7/4 Posted February 20, 2009 Report Posted February 20, 2009 Which makes me wonder why Denardo doesn't appear on more sessions that aren't hosted by his father, since his (present) percussion style is idiosyncratic and versatile enough to fit, I think, into a variety of contexts. Same here. I'd think everyone would want to play with him too. Quote
randyhersom Posted February 24, 2009 Report Posted February 24, 2009 clifford_thornton's reply to my question on a thread about Guiseppe Logan's return to playing alerted me to Alipio C Neto, Aram Shelton and Matt Bauder and a bit of emusicing later, I have heard all three and been back for seconds on Alipio C Neto. Strong stuff, full of passion but never out of control. I'm also a fan of James Finn's Ginkgo Leaf releases and would like to hear the two early dates of his I haven't heard yet. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted February 26, 2009 Report Posted February 26, 2009 Is Finn on the scene any more? I haven't heard his name in ages. Nate D did a nice interview with him over at Paris Transatlantic. Also listening to a lot of Mary Halvorson these days. I never thought I'd be saying this about a composer of "funny rat" music, but damn! Quote
Nate Dorward Posted February 27, 2009 Report Posted February 27, 2009 (edited) Yeah, no reply to the last two or three emails I sent to James Finn. Very puzzling how the guy was virtually unknown for so many years, then surfaced suddenly, then vanished again. I highly recommend Great Spirit on Not Two if you haven't got it--it's his only release with a piano on it, & it's great. When we last talked he was talking about working with Matt Shipp & Craig Taborn, & about doing an album of jazz standards as a piano duet. Edited February 27, 2009 by Nate Dorward Quote
king ubu Posted February 27, 2009 Report Posted February 27, 2009 There's a story on Andrew Cyrille in the latest Wire - haven't read it yet (it's by that Andy Hamilton I think), but I thought it might interest some of you! Quote
clifford_thornton Posted February 27, 2009 Report Posted February 27, 2009 New Jim McAuley on Drip is SICK... Tks Nate for hipping me to his work! Quote
clifford_thornton Posted February 27, 2009 Report Posted February 27, 2009 A piano-Finn disc in the style of Flanagan/Monterose would be very hip, by the way. Hope he finds his way back to making recordings again. Quote
randyhersom Posted February 27, 2009 Report Posted February 27, 2009 Loving what I've heard so far of The Ultimate Frog. Stylistically, it's closer to Ralph Towner on ECM than Brotzmann on Okka. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted February 27, 2009 Report Posted February 27, 2009 Interesting point tho his use of craggy extended technique puts him into another camp altogether - sort of hybridized Incus and Takoma if you axe me... Quote
Chalupa Posted February 27, 2009 Report Posted February 27, 2009 There's a story on Andrew Cyrille in the latest Wire - haven't read it yet (it's by that Andy Hamilton I think), but I thought it might interest some of you! Oh thanks for the reminder. It has been sitting on my "to read" pile for the past two weeks. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted February 27, 2009 Report Posted February 27, 2009 Any thoughts on the new Auricle discs that Hemingway has put out? Duos with Butcher and Lehn? Quote
Chalupa Posted March 9, 2009 Report Posted March 9, 2009 Here's a feature on Ars Nova Workshop from WHYY...... http://whyy.org/cms/news/2009/03/06/experi...iladelphia/3824 Christman founded Ars Nova Workshop in 2000. The nonprofit group organizes performances of old and new experimental music. In the coming months, he’ll be creating a record label to get the performances from the past decade out to the wider world of jazz lovers. Check out this list of past performances!!!! http://arsnovaworkshop.com/frame_archive.html Quote
Nate Dorward Posted March 9, 2009 Report Posted March 9, 2009 Just talked with Jim McAuley on the phone last night (first time we'd been in touch since the new year)--was pleased to hear that there's an Acoustic Guitar Trio disc coming out from Long Song Records. I've heard a CDR of it--it's a live date called Vignes, a very strong performance. Reports on the Gerry Hemingway discs are very good but I haven't heard them myself yet. The earlier Butcher/Hemingway disc on Red Toucan was a big disappointment because it was recorded too early in their partnership, during a rather strange period in Hemingway's career (circa Songs), but I gather the new one is several cuts above. Quote
Alexander Hawkins Posted March 19, 2009 Report Posted March 19, 2009 (although with bass rather than guitar!)...am recording with this group for Bo'Weavil tomorrow (fortunately a B3 rather than this keyboard, excellent though it is!). Featuring the phenomenal rhythm section of Steve Noble John Edwards - always a real privilege to play with (has anyone checked out their trio records on Bo'Weavil with, respectively, Alex Ward and Alan Wilkinson?) Quote
Nate Dorward Posted March 19, 2009 Report Posted March 19, 2009 Hey! that's great to see! Yes, I know Bo'Weavil's output well--in fact, I put a track from the Ward/Edwards/Noble disc on my latest BFT ("The Persuaders"). Judging from what I've heard so far the label seems to have an interesting free-but-groovy aesthetic that I like a lot. -- Not a lot of avantish organ trios come to mind, though (even if it's tune-based) Michiel Braam's Wurli Trio might be one (& then there's Wayne Peet...). Quote
Alexander Hawkins Posted March 19, 2009 Report Posted March 19, 2009 Thanks for that tip-off Nate - I must check out the Braam...I like what I've heard of his stuff! Quote
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted March 20, 2009 Report Posted March 20, 2009 this guys commin to do a show by me soon, should i not go see him, or really really really not go see him? Quote
clifford_thornton Posted March 20, 2009 Report Posted March 20, 2009 this guys commin to do a show by me soon, should i not go see him, or really really really not go see him? I can't advise you, chewy, because you didn't approve my facebook friend request. Quote
Nate Dorward Posted March 20, 2009 Report Posted March 20, 2009 Who's coming? Braam? Alex Hawkins? Quote
king ubu Posted March 20, 2009 Report Posted March 20, 2009 Bik Bent Braam played here two weeks ago... I missed it, but I'll try and catch the Sun Ra Arkestra on saturday! Will have to check out Mr. Hawkins' videos at home, yt is blocked here... Quote
Chalupa Posted March 27, 2009 Report Posted March 27, 2009 From the new DMG newsletter..... Shoji Hano's own new label Heart Lord! PETER BROTZMANN/SHOJI HANO - Funny Rat/S 2 (Heart Lord; Japan) Funny Rat/S1 was released on the IMJ [improvised Music Japn] label - an amazing rave-up. More intensity is found here on S2! CD $25 PETER BROTZMANN/SHOJI HANO - Funny Rat/S 3 (Heart Lord; Japan) [please note: our full order of this one did not arrive, so you may be back-oredered on it for a short time] CD $25 SHOJI HANO - Drums (Heart Lord; Japan) Drums in this case means a slightly non-standard kit of bass drum,two tom-toms, two cymbals and a hi-hat. No snare, the drum that usually sits at the heart of a kit. Deprived of its crisp articulations, Hano relies much more on toms and hi-hat than would normally be the case,producing a sound that owes more to rock music than jazz. Having said that his approach is far from monolithia, and technically he's light years ahead of all but the best rock drummers -and,for that matter jazz drummers too. Of the five pieces on Drums, "Improvisation3", which features cymbals,and "Improvisation4", which initially draws sounds out of near silence, are the tracks, I'll most often return to , but drummers will marvel at everything he does. - Brian Marley, Wire CD $25 Quote
randyhersom Posted July 22, 2010 Report Posted July 22, 2010 (edited) Free and Lovely Five gentle and lyrical favorites from avant leaning artists John Carter Bobby Bradford Quartet - Abstractions for Three Lovers from Flight for Four Sonny Simmons - Things and Beings from Burning Spirits John Coltrane - Welcome from Kulu Se Mama Archie Shepp - There is a Balm in Gilead from Blase Walt Dickerson - Universal Peace from Peace Edited July 22, 2010 by randyhersom Quote
clifford_thornton Posted May 11, 2011 Report Posted May 11, 2011 Funny, I just watched Austin's New Music Co-Op perform some wonderful Dreyblatt music a few weeks ago. Quote
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