Avant Jazz: Past

An avant-jazz nexus of East and West coasts, Italy and Japan with Brooklyn twinge and perhaps a jolt from Saturn ala Sun Ra: Federico Ughi, […]

“SpiderMonkey Strings is led by cornettist/composer Bynum featuring Jason Kao Hwang and Jean Cook, violins; Stephanie Griffin, viola; […]

“The Velocity of Hue continues Sharp’s exploration of the limits of instruments, composition, and improvisation utilizing acoustic […]

“Solo, but not alone. Onstage with an astounding array of digital pedals, switches, boxes, devices and his electric fretless guitar. […]

Tomas Ulrich, cello; Hill Greene, bass; Ray Campbell, trumpet and composer/percussionist Norton have created The Dream Catcher (for Wilber […]

Vito Ricci (born 1947) is a Canadian-born American composer. Ricci started out as a percussionist, studying with Ornette Coleman and playing […]

A rare New York appearance playing his much hailed solo violin concert. A true American master, Jenkins bridges the spiritual, blues and jazz […]

The Brooklyn Sax Quartet: John O’Gallagher, soprano; Sam Furnace, alto; David Bindman, tenor and Fred Ho on baritone featuring their […]

Improvisations for liberated trombone and occupied percussion. Mori received a 1999 Award of Distinction in Prix Ars Electronica’s Digital […]

Notes on desire “…the mouth is where the whole bungling, veering, streaming process of life blows out voice like fire that’s […]