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Article: Album Review

Jo-Yu Chen: Obsession

Read "Obsession" reviewed by Dan Bilawsky

by Dan Bilawsky
March 28, 2012

Japanese musicians get most of the ink when jazz sights turn to Asian-born wonders, but pianist Jo-Yu Chen is proof that Taiwan has its fair share of homegrown talent. Chen has been making waves over the past few years, self-releasing her Sam Yahel-produced debut, joining the fold as a Steinway Artist and, most recently, signing with ...

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Article: Interview

Armen Donelian: Consummate Musician

by R.J. DeLuke
March 5, 2012

Consistency of excellence is an extraordinary thing in music--particularly improvised music, where taking chances, however satisfying, can be risky. The daredevil on the tightrope might amaze onlookers. But he also might fall.61 year-old pianist Armen Donelian, a New York City native who now lives in upstate New York but who has traveled the globe ...

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Article: Interview

Steve Coleman: Symbols and Language

by Ian Patterson
February 20, 2012

Saxophonist Steve Coleman's The Mancy of Sound (Pi Recordings, 2011) was one of the records of 2011. Thematically and structurally challenging on the one hand, dynamic and funky on the other, the music's contrasts reflect Coleman's view of the world, in all its complexity and simplicity. Coleman's fierce intellect carries simple logic, wrapped in many-layered waves ...

Article: Live Review

NYC Winter Jazzfest, Day 2: January 7, 2012

by Daniel Lehner
January 19, 2012

Day 1 | Day 22012 NYC Winter Jazzfest, Day 2New York, NYJanuary 7, 2012 Gregoire Maret The harmonica, like the accordion and other free reed aerophones, doesn't come with as much built-in room for expression as other wind instruments, which is what makes Gregoire Maret's playing so unique. For ...

Article: Album Review

Steve Coleman and Five Elements: The Mancy of Sound

Read "The Mancy of Sound" reviewed by Ian Patterson

by Ian Patterson
January 6, 2012

Although alto saxophonist Steve Coleman's conceptual approach to composition has grown increasingly adventurous, high-brow or esoteric, depending on your viewpoint--with lunar phases and the Yoruba of West Africa's philosophical system providing inspiration here--The Mancy of Sound merely represents Coleman's relationship to the world, which is the font of most music of worth. Retaining the same musicians ...

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Oblique-I

By Tyshawn Sorey

Label: Firehouse 12 Records
Released: 2011

News: Music Industry

John Escreet Trio @ The Rubin Museum - December 2nd, 2011

November 23, 2011

Friday December 2, 2011 @ 7:00 PM $18.00 in advance / $20.00 day of Member Price: $16.20 John Escreet—piano John Hébert—bass Tyshawn Sorey—drums Since moving to New York in 2006,John Escreet has had a powerful impact, and has emerged as one of the most creative and original pianists on the music scene there. He is highly ...

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Article: Album Review

John Escreet: Exception To The Rule

Read "Exception To The Rule" reviewed by Mark Corroto

by Mark Corroto
November 14, 2011

The highest compliment that might be paid to pianist John Escreet is that he has a restless mind. It is not that the music on Exception To The Rule is troubled or uptight; it's just that his modus operandi is one of extreme opposites. He composes tight counterpoint and swift changing intervals for his bands to ...

News: Festival

October 5th thru 8th, the Tri-Centric Foundation presents a 4-day festival "Energies, Ideas, Intuitions: The Tri-Centric Music of Anthony Braxton" at Roulette's new venue

September 30, 2011

This is the most comprehensive portrait of Anthony Braxton ever presented in the United States, with Braxton himself performing or conducting every night, leading a total of 60+ musicians. There will be world and U.S. premieres every evening. Prior to the event, we have released a FREE special sampler CD of Braxton's works, spanning over 3 ...

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Article: Live From New York

Ches Smith, Tyshawn Sorey & Roy Haynes

by Martin Longley
September 21, 2011

Ches Smith & These Arches The Stone August 30, 2011 John Zorn's Stone was pretty much sold out for this single set by drummer Ches Smith's five-piece band. That's 74 folks crammed into a thankfully air-conditioned zone. The reason that the normally silenced A/C was allowed to thrum is ...