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News: Performance / Tour

New Haven's Firehouse 12 to Present the Tyshawn Sorey Quartet May 4th

New Haven's Firehouse 12 to Present the Tyshawn Sorey Quartet May 4th

On Friday, May 4th, Firehouse 12 will present two sets by drummer/composer Tyshawn Sorey's newest ensemble, the Tyshawn Sorey Quartet. This performance is one of two live dates the band will play in anticipation of recording its debut CD later in May for Firehouse 12 Records. Sorey's quartet, which will also perform as part of the ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Firehouse 12 to Present Matt Wilson's Arts & Crafts April 27th

Firehouse 12 to Present Matt Wilson's Arts & Crafts April 27th

On Friday, April 27th, New Haven's Firehouse 12 will present two sets by drummer/composer Matt Wilson's acclaimed quartet, Arts & Crafts. Wilson, who was recently named Rising Star Drummer in DownBeat's annual Critics Poll for the fourth consecutive year, performed in pianist Frank Kimbrough's trio at Firehouse 12 on March 23rd, and is currently on tour ...

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Article: Album Review

Fay Victor Ensemble: Cartwheels Through the Cosmos

Read "Cartwheels Through the Cosmos" reviewed by John Kelman


Sometimes first impressions can be deceiving. “Leap of Faith," the opening track on Fay Victor's Cartwheels Through the Cosmos, bursts out of the speakers, suggestion a hard-edged album filled with relentless energy when that's only part of the equation. The beauty of Victor, who's the absolute antithesis of polite vocal jazz, is her blending of soulful ...

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News: Recording

482 Music to Release Memorize the Sky's First Full-Length CD May 8th

482 Music to Release Memorize the Sky's First Full-Length CD May 8th

On May 8th, 482 Music will release Memorize The Sky (482-1053), the first full-length recording from the decade-old improvising collective of the same name, featuring saxophonist/clarinetist Matt Bauder, bassist Zach Wallace and percussionist Aaron Siegel. Often resembling electronic music despite being performed on acoustic instruments, these eight tracks were culled from over six hours of improvisations ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Firehouse 12 to Present the Taylor Ho Bynum Trio April 20th

Firehouse 12 to Present the Taylor Ho Bynum Trio April 20th

On Friday, April 20th, New York-based cornetist/composer Taylor Ho Bynum will perform at New Haven's Firehouse 12 with his trio featuring guitarist Mary Halvorson and drummer Tomas Fujiwara. Bynum, a co-founder of Firehouse 12's new record label, Firehouse 12 Records, is touring the Midwest and East Coast in April in support of his two new CDs, ...

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News: Performance / Tour

James Falzone to Celebrate New CD with Back-to-Back May Concerts in Chicago

James Falzone to Celebrate New CD with Back-to-Back May Concerts in Chicago

Clarinetist/composer James Falzone will perform back-to-back Chicago concerts in early May to celebrate the release of his new CD, The Sign And The Thing Signified (Allos Documents). Falzone, a Chicago native, will perform with his seven-piece ensemble, Allos Musica, at the Ossia Performance Space on May 5th at 8:00 p.m. and The Hungry Brain (presented by ...

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News: Performance / Tour

The Improvisation Pool to Bring Dutch Bassist Wilbert de Joode to Cambridge, MA in April

The Improvisation Pool to Bring Dutch Bassist Wilbert de Joode to Cambridge, MA in April

Saturday, April 7th at 8:00 p.m. The Improvisation Pool featuring Wilbert de Joode The Lily Pad 1353 Cambridge Street Cambridge, MA (Inman Square) Jorrit Dijkstra, alto sax, lyricon, and analog electronics; Ernst Karel, analog synth; Hillary Zipper, violin; Tanya Kalmanovitch, viola; James Coleman, theremin; Eric Rosenthal, ...

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Article: Album Review

Rob Reddy's Gift Horse: A Hundred Jumping Devils

Read "A Hundred Jumping Devils" reviewed by Elliott Simon


That rarefied air where the compositional arts--writing, music and painting--come together is the holy grail for which this release from soprano/alto saxophonist Rob Reddy's Gift Horse is searching. Using 15th Century cover art and inspiration from beat poet godfather William Carlos Williams, Gift Horse bemoans A Hundred Jumping Devils that get in the way of this ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Taylor Ho Bynum Trio Coming to Chicago's Velvet Lounge in April

Taylor Ho Bynum Trio Coming to Chicago's Velvet Lounge in April

Tuesday, April 17th at 9:00 p.m. Taylor Ho Bynum Trio with special guests Nicole Mitchell and Nate McBride Velvet Lounge 67 East Cermak Road in Chicago, IL Taylor Ho Bynum, cornet; Mary Halvorson, guitar; Tomas Fujiwara, drums; Nicole Mitchell, flutes; Nate McBride, bass On Tuesday, April ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Reddy Music Concert Series Presents Rob Reddy Quintet and Brandon Ross Intention April 28th

Reddy Music Concert Series Presents Rob Reddy Quintet and Brandon Ross Intention April 28th

Saturday, April 28th at 9:00 p.m. The Reddy Music Concert Series presents: Rob Reddy Quintet Brandon Ross Intention Jalopy Theater 315 Columbia Street in Brooklyn, NY Rob Reddy, alto and soprano saxophones; Charles Burnham, violin and mandolin; Jef Lee Johnson, guitars; Dom Richards, double ...


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