Please join Larry Ochs & The Fictive Five on their first European Tour this coming March. Wildly imaginative stories in sound, by a quintet of veteran improvising musicians: Nate Wooley trumpet; Larry Ochs compositions, tenor and sopranino saxophones; Ken Filiano double bass; Pascal Niggenkemper double bass; Harris Eisenstadt drums.
Read moreThe FreeJazzBlog reviewed Steve Swell’s latest releases 'Live in Copenhagen' (featuring his trio with Peter Brötzmann & Paal Nilssen-Love), and 'The Chicago Plan' (together with Gebhard Ullmann, Fred Longberg-Holm and Michael Zerang), giving them 4 stars.
Read moreSelected Tracks 2013-2017 is now available for pre-order from PNL Records. As the title suggests, this sample CD features a best of selection chronicling Large Unit's first five years since the band's 'First Blow' at the Molde Jazzfestival in 2013. The first 2 tracks are exclusive compositions from the upcoming album "Fluku" — PNL038, to be released later this fall, and 4 tracks chosen from their first four recordings. Partial reviews from those albums — ANA, LARGE UNIT 2015, ERTA ALE (Bonus Disc), and FIRST BLOW — follow below.
Read moreWe are proud to announce that Made In China has joined the artist roster of Kato Bookbird for European bookings. We're so excited to work with this fantastic new trio and to introduce it to the European market: Made in China is an international conglomeration featuring the Brooklyn based saxophonist Michael Blake (Canada), Berlin based trombonist Samuel Blaser (Switzerland) and the dynamic drummer Michael Sarin (USA).
Read moreAnnouncing 3rd tour for Peter Brotzmann – Steve Swell – Paal Nilssen-Love Trio! This coming October will mark this trio's third tour in two years and celebrating the release of their second CD — "Live in Copenhagen" on the great NotTwo label from Poland.
Read moreMatthew Shipp Trio's "Piano Song" To Be Released January 2017: "Henry Rollins first introduced me to the music of Matthew Shipp. Thirsty Ear was marketing and distributing his label 2.13.61 Records for which Shipp was a recording artist. This was in the mid 90’s and the NY jazz scene was something I mostly read about in the papers. Though Henry spoke with articulate passion about Shipp’s energy, drive and heightened musicianship, it was not until I attended a concert that I fully understood his power, fury and otherworldly vision. Shipp’s music was not meant to be polite, it was meant to shake, rattle and challenge your senses with volcanic explosions. And it succeeded." — Peter Gordon, Thirsty Ear
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