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New Mario Pavone CD Coming in November
On November 4th, Playscape Recordings will release 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 Greene (tenor and soprano ...
Firehouse 12 Announces 2008 Fall Jazz Series Schedule
New Haven's Firehouse 12 will kick-off its fourth annual Fall Jazz Series on Friday, September 19th with a performance by the Steve Lantner Trio. The weekly series will continue Friday nights through December 12th, with a one-week break on November 28th for Thanksgiving. All performances will include sets at 8:30 and 10:00 p.m. Tickets will be ...
William Parker's New CD, "Double Sunrise over Neptune," Released Today
Arts for Art, Inc., in cooperation with AUM Fidelity, is pleased to announce the August 12th release of bassist/composer William Parker's new orchestral recording, Double Sunrise Over Neptune (AUM047), the third in a three-part series documenting the world premiere performances of specially commissioned works at the 12th annual Vision Festival in June 2007. This series, which ...
William Parker: Double Sunrise Over Neptune
by John Sharpe
William Parker's Double Sunrise Over Neptune is the third and final commission by Arts For Arts from the 2007 Vision Festival to appear on AUM Fidelity following releases by Roy Campbell and Bill Dixon. Although recorded live, the premiere suffered from technical difficulties in the sound mix, which meant that the musicians reconvened the following afternoon ...
Bill Dixon: 17 Musicians in Search of a Sound: Darfur
by John Sharpe
Trumpeter Bill Dixon works with an orchestral conception, even when playing solo, so it is fascinating to hear what happens when he has 17 musicians at his disposal. Dixon first came to prominence as the organizer of the 1964 October Revolution in Jazz, and later taught at the prestigious Bennington College in a near 30 year ...
Mary Halvorson Trio's Debut CD Coming October 28th on Firehouse 12 Records
Firehouse 12 Records is proud to announce the October 28th release of Dragon's Head (FH12-04-01-007), Brooklyn-based guitarist/composer Mary Halvorson's debut recording as a bandleader. Recorded in February at the label's state of the art studio in New Haven, Connecticut, it features ten new original compositions written specifically for her longstanding trio with bassist John Hebert and ...
Guitarist Eric Hofbauer Featured in the Boston Herald
Hofbauer talks about about the Boston music scene, the Creative Nation Music label and his latest CD, Myth Understanding, in a recent article by the Boston Herald's Bob Young. Check out Hofbauer's group, Eric Hofbauer & The Infrared Band, performing three tracks from Myth Understanding on YouTube: Jac Mac Talkin' A Drunk Monk
William Parker: Double Sunrise Over Neptune
by Nic Jones
This is so much more than an expansion of multi-instrumentalist William Parker's freewheeling and indeed freer work with his quartet, although a couple of members of that band are present in the ranks of this large ensemble charged with the task of bringing the music off the page. They do this with extraordinary clarity of thought ...
Yoon Sun Choi/Jacob Sacks: Imagination: The Music of Joe Raposo
by Elliott Simon
There is a certain paradoxical synergy that exists between the tunes on Imagination and the avant-cum-free interpretations given them by vocalist Yoon Sun Choi and pianist Jacob Sacks. Choi and Sacks work so well together in their own charming, but somewhat weird, way that they turn this tribute to composer Joe Raposo into much more than ...
