Tag: Nate Chinen

10
Mar

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

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17
Dec

Friending, Tending, Trending

Part two of my contribution to Nate Chinen’s blog-athon at The Gig.

15
Dec

Notes From the Woodshed

My first entry in the Nate Chinen 2010 blog-a-thon is now up, following worthy postings by Chris Barton, Shaun Brady and Jennifer Odell.

13
Dec

Nate Chinen’s year-end rap session

My good friend Nate Chinen has kicked off his second annual year-in-review blog chat — this time featuring me, Chris Barton, Shaun Brady, Jennifer Odell and of course Nate himself, whose inaugural post is here. My first response comes later this week (we’ll each be doing two, I believe).