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Article: Live Review

Undead Music Festival, Greenwich Village Edition: New York, NY, May 9, 2012

by Daniel Lehner
May 24, 2012

Undead Music FestivalGreenwich Village EditionKenny's Castways, Sullivan Hall and Le Poisson RougeNew York, NYMay 9th, 2012Despite its constant and ambitious expansion into other geographic and spatial situations, the Undead Music Festival (formally the Undead Jazz Festival, a change that says more than a bit about the nature of the ...

Article: We Travel the Spaceways

The Rocket Ship Takes Off

by Mark Corroto
May 23, 2012

I have good news and bad news. The bad news is the big record companies are dead. The good news is the big record companies are dead. Gone are the days of Columbia Records signing trumpeter Wynton Marsalis to a million dollar contract and then promoting the hell out of his vision of jazz, selling his ...

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Article: Year in Review

John Sharpe's Best Releases of 2011

by John Sharpe
January 4, 2012

Here are ten new releases and three reissues which stood out from those heard this year: Wadada Leo Smith's OrganicHeart's ReflectionsCuneiform String ensembles and fusion don't usually go together, but in AACM trumpeter Wadada Leo Smith's universe anything is possible. His Organic ensemble made its first ...

News: Opinion

Matthew Shipp Counts His Blessings for 2011

January 1, 2012

Matthew Shipp's ten highlights of the year 1.The reception of my cd ”Art of the Improviser”. 2. Gigging with my trio with Michael Bisio and Whit Dickey,not only great players, but incredible people to share road life with. 3. Recording my upcoming 2012 CD Elastic Aspects with my trio of Bisio and Dickey. 4. Continuing to ...

Album

Betweenwhile

By Darius Jones

Label: AUM Fidelity
Released: 2011
Track listing: 01. Kancamagus; 02. Reese Witherspoon; 03. Rose; 04. It Doesn't Stop; 05. Emo Hope; 06. Bole: the Mouth of What?; 07. Inbetweenwhile; 08. Surcharge (Kempendorff); 09. 12 Lines for Build; 10. Kancamagus. Tutte le composizioni sono di Mike Pride tranne quelle indicate.

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Cosmic Lieder

By Darius Jones

Label: AUM Fidelity
Released: 2011
Track listing: Bleed; Ultima Thule; Zillo Valla; Multiverse; Mandrakk; Overvoid; Weeja Dell; Motherboxxx; Black Lightning; Nix Uotan; Jonesy; 4-D Vision; Geh-Jedollah.

Album

Big Gurl (Smell My Dream)

By Darius Jones

Label: AUM Fidelity
Released: 2011
Track listing: E-Gaz; Michelle Loves Willie; A Train; I Wish I Had A Choice; My Special "D"; Chasing The Ghost; Ol' Metal-Faced Bastard.

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News: Event

Jim Hobbs joins Aych and the Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet at Outpost 186 on Friday Dec 23

December 20, 2011

Aych is a trio comprising Mary Halvorson guitaristry, Jim Hobbs saxophone honing and Taylor Ho Bynum cornettery in some serene survey of juxtapositions Mr. Hobbs variously describes as “porch music" This will be a Boston premiere as is a cd release show for the newly reshaped Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet brought to ears as Apparent Distance ...

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Article: Year in Review

Troy Collins' Best Releases of 2011

by Troy Collins
December 18, 2011

Compiling end of the year lists is never easy. Considering the quantity of recordings issued during a year, attempting to mention every noteworthy session would result in a list of epic proportions. These few albums are a cross-section of some of the best modern jazz released in 2011, highlighting sophisticated new developments in composition and improvisation--from ...

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Article: Album Review

Darius Jones: Big Gurl (Smell My Dream)

Read "Big Gurl (Smell My Dream)" reviewed by John Sharpe

by John Sharpe
December 6, 2011

In Man'ish Boy (A Raw & Beautiful Thing) (AUM Fidelity, 2009), alto saxophonist Darius Jones scored a stunning debut that placed the newcomer firmly on the avant jazz map. Since then, the reedman has put himself about town, tasting artistic success with drummers William Hooker, and Mike Pride's ensembles, collective Little Women and in duet with ...