Tag: Ars Nova Workshop
On Jeff Parker & Mike Reed
Below are some brief comments about this coming Monday, as cross-posted at the Ars Nova Workshop blog: AACM | David R. Adler on Mike Reed and Jeff Parker It’s safe to say that Muhal Richard Abrams, Phil Cohran and other AACM founders weren’t just out for themselves when they launched the organization in the mid-’60s. Rather, they sought to create a
The AACM in Philly
Back to Philly again on Monday, June 13th! I’ll conduct a live interview with guitarist Jeff Parker and drummer Mike Reed, just after their duo set as part of Ars Nova Workshop‘s AACM festival. Great lineup.
ICP in Philly (and New York)
In the new Philadelphia Weekly: Instant Composers Pool Orchestra Fri.-Sun., Apr. 1-3, 8pm. $12 ($30 three-night pass). Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N. American St. 215.922.1695 www.arsnovaworkshop.org Founded in 1967, this Amsterdam-based tentet still boasts the keen, pranksterish talents of pianist Misha Mengelberg and drummer Han Bennink, the godfathers of Dutch progressive jazz. The group last came to Philly in
On Archer Spade & Marc Cary
In the new Philadelphia Weekly: Archer Spade & Drew Ceccato Thu., Mar. 17, 8pm. Free. The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St. 215.573.3234 www.arsnovaworkshop.org Having opened for guitarist Bern Nix last month, the venturesome duo Archer Spade — trombonist Daniel Blacksberg and guitarist Nick Millevoi — returns for another mission. Blacksberg is a diligent student of improvised music, holding down klezmer gigs,
Fieldwork in Philly
In the new Philadelphia Weekly: Composer Portrait: Fieldwork Fri.-Sat., Mar. 11-13, 8pm. $12 ($30 three-night pass). Christ Church Neighborhood House, 20 N. American St. 215.922.1695 www.arsnovaworkshop.org Somehow the most skewed, abstract rhythms become magnetically appealing when pianist Vijay Iyer, saxophonist Steve Lehman and drummer Tyshawn Sorey gather as the experimental collective Fieldwork. In a rare three-night showcase, these formidable musicians
On Jemeel Moondoc
In the new Philadelphia Weekly: Jemeel Moondoc Trio Thu., Jan. 20, 8pm. Free. The Rotunda, 4014 Walnut St. 215.573.3234 www.arsnovaworkshop.org Many fine if unheralded careers were made during the loft jazz era in New York, spanning the ’70s to the mid-’80s. Jemeel Moondoc, one of the era’s key alto saxophonists, led the seminal group Muntu and continues to expound his
Dave Holland & Mario Pavone in Philly
In the new Philadelphia Weekly: Dave Holland Big Band Sat., Dec. 11, 7 & 9pm. $25. Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine St. 215.925.9914 www.paintedbride.org A major force in jazz since his late ’60s apprenticeship with electric-era Miles Davis, bassist Dave Holland has devoted much of the last decade to his fiery quintet. But on What Goes Around (2002) and
Nels Cline in Philly
Missed him last night in New York, but … in the new Philadelphia Weekly: Nels Cline Singers Wed., July 7, 8pm. $15 ($12 advance). With Richard Crandell, Good for Cows. Johnny Brenda’s, 1201 N. Frankford Ave. 215.739.9684 www.arsnovaworkshop.org Long before he became Wilco’s lead guitarist in 2004, Nels Cline was already a leading West Coast avant-gardist, making dissonant garage-jazz with