bread ensemble, the pianist has assembled an all star cast of frequent collaborators. Bassist Stomu Takeishi, guitarist Brandon Ross and trumpeter Cuong Vu are holdovers from the ...


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