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The Lovens / Lytton / Vandermark Trio
by pedro moreno 09 Aug '02

09 Aug '02

Does Anybody know any other confirmed dates for the Lovens / Lytton / Vandermark Trio tour. I can't imagine what this will sound like!!! Sept. 4 (Early) Empty Bottle. Chicago Sep 07 8&10pm Tonic. NYC Sept. 14 Ceremony Hall, Austin Texas

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nonZ- C.Cardew?- Formanex Tour NY LA SF MD CO NM
by Acousticlv＠aol.com 09 Aug '02

09 Aug '02

Dear Friends , If I may pass on a message from the guy who did two discs of Cornelius Cardew's "treatise"- both CDs same title, but diff perfs of graphic score. Don't know if he's doing Cardew in his US tour. Steve K. n.p.: Joane Hétu, Jean Dérome- Nous Perçons Les Oreilles. In a message dated 8/9/02 4:01:58 AM, apo33(a)free.fr writes: << Hi Steve, Here is Julien from Nantes/Fibrr/Formanex/Apo33 I will play solo in USA soon....See you in NY --------------------------------------------------------- Friday August 16, 10pm NYC Subtonic, 107 Norfolk Street Voice, percussions, electronics, laptop http://erbanantes.free.fr/julienbis.html (mp3) http://fibrr.records.free.frJulien Ottav ------------------------------------------------------------------- Soundscrape: an evening of live electronic noise and video Julien Ottavi w/Dion Workman (sigma editions, NZ/NY), Luxury Estates & Dr. VHS (f-matic, NY) Saturday August 17, 8pm Four53, 453 Graham Ave (b/t Herbert and Meeker), Brooklyn - Julien Ottavi w/ Dion Workman (sigma editions, NZ/NY), Backbreakerneckbrace (Alienation/SU, NJ), Jeff Donaldson (Balti.) - Sunday August 18, 9pm The Talking Head, 917 Cathedral Street, Baltimore Julien Ottavi w/ J.Frede &Terrorstate (Ritual Document) - august.23rd, los angeles, ca - EO in chinatown - august.25th, san francisco, ca - Under The Radar 26mix - august.28th, denver, co - Sink Gallery - august.29th, albuquerque, nm - Pulse Club - august.30th, albuquerque, nm - Fitigogo Gallery >>

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New York Art Quartet
by ecirtap＠bluemail.ch 09 Aug '02

09 Aug '02

Hi there... Re-subscribed today (after a two-week absence), so don't know whether this has already been talked about... Our man, John Zorn, is playing at this year's Willisau Jazzfestival (Switzerland) with the New York Art Quartet: Roswell Rudd, Reggie Workman, Milford Graves... Sounds interesting... More info: www.jazzwillisau.ch patRice np: Int. DeeJay Gigolos, American Gigolo nr: Christopher G. Moore, The Big Weird eingebüsst hat.

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Jazz article
by Chris Selvig 09 Aug '02

09 Aug '02

Yesterday's Boston Globe ran an article about the ills of the jazz biz: http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/216/living/Off_the_record+.shtml The classical business has gone through the same thing, and according to the Globe is now recovering somewhat, or at least adapting to the new business environment: http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/216/living/Classical_musicians_seek_new_w… I note that both articles lob darts at Tower's industry-bullying approach to their cash flow problems. I think the jazz article is a tad light - surely there are successful indie jazz labels out there, and I know there are stores that sell lots of jazz. Chris Selvig np: The Fall, "This Nation's Saving Grace" nr: between books

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zorn in europe
by Emmanouil Papagiannakis 09 Aug '02

09 Aug '02

I just saw that mr Z is listed for a show in Katowice, Poland for the 16th of November (www.ejn/it/saudades/concerts) Any further information on that? manolis

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Miles Review
by Richard Gardner 09 Aug '02

09 Aug '02

I thought List members might like to see today's UK Guardian Review. It's OCR'd off newsprint so it may not be quite accurate I ahven't had time to check. Miles away from home John Fordham Miles Davis The Complete Miles Davis in Montreux (Warner) ***** £161 Miles Davis's first response, almost 30 years ago, to a request to play the Montreux Jazz Festival was: 'Your offer is an insult to my colour and talent." It is a tribute to the event's enthusiastic promoter, Claude Nobs, that a long friendship and 20 discs-worth of music eventually came of it. This box-set exhaustively documents Davis's regular appearances at Montreux, from 1973 to his last visit with a stripped down, version of his own band and a Quincy Jones-led orchestra in 1991. It traces the evolution of an improvising genius's musical vocabulary over three decades, and by winding up on the one high profile show Davis devoted to revisiting the past (1991's reprise of the classic Gil Evans big-band scores) it even casts an illuminating light on earlier Davis-linked jazz revolutions. It is also a personal, emotional and human story, of talent subjected to relentless self examination and testing by unpredictable collaborations, sporadically undermined by physical and psychological fragility, triumphantly rekindled by sheer force of will and maybe a deeper love for music than for anyone or anything else, and finally opening up to nostalgia- This evolution is also a unique barometer of what was going on in the wider musical world, from modal, chord based and free-jazz to chart music and dance, to the uses of electronics. Individual tracks (there are 124) matter less in isolation than the development of Davis bands, often dismissed by critics at the time as indistinguishable funk vehicles. Variation between performances is also fascinating because the set features some afternoon and evening performances of very similar programmes on the same day. The 1973 music is dominated by Davis's guitarlike wah-wah on the trumpet, the bold, pitch-warping blues guitar of Pete Cosey, and a linear, chordless sound at times oddly suggestive of a prototype drum 'n' bass. The audience sometimes booed at the time. But a powerful force is also the wonderful saxophonist Dave Liebman - who used to say he had no idea what he was doing, he just started playing against the general hubbub when Miles looked in his direction. With hindsight he sounds like an uncannily perfect substitute for Wayne Shorter. BY 1994, Davis himself is less electronic and more playful, and chords have reappeared - with Star People and Time After Time revealing in several versions how different he could sound, from brittle and nervy to bold and clear two years later; guests such as George Duke and David Sanborn appear in 1986 (Sanborn particularly heated and soulful); a more directly funky band emerges once, Ricky Wellman and Marilyn Mazur are on percussion and Kenny Garrett is on saxes; and the band distils itself toward pure rhythm again with the emerging idea of a lead and second bass, and two keyboards. The orchestral gig with a Quincy Jones organised band exploring the old Gil Evans scores from Miles Ahead, Porgy and Bess and Sketches of Spain is the only part of the set to have been previously released - and somehow a fitfully certain Miles Davis, his assured young trumpet shadow Wallace Roney, and saxophonist Garrett seem to join their various reflections into a seamlessly single solo in improvised tribute to the original spirit. A remarkable document, and a beautiful possession too including plenty of great photography and some of Davis's original drawings. Richard Gardner

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Miles Davis avalanche
by Richard Gardner 09 Aug '02

09 Aug '02

Talking of huge release schedules. The British magazine Jazzwise has the following releases. August 5 Complete Montreux - 19 Cds Autumn - Rhino 4Cd set of late 80's stuff Because of this the Sony stuff is put back February - Complete Jack Johnson 4Cds Then The Live at the Cellar Door 1970 3 x 2Cd sets Complete Live at the Blackhawk either 2 or 4 Cds Early 60's live stuff 4 Cds I wouldn't hold your breath this may be a 2 year schedule but you guys in the know on the list is this what Sony plan? The Montreux and 80's sets are not for me but the rest looks wonderful. Richard Gardner

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James Newton Appeals Beastie Boys Sample Ruling
by Pascal Cortes 09 Aug '02

09 Aug '02

Read the article on ejazznews website.... http://www.ejazznews.com/article.php?sid=2753 Pascal.

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In the Fishtank Series
by Andrew Stiffler 08 Aug '02

08 Aug '02

Hello, A while back someone had mentioned a new "In the Fishtank" E.P. release combining Sonic Youth with the Dutch Greats. Could someone supply more information, I am very interested. Thanks, Andrew Stiffler __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com

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several threads-gray(grey) area disk
by billy macmillin 07 Aug '02

07 Aug '02

I went to Russia a year ago. You would be surprised what is available in Russian music stores. Main stream to subspeciality..... most of Zorn's stuff was available but also all kinds of other stuff. There are Russian labels that seem to operate with in the confines of Russian trademark law (none). I found a Russian copy of a cd that the band I was in during my college years. I know that we printed only 500 copies and most of those went to friends, families, promoter, and the rest were sold. I contacted the Russian label and was told that they liked it...Thanks. They were nice enough to send several free cds. I know that things are available in stores quickly. You can get copies of any software, music, and movies (new American movies are available on dvd in Russia on the monday after they premiere in the west). Bill --------------------------------- Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better

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