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Firehouse 12 to Present the Flatlands Collective December 5th
On Friday, December 5th, New Haven's Firehouse 12 will present the penultimate event of its 2008 Fall Jazz Series, a two-set performance by The Flatlands Collective. The group, which is touring the Northeast in November in support of its new CD, Maatjes (Clean Feed Records), pairs Boston-based, Dutch-born saxophonist/composer Jorrit Dijkstra with five of the most ...
Firehouse 12 to Present Taylor Ho Bynum & Spidermonkey Strings November 21st
On Friday, November 21st, cornetist/composer Taylor Ho Bynum and his improvising chamber jazz ensemble, SpiderMonkey Strings, will present the New Haven premiere of his innovative secular oratorio, Madeleine Dreams, at Firehouse 12. Inspired by the novel Madeleine is Sleeping (Harcourt), a 2004 National Book Award finalist written by his sister, Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, the piece draws ...
Firehouse 12 to Present the Jamie Baum Septet November 14th
On Friday, November 14th, New Haven's Firehouse 12 will present New York flautist/composer Jamie Baum and her longstanding septet as part of the venue's ongoing 2008 Fall Jazz Series. This decade-old ensemble, featuring Shane Endsley (trumpet and flugelhorn), Doug Yates (alto saxophone and bass clarinet), Chris Komer (French horn), Aaron Goldberg (piano), Matt Penman (bass) and ...
Firehouse 12 to Present George Schuller's Circle Wide November 7th
On Friday, November 7th, veteran drummer/composer George Schuller will perform with his longstanding group, Circle Wide, as part of Firehouse 12's ongoing 2008 Fall Jazz Series. The New York-based band, which features saxophonist (and Hartford native) Jimmy Greene, guitarist Brad Shepik, vibraphonist Tom Beckham and bassist Dave Ambrosio, will be celebrating the recent release of its ...
Mario Pavone's New CD, Ancestors, Released Today on Playscape Recordings
Playscape Recordings is proud to announce the November 4th release of acclaimed bassist/composer Mario Pavone's latest CD, Ancestors (PSR#011508), the recorded debut of newest working ensemble, the Mario Pavone Double Tenor Quintet. This recording features eight original Pavone compositions written specifically for this group and its all-star line-up of Tony Malaby (tenor and soprano saxophones), Jimmy ...
Tchicai, Fewell and Hofbauer to Present Master Classes + Concert on November 6th
On Thursday, November 6th, Creative Nation Music and the Improvising Composers Collective will present a full day of events at the Cambridge YMCA in Cambridge, MA (Central Square). Legendary saxophonist/composer John Tchicai will join Creative Nation Music recording artists/guitarists Garrison Fewell (Berklee College of Music) and Eric Hofbauer (University of Rhode Island and Emerson College) in ...
Firehouse 12 to Present Magic on October 31st
On Friday, October 31st, the improvising quartet Magic will make its American debut at New Haven’s Firehouse 12. The group adds renowned Polish musician Mikolaj Trzaska to the well-documented rapport of the seminal free-jazz collective, Trio X, featuring multi-instrumentalist Joe McPhee, bassist Dominic Duval and drummer Jay Rosen, creating a new quartet with its own distinctive ...
Firehouse 12 to Present Bad Touch October 24th
On Friday, October 24th, New Haven’s Firehouse 12 will present the New York-based quartet Bad Touch (formerly the Loren Stillman Quartet). Reconfigured as a collective ensemble in 2008, the group features alto saxophonist Loren Stillman, guitarist Nate Radley, organist Gary Versace and drummer Ted Poor. This two- set performance is part of the band’s eight-city fall ...
Firehouse 12 to Present Josh Roseman's Execution Quintet October 17th
On Friday, October 17th, Firehouse 12 will present a two-set performance by renowned trombonist/composer Josh Roseman's Execution Quintet. One of Roseman's newest ensembles as a leader, this eclectic Brooklyn-based group creates music ranging from the intense to the theatrical, with elements of game theory thrown in for good measure. Its chord-less line-up features trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire, ...
