Results for "Tim Perkis"

Tim Perkis

Jon Raskin: Brötz Now!

by Glenn Astarita
March 2, 2026

Three improvisers from opposite sides of the Atlantic meet on Brötz Now!, a live recording that captures what can happen when experienced players value conversation over conquest. There is no sense of anyone trying to 'win' the set. Instead, the music unfolds as a shared inquiry, shaped moment by moment. Jon Raskin longtime member ...

Brötz Now!

By Jon Raskin

Label: Temescal Records 111
Released: 2025
Track listing: Gotaleden; Bohusleden; Vildmarksleden; Delsjöområdet; Vättlefjäll.

Lisa Mezzacappa: avantNOIR

by Nicola Negri
March 29, 2017

avantNOIR--an homage to the tradition of hard-boiled fiction and film noir? The imaginary soundtrack for an abstract crime novel? A reimagining of Fifties' jazz combos through the language of avant-garde? This new record by bassist Lisa Mezzacappa is all of the above and much, much more. Equally inspired by the hard-boiled novels of ...

Kyle Bruckmann: On Procedural Grounds

by Troy Collins
August 11, 2012

One of the most common methodologies embraced by the current generation of creative improvising musicians is polystylism--a seamlessly ingrained aesthetic sensibility that transcends the stylized post-modern dilettantism of earlier generations. Bay Area-based oboist Kyle Bruckmann has demonstrated the depth and breadth of this all-inclusive approach in myriad ways, from his art-damaged punk band Lozenge and genre-defying ...

Lisa Mezzacappa & Nightshade: Cosmic Rift

by Troy Collins
December 1, 2011

Since relocating to San Francisco ten years ago, Staten Island-born bassist Lisa Mezzacappa has established herself as a commanding presence in the vibrant West Coast scene. Mezzacappa's pliant bass lines have provided a stalwart foundation for some of the Bay Area's most dynamic projects, ranging from the visceral excursions of her riotous garage jazz band Bait ...

Luminous Axis

By Wadada Leo Smith

Label: Tzadik
Released: 2003
Track listing: Garden of the Heart; Perfect Essence; Radiant Light Gushing from the Sun; Night Splendor A Certain Moon Flow; Tango; Beauty; Fountain Inmortality; Garden of the Soul; Apples Dates and Pomegranates; Light Ginger Olives and Musk; Harp A Gleaming Sama; Fountain Lore; Camphor; Caravans of Winter and Summer 1515; The Traveler.

Five Solo Violin Improvisations

By Tim Perkis

Label: Farol
Released: 1995

Artificial Horizon: Music For New Software Instruments

By Tim Perkis

Label: Farol
Released: 1989