$35
2012 Winter Jazzfest
w/ David Murray's Cuban Ensemble , John Medeski , Vijay Iyer Trio , Cindy Blackman-Santana's "Another Lifetime" , Bernie Worrell Orchestra , Miguel Zenon , The Nels Cline Singers , Jenny Scheinman's Mischief & Mayhem , Big Sam’s Funky Nation , Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog , Marco Benevento , Ravi Coltrane , DJ Spinna and many more
w/ David Murray's Cuban Ensemble , John Medeski , Vijay Iyer Trio , Cindy Blackman-Santana's "Another Lifetime" , Bernie Worrell Orchestra , Miguel Zenon , The Nels Cline Singers , Jenny Scheinman's Mischief & Mayhem , Big Sam’s Funky Nation , Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog , Marco Benevento , Ravi Coltrane , DJ Spinna and many more
Fri., January 06, 2012 / 5:00 PM
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Winter Jazzfest 2012 artists:
Adam Rudolph's Moving Pictures
Allison Miller's BOOM TIC BOOM
Amanda Monaco's Deathblow
Andy Milne's Dapp Theory
Ayelet Rose Gottlieb w/ Ethel and Satoshi Takeishi
Ben Allison w/ Strings
Ben Williams & Sound Effect
Bernie Worrell Orchestra
Big Sam's Funky Nation
Burnt Sugar the Akestra Chamber
Chris Morrissey w/ Aaron Parks, Mark Guiliana, Ben Wendel, Nir Felder
Cindy Blackman-Santana's Another Lifetime
Curtis Hasselbring's New Mellow Edwards
David Murray's Cuban Ensemble
DJ Spinna
Dominick Farinacci
ERIMAJ
Fabian Almazan & Strings
Gilad Hekselman 4tet w/ Mark Turner, Joe Martin, Marcus Gilmore
Gregoire Maret
Herculaneum
Jason Ajemian's Highlife
JD Walter
Jenny Scheinman's Mischief & Mayhem
Jerseyband
Jesse Fischer & Soul Cycle feat special guest Casey Benjamin
Joel Harrison String Choir: The Music of Paul Motian
John Medeski solo
Julian Lage Group
Justin Brown Group
Lakecia Benjamin and Soul Squad
Laurence Hobgood
Lionel Loueke
Lucy Woodward
Malika Zarra
Marc Cary's Cosmic Indigenous w/ special guest Igmar Thomas
Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog
Marco Benevento solo
Marika Hughes & Bottom Heavy
Mark Guiliana / Zach Danziger duo
Matt Wilson Quartet + strings
Michael Blake's Hellbent
Miguel Zenon
Mostly Other People Do The Killing
Nels Cline Singers
NY Gypsy All Stars
Pete Robbins / Simon Jermyn / Oscar Noriega / Ches Smith
Rudresh Mahanthappa
Shahzad Ismaily, Ches Smith, Mat Maneri
Sharel Cassity
Sifter w/ Matt Wilson, Mary Halvorson, Kirk Knuffke
Sketchy Black Dog
Sofia Rei
Stephan Crump's Rosetta Trio
Steve Lehman Trio
Steven Bernstein's MTO plays Sly
Taylor Eigsti
Tyshawn Sorey Obliquei
Vijay Iyer Trio
Wallace Roney Band
Will Calhoun Ensemble w/ Donald Harrison
+ more to be announced!
For information on schedule and full line up, visit winterjazzfest.com/
Single Day Pass: $35
Two Day Pass: $45
This is a general admission, standing event.
Adam Rudolph's Moving Pictures
Allison Miller's BOOM TIC BOOM
Amanda Monaco's Deathblow
Andy Milne's Dapp Theory
Ayelet Rose Gottlieb w/ Ethel and Satoshi Takeishi
Ben Allison w/ Strings
Ben Williams & Sound Effect
Bernie Worrell Orchestra
Big Sam's Funky Nation
Burnt Sugar the Akestra Chamber
Chris Morrissey w/ Aaron Parks, Mark Guiliana, Ben Wendel, Nir Felder
Cindy Blackman-Santana's Another Lifetime
Curtis Hasselbring's New Mellow Edwards
David Murray's Cuban Ensemble
DJ Spinna
Dominick Farinacci
ERIMAJ
Fabian Almazan & Strings
Gilad Hekselman 4tet w/ Mark Turner, Joe Martin, Marcus Gilmore
Gregoire Maret
Herculaneum
Jason Ajemian's Highlife
JD Walter
Jenny Scheinman's Mischief & Mayhem
Jerseyband
Jesse Fischer & Soul Cycle feat special guest Casey Benjamin
Joel Harrison String Choir: The Music of Paul Motian
John Medeski solo
Julian Lage Group
Justin Brown Group
Lakecia Benjamin and Soul Squad
Laurence Hobgood
Lionel Loueke
Lucy Woodward
Malika Zarra
Marc Cary's Cosmic Indigenous w/ special guest Igmar Thomas
Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog
Marco Benevento solo
Marika Hughes & Bottom Heavy
Mark Guiliana / Zach Danziger duo
Matt Wilson Quartet + strings
Michael Blake's Hellbent
Miguel Zenon
Mostly Other People Do The Killing
Nels Cline Singers
NY Gypsy All Stars
Pete Robbins / Simon Jermyn / Oscar Noriega / Ches Smith
Rudresh Mahanthappa
Shahzad Ismaily, Ches Smith, Mat Maneri
Sharel Cassity
Sifter w/ Matt Wilson, Mary Halvorson, Kirk Knuffke
Sketchy Black Dog
Sofia Rei
Stephan Crump's Rosetta Trio
Steve Lehman Trio
Steven Bernstein's MTO plays Sly
Taylor Eigsti
Tyshawn Sorey Obliquei
Vijay Iyer Trio
Wallace Roney Band
Will Calhoun Ensemble w/ Donald Harrison
+ more to be announced!
For information on schedule and full line up, visit winterjazzfest.com/
Single Day Pass: $35
Two Day Pass: $45
This is a general admission, standing event.
Artists
2012 Winter Jazzfest
The 2012 NYC WINTER JAZZFEST will feature over 60 different jazz groups during the Arts Presenters (APAP) conference. Similar to past years the festival will provide an opportunity for artists to showcase in front of presenters, promoters, talent buyers, educators, musicians and avid fans. Over 5000 arts professionals will be in New York City for the annual Association of Performing Arts Presenters (APAP) conference from January 6-10. As there will be hundreds of showcases scheduled throughout the weekend around the city both at the Hilton Hotel and in alternative venues, Winter Jazzfest offers APAP conference attendees, and the general public, the opportunity to experience the best of today's new live jazz and experimental music in club venue settings. Once famed as the focal point of New York City's rich jazz and live music scene, Bleecker Street and the Village provide for an ideal festival experience with jazz and experimental music groups performing all night at five of the neighborhood's esteemed venues within close proximity of each other. On this night the 2012 NYC WINTER JAZZFEST will continue to redeem the rich jazz heritage of the Village and again will bring jazz fans back to Bleecker Street. The 2012 NYC WINTER JAZZFEST includes over 60 of today’s most interesting jazz groups from New York, Brooklyn, Chicago, Los Angeles, New Orleans, Switzerland, Israel, Cuba, Morocco, Turkey, and Italy.
David Murray's Cuban Ensemble
David Murray, tenor sax / Antonio Zamora, alto sax / Jay Rodriguez, tenor sax / Dennis Yuri Hernandez, Trumpet / Shareef Clayton, Trumpet / Terry Greene II, trombone / Eddy Mauricio Herrera Tamayo, piano / Edgar Pantoja Aleman, drums / Jaribu Shahid, bass / Yusnier Sanchez Bustamante, percussions
Over the course of four decades, the saxophonist, composer and bandleader David Murray has created a body of work remarkable for its magnitude (over 150 albums), importance (a Grammy Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Bird Award, a Danish Jazz Bar Prize, etc.) and breadth (co-founding iconic bands such as the World Saxophone Quartet, and performing with everyone from the Grateful Dead to the Gwo Ka Masters of Guadeloupe to The Roots).
The album is based on two recordings that were as improbable 50 years ago as Murray’s excavation of them is today. Released in 1958 and 1962, respectively, Cole Español and More Cole en Español found Cole singing melodies from Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Brazil and Argentina:Osvaldo Farrés’s “Quizás, quizás, quizás,” Richard Egues’s “El bodeguero,” and Bobby Capo’s “Piel canela,” to name a wide-ranging few. On his album, otherwise comprised of covers (of covers), Murray includes one original, which is also a Cole tribute, entitled “Black Nat.”
Murray’s approach to the material was similarly committed to authenticity. To play his new arrangements, Murray assembled some of the best Cuban musicians and formed the 10-piece David Murray Cuban Ensemble. After performing together for several months, the group recorded in Buenos Aires. To the big band, Murray added an equally sizable string section: 11 members of the Sinfonieta of Sines, which he recorded in Portugal. The tango singer Daniel Melingo, the tango revivalist and Pedro Almodóvar collaborator, contributes to four tracks, while the bandoneón player Juanjo Mosalini performs on one.
Over the course of four decades, the saxophonist, composer and bandleader David Murray has created a body of work remarkable for its magnitude (over 150 albums), importance (a Grammy Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Bird Award, a Danish Jazz Bar Prize, etc.) and breadth (co-founding iconic bands such as the World Saxophone Quartet, and performing with everyone from the Grateful Dead to the Gwo Ka Masters of Guadeloupe to The Roots).
The album is based on two recordings that were as improbable 50 years ago as Murray’s excavation of them is today. Released in 1958 and 1962, respectively, Cole Español and More Cole en Español found Cole singing melodies from Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico, Brazil and Argentina:Osvaldo Farrés’s “Quizás, quizás, quizás,” Richard Egues’s “El bodeguero,” and Bobby Capo’s “Piel canela,” to name a wide-ranging few. On his album, otherwise comprised of covers (of covers), Murray includes one original, which is also a Cole tribute, entitled “Black Nat.”
Murray’s approach to the material was similarly committed to authenticity. To play his new arrangements, Murray assembled some of the best Cuban musicians and formed the 10-piece David Murray Cuban Ensemble. After performing together for several months, the group recorded in Buenos Aires. To the big band, Murray added an equally sizable string section: 11 members of the Sinfonieta of Sines, which he recorded in Portugal. The tango singer Daniel Melingo, the tango revivalist and Pedro Almodóvar collaborator, contributes to four tracks, while the bandoneón player Juanjo Mosalini performs on one.
John Medeski
John Medeski's mother taught him to read before he even started school, and his father taught him to play blues and jazz standards on the piano before he learned to walk. So it is only fitting that today John is completely dedicated to the piano, cross-pollinating diverse musical disciplines, and immersed in inventive musical conversation.
John may be best known as one-third of Medeski Martin & Wood, but his full body of work goes far beyond that ground-breaking trio.
As of late, John can be found performing solo piano recitals, where he explores classical music, lounge songs, and jazz standards in intimate concert venues such as the Chicago Symphony Center and New York City's Merkin Hall, in addition to select dates in Mexico City and Guadalajara.
John may be best known as one-third of Medeski Martin & Wood, but his full body of work goes far beyond that ground-breaking trio.
As of late, John can be found performing solo piano recitals, where he explores classical music, lounge songs, and jazz standards in intimate concert venues such as the Chicago Symphony Center and New York City's Merkin Hall, in addition to select dates in Mexico City and Guadalajara.
Vijay Iyer Trio
Composer-pianist VIJAY IYER is one of today’s most acclaimed and respected young American jazz artists. He received the Musician of the Year award in the 2010 Jazz Journalists Association Jazz Awards, the 2010 Echo Award (the “German Grammy”) for best international ensemble with his trio, and the Downbeat Critics Poll for #1 rising star small ensemble of the year. His latest recordings on the ACT label include Solo, released in August 2010, and his trio album Historicity, which was named the #1 jazz album of 2009 by The New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Los Angeles Times, National Public Radio, the annual Village Voice jazz critics poll, and the Downbeat International Critics Poll. In the past decade, Iyer has won the Downbeat Poll in multiple categories, the JJA Jazz Award for Up & Coming Musician of the Year, the CalArts Alpert Award in the Arts, the New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship, and numerous composer commissions.
Iyer has also composed orchestral and chamber works; scored for film, theater, radio and television; collaborated with poets and choreographers; and joined forces with artists in hip-hop, rock, experimental, electronic, and Indian classical music. He has performed and recorded with Steve Coleman, Rudresh Mahanthappa, Mike Ladd, Roscoe Mitchell, Wadada Leo Smith, Amiri Baraka, Amina Claudine Myers, Butch Morris, Oliver Lake, dead prez, Karsh Kale, Talvin Singh, Imani Uzuri, Craig Taborn, and DJ Spooky, among others. He teaches at Manhattan School of Music, New York University, The New School, and School for Improvisational Music. His writings appear in Music Perception, Journal of Consciousness Studies, Current Musicology, JazzTimes, Wire, The Guardian, and the anthologies Uptown Conversation, Sound Unbound, Arcana IV, and The Best Writing on Mathematics: 2010.
For more info: www.vijay-iyer.com
Listen:http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2010/06/16/127891865/hear-a-new-song-from-vijay-iyer-s-upcoming-solo-album
For more info: www.vijay-iyer.com
Listen:http://www.npr.org/blogs/ablogsupreme/2010/06/16/127891865/hear-a-new-song-from-vijay-iyer-s-upcoming-solo-album
Cindy Blackman-Santana's "Another Lifetime"
Miles Davis called him a "little genius" and "the fire, the creative
spark" of his '60s quintet, which arguably featured the best rhythm
section jazz has ever known. The rhythmic instigator was Tony
Williams-only a teenager when he joined the group-who went on to become
one of the greatest drummers-if not the greatest-of all time. When he
tragically died at the age of 51 in 1997 in the midst of continuing to
speed ahead with new compositional projects, he left in his wake a
drummer who counted him an invaluable mentor and close friend whose
career has been a testament to Williams' legacy. Cindy Blackman is not
only one of contemporary music's most creative drummers but also a
passionate witness to the role model Williams provided to her. In her
first recording as a leader since 2005's double CD Music for the New
Millennium, Blackman pays homage to the Jazz-Rock legend with Another
Lifetime (Four Quarters Entertainment), a tour de force collection of
many of Williams' songs from his seminal group Lifetime, which he helmed
from 1969-1976.
"It's true that this album celebrates him, but really this is only a documentation of the recording sessions that make up Another Lifetime," says Blackman, a top-drawer jazz drummer whose resume also includes a lengthy association with rocker Lenny Kravitz (1993-2004, 2005-2007). "Tony's impact was so great on me that I celebrate him every day of my life. Every time I think about music, I celebrate Tony because I celebrate that level of virtuosity. I'm here to let it be known what that man created and how in his drumming he carried the entire history of all the great jazz drummers. He was an incredibly schooled drummer who set up the direction for me. When I first heard him, I knew that's how I wanted it to go for me. I remember thinking I've got to get to that. Celebrating Tony is not just one day or one album, but it's a way of living, a way of being-creative, spontaneous, thoughtful and diligent in pushing the envelope."
"It's true that this album celebrates him, but really this is only a documentation of the recording sessions that make up Another Lifetime," says Blackman, a top-drawer jazz drummer whose resume also includes a lengthy association with rocker Lenny Kravitz (1993-2004, 2005-2007). "Tony's impact was so great on me that I celebrate him every day of my life. Every time I think about music, I celebrate Tony because I celebrate that level of virtuosity. I'm here to let it be known what that man created and how in his drumming he carried the entire history of all the great jazz drummers. He was an incredibly schooled drummer who set up the direction for me. When I first heard him, I knew that's how I wanted it to go for me. I remember thinking I've got to get to that. Celebrating Tony is not just one day or one album, but it's a way of living, a way of being-creative, spontaneous, thoughtful and diligent in pushing the envelope."
Bernie Worrell Orchestra
Kyle Cadena, guitar / Andrew Kimball, guitar / Scott Hogan, bass / Glen Fittin, percussion / Shlomi Cohen, alto sax / Ofer Assaf, tenor sax / Justin Mullens, trumpet / Karl Latham, drums / Evan Taylor, drums
Bernie Worrell: How many artists can say they were in on the ground floor of an honest-to-Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame supergroup, all while inventing a completely original and uncanny sound and, in the ensuing years, building a legendary reputation as one of the most versatile hired guns in the music business? True funkateers know the history. From the fat Minimoog bass lines of “Flash Light” and “One Nation Under A Groove” to the percussive piano runs of “Chocolate City” and “Give Up the Funk,” Bernie Worrell is synonymous with the legacy of Parliament-Funkadelic; in fact, he’s one of the originators of the psychedelic funk sound, having written and co-produced the lion’s share of the music going back to Funkadelic’s formative years, with an eclectic ear for everything from Chopin to the Chi-Lites.
These days the terms “living legend” or “funk icon” really don’t come close to doing him justice. “Funk iconoclast” is probably more apt, considering the breadth of Worrell’s contributions to seminal albums outside the P-Funk canon—including Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense and Public Image Ltd’s Album, to name two of the more monolithic examples. Keith Richards, Yoko Ono, Bootsy Collins, Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker, Mos Def, Sly & Robbie, Deee-Lite, Bill Laswell and many more have recruited him in the studio and on tour—all for his versatility, vision and feverish creativity whenever he gets his hands on a keyboard.
June, 2011 saw the release of "Bernie Worrell: Standards" -- Bernie's take on jazz standards -- precipitating the decision by Worrell and co-producer, Evan Taylor to "take the show on the road". The Bernie Worrell Orchestra performs with a nine piece band consisting of two guitarists, two drummers, bass, percussion and a three piece horn section that performs songs from this album but also songs from Bernie's vast repertoire. The enthusiastic response from fellow musicians means you just don't know who will show up to join the BWO on stage!!!!
Bernie Worrell: How many artists can say they were in on the ground floor of an honest-to-Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame supergroup, all while inventing a completely original and uncanny sound and, in the ensuing years, building a legendary reputation as one of the most versatile hired guns in the music business? True funkateers know the history. From the fat Minimoog bass lines of “Flash Light” and “One Nation Under A Groove” to the percussive piano runs of “Chocolate City” and “Give Up the Funk,” Bernie Worrell is synonymous with the legacy of Parliament-Funkadelic; in fact, he’s one of the originators of the psychedelic funk sound, having written and co-produced the lion’s share of the music going back to Funkadelic’s formative years, with an eclectic ear for everything from Chopin to the Chi-Lites.
These days the terms “living legend” or “funk icon” really don’t come close to doing him justice. “Funk iconoclast” is probably more apt, considering the breadth of Worrell’s contributions to seminal albums outside the P-Funk canon—including Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense and Public Image Ltd’s Album, to name two of the more monolithic examples. Keith Richards, Yoko Ono, Bootsy Collins, Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker, Mos Def, Sly & Robbie, Deee-Lite, Bill Laswell and many more have recruited him in the studio and on tour—all for his versatility, vision and feverish creativity whenever he gets his hands on a keyboard.
June, 2011 saw the release of "Bernie Worrell: Standards" -- Bernie's take on jazz standards -- precipitating the decision by Worrell and co-producer, Evan Taylor to "take the show on the road". The Bernie Worrell Orchestra performs with a nine piece band consisting of two guitarists, two drummers, bass, percussion and a three piece horn section that performs songs from this album but also songs from Bernie's vast repertoire. The enthusiastic response from fellow musicians means you just don't know who will show up to join the BWO on stage!!!!
Miguel Zenon
Miguel Zenon, alto saxophone / Luis Perdomo, piano / Hans Glawischnig, bass / Henry Cole, drums
Grammy Nominee and Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellow Miguel Zenón was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. There, he studied classical saxophone at the famed Escuela Libre de Musica. Although Zenón was exposed to jazz while in high school, it wasn’t until he began his studies at the Berklee School of Music that his formal jazz training began. After graduating from Berklee, Zenón received a scholarship to attend Manhattan School of Music and in 2001, he received a Masters in Saxophone Performance. The distinguished list of educators he has studied with include: Angel Marrero, Leslie Lopez, Rafael Martinez, Danilo Perez, Dick Oatts, Dave Liebman, George Garzone and Bill Pierce.
In his relatively short, but rather illustrious career, Zenón has performed and/or recorded with a quite a diverse array of artists including: Charlie Haden, David Sanchez, The Village Vanguard Orchestra, Bobby Hutcherson, Bob Moses and Mozamba, The Either Orchestra, Guillermo Klein y Los Guachos, The Mingus Big Band, Jerry Gonzalez & The Fort Apache Band, Ray Barretto, and Steve Coleman, among others.
Esta Plena, his latest release as a leader, creates a bridge between elements of "Jazz Music" and "Plena Music" from Puerto Rico. It was unanimously heralded as one of the best Jazz releases of 2009 by publications such as The Village Voice, The Chicago Tribune, The Philadelphia Enquire and Jazz Times, as well receiving a 5 Stars review on the heralded Downbeat Magazine. It also received two Grammy Nominations, for "Best Latin Jazz Album" and "Best Improvised Jazz Solo", and a Latin Grammy Nomination for "Best Latin Jazz Album".
In addition to touring extensively throughout the US and Europe and Latin America with his quartet, Zenón has made teaching a priority in his professional career. In 2003, as part of the Kennedy Center’s Jazz Ambassador’s Program, Zenón’s quartet was selected to teach and perform throughout West Africa.
Grammy Nominee and Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellow Miguel Zenón was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. There, he studied classical saxophone at the famed Escuela Libre de Musica. Although Zenón was exposed to jazz while in high school, it wasn’t until he began his studies at the Berklee School of Music that his formal jazz training began. After graduating from Berklee, Zenón received a scholarship to attend Manhattan School of Music and in 2001, he received a Masters in Saxophone Performance. The distinguished list of educators he has studied with include: Angel Marrero, Leslie Lopez, Rafael Martinez, Danilo Perez, Dick Oatts, Dave Liebman, George Garzone and Bill Pierce.
In his relatively short, but rather illustrious career, Zenón has performed and/or recorded with a quite a diverse array of artists including: Charlie Haden, David Sanchez, The Village Vanguard Orchestra, Bobby Hutcherson, Bob Moses and Mozamba, The Either Orchestra, Guillermo Klein y Los Guachos, The Mingus Big Band, Jerry Gonzalez & The Fort Apache Band, Ray Barretto, and Steve Coleman, among others.
Esta Plena, his latest release as a leader, creates a bridge between elements of "Jazz Music" and "Plena Music" from Puerto Rico. It was unanimously heralded as one of the best Jazz releases of 2009 by publications such as The Village Voice, The Chicago Tribune, The Philadelphia Enquire and Jazz Times, as well receiving a 5 Stars review on the heralded Downbeat Magazine. It also received two Grammy Nominations, for "Best Latin Jazz Album" and "Best Improvised Jazz Solo", and a Latin Grammy Nomination for "Best Latin Jazz Album".
In addition to touring extensively throughout the US and Europe and Latin America with his quartet, Zenón has made teaching a priority in his professional career. In 2003, as part of the Kennedy Center’s Jazz Ambassador’s Program, Zenón’s quartet was selected to teach and perform throughout West Africa.
The Nels Cline Singers
Since their formation in California nearly a decade ago, The Nels Cline Singers have performed throughout the world and released three albums on Cryptogramophone Records: "Instrumentals" in 2002, "The Giant Pin" in 2004 and "Draw Breath" in 2007. Performing original compositions by Cline, the band’s musical expression benefits from important contributions by both Amendola and Hoff, and it ranges moment to moment from delicate lyricism to sonic abstractions to skull-crunching flights of fancy. Their fourth album, "Initiate" is set for release in Spring 2010 on Cryptogramophone Records and juxtaposes the band's first live recording with a collection of new studio tracks.
Jenny Scheinman's Mischief & Mayhem
Jenny Scheinman, violin / Nels Cline, guitar / Trevor Dunn, bass / Jim Black, drums
The luminous aspects of the violinist’s songbook take a backseat when she leads this wonderfully frenzied outfit. Nels Cline’s cyclone guitar work is often up front, but the music’s architecture demands full participation from all, so drummer Jim Black’s pummels and bassist Todd Sickafoose’s tub-thumping are crucial. Neat trick: even Scheinman’s most menacing squalls have a bit of romance to them.
- Jim Macnie for the Village Voice
The luminous aspects of the violinist’s songbook take a backseat when she leads this wonderfully frenzied outfit. Nels Cline’s cyclone guitar work is often up front, but the music’s architecture demands full participation from all, so drummer Jim Black’s pummels and bassist Todd Sickafoose’s tub-thumping are crucial. Neat trick: even Scheinman’s most menacing squalls have a bit of romance to them.
- Jim Macnie for the Village Voice
Big Sam’s Funky Nation
Big Sam's Funky Nation have established their presence on the forefront of the New Orleans music scene. Trombone powerhouse and band leader "Big Sam" Williams, formerly of the Dirty Dozen Brass Band, has been celebrated as "the top man on the slide trombone in the birthplace of jazz" by the San Francisco Chronicle and the band has been touted for consistently "bringing a straight raw party" by Jambase. 2010 has been a busy year for The Nation, with two European tours (France and Greece), a recurring role in the new HBO original series "Treme", and a busy US touring schedule including festivals such as the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Bonnaroo Arts & Music Festival, South by Southwest, Doheney Blues Festival and Gathering of the Vibes. For 2011, BSFN does not intend to slow down. The momentum BSFN has recently accumulated will only continue to grow off of the successful release of their fourth and most prolific album to date, King Of The Party. Be on the lookout for BSFN's masterful blend of a rock, with an improv-style associated with jazz and a horn-heavy front section that's the hallmark of funk. The energy level is always high voltage when BSFN takes the stage.
Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog
A free/punk/funk/experimental/psychedelic/post electronica collective, Ceramic Dog features Marc Ribot (cubanos postizos, john zorn, tom waits, etc etc), plus two of the best young players on the new york/california underground improv/experimental rock scene, Shahzad Ismaily - bass/electronics (Will Oldham, Secret Chiefs 3, Jolie Holland, 2 Foot Yard) and Ches Smith - drums (Xiu Xiu, Good for Cows, Secret Chiefs 3)
"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." (TimeOut NY)
"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." (TimeOut NY)
Marco Benevento
For an exhilarating glimpse into the future of rock piano, look no further than Marco Benevento. A melodically inventive musical adventurer who artfully employs pedals, amplifiers, circuit-bent toys and sundry effects around his acoustic piano set-up, Benevento has forged a fascinating repertoire of songs, including both wildly original compositions and renditions of those by the likes of Leonard Cohen, Pink Floyd and My Morning Jacket. Benevento first came to national attention with the experimental electric rock influenced Benevento-Russo Duo for which he partnered with drummer Joe Russo. Together they brought a bracing jolt of improvisation into settings like Lollapalooza, Fuji Rock and Bonnaroo. On his own Benevento has collaborated with the likes of Matt Chamberlain, Trey Anastasio and Mark Eitzel, while also holding down keys in the bands Garage A Trois and Surprise Me Mr. Davis. Benevento’s primary focus is his trio with which he's released three critically acclaimed solo albums that have led to a number of prestigious appearances, including Carnegie Hall, Montreal Jazz Festival and Celebrate Brooklyn. In 2009, he also partnered in Royal Potato Family, an internationally distributed record label that features a growing catalog of releases. Benevento is currently touring in support of his latest LP, 'Between The Needles & Nightfall,' while working on material for his fourth studio album due in 2012.
Photos by Michael Benevento
Photos by Michael Benevento
Ravi Coltrane
DJ Spinna
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Jane Grenier B.
"Saying the 'it' that needs to be said." Socially relevent psychedelic spoken word artist Jane Grenier B. has emerged on the scene in 2010 to standing ovations at the Vision Festival, the Bowery Poetry Club, Blue Stockings Book Store, NYC In Gardens, and The Stone. She is half of the ZenBeatz duo and has also performed with such luminaries as Steve Dalachinsky, Charles Gayle, Yuko Otomo.
Jay Rosen-
Jay Rosen was born in 1961 in Philadelphia. His family moved to Long Island, N.Y. in 1964. Jay's musical interest took shape from recorded music that was played around the house as well as two aunts and a brother that were all musicians. Musical vibrations affected Jay in deep, profound ways. Jay began music lessons at age eight on guitar and then piano. However, after seeing (and hearing) Tony Williams (with Sonny Rollins) at Carnegie Hall in 1971, Jay switched to the drums exclusively.
Upon hearing Charlie Parker and John Coltrane at the age of 13, Jay decided to pursue jazz as a serious course of study. Jay has studied with Barry Altschul, Kenwood Dennard, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, and Joe Morello among others. Jay has been an active member of the New York jazz scene since 1990. Since then he has been deeply involved in the creative improvised and new music scenes in New York City and beyond.
John Lee-
Bassist, composer, educator and producer, John was born June 28th, 1952 in Boston, Massachusetts. The son of a Methodist minister, John's earliest musical impressions were formed in church and through listening to his father's extensive jazz record collection. After graduating from Overbrook High School in Philadelphia, John enrolled at the Philadelphia Musical Academy in 1970. During this period he began appearing in New York City, working with the bands of Carlos Garnett, Joe Henderson and Pharoah Sanders.
"Saying the 'it' that needs to be said." Socially relevent psychedelic spoken word artist Jane Grenier B. has emerged on the scene in 2010 to standing ovations at the Vision Festival, the Bowery Poetry Club, Blue Stockings Book Store, NYC In Gardens, and The Stone. She is half of the ZenBeatz duo and has also performed with such luminaries as Steve Dalachinsky, Charles Gayle, Yuko Otomo.
Jay Rosen-
Jay Rosen was born in 1961 in Philadelphia. His family moved to Long Island, N.Y. in 1964. Jay's musical interest took shape from recorded music that was played around the house as well as two aunts and a brother that were all musicians. Musical vibrations affected Jay in deep, profound ways. Jay began music lessons at age eight on guitar and then piano. However, after seeing (and hearing) Tony Williams (with Sonny Rollins) at Carnegie Hall in 1971, Jay switched to the drums exclusively.
Upon hearing Charlie Parker and John Coltrane at the age of 13, Jay decided to pursue jazz as a serious course of study. Jay has studied with Barry Altschul, Kenwood Dennard, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, and Joe Morello among others. Jay has been an active member of the New York jazz scene since 1990. Since then he has been deeply involved in the creative improvised and new music scenes in New York City and beyond.
John Lee-
Bassist, composer, educator and producer, John was born June 28th, 1952 in Boston, Massachusetts. The son of a Methodist minister, John's earliest musical impressions were formed in church and through listening to his father's extensive jazz record collection. After graduating from Overbrook High School in Philadelphia, John enrolled at the Philadelphia Musical Academy in 1970. During this period he began appearing in New York City, working with the bands of Carlos Garnett, Joe Henderson and Pharoah Sanders.