Carlos “Zingaro”/João Madeira/Sofia Borges: Trizmaris
Portuguese double bass player, composer, and improviser João Madeira is known for his long-time work with the free-improvising ensembles of violist Ernesto Rodrigues (the head of the Creative Sources label). But since Madeira founded...
Tom Johnson rip
American composer Tom Johnson (1939-2024), whose body of work included instrumental and vocal pieces employing pared-down musical material, died in Paris on the last day of 2024, at age 85.
Johnson grew up in the...
Anna Clementi & Thomas Stern – DOPPELMOPPEL – Poems by Kurt Schwitters
German revolutionary artist Kurt Schwitters (1887-1948) is known today for his periodical editions of Merz paintings and his Dadaist sound poetry. His famous poetic work, Ursonate (Original sonata), was performed by Dutch vocal artist...
Symbolist: The Age of Bronze
The Berlin-based experimental trio Symbolist features American percussionist-composer Stephen Flinn, who has worked with Steve Beresford, Cecil Taylor, Lol Coxhill, Wolfgang Fuchs, Denman Maroney, and Axel Dörner, and is known for his work with...
Nate Wooley – Henry House
Henry House is an unexpected offering in the fascinating discography of American trumpeter-composer-improviser Nate Wooley. It is Wooley’s first long-form composition that doesn’t feature his trumpet playing, and the first to be constructed around...
Free improvised on the experimental side from the Barcelona scene
I deal with two improvisers from the Barcelona scene: Àlex Reviriego and Tom Chant.
Catalan, Barcelona-based experimental double bass player-electronics player-label owner Àlex Reviriego is known for his role in the free improvising trios Phicus...
Maja Osojnik – Doorways
Slovenia-born, Vienna-based Maja Osojnik is an experimental composer, vocalist, electro-acoustic improviser, sound artist, producer, DJ and the founder of the Mamaka Records label. Her work encompasses early music, contemporary music, alternative rock, experimental jazz,...
Introducing the Brooklyn-based sax player Stephen Gauci’s Gaucimusic label
American tenor sax player-clarinetist Stephen Gauci created a small scene around himself. He runs the Bushwick Improvised Music Series in Brooklyn, where he has presented over 600 concerts featuring many of New York’s most...
Stephanie Pan & Ensemble Klang. The Art of Doing Nothing: a feminist manifesto
Stephanie Pan is a classically trained vocalist, composer, interdisciplinary artist, performer, and curator currently based in The Hague. She focuses on the notion of pure communication and searches for forms of contact with the...
Two different tributes to the great Anthony Braxton
Great, innovative American composer-reed player-improviser-bandleader educator Anthony Braxton will celebrate his 80th birthday on June 4, 2025, but, obviously, there is no lack of reasons to pay tribute to this pioneering musician who has...
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I Leoni della Biennale Musica 2025 a Venezia
Pubblichiamo il comunicato stampa appena ricevuto dall'ufficio stampa della Biennale Musica di Venezia in merito all'assegnazione dei Leoni d'oro e d'argento dell'edizione 2025.
È la...
