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Article: Album Review

Michael Musillami: Fragile Forms

Read "Fragile Forms" reviewed by Troy Collins


Fragile Forms is the debut of Dialect, Michael Musillami's new all-star quartet. The undersung guitarist, well-known for his adventurous and highly consistent Playscape Recordings label, recruited an impressive array of talent for this session. Musillami's previous recording, 2005's muscular Dachau (Playscape), featured his core trio with a few invited guests, including pianist Peter Madsen, who also ...

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New Haven's Firehouse 12 To Present David Berkman Quartet October 6th

New Haven's Firehouse 12 To Present David Berkman Quartet October 6th

Friday, October 6th at 8:30 and 10:00 p.m. David Berkman Quartet Firehouse 12 45 Crown Street in New Haven, CT Tickets are $15 (opening set) and $10 (second set) Tickets and info are available online or at (203) 785-0468 David Berkman, piano/composer; Jimmy Greene, ...

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Carla Marciano 4tet at New Haven's Firehouse 12 on September 29th

Carla Marciano 4tet at New Haven's Firehouse 12 on September 29th

Friday, September 29th at 8:30 and 10:00 p.m. Carla Marciano 4tet Firehouse 12 45 Crown Street in New Haven, CT Tickets are $15 (opening set) and $10 (second set) Tickets and info are available at http://www.firehouse12.com or (203) 785-0468 Learn about Carla Marciano at ...

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News: Recording

New CD From Kyle Bruckmann's Wrack Coming in October on 482 Music

New CD From Kyle Bruckmann's Wrack Coming in October on 482 Music

On October 31st, 482 Music will release Intents & Purposes (482-1050), the new CD from Kyle Bruckmann's Wrack, featuring Bruckmann (oboe, English horn and suona), Jen Clare Paulson (viola), Jason Stein (bass clarinet), Anton Hatwich (bass) and Tim Daisy (percussion). Intents & Purposes documents Bruckmann's first visit to the Chicago scene since leaving for the Bay ...

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Article: Album Review

Thomas Chapin Trio: Ride

Read "Ride" reviewed by Jerry D'Souza


Thomas Chapin cast a giant shadow on this concert recorded at the North Sea Jazz Festival in 1995. Chapin brought bassist Mario Pavone and drummer Michael Sarin along--a stellar cast which delivered a stellar performance. Chapin, who passed away in 1998, had the imagination that took his compositions into different realms. He never let freedom get ...

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News: Recording

482 Music's Document Chicago Series Continues With Herculaneum's Orange Blossom

482 Music's Document Chicago Series Continues With Herculaneum's Orange Blossom

On October 17th, 482 Music will release Herculaneum's Orange Blossom (482 -1051), the 12th title in the label's ongoing Document Chicago series, which has been recording the latest generation of the city's illustrious creative music scene for the past four years. Founded in 2002, Herculaneum mixes creative improvisation with diverse influences such as 20th Century avant-garde ...

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Matthew Shipp Opens Firehouse 12's Fall 2006 Season on September 22nd

Matthew Shipp Opens Firehouse 12's Fall 2006 Season on September 22nd

Friday, September 22nd at 8:30 and 10 p.m. Matthew Shipp Firehouse 12 45 Crown Street in New Haven, CT Tickets are $15 (opening set) and $10 (second set) Tickets are available online or by phone at (203) 785-0468 New Haven's Firehouse 12 will launch ...

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Article: Album Review

Jeremy Udden: Torchsongs

Read "Torchsongs" reviewed by Terrell Kent Holmes


Saxophonist Jeremy Udden brought his sextet to Cornelia Street Café recently in support of his debut disc, Torchsongs, comprised mostly of his originals that blend straight-ahead themes laced with jazz/rock influences. Udden displayed a soft yet sure touch on alto (he plays soprano on the disc, too, but didn't pick up the second horn at the ...

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Article: Interview

Dave Rempis: Communication, Improvisation and No Screwing Around

Read "Dave Rempis: Communication, Improvisation and No Screwing Around" reviewed by Paul Olson


Saxophonist Dave Rempis embodies all of the best qualities of the Chicago improvisational music scene: he's a gifted but disciplined player who knows his instruments inside and out; he's a fearless, imaginative improviser; and he uncomplainingly works his ass off.Although he also plays tenor and baritone saxophones, Rempis is best known as an altoist. ...

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Article: Live From New York

August 2006

Read "August 2006" reviewed by AAJ Staff


Brooklyn's best-kept secret right now is the Center for Improvisational Music (CIM), which featured drummer Dan Weiss (Jul. 8th) in a trio setting with pianist Jacob Sacks and bassist Thomas Morgan. Sacks and Weiss are in fact co-leaders, bringing equal amounts of original material to the bandstand. Their CIM set began peacefully, with Sacks' adaptation of ...


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