In 1978, thanks to Eugene Chadbourne, Davey Williams and John Zorn I was able to organize a memorable US tour. On this CD you'll find the original New York recording session with a sextet of great musicians. The tape has been released in the past on ICTUS LP in a reduced version and on CD in an unfortunate cut full of wrong edit. Now you can finally enjoy the music as it was conceived and performed. NY Sextet Improvisation
...Anthony and I each drew from a deck of playing cards, coresponding blocks (26x2) of the composition, which determined the actual recorded material...(Chris Dahlgren)
I find this music challenging, exciting and in a fluid motion. I hope that this is the beginning for many other experiences to come. (Andrea Centazzo) Back to the Future
Newst release from Charles Gayle - almost 70-year-old legend of free jazz. He spent almost 20 years playing on the streets of New York City. Gayle begun his professional career in mid 80s performing in clubs (e.g. Knitting Factory) and recording albums (the most important once for Silkheart, FMP, Thirsty Ear and Clean Feed). This album was recorded at Jazzga Club, Lódz, Poland on April 25, 2007.
Clangs was the fruit of a number of concerts and two weeks we spent together, sometimes talking, sometimes just simply in silence, a silence nonetheless already thick with references and interpretative codes. (A.Centazzo) The New Moon
The international project "Penderecki... jazz" (2002) combines contemporary music and jazz. This unique project was created under the honorary patronage of Krzysztof Penderecki. Outstanding musicians like Romanian pianist Mircea Tiberian, German clarinet player Rudi Mahall, bass player and percussionists Marcin and Bartlomiej Oles fused Penderecki's compositions with jazz.
Daniel Carter is not an enigma, no more than a teeming forest is. Give some sincerely up for true and you've made a commitment which will last a lifetime, if you've got the mettle for searching unfettered. If the world ever does truly silence for a moment please, the first sounds I would want to hear are the ones that Daniel Carter chooses, because I know that true democracy is deep in his essence. (aumfidelity.com)
Although this is an improvised session, it has that wonderful magic glue that these serious and seasoned musicians are so successful at. (BLG, Downtown Music Gallery)
There is no scarcity of jazz festivals, but there are few that have their own unique and unmistakable profile. JazzBaltica is one of these rare exceptions - a series of events aimed at presenting musical improvisation by and artists from all over Baltic Sea. This CD is was recorded Oct 25, 1992 at the Opera, Kiel during JazzBaltica '92 Festival.
Finally after a long and careful digital re-mastering process, I'm pleased present here some un-issued orchestral compositions featuring among the others, the greatest German trombone player Albert Mangellsdorf. (Andrea Centazzo) Lost in the Mist
The music of Dragons 1976 is never bound to it's tradition, as each of the members is influenced by a wide array of styles including minimalism, folk, rock, electronic and free improvisation. Rooted in jazz, their music is strongly melodic; with no set chord progressions, it is allowed to freely find its own space.
We explored some aspects of our improvisational art, gleaned the best elements from our baggage of music memories and exposed them clearly and confidently.(Andrea Centazzo) Drop Two
Ensemble 56 feature Attila Dora on alto & tenor sax & G-clarinet, Rafal Mazur on acoustic bass guitar and Mieczyslaw Gorka on drums & percussion. All the pieces flow seamlessly into one another and the entire 50+ minute set is an intense joyride throughout.
The Enterout Trio was established in 2007 in Poznan, following the initiative of the clarinetist Piotr Melech, the percussionist Sebastian Grzesiak and the cellist Adam Wróblewski. Each member of the Trio has different musical experience which contributes to the eclectic character of their music. Sebastian Grzesiak and Piotr Melech began their collaboration in the Netherlands taking inspiration from Dutch avant-garde musicians. In Poznan they were joined by Adam Wróblewski, a classical cellist. From the beginning, the Trio's joint explorations were based on improvisation. Elements of jazz, modern and ethnical music combined with experimenting with sound result in an unconventional albeit consistent whole.
...I went and practiced guitar on the Tiber. A German whore came on to me. I had been drinking wine, beer and champagne and playing weird electric guitar solos all night. Luckily an old man that looked like Raymond Massey trying to be Boris Karloff in the film of Arsenic and Old Lace stole her away from me... (excerpt from album's liner notes by Eugene Chadbourne)
