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Releases

New Releases Coming from Pi Recordings

Source: Pi Recordings.

Kim Cass’ “Levs” feat. Matt Mitchell and Tyshawn Sorey Out June 28th

Bassist Kim Cass is among a vanguard group of Brooklyn-based improvisors who are creating works at the leading-edge of rhythmic acuity. Levs, his debut with Pi Recordings, features pianist Matt Mitchell and drummer Tyshawn Sorey, who called Cass “a singular composer and player: the man can do things that doesn’t seem possible on the bass, displaying a technical command of the instrument on the level of the most celebrated virtuosic performers in any genre of music.”

Coming Summer ’24 Matt Mitchell Trio Zealous Angels feat. Chris Tordini and Dan Weiss

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Podcasts

Modulisme 105: Jessica Kert 

Source: Modulisme.

Hailing from the vibrant electronic music scene of Berlin, Jessica Kert explores the infinite worlds of modular techno. Releasing albums on Detroit Underground, Athmophile Electronics, Associated Parapoloid with a constant output of her creative explorations. Her live performances in clubs and at festivals are a dynamic experience of sound, beating rhythms, psychedelic textures, and hypnotic melodies – tangible through the raw energy of analog synthesis that captivates the audience and builds a faithful connection.

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Reviews

A Closer Listen Reviews

Source: a closer listen.

Ian Andrews ~ Dawn chorus, before the fires

Jenny Haniver ~ Haunt Your Own House

Maria W Horn ~ Panoptikon

Diane McLoughlin & The Casimir Connection ~ Reflection

Abul Mogard & Rafael Anton Irisarri – Impossibly distant, impossibly close

Ukrainian Field Notes XXXII

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Reviews

ATTN:Magazine Reviews

Source: ATTN:Magazine.

Crucial Listening #153: Madeleine Cocolas
Aggressive pianos, bursting arpeggios, music for the cool kids. The Australian composer and producer discusses three important albums.

Zachary James Watkins – Affirmative Action

Review: Li Jianhong – Soul Solitary

Crucial Listening #150: Dis Fig

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Performances

Coming to the Stone 

Source: The Stone Calendar.

5/1 Wednesday
8:30 pm
Collaborative duos
Ricardo Gallo (piano, moog) Jessica Pavone (viola)

5/2 Thursday
8:30 pm
J. Pavone Trio
Ben Copperhead (banjo, guitar) Jessica Pavone (compositions, viola) Sara Schoenbeck (bassoon)

5/3 Friday
8:30 pm
Trio Improvisations
Matt Nelson (saxophones) Jessica Pavone (viola) Ches Smith (drums)

5/4 Saturday
8:30 pm
Strings
Aimée Niemann (violin) Jessica Pavone (viola) Abby Swidler (violin, viola)

5/8 Wednesday
8:30 pm
THE SASHA ARGOV PROJECT
Uri Gurvich (alto sax) Uri Caine (piano) Peter Slavov (bass) Rodolfo Zuniga (drums)

5/9 Thursday
8:30 pm
E-FOLK
Uri Gurvich (alto sax, ewi) Elias Meister (guitar) Leo Genovese (keys) Panagiotis Andreou (electric bass) Ronen Itzik (drums)

5/10 Friday
8:30 pm
NUBIA featuring the Bergamot String Quartet
Uri Gurvich (alto sax) Ledah Finck (violin) Sarah Thomas (violin) Amy Tan (viola) Irène Han (cello) Leo Genovese (piano) Peter Slavov (bass) Ronen Itzik (drums)

5/11 Saturday
8:30 pm
SAXOPHONICS
SAXOPHONICS

Uri Gurvich (alto sax) Dan Blake (tenor and soprano saxes) Kenneth Jimenez (bass) Vinnie Sperrazza (drums)

5/15 Wednesday
8:30 pm
Sam and Dave 1
Sam Kulik (bass trombone) David First (guitar, harmonica, electronics)

5/16 Thursday
8:30 pm
Sam and Dave 2
Sam Kulik (bass trombone) David Watson (bagpipes)

5/17 Friday
8:30 pm
Sam and Dave 3
Sam Kulik (trombone, guitar) David Greenberger (voice) Sam Sowyrda (percussion) David Nagler (piano, guitar)

5/18 Saturday
8:30 pm
Sam and Dave 4—Air Crickets: the music of David Berman
Sam Kulik (guitar, voice) Dave Scanlon (guitar) David Grollman (percussion, objects)
Playing and celebrating songs written by David Berman for the Silver Jews

5/22 Wednesday
8:30 pm
CYRO BAPTISTA/ERIC MINGUS/PETER APFELBAUM/MARCUS ROJAS
Cyro Baptista (percussion, vocals) Eric Mingus (voice) Peter Apfelbaum (saxophones, flute, piano, percussion) Marcus Rojas (tuba, percussion)

5/23 Thursday
8:30 pm
CYRO BAPTISTA/ SAE HASHIMOTO/ BRIAN MARSELLA/ TIM KEIPER
Cyro Baptista (percussion, vocals) Sae Hashimoto (percussion) Brian Marsella (piano, keys) Tim Keiper (drums)

5/24 Friday
8:30 pm
CYRO BAPTISTA CHAMA
Cyro Baptista (percussion) Felipe Hostins (accordion) Brian Marsella (piano, keys) Jason Fraticelli (bass) Tim Keiper (drums)

5/25 Saturday
8:30 pm
CYRO BAPTISTA & BILLY MARTIN plus guests
Cyro Baptista (percussion) Billy Martin (percussion)

5/29 Wednesday
8:30 pm
TRIO
Tim Berne (sax) Miles Okazaki (guitar) Dan Weiss (drums)

5/30 Thursday
8:30 pm
QUARTET
Miles Okazaki (guitar) Nasheet Waits (drums) Jon Irabagon (sax) Hannah Marks (bass)

5/31 Friday
8:30 pm
DUO
Miles Okazaki (guitar) Craig Taborn (piano)

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Performances

Acousmonium 2024 to Take Place May 8-10 in Austria

Source: Acousmonium 2024.

08 MAY
x Armando Balice
Concrete obscura (15’) 2024 / PREMIER
commissioned by Alcôme
Concrete aeterna (13’20) 2024
commissioned by Grand Chalon Conservatory of Music.
x Qingqing Teng
Collective Sleepwalking events (15’) 2024 / PREMIER
commissioned by Alcôme
Ghost Shouting, Ghost Screaming (13’) 2022
x Diane Daher
Mayday, Part II (short version 12’10) 2023
x Patrick K.-H.
Postard 11 (03’43) 2023 / PREMIERE
realized with the support of MA7
Yellow Rabbit (10’11) 2023-24
realized with the support of SKE / austromechana
x Martyna Kosecka
Ruba’i (8’05) 2020
Virya (17’) 2023-24

09 MAY
x Paul Ramage
Avec mon amour (quand même) (10’) 2024 / PREMIERE
commissioned by Alcôme
Détours de manège (10’) 2019
x Thomas Grill
blueprinting (15’) 2024 / PREMIERE
realized with the support of BMKÖS Jahresstipendium Komposition
x Zeynep Sarıkartal
Verkohlt Unter derselben Sonne,
first act is: Die Erde (11’) 2023/24
supported by Kompositionsförderung MA7
Taste of Pearl (8’47’’) 2023
video by Ulduz Ahmadzadeh
x “petites formes 2024“
Acousmatic Composition Competition (Canada, France, Japan, Taiwan) 10th anniversary, a selection of various laureats presented and performed by Christian Eloy (about 50′)
x Christian Eloy
FOLD-IN (8’10) 2017

10 MAY
x Maylis Raynal
Bayonne la bienheureuse (15’) 2024 / PREMIERE
commissioned by Alcôme
Dans son ventre creux (6’51) 2016
commissioned by Alcôme
x Emma Kerssenbrock
Miasmes (7’48) 2023
commissioned by Ici l’onde and Alcôme
x Patrick K.-H.
∆∆∆∆ A4 (15’) 2024 | PREMIERE
realized with the support of MA7
x Caroline Profanter
Amoibe (in 3 movements, about 25’) 2024 PREMIERE
x Giulia Francavilla
Flow States #3 (8’12) 2022
x Christian Tschinkel
Danse Acousmonautique (30’57) 2021

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AMN Reviews

AMN Reviews: JG Thirlwell & Mivos Quartet – Dystonia (2023; Cantaloupe Music)

My revelatory experience at Big Ears 2024 was being able to see JG Thirlwell perform two times. In the first, he sang in a dark cabaret style accompanied by a chamber rock band. The second was a live electroacoustic piece with abstract visuals. Both were high points of the weekend.

Thirlwell is a musical polymath, adapting numerous genres to his own proclivities. He has recorded over 30 albums under half a dozen pseudonyms and written for the screen. Here, he is joined by the new music aficionados Mivos Quartet for a series of five pieces composed over 10 years. Yes, they are indeed string quartets, but not like any other that you’ve heard.

Thirlwell’s writing is jumpy, uptempo, and angular. Each piece moves along at a pace you would expect out of rock music, and yet rarely repeats itself for long. The structures are generally grounded in staccato sawing from one or two of the Quartet while the others play a short-lived melody or explore with extended techniques, tone, and color. In contrast, some passages employ a cinematic minimalism.

Thus, these pieces are dense, intricate, and shifting gears quickly enough that you can barely get your head around what they are doing before they move on to doing something else. The raw tension is virtually overwhelming. And the technical demands on the musicians are significant but they rise to the challenge.

Dystonia is classical music for the non-classical listener. Thirlwell’s sheer audacity shines through to make this a remarkable and highly recommended offering.

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AMN Picks General

AMN Picks of the Week: Jason Robinson / God Body Disconnect / Planet Supreme / Austin Oting Har / Anthony Pirog

Here is where I post, at a frequency of about once a week, a list of the new music that caught my attention that week. All of the releases listed below I’ve heard for the first time this week and come recommended.

Jason Robinson – Ancestral Numbers 1 (2024)
God Body Disconnect – Dreams to be Buried In (2024)
Planet Supreme – Destruction of a Star (2023)
Austin Oting Har – The World Between Worlds / Ataraxia (2024)
Anthony Pirog – The Hunger Artist (2024)

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Performances

Coming to Chicago 

Source: Now Is.

Saturday, April 27

Compound Yellow
244 Lake St, Oak Park IL
7:00PM-9:00PM
Side Yard Sounds
Kouri Hall : Chad Kouri, Andy Hall
Sonnenzimmer : Nadine Nakanshi, Nick Butcher — book release of “Yonder Me” and performance

Elastic
3429 W Diversey, #208
773.772.3616
8:00PM
Bass Dreams minus B : OYAJI ROCK
Tatsu Aoki, Tiger Tanaka, Rami Atassi, Charles Rumback

Sunday, April 28

The Green Mill
4802 N Broadway
773.878.5552
4:00PM
Paul Hecht Quartet with James Davis, Ben Dillinger, Gustavo Cortiñas
Daniel Thatcher Quartet with Mark Feldman, Ryan Shultz, Charles Rumback

AIRMW Cultural Hub
4875 N Elston
5:00PM
In conjunction with “Sandra Binion: Autobiography of Looking”
Duras Piece — Sandra Binion with Jeb Bishop
Suite for Bass and Ironing Bored Variation — Sandra Binion with Tatsu Aoki, Sam Wagster, Anton Hatwich, Nick Macri, Zoe Markle, Andrew Scott Young

The Hungry Brain
2319 W Belmont
9:00PM
Gerrit Hatcher, Tyler Damon, Andrew Scott Young
Josh Berman, Keefe Jackson, Michael Zerang

Monday, April 29

Beat Kitchen
2100 W Belmont
773.281.4444
8:00PM
Extraordinary Popular Delusions

Tuesday, April 30

The Whistler
2421 N Milwaukee
9:00PM
Relax Attack Jazz Series
Millie & The Octagyn Collective : Millie Ahearn, Abram Collier, Roy McGrath, Kirby Fellis, Nicholas Olynciw, Jesse Lear, Gregory Artry Jr

Wednesday, May 01

Sleeping Village
3734 W Belmont
773.654.3971
8:30PM
Claire Rousay with Dorothy Carlos, Imani Elizabeth Jackson

Thursday, May 02

Elastic
3429 W Diversey, #208
773.772.3616
8:30PM
Improvised Music Series
Sarah Clausen, Erez Dessel
Alex Cunningham, Seth Andrew Davis, Weasel Walter, Andrew Scott Young

The Hungry Brain
2319 W Belmont
9:00PM
NF, Dikeman, Flearn + Jeb Bishop

the Empty Bottle
1035 N Western
773.276.3600
9:00PM
Jozef van Wissem
BCMC
Lula Asplund

Friday, May 03

Holtschneider Performance Center
2330 N Halsted
773.325.5200
7:30PM
Jessie Montgomery + Third Coast Percussion — music by Tigran Hamasyan, Philip Glass, Flutronix / Third Coast Percussion, Jessie Montgomery, Lou Harrison

Gray Center For Arts And Inquiry
929 E 60th
8:00PM-9:00PM
Gray Sound 5
Sarah Hennies, Tristan Kasten-Krause

Constellation
3111 N Western
8:30PM
Bill Orcutt Guitar Quartet with Wendy Eisenberg, Ava Mendoza, Shane Parish

Constellation
3111 N Western
10:30PM
Bill Orcutt Guitar Quartet with Wendy Eisenberg, Ava Mendoza, Shane Parish

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General

Jazzword Reviews

Source: Jazzword.

Isach Skeidsvoll/Lauritz Skeidsvoll
Chanting Moon, Dancing Sun

Yoko Miura/Gianni Mimmo
Zanshou Glance at the Tide

Konvoj Records
Label Profile

Matt Choboter/Calum Builder
Locusts and Honey

Matthias Schubert/Simon Nabatov
Entanglements

Didier Fréboeuf & Jean-Luc Petit
Petit Crusts