File Under Favorites 2022 – Olivia de Prato (CD Review
File Under Favorites 2022 Olivia de Prato I.AM. New World Records Violinist Oliva de Prato is one of the stalwarts of the New York new music community, performing premieres with…
RIP Mimi Parker (Low)
Sequenza 21 mourns the loss of Mimi Parker, drummer and vocalist for the band Low. Parker had been diagnosed with cancer in 2020 and the band recently had to…
Tyondai Braxton – Telekinesis (CD Review)
Tyondai Braxton Telekinesis Nonesuch/New Amsterdam Telekinesis is Tyondai Braxton’s largest piece to date. It is inspired in part by the Japanese manga classic Akira, the story of a young…
Nico Muhly – Alice Goodman – The Street (Favorites 2022)
Nico Muhly – Alice Goodman The Street Parker Ramsay, harp; Rosie Hilal, narration; The Choir of King’s College, Cambridge, Daniel Hyde, Director of Music King’s College, Cambridge, 2xCD The Street,…
Choral Arts Initiative – Jeffrey Derus – From Wilderness (CD Review)
Jeffrey Derus From Wilderness – A Meditation on the Pacific Coast Trail Choral Arts Initiative, Brandon Elliott, conductor; Kevin Mills, cello Navona CD/DL With From Wilderness, Jeffrey Derus has…
Kirk Knuffke Trio (CD Review)
Kirk Knuffke Trio Gravity Without Airs Kirk Knuffke, cornet; Matthew Shipp, piano; Michael Bisio, bass Tao Forms Cornetist Kirk Knuffke plays his instrument with equal versatility to the more common…
“Everything Collides” – Bruno Bavota and Chantal Acda
Duo Bruno Bavota and Chantal Acda have released a teaser track from their forthcoming album, “A Closer Distance” (Temporary Residence). The recording is out on October 7th. In the meantime,…
Julia Hülsmann Quartet on ECM (CD Review)
Julia Hülsmann Quartet The Next Door Julia Hülsmann, piano; Uli Kemperdorff, tenor saxophone; Marc Muellbauer, double bass; Heinrich Köbberling, drums ECM Records Since their 2019 debut recording, Not Far…
Christopher Trapani – Horizontal Drift (CD Review)
Christopher Trapani Horizontal Drift New Focus Records Christopher Trapani’s latest portrait recording for New Focus features pieces for solo instruments, several with electronics. The composer’s work with microtones…
Tony Williams – Play or Die (CD Review)
Tony Williams Play or Die Tony Williams, drums, percussion, vocals; Tom Grant, keyboards, synthesizer; Patrick O’Hearn, electric bass. M.I.G. Music GMBH Recorded in Stuttgart in 1980 and limited to…