Happy Holidays from The Bookbirds!

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 more..

Many will remember the music Reasons for Moving made for the Polish Label Not Two Records. A decade later, this early November, the core players of trumpeter Darren Johnston, guitarist Fred Frith, and saxophonist Larry Ochs, together with Frith's regular trio companions French bassist Sebastien Jeser and Swiss drummer Samuel Duehsler, are launching a week-long European tour at the Music Unlimited Festival in Austria. Read more..

“Tender Music”, the debut album of the Elisabeth Harnik – Joëlle Léandre Duo, is now available for pre-order! Beautiful, insightful improvisation pieces by two master-musicians full of creativity and musical knowledge! Recorded by ORF (Austrian Broadcasting Corp). Read more..