Journal
- Friday,April 5,2019
Joshua Redman Quartet leads Blue Note residency in NYC … Jeremy Denk joins Atlanta Symphony Orchestra … Gabriel Kahane is in France, London … Brad Mehldau Trio plays SFJAZZ … Steve Reich work debuts at The Shed’s opening weekend in NYC … Chris Thile hosts Live From Here from Dallas … Caetano Veloso launches US tour in California …
Journal Topics: On TourWeekend EventsThursday,April 4,2019Reich Richter Pärt, a live performance-exhibition pairing works by Gerhard Richter with a new composition for large ensemble by Steve Reich and extant work by Arvo Pärt, debuts at The Shed in NYC this Saturday, April 6, for the new venue's Opening Weekend. The Reich/Richter collaboration examines the intersection between Richter's formula for his "Patterns" series and Reich's repeating musical structures in a genre-crossing moving picture work made with filmmaker Corinna Belz. Ensemble Signal and the International Contemporary Ensemble, in alternation, give live performances of Reich/Richter through June 2.
Journal Topics: Artist NewsThursday,April 4,2019Gabriel Kahane, now touring Europe with music from his album Book of Travelers, has released two new tracks digitally. "I wrote 'Little Love' as a looping study on guitar and always wanted to release a version that reflected the original concept," he says of the new “ruined lace edition” of that Book of Travelers track. "'Trophy Longhorns' appears as a solo piano tune in the staged version of Book of Travelers," he says of the other new track; "it didn't fit emotionally or aesthetically with the rest of the album, but I thought it should see the light of day."
Journal Topics: Album ReleaseArtist NewsOn TourWednesday,April 3,2019Composer William Brittelle’s Spiritual America, due May 3, is, at its heart, a bedroom recording—intimate, ruminative, highly personal—but one of decidedly monumental proportions. Here, Brittelle speaks with writer Michael Hill about Spiritual America, on which electric guitars and haunting electronics are as integral as orchestra and choir.
Journal Topics: Artist NewsTuesday,April 2,2019Brad Mehldau's Finding Gabriel will be released on Nonesuch on May 17, 2019. The album comprises nine thematically related songs by Mehldau and features performances by him on piano, synthesizers, percussion, Fender Rhodes, and vocals. Guest musicians include Ambrose Akinmusire, Sara Caswell, Kurt Elling, Joel Frahm, Mark Guiliana, Gabriel Kahane, Becca Stevens, and others. Nonesuch Store pre-orders include an instant download of the opening track, "The Garden," the video for which can be seen here, and an exclusive, limited-edition print.
Journal Topics: Album ReleaseArtist NewsMonday,April 1,2019Gabriel Kahane has brought music from his Nonesuch debut album, Book of Travelers, to Europe on tour. The tour begins with performances of the complete 8980: Book of Travelers work from which the album was drawn in Paris and Lyon this week, followed by concerts in London, Dublin, Glasgow, Genk, Amsterdam, Brussels, The Hague, Berlin, and Nantes.
Journal Topics: Artist NewsOn TourFriday,March 29,2019Joshua Redman Quartet’s new album, Come What May, is out now on Nonesuch Records. This is the first recording in almost two decades for this group of musicians: the saxophonist and his longtime friends and colleagues pianist Aaron Goldberg, bassist Reuben Rogers, and drummer Gregory Hutchinson. "Nothing beats the cool confidence of a band who have spent years on the road,” says the four-star Times review. “It also helps that the seven Redman tunes here are so good ... Four men playing as one." The Quartet tours throughout this spring and summer.
Journal Topics: Album ReleaseArtist NewsFriday,March 29,2019Punch Brothers, Gabriel Kahane conclude US tour in Florida; Punch Brothers play Savannah Music Festival in Georgia ... David Byrne inducts Radiohead into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ... Olivia Chaney concludes tour in Belfast … Jeremy Denk joins Hungarian National Philharmonic in Budapest … Mountain Man plays Virginia … Joshua Redman Quartet begins two-week tour in Albany and Massachusetts …
Journal Topics: On TourWeekend EventsThursday,March 28,2019Yola was on Le Figaro's Live Musique to discuss and perform songs from her debut album, Walk Through Fire: "Ride Out in the Country" and "Faraway Look." Yola, whom Le Figaro calls "le souffle puissant de l'americana," also offered her take on Sheryl Crow's song "A Change Will Do You Good." You can watch the performance and interview here.
Journal Topics: Artist NewsVideoTuesday,March 26,2019Composer William Brittelle’s album Spiritual America is due May 3 on New Amsterdam / Nonesuch Records. Indie rock duo Wye Oak, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, and the Metropolis Ensemble perform a genre-defying electro-acoustic song cycle written by Brittelle, plus a Wye Oak piece re-imagined by Brittelle. On the album, Brittelle works to reconcile his youth in a conservative Christian household with his adult life as an "agnostic Buddhist." The project began when he endured a family crisis and instinctively found himself praying to God. Pre-order the album for an instant download of the track "Forbidden Colors," which may be heard here.
Journal Topics: Album ReleaseArtist NewsSunday,March 24,2019Yola made her US national TV debut on CBS This Morning: Saturday, performing a Saturday Sessions set of songs from her Dan Auerbach–produced debut album, Walk Through Fire: "Faraway Look," "Ride Out in the Country," and "Love All Night (Work All Day)." You can watch the set here.
Journal Topics: Artist NewsTelevisionVideoFriday,March 22,2019Nonesuch takes part in the Come Together vinyl market at MoMA PS1 in NYC … John Adams’s The Wound-Dresser is performed by NY Phil; he curates Lincoln Center Nightcap with Timo Andres, Attacca Quartet … Sam Amidon, Beth Orton perform at London benefit ... Jeremy Denk is in UK … Rhiannon Giddens, Mountain Man, Punch Brothers, Gabriel Kahane are at Big Ears in Knoxville … Kronos Quartet live-scores documentary in Nashville … Brad Mehldau performs in Luxembourg, France … Natalie Merchant concludes tour with Lúnasa … Yola performs on CBS This Morning: Saturday ...
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