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Firehouse 12 Announces 2008 Spring Jazz Series Lineup
NEW HAVEN, CT -- New Haven's Firehouse 12 will launch its fourth annual Spring Jazz Series on Friday, March 14th with a two-set performance by innovative guitarist/composer David Torn and his all-star quartet, Prezens. The weekly series will continue every Friday night though June 6th. All performances will include sets at 8:30 and 10:00 p.m. Tickets ...
13th Annual Vision Festival to be Held June 10th-15th at Clemente Solo Velez Cultural Center
NEW YORK, NY -- Arts for Art, Inc. is proud to announce the 13th annual Vision Festival, New York's premier multidisciplinary celebration of avantjazz music, poetry, dance and art, will be held Tuesday, June 10th through Sunday, June 15th at Manhattan's Clemente Solo Velez Cultural Center. Vision Festival XIII will present more than 25 groups, featuring ...
Han Bennink to Join the Blueprint Project for CD Release Concerts in Boston and Providence
The Blueprint Project with Han Bennink will perform two Northeast U.S. concerts in late January in celebration of their recent recording, People I Like (Creative Nation Music 008). The group, which pairs the legendary Dutch drummer with the decade-old trio of Jared Sims (saxophones and clarinet), Eric Hofbauer (guitar) and Tyson Rogers (piano), will perform all ...
Rempis Percussion Quartet: Hunter-Gatherers
by Jeff Stockton
The Chicago Reader has called the Rempis Percussion Quartet “the best live band in town, which could very well be true, as long as the Vandermark 5 is away. Of course, the two bands share a drummer (Tim Daisy) and saxophonist Dave Rempis (here on alto, tenor and baritone) who, in the last few years, has ...
Firehouse 12 to Present the Angelica Sanchez Quintet December 14th
On Friday, December 14th, New Haven's Firehouse 12 will conclude its 2007 Fall Jazz Series with a two-set performance by the Angelica Sanchez Quintet. Built around the core collaboration between New York-based pianist/composer Angelica Sanchez and French guitarist Marc Ducret, this project is supported by a Chamber Music America French/American Jazz Exchange Grant. The group, which ...
Tyshawn Sorey: That/Not
by Marc Medwin
While drummer Tyshawn Sorey has demonstrated his talent in many contexts, this is the first set of recordings dedicated to his own compositions. In the shadows of several established styles of improvisation/composition but beholden to none, it is one of the most shockingly bold debuts imaginable. The title of the opening piece, “Leveled, ...
Deborah Weisz: Trio
by Larry Taylor
Pleasantly relaxing--that's the way to describe trombonist Deborah Weisz and her sisters in sound, guitarist Sheryl Bailey and bassist Nicki Parrott, on Trio. This loosely swinging session features standards, mixed with several originals from Weisz and Bailey. The fact that the group has played regularly at The Garage in New York City's ...
Boston's Creative Nation Music Label Launches New Web Site
Creative Nation Music is pleased to announce the launch of its new Web site. Designed by Improvised Communications, the site features upcoming release and performance news, artist information, sound clips, online sales and more. The Boston-based label has released nine CDs over the past six years, documenting some of the most distinctive musical personalities from Boston's ...
Firehouse 12 to Present the Daniel Levin Trio December 7th
On Friday, December 7th, New Haven's Firehouse 12 Firehouse 12 will present cellist/composer Daniel Levin and his new trio featuring bassist Ingebrigt Haker-Flaten and drummer Gerald Cleaver. The New Haven-based Levin, who performed earlier this season with saxophonist Rob Brown's trio, will be on tour previewing new music for his next CD, which will feature live ...
Tyshawn Sorey: That/Not
by Nic Jones
Tyshawn Sorey That/Not Firehouse 12 Records 2007 This is drummer/pianist/composer Tyshawn Sorey's first outing on record. It's a two-disc manifesto of some downright iconoclastic music, and the work of a quartet of musicians with their eyes seemingly on expansive, open, new vistas. That much is clear ...
