The Fourth Annual "Rhythm in the Kitchen" Festival
presented by William Hooker and Bob Kalin
and the Hell's Kitchen Cultural Center, Inc.
ARTISTS' BIOGRAPHIES
AMANDA MONACO
Playing guitar has led Amanda Monaco to perform at the Blue Note, The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Birdland, Tonic, Joe's Pub, and the JVC Jazz Festival, as well as other venues in the United States and Europe. Amanda has recorded several CDs as both a leader and a sideman, and has shared the stage with musicians such as Milt Hinton, Matt Wilson, Matana Roberts, and Harvie S. As an educator, Amanda has served on the faculty of Berklee College of Music, New School University, and the National Guitar Workshop and is the author of Jazz Guitar for the Absolute Beginner (Alfred Publishing). A former student of Ted Dunbar, Amanda received a B.M. degree from William Paterson University in 1996, and graduated in 2008 with a M.A. from The City College of New York.
"Playfully restive compositions" - The New York Times
"A cliche-free, inventive player" - Jazz Times
Brooklyn quartet LITTLE WOMEN formed three years ago to create music that blurs the line between structure and spontaneity. The group’s sound distilled from a broad range of influences that stretch from classic Chicago free jazz thru pop music, punk rock, math metal, and harsh noise. Little Women never stops pushing into new sonic territory: splitting overtones to create ghost notes, violently disassembling their instruments onstage, and attacking written and improvised material with equal ferocity. During performances band members often experience side-effects more commonly associated with prescription drugs such as nausea, dizziness, and internal bleeding. Little Women stomps all over genres, creating some of the most adventurous, in-the-moment, wrenchingly honest music of their generation. Little Women’s first album, “teeth” was recently released by Gilgongo records (LP) and Sockets records (CD).
Members of Little Women have recorded and/or performed with: Anthony Braxton, Steve Lacy, Mark Dresser, Jim Black, Trevor Dunn, Dave Liebman, Cooper-Moore, George Garzone, Gerry Hemingwa y, Joe Morris, Michael Formanek, and Mat Maneri.
DARIUS JONES is an alto saxophonist, composer, and producer. He joined the New York music community in 2005, after living and studying in Richmond, Va. Darius graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a Bachelors in Jazz Studies. Jones has also received a Master's Degree in Jazz Performance/Composition from New York University. He is currently finishing a Advanced Certificate in New Music Education at New York University. Jones also taught for a year as an adjunct professor at in NYU. Darius comes from a diverse musical background that has lead to his unique, alternative, and soulful approach to music. Jones has composed and performed in a wide variety of areas such as electro-acoustic music, chamber ensembles, contemporary jazz groups, avant-garde jazz groups, modern dance performances, and multi-media events. Darius enjoys playing with a steady group of artists and improvisers. The current bands Jones works with are the Cooper-Moore Trio, Mike Pride’s From Bacteria to Boys, Nioka20Workman’s House Arrest Band, William Hooker’s Bliss Quartet, Trevor Dunn’s Proof Readers, The Hub, Lewis Barnes' Hampton Roads, and Period. Darius has collaborated with Andrew D'angelo, Esther Lamneck, William Parker, Jim Black, Charlie Looker, Dafna Naphtali, Sam Hilmer, Weasal Walters, Peter Evans, Nate Wooley, S.E.M Ensemble, Lisle Ellis, Rob Brown, Warren Smith, Alex Waterman, etc. In New York, Darius has produced records for Korean jazz vocalist Sunny Kim and country-folk artist Mary Bragg. Jones has performed in Italy, France, U.S. and Canada. Jones has a band with Travis LaPlante, Ben Greenberg, and Jason Nazary called Little Women, which recently went on a national tour to promote the release of their first record “Teeth” on Sockets and Gilgongo Records. Darius was featured in AllAboutJazz in last years August 2008 issue. Jones is also the recent winner of the Van Lier Fellowship awarded by Roulette.
Guitarist ANDREW SMILEY was born in Hartford, Connecticut in 1983. He was first introduced to the guitar when he was twelve, and was playing professionally by age 16. After several years of playing Jazz in the Hartford area and a brief stint at a music conservatory, Smiley moved to New York City in late 2005. Since then, Smiley has been active in the NYC creative music scene, performing with a variety like-minded musicians and developing his distinctive approach to the guitar and improvisation. Smiley has been a member of Little Women since October of 2008, and is currently a sideman for several projects, including Greg Chudzik's Trophy Wives and Ben Gallina's Salo.
JASON NAZARY is an exciting young drummer/composer from Atlanta, GA. As a teenager he turned heads playing with Atlanta artists such as Kebbi Williams, Russel Gunn and studying with Billy Degnats and Dr. Arvin Scott. After high school Jason moved to Boston where he studied with Bob Moses, Billy Hart, Steve Lacy, Danilo Perez, George Garzone and Jerry Leake. Moving to New York in 2005, Jason has already begun to make an impact on the creative music scene. His raw, edgy approach to improvisation has been captured on record with many bands including Little Women, the Joe Morris/Petr Cancura/Jason Nazary trio, Bell, the Brinsk, the David Crowell Ensemble, and Scurvy. He is a drummer to watch in the coming years.
BERN NIX has been a guitarist since the age of eleven, and has played over the years with such musical luminaries and artists as Ornette Coleman, John Zorn and Jayne Cortez, among many others. More recently, Nix has been the leader of the Bern Nix Trio (with Jackson Krall and Francois Grillot). Bern Nix describes his approach to playing and composing as, "an attempt to play contemporary, forward-looking music, mindful of traditions without being constrained by them." His solo album, "Low Barometer," (1997), which spotlights his compositions reflecting his distinct musical point of view, is available online through Thompkins Square Records.
Some guidance for the uninitiated Joe McPhee listener, from Time Out New York: "... His magical take on avant-garde sax remains one of the wonders of the scene. He still has one of the most beautiful tones on the planet, even when he’s reaching for jazz’s outer limits
Otherwise: JOE McPHEE ...he was born, he's still alive and anticipating the next...!
KYOKO KITAMURA
A vocal improviser with a highly personal style, Kyoko Kitamura has performed and/or recorded with many musicians including Reggie Workman, Steve Coleman, Jay Clayton, Art Lande, Taylor Ho Bynum, and can be heard on albums such as Jamie Baum's "Solace" (Sunnyside Records 2008), Steve Coleman's "Lucidarium" (Label Bleu 2004), and Laura Andel Electric Percussive Orchestra "In::tension:."(Rossbin Records October 2005). She performs in both the U.S. and in Europe.
MIKE McGINNIS
Mike McGinnis plays saxophone and the clarinet, and performs with some of today's leading improvisers including Steve Coleman, Ravi Coltrane, Lonnie Plaxico, Ohad Talmor/Steve Swallow Sextet, Art Lande, among others. He has performed extensively worldwide including Japan, Turkey, Africa, France, Italy, Switzerland, Austria and his performances and compositions have been featured on WNYC, VH1, ABC, MTV, The Daily Show and HBO. Most recently, he can be seen playing the flute in Ang Lee's latest film "Taking Woodstock." Michael is a Selmer Paris performing artist and plays Selmer saxophones and clarinets and Bill Street mouthpieces exclusively.
KHABU DOUG YOUNG
Using ukuleles/guitars/cavaquinho/harmonica/voice, Khabu creates music in a spirit of collaboration and interaction, exploring the continuum between improvisation and composition, sculpting sounds into musical journeys of the unknown. Born Doug Young in Lubbock, TX, he grew up in Houston and became known as Khabu while attending the High School For The Performing And Visual Arts (HSPVA). After two semesters at William Paterson College (Wayne, NJ), in hopes of being close to the NYC jazz scene, he found his way instead to Boulder, CO. While there, The Naropa Institute provided fertile ground for integrating his diverse interests in Tai Chi, Buddhist meditation, improvised music, health & healing, and anthropology. He soon became an adjunct faculty member and formed The Russian Dragon Band with Art Lande. Later, he moved to New York City to work with artists from all disciplines: theater, dance, spoken word, film, as well as musicians of many styles (often with unique instrumentation). Khabu has toured the US, Canada, Europe, and India with musicians such as Art Lande and Paul McCandless. Along with his cohorts Bob Bowen, Brian Drye, Mike McGinnis, and Jacob Sacks, he is a founding member of The Creative Music Workshop and currently resides in the East Village with his wife and four-year old daughter.
ok|ok
Genre-bending ok|ok was formed in 2002 by Kyoko Kitamura, Mike McGinnis and Khabu Doug Young, and is known for its experimentation with noise, improvisation, and multi-media adventures, often mixing accessible rock/pop vibe with strange odd meters and disturbing human noises. Their debut CD "Eating Mantis" was released in September 2008 on Ravi Coltrane's RKM label and their animated music video "Hunt" has been aired on WNET/Thirteen as well as screened in mu ltiple film festivals including the San Francisco Independent Film Festival. Members of ok|ok are sought-after side persons who have performed and recorded with some of today's top improvisers including Steve Coleman, Reggie Workman, Art Lande, Paul McCandless, Jay Clayton, Steve Swallow, Lonnie Plaxico and Taylor Ho Bynum.
For audio samples, please visit: http://myspace.com/okokmusic
"If you're someone who likes to be challenged, who has to go back and listen until what you hear makes sense (or begins to make sense), look no further. "Eating Mantis" is "new" music that should be heard." (Richard Kamins, Harford Courant)
"ok|ok's "Eating Mantis" should prove a feast for listeners with a sense of adventure, a liking for the unpredictable and for compelling, visionary drama in music that expands the mind yet satisfies that basic craving for structure." (Uncle Dave Lewis, music writer)
"For all its eccentricity and oddball experimentation, Eating Mantis is a highly musical album...a promising and engaging effort from this New York City-based foursome." (Alex Henderson, AllMusicGuide)
CONNIE CROTHERS (piano)
Connie Crothers is known for her uncompromising approach to spontaneous improvisation. Eight of her CDs have been chosen by critics for their year's best lists. Her quartet's most recent CD, featuring Richard Tabnik, Roger Mancuso, Ratzo Harris--"Music is a Place"--was chosen by Stuart Broomer and Bill Shoemaker for their lists of the best 10 records of 2007. "Love Energy," a quartet record with Lenny Popkin, Carol Tristano and Cameron Brown, was voted #1 record of the year in Wire. Connie recorded duo with Max Roach, "Swish," and performed duo with him at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, in Tokyo, and at Harvard University, where she was honored as Visiting Jazz Artist. She has performed solo in the Vision Festival and at Merkin Hall in NYC; the Berlin Jazztage; Jazz at Middleheim, Belgium; DuMaurier International Festival in Toronto; Carnegie Recital Hall. She performed with her band at the JVC New York Jazz Festival, De Singel, Belgium, Bim House, Netherlands .. Other performances include appearances with Jemeel Moondoc, Henry Grimes, Kevin Norton, Roscoe Mitchell, Warne Marsh, Eddie Gomez. She performed in the NYC venues Location One, The Stone, Tonic, The Village Vanguard.
RICHARD TABNIK (alto saxophone)
Richard Tabnik, jazz alto saxophonist, studied with Lee Konitz, Joe Allard and Connie Crothers. He is currently the saxophonist in the Connie Crothers Quartet. During the 1970s, Mr. Tabnik taught jazz improvising at the State University of New York at Buffalo and was in the Federally funded [CETA] Buffalo Jazz Ensemble, under the musical direction of Al Tinney. Since then, Tabnik has been teaching privately. He is on several CDs on the New Artists Records label with the Connie Crothers Quartet. His CDs as a leader on New Artists include "Solo Journey," "In the Moment," and "Life at the Core." Richard Tabnik has played in the New York City metropolitan area, Albuquerque, Stockholm, and East Europe. The Connie Crothers Quartet's most recent CD, entitled "Music is a Place," has received critical acclaim, being chosen for three lists of the best CDs of the year. Soon to be released is the Richard Tabnik Trio, "Symphony for Jazz Trio: Prayer for Peace" on New Artists Records.
KEN FILIANO (double bass, effects)
Noted for his accomplishments in jazz, spontaneous improvisation, classical, and inter-disciplinary performance with dance and spoken word, Ken Filiano fuses the rich traditions of the double bass with his own seemingly limitless, often astonishing, inventiveness. Ken Filiano performs throughout the world, playing and recording with leading artists in jazz, spontaneous improvisation, classical music, world/ethnic music, and interdisciplinary performance. Ken leads, and composes for, his quartet with Michael Attias, Tony Malaby, and Michael T.A. Thomspon. He has performed and/or recorded with Bonnie Barnett, Bobby Bradford, Roy Campbell, Nels Cline, Ted Dunbar, Giora Feidman, Bob Feldman, Dennis Gonzalez, Vinny Golia, Lou Grassi, Fred Hess, Jason Hwang, Joseph Jarman, Raul Juarena, Joe Labarbera, Joelle Leandre, Frank London, Tina Marsh, Warne Marsh, Dom Minasi, Hafez Modirzadeh, Butch Morris, Barre Phillips, Don Preston, Bob Rodriguez, Roswell Rudd, ROVA Saxophone Quartet, Paul Smoker, Chris Sullivan, Peeter Uuskyla, Fay Victor, Biggi Vinkeloe, Kenny Wessel, Andrea Wolper, Saco Yasuma, Pablo Ziegler. His lengthy discography includes the solo bass CD, "Subvenire," which received unanimous critical praise. Ken tours widely; festivals include the Charles Ives, Kuhmo Chamber Music (Finland), Cascade Festival of Music (principal bass, Bend, OR), Jazz em Agosto (Lisbon), Seixal Jazz, Jazz Ao Centro (Coimbra, Portugal), Fundacio Joan Miro (Barcelona), DuMaurier International Jazz (Vancouver, BC), Jazzin' Tondela, Bergamo Jazz, Banlieues Bleues (Paris), Tampere International Jazz (Finland), NY JVC Jazz; concert stages include Carnegie Hall, Berlin Philharmonie, and Philharmonie am Gasteig (Munich). Ken is on the faculty of Mansfield University (PA).
ROGER MANCUSO was the drummer in Lennie Tristano's last working quintet, 1964-68, performing with Lee Konitz, Warne Marsh and Sonny Dallas at The Half Note in New York City and in Boston and Toronto. He is now performing and recording with the Connie Crothers Quartet, with alto saxophonist Richard Tabnik and various bassists appearing at Birdland and Small's, New York City, and at The Outpost Performance Space in Albuquerque, NM. He is also appearing with the Richard Tabnik trio, with bassist Adam Lane. A recording of this band, "Symphony for Jazz Trio: Prayer for Peace." will soon be released. Mancuso is on Crothers's first recording, "Perception," with bassist Joe Solomon, released on the SteepleChase label in 1973. This album has been reissued several times, each time selected for a critic's best of the year list. In 1975, he was in a concert at Carnegie Recital Hall that featured Warne Marsh, Crothers20and Solomon. During the 80s, he worked with Marsh at various venues in the New York City metropolitan area. Other musicians he has worked with include George Coleman, Joanne Brackeen, Eddie Gomez, Jimmy Knepper, Tal Farlow, Phil Woods, Andy Fite, Lenny Popkin, Kazzrie Jaxen (formerly Liz Gorrill), Jimmy Halperin, Dave Shapir o, Bob Casanova, Harry Schulz.
DUOLOGY
MICHAEL MARCUS (Bb clarinet) TED DANIEL (trumpet & assorted brass)
DUOLOGY: The concept of performing as a duet with trumpet & clarinet is exceptionally challenging and rare. Duology was not an impulsive idea, but one that developed naturally through Marcus and Daniel's friendship and mutual musical aspirations. Since the beginning of Jazz, the p resence of clarinet and trumpet have been in the frontline and an intregal part of the music. Duology is continuing in that tradition.
**Time Out Magazine :Duology
Duology is one of the most exciting jazz partnerships we've run across in a long time. On their self-titled Boxholder debut, clarinetist Michael Marcus and brassman Ted Daniel--two undersung veterans with a lengthy shared history--demonstrate a finely tuned duo concept; writing duties are shared, and the improvisations display the kind of rapport and structural logic that could arise only from years of collaboration.
**Duology has two releases out on: Boxholder and SoulNote Records.
MICHAEL MARCUS: www.michaelmarcusjazz.com
Michael Marcus has been an active member of the New York jazz scene for over twenty five years. In the 1980's and 1990's Michael became a prominent figure on the "free jazz" scene...while always staying connected to the tradition!
Since releasing his debut recording as a leader, "Under The Wire" for Enja in 1991, he has continued to be part of the cutting edge in American improvised music, touring the festival and club circuits both in the US and Europe, as well as appearing on over thirty records for Soul Note, Justin-Time, Not Two, Boxholder, CIMP & Qwest/Warner.
He has performed/recorded with: Albert King, Bobby Blue Bland (w/Mel Brown, Wayne Bennett & Morris Atchinson), Sonny Simmons, Jaki Byard Trio, Rahn Burton, Billy Higgins, Carlos "Patato" Valdes, Ted Daniel, Nasheet Waits, Tarus Mateen, Jymie Merritt, Alvin Fielder, Chris Parker, Oliver Truchot, Warren Smith. Vince Wallace, Fred Hopkins, Philip Wilson, "Bishop" Norman Williams, B.J.PAPA, John Handy, Clifford Barbaro, Masa Kamaguchi, Roy Campbell, Steve Neil, Eddie Henderson, Larry Hancock, Joe LaBarbra, Jay Rosen, Mel Graves, Charles & Cody Moffett, Chris Sullivan, Reggie Nicholson, Carlos Ward, Aaron James, Radu Williams, Matt Brewer, Eric Revis, Richard Clements, Herbie Lewis, Joe Bonner, Sid Simmons, Taru Alexander, Rashaan Carter, Antoine Roney, Daniel Levin, Francois Grillot, Eric McPherson, John Bacon Jr.,Greg Piontek, Vincent Chancey, Henry Threadgill, Luther Thomas, Bob Arkin, Tom Bruno, Art Lewis, Peter Herbert, Emil Ram, John Patton, Scott Colley, Curtis Lundy, Bob Feldman, Xavier Davis, Gene Jackson, Reggie Workman, Tyler Mitchell, Sonny Rhodes, Donald Smith, Eddie Gladden, Dominic Duval, Cecil Wells, Newman T. Baker, Georg Wolf, Bruce Edwards, Sadiq Abdushahid & Gary Strauss. Also, w/ Makanda Ken McIntyre Ensemble, Grachan Moncur's Big band, Zane Massey's "Liberation Suite", Jemeel Moondoc's JUS GREW Orchestra (w/Steve Swell,Bern Nix,Chad Taylor, Gerald Cleaver & Tyronne Hill), Joe Bowie's Defunkt & the Saxemble (w/ Frank Lowe, James Carter & Cindy Blackman) & many more great artists.
He is extremely active in the 2000's. Co-leading the "Cosmosamatics" w/ Sonny Simmons, seen the release of "Ithem" for Ayler records, a 1993 date w/ William Parker & Denis Charles, his first unaccompanied recording "Speakin' Out" (Drimala, 2002). He also cut two trio recordings for SoulNote Records-"Blue Reality" & "Soulifications"(w/ Tarus Mateen & Jay Rosen or w/ Nasheet Waits)
Current projects are: "Duology", an innovative duo of brass and Bb clarinet where he joins forces w/ Ted Daniel-w/their new release "Golden Atoms" on SoulNote, also "Michael Marcus & Magic Door", a new and flexible group representing Michael's release for Not Two, "The Magic Door". Michael is currently focusing on his recordings & performances with the Bb clarinet, exclusively.
While Michael continues to grow into new visions in the new millenium, he is now also presenting his music in the format of the traditional quartet/quintet of- "Clarinet-piano-bass-drums & percussion", keeping a flame alive! This group includes: Jessie Crawford, John Austria, Charlie Taylor amongst the members. Michaels' newest release is now also out on Not Two Records "Lotus Symphony" (www.nottwo.com) w/Taru Alexander, John Austria, Rashaan Carter, Radu Ben Judah, Jay Rosen & special guest: Antoine Roney!
Our message: Peace!
TED DANIEL: www.myspace.com/teddaniel
Mr. Daniel began studying trumpet in elementary school. He began his professional career playing local gigs with his childhood friend, the legendary guitarist, Sonny Sharrock. Mr. Daniel briefly attended Berklee School of music and Southern Illinois University before a tour of duty will U.S. Army Bands. After his discharge from the Army, Mr. Daniel attended Central State College, in Ohio, on a full music scholarship where he met and studied with Dr. Ken Makanda McIntyre. After a year, Mr. Daniel returned to NYC and eventually received a bachelor of music degree in theory and composition from the City College of New York. Mr. Daniel had begun his recording career while in Ohio returning to New York to record Sonny Sharrock's first album "Black Woman". His second recording was with a band he co-lead (Brute Force) with his brother, Richard Daniel. The recording was entitled "Brute Force" on the Embryo label, produced by Herbie Mann. Since then, Mr. Daniel has participated in over thirty published recordings with such great artist such as: Archie Shepp, Dewey Redman, Andrew Cyrille, Sam Rivers, Billy Bang and Henry Threadgill. Mr. Daniel has held workshops at Amherst College, Bennington College, Williams College and the University of Hosei in Tokyo, Japan. Mr. Daniel has also conducted a seminar in Madrid, Spain20as well as work in his community conducting summer music workshops for high and college age students. Mr. Daniel has produced three albums under his own name, which are entitled "The Ted Daniel Sextet" on Ujamaa records, "Tapestry" on Sun records and "In The Beginning" on Altura recordings. This last recording is a twelve-piece ensemble featuring such artist as Oliver Lake, Arthur Blythe, Charles Tyler and David Murray. Eventually this ensemble evolved into a larger group entitled "Energy". Mr. Daniel has been the recipient of a NEA compositional grant and awarded Talent Deserving Wider recognition from Downbeat Magazine. Presently, Mr. Daniel is writing and performing with his new group, the International Brass and Membrane Corporation (IBMC). This trio was conceived as a flexible and expandable creative music performance group, which utilizes instruments from the brass and membrane instrument families. Also, Mr. Daniel made several recordings with Charles Compo's THE PHIBES group. Most recently Ted has formed a duo with Michael Marcus on Bb clarinet and Ted on Trumpet and assorted brass, their first release is entitled "DUOLOGY". Porter Records has reissued Ted's Tapestry album with a bonus track from the original performance of 1974 and DUOLOGY released their second CD on Soulnote Records intitled: GOLDEN ATOMS!
MATT LAVELLE (1970) is the only jazz musician to double on trumpet and bass clarinet, having his own sound on both. After a decade in the straight ahead world, Lavelle has been consumed by his own music for the last 10 years, playing with Ornette Coleman, William Parker, John Zorn, Sabir Mateen, Roy Campbell, Jameel Moondoc, Mat Maneri, Ras Moshe, Warren Smith, Hill Greene, Mike Thompson, Mike Wimberly, Ryan Sawyer, Mat Heyner, and many others. His album, "Spiritual Power" was among the top 10 in the Village Voice in 2006. Lavelle has just released a CD with the band playing the Hell's Kitchen Cultural Center's "Rhythm in the Kitchen" Music Festival called the "Manifestation Drama," Andre Martinez, Francois Grillot, and Chris Forbes. lavelle.matt@gmail.com
CHRIS FORBES is a free jazz composer and improviser based in New York. He has been active in the music scene since he was a high school student. He was awarded the Downbeat Magazine Student Recording Award - Best Instrumental Soloist as a 16 year old pianist for his free improvisation, Syntax. A student at Berklee College of Music and at the Juilliard School in Manhattan he studied piano with Neil Olmsted and composition with Jeronimius Kacinkas and David Diamond. After several years in the Washington and Chicago areas, Chris returned to New York in 2003 where he began collaborations with many downtown musicians including Matt Lavelle, Ras Moshe, Daniel Carter, Jeff Shurdut, Steve Swell, and many other exciting downtown musicians. Chris' most current projects are appearances with Swell's large ensemble The Nation of We, holding down the piano chair in the ensemble's 2007 release on Ayler Records, The Declaration of Interdependence. He is also a long time member of Matt Lavelle's Morcilla, which has recently released it's first recording, The Manifestation Drama, on KMD Jazz recordings. Forbes is also featured in several recordings on Jeff Shurdut's No Labels series. In addition to playing and composing, Forbes is active as a music teaching in a busy middle school program in Brooklyn.
FRANCOIS GRILLOT Bass Player, François Grillot, from Burgundy, France, in New York since 1980, long time companion of Matt Lavelle, New York dates with Daniel Carter, Sabir Matteen, Steve Swell, Jay Rosen, Roy Campbell, Daniel Levin, Jason Wang, William Hooker, Gunter Hampel, Robert Dick, Michael Marcus, Louie Belogenis, Burton Greene, Matt Maneri, Todd Capp, Andre Martinez, Burton Greene, Lou Grassi, Mark Hennen, Marc Edwards, Will Connel, Lisle Ellis and Albey Balgochian, Ken Filiano and many more....
Recordings include Suite for Players/Steve Swell, Vampire's Revenge/Dom Minasi, The Magic Door/Michael Marcus Renewal+Wishing you were here+Crookedest Line v ..1&2/Chris Kelsey, Trumpet Rising+Manifestation Drama/Matt Lavelle Levitation+In Tongues/Thomas Reuben, Live Spirits v.4/Ras Moshe, Waking the Living+Now is Rising+Bang/EarthPeople and last but not least working on a project with Legendary Giusseppi Logan, sided by Matt Lavelle, Warren Smith & Myself.
ANDREA WOLPER PROJECT
Andrea Wolper, vocal
Adam Caine, electric guitar
Fung Chern Hwei, violin
Ken Yamazaki, percussion
Jazz vocalist -- improviser - songwriter ANDREA WOLPER has been described alternately as "entirely original" and "a singer with an uncanny emotional touch for the past 50 years of jazz," "an ensemble instrument" and a "recalcitrant problem child." Andrea's second CD, The Small Hours, comprising her arrangements of standard and non-standard music, as well as her own compositions, continues to receive critical praise and her song, Not Sleeping in Your Arms, remains in the top 5 most downloaded tracks of all time at AllAboutJazz.com. Performance credits include Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, NY JVC Jazz Festival, Iridium, Sweet Rhythm, 55 Bar, Makor, the Stone, Cornelia St. Cafe, and concerts and festivals throughout the U.S. and abroad. In addition to leading her own groups, Andrea is part of the improvising trio TranceFormation with Connie Crothers and Ken Filiano, a member of Art Lillard's Heavenly Big Band, and part of an all-vocal improv group; she has appeared as a guest performer with numerous other artists. Andrea leads vocal workshops and offers private instruction at her home studio and at Victory Music School. She is a published author, political/human rights trouble maker, and once earned a black belt in Shotokan karate.
ADAM CAINE is a guitarist, improvisor and composer from Rochester, New York. Since 2000 he has lived in Brooklyn, New York, and has played in New York City and throughout the United States. Adam has performed with Connie Crothers, Paul Smoker, Daniel Carter, Ken Filiano, Phil Haynes, Glen Branca, Haale, and the New York Soundpainting Ensemble. Adam fronts the Adam Caine Trio with Tom Blancarte and John Wagner and plays in Johnny Butler's Scurvy and Eric Eigner's Mysterium. Adam's 2005 CD, "PIPE," received rave reviews in the Wire, Cadence, and All About Jazz. In 2008, Adam was awarded a grant from the Brooklyn Arts Council. As a composer for video art, Adam's music has been featured in over 20 international festivals since 2006.
Upon his arrival in New York in 2004, FUNG CHERN HWEI got himself involved in different genres of music, from baroque period performance to avant-garde improvisation, by allowing his classical training to serve all types of styles. Ever since taking up violin lessons when he was 8, Chern Hwei started to explore his instrument's boundaries and possibilities, while incorporating rock, jazz, and also his native Malaysian music, making this Kuala Lumpur-born-and-bred violinist a unique sound in the scene. Chern Hwei is currently the first violinist of the Sirius String Quartet.
KEN YAMAZAKI is a New York-based percussionist, drummer and composer whose performances and artistry have been hailed internationally by critics as "spellbinding," "intense" and "sonic." Mr. Yamazaki's tapestry of rhythms, textures and colors has been at work at some of the world's most prestigious institutions and music festivals, including New York's famed Lincoln Center, Museum of Modern Art, Off Site (Japan), Painted Bride, Roulette, Village Gate and Birdland; the JVC Jazz Festival, Philly International Jazz Festival, Jamaica Jazz Festival, Nancy Jazz Festival (France), and Prague Respect Festival. He has contributed his talent to a formidable list of leading artists, including Mexican composer Carlo Nicolau; Indian choreographer Uttara Coorlawara; poets Thulani Davis and Gloria Tropp; multimedia artist Stephen Black; and musicians Ahmed Abdul-Malik, Ron Anderson, Steve Coleman, Ellen Christi, Cleve Douglass, Haco, Keiji Haino, Jason Hwang, Joseph Jarman, Leroy Jenkins, Byard Lancaster, Ken McIntyre, Medeski, Martin & Wood, Myra Melford, Toshimaru Nakamura, John Purcell, Dizzy Reece, Elliott Sharp, Dave Valentin, Reggie Workman and Christopher Yohmei. Mr. Yamazaki plays an extended trap set with Asian percussion, congas, frame drums, marimba and vibes, and as a composer his leading-edge music is carving a new pathway for jazz. For information contact: jazzshaman@gmail.com
TOM HAMILTON has been composing and performing for over 40 years, and his work with electronic music originated in the late-60s era of analog synthesis. Hamilton often explores the interaction of many simultaneous layers of activity, prompting the use of "present-time listening" on the part of both performer and listener.
Hamilton appears on synthesizer in his own ensembles, and has performed as a member of Slybersonic Tromosome and the Noisy Meditation Band (Peter Zummo), The Spinozas (David Soldier), and Analogos (Michael Schumacher). He has recently performed with Thomas Buckner, Lisle Ellis, Chris Mann, Al Margolis, and Jacqueline Martelle. Hamilton was a 2005 Fellow of the Civitella Ranieri Center in Umbria, Italy. His CD London Fix received an award in the 2004 Prix Ars Electronica. He is a longtime member of composer Robert Ashley's touring opera ensemble, and his audio production can be found in over 60 CD releases of new and experimental music. "Shadow Machine," the new CD by the Hamilton/Eisenbeil duo, has been released by Pogus Productions. More info at www.myspace.com/hamiltoneisenbeil
BRUCE EISENBEIL is a New York composer, improviser, and guitar instrumentalist who has dedicated his life to the advancement of modern guitar techniques through the growth and evolution of modern improvised music. He has twelve20CD's released on a variety of labels including: ESP, Pogus, Nemu, Konnex, Cadence, C.I.M.P and Nine Winds. Eisenbeil has performed and recorded with some of the best musicians throughout the world, including, Cecil Taylor, David Murray , Evan Parker,William Parker, Milford Graves, Badal Roy, and Lukas Ligeti. In the 1980's he worked with Jeff Buckley and in R&B bands. In 2008 the legendary label ESP released SOLAR FORGE, the debut CD for TOTEM>, a trio co-led by Eisenbeil, Tom Blancarte and Andrew Drury. Despite being sonically provocative, their CD received over 40 critically acclaimed reviews worldwide and was picked by several publications as one of the Top 10 Releases for 2008.
Eisenbeil has performed recently at 2008 Sonic Circuits Festival (Washington D.C.), 2008 New Languages Festival (NYC), 2008 Boise Experimental Music Festival, 2007 EDGEFEST (Ann Arbor), 2006 Montreal Jazz Festival, 2006 Silent Art Festival(Bochum), 2005 Silent Art Festival(Bochum), 2001 Vision Festiva l. His work has been featured in many magazines including cover story's in C ADENCE and ALL ABOUT JAZZ (west coast - November 2007). He has been interviewed in AVANT(England) and at several online Jazz/Improv sites. More info at www.eisenbeil.com
WILLIAM HOOKER (drums)
Composer, drummer, and poet, William Hooker has released over 20 critically acclaimed CDs. He has received commissions from such organizations as Meet the Composer, the NY State Council on the Arts, Real Art Ways, and has led creative ensembles with artists from highly diverse backgrounds including Thurston Moore, David Murray, David S. Ware, William Parker, DJ Spooky, and Lee Ranaldo. Hooker often reads his poetry during performances as part of the musical compositions. He has toured extensively from Lincoln Center, the JVC Jazz Festival, and Columbia University to many other stages both here and abroad. According to one critic, Hooker ?brings dramatic tension and human warmth to avant-garde jazz.? Recent CD releases include The Season?s Fire (with Eyvind Kang and Bill Horist), Live (with Sabir Mateen), Revisit: The Gift, Live at Sangha, and Complexity 2. For more info, check out www.williamhooker.com
DJ OLIVE was raised in Boston, Nova Scotia, Trinidad, Rhode Island and Australia. he confounded Lalalandia Entertainment Research Corporation. Lalalandia made many of the most memorable Brooklyn warehouse after- hours environments of the '90s. Multipolyomni and We(tm) are two notable projects he created . We(tm)'s '97 release "as is" can be considered a classic. He has performed with Luc Ferrari, Marc Ribot, William Hooker, Kim Gordon, Christian Fennesz, Otomo Yoshihide, Derek Bailey, Jim O'Rourke, Yuka Honda, Alan Vega, Khan & Walker, Thurston Moore, Medeski, Martin & Wood, Jah Wobble, Mike Watt, Dave Douglas, Uri Caine, Lee Ranaldo and many more, proving his talent as a musician using turntables. He has founded two record labels, Phonomena Audio Arts & Multiples, and The Agriculture. When Olive's released his first solo CD, "Bodega", it was considered ground breaking. He followed it up with a much loved live cd, "Live in Tasmania". Room40, from Brisbane has put out his "Triage", "Buoy" & "Sleep", 60-min voyages of beat-less warmth Olive call's "sleeping pills". He has been included in many exhibitions including: Whitney Biennial '08, Treble, Brooklyn Sculpture Center 2004, City Sonics 2004, Mons, Venice Biennale 2003, Whitney Biennial 2002, Bit Streams at the Whitney 2001.
ANGELICA SANCHEZ TRIO
A collective trio that treads a middle ground between lyricism and abstraction...
---The New York Times
Pianist/Composer ANGELICA SANCHEZ was born in Phoenix, Arizona. Sanchez moved to New York in 1995 and has since played with: Susie Ibarra, Tim Berne, Mario Pavone, Trevor Dunn, Mark Dresser, Ed Schuller, Judy Silvano, Greg Tardy, Reggie Nicholson, Mike Sarin, Tony Moreno, Ben Monder and many more. She is a member of many groups including "Circle Down" with Chad Taylor and Chris Lightcap and the indie rock group "Iron and Wine". Sanchez leads her own quintet featuring Marc Ducret, Tony Malaby, Drew Gress, and Tom Rainey. Sanchez was the 2007 receipient of the Chamber Music America French/American Grant. Her Quintet record "Life Between" on the Clean Feed Label=2 0was chosen as best records of the Year 2008 in All About Jazz .
Originally from Tucson, Arizona, TONY MALABY has been permanently based in New York since 1995 and has been a member of many notable jazz groups including Charlie Haden's Liberation Orchestra, Paul Motian's Electric Bebop Band, Mark Helias' Open Loose, Fred Hersch's quintet and Walt Whitman project, Michell Portal's Birdwatcher, various projects with Daniel Humair and bands led by Mario Pavone, Tim Berne, Chris Lightcap, Kris Davis, Michael Attias and Marty Ehrlich.
TOM RAINEY was born in Pasadena, California in 1957. Since moving to New York in 1979 he has performed and or recorded with the following artists: John Abercrombie, Ray Anderson, Tim Berne, Jane Ira Bloom, Ted Curson, Marc Ducret, Drew Gress, Mark Helias, Fred Hersch, Andy Laster, Joe Lovano, Tony Malaby, Carmen McRae, Mike Nock, Simon Nabatov, New and Used, Anita O'Day, Angelica Sanchez, Louis Sclavis, Brad Shepik, Swiss Romande Orchestra, Tom Varner, Ken Werner, Denny Zeitlin. Mr. Rainey is currently performing and recording with many of the artists listed above.
www.angelicasanchez.com
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