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Original Silence: The Second Original Silence
by A. Henkin
There a certain amount of irony in calling a group Original Silence that brings together members of The Thing, Sonic Youth, ZU and The Ex. Mats Gustafsson (baritone sax, live electronics), Thurston Moore (guitar), Jim O'Rourke (electronica), Terrie X (guitar), Massimo Pupillo (electric bass) and Paal Nilssen-Love (drums) threaten the sound barrier just by being in ...
Actress Natasha Richardson Dead at 45, After Ski Accident
One function of celebrity is to alert the rest of us to hard truths, to teach us the lessons of love and grief. Among these is the cruelest jest of fate: a child's death that precedes his or her parents. That instructive obscenity slammed home today with the death of Natasha Richardson, a distinguished British actress ...
Seamus Blake Quartet Release Double CD Set Live in Italy
Hailing from the hotbed of New York City’s jazz scene can never hurt the chances of a musician getting some attention, especially if that musician plays like Seamus Blake. Blake is recognized as one of the finest and most creative young players in jazz and with the release of the double album set Live in Italy, ...
Anne Brown, Soprano Who Was Gershwin's Bess, is Dead at 96
Anne Brown, a penetratingly pure soprano who literally put the Bess in “Porgy and Bess” by inspiring George Gershwin to expand the character’s part in a folk opera that was originally to be called “Porgy,” died Friday in Oslo. She was 96. Her daughter Paula Schjelderup announced the death. “Porgy and Bess” burst onto the American ...
Prana Trio Returns to NY: Ancient Poetry and Jazz
Korean jazz singer sensation, Sunny Kim, returns to NY with Prana Trio, an elastic, electric, quest for intoxication, combining animalistic grooves with ancient, sacred poetry in a dreamlike setting, to promote their recent release Pranam (Circavision). Prana Trio: Sunny Kim (KR) - Voice Matt Aronoff (US) - Bass Brian Adler ...
March 25 Swing Concert with Vince Giordano
Blue Rhythm Fantasy: The Music of Chappie Willet At 7:30pm on Wednesday, March 25, John Wriggle will present Vince Giordano & His (Augmented) Nighthawk Orchestra in performance at the City University of New York Graduate Center's Elebash Recital Hall. The program features the jazz big band music of composer and arranger Francis “Chappie" Willet (1907-1976), one ...
Pianist Hiromi Kasuga Releases "New York Callin'"
Hiromi Kasuga releases New York Calling CD in the United States. New York Calling is a mix of mostly original compositions and unique arrangements of a few Jazz standards. There's also a special touch from a 1970 classic movie theme originally composed by Henry Mancini. In her latest work Hiromi explains: “New York calls me to ...
Pure Jazz Radio New Saturday Lineup...
Many thanks to the thousands of people, from all over the world, who have joined us at Pure Jazz Radio. Thanks to all who have participated in our “Partners in Jazz" promotion. Again, for providing a link or advertisement, on your site or newsletter, for “Pure Jazz Radio" we will list you as a “Partner ...
Rick Dellaratta and Jazz for Peace to Perform Special Benefit for Peacejam
On Sunday, March 22, 2009 at 11:30AM, New York-based and internationally acclaimed jazz pianist, vocalist and composer Rick DellaRatta, will perform first Gala Concert Event to raise funds for our Jazz for Peace Mission. The benefit will take place at New York Historical Museum located at 170 Central Park West in Manhattan, NY. This event is ...
John Zorn, Cindy Blackman, Dhafer Youssef, Jon Hassell, The Necks & Kenny Werner
by Martin Longley
John Zorn Abrons Arts Center February 7, 2009 This is getting to be a habit, as composer and alto saxophonist John Zorn erects his tent at the Abrons Arts Center once more, for two weekend shows, both of them merging older material with fresh compositions, presented by two of his ...
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