1. Old & New 28:18
2. Naked 26:35
Saturday, April 3, 2021
Philip Weyand Quartett - Placido Sessions (April 3, 2021)
1. E.T.G. 06:28
2. Solar 06:51
3. Placido 06:22
4. Everything I Love 04:10
5. I Wish I Knew 06:05
Kristina Shamgunova - Sax
Philip Weyand - Piano
Nico Klöffer - Bass
Micha Jesske - Drums
Jason Reolon Trio - Outline (April 3, 2021)
1. Outline 05:00
2. Mirror Mirror 05:31
3. Picture Perfect 06:55
4. Pepper Tree 06:20
5. Remember a Time 04:45
6. Nieu Moon 03:36
7. Glass Roots 07:21
8. Mothercity Blues 04:49
9. Heinsight 04:10
Jason Reolon - Piano
Wesley Rustin - Double Bass
Heinrich Goosen - Drums
Marques Carroll - The Ancestors’ Call (April 16, 2021)
Marques Carroll steps out in his debut record with his quintet featuring all original music that pays tribute to the Ancestors while inviting special guest artist; Victor Gracia (congas), Alex Wasily (trombone) and Sharon Irving (vocals). Marques spent much of the last year reworking old material and writing many new pieces that he felt were needed to deal with the climate of America during this time. The Ancestors' Call features music that tells a story of the strength that we have been given from our Ancestors and the responsibility we have to carry on in their footsteps.
There is a sense of struggle in each piece while still reaching resolve in the end. Aries Goddess (For Consuela and the Fallen) tells the story of a mother dealing with the loss of her son and Irving's vocals represents the mother letting go of her son and reaching a sense of peace even through the tragic event. Each song moves us forward to a sense of resolution within ourselves to be better for one another as a collective.
1. The Ancestors' Call Upon Us
2. Generational Response
3. Assemble The Elightened
4. Beyond The Battle
5. Urgency
6. Aries Goddess (For Consuela and The Fallen)
7. Resolution For Us
8. The Ancestors' Final Call
Marques Carroll (trumpet)
Brent Griffin (alto sax)
Amr Fahmy (piano)
Christian Dillingham (bass)
Greg Artry (drums)
Victor Garcia (congas)
Alex Wasily (trombone)
Sharon Irving (vocals)
Georgie Auld - Let's Jump (April 2021 nagel heyer records)
Georgie Auld (May 19, 1919 – January 8, 1990) was a jazz saxophonist (tenor, alto and soprano) and bandleader who moved to Brooklyn, New York at the age of 10.
Primarily a swing saxophonist, he was a member of big bands and led his own big bands.
Auld worked with Bunny Berigan, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Erroll Garner, Dizzy Gillespie, Al Porcino, Billy Eckstine, Tiny Kahn, and Frank Rosolino.
1. A Smooth One 04:21
2. Route 66 02:39
3. Sweet Lorraine 03:41
4. I've Found a New Baby 04:47
5. Canyon Passage 02:50
6. I Can't Give You Anything but Love 03:26
7. Wholly Cats 04:09
8. I Don't Know Why 02:54
9. On the Alamo 02:31
10. Blue Moon 02:58
11. Just You, Just Me 02:43
12. Seven Come Eleven 03:10
13. 100 Years from Today 02:52
14. Soft Winds 04:10
15. Air Mail Special 03:19
16. Gilly 02:38
17. Breakfast Feud 03:17
18. Rose Room 02:42
19. Handicap 02:47
20. Scarecrow 02:51
21. Let's Jump 03:12
22. Mo-Mo 02:38
23. You're Blasé 02:53
24. Flying Home 03:37
25. Gone With the Draft 02:45
26. Chicken Lickin' 02:47
27. Benny's Bugle 03:45
Georgie Auld - tenor sax, alto sax, soprano sax
Don Fagerquist - trumpet
Larry Bunker - vibraphone
Lou Levy - piano
Howard Roberts - guitar
Leroy Vinnegar - bass
Mel Lewis - drums
plus
Various Artists
Jonathan Barber - Vision Ahead (April 2021)
Jonathan Barber is proud to announce his arrival with the release of his highly-anticipated debut album Vision Ahead. Featuring pianist Taber Gable, guitarist Andrew Renfroe, saxophonist Godwin Louis, bassist Matt Dwonszyk, and vocalists Denise Renee and Sasha Foster (collectively and eponymously known as the album title), Vision Ahead is Barber’s product of six years spent cultivating a distinct and immaculately tailored sound with like minded musicians who, together, now present themselves as an undeniable, sonically-solid unit. Vision Ahead serves as a showcase of the fresh prospects that can be envisioned and the greatness that can be achieved when one is forced to face unanticipated, desolating life-challenges.
Upon hearing the devastating and unexpected news of his one and only brother’s death in November 2016, Barber struggled to comprehend life, and the purpose of his own, individual foreplanned and foreseen envisage slipped out of his understanding. “I became confused with the direction that life was taking me and numb to the new norm that instantly presented itself to me; for it was that stand still moment the words “Vision Ahead” became the theme of my next chapter in life.”
Sonically, Vision Ahead not only paints a picture of fresh perspective but one of perseverance. Aside achieving goals through adversity, it is a creation of polished craft and art that strives to breakthrough in a music industry that lacks the attention of an intellectual artist. “My music not only helped me through my grieving process, but sparked a fresh musical style in hopes of carrying on the spirit of this American art form; jazz.”
Eight out of the twelve tracks on Vision Ahead were personally composed by the young musician, named best “Up & Coming” drummer in the 2018 Modern Drummer Readers Poll. “Collectively we capture the deep emotion and the intention that encompasses the compositions of these songs.”
This tightly-knit ensemble has successfully created an album of hope and positivity. Whether itʼs graduating from The Jackie Mclean Institute of Jazz or being natives in the State of Connecticut, the seeds that were planted in one of the smallest states in the U.S. has already made an erroneous impact in the music industry; a vision that is still growing.
Jonathan Barber - Drums, Vocals (track 7)
Taber Gable - Piano, Fender Rhodes, Synthesizer
Andrew Renfroe - Guitar
Godwin Louis - Alto Saxophone
Matt Dwonszyk - Bass
Denise Renee - Vocals (Tracks 2, 5, 9, 11)
Sasha Foster - Vocals (Tracks 2, 5, 9, 11)
Recording Location- Big Orange Sheep Studios. New York, NY
Recording Date- August 16 & 17, 2017
Producer- Jonathan Barber
Mix and Mastering- Drew of the Drew
Engineer- Micheal Perez-Cisneros
Engineer Assistant- Alex Haley
Album Cover Design- Edward Larose
Photographer- Edward Larose
Matt Jorgensen - Tattooed by Passion: Music inspired by the paintings of Dale Chisman (April 2021)
Inspired by the paintings of his late father-in-law, the prominent abstract-impressionist artist Dale Chisman, drummer Matt Jorgensen has created a recording of all original works drawing influence directly from Chisman paintings, his home city of Denver, his life-long friends, and his constant reinvention as an artist. To properly reflect the power and expanse of Chisman's pieces, Jorgensen, along with his longtime collaborators - trumpeter Thomas Marriott and saxophonist Mark Taylor - expands his own palette from previous recordings, exploring broad new textures and musical landscapes aided by Corey Christiansen's earthy guitar work, bassist Dave Captein, and orchestrations for string quartet.
1. Space, Plane and Line 06:51
2. Tattooed by Passion 05:55
3. Colorado 06:07
4. August 05:43
5. Big Chief with a Golden Crown 06:13
6. The Armory (Interlude) 00:37
7. Primal Scrip 06:32
8. The Armory 04:42
9. Dialogue 2008 06:48
10. Fall 00:49
11. Savage Grace 08:28
Thomas Marriott - trumpet
Mark Taylor - saxophone
Corey Christiansen - guitar
Dave Captein - bass
Matt Jorgensen - drums
with special guests:
Richard Cole - clarinet (11)
Karen Haliburton - violin (3, 4, 11)
Eric Rynes - violin (3, 4, 11)
Brianna Atwell - viola (3, 4, 11)
Chris Worswick - cello (3, 4, 11)
Alessandro Galati / Bob Sheppard / John Patitucci / Peter Erskine - Jason Salad! (2021 JazZMUD Recs)
1. Bop 'Till You Drop 03:49
2. Love 05:15
3. Last Night 04:48
4. Circus 07:01
5. You don't know what love is 07:36
6. Bulgaria 05:32
7. Hi dance with you (to Luca Flores) 07:19
8. Woody's Grouse 03:01
9. This Up Year 06:06
10. Tobaccoless 04:57
11. Ascending 04:49
ALESSANDRO GALATI - piano
BOB SHEPPARD - sax
JOHN PATITUCCI - bass
PETER ERSKINE - drums
Recorded at Mad Hatter, L.A. (USA) by Bernie Kirsch, march 1996.
David Mirarchi / Mathias Højgaard Jensen - Nonlocal (April 2021)
Nonlocal is a series of improvisations each recorded real-time over video call. It is a result of us trying to find a way to make music together from opposite ends of the world.
Given the challenge of recording in separate spaces with significant delay, we are very happy with the result.
1. Mr. Hippo 05:14
2. Eastern Bluebird 06:04
3. As a Matter of Fact 05:36
4. Other One 12:27
5. Peart Halpitation 03:38
6. Nonlocal 13:44
David Mirarchi - Alto saxophone, Flute
Mathias Højgaard Jensen - Double Bass
Friday, April 2, 2021
Michaël Attias / Simon Nabatov - Brooklyn Mischiefs (April 2, 2021)
The miracle of a happy first encounter unfolds with something like the sudden ease of dreams, you can fly, what seemed impossible and insoluble is now radiant with self-evidence, the music makes itself, will anything again ever seem difficult? One night in Brooklyn a few years ago, an architecture of glimpses grew out from somewhere in the middle of time.There were rooms and towers and spaces and bridges, tangles and tangos, the dance of distance and convergence, and through it all the dawning discovery of a shared sense of balance, drama, form, resonance and sympathy. And then was forgotten...
So happy that Max Johnson instigated this encounter, that Simon was willing, that Randy Thaler documented the event, and that the document was unearthed from Simon's Vaults in the midst of a pandemic that has obliterated the possibility of such mischiefs and miracles, for musicians in Brooklyn at least, and at least for a while longer. Michaël Attias
1. Glimpses & Tangles 12:20
2. Gowanus By Night 05:25
3. Languid/The Spinning Song 16:13
4. Glances 08:29
5. Poetic Bug Bite 10:41
Michaël Attias - alto saxophone
Simon Nabatov - piano
recorded live at IBeam, Brooklyn on July 6 2014
recorded & mixed by Randy Thaler
mastered by Stefan Deistler
cover design by Erich Teneta
all music by Michaël Attias (Ravished Limbs Music/SESAC )
and Simon Nabatov (GEMA)
except The Spinning Song by Herbie Nichols
George Otsuka Quintet - Loving You George (2021 WEWANTSOUNDS)
For almost 50 years, the Nemu Jazz Inn had been known for one gig in particular: In 1975, the superstar trio of drummer Norman Connors, trumpeter Eddie Henderson, and saxophonist Gary Bartz recorded a live album there. Since then, the record, Dance of Magic, has become a cult classic amongst jazz record collectors.
Also on the gig was drummer George Otsuka, whose name didn’t ring out in the States like the aforementioned players, but he was already a noted figure in the Japanese jazz scene. Otsuka started playing professionally in the late 1950s as part of saxophonist Sadao Watanabe’s Cozy Quartet; by the mid-‘60s, he formed his own trio with bassist Masaoki Terakawa and pianist Hideo Ichikawa and released a handful of noted LPs through labels like RCA and Columbia. Otsuka’s Nemu set—captured here on Loving You George—is one of his most ambitious. The music the George Otsuka Quintet performed that night was technically jazz, yet the arrangements suggest equal allegiance to rock, funk, and soul.
To that end, “Something Everywhere” and “Miles Mode,” positioned at the album’s middle, are the highlights here. The former centers a surging drum groove, rolling bass, and thunderous horns; the latter an upbeat swing that breaks into an extended drum solo mid-arrangement. When played in one take, the tracks jolt the otherwise tranquil proceedings. By the time “Loving You” comes around, the band settles into a relaxed cover of the Minnie Riperton classic. This time, Otsuka backs up pianist Fumio Karashima’s elegant electric keys, which substitute for Riperton’s famous five-octave vocal range. The Otsuka version is sweet in its own way, a rightful comedown after the intensity of the album’s previous cuts. Loving You George is a triumphant release capturing the quintet at a creative high, its spirited jazz fusion still just as powerful today.
Newvelle Presents: The New Orleans Collection
Newvelle Records is proud to present The New Orleans Collection, Newvelle’s set of four new recordings from the greatest generation of New Orleans artists. Recorded in the spring of 2020, each album is now available exclusively on vinyl—recorded and pressed with the uncompromising quality that Newvelle fans have come to expect from the label.
The legacy and breadth of New Orleans music is beautifully represented in this limited edition collection of four single sleeved records. Newvelle New Orleans includes albums led by the soul queen herself Irma Thomas, the inimitable Delta blues guitarist Little Freddie King, the wildly expressive funk and R&B pianist Jon Cleary, and the joyful jazz pianist, and musical mentor to many, the late Ellis Marsalis.
The New Orleans Collection is a physical testament to the vibrancy of New Orleans music—preserving the legacy of New Orleans for generations of listeners, present and future.
Newvelle Records is proud to present The New Orleans Collection, Newvelle’s set of four new recordings from the greatest generation of New Orleans artists. Recorded in the spring of 2020, each album is now available exclusively on vinyl—recorded and pressed with the uncompromising quality that Newvelle fans have come to expect from the label.
The legacy and breadth of New Orleans music is beautifully represented in this limited edition collection of four single sleeved records. Newvelle New Orleans includes albums led by the soul queen herself Irma Thomas, the inimitable Delta blues guitarist Little Freddie King, the wildly expressive funk and R&B pianist Jon Cleary, and the joyful jazz pianist, and musical mentor to many, the late Ellis Marsalis.
The New Orleans Collection is a physical testament to the vibrancy of New Orleans music—preserving the legacy of New Orleans for generations of listeners, present and future.
The New Orleans Collection
New Orleans Collection LPs
Irma Thomas
Love is the Foundation
COMING SOON
Little Freddie King
Going Upstairs
Jon Cleary
So Swell
Ellis Marsalis with Jason Marsalis
For All We Know
COMING SOON
Now Available: Single-Album Release of Jon Cleary's "So Swell (2021 Newvelle Records)
NEW: Individual Album Release
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"Cleary shows his total assimilation of the New Orleans tradition, rolling out the pianistic barrel on the Stephen Foster Rosetta Stone of 'Swanee River Boogie,' following with his own R&B shuffle 'Two Wrongs,' then charging on into Stevie Wonder’s 'I Call It Pretty Music,' everything played the way he learned it listening to James Booker at the Maple Leaf." – John Swenson, OffBeat Magazine
"Music isn't a choice for me. It's a bodily function." – Jon Cleary
Funk, jazz, R&B—these genres are so deeply rooted in New Orleans that it’s no wonder the young British pianist Jon Cleary was compelled to move to the city to play. In the early 80’s, he was painting the bar at the famous Maple Leaf Bar, where he listened to James Booker play live every week while soaking in the sounds of New Orleans piano greats such as Huey “Piano” Smith, Mac Rebennack, Fats Domino, and Professor Longhair. Now, four decades later, New Orleans has fully embraced Cleary as one of its own. Coming full circle for this recording, Cleary is backed by James Booker’s rhythm section—from his last studio album Classified—James Singleton on upright bass and Johnny Vidacovich on drums. They are joined on several tracks by James Rivers, a legendary New Orleans saxophone player who played on many New Orleans funk and R&B classics from Big Chief to Carnival Time.
Legendary New Orleans saxophonist James Rivers with Jon Cleary. Photo by Daymon Gardner
Side A
Swanee River Boogie
Two Wrongs
I Call It Pretty music
Just Because
So Swell When You’re Well
Second Line on Monday
Side B
We're No Exception
I Get The Blues When it Rains
Lottie Mo
Pony Boy
Tuburculucas and the Sinus Blues
Since I Don't Have You
Jon Cleary: Vocals, Piano, B3 Organ, Percussion
James Singleton: Upright Bass
Johnny Vidacovich: Drums
James Rivers: Saxophone
Produced by Ben Chace
Photography by Daymon Gardner
Graphic Design by Sudio Mococo
Recorded by Misha Kachkachishvili at Esplanade Studios New Orleans March 10-12 2020
Mixed by Marc Urselli at East Side Sound, New York City
Mastered by Alex DeTurk, The Bunker New York City
180 Gram clear vinyl
Pressed at QRP in Salinas Kansas
Old style Tip-on Full Color Gatefold Jacket
Made at famed Stoughton Printing in Los Angeles
(limited availability)
Introducing François Bourassa - L'Impact du Silence (Friday, April 9th on Effendi Records/NAXOS Distribution)
Bourassa’s talent was initially recognized by the Festival international de jazz de Montréal in 1985. Performing and recording with his quartet since the mid‑1990s, Bourassa has been a staple of Montreal’s artistic landscape and has toured extensively throughout North America, Europe, and Asia.
In addition to his work with his quartet, Bourassa’s artistic projects include the award‑winning albums Autour de Bill Evans and En Trois Couleurs, as well musical works composed for vibraphone, marimba, and symphony orchestra for Marie‑Josée Simard. He has also guested with Rémi Bolduc, Yannick Rieu, Tim Brady, and Montreal’s Orchestre National de Jazz.
'His solo piano music is right on the line between composed and improvised; certain things must happen, yet there’s also room to experiment. Is Maurice Ravel dreaming of Paul Bley — or is it the other way around?' Ethan Iverson
The pith of music is in the silences. People tend to overlook the importance of silence but, when used wisely, it can be moving and poetic. Silence has a powerful impact on listeners.
Oscillating between raucous and introspective, François Bourassa's latest collection of piano pieces is a musical adventure that combines jazz, improvisation, lyricism, and abstraction with integrity and emotion as the central themes.
L’impact du Silence will be released worldwide on Friday, April 9th on Effendi Records/NAXOS Distribution
1. Small Head 5:50
2. Blues Masqué 3:20
3. Triadique 4:05
4. Interlude Y 1:34
5. Gaspard 6:10
6. Interlude X 2:45
7. Remous Part 1 3:25
8. Interlude Z 0:32
9. Andante 5:18
10. Arch 65 3:54
11. La Buissonne 3:43
12. KVQ 5:48
13. Musique pour Film 8:46
14. Epilogue 1:21
François Bourassa - Solo Piano
Newvelle Live! Streaming Concert Series in April!
A New Concert Every Week in April
Starting this Friday April 2nd, 8 PM
With live performances all but eliminated due to the pandemic, Newvelle Live gives you a novel way to support artists and institutions who are continuing the legacy of improvised music for a new generation. Anyone can join. All we ask is that you consider making a contribution to support the musicians performing every Friday in April. Contributions will be divided equally among the 12 artists performing throughout the series.
Newvelle, thanks to the generous support of musician and entrepreneur Alex Rigopulos, covers the entire overhead for producing and recording this series. So all of the money that is donated for this streaming series goes straight to the musicians.
This series is designed as a radical experiment: one that explores the relationship between musician and fan, and an attempt to strengthen our communities and support musicians at this critical time.
April 2nd 8:00 PM: Jon Cowherd, Steve Cardenas and Simón Willson
April 9th 8:00 PM: John Patitucci, Yotam Silberstein and Rogerio Boccato
April 16th 8:00 PM: Tim Berne and Gregg Belisle-Chi
April 23rd 8:00 PM: Rufus Reid and Sullivan Fortner
April 30th 8:00 PM: Carmen Staaf and Allison Miller
All times Eastern Standard Time
Noah Preminger and Kim Cass - Thunda (April 2, 2021)
When lighting strikes, thunder follows. Such was the electrifying energy when longtime friends and colleagues Noah Preminger and Kim Cass collaborated during the second half of 2020, one of the most trying and unusual years on record. The result is THUNDA, featuring ten entirely original tracks by award-winning saxophonist Preminger and acclaimed bassist Cass.
Preminger and Cass met during their college days in 2004 but didn't start working together until Cass moved to New York City after a brief stint on the West Coast. Through their mutual focus on pushing the boundaries of instrumental virtuosity toward innovative uses of rhythm and harmony, the two forged a strong connection, working together on countless performances and collaborations, including more than half a dozen of Preminger's albums.
When the COVID-19 pandemic led to cancellations of their planned live tours, Preminger and Cass turned to technology as a safe outlet for creating and recording new music. THUNDA, Preminger's sixteenth and Cass' second release as band leaders, takes the artists' compositions and improvisations into new territory. "This is the first recording I've made remotely and entirely at home," says Preminger. "It also marks the first recording where I play and layer multiple instruments, all entirely improvised. Kim is one of the most imaginative bassists and musical voices in jazz and this project truly got both of us to reach outside the box."
Cass was equally excited to work with Preminger on a duo album: "I have always admired the way in which Noah navigates harmony, especially on open-ended material," says Cass. "THUNDA unleashes the best of both our playing with countless maelstroms of exposed lines that defy form, yet are strongly rooted in time and pitch. This music was incredibly exciting to create. It's a blast to listen back to each one of these individual storms."
The album's opener, "Slaughter," is a vivid declaration of the duo's instrumental prowess and their ability to elevate it to serve the music. Cass's bass runs wild and free while Preminger's thrilling horn sails above, bolstered by his peerless tone and unparalleled, technical lines. "Me You Sad" follows with an entirely different mood, the edgy pensiveness of Preminger's clarinet underlined by Cass's alternately sing-song and weaving bass lines. "Chron" begins with Cass's fun, technical brilliance and answered by Preminger's crystalline horn, evolving into a spirited dialogue infused with snippets of unison. Preminger's swing-tinged fanfare announces "Tradr Hoez" before Cass's probing bass joins in, ultimately culminating with the two in sonic union. In "Slow Ridah," Preminger's sensitive multi-tracking creates the effect of a woodwind choir, full of wistful sweetness. On "Iris," another slow piece, Cass's technical use of harmonics contrasts with Preminger's haunting, contemplative clarinet melody. "Drone," "Ricky," "Roobz," and "Huck It" round out this collection of extraordinary new music by two of the most forward-thinking improvising instrumentalists in jazz.
Of Brooklyn-based saxophonist Noah Preminger, The New York Times says, "Mr. Preminger designs a different kind of sound for each note, an individual destiny and story." Born in 1986, Preminger grew up in Canton, Connecticut. His debut album, Dry Bridge Road, was released just after his 21st birthday and named Debut of the Year in the Village Voice Critics Poll. Preminger's second and third albums as a leader came in 2011 and 2013 while signed to the Palmetto Records label. He has performed with the likes of Jason Moran, Dave Holland, John Patitucci, Fred Hersch, Dave Douglas, Billy Hart, Rob Garcia, Joe Lovano, Victor Lewis, John and Bucky Pizzarelli, Cecil McBee, George Cables, and Roscoe Mitchell. Preminger, just 34, won the category of Rising Star Tenor Saxophonist in DownBeat Magazine's 2017 Critics Poll, and has released sixteen critically acclaimed albums as a bandleader.
Kim Cass, originally from Bar Harbor, Maine, spent his early life producing solo recordings of upright bass in electronic composed settings, and always striving to develop a unique voice as an improvisational conceptualizer and technical virtuoso. After receiving his degree from New England Conservatory in Boston, Cass relocated to San Francisco and then New York City. He has worked with Rudresh Mahanthappa, Jason Moran, Matt Mitchell, John Zorn, Mat Maneri, Noah Preminger, Tyshawn Sorey, and David Binney, among others. In 2015, Cass released his acclaimed, self-titled debut recording for solo bass and electronics. He's currently focused on composing for instruments in new ways that stretch rhythmic, technical and harmonic boundaries, and will release a new album of original music in 2021 featuring pianist Matt Mitchell. Cass utilizes a unique style of detailed handwritten notation, which has become an important part of his creative exploration. Cass is part of the faculty at The New School in NYC.
1. Slaughter
2. Me You Sad
3. Chron
4. Iris
5. Tradr Hoez
6. Drone
7. Slow Ridah
8. Ricky
9. Roobz
10. Huck It
Noah Preminger - saxophone/clarinet/flute
Kim Cass - bass
Co-Produced/Engineered by Noah Preminger and Kim Cass
Mixing/Mastering by Matt Marantz
Recorded July 11th - December 20th, 2020
All compositions composed by Preminger (BMI) and Cass (BMI) 2020
April 4 Kickoff for Giant Step Arts & KEYED UP!: Series of Jazz Concerts in Central Park
Artist-focused non-profit Giant Step Arts partners with Jazz Generation's KEYED UP! for new edition of acclaimed concert series Walk With The Wind
Free performances beginning April 4 in Central Park honor legacy of congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis
Featuring Wayne Escoffery/Jeremy Pelt Quartet, William Parker Trio, James Brandon Lewis Freed Style Free Trio, Melissa Aldana Trio, Chris Potter Trio, Antonio Sanchez Trio, Marquis Hill Quartet, Michael Thomas Quartet, Nasheet Waits, Mark Turner, Marika Hughes, and Immanuel Wilkins
"Sitting socially distanced on The Mall and listening to live jazz feels like an optimistic moment...Jimmy Katz and Giant Step Arts are plugging a gap with Walk With The Wind." - Dan Bergsagel, London Jazz News
Giant Step Arts in partnership with Jazz Generation’s KEYED UP! continues the acclaimed performance series Walk With The Wind honoring civil rights activist and congressman John Lewis. The concerts – curated by Jimmy Katz and Nasheet Waits – will take place at pop up locations in New York City’s Central Park.
Shows run from 11 a.m. – 3 p.m. and feature at least two bands. They will be rescheduled in case of inclement weather.
CONCERT SCHEDULE
• Sunday, April 4 – Note new location at The South End of the Mall
11 a.m. – Alto saxophonist Sarah Hanahan, trumpeter Giveton Gelin, bassist Phil Norris, and drummer Robert Lotreck
1 p.m. – The Wayne Escoffery/Jeremy Pelt Quartet with Dezron Douglas and Johnathan Blake
• Saturday, April 10
11 a.m. – Alto saxophonist Sarah Hanahan, bassist Phil Norris, and drummer Robert Lotreck
1 p.m. – William Parker Trio with Cooper Moore and Hamid Drake
• Sunday, April 11
11 a.m. – Alto saxophonist Sarah Hanahan, bassist Phil Norris, and drummer Robert Lotreck
1 p.m. – Melissa Aldana Trio with Pablo Menares and Kush Abadey
• Saturday, April 17 – Chris Potter Trio with Joe Martin and Nasheet Waits
• Sunday, April 18 – Antonio Sanchez Trio with Donny McCaslin and Matt Brewer
• Saturday, April 24 – Marquis Hill Quartet
• Sunday, April 25 – Michael Thomas Quartet with Michael Rodriguez, Edward Perez and Johnathan Blake
• Saturday, May 1 – James Brandon Lewis, Freed Style Free Trio with Rashaan Carter and Chad Taylor; Aaron Burnett Quartet with Peter Evans, Nick Jozwiak, and Tyshawn Sorey
• Saturday, May 8 – Marika Hughes: The New String Quartet with Hughes, Charlie Burnham, Marvin Sewell, and Rashaan Carter
Other upcoming dates will include bands led by Nasheet Waits, Mark Turner, and Immanuel Wilkins.
“The pandemic has been disastrous for musicians, many of whom normally earn a living through live performances and tours,” says Katz. “We wanted to find a way to continue supporting musicians, bring them together with audiences safely, and enable them to have a payday! Walk with the Wind, honoring the legacy of the great American John Lewis, is one way we are accomplishing this, and the response has been tremendous.”
The well-received series, which began August 28, 2020 with Wayne Escoffery’s trio, has also featured The Marquis Hill Quartet, the Michael Thomas Trio, Marcus Strickland Trio, the Eric McPherson Trio, the Leap Day Trio and the Joel Ross Quartet.
Founded by renowned photographers Jimmy and Dena Katz in January 2018, Giant Step Arts is an innovative, artist-focused non-profit organization dedicated to commissioning and showcasing the work of innovative modern jazz artists. Giant Step Arts offers musicians the artistic and financial resources to create bold, adventurous new music free of commercial pressure. Giant Step Arts provides promotional material and publicity services, presents premiere performances and compensates artists, records performances for independent release, provides artists with CDs and digital downloads to sell directly, conveys complete ownership of masters to artists, and provides PR support for the recordings. “Giant Step Arts does not sell any music,” Katz says. “Our goals are to help musicians make bold artistic statements and to advance their careers.”
Jazz Generation was founded in 1999 to emphasize the importance of live jazz as an art form and the performing arts as a cultural asset. The Jazz Discovery Program (JDP) and The Jazz Standard Youth Orchestra (JSYO), and since 2014 KEYED UP!, an anti-poverty program, has offered services that support professional jazz artists in their performing careers, revitalize local businesses, and develop a new generation of audiences and performers. KEYED UP! Has quickly become a favorite NYC entity for musicians, audiences, and venues. Operating simultaneously in over 25 partner venues spanning from Jersey City to Boston, KeyedUP! Is proud to keep hundreds of musicians working and thousands of jazz listeners happy at no extra cost to partner venues.
Thursday, April 1, 2021
Akira Sakata & Jim O'Rourke - ５月(May）April 2, 2021
1. 早春賦(sousyunーhu） 09:56
2. ５月（May） 10:30
3. ゾウミジンコ（Bosmina） 02:14
4. Air - 爆発（explosion) 09:45
5. 鯉幟（carp-shaped streamer) 14:33
recorded at Lady Jane Tokyo
recorded on May 2013
mixed and mastered by Jim O'Rourke 2021 January
Akira Sakata - doudesyo: How's that?! (どうでしょう？!) 2021
1. DANCE 11:39
2. 往き交う人々 00:52
3. 斎太郎節 04:11
4. らくだ (camel） 00:46
5. ずいずいずっころばし（Zuizui zukkorobashi） 02:30
6. とうぞくかもめ(Japanese jaeger) 00:23
7. 顔の中核 (It's on the center of face) 06:45
8. なぜなのか (Why is that so） ？) 00:25
9. 洞窟(a cave) 02:04
10. ゲートボールの歌（A Song of Gate ball 01:25
11. しゃくとり虫 (Inchworm, measuring worm) 00:33
12. 岩燕 (Martin) 01:13
13. どうでしょう？！(How's that) 04:41
14. Chic Tac 08:13
Akira Sakata : alto sax, clarinet, vocal, reading
Keita Ito : bass, chorus
Akira Sotoyama : drums, chorus
Produced by Akira Sakata
Recorded & Mixed by Yoshiaki Kondo
Recorded at Gok Sound. Tokyo
Recorded on February 24th&25th, 1997
Mastered at Kojima Recordings
Akira Sakata - MOOKO (2021)
1. Nitchimo Satchimo 06:21
2. Hiyashi-bushi 05:54
3. Wann kann ich see wiedersehen 04:42
4. Hitsujikai No Banasan 09:14
5. Kibaminzoku No Odori 07:49
6. Mooko 03:02
Akira Sakata: alto saxophone, bass clarinet, piano, vocalism
Bill Laswell: prepared fretless bass (#4, 6 & 8) 8 string bass, sitar bass, violin, ectar
Ronald Shannon Jackson: drums, percussion, scheollmie
produced by Bill Laswell, Akira Sakata & Ronald Shannon Jackson
recorded at Sorcerer Sound, NYC, December 2 & 3, 1987
mixed at Quad Recording Studio, December 4 & 5, 1987
engineering: Robert Musso
assistant engineer: Shawna Stobie
remastered by James Dellatacoma
at Orange Music, West Orange, NJ
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