Avant Jazz: Past

Phillip Johnston, reeds and Guy Klucevsek, accordion in a variety of tunes and play.

A jazz ensemble led by Ras Moshe with Matana Roberts, alto sax; Matt Lavelle, trumpet, bass clarinet; Dave Grant, vibes; Jackson Krall, drums; […]

The adventurous singer in a trio with Cameron Brown on bass and Gerry Hemingway on drums. Tone poems, new tunes and old tunes in new ways. Words […]

A mostly through composed chamber piece in eight parts, for eight musicians and conductor titled ”Lensing”. Krauss was commissioned by […]

Here Come Peter Cottontail, hoppin’ down the Money Trail…Sort of like Roger the Engineer, the never-ending Playboy fantasy rolls on […]

The composer and master reedman (sax, bass clarinet, shakuhachi) in duos with two unique and highly individual pianists, Denman Maroney and Jon […]

Origami, an exploration into unsuspected emotional and expressive possibilities of the voice by using an exquisitely detailed collection of […]

The Improvising Chamber Ensemble is Dave Taylor, bass trombone; Vincent Chancey, French horn; Howard Johnson, bass clarinet; Jay Rosen, drums; […]

The composer’s Trio Pianissimo: Balance, with Steve Hunt, piano; John Lockwood, bass; and Bendian on drums and percussion. Bendian has […]

Twisted Tributes and Transformations, a series of new solo contrabass pieces exploring ideas of transformation and presented in the context of […]