Place of Birth: Bronx, NY Date of Birth: January 10, 1952 Education: Private studies with Richard Davis, Jimmy Garrison, Wilbur Ware and Paul West. Fellowships, Prizes, Grants, Honors, Residencies -New York State Music Fund commission of “Double Sunrise Over Neptune,” performed at Vision Festival XII in June 2007-Named as one of the “50 Greatest New […]
Artists
Laboule
Peter Evanstrumpet
Tommaso Cappellatodrums
Glauco Benedettituba
Antonio Fuscodrums
Dario Trapanielectric guitar
Gianluca Eliatenor sax
Francesco Chiapperinialto sax, clarinet
Emanuele Parriniviolin
Herb Robertsontrumpet
Steve Swelltrombone, flute
Joe Fondadouble-bass
Satoko Fujiipiano
Marta Ravigliavocal
Scott Amendoladrums
Roberto Bertacchinidrums
Piero Bittolo Bonalto sax, baritone sax, clarinet
Brio
Luca Calabresetrumpet
Daniele Cavallantitenor sax, baritone sax
Nicola Cipanipiano
Nels Clineelectric guitar, acoustic guitar
Zeno De Rossidrums
Garrison Fewellelectric guitar
Ben Goldbergclarinet
Craig Greenelectric guitar
Burton Greenekeyboards, keyboards
Devin Hoffdouble-bass
Xabier Iriondoelectric guitar, noises and loops, samples
Gianni Lenocipiano
Lilies On Mars
Giovanni Maierbass, double-bass
Simone Massaronelectric guitar, fretless electric guitar, electric lap steel guitar
Jim McAuleyacoustic guitar
Gianni Mimmosoprano sax
Pachopercussions
Giorgio Pacorigkeyboards, piano, rhodes piano
William Parkerdouble-bass
Rod Pooleacoustic guitar
Marc Ribotelectric guitar
Federico Scettridrums
Jenny Scheinmanviolin
Elliott Sharpelectric guitar
Alan Silvakeyboards, keyboards
Massimiliano Sorrentinidrums
Achille Succialto sax, bass clarinet
Jamaaladeen Tacumabass
Keith Tippettpiano
Tiziano Tononidrums
Andrea Vitibass
Brio
Brio is a band from Zagreb, Croatia. This duo was formed somewhere in 1999 and played its first show in 2001. Since its formation, and with members coming from Zagreb punk-rock, noise-rock scene, Brio has devoted itself to practicing and performing free-improvised music. Brio has made a couple of DIY records, two of which (At […]
Peter Evans
Peter Evans has been a member of the New York musical community since 2003, when he moved to the city after graduating Oberlin Conservatory with a degree in classical trumpet. Peter currently works in a wide variety of areas, including solo performance, chamber orchestras, free improvised settings, electro-acoustic music, jazz and composition. As a performer, […]
Tommaso Cappellato
Drummer and composer Tommaso Cappellato spent a decade in New York crafting his technique and style. He received a BFA in Jazz Performance at The New School University, and took part to several musical projects playing all styles if music. He extensively travelled the world (Africa, India, Brazil, Australia, Japan) to tour and collaborate with […]
Laboule
LABOULE is Paolo Novellino: he was born in Milan in 1984 and grew up in Valtellina, among the mountains and trees to be climbed. Guitarist by birth and poly-instrumentalist by necessity, with the desire for adventure, he spent his time in the valley exploring the guitar and founding several bands as a poly-instrumentalist. But after […]
Lilies On Mars
Lilies on Mars is the recording project of Lisa Masia and Marina Cristofalo, two multi-instrumentalist musicians based in London. Fascinated by the spirit of DIY, they produced and mixed their debut album, recorded at their home studio in east London and self-released in the spring of 2009 on their record label Elsewhere Factory. The album […]
Keith Tippett
Keith and Julie Tippett are among the most important European jazz musicians (improvisers, composers, arrangers) in the last 40 years. The extent of their work is vast both individually and as a couple; here is a short story around an epic journey. Keith Tippett has become the father figure of postmodern jazz piano in the […]
Alan Silva
Silva was born a British subject to an Azorean/Portuguese mother, Irene da Silva, and a black Bermudian father known only as “Ruby”. At the very height of racial segregation in the United States, Silva emigrated to the United States at the age of five with his mother, eventually acquiring U.S. citizenship by the age of 18 or 19. He adopted […]
Burton Greene
Originally from Chicago, he began his long career of many recordings and performances in New York´s legendary jazz scene of the 1960’s. He and Bassist Alan Silva contributed to the beginnings of free jazz in New York with the formation of their Free Form Improvisation Ensemble. He also co-founded the East West Trio with Indian […]