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News: Recording

Bobby Selvaggio's Unspoken Dialogue (Playscape) Released Today

Bobby Selvaggio's Unspoken Dialogue (Playscape) Released Today

"Is Selvaggio a better player, composer, or arranger? The answer to all three is yes, as this is a near-perfect recording." --Mark Corroto, AllAboutJazz.com (8/21/07) Playscape Recordings officially welcomes Cleveland-based saxophonist/composer Bobby Selvaggio to its roster with the August 28th release of his fourth CD as a leader, Unspoken Dialogue (PSR#080806). Selvaggio, who like ...

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Article: Album Review

The Blueprint Project with Han Bennink: People I Like

Read "People I Like" reviewed by Nic Jones


The Blueprint Project's fourth release finds them working with Han Bennink, one of the greatest drummers to come out of Europe, so there can be no faulting their choice of company. The music they make together is nothing short of glorious. The program of group originals is understandably well tailored to the trio's distinctive group conception, ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Firehouse 12 Announces 2007 Fall Jazz Series Schedule (New Haven, CT)

Firehouse 12 Announces 2007 Fall Jazz Series Schedule (New Haven, CT)

New Haven's Firehouse 12 will launch its third annual Fall Jazz Series on Friday, September 21st with a solo performance by internationally renowned cellist Erik Friedlander in support of his new CD, Block Ice & Propane (Skipstone). This weekly series will continue to present Friday night jazz and improvised music concerts through mid- December (no concert ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Mark Taylor and Rob Reddy This Saturday at Brooklyn's Jalopy Theater

Mark Taylor and Rob Reddy This Saturday at Brooklyn's Jalopy Theater

On Saturday, July 28th, the Reddy Music Concert Series will present the double-bill of Mark Taylor's Nameless Quartet and the Rob Reddy Quintet at Brooklyn's Jalopy Theater. This is the fourth event in the ongoing monthly concert series, which saxophonist/ composer Rob Reddy curates as an extension of his label, Reddy Music. Mark Taylor is a ...

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News: Performance / Tour

RMCS to Present Curtis Hasselbring and Guillermo E. Brown at the Jalopy Theater June 30th

RMCS to Present Curtis Hasselbring and Guillermo E. Brown at the Jalopy Theater June 30th

On Saturday, June 30th, the Reddy Music Concert Series at Brooklyn's Jalopy Theater will present a night of electronically oriented improvised music featuring performances by Curtis Hasselbring's Curha-chestra and Guillermo E. Brown's Cut Up Quintet. Curated by saxophonist/composer Rob Reddy, this ongoing monthly series is an extension of his Brooklyn-based record label, Reddy Music. The music ...

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Article: Album Review

Memorize the Sky: Memorize the Sky

Read "Memorize the Sky" reviewed by Jim Santella


Searching for a cosmic balance, woodwind player Matt Bauder, bassist Zach Wallace and drummer Aaron Siegel spread their improvised music out like the heavens above. Soft as clouds and containing enough space to let their thoughts commingle gradually, the session rides on a feather chariot. Bauder plays tenor saxophone, clarinet and bass clarinet on ...

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Article: Album Review

James Falzone / Allos Musica: The Sign and the Thing Signified

Read "The Sign and the Thing Signified" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza


Clarinetist James Falzone finds the inspiration for his music in various sources, among them the study of signs and symbols. It is from this aspect that this CD gets its name. Falzone brings several musical styles into his compositions. He is an articulate and interesting composer who utilizes the structure of classical music, the rhythms of ...

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Article: Album Review

Memorize The Sky: Memorize The Sky

Read "Memorize The Sky" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza


Multi-instrumentalists Matt Bauder, Zach Wallace and Aaron Seigel began performing in Ann Arbor in the late 1990s as Memorize The Sky. Their improvisations make their way through several idioms in a natural flow of ideas bonded by their empathy. In bringing that about, they do not sacrifice structure. There is a coherent logic that can leap ...

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Article: Album Review

Mike Reed's Loose Assembly: Last Year's Ghost

Read "Last Year's Ghost" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza


Drummer Mike Reed returns with a Last Year's Ghost, this time featuring his band, Loose Assembly. The quintet, in existence for three years, has made a mark on the Chicago jazz scene. This is not surprising knowing what Reed has done and what he is capable of. His recordings, The Treehouse Project (482 Music, 1999) and ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Solo Piano: Greg Burk, Dave Frank, Peter Madsen, Joel Futterman

Read "Solo Piano: Greg Burk, Dave Frank, Peter Madsen, Joel Futterman" reviewed by Donald Elfman


Greg Burk The Way In 482 Music 2006 Dave Frank Ballads & Burners Self-Published 2007 Peter Madsen Prevue of Tomorrow Playscape 2006 Joel Futterman ...


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