2014 HIGHLIGHTS
JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2014 ERIK FRIEDLANDER´s BONEBRIDGE BAND - Erik Friedlander/cello, Doug Wamble/guitar, Trevor Dunn/bass, Michael Sarin/drums Bonebridge is cellist Erik Friedlander's new band and it turns to the American South for inspiration. Taking a cue from his teenage passion for The Allman Brothers Band and Johnny Winter, Friedlander brought in slide-guitar player and Memphis native Doug Wamble to share the front line of this new quartet. The music is inspired by the chemistry between the cello and the slide guitar. NEW CD out in October 2013 SHANIR BLUMENKRANZ`ABRAXAS plays Masada Book Two Shanir Blumenkranz/Gimbri, bass, Aram Bajakian/guitar, Eyal Maoz/guitar, Kenny Grohowski/drums FEBRUARY / MARCH 2014 MOSTLY OTHER PEOPLE DO THE KILLING – „Slippery Rock“ Peter Evans/ trumpet, John Irabagon/ saxophones, Moppa Elliott/bass, Kevin Shea/drums. FEBRUARY 15 – 23 ONLY! "Terrorist Be-Bop Uber-Jass Ensemble" arising from deeply yawning chasms, mystic fluorescence throughout, calmness combined with a mysterious kind of moving" THE JAZZ PASSENGERS - Roy Nathanson/saxophones,vocals, Curtis Fowlkes/trombone, vocals, Sam Bardefled/violin, Bill Ware/vibes, vocals, Brad jones/b, backgruundvocals EJ Rodriguez/drums, percussion, backgroundvocals Atlantic Monthly states, "The Passengers are one of the few jazz bands that take risks and still remain highly entertaining. " RABBIT, RABBIT – Carla Kihlstedt/ violin, vocal, Matthias Bossi/ drums, percussion, piano, vocal Their songs are raw and beautiful, sparse and rich, lighthearted and full of pathos - bringing to life the small stories of unsung heroes... and almost always telling the truth. BB&C – TIM BERNE/saxophones, JIM BLACK/drums, computer , NELS CLINE/guitar, effects This trio sees music as storytelling in the midst of starkness, playfulness,lightning-fast changes, and clearly defined perspectives – from Harry Lachner MARCH / APRIL 2014 MEDESKI / MARTIN & WOOD – John Medeski/piano, organ, Chris Wood/bass, Billy Martin/ drums Focused, ecstatic and wildly improvisational, the trio of Medeski Martin & Wood is one of the most popular and vibrant instrumental ensembles of the last few decades. DON BYRON QUARTET – Don Byron/clarinet, tenor saxophone, Ed Simon/piano, Drew Gress/bass, John Betsch/drums As clarinetist, saxophonist, composer, arranger, and social critic, he redefines every genre of music he plays, be it classical, salsa, hip-hop, funk, rhythm & blues, klezmer, or any jazz style from swing and bop to cutting-edge downtown improvisation. BILL FRISELL BEAUTIFUL DREAMERS – Bill Frisell/guitars, Eyvind Kang/viola, Rudy Royston/drums SNOWY EGRET – Myra Melford/piano, Ron Miles/trumpet, Liberty Ellman/guitar, Stomu Takeishi/bass, Ted Poor/drums – MARCH ONLY! Snowy Egret is the evolution of one of Ms. Melford's earlier projects, Happy Whistlings, which she created in 2008 to perform a book of original music inspired by Uruguayan writer Eduardo Galeano's Memory of Fire Trilogy. In this latest incarnation, with all new personnel, the original pieces are further developed, rearranged and augmented with more recent compositions. DREW GRESS QUINTET 7 BLACK BUTTERFLIES - Drew Gress/bass, Tim Berne/reeds, Ralph Alessi/trumpet, Craig Taborn/piano, Tom Rainey/drums New album “ THE SKY INSIDE” out on Pirouet Records MOSTLY OTHER PEOPLE DO THE KILLING – „Slippery Rock“ Peter Evans/ trumpet, John Irabagon/ saxophones, Moppa Elliott/bass, Kevin Shea/drums. MARCH 20 - 30 ONLY! "Terrorist Be-Bop Uber-Jass Ensemble" arising from deeply yawning chasms, mystic fluorescence throughout, calmness combined with a mysterious kind of moving" ANCESTRAL GROOVE – DAVID KRAKAUER & THE MADNESS ORCHESTRA! – MARCH ONLY! David Krakauer/clarinet, SoCalled/sampler, Sheryl Bailey/guitar, Jerome Harris/guitar, Michael Sarin/drums Krakauer has constructed one of the best and tightest working bands in world music, the appropriately named Klezmer Madness! Add to all this, a love of funk, a respect for the Yiddish musical tradition and an awareness of social issues, and one can begin to get a sense of what a KM! performance can be like." -Elliott Simon, All About Jazz MARC RIBOT „CERAMIC DOG“ – Marc Ribot/guitars, Shazhad Ismaily/bass, electronics, percussion, Ches Smith/drums A free/punk/funk/experimental/psychedelic/post electronica collective. Marc Ribot's new power trio, filled out by the remarkable versatile rhythm team of bassist Shahzad Ismaily and drummer Ches Smith, is his rawest band in ages. OREGON - Ralph Towner/ guitars, piano,Paul McCandless/obeo, winds, Glen Moore/ bass, Mark Walker/drums At the core of an OREGON concert is a joyful embracing of adventure, a willingness by four virtuoso improvisers to expose their creative processes to an audience. Rooted in jazz, but drawing from musical wellsprings all around the world, the quartet aspires to transcend its sources and create compelling, new music with every performance. APRIL / MAY 2014 DAVID LIEBMAN - ELLERY ESKELIN QUARTET – Dave Liebman/saxophones, Ellery Eskelin/saxophones, Tony Marino/bass, Jim Black/drums. Featuring a two saxophone front line, this group traverses into the free jazz world with a definite grounding in the tradition. Drummer Jim Black is one of the greatest exponents of the new generation of jazz drummers who readily employ and integrate world and rock rhythms with a jazz mindset. The group has three records out on the Hatology Label: "Different But The Same", "Renewal" and “Non Sequiturs.” DAVE DOUGLAS& URI CAINE DUO – Dave Douglas /trumpet, Uri Caine/piano ELLIOT SHARP TERRAPLANE – Elliot Sharp/guitar, Tracie Morris/vocals, Dave Hofstra/bass, Don McKenzie/drums Given Elliott Sharp’s reputation as one of the founders of New York City's "Downtown scene," and a visionary composer & improviser in jazz, blues, world and classical genres, it is no surprise that his latest offering with Terraplane both harnesses the blues tradition and moves beyond it BEN GOLDBERG TRIO – Ben Goldberg/clarinet, Greg Cohen/bass, Kenny Wollesen/dr Over the last two decades the Bay Area´s Ben Goldberg has had few rivals as one of the most vibrant, flexible an d inventive clarinetists in jazz and improvised music. From his membership in the pan-stylistic collective Tin Hat to rigorous sideman work with pianist Myra Melford or guitarist Nels Cline, he´s able to adapt his playing perfectly to each given context without surrendering his personality as a tough sonic explorer. from Peter Margasak MAY / JUNE 2014 KRONOS - David Harrington/violin, John Sherba/violin, Hank Dutt/viola, Sunny Jungin Yang/cello - 40 YEARS of KRONOS! Synonymous with musical innovation, the Kronos Quartet is known for its unique artistic vision and fearless dedication to experimentation. MAY ONLY! GERI ALLEN MOTOWN & MOTOR CITY Inspirations - „ Grand River Crossings“ Geri Allen’s “Grand River Crossings” is an exquisitely beautiful collection comprised mostly of Motown gems The majestic tapestry that is Grand River Crossings, connects the rich essences of classic pop songs ranging from Motown to The Beatles, from Gerald Wilson to Roy Brooks, with Geri’s unlimited imagination striking uncharted territories at every turn, each idea seamlessly flowing into the next, embodying the very nature of the project’s title- interestingly revealed through history that it actually was a body of water. CARLA BLEY „TRIOS“ – Carla Bley/piano, Steve Swallow/bass, Andy Sheppard /saxophones Carla Bley´s music is readily recognizable with many tunes that have become modern jazz standards because of their combination of fine construction, accessibility and beauty. JUNE / JULY 2014 DAVE HOLLAND „PRISM“ – Dave Holland/bass, Craig Taborn/piano, keyboard, Kevin Eubanks/guitar, Eric Harland/drums JOHN SCOFIELD UBERJAM BAND John Scofield/ guitar, Avi Bortnick/ rhythm guitar, samples, Andy Hess/bass, Louis Cato/drums |
