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Garden Of Gifts

By Kirk Knuffke

Label: 577 Records
Released: 2009
Track listing: In The Vernacular; Gratitude Time; Fall Expanded; Inner Void.

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Article: Live From New York

Jesse Stacken and Kurt KnuffkeCornelia Street CafeNew York, NY November 8, 2009When pianist Jesse Stacken and trumpeter Kirk Knuffke played Cornelia Street Café (Nov. 8th) to celebrate their SteepleChase duo release Mockingbird, they surveyed not only Monk and Ellington tunes--the album's focus--but also demanding works by Lennie Tristano and Charles ...

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Jesse Stacken / Kirk Knuffke: Mockingbird

Read "Mockingbird" reviewed by Martin Longley

by Martin Longley
November 15, 2009

This album's subtitle is The Music of Thelonious Monk & Duke Ellington, and it's refreshing to find the two pianist/composers united in a single conception, pointing out that they probably have more similarities than differences. This selection's other strong point (and this is all before its players even strike a note) is that the repertoire avoids ...

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Kirk Knuffke / Federico Ughi / Chris Welcome: Garden Of Gifts

Read "Garden Of Gifts" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
July 13, 2009

There are no signposts to direct towards great free improvisation recordings, because there are no scenic overlooks where it's possible to pull over and take a snapshot or buy a postcard before heading to the next tourist attraction. To take in a recording such as Garden Of Gifts, it's necessary to stand back and take in ...

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Big Wig

By Kirk Knuffke

Label: Clean Feed Records
Released: 2008
Track listing: Enough; The Same; Sustain1; Something's Always Change; Page 1 # 1; Sustain2; Normal; Charp; Repeat; Is Is; Big Wig; Truck.

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Bigwig

By Kirk Knuffke

Label: Clean Feed Records
Released: 2008
Track listing: Enough; The Same; Sustain1; Something's Always Change; Page 1 #1; Sustain2; Normal; Charp; Repeat; Is Is; Big Wig; Truck.

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Kirk Knuffke Quartet: Bigwig

Read "Bigwig" reviewed by Martin Longley

by Martin Longley
November 17, 2008

Trumpeter Kirk Knuffke has been living in Brooklyn for three years, originally hailing from Denver. Once arriving, he set about forming a trio, but then met up with trombonist Brian Drye and wisely decided to expand into quartet form. The combo's lineup is completed by bassist Reuben Radding and drummer Jeff Davis. As a debut disc ...

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Kirk Knuffke Quartet: Bigwig

Read "Bigwig" reviewed by AAJ Italy Staff

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 16, 2008

Davvero un esordio discografico notevole e significativo per il giovane Knuffke, trombettista originario di Detroit ma ormai da tre anni stabile a New York dove ha collaborato, tra gli altri, con Dave Douglas, con John Zorn, con varie orchestre di Butch Morris e con il gruppo del batterista Kenny Wollesen. Incuriosisce innanzitutto la formazione: un quartetto ...

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Kirk Knuffke Quartet: Big Wig

by Troy Collins
July 6, 2008

Since moving to New York in 2005 from his native Colorado, the young trumpet player Kirk Knuffke has performed with composer Butch Morris, singer-songwriter Josh Ritter and Downtown drummers Kenny Wollesen and Jeff Davis, among others. Knuffke initially sought out bassist Reuben Radding and drummer Jeff Davis as trio-mates, but a chance encounter with trombonist Brian ...