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Mary Halvorson: Saturn Sings
by Chris May
The arrival of a new star in the jazz guitar cosmos, and the chance it offers to wrest a little more of the instrument back from the smooth and fusion apes, is always something to celebrate. The emergence of Brooklyn-based Mary Halvorson, who debuted as a bandleader in 2008 with Dragon's Head (Firehouse 12 Records), has ...
Tomas Fujiwara & The Hook Up: Actionspeak
by Mark Corroto
Actionspeak, by drummer Tomas Fujiwara & The Hook Up, operates as an updated take on Miles Davis' 1960s quintet idea. As a working band, the combination of Fujiwara with bassist Danton Boller, trumpeter Jonathan Finlayson, guitarist Mary Halvorson and saxophonist Brian Settles presents musical entertainment, more than intellectual device, while advancing the ideology of jazz as ...
Anthony Braxton / Jerry Hemmingway: Old Dogs
by Mark Corroto
It is very difficult to separate the music of saxophonist Anthony Braxton and percussionist Gerry Hemingway from the actual experience of listening to four-disc, four-plus hour Old Dogs (2007). Each disc represents a morning or afternoon's work, recorded at Wesleyan University in early August, 2007, requiring almost complete immersion--letting go each moment, as it passes. There ...
Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet to Open Firehouse 12's 2010 Fall Jazz Series September 10th
On Friday, September 10th, Firehouse 12 will open its 2010 Fall Jazz Series with a two-set performance by acclaimed cornetist/composer Taylor Ho Bynum's primary ensemble, the Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet. This special event, which also marks the launch of Bynum's two-week Acoustic Bicycle Tour across New England, focuses on a brand new book of music made ...
Taylor Ho Bynum's Acoustic Bicycle Tour Begins September 10th
One month from tonight, cornetist/composer Taylor Ho Bynum will embark on his Acoustic Bicycle Tour, a two-week, carbon-neutral concert tour of New England that celebrates both the interconnectedness of the region's creative arts communities and alternative ways of thinking about our world. The first stop will be the opening concert in Firehouse 12's 2010 Fall Jazz ...
Taylor Ho Bynum to Introduce Revamped Sextet in August
This August, cornetist/composer Taylor Ho Bynum will unveil the latest incarnation of his five year-old working ensemble, the Taylor Ho Bynum Sextet, when he and the group hit the road to perform a brand new book of music. These pieces are made possible with support from Chamber Music America's 2010 New Jazz Works: Commissioning and Ensemble ...
The Jazz Session #178: Taylor Ho Bynum
Cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum has his fingers in so many pies, he should open a bakery. In addition to his recent CD Madeleine Dreams (Firehouse 12 Records, 2009) with his band SpiderMonkey Strings, hes also on a new duo CD, Stepwise (Not Two Records, 2010), with drummer Tomas Fujiwara. And hes helping run the Tri-Centric Foundation, ...
Chamber Music America Announces $443,000 in Grants to Ensembles and Presenters
CMA announces $443,000 in grants to ensembles and presenters Twenty-six U.S.-based ensembles and presenters to receive support New York, NY -- Chamber Music America (CMA), celebrating its 33rd year of service to ensemble music professionals, announced today the recipients of 26 grants supporting new works and community-based residencies. CMA will distribute $443,000 to ensembles and presenters ...
Satoko Fujii at the Vortex, London
by John Sharpe
Satoko Fujii and Natsuki Tamura The Vortex London 12 April 2010 When considering marital harmony, the Roman poet Ovid got it right. He said “If you would marry suitably, marry your equal." And that balanced union is exactly what the husband-and-wife team of Satoko Fujii and Natsuki Tamura has ...
Taylor Ho Bynum & Tomas Fujiwara: Stepwise
by John Sharpe
Taylor Ho Bynum is one of the most inventive and exciting trumpeters of his generation. Well known for his association with such seminal figures as Anthony Braxton, Cecil Taylor and Bill Dixon, he is also building a substantial body of work in his own right. Stepwise is his second duet with drummer and longtime ally Tomas ...
