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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 ...
Taylor Ho Bynum Coming to NYC's Jazz Gallery November 14-15
On Friday, November 14th and Saturday, November 15th, cornetist/composer Taylor Ho Bynum will perform with three of his own bands over the course of two nights at New York's Jazz Gallery. These performances are part of a larger tour celebrating both the release of the Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet's second recording, Asphalt Flowers Forking Paths (hatOLOGY ...
Mary Halvorson Trio at Barbes November 12th
On Wednesday, November 12th, the Mary Halvorson Trio will perform two sets at Barbes in celebration of its debut, Dragon’s Head, released October 28th on Firehouse 12 Records. This recording, acclaimed Brooklyn-based guitarist/composer Mary Halvorson’s first leading her own ensemble, features ten new original compositions written for this two year-old group with bassist John Hebert and ...
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 ...
Mary Halvorson Trio: Dragon's Head
by Kurt Gottschalk
Given her diverse work with Anthony Braxton, Trevor Dunn and Mike Pride, her duos with Jessica Pavone and Kevin Shea and a number of other projects, guitarist Mary Halvorson might have gone any number of directions with her debut as a bandleader. Safe bet it would include some precise, proficient playing, probably some jagged edges 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 ...
Mary Halvorson: Dragon's Head
by John Sharpe
One of guitarist Mary Halvorson's most high profile gig was with Anthony Braxton, featuring in his Twelvetet and Sextet, and most prominently in his Diamond Curtain Wall Trio. In these diverse settings she allied top quality musicianship with energetic unpredictability, a combination equally to the fore in her trio debut Dragon's Head, though here framed within ...
Mario Pavone Double Tenor Quintet: Ancestors
by Nic Jones
This is bassist Mario Pavone's second release of 2008 and it's every bit as strong as the earlier Trio Arc, also on Playscape. In marked contrast to the piano trio featured there, the quintet fronted by two tenor saxophones here is a more heated, volatile affair. The resulting contrast is as good an example as any ...
