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Daniel Studer:
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Presented in two sonic rendering, one for stereo playback and a binaural mix for headophones, this exceptional 2021 chamber jazz string performance at Kunstraum Walcheturm in Zurich displays spectacular technique and concentration, from the quintet of Daniel Studer (double bass), Harald Kimmig (violin), Frantz Loriot (viola), Alfred Zimmerlin (violoncello) and Philip Zoubek (piano). ... Click to View


Eric Dolphy:
At The Five Spot To Iron Man, Revisited (ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)

Restoring two essential albums from alto saxophonist Eric Dolphy: first his '61 live album at NYC's Five Spot in a quintet with Booker Little, Mal Waldron, Richard Davis & Ed Blackwell; then his '63 studio sessions in varying configurations with Clifford Jordan, Woody Shaw, Sonny Simmons, Prince Lasha, Bobby Hutcherson, Eddie Kahn Richard Davis, Garvin Bushell & J.C. Moses. ... Click to View


Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane:
1957, Revisited (ezz-thetics by Hat Hut Records Ltd)

A transformative experience for John Coltrane, whose 1957 studio sessions with pianist Thelonious Monk, recorded after Monk's residency at the Five Spot, came at a transitional point for the iconic tenor saxophonist, expanding his knowledge of harmonic structure and refining his approach to soloing; with Coleman Hawkins, Art Blakey, Gigi Gryce, Ray Copeland, Wilbur Ware and Shadow Wilson. ... Click to View


Ballister (Rempis / Lonberg-Holm / Nilssen-Love):
Smash And Grab (Aerophonic)

"Smash", "Even More Smashing" and "Grab" sums up the intense energy that the Ballister trio brought to their 2022 performance at Elastic Arts in Chicago as part of the Catalytic Sound Festival, impelled by Paul Nilssen-Love's powerful drumming and Fred Lonberg-Holm's demanding cello work, with Dave Rempis roaring on alto, tenor and baritone saxophones; wow! ... Click to View


Ballister (Rempis / Lonberg-Holm / Nilssen-Love):
Smash And Grab [VINYL] (Aerophonic)

"Smash", "Even More Smashing" and "Grab" sums up the intense energy that the Ballister trio brought to their 2022 performance at Elastic Arts in Chicago as part of the Catalytic Sound Festival, impelled by Paul Nilssen-Love's powerful drumming and Fred Lonberg-Holm's demanding cello work, with Dave Rempis roaring on alto, tenor and baritone saxophones; wow! ... Click to View


John Zorn (Frisell / Riley / Lage):
Nothing Is As Real As Nothing (Tzadik)

The completion of John Zorn's second trilogy of albums performed by the extraordinarily masterful acoustic guitar trio of Bill Frisell, Gyan Riley and Julian Lage, here performing six intricate and lyrically graceful compositions dedicated to literary visionary Samuel Beckett; uniquely packaged in a clear imprinted sleeve. ... Click to View


Suspensao:
Serendipity (Creative Sources)

A fortuitous 2015 concert from the lowercase chamber/ea-improv octet Suspensão, captured live at Ler Devagar Bookstore in Lisbon from Ernesto Rodrigues (viola & harp), Guilherme Rodrigues (cello), Nuno Torres (alto sax), Eduardo Chagas (trombone), Antonio Chaparreiro (guitar), Rodrigo Pinheiro (piano & melodica), Miguel Mira (bass), Carlos Santos (electronics) and Jose Oliveira (percussion). ... Click to View


Akira Sakata / Toshimaru Nakamura / Raiga Hayashi:
Kinjo no Tabibito (Meenna)

A wild live improvisation at Apollo, in Shimokitazawa, Tokyo from legendary Japanese reedist Akira Sakata on alto sax and clarinet, Raiga Hayashi on drums, and Toshimaru Nakamura on no-input mixing board, the latter adding unusual electronic elements to otherwise characteristically energetic free jazz from the Tokyo scene, making this a wonderfully unique album. ... Click to View


Patrick Shiroishi :
I Was Too Young To Hear Silence [VINYL] (American Dreams Records)

Using the resonance of the parking garage under the Jazz Cat in Monterey Park, California, Japanese-American multi-instrumentalist Patrick Shiroishi recorded nine solo improvisations, interacting with the environmental sound and reverberant ambiance through contemplative, curious and explosive moments, at times augmenting his saxophone with the metallic notes of a glockenspiel. ... Click to View


Susan Alcorn / Septeto del Sur:
Canto (Relative Pitch)

Recording in Maria Pinto, Chile, steel guitarist Susan Alcorn combines Chilean folk and nueva cancion with free improvisation and contemporary classical in an expansive set of 5 original compositions and a group arrangement of the Victor Jara's "El Derecho de Vivir en Paz", the achingly beautiful themes paying tribute to the victims of Augusto Pinochet's regime. ... Click to View


Mia Dyberg Trio (w / Thomsen / Forchhammer):
Timestretch (Clean Feed)

Danish alto saxophonist Mia Dyberg's Trio with drummer Simon Forchhammer and Norwegian double bassist living in Denmark, Asger Thomsen, following their 2018 William S. Burroughs-inspired Clean Feed release with a solid collection of original compostions and solo improvisations from Dyberg; a well-balanced and diverse set of creative jazz expression. ... Click to View


Miha Gantar:
Amsterdam [5 CD BOX SET] (Clean Feed)

The second box set from Slovenia-born pianist Miha Gantar, named for his adopted city of Amsterdam, through five CDs presenting the many aspects of chamber-oriented, refined jazz that he composes and improvises around, with one CD each of trio and quartet settings, a CD of duos with Michael Moore, an extended solo improvisation, and a dual piano work. ... Click to View


Eclectic Maybe Band:
Bars Without Measures (Discus)

Creating structured works from real time improvisations, Guy Seger's (Univers Zero) large ensemble of absolutely impressive players breaks down to smaller grouping to record the layers of each piece, which Seger then uses as raw material for each finished piece, as elements of rock, jazz, composed, and experimental forms merge into accomplished and engaging compositions. ... Click to View


Tony Buck / Mark Nauseef:
Mongrels (Relative Pitch)

Using a wide assortment of guitars (electric, baritone, arch top acoustic, bass) + monochord, waterphone & zulu bells, Necks drummer and multi-instrumentalist Tony Buck joins with percussionist Mark Nauseef performing on bells and gongs for seven exotic improvisations rich in overtones, microtonal movement, ringing harmonics and hybrid motion. ... Click to View


Jack Wright:
What Is What (Relative Pitch)

Improviser, influencer and world traveler performing with exceptional players in interesting situations, saxophonist Jack Wright is heard in four solo improvisations that support the description of his wide vocabulary on the horn: "leaping pitches, punchy, precise timing, sharp and intrusive multiphonics, surprising gaps of silence, and obscene animalistic sounds". ... Click to View


Rodrigo Pinheiro / Pedro Carneiro:
Kinetic Etudes (Phonogram Unit)

Six permutations on motion from the Kinetic duo of Portuguese pianist Rodrigo Pinheiro (Red Trio) and Pedro Carneiro performing on marimba with quarter tone extension, the duo emerging from "shadows and resonance" and ending with "inertia and collision", as they explore the interactions of keys and percussion in improvisations executed with the precision of composed music. ... Click to View


Claman / Rodrigues / Rodrigues / Tallone:
Three Shadows (Creative Sources)

Berlin recordings from the lowercase chamber improvising string quartet of New Zealand violinist Sarah Claman, Portuguese violist Ernesto Rodrigues and cellist son based in Berlin, Guilherme Rodrigues, with Swiss sound artist Caroline Cecilia Tallone on electroacoustic hurdy gurdy & amplified objects, exploring three shadow aspects of "Umbra", "Penumbra" and "Antumbra". ... Click to View


Benjamin Vergara / Amanda Irarrazabal:
Ultimo Sosiego (577 Records)

Influenced by the landscapes and sonic profiles of Chile's extreme southern territory, Chilean trumpeter Benjamin Vergara (Relincha Festival of Experimental Music) and double bassist Amanda Irarrazabal alliterate and reflect through a series of four improvisations coaxing texture and melody in their dialogs through tremendous technique and concentration. ... Click to View


Jessica Pavone:
Clamor [VINYL] (Out Of Your Head Records)

With a septet of women improvisers and contemporary performers, composer and violinist Jessica Pavone's long-form collective improv compositions are titled after innovations made by women throughout history to circumvent obstructions to their freedoms, revealed through string and bassoon orchestration that balances harmony, dissonance, drone and disruptive experimentation. ... Click to View


Paul Dunmalll (Dunmall / Kinch / Cole / Mwamba / Kane / Drake):
Bright Light A Joyous Celebration (Discus)

Recalling his Sun Quartet album, UK saxophonist Paul Dunmall's new sextet pivots off the jubilant rhythm section of drummer Hamid Drake, double bassist Dave Kane and vibraphonist Corey Mwamba, with three saxophonists--Dunmall on tenor & c-soprano saxophones, Xhosa Cole on tenor and Soweto Kinch on alto & tenor saxophones--in a truly joyful bright celebration of free flowing jazz. ... Click to View


John Butcher / Pat Thomas / Dominic Lash / Steve Noble:
Fathom [COLORED VINYL] (577 Records)

The debut for UK saxophonist John Butcher on 577 Records is this exemplary 2021 live recording at Cafe OTO in London by the quartet of Butcher on tenor and soprano saxophones, Pat Thomas on piano, Dominic Lash on double bass and Steve Noble on drums, four of the UK's leading free improvisers demonstrating their prodigious abilities in concentrated conversation. ... Click to View


Ned Rothenberg (w / Courvoisier / Halvorson / Fujiwara):
Crossings Four (Clean Feed)

Crossing styles, generations and approaches to improvisations, multi-reedist and composer Ned Rothenberg's quartet of Rothenberg on clarinets & alto sax, Sylvie Courvoisier on piano, Mary Halvorson on guitar & effects and Tomas Fujiwara on drums perform five Rothenberg compositions and one by Rothenberg & Courvoisier, of spectacular timbral, rhythmic and melodic intersections. ... Click to View


Grzegorz Tarwid Trio ( w/ Mucha / Karch):
Flowers (Clean Feed)

Lyrically upbeat and expressive piano trio compositions from Polish pianist Grzegorz Tarwid and his trio with double bassist Max Mucha and drummer Albert Karch, all active performers on the Polish and European free jazz secene, here in six works of diverse moods that start with Latin tinges and seamlessly work through playful and pointillistic pieces to end in a tranquil "Sleep". ... Click to View


Calcanhar (Mortagua / Azevedo):
Jump (Clean Feed)

The project name chosen by the duo of Portuguese improvisers, saxophonist Joao Mortagua and pianist Carlos Azevedo, translates to "heel", which they explain "represents the footprint we leave behind as we navigate a constantly evolving musical path", heard in 14 succinct improvisations that balance implicitly lyrical dialog with unconventional and often mischievous technique. ... Click to View


Benjamin Vergara :
The Impossibility Of A Single Sound (Relative Pitch)

A "subterranean homage to trumpet players of the caliber of Don Cherry, Bill Dixon, Miles Davis, Lester Bowie, Tomasz Stanko, Wadada Leo Smith, Jaimie Branch and Chet Baker", in six improvisations of unusual technique and creative concept from Chilean trumpeter Benjamin Vergarda, known for his work with Fred Frith, Keefe Jackson, &c, and director of the Festival of Experimental Music Relincha. ... Click to View


Crossland / Frangenheim:
Basic Tracks Baltimore New York (Concepts of Doing)

Nearly a decade after their first duo collaboration, Ape Green on the Creative Sources label, Wuppertal-born and Berlin-based double bassist Alexander Frangenheim joins again with Baltimore-based trombonist Patrick Crossland for two live performances of wildly creative interaction: first at the 2022 Livewire 12 Festival, then at The Record Shop in Brooklyn. ... Click to View


Joelle Leandre / Vinicius Cajado:
Storm Dance (Not Two)

Six "Dances" of a deeply turbulent nature as legendary French bassist Joëlle Léandre meets Brazilian bassist Vinicius Cajado for a 2022 live concert in Vienna at Alte Schmiede, both employing massively powerful techniques, Léandre vocalizing at times to push their dialog into tempestuous territory; at times darkly explosive but illuminated by incredible creative intent. ... Click to View


Sergio Merce:
Traslasierra (expanded landscape) (Hitorri)

A beautiful album of expanded landscapes performed on electronically modified Electronic Wind Instrument, field recordings, virtual instruments and synthesizer from Argentinian sound artist Sergio Merce, his characteristically patient pacing and use of space creating dramatic and beautiful sonic environments that hint at warm narratives in a seductive excursion. ... Click to View


Made Of Bones (Fonesca / Clemente / Dias / Sousa):
Handgun (Phonogram Unit)

Having collaborated over 15 years in bands including Slow is Possible and Cat in a Bag, the Portuguese quartet of Duarte Fonseca on drums, Joao Clemente on guitar, Nuno Santos Dias on Waldorf Zarenbourg electric piano and Ricardo Sousa on double bass, borrow from electric 70's jazz, rock and experimental forms through 10 diverse and intriguing concepts tinged with a dark wit. ... Click to View


Sheldon Suter:
Berceuses & Nocturnes (Shhpuma)

Percussionist Sheldon Suter steps out from groups including Musique Brute, Big Bold Back Bone, Marco von Orelli 6 or Jurg Wickihalder Orchestra for a seductive album of solo percussion, using zithers, portable turntables, a shruti box and harmonica in immersive works intermixing six pulsing and serene lullabies with five ominous nocturnal environments. ... Click to View



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  SQE 1st bday January 29, 2004 (Anthony Coleman/Gary Lucas/Ron Anderson)  

Ron Anderson, Anthony Coleman and Gary Lucas to perform at the 1st anniversary celebration of the avant garde music magazine The Squid’s Ear.

The Squid's Ear 1st! January 29, 2004
8:00 pm
Issue Project Room
619 East 6th Street
New York, NY 10009
$10
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The Squid’s Ear music magazine celebrates its first anniversary on January 29 with special performances by three of the musicians who have written articles for it during its inaugural year. Veteran guitarist Gary Lucas, a former member of Captain Beefheart’s Magic Band, pioneering downtown pianist Anthony Coleman and postpunk guitarist (now oudist) Ron Anderson will present solo sets at East Village gallery Issue Project Room to mark the birthday of the online publication.

Guitarist, composer, arranger and manipulator Ron Anderson plays “anything that can make a sound, including the recording studio. He has 42 recordings to his credit, including recent CDs with his group PAK and Jason Willett. Ron was a co-founder of the notorious noise rock group RAT AT RAT R in Philadelphia 1980, and in 1990 founded the bad-boy new music group The Molecules in Oakland, CA. He has also worked extensively with Tatsuya Yoshida and The Ruins, the French band Ulan Bator, and performed at the 2003 Victoriaville festival (in Quebec) with his group The Infusion. He has performed and recorded with James Chance, Marc Ribot, Elliott Sharp, the Sun City Girls, Shelley Hirsch, The Poool, Otomo Yoshihide, Seiichi Yamamoto, John Zorn, Donald Miller, Daniel Carter, Terrie Ex and many others.

Gary Lucas got his reputation as a guitarist's guitarist during the five years he spent playing with his childhood hero, the avant-garde rock visionary Captain Beefheart. A graduate of Yale University, Lucas used to cut classes to sneak off to hear his hero play, and eventually recorded two albums ("Doc at the Radar Station" and "Ice Cream for Crow") with Beefheart and the Magic Band in the early 80's. In 1988, Lucas began a solo career with a show at the Knitting Factory, and was soon dubbed "guitarist of 1000 ideas" by the New York Times. Lucas’s talent and adaptability has led to his working with Leonard Bernstein, Lou Reed, Jeff Buckley, Nick Cave, John Cale, DJ Spooky, Captain Beefheart, John Zorn, Patti Smith, Future Sound of London, Joan Osborne, Matthew Sweet, Iggy Pop, Bryan Ferry, Sophie B. Hawkins, the Mekons, Allen Ginsberg, Dr. John, Graham Parker, Bob Weir, and many others. In addition, he is part of a reunion of The Magic Band (without the participation of Captain Beefheart) which debuted live in the UK last April, where Gary plus some of the original classic Beefheart Magic Band members triumphed before 4,000 cheering fans at London’s Shepard’s Bush Empire and at the UK All Tomorrow’s Parties Festival. He was just cited by the editors of DownBeat Magazine as one of their “66 Hot 6-Stringers” alongside the likes of B.B King, John McLaughlin, Leo Kottke, Pat Metheny, Richard Thompson and others.

Keyboardist and composer Anthony Coleman has been an invaluable asset in the downtown scene for over 20 years. His encyclopedic knowledge and his proficiency as a player has allowed him to contribute to numerous experiments in different genres, from leading the bands Self-Haters Orchestra and Sephardic Tinge, to work with John Zorn, Elliott Sharp, Dave Douglas, David Krakauer, Marc Ribot and others. His duo with Jazz Passengers saxophonist Roy Nathanson led to unique and charming recordings for Knitting Factory Works and Tzadik. Coleman has received commissions for his compositions from various ensembles including Bang On a Can, Concert Artists Guild, and The Crosstown Ensemble. His compositions can also be heard on harpist Carol Emanuel's Koch release, Tops of Trees, and Guy Klucevsek's accordian extravaganza, Manhattan Cascade, among others.

The Squid's Ear was founded in 2003 to provide intelligent and insightful coverage of New York's thriving experimental and avant-garde music scene and to create links with other avant-garde music communities around the world. The magazine is an outgrowth of Squidco, a website initially developed in 1995 to spread information about unusual music and arts to the online music community. Squidco also operates an online music store at .

The Squid's Ear models itself after print magazines in that it has cover stories and features presented on a roughly quarterly basis. It distinguishes itself by updating weekly with reviews, live listings, comics and news. To date five issues of The Squid's Ear have been published, with articles about New York sound galleries, the Victoriaville Festival, Peter Kowald, psychogeography, Encyclopedia of Jazz, British guitarist and composer Fred Frith, the Amplify 2003 festival, The Vision Festival, and an exclusive issue covering John Zorn's 50th birthday celebration at Tonic. We also have featured exclusive article written by such distinguished artists and bands as Butch Morris, Marc Ribot, Eugene Chadbourne, Jon Rose, Ikue Mori, Anthony Coleman, Ron Anderson, Gary Lucas and Sleepytime Gorilla Museum. . Among the musician-written columns that regularly appear in The Squid’s Ear is the Bottom Shelf feature, in which artists are asked to share the “guilty pleasures” from their record collections. Anderson, Coleman and Lucas all wrote Bottom Shelf features during the first year of the magazine’s publication. The essays can be seen on the magazine’s website http://www.squidsear.com or by going to the following links:

Ron Anderson

Anthony Coleman

Gary Lucas

Issue Project Room provides an open and versatile space where both established and emerging artists can conduct, exhibit and perform new and site-specific work according to their respective visions. Through an evolving collaboration with curators, artists and educators, the Project Room fosters a wide-range of artistic projects that challenge and expand conventional practices in art. The Project Room fulfills its mission through a series of diverse programs, events, exhibitions, performances, talks and concerts. It is a filling zone for creativity where possibilities manifest openness for change, new perceptions and experiences. The programs presented are designed to invoke innovation and promote first time showings, rare artist appearances, one-off events and eclectic happenings.



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