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All upcoming concerts, also not managed by Akamu, new releases, new interviews and stories, videos, awards and top releases of artists collaborating with Akamu
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Art Ensemble of Chicago | Anthony Braxton | Henry Threadgill | Roscoe Mitchell | Don Moye | Oliver Lake | James Brandon Lewis | Matthew Shipp | Dudù Kouate | Wayne Horvitz | Michael Formanek | Liberty Ellman | Ches Smith | Jonathan Finlayson | Matt Mitchell | Anna Webber | Marty Ehrlich | Frederic Rzewski | Anthony Davis | Elliott Sharp | Dave Burrell | Hermeto Pascoal | Egberto Gismonti | João Bosco | Arrigo Barnabé | Yamandu Costa | Siba | Mônica Salmaso | Stefano Bollani (France only) | Gabriele Mitelli | O-Janà |
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INDEX
1 - What's up
2 - Upcoming releases/productions. And most recent ones
3 - Upcoming concerts/residencies/events
4 - Extra-news
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1 - What's up
We are still under risk. Pandemic and protests, but also earthquakes, climate changes or whatever. How do musicians and composers respond to a chaotic moment? An interesting collection of music performances and actions by Alex Ross - The New Yorker. Between them also Roscoe Mitchell and Tomeka Reid's ones.
Another artist in our roster express her thoughts: a conversation with Elaine Michener during the Holland Festival, the International Performing Art festival held few weeks ago.
2020 is Anthony Braxton's 75th birthday year. Circumstances have postponed many of the planned events, but circumstances – including delays – worked in such a way so that Anthony's next boxset Duo (Improv) 2017 has been released right on his birthday June 4th. The limited edition 8-CD boxset and download album is now available for pre-order from New Braxton House Records. In Duo (Improv) 2017, Anthony is joined by Eugene Chadbourne for eight sessions, their distinctive improvisational voices and mastery of instruments on fine display. Chadbourne writes, "... we enjoyed each other's playing immensely, memories lingering of not only the mad-cap combinations and pace but of moments that seemed like jazz standards, except we were making it up as we went along."
Here an introspective interview with Matthew Shipp: you could discover a link between him and the Jackson 5. Check it out.
Last time we wrote about the new release by James Brandon Lewis and Chad Taylor "Live in Willisau". Here a review. And here all the other reviews on it.
Actually James, for Downbeat critics poll 2020, is the rising star for tenor saxophone. Congrats James!
Moreover, we don't forget to mention Anna Webber (rising star for flute). She has been very active in the recent past period: she was involved in an online performance at the Ottawa Jazz Festival along with Kris Davis and Lina Allemano, then she gave a talk (along with her big band co-leader Angela Morris) at the Vancouver Jazz Festival. Here's an improvisation with Eric Wubbels that was commissioned by Duck Creek Arts in Long Island.
Going back to Down Beat Critic Poll, we are also very proud to remember here also the women who won the main categories and we collaborate with: Nicole Mitchell and Tomeka Reid (respectively flute and cello of Art Ensemble of Chicago) and Mary Halvorson (Michael Formanek's Very Practical Trio)
Jazz Times and All About Jazz reviewed Cell Walk, the most recent release by Wayne Horvitz and Sara Shoenbeck
A lot of reviews around here. These are Liberty Ellman collected on his previous impressive album Last Desert
On Palazzo delle Esposizioni's website, you find the notes of contemporary music about Misterious Adventure by John Cage reinterpreted by Fabrizio Ottaviucci. Is it possible that a little (or medium) screw transform a piano in a drum? Yes, it is.
2 - Upcoming releases/productions. And the most recent ones
Anna Webber will release on next July 31st "Rectangles" a live album (digital only) on Out of Your Heads Records. A portion of all proceeds go to the Bronx Defenders Client Emergency Fund
Thumbscrew (Thomas Fujiara - Mary Halvorson - Michael Formanek) "The Anthony Braxton Project" will be released on July 24th - Cuneiform Records
Anthony Braxton and Jaqueline Kerrod - Duo (Bologna) 2018
Roscoe Mitchell in Splatter
Elaine Mitchener's performing with her Trio The Rolling Calf on BBC and at Tusk Festival 2019
Liberty Ellman released on June 19th a Trio EP with Damion Reid on drums and Stephan Crump on bass: ladies and gentlemen Water Walkers. Featuring long time collaborators, Stephan Crump and Damion Reid, Water Walkers finds Liberty recording in the scarcest setting yet. Typically, found performing in the quintet of Zooid or larger ensembles such as his own sextet, the trio setting opens space for Liberty in ways not previously recorded. His guitar is at the forefront and his musical lines flow freely as the trio converses over four tracks. Containing two new compositions, a reworking of Aestivation, from Ophiuchus Butterfly, and a reinterpretation of the classic Harry Warren & Mack Gordon composition I Wish I Knew, Water Walkers plays like a small glimpse into the guitarists' more self reflective moments
"Cotton Tail" Duke Ellingthon and "Come Sunday"- Brooklyn College Global Jazz Big Band directed (remote) by D.D. Jackson
3 - Upcoming concerts/residencies/events
Ciao
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In order to have a newsletter as participated and shared as possible, please just send a mail to Paolo Locatelli - press@akamu.org with news, events or reviews. Thanks
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INDEX
1 - What's up
2 - Upcoming releases/productions. And most recent ones
3 - Upcoming concerts/residencies/events
4 - Extra-news
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1 - What's up
We are still under risk. Pandemic and protests, but also earthquakes, climate changes or whatever. How do musicians and composers respond to a chaotic moment? An interesting collection of music performances and actions by Alex Ross - The New Yorker. Between them also Roscoe Mitchell and Tomeka Reid's ones.
On the same line this is an illuminating interview to Anthony Davis. Actually, thanks to his action everyone could recognize that there is a strong link between opera and... Malcom X
Another artist in our roster express her thoughts: a conversation with Elaine Michener during the Holland Festival, the International Performing Art festival held few weeks ago.
2020 is Anthony Braxton's 75th birthday year. Circumstances have postponed many of the planned events, but circumstances – including delays – worked in such a way so that Anthony's next boxset Duo (Improv) 2017 has been released right on his birthday June 4th. The limited edition 8-CD boxset and download album is now available for pre-order from New Braxton House Records. In Duo (Improv) 2017, Anthony is joined by Eugene Chadbourne for eight sessions, their distinctive improvisational voices and mastery of instruments on fine display. Chadbourne writes, "... we enjoyed each other's playing immensely, memories lingering of not only the mad-cap combinations and pace but of moments that seemed like jazz standards, except we were making it up as we went along."
Here an introspective interview with Matthew Shipp: you could discover a link between him and the Jackson 5. Check it out.
Last time we wrote about the new release by James Brandon Lewis and Chad Taylor "Live in Willisau". Here a review. And here all the other reviews on it.
Actually James, for Downbeat critics poll 2020, is the rising star for tenor saxophone. Congrats James!
Moreover, we don't forget to mention Anna Webber (rising star for flute). She has been very active in the recent past period: she was involved in an online performance at the Ottawa Jazz Festival along with Kris Davis and Lina Allemano, then she gave a talk (along with her big band co-leader Angela Morris) at the Vancouver Jazz Festival. Here's an improvisation with Eric Wubbels that was commissioned by Duck Creek Arts in Long Island.
Going back to Down Beat Critic Poll, we are also very proud to remember here also the women who won the main categories and we collaborate with: Nicole Mitchell and Tomeka Reid (respectively flute and cello of Art Ensemble of Chicago) and Mary Halvorson (Michael Formanek's Very Practical Trio)
Jazz Times and All About Jazz reviewed Cell Walk, the most recent release by Wayne Horvitz and Sara Shoenbeck
A lot of reviews around here. These are Liberty Ellman collected on his previous impressive album Last Desert
On Palazzo delle Esposizioni's website, you find the notes of contemporary music about Misterious Adventure by John Cage reinterpreted by Fabrizio Ottaviucci. Is it possible that a little (or medium) screw transform a piano in a drum? Yes, it is.
2 - Upcoming releases/productions. And the most recent ones
Anna Webber will release on next July 31st "Rectangles" a live album (digital only) on Out of Your Heads Records. A portion of all proceeds go to the Bronx Defenders Client Emergency Fund
Thumbscrew (Thomas Fujiara - Mary Halvorson - Michael Formanek) "The Anthony Braxton Project" will be released on July 24th - Cuneiform Records
Anthony Braxton and Jaqueline Kerrod - Duo (Bologna) 2018
Roscoe Mitchell in Splatter
Elaine Mitchener's performing with her Trio The Rolling Calf on BBC and at Tusk Festival 2019
Liberty Ellman released on June 19th a Trio EP with Damion Reid on drums and Stephan Crump on bass: ladies and gentlemen Water Walkers. Featuring long time collaborators, Stephan Crump and Damion Reid, Water Walkers finds Liberty recording in the scarcest setting yet. Typically, found performing in the quintet of Zooid or larger ensembles such as his own sextet, the trio setting opens space for Liberty in ways not previously recorded. His guitar is at the forefront and his musical lines flow freely as the trio converses over four tracks. Containing two new compositions, a reworking of Aestivation, from Ophiuchus Butterfly, and a reinterpretation of the classic Harry Warren & Mack Gordon composition I Wish I Knew, Water Walkers plays like a small glimpse into the guitarists' more self reflective moments
"Cotton Tail" Duke Ellingthon and "Come Sunday"- Brooklyn College Global Jazz Big Band directed (remote) by D.D. Jackson
3 - Upcoming concerts/residencies/events
Ciao
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In order to have a newsletter as participated and shared as possible, please just send a mail to Paolo Locatelli - press@akamu.org with news, events or reviews. Thanks
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