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Marcel and Beyond the Sun Helps Celebrate 25th Year of Free Summer Jazz Concerts
The Shoreline Arts Alliance continues its 25+ year history of bringing free outdoor summer entertainment to the Guilford Green, Guilford, Connecticut. On July 5th at 6:30pm Marcel & Beyond the Sun, presented by the Shoreline Arts Alliance, will be bringing smooth jazz to Guilford. Performing from their new CD “Black Coffee" they plan will help celebrate ...
Firehouse 12 to Present Ben Allison & Man Size Safe May 29th
On Friday, May 29th, New Haven's Firehouse 12 will present acclaimed bassist/composer, and New Haven native, Ben Allison, with his newest ensemble, Man Size Safe, as part of the venue's ongoing 2009 Spring Jazz Series. The band, which takes its name from a secret storage vault in former Vice President Dick Cheney's office, mixes joyous exuberance ...
Firehouse 12 to Present the James Carney Group May 15th
On Friday, May 15th, New Haven's Firehouse 12 will present a two-set performance by Brooklyn-based pianist/composer James Carney and his longstanding working ensemble, the James Carney Group. Carney and the band, which features trumpeter Ralph Alessi, trombonist Josh Roseman, bassist Chris Lightcap and drummer Mark Ferber, will preview segments of his new virtual film score, Ways ...
Firehouse 12 to Present the Peter Brotzmann/Nasheet Waits Duo May 8th
On Friday, May 8th, New Haven's Firehouse 12 will present the duo of legendary German multi-instrumentalist Peter Brotzmann and acclaimed New York-based drummer Nasheet Waits. Part of Brotzmann's 12-stop spring tour of America, this two-set performance will feature all spontaneously improvised music blending the artists' diverse backgrounds and musical points of view. Brotzmann is a self-taught ...
Firehouse 12 to Present the Michael Attias Quintet May 1st
On Friday, May 1st, New York-based saxophonist/composer Michael Attias will make his Firehouse 12 debut as part of the venue's ongoing 2009 Spring Jazz Series. Fresh off a two-week stint performing his original live electronic score for the Yale Repertory Theater's production of Dostoevsky's “Notes From The Underground" in late March and early April, Attias will ...
Firehouse 12 to Present the Noah Preminger Quartet April 24th
On Friday, April 24th, Firehouse 12 will present a two-set performance by tenor saxophonist/composer Noah Preminger and his quartet. The Hartford native and widely acclaimed wunderkind is on the road building on the success of his 2008 debut, Dry Bridge Road (Nowt Records), which earned Best Debut of the Year honors in the prestigious Village Voice ...
Firehouse 12 to Present the George Colligan Trio April 10th
On Friday, April 10th, Firehouse 12 will present a two-set performance by New York-based pianist/composer George Colligan and his trio featuring bassist Josh Ginsburg and drummer E.J. Strickland. Colligan, who is known to critics as “an advanced jazz pianist and composer who has done high-ranking work as a sideman and a leader" (David R. Adler, All ...
Julian Lage One-Stop Hub for Avant-Garde Jazz
JULIAN LAGE, a fastidious young guitarist, waited for the applause to subside before bantering with his audience at Firehouse 12 last Friday night. He and his band were playing songs from Sounding Point (Emarcy), his brand-new debut; the next piece, he said, had to do with exploring sound in a physical space, responding to the feeling ...
Firehouse 12 to Present the Jimmy Greene Quartet March 27th
On Friday, March 27th, New Haven's Firehouse 12 will present a two-set performance by saxophonist and Hartford native Jimmy Greene's five year-old working quartet. The group, featuring pianist Danny Grissett, bassist Luques Curtis and drummer Ralph Peterson, is on tour celebrating Greene's forthcoming April release, Mission Statement (RazDaz Recordz/Sunnyside). “Greene is without doubt one of the ...
Firehouse 12 to Present the Julian Lage Goup
On Friday, March 20th, New Haven's Firehouse 12 will launch its 2009 Spring Jazz Series with a two-set performance by the Julian Lage Group. Led by Boston-based guitarist/composer Julian Lage, this ambitious young quintet will be on tour celebrating the March release of his debut recording, Sounding Point, on the storied jazz label, EmArcy Records. The ...
