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News: Event

Jazz Interlude 15th Anniversary - Roy Haynes, Bob Cranshaw, and Jeremy Pelt

October 16, 2008

Benefit Honors Agnes Gund and David Rockefeller, Jr., Co-Founders of MoMA's Friends of Education, And Trustees of the Museum WHAT: Jazz Interlude: Honoring Agnes Gund and David Rockefeller, Jr. WHEN: Tuesday, November 18, 2008 WHERE: The Museum of Modern Art 11 West 53 Street (between Fifth and Sixth ...

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News: Performance / Tour

Awkward Bill Rides Again Live @ ABC No Rio in NYC on October 19

October 15, 2008

Awkward Bill Rides Again at ABC No Rio NYC Sunday October 19, 2008 at 8.45pm / $5 Blaise Siwula - saxophone Lex Samu - trumpet Chris Welcome, Sten Hostfalt and Ken Silverman - guitars + more musicians T B A ...

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Article: Live Review

Live Guitars From New York: Lou Reed, Marc Ribot, Larry Coryell, Kenny Burrell, Elliott Sharp, James Blood Ulmer & Nels Cline

by Martin Longley
October 13, 2008

Lou Reed/John ZornLe Poisson Rouge September 2, 2008 John Zorn/Milford Graves/Marc Ribot Le Poisson Rouge September 4, 2008 One of these two John Zorn gigs cost more to enter than the other. One of them possibly featured a portion of its customers who might just ...

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Article: Album Review

Eri Yamamoto: Redwoods

by Marc Medwin
October 13, 2008

Eri Yamamoto’s pianism is quietly dignified and her approach to music making exudes introspection and beauty. Each note seems sculpted out of the silence surrounding it, making this latest trio disc a pleasure. Yamamoto can certainly play ‘out,’ but her subtle exploration of the symbiosis of mode and chord places her apart from the ...

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Article: Album Review

Gil Fuller with Dizzy Gillespie & James Moody: Gil Fuller & The Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra featuring Dizzy Gillespie/Night Flight

Read "Gil Fuller & The Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra featuring Dizzy Gillespie/Night Flight" reviewed by Graham L. Flanagan

by Graham L. Flanagan
October 13, 2008

Make a shortlist of your favorite, classic Dizzy Gillespie songs and the odds are that more than a few of them will share a connection to arranger Gil Fuller. Gillespie worked closely with Fuller during the height of his big band period in the mid to late ‘40s, resulting in numerous essential recordings. Their ...

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News: Event

Moogfest 2008 Honors Bob Moog, Features the Moog Guitar

October 12, 2008

New York, NY - Metropolitan Talent and In Touch Entertainment, in cooperation with Moog Music, Inc. presents Moogfest 2008, Monday, October 13 at the Hammerstein Grand Ballroom in New York City. A stellar lineup of top Moog users will gather for an evening of ground-shaking music to honor Bob Moog and commemorate his groundbreaking achievements. This ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Miya Masaoka: Unsquare & Koto Accordion

by Kurt Gottschalk
October 12, 2008

Maybe MondayUnsquareIntakt 2008 There are only a handful of koto players in the free improv world, but among them Miya Masaoka has set herself apart. Her qualities include a strong compositional sense, even when creating in the moment. It's something she shares with guitarist Fred Frith and saxophonist ...

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Article: Album Review

Ben Webster: Dig Ben!

Read "Dig Ben!" reviewed by Graham L. Flanagan

by Graham L. Flanagan
October 12, 2008

To have been young and Danish in the ‘60s! If you happened to live in Copenhagen during that period, then you had a strong chance of catching the great Ben Webster performing live in a random club, or perhaps on a radio broadcast. Webster sailed from New York to the Continent in 1964 and, ...

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Article: Album Review

Denman Maroney/Ned Rothenberg/ Reuben Radding/Michael Sarin: Gaga

by Marc Medwin
October 12, 2008

Denman Maroney is one of the most exciting pianists around today, just as Nuscope is one of the finest labels for creative music. The pairing is an excellent one on this offering from Maroney, reed player Ned Rothenberg, bassist Reuben Radding and drummer Michael Sarin, all musicians in top form in the service of ...

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Article: Album Review

Michael Bates: Clockwise

Read "Clockwise" reviewed by Wilbur MacKenzie

by Wilbur MacKenzie
October 12, 2008

On Sep. 17, 2008, bassist Michael Bates’ band Outside Sources took the stage for two sets at Cornelia Street Café to celebrate the release of Clockwise, proving itself to be a tight unit that reveled in richness, unpredictability, astounding technical ability and near-telepathic interaction. The press material surrounding the CD directly referz to pianoless ...