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Rob Reddy's Small Town: The Book of the Storm
by Nic Jones
This is a break with precedent for saxophonist and composer Reddy, as it's the first time he's recorded an extended composition for a large ensemble of which he's not a performing member. His role here is that of both composer and conductor, and he's fortunate indeed to have a group so clearly capable of making his ...
Michael Musillami Trio w/ Mark Feldman: The Treatment
by John Kelman
Violinist Mark Feldman may be the link between John Abercrombie's The Third Quartet (ECM, 2007) and Michael Musillami's The Treatment, but there are as many differences as there are similarities between these two guitarists' projects. Abercrombie's group leans more towards a chamber jazz approach that, while not without its occasional edges and unmistakable freedom, is sparer ...
Rob Reddy's Small Town: The Book of the Storm
by Jerry D'Souza
Rob Reddy puts his saxophone aside to concentrate on composition for The Book of the Storm. Reddy has already shown that he has germane ideas and brings that facet into prominence once more. The idea for a large ensemble came to him in 2001. Reddy could not contain the ideas that went through his imagination in ...
Michael Musillami Trio with Mark Feldman: October Tour Dates
The Michael Musillami Trio with Mark Feldman will tour the Northeast U.S. in early October in support of its new CD/DVD set, The Treatment (Playscape Recordings). Formed earlier this year, the group augments the well-documented chemistry of guitarist/composer Michael Musillami's longstanding trio, featuring Joe Fonda and George Schuller, with the distinctive voice of acclaimed violinist Mark ...
Michael Musillami Trio with Mark Feldman: The Treatment
by Troy Collins
Michael Musillami Trio with Mark Feldman The Treatment Playscape Recordings 2007 The Treatment offers two views of the current incarnation of guitarist Michael Musillami's working group by bundling a studio recording with live performance video. Violinist Mark Feldman was invited by Musillami to join his long-standing trio with bassist Joe ...
Rob Reddy's New CD Released Today
Reddy Music is proud to announce the September 18th release of The Book of the Storm (RED-002), a live concert recording documenting the March 2007 world premiere of saxophonist/composer Rob Reddy's hour-long piece of the same name at New York's Tribeca Performing Arts Center. The four-movement work was performed by a 19-piece ensemble called Rob Reddy's ...
Michael Musillami Trio w/Mark Feldman: The Treatment
by Mark Corroto
Guitarist Michael Musillami asks the musical question: when is a working trio recording with a guest more like a quartet than an invitation to sit in? The answer, of course, is when a very sympathetic player joins you for a session and tour. Musillami's trio of Joe Fonda (bass) and George Schuller (drums) has ...
Erik Friedlander to Open Firehouse 12's 2007 Fall Jazz Series Sept. 21st
On Friday, September 21st, New Haven's Firehouse 12 will kick off its third annual Fall Jazz Series with a two-set solo performance by New York cellist/composer Erik Friedlander. Recently called “the premier cellist on the downtown music scene" (Ben Sisario, New York Times), Friedlander will be performing music from his acclaimed new CD, Block Ice & ...
Rob Reddy's Small Town: The Book of the Storm
by Troy Collins
Multi-instrumentalist and composer Rob Reddy premiers his most ambitious work to date with The Book of the Storm, a jazz symphony in four movements. The premiere of his large ensemble, the aptly titled Small Town, is not only his first official live recording, but his debut as a conductor. Similar to contemporary classical composers, ...
Rob Reddy to Unveil New Work, Ensemble in October
Saxophonist/composer Rob Reddy and his new ensemble, Rob Reddy's Tenfold, will be in residence at Brooklyn's Jalopy Theater every Friday night in October to perform his latest and most ambitious extended work, Episodes and Antinomies. The world premiere of this ten-movement suite, commissioned by the American Composers Forum, will happen Friday, October 5th at 9:00 p.m. ...
